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The Knights of Hykon
Charles Xavier’s astral form rises above the planet’s stratosphere and toward Starcore One, the brainchild of his friend Dr Peter Corbeau. His astral form looks around the space station which has been damaged indiscriminately. It’s like a powerful child has been wandering the corridors, smashing objects at random. He senses chaotic thought patterns ahead – the crew are terrified.
Ahead, the three metallic beings torture Peter Corbeau. One of the three, a bearded one with a Mohawk, explains to the others that he found “it” trying to talk with its mind; it was calling to the world below for help.
Corbeau screams in pain, then mutters that the satellite is devoted to peaceful exploration. They mean no harm. Please stop hurting his friends!
A second knight, a female one and younger than the others, laughs that the Peter Corbeau is funny. The first knight agrees. He told them it was the best one. And there are billions more like these. A third less amused one with a lengthy head asks why they are wasting their time. Let’s move! Victory is truth, he tells the bearded one, calling him Burning Moon. Burning Moon angrily tells him not to quote the lifecode at him. Calling him Cloud Runner, he reminds him he leads because he thinks. Then think of war, Cloud Runner, replies. He wants blood on his sword and fire beneath his feet! Show him the honor field!
Xavier’s astral form enters, sensing that the minds of Corbeau and his crewmates are screaming. They’ve been subjected to crude psionic invasion. Their psyches have been tortured!  What are these three creatures? he wonders. He senses nothing but static when he scans them. A psiblast would be useless. Their armors must be shielded.
Burning Moon, in the meantime, promises Cloud Runner they’ll have their war soon enough. What say they arm their heads before they march off? He wants more knowledge of the terrain before they strike.
Xavier’s astral form nears Corbeau and tries to mentally help him. Corbeau tells him they found them on the surface of the sun but they detected them. The things they did to his friends… they are monsters!
Oh joy, Cloud Runner states sarcastically. He wants knowledge, and how do they find it sitting around here? Well, that’s the thing, Burning Moon replies and grabs Xavier’s astral form by the throat. It just found them. Did it think he couldn’t see it? Burning Moon asks Xavier. He is Burning Moon. He sees the dust gathering on the corpse of time.
Xavier thinks this is impossible. All things are possible for legends, Burning Moon answers his thoughts and strikes him with a mental blast. They are the Knights of Hykon!
The youngest, Sky Song, marvels that now she can see it too. What is it? A stray thought, Burning Moon replies. He’s getting a familiar feeling. Do they remember when they came across the guardian of the ascending cluster? He thinks the world that spawned this thing has much to offer them. He orders Cloud Runner to go and mark the territory. It’s theirs now. Let the enemy know that!
Finally, Cloud Runner exclaims while Sky Song pouts that she wanted to do that. Burning Moon tells her she is on scouting duty. He’ll show her the path this creature travelled. Take it back to its origin. He wants to see where it came from.
At Xavier’s, in the kitchen, Wolverine announces to the other waiting X-Men – Banshee, Colossus and Nightcrawler, that there are a lot of things he does well, but waiting ain’t one of them. Why are they letting Summers and co treat them like a pack of grunts? Sean tells him to be patient. Kurt points out that Professor Xavier summoned the others over an hour ago. It would be polite to keep them informed. They will call them when they are needed, Colossus decides.
He’s a regular tin soldier, ain’t he? Wolverine needles him. He bets Charley gives him an extra gold star on his report card this month. Peter thanks him, but the professor does not… Wait, this is sarcasm? If his lips are moving, then yes, Kurt states.
Wolverine tosses aside his coffee mug. If they want to play in the nursery while the grown-ups talk, fine, he’s getting some air. They were asked to stay inside, Banshee reminds him. If he catches a chill, he’ll scream for help, Wolverine promises and leaves.
That man’s a powder keg, to be sure, Banshee muses. One day he’s going to blow, and heaven help anyone standing in his way. Kurt admits he knows how Wolverine feels. There is a wrongness abroad tonight. Can’t they sense it? They are on the edge of something huge, something terrible! Sean tells him with a smile not to let his imagination carry him away. All he’s sensing is a caffeine overload. He’ll just poke his head around the door and see what’s what.
Walking through the dark den, he admits to himself that his skin’s been crawling, too. Feels like that time in Prague when he got inside that gunrunning ring. The job looked like it was going smooth, but somehow he knew his luck had run out. He orders himself to stop being stupid. They are the X-Men. What could there be what they can’t handle? He walks on, unaware that Sky Song has found them.
In the lab, Xavier is sitting strapped in a chair, wearing a strange helmet and watched by Moira, Lilandra and Cyclops, who tells Sean to come in. Any change? Lilandra asks Moira. All biosigns are stable, Dr MacTaggert replies. So far, so good.
Banshee asks what happened to Charles. He isn’t here, Cyclops replies simply. The professor received a distress call from Peter Corbeau on StarCore One. When it got cut off, h decided to project his psionic form to investigate. Moira explains that they’ve amplified Charles’ range with some Shi’ar technology provided by Lilandra. She begged Charles not to attempt this, Lilandra adds. The neural lattice was not designed for a human mind, but he was adamant.
Banshee secretly wonders. He though Lilandra came to Earth with just the clothes she was wearing. Where did this gadget come from?
Moira explain to Lilandra that Charles would gladly risk his life for Peter Corbeau. Lilandra understands, but it hurts seeing him like an empty shell. She kisses his cheek, praying he is well.
In the kitchen, the invisible Sky Song  watches the mutants, namely Kurt and Peter, drinking coffee and reading newspapers. She pouts that these things aren’t fun at all. She makes a disgusted noise when Wolverine comes in. He informs the others he changed his mind. He’s gonna get some exercise in the Danger Room. Who’s with him? They are not allowed to take part in unsupervised sessions, Colossus points out. Oh, render unto me a freakin’ break! Wolverine groans. Does he need permission to cross the street? Live a little!
He supposes they could just use the room as a gym, Kurt offers a compromise… play some Fussball… Great, how about a fast game of tiddlywinks if that ain’t too stressful, Wolverine suggests. C’mon, he wants to slice something, for pete’s sake! For his sake? Peter asks. It’s just an expression, Kurt explains. Ah, like by the white wolf, he gets it. Sky Song is bored out of her mind.
Wolverine dons his mask. So, neither of them wants to break some walls? Punch out a robot? Dodge those stupid flamethrowers? He thinks they will leave him to his workout, Kurt replies, hope he doesn’t mind. Nah, that’s okay, he replies. He got it nailed down now. Her scent, he shouts and claws at Sky Song.
Immediately, she becomes visible. Unhurt, she announces that she was wrong. They are clever little things. Colossus armors up and politely asks her to surrender. He has no desire to harm her. Manifesting an energy lance, she announces it is much prettier now. She thinks Burning Moon was right, this world is going to be fun! She hits Colossus with her lance, with such a force he is thrown through the kitchen wall.
In the lab, Cyclops orders Lilandra and Moira to stay and protect the professor.
In the kitchen, Wolverine tells Nightcrawler to go after Colossus. He’ll take care of the steel chick. He snarls he’s gonna cut that tin can she’s wearing open and puree whatever’s inside! She manifests a shield to hold him back, then grabs his claws when he tries to attack. Sky Song muses that its pointy bits would hurt little animals. It needs to calm down. She hits him in the head with her mace.
Nightcrawler rushes towards Colossus, who lies unmoving when he is caught by Sky Song’s energy whip. It sends spikes of energy through him, keeping him from teleporting. He manages to wiggle free, much to her amusement. He kicks her in the face. She strikes him, remarking he is a little rude thing.
Cyclops orders Banshee to catch Nightcrawler. He tries to blast her but she deflects the optic blast with her shield. She creates a huge hammer and brings it down, wondering if he can move as fast as his friends. Scott barely dodges it. She playfully dodges both Cyclops’ optic blast and Banshee’s sonic scream.
Colossus gets up again, thinking the girl hit harder than the Juggernaut. He grabs a tile from the ground and throws it at her. Oh good! she exclaims, the shiny thing is back! She kicks the tile away. Usually the natives just run and scream… these ones are really are special! She swats away Sean as she muses it’s almost like they are pretending to be knights!
Cyclops wishes Storm and Phoenix were here but the two ladies are flying across Manhattan after an adventure of their own. Jean happily reminisces about the night, then notices Storm is quiet and asks what is bugging her. Storm replies there is a disturbance in the wind and soil. Jean marvels that Ororo can feel things like that. Human minds is one thing, but to connect with the whole planet, that must be wonderful. Not tonight, Storm replies somberly. Something wrong has arrived; it is tainting the very essence of the world.
Jean suddenly screams. She felt Xavier screaming psychically, and now there’s nothing!
A moment later, the sky turns red. Rain falls and it’s hot!
Aboard the SHIELD helicarrier, Colonel Nick Fury demands to know why the sky lit-up bright like Krakatoa. Agent Porter replies that reports are still being collated but the atmospheric disturbance is spreading at an astonishing rate. They estimate complete planetary coverage in under three hours. The origin seems to be about five hundred miles due east.
Fury orders he wants that gunk analyzed. Get him Reed Richards on the horn. No luck, an agent replies. The Fantastic Four are exploring the Negative Zone. They’re not due back for five days. What about the Avengers? Their butler says they are currently in the nineteenth century… Figures, Fury swears.
Sky Song is still fighting the X-Men. Cyclops has the sinking feeling that while she is countering their attacks, she doesn’t have to. It’s like she is playing with them.
