les ▁Cass andra ▁Nova ' s ▁body ▁in ▁his ▁arms , ▁reve aling ▁that ▁Professor ▁X avier ' s ▁mind ▁has ▁been ▁switched ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁tra pped . ▁Emma ▁and ▁Jean ▁psych ically ▁pro be ▁Nova ' s ▁body , ▁discover ing ▁that ▁she ▁and ▁X avier ▁were ▁frat ernal ▁tw ins , ▁but ▁the ▁instant ▁X avier ▁became ▁aware , ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁kill ▁his ▁tw in ▁in ▁the ▁w omb . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁far ▁reaches ▁of ▁space , ▁the ▁Sh i ' ar ▁emp ire ▁is ▁being ▁slowly ▁torn ▁apart ▁by ▁the ▁possessed ▁Charles ▁X avier . ▁Em press ▁Lil andra ▁sends ▁Sm ash er ▁through ▁ 4 - space ▁to ▁warn ▁the ▁Earth ▁of ▁the ▁villa iness ' ▁coming . ▁Sm ash er ▁arriv es ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁populated ▁by ▁c ows , ▁and ▁he ▁los es ▁conscious ness ▁before ▁finding ▁someone ▁to ▁spread ▁his ▁message . ▁ ▁The ▁X - Men ▁conven e ▁in ▁C ere bra ▁to ▁share ▁what ▁they ▁know ▁about ▁Cass andra ▁Nova . ▁As ▁Jean ▁and ▁Emma ' s ▁psych ic ▁exc av ation ▁reve als , ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁living ▁entity ▁of ▁pure ▁emot ional ▁energy , ▁who ▁used ▁Charles ' ▁DNA ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁body . ▁In ▁her ▁mind , ▁the ▁universe ▁and ▁the ▁w omb ▁that ▁hous ed ▁her ▁brother ▁are ▁one ▁and ▁the ▁same . ▁Only ▁she ▁and ▁Charles ▁X avier ▁are ▁real . ▁Thus , ▁her ▁competition ▁for ▁surv ival ▁is ▁her ▁tw in ▁" bro ther ,"