A mutant empath on the run from mysterious government agents is rescued by a team of fellow ""New Mutants"" - the group known as Mutant X.

Brennan is captured and falls under Eckhart's control, and forced to work against the New Mutants.

Jesse falls in love with a computer hacker, who Eckhart wants to ""procure"" to use to corrupt the public computer news channels against New Mutants and to the GSA's benefit.

Shalimar's former boyfriend shows up and is trying to recover a Fabrege Egg that holds a microchip of extraordinary power.

Mutant X encounters a new faction of New Mutants - the Strand, led by the powerful first mutant, Gabriel Ashlocke.

Ashlocke revives an ancient Egyptian alchemist in an attempt to preserve his own life.