The Sword is Drawn (comic story)

 was the main story published in Excalibur Special Edition Vol 1 and cover-dated December 1987. It featured the reappearance of the Technet team including characters Fascination and Thug, who had previously been identified as Gallifreyans, as well as references to Sid's Story.

Summary
Kitty Pryde suffers from a restless night where she is thrust from her bed and put onto a movie set alongside her former X-Men team members. Professor X acts as the director scripting the other X-Men, who are revealed to be actors without superpowers. Kitty is left puzzled by the events but Rachel Summers explains that reality has ceased to exist which has allowed exploitors to take control. Rachel uses her powers and is later seized on Professor X's orders. Kitty uses her ability to phase through solid matter in order to free Rachel from her chains. With Rachel gone, Professor X orders the X-Men to turn on Kitty and they reveal themselves to be Warwolves.

Back in her bed Kitty awakes and learns that the whole ordeal had been a dream, however escaping into the night Kitty witnesses a Phoenix in the sky and questions what this means.

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Characters

 * Kitty Pryde
 * Professor X/Charles Xavier
 * Colossus
 * Havok
 * Rogue
 * Storm
 * Psylocke/Elizabeth Braddock
 * Longshot
 * Dazzler
 * Wolverine
 * Lockheed
 * Meggan
 * Betsy Braddock
 * Captain Britain/Brian Braddock
 * Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner
 * Gatecrasher
 * Yap
 * Saturyne
 * Scatterbrain
 * Bodybag
 * Ferro
 * Ringtoss
 * Thug
 * China Doll
 * Waxworks
 * Joyboy

Continuity
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