Released October 1986

New Mutants Annual #2

Synopsis

Betsy Braddock made her way down the ski slope with style. She then strolled past the carousel and headed to the warm fire indoors, thinking about how she had briefly taken over her brother's title of Captain Britain. She removed her helmet & goggles to reveal her empty eyes, which had been brutally ripped out while she pretended to be a hero. She had been using her telepathy to read minds and give her a second sight. However, when her telepathy alerted her to a dangerous presence it was too late and she collapsed against the wall. Spiral gloated over her lifeless body as they planned how to change her body & soul. Mojo then gave her the name Psylocke.At Xavier's School for the Gifted, Cypher was doodling, and scrunched the paper up out of frustration. Mirage walked in and asked him what was wrong. Cypher confessed how confused he felt about being a mutant. That he had saved the world & been to Asgard, but couldn't tell anyone about it including his parents. On top of that, he couldn't associate with other kids his own age. They would gossip about pointless things and he couldn't associate with that, so they would treat him like a snob. Mirage said she understood, since she was a Cheyenne, Valkyrie, mutant, and a regular girl too..A new cartoon had started on television the previous week. The Wildways featured Spiral, Mojo & Psylocke and it had already enchanted Wolfsbane, the Bratpack, Sunspot and Karma's brother & sister, Leong & Nga. It was also watched by Meggan, and her boyfriend Brian Braddock recognised his twin sister in animated form.A week later, Captain Britain forcibly broke his way into an abandoned school in Manhattan. He began to tear the place apart looking for Psylocke when two voices speaking in unison began to speak to him. They spoke to him as if he had been their naughty son who needed to be disciplined. Captain Britain began to shrink into the shadows, desperately apologising as he told...