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<td valign="top">[[Image:Wolf Cub (Nicholas Gleason).psd.png|left]]'''[[Nicholas Gleason|Wolfcub]]:''' Nicholas Gleason and his younger sister were orphaned in his teens when their family were attacked and their house burned down by the [[Friends of Humanity]]. Leaving his sister at a police station to be cared for, the young werewolf/shapeshifter fled into the wilderness, convinced he was a danger to all those who might care for him. A failed suicide attempt saw him brought to a hospital in north Illinois, where [[Nathaniel Essex]] observed the young mutant turning into a wolf and arranged for him to become a student at [[Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters - Phase 1|Xavier's]]. Nick found the school to be exactly the place he needed, finding friends, a rival in the shape of [[Julian Keller]], a girlfriend in the cat-like [[Catseye - Phase 1|Sharon Smith]] and, in the form of [[Kurt Sefton]] and his siblings, a new family as the German teacher eventually adopted him. Disaster struck again, however, when his sister, now a member of the [[The Purifiers|Purifiers]], assisted in [[A Betrayal of Heart|an attack on the school's graduation]] by the [[Reavers (villains)|Reavers]]. Nick was severely injured saving Julian's life during the melee and disappeared for nine months. He was [[I'll Be Home|eventually found]], completely amnesiac, by Kurt and Julian in New York. "John", as Nick was calling himself, was convinced to return to Xavier's in the hope familiar surroundings would help his memories and true identity return, but when that failed, he accepted a suggestion he work at [[Muir Island Research Facility - Phase 1|Muir Island]] as an intern. Without the pressures of trying to regain his previous identity, "John" may very well remember who he is - or create a new life.  
In [[May 2003]], [[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]] was attacked by a government-sanctioned military group led by [[Colonel William Stryker]]. In the chaos, some residents were captured and relocated to [[Alkali Lake]], whilst others escaped and holed up in various safe houses and hotels, trying to reach their compatriots and work out a plan. With [[Charles Xavier]] and [[Scott Summers]] among the missing, this was difficult. Stryker, a Vietnam veteran and scientist whose experience of mutants had left him bitter and hostile saw Charles' refusal to 'cure' his son [[Weapon X|Jason]] of his illusion power as an attack and following the death of his wife due to their son's powers, he vowed to wipe out all mutants, using a bastardised version of the [[Cerebro]] technology and Charles Xavier himself.
 
  
[[Jean Grey]], [[Ororo Munroe]], Logan and new recruit [[Kurt Wagner]] formed an uneasy alliance with [[Magneto]], recently freed from prison by [[Mystique]]. Retrieving [[Logan]], [[Marie D'Ancato]], [[Bobby Drake]] and [[John Allerdyce]] from near-arrest at Bobby's parents' house, they used Kurt's memories of Stryker's base from the time he had been abducted and brainwashed into attacking [[President McKenna]] to find the base underneath a dam at [[Alkali Lake]]. and began a rescue effort.
 
  
In the battle, Jean fought with a brainwashed Scott, and the impact of their battle weakened the structure of the dam, causing it to begin to leak. Logan disappeared to pursue his past with Stryker, who used his bodyguard '[[Weapon X|Lady Deathstrike]]' to delay him enough to attempt escape. After a fierce fight, Logan killed the brainwashed mutant with molten adamantium and continued the pursuit, finally catching up with Stryker but not killing him despite taunts about his 'animal' nature.
 
  
Manipulated by Jason's illusions, Charles was encouraged to use his telepathy, amplified by Cerebro, to seek out all mutants on the planet and kill them. Magneto, however, had other ideas, and used Jason's confusion and Mystique's shapeshifting to convince him to use Charles' power instead to kill all humans. He and Mystique then fled, stealing Stryker's helicopter and leaving the man chained to the base. John, disillusioned with the way mutants had been treated by humans, went with them. After a blind teleport by Kurt, he and Ororo managed to stop Jason and rescue Charles as the bases began to collapse from the impact of Scott and Jean's battle. A last-minute save by Marie in the [[Blackbird]] gave them some hope, but engine failure prevented them from taking off immediately. It was then the dam fully collapsed.
 
 
Jean, realising that her recently-amplified powers were the only thing that could save everyone, left the plane and held back the wall of water long enough for them to take off. Once her comrades were clear, she released her telekinetic hold and appeared to perish beneath the flood, along with Stryker.
 
 
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Wolfcub: Nicholas Gleason and his younger sister were orphaned in his teens when their family were attacked and their house burned down by the Friends of Humanity. Leaving his sister at a police station to be cared for, the young werewolf/shapeshifter fled into the wilderness, convinced he was a danger to all those who might care for him. A failed suicide attempt saw him brought to a hospital in north Illinois, where Nathaniel Essex observed the young mutant turning into a wolf and arranged for him to become a student at Xavier's. Nick found the school to be exactly the place he needed, finding friends, a rival in the shape of Julian Keller, a girlfriend in the cat-like Sharon Smith and, in the form of Kurt Sefton and his siblings, a new family as the German teacher eventually adopted him. Disaster struck again, however, when his sister, now a member of the Purifiers, assisted in an attack on the school's graduation by the Reavers. Nick was severely injured saving Julian's life during the melee and disappeared for nine months. He was eventually found, completely amnesiac, by Kurt and Julian in New York. "John", as Nick was calling himself, was convinced to return to Xavier's in the hope familiar surroundings would help his memories and true identity return, but when that failed, he accepted a suggestion he work at Muir Island as an intern. Without the pressures of trying to regain his previous identity, "John" may very well remember who he is - or create a new life.