Nightcrawler teleports atop her and takes away her sword. He teleports again. Oh, bluetail’s tricky, she smiles. It can spacefold. She does something and Nightcrawler screams, as his teleportation seems to go awry. Nevertheless, he’s gone.
Aboard the Helicarrier, an agent informs Fury they are tracking a UFO on a collision course with the Helicarrier. Fury asks for a visual. It’s Cloud Runner flying towards them. The agent states that his energy signature matches the atmospheric disruption. What the heck is that? The enemy, Fury replies and gives orders for the starboard batteries to lock on target. On his mark… fire!
They fire and it doesn’t even faze Cloud Runner. A metal airship filled with light and smoke and frightened animals, he marvels. What will they think of next? Ah well, Burning Moon wanted him to be the messenger, so he’d best write a message! He lifts the Helicarrier and throws it at the ground.
On the ground, Sky Song still easily fends off the X-Men and announces to Burning Moon that she is getting bored. Can she finish here? Thanks, she replies a moment later, taking out Cyclops and then throwing Colossus into the trees. These things were interesting, she decides, but she bets there is a lot more to see and they do deserve a proper death.
Banshee is the last one standing. He hits her with the tightest strongest scream of his life. It’s got to work, he prays. Shh, Sky Song chides him and blasts him.
Seeing him fall, Moira MacTaggert runs towards him. Cradling his unconscious form, she looks up to see a newcomer. She asks for help. Her hopes are shattered the next moment when she sees that the newcomer is another huge unknown knight, brandishing a sword.
Above, in the sky, Jean tells Ororo that the whole city is screaming. She has to block her psi-powers down or her head’s gonna burst. Can’t she stop this rain? She’s tried, Storm replies. It is not part of the natural order. It’s alien – beyond her influence.
They hear a crashing nose and see lightning flashing from Central Park. There, another female knight with hornlike appendages on her head  and hooves has manifested. Is this the new honorfield? she harrumphes. Smells like a dungheap.
Phoenix tells her she just made a huge hole in her favorite park and she’s got a feeling she’s the reason this weather has turned apocalyptic. Start talking before she starts punching!
Flying mammals gabbering at her, the newcomers states and manifests a lance. This must be a welcome ritual on this world. It would be rude not to respond. She tosses the lance at Jean’s head and Jean falls.
Storm generates an updraft to slow Phoenix’s descent and Ororo wonders how the spear could slice through Jean’s telekinetic shield.
The newcomer asks if they liked that. A watcher somewhere else states that the Mist rises. Convergence is near.
Storm does what she still can. Manifesting storm winds to strike the stranger who is not impressed. She suggests perhaps she could blow that away. Storm looks around to see what she is pointing at and sees in horror that the Helicarrier is falling towards them.


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The Sky is Falling
967 people are about to die. Their final thoughts are a violent storm assaulting the mind of Phoenix, shocking her awake just in time to see the Helicarrier about to drop to the ground. The Knight of Hykon that attacked her before just looks at it with interest.
Jean’s first reaction is to buffet its fall with a telekinetic net, but she realizes the helicarrier would just explode when it hits, taking most of New York with it. Think like Bobby, she tells herself and recalls how Iceman created iceslides in past Danger Room sessions. She creates a telekinetic slide for the Helicarrier, enabling it to fly upward again. She follows the helicarrier, trying to block the SHIELD agents’ thoughts. She senses Sheep Meadow and the Ramble are clear. There she brings the Helicarrier down as gently as she can.
She did it! Storm exclaims. Barely! the exhausted Phoenix replies. The Knight of Hykon, Sleeping Mist, too applauds her efforts. So sorry she can’t stay, but she thinks she knows who threw that thing.
Enraged, Phoenix races after her, despite Storm’s warning that she is in no condition to fight.
In Westchester, a tall, bulky knight, Drowning Shadow, stands above Moira and the unconscious Banshee, remarking “What a sad little sight you are.” Angrily, Moira shouts they invade their home, attack with no warning! If he wants them dead he could at least say why and stuff his cheap insult, she adds, calling him an ugly Sassenach.
Amused, Drowning Shadow explains he wasn’t speaking to her… was he, Sky Song? He throws his blade at Sky Song, who is hovering above them and hits her. As the two of them fight, he mocks her for losing her sword to a native. She snarls back that maybe she will use his instead and carve her name into his skull! Fighting for his weapon, they unlash energy. He hits her as he informs her that losing her weapon will cost her dearly. As she flees, he laughingly tells her to run back to Burning Moon and tell him he’ll be next. The Honor Field is mine!
Nightcrawler was the one Sky Song lost her sword to as he teleported away with it. Now he is drawn through dimensions as he holds onto the weapon. Finally, he lands somewhere. He looks up to see he is outside a stone temple adorned with giant statues of what look to be more Knights of Hykon. Unglaublich seems to be the right expression…
Kurt enters the ancient temple which seems tomblike. He figures that while he is more of a rapier man he will hang onto this sword, just in case, He steps into a chamber, seeing what seem to be life-size statues of all kinds of species (including Skrulls, Kree, Shi’ar and even the Fantastic Four’s Infant Terrible). Nightcrawler wonders what they signify. Exhibits? Spoils of war?
No! he exclaims a moment later in horror. Looking at a wall, he sees mounted heads and among them is the head of Professor Xavier’s astral form…
Back in New York, Storm has lost Jean. She flies back to the mansion, hoping Cerebro will be able to locate Phoenix. A moment later, she sees the damage. She is expected by Cyclops who tells her how the X-Men got jumped by some alien warrior girl who walked all over them. Then she got attacked by someone even worse. Storm replies that she and Jean were also assaulted in Manhattan. Phoenix gave chase and Storm lost her in the mad weather.
They join the others in the medlab where Banshee is being a trying patient much to Moira’s chagrin. Colossus muses he has never been struck harder and asks how Wolverine is. Healing fast, comes the reply, and that frail with the mace better hope she can do the same…
Cyclops points out the news reports. The Knights are appearing and fighting each other all over the world. He remarks that Lilandra mentioned she recognizes these people. Lilandra begins her tale…
Lilandra’s story:
The Knights of Hykon are a galactic scourge. Their name is cursed through the civilized universe. They have been waging an internal war for at least twelve thousand years. Their origins are unknown. They appear without warning and vanish just as swiftly and wherever they go they only bring death.
Lilandra’s narration:
Once they claim a planet as battleground, the Knights transform its atmosphere. Ionic superstrong storms generate plasmic rain. This is to be believed a source of nutrition. The storms increase in scale until they shatter the internal crust of the planet. They have taken countless lives in this manner. Many Shi’ar worlds have been burned by their fury.
Present:
Cyclops is doubtful. The Shi’ar are an interstellar empire. Surely her people’s power-- No force has ever been able to stop the Knights Lilandra assures him. Entire armies, whole space fleets have fallen to them.
So, how many of those suckers are there? Logan demands. Six, Lilandra replies. ‘Scuse him? he states incredulous. His skull is still ringin’ from Tin Lizzie’s mace. He thought she said “six!”
She did, Lilandra insists somberly. Perhaps now they see the scale of their challenge. Six warriors have rampaged across the universe for millennia. They have the might of gods and leave only ashes in their wake. She is so very sorry, but their world has only hours to live.
In that temple-like place, a horrified Nightcrawler stares at what seem to be the mounted head of Xavier’s astral form, displayed as a trophy. When he was at his darkest hour, Kurt recalls, Xavier found him. He was alone… terrified… hunted like an animal and then Xavier was there, proud and unafraid, looking into Kurt’s mind and his heart and knowing what he needed most. He offered Kurt hope, a home, a future. He gave Kurt a chance to become the hero he had always dreamed of. Crying, Kurt wonders if he ever thanked Xavier for that. He doesn’t remember. He vows he will find the ones responsible for this atrocity. He will make them pay. And he will never forget Xavier, never! Auf Wiedersehen.
He touches Xavier’s face and a moment later both of them scream as Xavier’s eyes snap open. Xavier’s astral head flows away from the wall and toward Kurt who is crouching on the Skrull statue. He-hello? he mumbles questioningly. Xavier asks him not to be frightened. He is no ghost. His kidnapper decapitated him, but he’s pure energy in this psionic form. He can’t really be harmed in such a manner. He was in a state of induced psycho-paralytic trauma. Kurt’s presence jumpstarted him. Of course, Kurt replies doubtfully.
Ogling the sword, Xavier asks how he found him. Kurt explains that teleporting with the sword brought him here. Xavier assumes that the weapon probably has a trans-dimensional recall function. Kurt must have activated it when he teleported and the sword carried it home with him. Xavier explains that his assassin called himself Burning Moon. He and his comrades ambushed him aboard the Starcore One satellite. Seeing the other trophies, he realizes he is not the first.
He asks Kurt what is bothering him. Nightcrawler admits he finds it somewhat difficult to talk to him when he looks like a… Faculty head? Xavier suggests and creates a new astral body for his head.
Suddenly, they hear somebody speaking some distance away. The Song has fallen… the Shadow prevails. They follow the voice and come to a kind of amphitheatre in whose center are six screen, one for every knight, watched by a small person dressed in white. The Mist converges with the Cloud. The Bone seeks the Mist. The Song returns. Peace is Torture. Victory is Truth.
In a forcefield, Sky Song is seen to be kept imprisoned. Angrily she shouts that this isn’t fair. She is a knight! She is a hero! Victory is truth and this is a lie!
Oh no, Xavier exclaims softly. He knows what this is. The person in white, who looks like a young, human, black-haired woman or girl looks up at them and smiles coldly.
