Cable #15 (1994)

In a flashback set two months in the past, the X-Men fought Mikhail Rasputin in the Morlock Tunnels. Mikhail used his power to open the floodgates that were holding back the water from the tunnels, intending to "save" them by drowning them. Thornn saw this and jumped into a pipe. She felt that she had abandoned the Morlocks and soon found a girl named Sarah in the tunnels. She went to Sarah, but the waters reached them. Thornn tried to hold onto Sarah, but the water was too powerful, and their grip was torn apart. Thornn thought she was going to die, but then saw a light at the end of the tunnel and moved toward it. In the present, Cable and Domino prepare for their date together. Cannonball talks to Cable while he gets ready. Cable tells him that all the enemies they’ve fought combined were not as scary as this date. Meanwhile, Siryn counsels Domino, and Domino tells Siryn that maybe it’s wrong to turn their friendship into something more right now. Domino finally feels that if Cable takes the date the wrong way, he’ll just have to deal with it. Cable soon arrives and is stunned by Domino’s appearance, and they bodyslide away to the restaurant. They arrive in Central Park and are seated. They pass the time by playing a game. Domino asks Cable, if he were stranded on a deserted island, what book, music, and person would he bring. He chooses The Art of War, Sinatra at the Sands, 1966, and Cyclops, because his father could find his way off the island. Domino is not amused and says she would bring Alice in Wonderland, Harrison Ford, and then Cable interrupts with Barbara Streisand, joking that Domino loves that music. She says she doesn’t, but Copycat did, and she gets upset. There’s an awkward silence as they both stare off. Cable sees a pair of eyes in the bushes and thinks it’s Feral. He soon realizes it’s her sister, Thornn, and she’s not here to attack him, despite slashing at him because he attacked her. Thornn then explains that she went back to the Morlock Tunnels after Masque died and Mikhail opened the floodgates. She asks for Cable’s help in saving them. Cable tells her that the Morlocks are all dead. She says that if that’s true, then she’s going crazy. She pleads for his help again and begins to cry. Cable and Domino agree to help and make their way into the tunnels. Thornn says that Mikhail “took” the Morlocks to a place just before they all drowned. Thornn sees Sarah in the distance and tells her that the Morlocks won’t come out until they perform the “Ceremony of Light.” Cable asks Thornn to show them how to perform the ceremony. They all work on setting things up for the ceremony, and Thornn explains that it represents the Morlocks coming into the light and finally being accepted by the humans above. They finally open the manhole cover and let the light in. The light floods the tunnels, bouncing off mirrors and items they’ve set up. They watch as the light reveals only writings by the Morlocks, but they do not appear. Thornn begins to cry. Domino then sees something, as does Cable. Sarah walks out and explains that the Morlocks are still too scared to reveal themselves. Thornn asks Sarah to stay with her, but Sarah declines, saying she will see Thornn again soon. Thornn is left alone again. Cable speaks up and offers Thornn a position on the team, but Thornn declines. She says she must stay in the tunnels, waiting for the Morlocks’ return, and she goes off into the darkness. Cable and Domino stare into each other’s eyes, and Domino says that the night was special and that Cable gets points for the date. Cable is upset about not even getting to eat, and Domino says she’s still hungry. Cable mentions a good chili dog stand outside, and they head toward the surface level. Domino then says that the music she would bring would be Nevermind the Bollocks by the Sex Pistols, and Cable is surprised.