Back in the series' present-day timeline of 1997, the world has changed dramatically with the X-Men scattered across different eras. In their absence, two new mutant teams have emerged to defend humanity, however they take very different approaches. Cable assembles X-Force, an independent strike team, while the U.S. government introduces X-Factor, a state-backed group tasked with policing mutant activity.

Apocalypse's latest scheme has scattered the X-Men across three different points in time, forcing the team to fight on multiple fronts. While some mutants remain in 1997, others find themselves stranded in the distant past and far future. To stop Apocalypse before his plans reshape history, the heroes must reunite across time itself.

Marvel and Disney+ are diving back into the world of Special Presentations with The Punisher: One Last Kill. It’s the third Disney+ special after Werewolf by Night and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

Nus Braka takes Anisha and Ake and makes one the judge while putting the other on trial in front of the entire Federation and anti-Federation worlds. Meanwhile, the skeleton crew on the Athena work to rescue their Chancellor and save the Federation.

St. Patrick’s Day rolls back around meaning Hetty is once again visible and that causes major issues for Jay’s restaurant. Meanwhile, Bela is sleeping all the time and it has Jay worried about her mental health.

Maddie and Wally make their way through the afterlife behind the doors in an effort to find Simon. Meanwhile, Van Heidt continues to do everything he can to ensure the school is destroyed and he finally gets the land he’s always wanted.

Simon is missing after what happened in the church scar, and the ghosts are searching for clues. Meanwhile, Xavier and Maddie are headed to the hospital with KC Jensen’s body in an effort to keep him alive. And they are drawing the suspicion of Superintendent Hunter-Price.

As the cadets get ready to mark the end of the first year and the dedication of the new seat of the Federation, Caleb finally finds messages from his mother. He, along with three others, go to find her and it creates a situation where Ake, Reno and the Doctor have to leave Federation space to go save them.

Tarima returns but the physical damage she suffered from saving the crew on the Miyazaki forces her to move from the War College to Starfleet Academy. Lt. Tilly takes a break from teaching third years, at the request of Chancellor Ake, to teach theater to the first year cadets. And SAM’s very existence is on the line as her glitching becomes overwhelming.

Simon and the rest of the ghosts head back into the scar to try to learn more about White Eyes as they realize he’s likely not Arthur Van Heidt. Meanwhile, Xavier and Maddie learn where Kyle’s body is now and how they can communicate with this spirit.

Sam and Jay are seeking to get their B&B on an important list of luxury places to stay, but the reviewer is very picky, so they give him a gift that may be more problematic than helpful. Meanwhile, Thor and Flower have a fight that leads to them enlisting Pete as a couples counselor.

The cadets from Starfleet Academy and the War College are getting time away from school to celebrate All Worlds Day. But one cadet wants to stay at school while another secretly returns to try to cover up part of her past. A third cadet has to answer to his responsibilities and a fourth ends up in an unusual situation.