ðə stˈoːɹilˌaɪn fˈiːtʃɚd mˈɛni kˌɑːntɹəvˈɜːʃəl ˈɛlɪmənts, sˈʌtʃ ɐz sˈaɪkləps mˈuːvɪŋ fˈɔːɹwɚd wɪð hɪz ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp wɪð ˈɛmə fɹˈɔst pɹˈɑːmptᵻd baɪ hɪz dˈɛd wˈaɪf, ðə stˈɛpfɚd kˈʊkuːz bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻvˈiːld æz ɐ dɪvˈɛləpmənt ɪnðə wˈɛpən plˈʌs pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, dʒˈɑːn sʌblˈaɪm bˌiːɪŋ ɐ sˈɛnʃənt bæktˈɪɹiəm bˈɛnt ˌɔn bɹˈɪŋɪŋ ˌɛvəlˈuːʃən tʊ ɐ hˈɔlt ænd hˈɪnts ðætðə zˈeɪviɚɹ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt stˈuːdənt ˈɜːnst ænd kəsˈændɹə nˈoʊvə ɑːɹ ðə sˈeɪm pˈɜːsən.
The storyline featured many controversial elements, such as Cyclops moving forward with his relationship with Emma Frost (prompted by his dead wife), the Stepford Cuckoos being revealed as a development in the Weapon Plus Program, John Sublime being a sentient bacterium bent on bringing evolution to a halt and hints that the Xavier Institute student Ernst and Cassandra Nova are the same person.