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Endgame
In some strange dimension…Madison Jeffries sits on his broken Box armor, wondering “What do you do when you are faced with something bigger than you are? Something you can’t win against…something that’ll do you in?” The question goes round and round in his head, and every so often, he thinks back on what happened….
(flashback)
Jeffries recalls that it started back at his apartment, when he got this phone call, from Heather, his fiancée. Heather sounded serious, almost a little distant, it was almost as if she knew his ex-girlfriend, Lillian Crawley, was visiting. Jeffries knows that Lil and Heather hate each other, and with good reason.
Madison asks Heather what is going on, and Lil asks him what the matter is. Puzzled, Jeffries tells Lil that he and Heather got disconnected, and informs her that Heather was asking him to come over, and then he heard Talisman shouting something in the background, that it sounded like “He’s already here!”
Jeffries starts to run out of the room, telling Lil that he has to get over to Heather’s, as he thinks she is in trouble. Lil asks Jeffries if she can go with him, as she may be able to help. Madison turns to Lillian and tells her that it might not be such a good idea, reminding her that she was involved with the death of Heather’s husband, and that Heather has not forgotten about that. But Lil points out that if Heather is in trouble, she might need all the help she can get, and asks him if he has forgotten that she is Diamond Lil, the original invulnerable lady!
Madison walks out of the room, agreeing to Lil’s offer he tells her to get changed fast while he suits up. As he phases into his Box armor and turns around, Diamond Lil had changed into her yellow and green costume and was ready.
Meanwhile, at Heather McNeil Hudson’s home, the leader of Alpha Flight and her foster sister and teammate, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, the Talisman, find themselves face to face with a mysterious and powerful sorcerer. Vindicator asks the sorcerer who he is, Talisman answers Heather’s question, revealing that he is the Sorcerer, the Opener of the Way for all the evil that lurks outside. Talisman reminds Heather that she tried to warn her about him, but now it is too late.
Llan grins wickedly and tells Elizabeth that as the new Talisman, she is so young and fresh. Talisman stands her ground, telling Llan she has news for him: this is not going to be as easy for him as he thinks. Elizabeth informs him that this is not like the last time when he was here, when the Gods fought him 10,000 years ago, this time it is worse. She tells him to go back, or else they will destroy him.
Llan laughs and tells Elizabeth that he likes her, as he has always been motivated by naiveté, before he corrects her, informing her that he did not battle any Gods, but merely slept, waiting for the next conjunction of the planets. Llan declares that 10,000 years ago, the people of this mud ball were savages, that their numbers and perversities were too limited for his amusement. However, now Llan is impressed, exclaiming that there is such depravity and cruelty in the world now, that there are so many souls to lead down the dark and twisted path, adding that he has his work cut out for him.
Heather stands towards the back pf the room, she is confused and has no idea who this Sorcerer is, even though he seemed to know Talisman. But Heather thinks that is impossible, as Talisman is a 19-year-old young woman. To make matters worse, Heather does not have her costume on, and without her suit, she is powerless. Powerless against an unknown enemy - an enemy who looked like he was ready to do some killing.
Llan turns his attention to Heather now, and informs her not to worry about her neighbors, as they did not hear his arrival, and motioning to her once demolished wall, he points out he has restored it. Llan claims that he is not ready to reveal himself to the world just yet, and that this will be a private party. Heather asks Elizabeth if she can do something, but Llan steps forward and boasts that she cannot do a single thing, declaring that the rules of engagement are very strict.
‘Okay, we’ve heard your little villain’s monologue, but that doesn’t explain what you’re doing here!’ exclaims Heather, before asking Llan what it is he wants. Llan smiles and declares that it is quite simple, ‘I’ve come to take you out!’ With that, Heather and Elizabeth find themselves in some strange dimension, filled with weird objects and odd colors.
‘What is this place? What is the meaning of all this?’ screams Heather, before Talisman informs her that this is one of the Non-Zones, a dimension built by Celestial beings as a combat area. Llan confirms this, declaring it is neutral zone, a place where there will be no witnesses and no interference. Llan grins, showing his jagged teeth as he reveals to Heather that he can see into her mind, and therefore knows her deepest insecurities. Llan tells Heather that she feels naked without her costume on, and knows she wants to be Vindicator right now. ‘Allow me’ he exclaims as he uses his powers to bring Heather’s Vindicator costume to her.
Heather points at Llan and reminds him that he still hasn’t answered her question: ‘I want to know what we are doing here and I want to know NOW!’ Llan also reveals that he knows Vindicator feels more secure with her teammates by her side, and supposes that it is only old herd mentality that humans have which causes this. Suddenly, Elizabeth’s father Shaman, and Doctor Walter Langkowski, wearing nothing but a bathrobe, appear in the Non-Zone.
