stryker raids the mansion. a mutant named siryn, whose power is a very loud scream, alerts everyone. a series of passageways and escape tunnels allow all but six of the mutants to escape. wolverine, who has returned, takes rogue, iceman, and pyro with him into a car. they drive to boston. meanwhile, storm and jean have located nightcrawler and have him on their ship. stryker also takes cerebro with them. at the prison, stryker has captured xavier and cyclops.