Back on Earth, Cyclops starts the Blackbird, warning the team, the ride is going to get bumpy. There’s no sign of Nightcrawler. Cerebro is tracking Phoenix. She’s flying northeast, probably heading for Boston.
What’s the plan? Banshee inquires, calling him “Scott,” who corrects him to use codenames in the field. They find Phoenix. She locates Nightcrawler, they capture one of these Knights and discover the source of their power-
Just like that, eh? Wolverine scoffs. Got something to offer? Cyclops asks. Wolverine tells him to face facts. They went up against the team’s junior member. She kicked their butts and laughed while she was doing it. Does he really think they can beat six of those freaks? He really thinks they are going to try, comes the reply. But if this fight sounds too big for Wolverine, say the word. They’ll drop him off anywhere he wants… And miss his next big speech? comes the mocking reply. Not a chance!
In the back, Colossus asks Storm if she is unwell. She looks outside and explains the rain makes her flesh crawl. These knights have perverted the flow of nature. They have turned the world’s strength against itself. This crime must not go unpunished.
Moira hails them and announces they are getting feed from Starcore One at last. She’ll patch it through. Aboard Starcore, Corbeau announces that Xavier reached him but was taken prisoner. They took Charles when the left. He has some information on those aliens, but Cyclops is not going to like it.
Above Boston, Cloud Runner and Sleeping Mist are battling and referring to past fights when Phoenix comes flying at them toppling the duo. Killers reunited! she mocks. Now that’s heartwarming. She’d really like to help, she suggests as she grabs Sleeping Mist with a telekinetic claw only to slam her into Cloud Runner. There is nothing like finding two old friends and bringing them together! Manifesting the Phoenix raptor, she slams both of them, noting they are shielded against psi-attacks.
More amused than anything, Running Cloud admits that one’s special, isn’t it? Proud, angry, burning bright. Yes, Sleeping Mist agrees. It certainly deserves their attention.
Meanwhile Corbeau explains to Cyclops this nightmare started when Starcore began monitoring a new series of solar flares They were highly unusual so they scanned closer. And found the Knights. They were fighting each other on the sun’s surface, tearing off chunks of plasma…
So they were causing the flares? Cyclops asks. Yes, Corbeau continues, but he has to understand, solar flares are like any natural phenomenon. It’s possible to predict general patterns, but not specific behavior. Too many variables. But these flares were different – they could predict them. Their size, duration intensity, even their area of origin. Because they were nearly identical to a group of flares they’d already witnessed a few weeks earlier during the Sentinel Crisis.
In Boston, Sleeping Mist tells Phoenix that her rage is a beautiful song as he shields himself from an attack. They like her, Burning Cloud adds. Then they’re going to love her when she blasts them into atoms! Phoenix threatens, only to be kicked in the back by a new arrival, the last member of Sleeping Mist’s group, Bone Dancer. She blasts at him but he dodges. He explains he heard Sleeping Mist’s call and came, but not alone. All five Knighs (except for Sky Song) manifest and agree on a truce to concentrate on Phoenix.
Corbeau’s narration:
Corbeau reminds Cyclops of that day during the Sentinel crisis. He thought they were all finished. Stuck in space, trying to get back to Earth in a damaged shuttle. The solar radiation storm should have killed them all. And it would have.
Present:
If it hadn’t been for Jean. She piloted them through the storm and got them home.
What exactly is he saying? Cyclops demands.
In Boston, Burning Moon’s thrown sword shatters Phoenix’s TK shield.
Corbeau explains the Knights have been on the sun for weeks. Fighting, hunting each other, maybe feeding, then fighting again. And every time they do they ignite massive solar eruptions.
Bone Dancer and Drowning Shadow attack Jean together.
Is Corbau telling him that the solar storm Jean saved them from that day, the radiation she was exposed to, the power that turned her into Phoenix was caused by the Knights of Hykon? Cyclops asks with clenched teeth.
Wind Song hits Phoenix with a mallet, then Bone Dancer kicks her in the back.
Yes, Corbeau replies, as all five Knights attack Phoenix at once.


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The Shattered World
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Once upon a time, there was Jean Grey. A mutant, a telepath, a hero. A brave young woman who leaped into the fires of creation to save her friends. Jean was consumed. In her place, rising from the waters, came Phoenix. And the Phoenix was beauty and passion and fury. A burning majestic flame… soon to be snuffed out!
Present:
The citadel:
Xavier in his astral form and Nightcrawler have found a young woman seemingly controlling the Knights of Hykon’s battles. At the moment, all of the Knights (except for the banished Sky Song) are collectively attacking Phoenix. Xavier orders her to stop this at once. This must be a violation of the rules of combat. The Knights of Hykon are at war – they can’t join forces in this way. He demands this attack be halted.
The young woman smiles and gestures and the Knights find that their weapons disappear. The attack momentarily halted, Jean falls to the ground, barely awake.
Addressing the girl as “Lifecode,” the Knights protest this is unacceptable. They demand their weapons back. The woman replies to them: Truce is peace. Peace is torture. They are stripped of arms for five cycles.
The two groups of Knights fly into different directions. Wonderful, Sleeping Mist pouts. No combat, no honor, no fun, let’s go break something… She saw a statue with a torch on her way here.
In the citadel, Kurt asks the professor how he knew... That this conflict it a sham? Xavier finishes his sentence. Simple. One thing separates a war from a war game… a referee. And as for this one, he points at Sky Song. Angrily calling him a bald ape, she shouts her name is Sky Song. She’s been placed in a penalty box, Xavier explains.
He tells Kurt he has to return. The sword brought him here when he teleported. It will return him to Earth in the same manner. He won’t leave him here, Kurt protests. Xavier asks him to trust him and Moira. She’ll know what to do. Reluctantly, Nightcrawler teleports away.
Now, then, Xavier addresses the young woman who has returned her attention to the Knights, is she ready to talk?
The Blackbird lands in Boston and they find Jean lying on the ground. Frightened, Cyclops runs to her and cradles her. No! she suddenly screams. Her eyes glow, the Phoenix manifests itself and Cyclops is pushed away. They laughed! she rages. They burned her and beat her and they just laughed! Nobody does that to her! Nobody! Where are they? she shouts. She’s gonna rip those smiles off their faces! They’ll be screaming when she’s done with them!
Cyclops shakes her, shouting that is enough. She calms and powers down and he wonders what is happening to her. If she wants payback, they’ll fight as a team and fight smart, he orders and she agrees, coming off the power trip.
Banshee informs them Moira is on the line. Nighcrawler has just popped back to the mansion with quite a story.
Back at the mansion, Moira explains they had a chance to analyze the sword. Peter Corbeau (who is online) has been interpreting the data. Its quantum matrices are all inside out. It didn’t originate in this universe. The sword’s generating a displacement field that keeps it outside their reality by about half a nanometer which means that it can’t be damaged by anything they throw at it. The Knights’ armor must be protected the same way. The Knights feel no pain, Corbeau adds. They are indestructible and that, believe it or not, Moira adds, is their first piece of good news.
Back at the strange citadel, Xavier tells the young lady (though he is aware she is neither a lady nor young) that he is getting tired of the silent treatment. She’ll have to start talking sooner or later. Her mental shields are impressive, but he’s seen better.
Sky Song shouts at him to stop bothering the Lifecode. She doesn’t care about him. Lifecode? he asks her. She gives them honor and purpose, the young Knight shouts. They fight for her. For victory. Victory is truth! the young woman suddenly says. Truth is history.
The Lifecode’s story:
The Empire of Hykon was bountiful and glorious. It spread across the void, safeguarded by its righteous champions. Hykon’s knights were many in number: the finest heroes, the braves souls.
And then came the day the last villain was slain. The Knights cheered, for they had never seen beyond the next sunset and could not imagine what was to come. No challenges, no victories, no meaning. Peace was torture. The heroes grew restless. The Moon and the Shadow were the first to feud. The feuding turned to duels which turned to battles which turned to war. And the war was an angry child with a savage appetite, devouring all it saw. It grew beyond imagination, beyond reason, death upon death upon death. Planets and stars became weapons. Time and space screamed. And when the scream finally died, not a single grain of sand was left. All life, all matter turned to chaos, only six Knights and the citadel were saved.
Present:
But how did she survive? Xavier asks her. She didn’t, she replies with a sad smile.
Back at the X-Mansion, Cyclops announces they are running out of time. That plasmic rainstorm is going to rip this planet apart in a few hours. They need to take the fight to the Knights.
Nightcrawler hopes he does not mean teleporting everyone to their citadel. The trip was painful enough alone. If he tries to bring company with him, they are all dead.
Moira suggests she can extend the Sword’s d-field to envelop his body. It won’t hurt any more than a solo jump. Is she sure of that? Verra sure, she assures him. How sure is “verra sure?” Well, 75 % sure, she offers.
Colossus suggests they give Moira more time. Cyclops cuts him off. They hit them now! They hit them hard! And they make sure the Knights never do this again!
Jean whispers to Storm she has never seen Scott like this. He’s raging inside. Ororo whispers back, telling her what Corbeau told them. The Knights accidentally triggered the solar storm that transformed Jean into Phoenix. She thinks Scott is taking the news badly. What about her? Jean admits she has literally no idea.
Later, they all touch the sword. Cyclops tells them it isn’t the first time the X-Men have leapt into the dark. However this goes, he’s proud to stand with them all. If he starts humming the Stars and Stripes, he’s walking back to Quebec! Wolverine threatens. Let’s roll…
Lilandra enters, dressed in her battle armor. Xavier is her beloved. Whatever his fate, she will share it! Cyclops agrees and Moira and Kurt begin the teleportation effect.