Seeing Llan, Shaman gasps ‘Oh, no!’, ‘Oh, yes!’ replies Llan, grinning before telling Heather that they cannot forget about her fiancée, telling her that he understands she has been having recent doubts about Jeffries’ faithfulness to her. Heather ignores Llan and tells him that she is getting tired of these games and wants answers. Llan tells Heather to ask him whether or not Madison has another woman in his arms, as he might answer her like so….
With that, Box and Diamond Lil, who are flying towards Heather’s house, Lil asking how far away it is and Box replying that they should be there any second, suddenly find themselves already in Heather’s company. Box flies Lil down towards his teammates as Llan grins and tells Heather that it seems Madison prefers to hold his ex-girlfriend in his arms than she, reminding Heather that this is the same woman who helped murder her husband.
Vindicator tells Llan that she has had enough of his innuendoes and attempts to make her angry. Blasting Llan with plasma energy from her battle suit, Heather tells him to return them all to their homes or they are going to make him wish they never met! Llan just moves slightly to dodge Vindicator’s blast and laughs at her.
Box and Diamond Lil don’t know what is going on, but can see Shaman reach into his medicine pouch for some kind of weapon, but as he is about to use it, Elizabeth shouts, ‘No! Father, don’t do it!’, and Llan fires behind him, hitting the skull weapon Shaman had right out of his hand.
Heather manages to hold the Sorcerer’s attention while Talisman explains the situation to Box, Lil, Sasquatch and her father. Box doesn’t particularly understand it, but makes out what Talisman is saying to be something along the lines of Llan the Sorcerer being worse than the Devil himself. Talisman explains that Llan is not a God or a demon, but something else - something far worse.
Talisman calls over to Vindicator and tells her not to let Llan anger her, as he just wants them to attack him. Talisman adds that Llan is trying to forcer her hand, so asks them all again to stay calm. Llan asks everyone if they heard what Talisman just said, and twists her words, telling them that she has condemned them to die. Llan informs everyone that there is no food nor water here, and that he is the only one who can take them home. He boasts that they will all die horrible deaths unless they fight him.
‘You gotta be crazy, dude We’ll rip you to shreds!’ boasts the ever-confident Diamond Lil. Box backs her up, telling Llan that he better not mess with them. Shaman warns his teammates that it seems as if they are in a stand-off, so it would be best if they wait and see what develops. ‘I’ve got a better idea!’ yells Langkowski as he transforms into Sasquatch and runs towards Llan, despite Shaman’s plea for him not to.
Sasquatch tells Llan that he is about to be history, but even though Sasquatch rushes towards him, Llan doesn’t even move. As Sasquatch is about to punch Llan, their fists meet, and suddenly, two loud cracks are heard before Llan tosses Sasquatch aside, claiming that he has broken both his arms. Heather tells Llan that he had his chance, but it is over now, and the others back her up Box and Diamond Lil close in on him, but Talisman and Shaman call to them, telling them not to. Their words go unheeded however, as Vindicator fires a blast of plasma at Llan, who becomes intangible, and the blast hits Diamond Lil.
Box tries a more physical approach, lifting Llan up over his head - but he pays for it, as Llan fries him with his magic, rendering Box immobile. Heather flies towards Llan while the indestructible Diamond Lil runs at the same time, ready to bothy strike Llan, Llan instead grabs them and bashes their heads together. While Vindicator falls to the ground, Lil gets back up, informing Llan that he cannot hurt her like that as she is invulnerable, but is betting that he isn’t. Again, Lil rushes towards Llan, but as Box tries to stop her, Llan tosses her some miles away.
As Jeffries watches Lil tossed away, something inside him snaps - he wants to kill Llan - he wants his head. He hears Talisman and Shaman tell him to stop, but he ignores them, and his armor becomes a death weapon. He transmutates his arm into a large gun and points it at Llan, telling him that it is over. Llan grins back at Jeffries and informs him that his girlfriends are not dead, that he was just saving them for later - after he has butchered all the men. Llan tells Jeffries to think about all the things he is going to do to the women as he kills him.
‘You won’t get the chance!’ declares Jeffries, shoving the weapon into Llan’s face. ‘BANG!’ smirks Llan, and indeed there is a bang, as Jeffries’ entire Box armor explodes. Pain surges through his head, but it is not as bad as what is to come: Llan continues to surge power through Madison’s body, informing him that he is the first techno-being he has ever killed, so should consider it an honor.
Talisman tells her father that she cannot let Llan kill Madison, but Twoyoungmen reminds her that she knows the consequences should she start fighting Llan. He tells her to listen to what the talisman tells her to do. Box cries out in agony, and with a green glow around her, Talisman declares that she has to stop this, and walks towards Llan, as Shaman tells her not to, as Llan is making her attack him. ‘Don’t do what he wants!’ Shaman cries, as Llan grins and boasts that Box is nearly dead.
