In Busting Loose!, the X-Men discover the dark secret of Genosha, a seemingly prosperous island nation that hides a horrific truth — mutants there are stripped of their rights and turned into slaves known as “mutates.” When a group of escaped mutates seeks refuge, Rogue and Wolverine intervene, only to be captured by Genoshan authorities. What begins as a rescue mission quickly unravels into a political nightmare exposing institutionalized oppression. This issue serves as the start of the Genosha saga, one of the most defining mutant-rights storylines in X-Men history.