In the citadel, Xavier asks the referee what she is. She replies she is the Lifecode, the repository of her people’s history, science and culture. She is Hykon. She was tasked with the knights’ well-being. She created the contest. A new honor field was found, one where they could satisfy their needs. They have battled for millennia, with no consequence.
No consequence? Xavier repeats, enraged. How dare she? He’s looked into her mind. Her precious knights have slaughtered entire worlds in their pathetic conflict! Countless innocents have perished for nothing! But today… here and now… it ends! he vows.
His X-Men appear behind him, just as Hykon calls her Knights and the battle begins. Cyclops orders Storm to separate the Knights so they’ll have room to move. Storm creates a hurricane which gathers up the Knights.
Cyclops notes that Moira was right. The Knights’ displacement fields only work in a foreign universe. Back here they are vulnerable. He has a feeling they’ve relied on that advantage for too long.
Burning Moon angrily shouts how dare those apes attack them here, while Cloud Runner is chastened by feeling pain again. Phoenix attacks Sleeping Mist, who hits her back, telling her she is nothing but a plaything. Angrily Jean kicks her in the face, before following up with another blow. That was a White Crane kick, she remarks, beefed up with a little telekinesis. She downloaded the skills of two martial artists tonight, so this plaything is playing hard. She smashes her through a wall for emphasis.
Nightcrawler, sticking to the shadows, follows Bone Dancer who surprises him and kicks him in the face.
Wolverine is battling and making fun of Drowning Shadow, telling him he can think of a better name for him. Colossus comes smashing down on him. Sitting Duck, Wolverine finishes.
Storm finds that she cannot generate any lighting and rain and Sky Song moves like wildfire. However, she manages to use her winds to smash the girl into the wall. She shouts a warning to Banshee as Burning Moon attacks him.
Suddenly, the sword is smashed out of Burning Moon’s hand as Xavier, clad in his mental armor, announces that Banshee’s the last X-Men he’ll harm. He found out the hard way that Burning Moon could touch his psionic body. He is pleased to see that’s a two way street.
Elsewhere, surrounded by trophies, Bone Dancer warns Nightcrawler not to break Burning Moon’s toys; he is so fond of them. He keeps telling the others to put their swords aside once in a while. A true warrior can fight barehanded, but do they listen?
Kicking him in the face, Kurt exclaims they are not warriors. The men and women in this room who died trying to save their world, they were warriors. The Knights are vicious children. It’s time they were punished!
Cloud Runner tells Cyclops they are really quite annoying. Unleashing his optic blast, Cyclops orders him to shut his mouth. They are not playing their stupid games. This is for real! Indeed, Cloud Runner is hurt. Cyclops presses his advantage shouting if they know what they did to her. Jean was gentle, warm… she cared. And they took that away! They changed her! They destroyed the woman he loved! Jean hears all of this.
Lilandra, in the meantime, faces Hykon, the Lifecode, announcing she is here to avenge the blood of her people. She is the memory of the Hykon Empire, the Lifecode replies. Within her is the knowledge of a million generations. To end her existence would wound history. History will not miss them, Lilandra replies simply. No empire is eternal. All things move toward their end. That is the truth. Then that is victory, the Lifecode replies and calmly awaits Lilandra’s blow.
With her destruction, the fight suddenly goes out of the Knights. Like frightened children, they are now without purpose. Lilandra demands they die. Wolverine agrees. But Xavier refuses. The Knights are no longer a threat. They can’t leave the citadel without Hykon. He can’t imagine a more fitting punishment. Their armor will sustain them. They can spend the rest of their lives on this barren rock in peace.
But how are they to travel home? Colossus asks. Jean explains Moira has that covered. Phoenix can give the sword enough juice for one last jump. Ignoring the Knights and their pleas for help, the X-Men teleport home to a world that has been restored.
Xavier returns to his body and, moments later, embraces Lilandra. Banshee is happy to be back in the arms of Moira. All of the X-Men are celebrating.
Except for Cyclops and Phoenix., who are standing outside in the dark, not talking. Jean gives him a sad look and flies away. Cyclops looks after her without a word.


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The Curse of Craeliach
Cassidy Keep on Ireland’s west coast. It’s a dark and stormy night but darker still is the mood of the keep’s steward, Eamon O’ Donnell, as he walks through the halls. Seeing a light shining from the library, he wonders if old Finnan is still up. He enters the room to find the old Leprechaun lying dead at his desk, a note under his hand.
The next morning, Sean Cassidy aka Banshee has arrived along with fellow X-Men Colossus, Nightcrawler and Wolverine. Nightcrawler feels Cassidy Keep has suffered enough. He’d hoped after they defeated Black Tom and the Juggernaut, its trials would be over. Ain’t how it works, Wolverine remarks. Peace is just the time between wars.
At the keep, Eamon greets Sean with an apology. Sean asks if he’s left the library undisturbed. As he instructed, Eamon assures him. Standing in the library, seeing the dead body at the desk, Sean explains that Finnan O’Bradaigh spent most of his life in this room but he never thought he’d end it here. He was the keep’s librarian and Sean’s teacher. He was an ornery old cuss, but he cared.
Colossus asks why he did not wish the body moved. Sean reminds him he is an ex-cop and he isn’t convinced this is what it looks like. He guesses Leprechauns don’t make a habit of suicide, Wolverine remarks. Sean agrees as he examines the body.
Sean’s memory:
Young Sean defending his reading of choice with Finnan telling him in this class they read James Joyce, nit James Bond! Life is a gift. He won’t see Sean wasting his with nonsense!
Present:
He picks up a paperknife which he’d given Finnan on his 250th birthday. Eamon hands him the suicide note.
My Lord Cassidy,
Darkness has devoured my soul. Eternal evil stalks these halls thanks to my foolishness. Can you forgive me? Let this letter be both a farewell and a declaration of my sorrow. And may you find the courage that deserted me. Never forget that I was your teacher and your friend.
Finnan O’Bradaigh
Kurt, in the meantime, browses a book about the Sidhe, causing Peter to asks what a “sid-he” is. It’s pronounced “Shee”, Kurt explains. His foster mother spoke of them. A type of faerie said to be very dangerous.
“Lord Cassidy!” a newcomer calls. A pretty red-haired Leprechaun girl enters crying. Sean greets him as Molly. It’s the first she has heard of the death. Sean hugs her as Molly explains that her grandfather had been feeling low after grandmother Roisin’s death but to take his own life… to leave her all alone… Sean promises her they’ll find the truth.
Wolverine sniffs at the cup next to the corpse. The scent is mostly apricot, but there’s a hint of something underneath like that tea Charles is always drinking. Chamomile, Sean reminds him. Fine for a man, but fatal for a Leprechaun. Where would Finnan have found it? Eamon wonders.
Another old Leprechaun, dressed in something akin to a monk’s robe, enters and addresses Sean who calls him Conall. He informs Sean that the museum was breached last night. Liam Cassidy’s chieftain ring was taken. It’s probably just the youngsters having a laugh, Sean ventures but Conall insists this is a serious matter. He felt it in his bones. Sean asks Wolverine and Colossus to take a look, despite Conall’s protest this is no task for outsiders. Deal with it, Wolverine tells him, cause they are all he’s getting.
Noticing Conall’s bandaged hand, Wolverine asks how he got it (addressing him as “bub”). His name is Conall O’Reilly, the Leprechaun stresses. They need to learn some manners. He cut his hand when he found the damage.
He leads them to a dark chamber with a broken glass case. He’s tended this museum for nigh on a century and he knows when evil passes between its walls, he announces. This chamber honors Lord Cassidy’s clan and that was where the ring of his ancestor Liam Cassidy lay. Piotr recalls Sean using the name. He was a hero of the people… That he was, Conall agrees. A mighty warrior.
Conall’s narration:
Liam Cassidy protected these shores, but not alone. His staunchest ally and greatest friend was one of Conall’s kind – Malachy Quinn. They battled Norse raiders and rival chieftains and threats from the faerie world as well and the worst of them all was Craeliach, a sorceror of the Sidhe. It’s said his magiks could make the mountains scream and the oceans boil. Their battle was recorded in song and sonnets. It lasted thirteen days and thirteen nights but in the end Craeliach was slain and Cassidy and Quinn stood triumphant. They built Cassidy Keep a thousand years ago as a symbol of friendship between man and Leprechaun and as a bastion against the vile Sidhe’s treachery.
The present:
Checking out a tapestry above a window, Wolverine remarks someone ain’t as big a fan of them as Conall is (bub). He points at the tapestry where the faces of Liam and Quinn have been slashed.
There is darkness growing here, a shocked Conall announces. It must be destroyed. Cassidy Keep will be protected. Wolverine wonders which Leprechaun could reach that high.
Sean and Nightcrawler, in the meantime, are visiting a happy looking elderly Leprechaun, Owen McGuiness, the Keep’s apothecary. Owen happily greets Sean, though he acknowledges the tragedy, adding if he had been a better friend to Finnan perhaps he wouldn’t have lost hope. Sean points out he was under the impression Owen and Finnan weren’t friends at all. Owen courted Roisin McCormack in his youth but Finnan stole her heart and she married him instead. Owen never forgave him, isn’t that so?
Water under the bridge, Owens assures him. He only wanted Roisin to lead a happy life. He sees, Sean replies. Does he have any chamomile in stock? Owen’s look turns cold.