Suddenly, ‘STOP!’ cries Elizabeth as she blasts Llan with her phenomenal powers. Llan is knocked backwards, but soon gets up and thanks Elizabeth, declaring that he was wondering when she was going to throw the gauntlet, so the game is now set. As Talisman holds Llan back with her powers, Llan remarks that that talisman was given to a child this time, and informs Elizabeth that her predecessor was much wiser and that he almost respected her. Llan tells Elizabeth that she is easy to provoke, and reveals that he is now free to make his moves - the Earth is now open to him.
Elizabeth warns Llan to stay back, but the Sorcerer just grins back and tells her to warn him all she likes, it doesn’t matter now, as the rules of engagement say that his side cannot do anything until Talisman’s side makes the first move. Llan informs her that by attacking him, she has freed him from his restraints, and there is nothing to hold him back. ‘This is the end game and your men are about to fall!’
Shaman pulls a weapon from his pouch as Llan thanks Elizabeth and tells her he will now give her a reward. Llan knocks Shaman back, not seeing that Jeffries manages to phase himself out of his armor. Llan tells Elizabeth to think of how she has just given him the freedom to impose his designs on her pitiful world, to imagine the changes he can make and the things he can do to people. Talisman tells Llan that he will never get away with that, as things are different now.
Llan claims that he is aware of the changes and boasts that they do not concern him, declaring that the heroes of Elizabeth’s world will be his playthings, he will use them to do his dirty work. Jeffries is busy remodeling his Box armor as Llan extends his hands to Elizabeth, ready to do something - when suddenly, the Box robot grabs Llan by the neck and picks him up, high off the ground. Jeffries looks up at Llan and informs him that he doesn’t have to wear his Box suit, ‘And you’re going to die!’
But suddenly, Llan disappears out of the Box robot’s hand. Elizabeth and Jeffries look around for the Sorcerer, when suddenly, a huge fist comes crashing down on the robot. Talisman and Jeffries jump out of the way as the now-giant Llan looks down on them and asks them if they have not learned anything yet. He tells them that they are like insects to him, that they are nothing and he is going to leave them to their fate. He tells them to enjoy their stay here, and that if they get hungry, to remember that their friends are meat.
Vindicator wakes and looks up at Llan as he declares that they might make a good stew to keep the others alive longer. Shaman also wakes and collects his weapon as Llan tells them to remember that Talisman is the reason they are all here, and Talisman has given him permission to ruin their planet. ‘Remember who sold you out when your stomachs rumble…you might want to eat her first!’
Vindicator fires plasma at Llan while energies pour from Shaman’s weapon, but they both just pass through the Sorcerer, who just stands and laughs. With that, he disappears. Jeffries asks Heather if she is all right, but Heather coldly replies ‘That remains to be seen’, before turning to Elizabeth and asking her what Llan was just saying about her setting him free. She strongly declares that she wants an explanation and not one of her evasive answers.
Eyes downcast, Talisman explains that Llan tricked her into attacking him, that he knew she couldn’t stand idle and let him kill her friends. Elizabeth reveals that she is the new Talisman, that there have been others before in times past. She explains that they are mortal channels through which the Gods can fight the evil ones.
Talisman reveals that Llan the Sorcerer is the most powerful of the ancient evils, the Architect of Madness and Bringer of Despair. Talisman explains that, like all the ancients, Llan lives by certain laws too abstract for mortals to understand. Talisman informs her teammates that when the conjunction came, Llan could not initiate any action against Earth unless her side attacked him.
Elizabeth declares that Llan knew she was young and inexperienced and that her emotions would betray her, so, by hurting the rest of Alpha Flight, he managed to get to her. Talisman states that now Llan is free to change their world into a nightmare that would disgust even the Dreamqueen.
Shaman turns his attention to Sasquatch who has just woken, and tells Walt that he knows it hurts, but that he has to set the bones. Walt asks what happened, as the last thing he remembers is rushing Llan. Twoyoungmen informs Walt that Llan broke his arms and knocked him out, suggesting to him that he stays in this form for a while as the bones should heel faster.
Jeffries tells Elizabeth that he wants to know how they get out of this place and what exactly this place is. Elizabeth informs him that it is another dimension, a place where ancient battles were fought, that a group of Gods created this place long ago for their bizarre games, many of them actually died here. Elizabeth reveals that there are many places like this, all have breathable atmospheres, some have life, while this one is barren and lifeless. Talisman asks her teammates if they know what makes it any worse. ‘We lost’ she admits.
