"If I Should Die"
The Professor has set a trap for the Sub-Human as he lures him to the earthquake machine but Charles underestimates the creature as it is able to turn the machine on. The X-Men fight to get to the turn off switch but can not get around Grotesk. Charles struggles to shut down the machine but Grotesk hits the Professor then destroys the machine and in the process, kills himself in the explosion, an explosion that takes the life of Charles as well.
- The Changeling, impersonating Professor X, dies in this story. Back up story features 5th part and conclusion of Cyclops' origin in the Origins of the X-Men series.