In the meantime, Owen’s apprentice, a young darkhaired boy, asks Kurt if he is a goblin. He’s been called that many times, comes the reply, but he is a mutant. The boy introduces himself as Declan McGuiness. He helps his grandfather here. Did he know Finnan well? Kurt asks. He taught him to read and write, and treated him fair. They are saying he took his own life. Does Mr. Wagner think that’s true? Lord Cassidy doesn’t think so, comes the reply. Neither does he, Declan agrees. He was saddened, but Finnan once told Declan he’d only read half the books in the world and he planned to finish them all.
Owen turns to Declan, asking if they have any chamomile in the store room. Declan replies that they keep some for treating old Mother Mulvane’s bunion. Impatiently, Owen orders him to get it.
Sean walks along. The storeroom is dark. Declan remarks he thought he’d mended the lights in here. Sean remarks electricity has never been a welcome visitor at Cassidy Keep. He thinks he sees a lantern on the shelf. He reaches for it but cuts his hand on a broken lantern. Declan gets  matches and looks at the shelf where the chamomile bottle should be. It’s gone!
Sean recalls Owen doesn’t bother locking up the storeroom. Anyone could have sneaked in. Including Finnan himself, Kurt reminds him. Time they paid a visit to the kitchen, Sean decides where one human, Mrs. Malone, and lots of Leprechauns are working.
Mrs. Malone states she delivered the nectar to Mister Finnan but she swears on her great-grandfather’s grave it wasn’t poisoned when she gave it to him. Can she be sure? Sean asks. Who’d have access to the nectar that night? Anyone here, she supposes. She’s not one to gossip, but something odd happened a week ago…
Mrs. Malone’s story:
She was delivering Master Finnan’s supper to the library when she heard the voice of Owen McGuiness shouting that Finnan may think he’s clever but the truth has been under his nose for years! Finnan darkly promised he’d never speak of it. Owen has his word. And what good is that? Owen replied. The word of the cur who stabbed him in the back! Does he think he will let Finnan ruin his life again?
Present:
Owen stormed out without noticing Mrs. Malone, and then last night there was something else.
Mrs. Malone’s story:
She brought Finnan his nectar when he asked her if she had ever been hated. She doesn’t suppose so, she replied. That’s good, he told her. It’s a burden that can crush the strongest of souls. As she left she though she heard something echoing in the hallway. A kind of gigging. But when she looked around she was alone…
Present:
She supposes it was just the wind…
Molly comes into the kitchen, apologizing for being late. Mrs. Malone tells her she didn’t except her to work today but Molly explains she needs to keep busy. If she stays in her room any longer, she will go mad. She asks Sean if they have found the truth. He thinks he just got a lot closer, he tells her.
Later, he tells his fellow X-Men he has had Finnan’s body moved. He’ll be placed in the family crypt for now. Kurt muses that the business at the museum sounds important but he doesn’t see how it is connected to Finnan’s death. Piotr adds that Conall O’Reilly believes Cassidy Keep is under threat. If Finnan felt he was responsible it would explain the suicide note. Handwriting can be faked, Wolverine points out. Yes it can, Sean agrees, but he doesn’t think it was… Because they sound like Finnan’s words? Kurt asks. Because they don’t Sean replies cryptically. He’s going to call everyone here tonight. Everyone who’s been a part of this sorry affair. And they’d better all suit up, there’s going to be trouble. Why does he say that? Kurt asks. Because he knows who killed Finnan O’Bradaigh, Sean replies darkly.
Later in the library (there’s a storm outside): The X-Men have gathered as well as Eamon, Mrs. Malone, Molly, Conall, Owen and Declan. Sean has his back turned to all of them as he summarizes that Finnan’s death has dug up the past with all its regrets and wounds and that’s always a painful thing to beat. He’d spoken of the burden of being hated and that set him wondering. Had Finnan meant himself or someone else? Whoever struck last night seemed to have been nursing a hatred for both man and Leprechaun. People are saying that Craeliach himself has returned.
Yes, Conall calls agitated and jumps up. He asks Sean not to ignore the signs. He isn’t, Sean replies. There are those who would do anything in defense of their duty to Cassidy Keep. To protect it, they would lie or steal or even kill.
Or maybe – he turns to Owen – this was an act of vengeance – one delayed for years until the death of Roisin O’Bradiagh meant that she would never have to suffer the pain of bereavement…
But he thinks Finnan died for a different reason. He was murdered for a cold calculated purpose: to hide a secret… wouldn’t Declan agree?
The boy begins to smile darkly as the others turn to him in disbelief. Please tell me it ain’t so, Owen beseeches him. Calling him an old fool, Declan announces of course it is true. Now hush. He can’t wait to hear how lord Cassidy worked it all out.
Sean explains that storeroom was dark and none of those bottles had labels. The dust on the shelves hadn’t been disturbed. Someone had just walked right in and picked it up. That narrowed it down to Owen or Declan. And then he looked at the suicide note again. He was a tough teacher, was Finnan, a stickler for grammar. So why had he begun a sentence with an “and?” Because he’d needed to make the first letter of each sentence spell out a name… D-E-C-L-A-N.
Declan laughs. Finnan was a clever old codger. Should have seen that one. Has Sean guessed the rest of it? Yes, Sean tells him, he’d better reveal himself.
He was hoping he’d say that. He’s been a mangy little caterpillar for too long. Time to rise and shine. Large butterfly wings break through his shirt and are unveiled as Declan flies up.
He’s a filthy Sidhe! Conall cries. Not quite, Sean corrects. Declan’s father must have been a Sidhe and he inherited his wings. This is how he reached the tapestry and why Mrs. Malone didn’t see him hiding up in the hall’s rafters. So he is half Leprechaun, half Sidhe, Kurt wonders. Declan agrees. Isn’t Kurt going to give him a brotherly hug? He’s just like them – a mutant!
Declan’s story:
His silly cow of a mother tied his wings to his back when they began to sprout. She was so scared they’d be cast out if her dirty little secret was exposed. Even after she died, grandfather made him keep the lie going. He’d trudge down the halls, his spine aching, listening to sordid little jokes about half-breeds. The fools would curse the Sidhe every day, never suspecting that one was among them. They hated him and never even knew it. He started searching for a way to power. He spent long hours in the library. Finnan discovered his secret and promised to keep quiet. But then Declan stumbled across an old prophecy concerning Craeliach. He decided to test it. He forced Finnan to write the final note. He threatened to kill Molly if he refused. Then he shoved the poison down his old throat.
Present:
But Sean was wrong when he said he’d killed Finnan to protect his secret. He needed Sean back here and he knew that an old friend’s death and a mystery to solve would do it. He needed something from him to fulfill the prophecy. A drop of his blood taken from the broken lantern he’d placed in the storeroom. It’s written that when the blood of Liam Cassidy’s descendant touches his ring, the power trapped inside it will live again, the power of Craeliach!
He begins to chant strange words. Bespelled, the other Leprechauns repeat his words. And they begin to attack the others. Whoopee, Wolverine remarks unimpressed. He has a magic ring that zaps Leprechauns. Is he gonna order them to bite their kneecaps? For a start, comes the reply, then they’ll work their way up.
The other possessed Leprechauns of the castle, a whole army, come storming in with knives and whatever weapons they could find. How many of them live in Cassidy Keep? Colossus asks. 357 he is told while Kurt shouts at Wolverine not to use his claws. Sean orders the others to keep them away from Eamon and Mrs. Malone. Just blast them, Wolverine suggests. Sean explains he can’t, their ears are too sensitive. He could deafen them.
Almost buried under Leprechauns, Wolverine announces this is the dumbest fight he’s ever been in. Then he’ll d his best to liven it up! Declan promises. And Sidhe and other faerie creatures come breaking through the window, also possessed.
What are these creatures? Colosssus asks. Every dream or nightmare this land has ever had, Sean replies. That’s right, Declan grins. Wood nymphs and pixies and goblins. Water sprites and dryads and ogres. Any hobbits show up, they are his, Wolverine announces.
Declan shots he controls every single spirit from the faerie world. Not for long, Sean promises. Challenging the new lord of Otherworld, is he? Declan asks. His Sidhe brothers are taking offense at that. Giant trolls join the party, trying to take out Colossus.
All of the X-Men as well as the human staff try to fight. He’s a goblin? Nightcrawler asks an ugly creature. Now he just feels insulted.
Sean realizes that the X-Men are pulling their punches and will be overwhelmed soon. Declan already announces that as king he will drive mankind from Ireland forever. Not if this stunt works, Sean figures. Using a sonic tunnel to guide it, he throws Finnan’s paperknife at the ring and destroys it. With that the spell is over and all the possessed come to their senses.
Furious, Declan attacks Sean Cassidy who knocks him out. What a waste, he announces as he lands. He tells all of them that he has been called a freak, a pig, a mutie and a dumb Irishman. It is that kind of stupid hatred that twisted this boy into a killer. The next time anyone in this room feels like insulting someone just for being born, remember this day!
Later, Finnan’s funeral is held and afterwards Sean wonders how much time the X-Men will have. No way to tell, Kurt replies, but he suspects they have years and years ahead of them…


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Enemies of the Crown
London, England...
Joey Chapman is done painting a street lamp. His colleague Sully also wraps up and congratulates on a fine day’s work and asks if he fancies a pint. Joey’s glad his art degree is useful for something. He fancies a pint more than going to his night job, but is afraid he doesn’t have much choice in that. However, he tells Sully to knock back a few for him. Joey’s colleague wishes the others would value hard work the same way Joey does.
A while later...
Joey is back at his apartment and puts on his super hero uniform. He knows he’s working with some good people. Sully reminds Joey of his dad, as he was always preaching the value of honest work as well. Joey recalls such a day, when he was just a little kid walking through London city with his dad.
The past...
