Well... that was complicated. Marvel finally resolved the time paradox of the Original Five X-Men by introducing a time looped "Kid Cable" to send them home. Organizing Cable's personal timeline challenged the very concept of cause-and-effect, but at least the kid seems to have returned to his appropriate time now, and the old man is back again. Now that his past is reconciled and his daughter is lost, though, it remains to be seen what Cable will do "next."

Debuting in Bendis's most cinematic New Avengers issue ever, Michael Pointer was host to the Collective, the sentient collection of all mutant power signatures lost during M-Day. Michael's introduction massacred Alpha Flight and added a new wrinkle to the Xorn paradox, but he failed to show meaningful star power. His addition to Omega Flight during the Initiative faded into a series of guest appearances, and his role in Norman Osborn's Dark X-Men similarly failed to make a lasting impression. Once considered one of the most powerful and important mutants alive, Omega failed to receive even a mention during the Age of Krakoa. Tragically, if history is any indication, Michael will only return when he's being exploited or manipulated by some other power, rather than free and in control of his own fate.