Generation X #2

The mystery of Penance continues! As Jubilee demands answers from her old friend Gateway, the old mutant is confronted with sins of his past and Jubilee begins to doubt his involvement in her life as something manipulative rather than accidental. Monet reveals a more intellectual side to her that even surprises her mentors that connect Penance to something far more tragic than they had anticipated. After the dangerous clawed creature escapes their infirmary, the team splits up to search for her in the wooded areas of the Xavier property. The search leaves two members of Generation X in grave peril. Synopsis Jubilee, abrasive and direct as ever, tries to confront Gateway who sits atop the roof of Generation X's home during a violent storm. Accompanied by her more sensible teammate Synch, the pair approach the silent Aboriginal mutant for answers about Penance, who had injured Banshee's hands after he had tried to touch the mysterious new guest. When Gateway remains silent and provides no clues to his motives, Jubilee angrily prepares to strike Gateway with her umbrella before being stopped by Synch. Gateway, who was responsible for teleporting the orphaned Jubilee from a Los Angeles mall into the doorstep of the X-Men, has been a mysterious ally since day one. Jubilee once believed his involvement to be fate of some kind, but now has suspicions that Gateway had manipulated her as a pawn in some master plan in his head. Gateway continues to sit on the rooftop, soaking in the rain and his own regret. He feels alone in every sense and definition of the word as he recalls his decisions that have put him at odds with his moral conscience in an effort of "self-preservation". Inside, Emma Frost bandages up Banshee's hands from the wounds he attained from lifting the young Penance from the ground. Penance's skin, diamond hard with an apparently untouchable surface, made her transport into the infirmary quite difficult. Emma gleefully banters with Banshee and proposes...