Rachel Summers screams. The X-Men respond to Summers' cries of distress. They find their home surrounded by desert. In the distance, they see their junior member, Kitty Pryde, trying to drag the mailman towards the mansion. Nightcrawler teleports out to Pryde, only to immediately teleport back, clearly shaken. The Wolverine is sent out to render assistance. The Wolverine finds himself rapidly undergoing physical changes associated with starvation. Pryde, and the mailman, are suffering the same ill effects. The Wolverine guts the mailman, restoring the surrounding environs to normal.