(present)
In this strange dimension…Madison Jeffries sits on his broken Box armor, the question remains…’How do you beat the unbeatable opponent?’ While he tries to figure out the answer, Diamond Lil eventually finds her way back to Alpha, aching all over from her fall. Vindicator, Elizabeth and Shaman argue, trying to figure out how to get home. No of them are sure it can be done, but Talisman says that she feels some sort of distant gate.
Jeffries keeps repeating the question round and round in his head. Finally, he thinks he has the answer: ‘It takes a whole lot of luck…and one heck of a strategy’.


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Homeward Bound
They only want to go home. But there are so many worlds to cross. So many realities. Somewhere in the distance, Earth beckons. Getting there could be a real problem though. They are six super beings, five of them are known collectively as Alpha Flight, and were once upon a time Canada’s premiere super hero team. The sixth is a former associate-turned enemy-turned associate again. Canada turned its back on its heroes, but now its heroes are lost. Vindicator, Sasquatch, Shaman, Talisman, Box and Diamond Lil are trapped on a strange world, and are fighting for their survival, running headfirst into a horde of strange creatures who want to kill them.
(Flashbacks)
It all started with the smiling man, he is Llan the Sorcerer and there was something he wanted to do. Something that involved Alpha Flight. It was he who brought them to this strange dimension, plucking them from their reality like fish from an aquarium, to leave them stranded in this desolate place. Next, the Sorcerer proceeded to humiliate them, he wanted to provoke Talisman into fighting him, this would give them the freedom to attack the Earth. His final insult was to abandon them here, leaving them to die without food or water. But things can always get worse.
First comes the disquiet nails scratching the chalkboards of their minds. Madison “Box” Jeffries complains first. Jeffries declares that he wishes he knew what Llan did to his Box suit, as the metal wouldn’t obey him anymore, if it did, he could have made them some wheels. ‘Them’s the breaks, hon’ Lillian Crawley, a.k.a. Diamond Lil tells her ex boyfriend as the band of heroes marches on across the barren land. Alpha Flight’s leader, Heather “Vindicator” McNeil Hudson is next, asking Talisman the question on everyone’s mind. And like the others, Heather’s patience is running out.
Heather fastens her pace to catch up with Elizabeth “Talisman” Twoyoungmen, who is walking at the front of the group. Heather points out that they have been walking for ages, and tells Elizabeth that everyone is getting tired and hungry. Heather reminds Elizabeth that she keeps telling them there is an exit from this dimension, and asks what they are going to find it. The beautiful and powerful Talisman motions to the horizon, asking Heather if she sees the strange shapes in the distance, informing her that there is a dimensional rift amongst them. Talisman adds that she hopes that answers Heather’s question.
‘Not quite’ mutters Heather, before asking Elizabeth what the dimensional rift has to do with getting home, reminding her she said something about a Crossroads. Elizabeth explains that there is an inter-dimensional nexus, leading to a vast array of realities. Talisman reveals that unfortunately, none of them happens to be their reality. Doctor Walter Langkowski, in his alter-ego Sasquatch form, steps forward and asks if none of the realities happen to be theirs, how is the nexus going to help them get home.
Talisman declares that she is sick of repeating herself, and explains again that one of the realities is closer to Earth than this place is, so if they get to that reality, it is a step in the right direction. With that, Talisman turns from her teammates and keeps on walking.
Hungry, thirsty and irritable, the heroes contemplate their means of escape. They walk up to an area with three giant skeletons, all with a hand pointing towards a grouping of stones. ‘What the heck are these things?’ asks the ever-blunt Diamond Lil. Talisman informs Lil that this place is all that is left of the Angled Gods, their bones set up a resonance that maintains the dimensional rift. Pointing to the circle of stones, Elizabeth reveals that the way out of this dimension lies amongst them.
Looking into the grouping of stones, Jeffries declares that he doesn’t see anything and asks Talisman if she is sure about this. Sasquatch agrees, and declares that it looks like nothing but a bunch of old rocks. ‘The Talisman does not lie!’ snaps Elizabeth, before telling everyone to follow her or stay where they are. Everyone stays where they are and watch as Talisman enters the circle, then vanishes. Heather is surprised and turning to the others, tells them it seems Talisman was right, so urges them to follow her.
‘Welcome to the Crossroads!’ announces Elizabeth as everyone enters what can only be described as endless black space filled with various silver paths, all leading to different dimensions. Looking around, Sasquatch declares that this place is crazy, Diamond Lil agrees, admitting that it is making her head spin. Heather asks Elizabeth how they can get out of the Crossroads, as it is really disorientating.
Talisman motions to the portals surrounding them, and explains that they lead to other realities, and that one of them is closer to their reality than any of the others, that is the one they have to choose. Motioning to one doorway, Sasquatch grins and tells his friends that he can see some kind of Mother Goose World down there. Jeffries points to a world where there is walking trees, as Diamond Lil motions to one full of giant robots. Talisman calls to everyone and informs them that she has found the one they want, but upon seeing it through the gateway Sasquatch groans: ‘This one? You gotta be kidding me!’ With that, the six walk through the gateway.
