New X-Men #38 - Marvel

This is the first part of the Quest for Magik storyline. The last issue was kind of a prequel, if you will. This issue we actually get to see Magik. At least I think it's her. I don't know because we don't see her until the 3rd to the last page. And then she's just posturing. She doesn't say anything. We get to meet a lot more new X-men though this issue. We know these kids have been running around the school, we just haven't had the time to actually meet, or get to know what their particular powers are. But . . . they get thrown in to the situation this issue. Basically, Belasco has felt the presence of Illyana Rasputin, Magik. And since the school is her usual stomping grounds, that is where he's gone to look for her. Somehow, and I really don't know why, he sense's her on them. The rest of the students. So, either she's been hiding there, or she's posing as another student and has been with them the whole time. Like I said, at the end of this issue, she's posturing, and doesn't say anything, so it's all speculation right now. All we know for sure is that Belasco has taken the whole lot of them to Limbo, and is planning on killing them if they don't tell him where she's at. This issue, along with our usual team of Mercury, Rockslide, Dust, X-23, Elixir, David Alleyne, Hellion and Surge, we also meet Match, Loa, Wolf Cub, Gentle, Anole, Blindfold and Pixie.That's a lot of characters. But it may all be moot, because Belasco is going to kill them one by one until they give up the location of Magik. And he starts this issue with David, he rips his heart out. The problem is, none of them even knew who Magik was until last issue when Blindfold told them the story. So they certainly don't know where she's hiding out at. I have a feeling that this story-arc is really going to shake up our team. And apparently we're going to get Magik back.