After several fights with the Champions, Bobby began to think it was time for him to retire and focus on his future, also he was not feeling too comfortable with the life of a super hero. He then risked his life saving Darkstar (who had also joined the Champions) from an attack of the Stranger, she didn't seem to give him the proper thanks. Bobby found himself very attracted to Darkstar but his feelings were not returned. This triggers in him a certain anger, the fact that he had always been treated like a kid, by the X-Men, the Champions, and now even Darkstar, so he decided to make himself a new costume.
After an apparent return of the Sentinels, who were under the control of The Vanisher, the team soon disbanded, mostly because of the irregularity of the characters.