X-Factor 5/6/19
A man named Mike Nowlan is being chased by 4 other mutants named Stinger, Frenzy, Timeshadow, and Tower
Mike calls his ex-wife Suzy asking for drugs which inhibits his abilities
X-Factor is called by Suzy to protect herself from Mike
X-Factor is the original 5 X-Men members led by Cameron Hodge
From Suzie’s info, Mike is involved with mutants that X-Factor already have a history with- Frenzy and Tower
The 4 mutants attack Suzie at her apartment demanding to know where Mike is
X-Factor arrives at the motel where Nowlan is staying and find him unconscious
Mike explains to them that his power is to augment the abilities of other mutants which manifested in his teens and that is why the other 4 want him
Drugs keep his power at bay but at the cost of his health and relationships and kept his abilities dormant during youth
It was in detox after the Vietnam War when the drugs wore off when he augmented another patient’s abilities (Timeshadow) who then spread the news of the incident hence other mutants wanting him
The 4 mutants arrive and Mike willingly goes with them when he sees they have Suzie hostage
X-Factor are beaten
In a chateau in southern California, Mike is brought before a being called Apocalypse who plans to use Mike’s power to augment as many mutant abilities as he can and declare a war on homo sapiens
Known as the Alliance, after they threaten to hurt Suzie, Mike lashes out and hits the Alliance with jolts that make them go out of control
Apocalypse ceases it and puts Mike in a monitor machine that puts drugs into his system
X-Factor makes a plan to rescue Mike
Apocalypse can rearrange the molecules of his body taking the shape of whatever he chooses
Apocalypse demands Michael to augment the Alliance’s power and Suzie is killed by Stinger’s shocks in a battle with X-Factor
The machine is destroyed
Mike Nowlan dies
Apocalypse has 3 Horsemen named Pestilence, Famine, and War and commands them to attack X-Factor
Pestilence causes sickness and eventually death to whoever she touches
Famine can disintegrate anything organic she focuses on
War causes an explosion just by clapping his hands
Apocalypse seemingly prepares a 4th Horseman. It is Angel. He will be Death
The Horsemen are collectively frozen by Iceman in a dome but not before Pestilence touches Beast
Apocalypse teleports the Horsemen out back to him