The Uncanny X-Men #501
In "SFX 2: All Tomorrow's Parties," Pixie returns to the X-Men base battered after a brutal encounter with the Hellfire Cult, igniting fury among the team. As Scott and Emma navigate their complicated relationship in San Francisco, secrets simmer—especially when Emma discovers Scott secretly building a crib for the baby Cable left behind. With a charismatic new leader at the Cult’s helm and the Red Queen pulling strings, the X-Men prepare to strike back. Written by Matt Fraction and Ed Brubaker, with dynamic art by Greg Land and Jay Leisten, and a cover by Greg Land and Jay Leisten, this issue blends personal tension with rising stakes.
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Pixie and her date are beaten by the Hellfire Cult. Scott and Emma discuss their sex life and the "sex-saturated" nature of the X-Men in San Francisco. Later Emma catches Scott assembling a crib for the baby Cable took to the future. A charismatic leader, revealed to be Empath, fires up the Hellfire Cult, and then reports for an S&M session with his boss, the mysterious Red Queen. The next day Pixie, badly injured, makes it back to the base. The X-Men, enraged, lay a trap for the Cult.
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