His dad admitted he would surely love it if they should struck it rich, but he knows there’s no shame in a man making a living off the sweat of his brow. He wanted Joey to always remember that people like that may run the world, but it’s people like them who make it run.
The present...
Joey used to think his dad was being defeatist; accepting his lot. But later Joey realized his dad was saying he’d love and respect him no matter what he became.
Later that night...
Union Jack crashes through a window and fires his gun, wondering what his dad would think of him now. While fighting some vampires, Joey reminisces that as long as there has been a Union Jack – going back to World War One now – that his family has been fighting this sorts of bloodsuckers. After these three vampires, Union Jack will have rid London of them all. And he’s glad to have done it. Jack sticks a silver blade through the vampires’ chests and two of them turn into dust.
Joey is glad his job is now finished, as it means there will be no more spending half his pay on silver bullets. The final vampire grabs Union Jack by his throat, and pushes him back outside on the roof. Joey recalls that with all the things that have changed in his life lately, like ending his relationship with Jackie and leaving the Invaders, these vampire creatures remind him of days he’d as soon put it behind him. Still and all, Joey supposes a man’s got to take what life sends his way... and make the best of it.
A helicopter appears behind the combatants, and its spotlight highlights both Union Jack and the vampire. Jack tries to get up, but the vampire holds him even tighter now. The helicopter flies closer to the vampire, and the propellers of the helicopter slice off the vampire’s head! Jack gets back up on his feet and shoots a silver bullet in the remains of the vampire, destroying it completely. He looks up to the helicopter, hoping the people inside were looking for him and not the vampire. The man inside the helicopter confirms Jack’s first thought, and mentions MI5 would like to have a word with him.
Dawn, at the Thames House, aka the MI5 headquarters...
Union Jack gets led into the building and is welcomed by Phil Gavin, who’s glad Jack could make it, despite the differences they had in the past. Joey states those differences are the reason he came: if Gavin’s swallowing his pride and calling him in, the situation can’t be good. Gavin calls the situation near catastrophic.
Followed by other MI5 employees, Gavin and Jack walk through the reception halls of the building. Gavin asks Jack if he remembers RAID, which stands for Radically Advanced Ideas in Destruction. Jack does, as those thugs are a splinter group of A.I.M. RAID are young turks out to prove themselves, all too happy to shed blood along with it. Gavin further explains that for years, Hydra was the world’s foremost terrorist organization... until they ran afoul on Wolverine. Now, after Wolverine sliced his way through Hydra, they are no longer foremost.
Gavin says that terrorism, like nature, abhors a vacuum. RAID wishes to claim Hydra’s former position. Jack believes that would call for a power display. Gavin confirms that, as they learned, multiple strikes have been planned by RAID in London. Today, in less than eight hours. Union Jack is of course glad to help, but doesn’t know how he’ll deal with those multiple strikes all by himself. Gavin promises Union Jack he won’t be alone. They go stand on a tile with the logo of the Thames House. The tile transforms into a round circle, which descends Joey and Gavin to a secret floor below them.
Union Jack and Gavin enter a communications room. Gavin explains to Jack that several of London’s allies have assigned agents to assist MI5. It’s their extreme good fortune that SHIELD’s former deputy director, the Contessa Allegra Valentina de la Fontaina, now serves as its UK liaison. Valentina and Joey shake hands, with Valentina adding that Gavin just gave a very polite version of saying she was packed off to the hinterlands the moment Nick Fury went underground. Jack heard about this. He’s aware that Valentina and everyone else close to Fury underwent the same treatment. Jack is sorry for that, but says it’s good to be working with her again.
Gavin introduces Jack to Sabra, who’s on loan from Israel. Jack shakes hands with Sabra as well, recalling that they’ve met before, though Ruth was wearing a different costume at the time. Sabra reveals she outfits herself to the needs of the mission, and notices that Jack acts the same way. Joey jokes that with him that he mostly wears what’s clean. Gavin concludes that the Saudis have sent their new Arabian Knight to help out. Valentina cuts in, admitting to Gavin that she and Sabra have been meaning to talk to him about this new Knight. She tells the Knight, with all due respect, that sending a Saudi to fight terrorists seems a bit like assigning Hugh Hefner to chaperone someone’s daughter... especially a brand new operative they know nothing about.
The Arabian Knight proudly defends he came here at the request of his government to help its friends, and not to have his own country’s integrity questioned. Valentina angrily shouts there are no questions; just facts. She tells the Knight his rulers publicly denounce terrorism while funneling money to its bloodiest practitioners. The Arabian Knight doesn’t understand how Valentina dares say that. Holding his sword angry in front of him, the Knight says he personally led strikes against the extremists, and also lost good men doing so. He will not be slandered by the likes of Valentina!
Union Jack breaks the two up, realizing they don’t have time for this. He knows RAID isn’t affiliated with any country, race or religion, which means they’ll take anyone on board who volunteers. To stop RAID from killing his countrymen; Union Jack will do the same! “Right,” an unimpressed Gavin adds. He suggests that if everyone’s done pounding their chests, he has something the heroes need to see. He shows them a huge green door, and asks everyone if they all know what a faraday cage is. Valentina does. It’s a chamber that can’t be penetrated by electromagnetic transmissions. Gavin compliments Valentina on the right answer. The room they are in now is such a faraday cage, as is the smaller chamber behind him. MI5’s prisoner is inside it.
Gavin introduces the gang to Farouk Al-Fasaud, whose body is composed of electromagnetic energy. Farouk successfully infiltrated MI5’s computer network. Last night, one of MI5’s operatives detected and captured him. Farouk adds that a telepath caught him. It was his thoughts that gave him away, as mere technology could never have found him. Gavin adds that Farouk can compromise most security systems and has done so for multiple RAID operatives entering London over the past few weeks. Fortunately for London, Farouk is a reasonable man. With him now being in a faraday cage, Farouk prefers cooperation to finding out if a localized electromagnetic pulse would kill him. Gavin tells Farouk to educate the team.
Farouk waves with his hand, and a blue energy wave coming from it activates a television screen in his cell, showing an image of the Fantastic Four. Farouk reveals that RAID wishes to demonstrate its power to the international community through coordinated strikes on a major western city. The US was seen as too risky, due to its large number of superhumans. By tampering with security systems, Farouk enabled people and weapons to enter Britain undetected. He believes the weaponry included at least one WMD. RAID told him only what he needed to know. Farouk states he cannot reveal AIM’s safe houses, nor where they intend to strike. But he can tell the heroes several enhanced individuals will lead the attacks.
Farouk shows everyone images of their upcoming foes: Shockwave, Firebrand, Ecstacy, Boomerang, Zaran, Machete, Crossfire and his death-throws, Jack O’Lantern, Jackhammer... and the Corruptor will be there. Farouk can also inform the heroes when RAID and their forces will strike: 4 P.M. today. Union Jack and the others all quietly stare at Farouk.
Later, at Gavin’s office...
While taking off his facial mask, Joey says to everyone, with no disrespect meant to his present company, that with that many forces and with that many foes to find they should call in the Avengers or the Fantastic Four, and the like. Gavin shamefully admits they’ve tried that. But it seems they’re all off on one of their secret infinity wars or whatever it is they do. Everyone MI5 can reach is too far away to get there in time. Britain’s own enhanced operatives, from Captain Britain to Micromax, are on assignment or otherwise unavailable. Quite frankly, Union Jack and his current companions are all Britain has.
Joey stares out of a window and sees the Big Ben. Turning back to his associates, Joey thinks it’s time to get to work. He wants to discuss the evacuation of the city. However, Gavin doesn’t want to hear about it and wants this to be a secret operation. Joey can’t believe his ears when he hears that! They can’t just leave people to die! Gavin defends they won’t be doing that. Instead, he’s assigning Joey to save them all. If they go public with this, they’ll create panic... and tip off RAID as well. RAID would strike earlier than they had originally planned to do. This way, they’ll at least have a few hours to find its members and stop them. Joey calls that a hell of a gamble.
Gavin reminds Joey he’s there at his command. If he can’t follow orders, Union Jack will be placed in custody until the crisis has passed. But Joey has to make his choice bloody quickly, because they’re running out of time while he stands here arguing. Joey realizes that’s true, and tells Phil not to get his knickers in a twist. As the heroes walk down the hangar of the building, Sabra states that Joey gave in rather easily. Joey defends he knows Gavin: it’s a waste of time trying to persuade him. He learned that a man has to pick and choose his battles. Speaking of which, he recalls that Zaran and Machete usually associate themselves with Batroc the Leaper. Valentina confirms this, but Batroc wasn’t on Farouk’s list. But, Valentina suddenly recalls from reading SHIELD’s files, Batroc has turned against his partners before, to stop them from carrying out WMD attacks.
Joey and his partners step into a flying car and activate it. As Joey steers the car out of the building, Arabian Knight believes there may be honor among mercenaries after all. Joey is hoping there won’t be too much honor, and asks Val to see if SHIELD knows where Batroc’s keeping himself these days.
Later, at a fancy hotel downtown...
Georges Batroc, in a nice suit, is trying to persuade a female receptionist into making love to him. He says he knows she thinks he’s being forward, or insincere. Yet he can assure her he speaks from his heart. Blushing, the receptionist is hesitant to admit she has work to do, as they are having a sudden flood of early checkouts. Batroc smiles that such things are unimportant when the city of light beckons. And London can get so unpleasant at times.
