In the future when mutants are hunted by Sentinels, Alex is among the mutants trying to fight back and protect their people. He's never gotten over Armando, and just when Alex is about to give up hope, Armando returns, after adapting to the energy blast that "killed" him by converting into an energy form for the intervening years. Armando's only just begun to remember his past life as a carbon-based being and the friends he left behind.

Armando's presence, powers and leadership help rejoin the fight, and Alex falls in love all over again, but does Armando even remember him?