X-Force #12

Rob Leifeld=plot
Fabian Nicieza=script
Mark Pacella=pencils

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"X-ternals: A Prologue"
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In Madripoor, Crule kills a man for cheating in a card game. Gideon walks in to meet him after no contact for half a century. When last he saw Crule he was working in the Nazi ovens. Crule takes the chance for a little duel with Gideon . He loses due to Gideon's skill and his ability to duplicate the powers of anyone in close proximity, but after the fight, Gideon convinces him to kill Cable.

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Elsewhere, Shatterstar and X-Force are gathered to confront Domino(?) about why Deadpool came to smack her around. She admits reporting to Tolliver about X-Force at this time, but she tells Cable that she only did it for the money which she used to pay Hammer's medical bills. Cable lets her off the hook for now partly because he was responsible for Hammer's injuries. Cable makes Domino(?) report that she is going to kill X-Force by blowing up their base, but Cable and the gang will slip out letting Tolliver think them dead, but Domino(?) is still not off the hook. Aboard a S.H.E.I.L.D. personnel carrier, Weapon Prime(G.W.Bridge, Weapon X, Rictor, Wendigo and Tigerstrike) meet up with Grizzly. All of them have a grudge against Cable and are ready to strike. Rictor finally reveals to Kane that Cable killed his father in cold blood. In Denver, Gideon and Crule return to find Sunspot. He is appalled by Gideon's new "business partner" and questions Gideon. He responds by knocking him out for wasting his time, not being a High Lord. At the story's end, X-Force prepares to move out, while Weapon Prime prepares to move in.