After their devastating defeat against Bastion's forces, the X-Men must regroup and rebuild... but some of the mutant heroes have other plans! When a secret society resurrects the feared arch-villain, Apocalypse, Wolverine gathers a brand new mutant black-ops team; the only team strong enough to take Apocalypse down - by any means necessary!

Wolverine: Wolverine and the members of the Uncanny X-Force have each been twisted, programmed, and manipulated by unpleasant people. They struggle to overcome their past, yet they accept that they are killers, each capable of making the hard decisions.

Deadpool: Make no mistake about it, Deadpool is a mercenary and goes where the money is. For now he his happy to take Archangel's money... But will there come a time when he's given an opposing offer he just can't refuse? And will Wolverine be able to keep him in line if and when that time comes?

Archangel: Archangel and Wolverine serve as co-captains of the team. Warren Worthington has philosophically begun to distance himself from the X-Men; he still believes in Professor Xavier's dream of integration as a feasible reality, but he has some very different ideas on the means.

Psylocke: Psylocke has been dedicating many hours to mediating on the severe turn her life and mind have takine since entering the "Siege Perilous". She seeks a way to reconnect with some part of who she was, while still using the abilities she has to save the world - and other mutants - more pain.