‘What a dump!’ mutters the sultry Diamond Lil, arms folded across her chest as she asks why the dimension they had to go to couldn’t have been one of the nice looking dimensions. Vindicator tells Lil that in case she has forgotten, this is not a sightseeing tour. Angry, Lil turns to Heather and shouts ‘Watch your step, sister! I don’t take lip from anybody!’ Heather retaliates by telling Diamond Lil to get used to it, as she is the leader of this team.
Heather tells Lillian that when they get back to Earth, she is going back to jail, as she is not going to get away with her husbands murder! Diamond Lil reveals that she has been pardoned and that the Canadian government is forming a new team to replace Alpha Flight, and that they want her to join it. Lil tells Heather that she is really stupid and cannot imagine Madison wanting to - Heather slaps Lil before she can continue, but it is Heather who is rubbing a sore hand, as Lil snaps ‘Ha! I’m invulnerable, you cow!’ before punching Heather and knocking her backwards.
Sasquatch grabs Diamond Lil by the wrists before she can continue and tells her that she cannot hit Heather. As Madison picks up the fallen Vindicator, Lil calls Sasquatch a ‘hairy freak’ and tells him to let go of her. Talisman calls to everyone and tells them to stop fighting and come and look at what she has found.
Everyone gathers around Elizabeth and read what Llan the Sorcerer has carved into a large rock. Alpha Flight: If you think I’m going to let you make it home easy, you’re in for a nasty surprise! Vindicator is surprised that Llan knew they would come here and asks Talisman what they are to do now. Elizabeth replies that they have to keep going, and that Llan must have laid some traps for them along the way so they will all have to be on guard.
Shaman mumbles that this is disturbing, as Sasquatch declares he wants to know when they are going to find some food and water, as he is dying of thirst and his stomach is rumbling. Jeffries mutters that the same goes for him, as Shaman points out that food may be a problem but that they can find water along the way.
Heather turns to Lil and tells her that they have a score to settle, that she is not going to take her actions lying down. Lillian smirks and replies that talk is cheap and she isn’t impressed with threats. Madison steps between the two women and asks them to calm down, but Heather points out that Lil just hit her, and that her teammates killed Guardian. ‘Do you expect me to be nice to her?’ she asks.
Diamond Lil asks Madison why he is hanging out with this ice queen, as she is not his style. Madison reminds Lil that he has already told her that he and Heather are engaged, and that they would have been married by now if all of this stuff hadn’t come down on them. ‘But she’s a cold hearted…’ begins Lil, before telling Jeffries to forget, and that he had his chance years ago. With that, she turns and walks away.
Twoyoungmen turns to Sasquatch and points out that as he grabbed Lil a few moments ago, his bones must have healed. Walt comments that his arms do feel normal now and asks Shaman if he can take the bandages off. Shaman begins to remove Walt’s bandages as Talisman shouts ‘Everybody! Listen up!’ and as they gather around her, she informs them that they have a problem - ‘I can’t find the next rift!’
Elizabeth tells her teammates that all the tension, anger and impatience is making her head spin, so suggests to them that they relax. She knows they ands tired and hungry and worried about what the Sorcerer might be doing to their world right now, but the last thing she needs now is…’trouble!’ shouts Vindicator as she fires a plasma blast at the serpent creature that comes up from the ground behind Talisman.
Alpha Flight begin engaging the serpents in combat, while Heather asks Talisman where the next exit is. Elizabeth replies that she doesn’t know and asks them to keep fighting as she has to concentrate. Jeffries begins running from a snake that chases him with ease. Jeffries declares that he needs metal, that he is dead without it, when just as the serpent is about to get him, Diamond Lil jumps on the scene, kicking the snake aside before it eats Jeffries. ‘Where would you be without me?’ asks Lil, smiling. ‘In a wooden box’ replies Madison, thanking Lil.
Sasquatch bashes a snake, announcing that it is the last one, and asking Heather what they should do now. Heather doesn’t reply, she is too busy looking at Jeffries and Lil. Elizabeth asks Heather not to be jealous as it is making it hard for her to concentrate. But suddenly, Elizabeth points to a large rock and declares that the rift is beneath it, that they just need to move it - ‘Fine!’ mutters Heather as she blasts the rock into thousands of small pieces, some of them hitting Diamond Lil, but breaking into smaller stones as they come into contact with her diamond-hard body. ‘How’s that?’ asks Heather. ‘…Uh, great. Let’s go…’ replies Elizabeth as she enters the rift.
