At a young age, Tomas Vrbada was taken by the Lin Kuei for his unique ability of controlling smoke, therefore he was given the codename Smoke. The clan promised to help the warrior get back his memories, but they only wish to use Tomas for their own personal gain. They are not the only ones, however. What was so special about this silver-haired ninja?

For the past few weeks, Kurt Wagner has had this terrible feeling that something is coming. Something that may be an even bigger catastrophe than Apocalypse's invasion. And the truth may lie within Nightcrawler's origins, most importantly with the identity of his father. Join Kurt and his fellow X-Men as they learn more about the strange family the elf has been born into.