On that very moment, Union Jack and the others arrive at the hotel. Val takes charge of leading all of the guests safely outside, telling them this is government business. Jack tells Batroc he needs to start traveling under a different alias than under the name “Monsieur Lapin.” Batroc politely tells everyone that he would love to stay and chat with them (especially with the lovely Sabra), but he has a plane to catch. Sabra thinks it’s only natural for the rat to desert the sinking ship. George is wounded by that statement, and claims he has simply finished his business in London.
Arabian Knight points his sword to Batroc’s throat, and Joey wagers that the business Batroc talks about was trying to talk Machete and Zaran out of a bit of unpleasantness. The Arabian Knight demands to know where the two villains are... now! Joey reminds Batroc that his partners are going to kill women and children, for God’s sake... he knows Batroc can’t allow that. He’s not that kind of a man. Hesitant, Batroc claims he knows nothing of the larger scheme. He knows only that Machete and Zaran are involved. And that they refuse to listen to reason. Joey wants to know where they are. Batroc doubts about spilling it out, but then he suddenly kicks Union Jack into his face, refusing to be a traitor.
The Knight tries to slice Batroc’s throat, but he jumps high up before the Knight can make his move. The Knight calls Batroc a fool. As Val opens fire on the villain, Batroc confirms he truly is a fool, for turning his back on such lovely ladies like Sabra and Valentina. But he must be off. Batroc jumps and bounces his way out of the hotel, telling everyone to feel free to call. Valentina shouts at the Arabian Knight to follow Batroc on his flying carpet or something. The Knight reveals he can’t do that, because his predecessor’s carpet has been... re-purposed.
Sabra reminds everyone she can fly and tells them to step aside. Union Jack stops her, not seeing the point in trying to follow Batroc. He heard the “feel free to call” remark and discovered that Batroc left his cellphone on the desk of the hotel. When Valentina doesn’t understand the use of it, Joey shows Val the screen of the cellphone, which has Zaran’s number on it!
Later, back at the MI5 headquarters...
Sabra has been voted to be the one calling Zaran. She dislikes the idea and doesn’t see why Val can’t call the crook instead. Val reminds Ruth she has worked with Zaran when he was with the MI6 and they can’t take the chance Zaran would recognize her voice. She’s certain Ruth will do fine, as long as she sounds sexy. Sabra calls Zaran up, and it works! She fakes she’s a woman named Irina, and that she calls on behalf of Batroc, who thought Zaran would like her company as much as he liked it.
While Ruth continues talking, Val asks Joey if his breakup with Jackie Falsworth was amicable. Joey is shocked to discover SHIELD has a file on his love life. Val claims she only asks because Spitfire’s speed would have been a great help to them. Joey couldn’t agree more on that but, unfortunately, Spitfire is away on a vacation to a Greek island somewhere. And, Joey continues, Val can add it in her file that his breakup was pretty amicable. He finally realizes he and Jackie come from different worlds. She has estates, servants and titles... and he doesn’t. But talking about old friends, Joey asks Val how Nick is doing. Val, a bit uncomfortable answering the question, doesn’t know. She explains that between the taps on her phone, the men SHIELD has watching her around the clock, and the fact that speaking to Nick would be treason, the two of them haven’t spent much time together.
Joey asks the Arabian Knight how he happened to be in the area. The Knight reveals that his real name is Navid Hasim. Navid explains he was security for a peace summit, just like Sabra was for the Israelis. Sabra interrupts, mentioning that Zaran hung up, and she thinks he got suspicious. One of the men behind the computers thinks they should at least be able to triangulate the general area. Val jokes it’s no wonder Sabra failed at her task, as she sounded as inviting as dental surgery. Sabra angrily defends that her country doesn’t train its women to become whores. She’s more accustomed to the role of soldier.
The Arabian Knight thinks that perhaps Sabra should embrace the sacred role of wife and mother, as God intends. Sabra is shocked to hear that statement and furiously grabs Navid by his throat! Sabra tries to fight the Knight and shouts at him that the “sacred role” he just mentioned was taken from her when Palestinians ambushed a buss full of Israeli schoolchildren... and her son was among the victims. She swears if they didn’t need the Knight, she would kill him. Union Jack mocks quietly in the corner of the room this is great: his troops will kill each other before they ever run into a terrorist. A man behind the computer is surprised when they’ve actually found a location. The terrorists are not further than 500 meters from the Houses of Parliament!
At the doorstep of the Houses of Parliament, 10 minutes later...
Union Jack, Sabra, Val and the Arabian Knight are already in full battle with the villains. Machete throws a car at them, pleased to finally have some fun. While one of the regular soldiers blows the car up in mid-air using his canon, Navid faces Machete. Machete doesn’t think it’s fair that the Knight only gets to use one blade, while he himself uses two swords. Navid sarcastically smiles it’s certainly not fair... for Machete’s sake. The two swordsmen bravely fight each other, and the Knight destroys one of Machete’s swords. Machete becomes angry and throws his other sword into the Knight’s chest! Sabra sees this and is shocked, and fires a blast from her hand, which knocks Machete out.
Zaran has two of his goons open fire on Union Jack and Val, who hide together behind a wall. Joey has had enough of this and asks Val if she can take the two gunmen. Val can, but realizes that will give Zaran a free shot. Joey tells her to let him worry about Zaran. They jump into the battle, and Val shoots the two goons down. Unfortunately, Zaran manages to stick one of his sais into Union Jack’s chest! Zaran grins that his sai has pierced through Union Jack’s armor, as he can feel it touching flesh.
Joey grabs Zaran by his throat, wanting to see how far Zaran can stick his sai into him before he crushes his windpipe. Zaran is fine with facing strength against strength. Union Jack sees it differently... it’s a man fighting for money... versus a man fighting for his country! Joey tightens his grip, almost causing Zaran to fall out of air to breath. He falls down on the ground and agrees to give up.
Val meets up with Joey, apologizing for not helping out but she had her hands full. Joey pulls the sai out of his chest, and is fine. Sabra tends to the fallen Knight, but is amazed to discover he is barely scratched! Navid admits that’s because of his predecessor’s magic carpet. He controlled it mentally, and now Navid does the same. He had it unraveled thread by thread and made into this uniform. It hardens to resist any blow. He tries to apologize for the comment he made earlier, not knowing about Sabra’s son. But Sabra doesn’t want to hear about it, coldly saying they’re allies for just this moment. Another day, she would have driven the dagger home.
Union Jack tries to make Zaran talk, reminding him that he was part of MI6 and knows they have ways of making him do just that. Zaran agrees with that, adding that is the same reason why no cell knows anything about the others. Joey demands to know what Zaran’s job was. Zaran reveals it was to attack the Houses of Parliament and to assassinate as many as they could. But it seems the Houses had been alerted. They’ve been evacuating the politicians. Which would leave Zaran and his friends with their plan B: massive civilian casualties.
A while later, Val has interrogated Zaran’s gunmen, but they know nothing. Union Jack already thought so. He realizes they’re now down to four hours. They need to split up, spread out, cover the city. If anyone should find anything, they need to report it back in. Sabra believes she knows an expression about a situation like this: it’s about a needle in a haystack. Arabian Knight believes they’ve got no choice. Looking at the many helicopters crossing the skies above, Union Jack agrees with Navid’s statement.
Sabra flies Union Jack to the grounds below, where television reporters are already trying to gather some information about what just happened. Joey speaks to all of London citizens to avoid public areas and government buildings. The people need to take shelter in their basements or another secure location. He promises he and his friends are working to prevent the attacks, but they must be prepared for any eventuality. A reporter asks Union Jack if he has any fear that revealing this information will create a panic. Joey knows it’s a risk, but concludes that people deserve to know about this.
At the MI5 headquarters...
Gavin is anything but pleased to have heard Union Jack say this on television. Joey enters the room and tells Gavin he should have informed the people himself about this, and not just the rich and powerful. Joey can understand evacuating parliament, but every guest in that posh hotel was heading for high ground. It’s happening all over the city. He won’t stand by while aristocrats jump ship, leaving the rest of the world to their fate.
Phil goads that Joey sure is the champion of the downtrodden! He shouts at Joey he has no idea what he has just done. The moment the interview will hit the airwaves, half of London scrambled to evacuate... by plane, automobile and even by foot! A good many of the people did! Joey is glad that at least they’ll have a chance now. Gavin shouts at Joey he hasn’t given the people a chance... he has killed them! Gavin opens a video screen, and asks Union Jack if he is the protector of the common man. He wonders how Union Jack is going to save the “common man” from a half destroyed city!
Joey stares in disbelieve at the screen, where all of the innocent people trying to flee are under attack. Some of them have survived, but others aren’t so lucky... and the reports are aired on TV all over the world...


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London Falling: Part 2
London…
Jack O’Lantern, Shockwave and Jackhammer attack a train filled with people in a tunnel. Some people manage to run out of the train, but still are injured by more attacks of the villains.
Meanwhile, above the city, Union Jack, Sabra, Val and the Arabian Knight fly in one of SHIELD’s flying cars over the devastated city. Joey can’t believe he is responsible for all this. Sabra tries to tell Joey this isn’t his fault, but he doesn’t believe that. Joey realizes it was his warning that made people rush out of London. He doesn’t think it’s a coincidence RAID decided to strike early, when the streets were choked with evacuees. Sabra reminds Joey he told people to stay in their homes; not to stampede like cattle. Val informs her teammates that, at SHIELD, when somebody attacks the base, they worry about whose fault it is after they bombed the attackers into a fine red mist.
Joey agrees with what Val said. He decides to stop whining and uses the intercom in the flying vehicle to contact MI5’s Wapping unit. One of those agents appears on a small videoscreen in the car, and reports that the villains have collapsed the Thames Tunnel at both ends. The Wapping unit is trying to dig through it, but it’s slow going. He explains the train conductor’s last message said the villains had punched a hole into the tunnel wall. In short, it’s a sodding disaster.