Minutes later, Alpha Flight and Diamond Lil enter world number three: A cloying scent of cinnamon and oranges fills the air, and a stillness can be felt, like great invisible hands pressing down. The six look up at giant weird creatures, standing tall over the orange-colored grass. Sasquatch mutters that these places get weirder every time, as Elizabeth informs everyone that they have to move quickly, as this world is extremely hostile. Motioning to a hill, she reveals that that is where they will find the next rift.
As everyone begins to run towards the hill, Heather asks Elizabeth what is so deadly about this place, as it seems rather tranquil. Elizabeth replies that there is something about the natives and those statues that they can see around the place, but that the Talisman is not sharing any details. Looking up at another statue, Jeffries declares that they are ugly, but it seems that they are made of metal, and wonders if he should use his transmutating powers to make a new Box robot.
Vindicator tells Jeffries, still calling him “honey”, that he better not, as it may alert the natives that they are here. ‘What natives?’ asks Jeffries, declaring he doesn’t see any. But the native beings of this Earth see the Alphans, and swiftly follow them in the long orange grass.
The Alphans and Lil find a road and get out of the grass, as Elizabeth informs them that it is going their way. Elizabeth tells everyone to hurry, before they are spotted. Diamond Lil proclaims that she wants to know what the statues are for. Motioning to the group of statues that are in the middle of the road, Madison tells Lil that she is about to get her wish. Lil asks what they are doing in the middle of the road, and Shaman tells everyone to just walk around them.
In the orange grass, the natives whisper something in their own language, and suddenly, the large statues come to life and slam their fists to the ground, nearly knocking out the Alphans. Vindicator begins firing them with electromagnetic blasts and tells her teammates to ‘fun for it!’ Sasquatch lifts one of the giant statues up and tips it over, as Lillian looks back and sees that Madison is not running with them, so she asks him what he is doing. ‘Getting a new suit’ he replies as he begins to use his mutant powers over metal, glass and plastics to transmutate the statue.
With a new Box armor built, Jeffries phases in, as Talisman uses her magicks on one of the statues. Vindicator is suddenly tossed aside, but Jeffries attacks the statue that threw her, ‘That was for my lady, you piece of junk!’ he exclaims. Sasquatch and Box begin tearing apart the last statue as Elizabeth tells everyone to get to the waterfall.
As everyone enters the lake, Diamond Lil turns back and informs everyone that there are at least twenty more statues following them. Elizabeth tells everyone to enter the waterfalls, to which Sasquatch asks what would happen if the statues follow them. Talisman reveals that they will not be able to, as rifts are not open to native dwellers. Talisman enters the rift first, and Box last, turning to the statues and shouting ‘Thanks for the metal, suckers!’
Another new world, this time, with sponge-like black ground and angry yellow skies. The heroes try to dry themselves off as Shaman tells them to look off in the distance, there seems to be some kind of archway. Elizabeth reveals that that is where they have to go, that the rift is inside it. Heather asks her how many more of them they have to find. Elizabeth exclaims that this may be the final one, which means that the Sorcerer has probably laid a trap for them. Heather declares that they should get it over with, as she wants to go home, and urges everyone on.
Half an hour later, the six arrive some meters away from the archway, and seeing several beings before them, Vindicator declares that it looks like they have found their trap. Talisman informs everyone that they have no choice but to fight their opponents, as it is the only way home. Heather asks the Alphans if they heard what Elizabeth said: ‘This is the only way home!’ She declares that those creatures stand between here and Canada, and asks if they are going to let them continue standing in the way.
The answer as one, thoughts of home flash in their minds, driving them forth - they are a team now, all argument lost in their passion. The heroes run towards the enemy, and like two storm fronts, the armies clash - and the maelstrom begins. Diamond Lil engages her opponent in physical combat, her indestructible form proving to be a match. Vindicator fires a plasma blast at her opponent, until another one flies towards her and knocks her back, causing her to fall towards the ground. Box calls to Heather as he fights his opponent, but Diamond Lil manages to catch Heather before she hit’s the ground.
Talisman urges everyone to keep fighting, as they are winning, and melts her opponent with her powers. Sasquatch continues to bash his opponent, not noticing the creature coming up behind him. Shaman calls to him, but the creature attacks first. Shaman rushes over to the creature after pulling something from his medicine pouch. He says a chant, and suddenly, Sasquatch’s attacker is frozen in ice.
Heather thanks Lil for saving her, but tells her that she didn’t have to. Lil tells Heather not to mention it, adding that until they get out of here, they need each other. Lil bashes another of the enemy with ease, before saying ‘This was the Sorcerer’s trap, huh? What a wimp!’ Elizabeth tells Lil not to underestimate Llan, as he may have only been testing their strength. Elizabeth announces that Llan tried to weaken them and break them apart, but they have proven that they are a team, having the strength of unity.
