Xforce Link 2021 Guide

The Quiet Protocol

X-Force deployed not to fight John Proudheart—but to talk to him. xforce 2021

His body dissolved into white light. The factory shut down. The Cuckoo-ghosts faded into the psychic wind, finally quiet. The Quiet Protocol X-Force deployed not to fight

Then he reached up and touched his own temple. The Cuckoo-ghosts faded into the psychic wind, finally quiet

That night, Quentin dreamed of a quiet greenhouse, where a man with sad eyes taught him how to make flowers grow.

Before Quentin could deploy his diamond shroud, the clone detonated his own skull. The psychic feedback didn’t kill Quentin—but it scrambled his memories for 4.7 seconds. Long enough for another John to step from the shadows and plant a kiss on his forehead.

“You know why they deleted me?” he asked, not turning around. “Because my power isn’t telepathy. It’s transference . I don’t read minds. I swap my pain for theirs.”