Union Jack tells his team what to do. He orders Sabra that, since she can fly and is the most powerful member of their team, to take on Tower Bridge. He wants Val and the Arabian Knight to head for Heathrow. Once their situations have been sorted out, Joey wants them to report in and afterward go where things are worst. He himself will handle the Tunnel. Joey jumps out of the car, and dives into the river below them. Sabra thinks it seems reckless for Joey to go in there alone, as he is just one man. The Knight disagrees: he heard Union Jack’s voice, and saw the look in his eyes. He admits that, in the past, Union Jack was a man to reckon with. But now... this is a man to fear.
Back inside the tunnel, Jackhammer continues to wreck more havoc. Jack O’Lantern tells him to be careful, as he doesn’t want the wall Jackhammer is punching to fall, collapsing in on them. As water sprouts of the wall, Jackhammer tells his teammate not to worry. He explains he’s got a master’s degree in engineering, and has studied this tunnel; from the original construction to when they reinforced it in the ‘90s. He knows exactly what it can take. More water comes out of it, and Jackhammer thinks that should do it. On that moment, Union Jack punches his way out of the wall, and grabs Jackhammer by his throat! He proclaims that London has had about enough from the likes of him. Joey keeps hitting Jackhammer until he’s down.
Joey goes to stand on a train, and spots Jack O’Lantern and Shockwave approaching him. Jack thinks he’s dealing with Captain Britain and panics a bit. Shockwave corrects Jack, calls him a tosser and tells him they are instead dealing with Union Jack. Jack is relieved, as for a second he was actually worried. He throws some fired up pumpkin bombs at Union Jack. However, they bounce off of his costume, and Joey grabs one of the bombs and throws them back at Jack, taking him out.
Shockwave is impressed, but thinks he still got a chance, recalling he even fought against the best martial artist in the world. Joey asks Shockwave if he’s talking about Shang-Chi. Shockwave confirms that, and gives Joey a hard punch in his stomach! He also triumphs he beat Shang-Chi within an inch of his life. Shockwave kicks Joey down, admitting Shang-Chi is strong, and chooses to consider them as equals in strength. Joey gets back up, and informs Shockwave he read the file about his battle with Shang-Chi. The file also read that the second time the two fought, Shang-Chi cleaned Shockwave’s clock. Joey gives Shockwave a few fast hard punches, and thinks this situation can be compared to that old battle.
Shockwave falls into the water, and still stands. He laughs, telling Joey that he learned from those mistakes. That’s why he’s wearing the waterproof suit. He fires some electrical shocks at Union Jack, who dodges them all. He jumps right back at Shockwave, holding a knife ready. He tries to slice through the suit of Shockwave, who panics. He tells Joey that, if he exposes the wires, they’ll both be electrocuted! Joey manages to slice through the suit, and is willing to take that risk. As Shockwave’s suit starts to spark and explodes, Joey quickly jumps into safety. He says it’s just as he figured it would be: the suit’s designed to shut down in case of a short. He knew a coward like Shockwave wouldn’t risk his own neck.
MI5 members in their flying cars pass the tunnel and, as Joey tries to exit the tunnel, they see each other. Joey tells them he’s fine, though he feels half-dead. He wants the MI5 to help the injured, and to loan him one of those cars, as it looks like he’s got some unfinished business to attend. He sees Jack O’Lantern trying to escape on his disc. Joey quickly steps into a car and follows Jack through the tunnel. Jack tells Joey to let it go, as he knows when he’s defeated. He’s just trying to get out of this country now. Joey starts shooting at Jack, who asks him to stop as he’s going to get them both killed. Joey doesn’t care about that, if that’s what it takes to stop Jack. He hits Jack from behind, who crushes into a wall and explodes!
Joey survives the blast, and drags Jack O’Lantern out of the tunnel. There, he meets up with the MI5 crew. They explain they’ve plugged the leak Shockwave made and got the survivors stabilized, and now want to give him some medical attention. Joey tells the crew stabilizing the people isn’t enough: he wants them well. And he wants to extradite Jack to a country with the death penalty. The MI5 crew tries to stop Joey from walking away, telling him he’s in no condition to go on. Joey wants to talk later, as right now he’s got to see a lady about a bridge.
Meanwhile, at Tower Bridge...
Sabra defeats the villain called Tenpin and flies him away from the other villains. Crossfire isn’t worried, planning on freeing Tenpin from jail later. He tells his companions to keep on firing, as they are getting paid by the body. Standing on top of the bridge, Bombshell asks Crossfire if he can’t use his ultra-sonics to control Sabra’s mind. Crossfire can’t because Sabra is flying too fast. If he strikes, she’ll just get out of range. Bombshell wonders if Sabra knows what Crossfire can do.
Crossfire thinks so. He knows Sabra is from the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service. And he thinks Sabra probably knows about Bombshell’s implants as well. The two see Sabra flying back towards them, which Cross thinks is a good case, and points his gun at her. Bombshell reminds Cross that they saw Sabra is bulletproof. Cross smiles it’s a good thing Bombshell is pretty or else he would be mad at her now. He reminds her they are Death-Throws, who hit anything they aim at. And now, he’s aiming at Sabra. He fires the gun at Sabra, knocking her from the air!
Below, Ecstacy and Ringtoss prepare to finish Sabra off, as the super-heroine is falling in their direction. Ringtoss explains that, since a blade can penetrate a bulletproof vest, he wonders if his razor-sharp rings will cut through Sabra’s pretty flesh. However, on that instant, Joey crushes his car into the villains. They get hit so hard they fall off the bridge, into the water below. Bombshell wonders if the two could have survived that fall, however Crossfire doesn’t want to think about them, as now they’ve finally got a target that can bleed.
Union Jack asks Sabra if she’s injured. Sabra gets up and says that she’ll be all right, but can’t see anything right now. Her eyes hurt too much. She thinks if she’ll get too close to Crossfire, she’ll be mind-controlled. Joey says she knows that. And he knows he’ll be blown out of the sky before he gets near them. A bomb almost lands down on the two, but luckily Joey manages to push both himself and Sabra into safety in time. Unfortunately, the bomb destroys the flying car. Joey quickly grabs Sabra by her wrist, and suggests that he’ll act as her eyes while she’ll be his protection. He points Sabra in the directions of the villains standing on top of the bridge. A moment later, Sabra tears through most of them, while Joey punches Crossfire into the river below.
Bombshell panics and threatens Joey to leave her alone, or else she’ll throw another bomb at him. Joey tells her to do it: at this range, the explosion will take them both out. He knows he might survive thanks to his reinforced suit, but isn’t so sure about Bombshell. He manages to talk some sense in the villainess and she puts the bomb out, deciding to give up. Sabra meets up with Joey and informs her Crossfire hasn’t resurfaced yet, and thinks he probably drowned. Sabra explains that her vision is already starting to come back, and she just received word from Val. Unfortunately, things aren’t sorted out at Heathrow yet.
At Heathrow, where...
Firebrand brings an airplane down, which crashes right before Val and the Arabian Knight. The Knight has had enough of the too-long standoff. Sooner or later, he suspects, Firebrand will burn up the entire plane and all of the passengers inside it. Val disagrees. She thinks that, if Firebrand really had planned to do that, he would have done it by now. She thinks the villains need the passengers to keep them heroes and a potential air strike at a distance. She’s certain that the villains are planning something that will cause even more devastation.
A noise is heard. Val and the Knight’s worst fears are realized: the RAID members have seized the cockpit of the plane, and started up its engines. “Not again!” Val screams. She wants to stop the plane from going up, but gets hit by one of Boomerang’s... boomerangs. He refuses to be taken down by a chick, since he has been in this thing for so long. He won’t even be taken down by a chick with such a nice rack. Val sees how the boomerang ricochets, and gets an idea. She shoots some bullets on it, causing the boomerang to alter course and hit Boomerang himself. As luck wants it, the boomerang destroys Boomerang’s gasarang that hangs on his suit, ripping it open. Caught by surprise, Boomerang inhales the gas and falls unconscious. Val triumphs that they don’t made her the deputy director of SHIELD because of her “nice rack.”
Arabian Knight and Firebrand face each other. Firebrand shoots flames at the Knight, but afterward the Knight is unscathed! He explains that his predecessor’s magic carpet has been remade into the costume he now wears. The carpet protects him from harm. He hopes that Firebrand’s suit does the same for him, and slashes his sword through the villain. Val tells the Knight to hurry up, as the plane is almost up in the air. Val starts shooting the plane, but the bullets don’t do anything against it. The Knight slashes his sword through the plane’s wheels, but it still goes up.
Inside the plane, the RAID agents laugh, wanting to destroy Buckingham Palace. However, a moment later, Sabra and Union Jack fly through the plane’s window and punch out the agents. When Sabra asks Joey if he can land this thing, he replies that he logged time on MI5’s simulator and so, unless Sabra is a trained pilot, he’ll have to do it. Sabra confirms she actually is a pilot, but with the landing gear down she should stabilize the plane from outside. Joey gives her a go, and Sabra flies back outside while Joey takes on the control panel. He then pushes on some buttons and pulls the yoke with all of his strength. Finally, he manages to get the plane safely down. He goes back outside, and tells his teammates they can’t rest just yet until all of the plane’s passengers are safe.
Unfortunately, Sabra, Val and the Arabian Knight have all been brainwashed and are under control of... the Corruptor! He orders them to destroy Union Jack first, and after that, they’ll have to destroy all of London!