Entering the archway, Elizabeth declares that there may be more dangers ahead and that these challenges could have been tricks. Before fully entering the rift, Talisman declares that there is no knowing what is waiting for them on the other side. ‘After you’ Heather says to Lil, motioning to the archway. ‘That’s right, you are’ replies Lil.
One by one, the Alphans enter the archway following Talisman, and one by one, they arrive on the other side. Looking around at the asphalt, skyscrapers and alleyways, Box declares that they are home. ‘Let’s get a dozen pizzas!’ suggests Sasquatch, as Lil motions to a wall and tells them to check it out, for scrawled on the wall is: Well, well, well, you made it home. But don’t think it’s over yet! The party is just beginning! Heather wonders what that is supposed to mean, as Talisman picks up a newspaper off the ground and tells everyone that they better take a look at it. Everyone gasps as Elizabeth holds up a copy of The Daily Bugle, with the headline “President Richards disbands senate, congress, is war soon to follow?”


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Dark Reflections
‘I can’t believe I killed him…not him…not him! I didn’t have a choice! Not after what he said he was going to do to me. I just snapped, I couldn’t take it anymore. But I can’t believe I actually did it. I killed a legend, me Diamond Lil…the woman who killed Spider-Man!’
Lillian Crawley knows that soon, the others will come after her. No telling who it will be - it might be Thor, or Captain America, or even the X-Men. The sultry brunette dumps Spider-Man into a large rubbish bin, knowing she has to get out of here soon, or they will kill her. Diamond Lil looks around the alleyway, rain pouring down on her  she decides that the best way out is over the rooftops. She begins climbing up a drainpipe, knowing that if she gets to the Brooklyn Bridge, then she is home free.
But Lil knows that getting to the bridge is going to be a problem as every super hero in New York is going to be out looking for her. She wonders why she had to help Madison, as she wouldn’t be in this mess otherwise. But then she tells herself to get a grip, reminding herself that she didn’t know how powerful the enemy was. She didn’t know the Sorcerer could teleport them all to another dimension. ‘How could I?’
‘We fought the Sorcerer and lost’, and Lil recalls that they had to find their own way home, through world after world. When they finally got here, they thought they were safe - until Talisman showed them the newspaper she found. “President Richards disbands the senate, congress, is war soon to follow?” was the headline.
Diamond Lil continues to climb the pipe, ‘adventures are like climbing out of a hole. A hole you’ve fallen into, deep and dark’ she mutters. ‘It’s one long struggle, but you’re afraid of the end, the end might be fatal’. Talisman casts her mind back to when it all began, with Vindicator asking Talisman a question….
(Sometime earlier)
Alpha Flight’s leader, Heather “Vindicator” McNeil Hudson asks Elizabeth Twoyoungmen a.k.a. the Talisman, if the Sorcerer is behind all this, and wonders how they could have been away for so long. Elizabeth explains that time moves faster in some dimensions, so it is possible that they have missed six years, but decides that they haven’t, as something here is wrong. Shocked, Talisman reveals that she cannot feel the next dimensional rift, and that as far as she can tell, there is no way out of this place.
Elizabeth supposes that the best thing they can do is return to Canada, for if this really is their world, then they might as well go home. Vindicator agrees, but tells everyone to use their codenames until they figure out what is going on. Dr. Walter Langkowski, in his Sasquatch form declares that he may as well take a lower profile, as being Sasquatch makes him hungry - and he is starving! From inside his Box armor, Madison Jeffries tells Heather that he will try to find a scrap yard while they get something to eat, as he can get some more metal and transmute his armor into a ship to take them home.
Madison leaves them, and it will not be until later that his friends find out what happens to him. Diamond Lil declares that they need to get some food, as she is going to fall over if she doesn’t get anything to eat. Removing her mask, Vindicator exclaims that they all feel that way. As the five heroes come out of the alleyway they arrived in, they find everyone in the streets stopping and staring at them. Diamond Lil in particular is surprised at this, as she thought New Yorkers were used to strange sights, especially super heroes.
Vindicator comments that it looks like the civilians are afraid of them, as Dr. Michael Twoyoungmen, aptly codenamed Shaman, suggests that the civilians think they will start a fight, asking if that isn’t what most super heroes do when they are downtown. The handsome Walter Langkowski disagrees however, pointing out that the civilians seem to be afraid of the five of them in particular. As they approach the café named The Coffee Bean, Elizabeth tells her teammates that she has a feeling something is wrong, and that in case something happens, they should have a back-up plan.
Heather has a back-up and tells everyone that if under any circumstances they get separated they are to wait at the Brooklyn Bridge until the others get there. ‘Now, lets eat!’ Heather exclaims as she opens the door to the café, ‘We’ve just spent six years without food, we’ve got a lot to make up for’.
