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Elena leaves Maverick to go hunt down Sabretooth, who killed her mother. Maverick goes after her, and in #7 has a full-issue fight against Sabretooth that ends in a stalemate, but with Elena wounded and dying.
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We also learn that Maverick’s Legacy Virus is in remission, but it’s not clear how that happened. During the fight with Sabretooth, his powers stop working properly.