X-Force #20

Graymalkin is uncovered during a Stark Industries satellite launch and the find brings SHIELD knocking to Cable's old base of operations. X-Force, upon finally getting communications set up in Camp Verde, see the station and teleport. The team finds a familiar voice in Professor, but the reunion with Ship is short-lived, as SHIELD has breached the base.SynopsisStark Industries is just about to place online a satellite that will change the face of communications. Sadly, the new satellite is released directly in the path of the cloaked Graymalkin. The electro-magnetic forces from the collision unmask Cable's huge space base. The workers are dumbfounded.In Washington, photos of the space station circulate. Val Cooper is brought in to Henry Peter Gyrich's office because he'd like her X-Factor team to find out if the base belongs to Cable. Val knows someone who'd be far more interested: SHIELD.Upon hearing that one of Cable's bases may have been found, G.W. Bridge demands an audience with Nick Fury and requests to be let in on the task. Knowing of Bridge's desire to take Cable down, Fury allows Bridge to rejoin on a provisional basis, with some conditions. A little later, James Rhodes informs SHIELD that they can't take any action on the newly discovered base. Law states that salvage rights belong to Stark Industries since their satellite hit the thing. Fury asks to let a SHIELD expedition through and Rhodes agrees, with some conditions.At the X-Force base of Camp Verde, Sunspot holds a communications bunker aloft as Cannonball, Rictor, and Lila Cheney attempt to fix the wiring. Shatterstar works out off to the side and gets annoyed by Feral's continued use of the name "Shattybuns." Fed up, Shatterstar walks to the team project and does a quick tune-up. Flustered, Cannonball asks why Shatterstar hadn't offered to fix the communications an hour ago. Simply, they didn't ask him to. After fifteen minutes or so, the machinery kicks to life and Lila is able to pick up some news....