The air in the was thick with the scent of prehistoric rot and ozone, a jarring contrast to the sterile halls of the X-Mansion. Deep within the jungle's emerald shadows, Professor Charles Xavier and his unlikely ally, Magneto , fought their way up a jagged cliff face. Stripped of their powers by the mysterious dampening field of the hidden valley, they moved with the strained agility of men who had spent their lives commanding the world with a thought, now forced to rely on bone and sinew.

As Xavier’s resistance buckled, his mental signature flared—not as a cry for help, but as a lure. Miles away, the remaining X-Men felt the pulse. They knew the Savage Land was a graveyard for their kind, and they knew this was a trap. But as the Blackbird turned its nose toward the Antarctic wastes, they had no choice. The reunion had only just begun. The X-Men Episode Guide 2x12: The Reunion, Part One

"Welcome, Charles," Sinister purred, his voice sliding over the syllables like a velvet blade. "I’ve been expecting a family reunion."

Wolverine hesitated, his scent-memory clashing with the traitorous reality before him. That hesitation was all Sinister needed. Morph struck with the speed of a shapeshifter, knocking Logan unconscious just as the psychic pterodactyl, , descended.

Behind him stood the , their sneering faces a testament to Sinister’s twisted experiments. They had already snared their primary bait: Cyclops and Jean Grey . The two X-Men were bound, their powers flickering and useless under Sinister’s control. But Jean’s eyes remained sharp. With a desperate burst of will, she focused on the one thing Sinister had overlooked—the physical mechanism of Cyclops’s visor. With a sharp telekinetic tug, she ripped the glasses from Scott’s face.