Nightcrawler gets a mysterious message. He is informed that his birth mother (whom he never knew) is in trouble. He turns to the X-Men for assistance. Jubilee is baffled that Nightcrawler wants to help the mother who abandoned him -- she has never known her birth parents and feels pretty hostile toward them, whoever they are. Nightcrawler admits there has been pain, but his faith in God has helped him overcome her rejection. The plot thickens when one of the team members recognizes Nightcrawler's mother's voice. There are more 'bloodlines' here than anyone imagined, including the Friends of Humanity who arranged this 'reunion' in the first place.

X-Men: The Animated Series Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - The Phalanx Covenant (Part 1)
• s05e02 - The Phalanx Covenant (Part 2)
• s05e03 - A Deal with the Devil
• s05e04 - No Mutant Is An Island
• s05e05 - Longshot
• s05e06 - Bloodlines
• s05e07 - Storm Front (Part 1)
• s05e08 - Storm Front (Part 2)
• s05e09 - Jubilee's Fairy Tale Theatre
• s05e10 - The Fifth Horseman
• s05e11 - Old Soldiers
• s05e12 - Descent
• s05e13 - Hidden Agendas
• s05e14 - Graduation Day

X-Men: The Animated Series Show Summary

They are mutants, genetically gifted human beings - the world's newest and most persecuted minority group. Amidst an increasing climate of fear and bigotry, one enlightened individual, Professor Charles Xavier, has created a safe haven for some of these powerful outcasts. The mutants here are taught to harness their unique abilities for the betterment of the human race. They fight against hostile Government agencies and mutant supremacist Magneto, and his factions, which seek to destroy the human race.