Era #7, Part 21: X-Force #49-51

Grade: B-

We haven't seen Sebastian Shaw and Tessa since Era #5, Part 02: Uncanny X-Men #244-250, and they return with a new ally in the Age of Apocalypse refugee Holocaust (fresh from his battle against Exodus that destroyed Avalon in the recent Road to Onslaught (Part 1)). They have a plan to take Cable by using his own students.

This short run ends with a transformation. She started as Boom Boom the fast talking, street wise teenager. She became Boomer the dedicated soldier with a comment to every command. Sabretooth's betrayal triggered a new direction as Tabitha Smith becomes the risk taking Meltdown.

[3-Stars] 49 - "Target: X-Force" Sebastian Shaw and his longtime aide, Tessa, provide their new ally, Holocaust, with new armor. The three set their sights on taking each member of X-Force.

[3-Stars] 50 - "Target: Cable" Sebastian Shaw, Tessa, and Holocaust brainwash the members of X-Force and set them against Cable and Domino.

[3-Stars] 51 - "Reflections in the Night" In the last post (Road to Onslaught (Part 2)), we read that Sabretooth escaped because he doped Boomer into using her powers on him. She is now hiding in her locked room dealing with the how he used her, and her teammates are unable to reach her.