While high in space, Magneto returns to his newly rebuilt Asteroid M where he monitors his progress with altering the Earth’s magnetic field to make long range telepathic communication impossible, When his computers alert him of a minor malfunction at his Antarctic base, he decides to go and investigate. However, when he arrives he finds that the lights are out and that Nanny if malfunctioning. He realizes that he’s walked into a trap far too late and is attacked by the X-Men. This time the team is ready for him, and psi-linked by Phoenix, the group manages to work together as a team to stop Magneto.