Blink finds herself transported to a strange desert following the her ordeal in Apocalypse's castle.She meets a group of mutants whom she has never met before, except for Morph, who doesn't seem to recognize her. They find a full kitchen and a strange short man tending it not far from where they all arrived. The man introduces himself as the Timebroker, and says that each mutant in the group has become unstuck in time. He introduces each character: