Template:Selected anniversaries/October 26
October 26
2004: Day In The City: Scott and Alex are ambushed and Scott goes missing. X-Men Mission: Wildchild: Nathan has an IM conversation with Colin MacInnis and discovers the location of a Mistra conditioning facility in Vermont; plans are made to rescue the children involved. Doug tells Marie-Ange about his punishment training and she confesses she was considering joining the X-Men after Asgard; Marie-Ange discovers Jamie is considering the same thing; Marie-Ange emails Scott about becoming a trainee. Haroun and Alison go out on a date and Lorna cuts their comms to ensure it isn't interrupted; Alison and Haroun's relationship begins. Shiro arranges Krav Maga lessons with Haroun. Dr. Strange arranges a final meeting with Illyana to talk about Limbo.
2005: X-Men Mission: Who's The Thief: The X-Men go to Israel and work with Sabra to take down the terrorists and rescue the hostages. Forge and Marius experiment with Marius' powers and manage to reboot Forge's own; Catseye exacts retribution for them causing Moira panic. Lost Generations: Nathan's investigations of Asian mutant birthrates uncover something odd. Haroun has a bad mobility day and Alison tells him about her father's death.
2006: Operation: Flesh Mechanic: Wanda and Amanda admit defeat and conclude the phenomenon isn't magical; the group re-meets and shares findings, with everything pointing to the weapons program; X-Force faces down the living computer, now calling itself Mastermold, and are nearly defeated before Mark gets a brainwave and destroys its power source. Scott goes out for the afternoon and comes back with a new sports car. Ororo meets Marius' mother; Forge meets Marius' father and outlines a plan to save Marius' life. The Gates: Medusa convinces Nathan to let her go to Smochov with Elpis. Terp Attack: Marie asks Clarice for a visit to her campus, wanting to get away from the school for a bit.
2007: Thirteen Days: Training continues, with Marie and Angelo working on new tricks; at the Jones residence, Kevin gets Yvette involved in a sculpture project to distract them both from the close quarters; Sofia is startled to find she has a houseguest; Forge is curious as to which of the trainee boys it was on Sofia's couch; Scott reminds the X-Men to get sleep between training; Marius reports from the brownstone; Terry provides the trainees with music for their regular PT, much to Tabitha's horror; Forge fits out Angelo with his special uniform for the mission, and they talk about doubts and contributions; Cain goes through his own training run with Nathan in the Danger Room, to prepare for his key role in the mission; Kevin helps Juanita Espinosa out and she offers a respite should things get too much for him and Yvette; Wanda returns from the office to find Laurie and Tabitha are using her apartment; Laurie's father visits for lunch, and Wanda is suspicious of him; Garrison and Scott discuss the wider ethics of the situation, and self-sacrifice; Wanda goes to the mansion for some quiet time and talks to Haller about her personal issues with Magneto; Amanda runs into Logan at Finnegans, hiding from the chaos; Doug sends the trainees out for takeout.
2008: Day Zero: Jean-Phillipe makes it to Silver and raises the alarm about Marie-Ange and he and Pete go to rescue her; Remy finds Jubilee and Doug in the office and they are alerted to Pestilence/Ignatova's presence in the NYSE by Emma who starts using minor Hellfire members to enact a plan; Laurie and her father take refuge in an apartment and try to plan what to do next; Nick Fury and Val Cooper come to the mansion to ask the help of the X-Men and explain things are much worse than they seem; Pete defeats Caliban and Jean-Phillipe gets Marie-Ange out, revealing his secret in order to bring her to her senses; Apocalypse offers Pete Caliban's place and he accepts; Scott announces the plan on the team comms; Fury approaches Shiro with Plan C - nuking Manhattan if necessary; the New Mutants stock up on supplies and try to figure out what to do next; Sarah and Amanda ask Callisto to come with them to the tunnels and Amanda and Angelo talk about getting his mother safe and what is to come; Crystal feeds Nathan and they talk about what's happened; Jan reminds people to eat; Forge drafts Julio to help in the tunnels; Catseye and Yvette act as scouts; the New Mutants decide to spend the night at the firehouse; Jan makes sure Callie eats and they talk about the missing students, Cain asks Crystal to join the team attacking the Citadel; she and Forge both have news to exchange about the mission; Jean-Phillipe and Marie-Ange arrive back at Silver and Mark reacts badly to the news that Jean-Phillipe has been working for Magneto; Remy leaves word for Sofia at one of the XF drop points; attacked by looters, Zach shoots one, prompting Laurie to leave him and strike out on her own; Angel and Yvette discuss the situation during a night spent in the fire station.