The Alphans and Diamond Lil enter the café and find a booth, their mouths water at the sights and smells around them. Some of the customers get up and leave giving the Alphans strange looks as they go. Everyone sits down, grabs their menus and in no time, the waitress was there. Wearing a pink dress, the waitress introduces herself as Kathy, and Vindicator asks Kathy if she knows why everyone else is acting so nervous around them.
Kathy strokes her cheek before explaining that none of them look like their heroes, and if they aren’t their heroes, then they could be… her voice trails off before explaining that people do not know which side they are on. Heather declares that they are Alpha Flight of Canada, and tells her that she must have heard of them. ‘Yeah! You work for Guardian, right?’ Kathy exclaims. Heather pauses before explaining that she is the leader and her name is Vindicator. She is about to reveal that Guardian is dead, when Kathy smiles, ‘Oh, yeah! I forgot! James Hudson is the Canadian Prime Minister!’
Everyone looks at each other, and Lillian remembers that Hudson was Heather’s husband, but that he died a while back fighting someone that she worked for - so there is no way he could still be alive. Kathy then tells Heather that Guardian’s costume looks a whole lot like hers, but that she has never heard of her before, adding that Hudson’s wife is active in the team still, and asks if she came with them. ‘His wife?’ asks Heather.
‘You know…Aurora!’ declares Kathy. Heather stares up at the waitress, blank faced, confused. Kathy asks Vindicator how she could be in Alpha Flight and not know that Aurora is married to Guardian? Shaman calls to Heather, who changes the subject by declaring that they will order now.
(Present)
Diamond Lil continues to climb up the seemingly never-ending pipe, thinking back to their time at the café, she mutters that they were in the hole deep then, and hadn’t begun to climb out. They were only just beginning to realize how far they had fallen - Jeffries was the first to try and escape.
(Sometime earlier)
Box has just left his teammates and Diamond Lil, below him, Manhattan stretches out like a concrete ant farm - and everything looks wrong. He notes that the island is too small and that the buildings are different. Long Island and Jersey City look indistinct as if viewed through translucent windows. Suddenly, he strikes what is known as “The Barrier”, and begins to plummet towards the water below him. Yet his sensors told him there was nothing there, his radar warns him of an approaching object, and switching to visual, he can tell it is man-shaped and coming in fast. Switching to normal vision, he sees Iron Man flying towards him.
Hours have passed, the five heroes stare at their empty plates while the sky grows dark and the street lights come on. Everyone was beginning to worry about Madison. ‘Where is he? He should have been back by now!’ exclaims Heather, as Shaman motions to the opening doors of the café and pointing to the people entering, he says ‘Maybe they can tell us’. The Alphans watch as in comes the Vision, She-Hulk and Wonder Man - all heavy weights from the Avengers.
Diamond Lil notices that the customers seem afraid of the three Avengers, but try not to show it. Heather tries to approach the trio in a friendly manner, introducing herself and beginning to explain why they are here - but the Vision cuts her off, labeling them all unregistered para-humans, and ordering them to quietly accompany them to the van outside, or else they will have to use deadly force.
Diamond Lil wants to fight, but Vindicator tells Alpha Flight to follow the Avengers, as she felt it was the best way to find out what is going on. In the back of the van, She-Hulk sits with the Alphans, not saying a word, just giving them angry stares. Minutes later, the Alphans and Lil find themselves in an underground garage, they have no idea where they are going, they are just told to walk down to a room at the end of the hallway…it is there that they are reunited with Madison.
Jeffries phases out of the Box armor, and as he and Heather run and embrace each other, jealousy strikes Diamond Lil. The Alphans sit around a table as Madison informs them about the invisible barrier and how Iron Man showed up ready for a fight. Madison explains that he was ordered to land at the building, and placed in this room without explanation, adding that he wanted to break out, to find them, as he had no idea what was happening. Everyone is in the dark…but light is about to be shed - as Captain America enters the room.
(Present)
Diamond Lil is almost at the top of the piping - closer to freedom, closer to the end. But the sound of Captain America’s voice stays with her - she feels cold as his words swirl around in her head like ghosts.
(Sometime earlier)
Captain America asks the Alphans to sit back down, but no one does, and Heather quickly asks the Captain ‘What is this? I thought this was a free country!’ before asking the Captain why they are here. ‘That’s what I’d like to know’ remarks Captain America, before Vindicator begins to explain to him her teams story. Captain America listens without saying a word, his expression unreadable and his body calm. When Heather finishes, Captain America claims that her story is flawed, therefore it must be a lie.
Captain America reveals that the waitress in the coffee shop gave him their names, and he checked them all out. ‘Alpha Flight’s never heard of you. There are no records of you ever existing’ he declares bluntly. Captain America points at the Alphans and tells them that they are going to talk, and answer his questions - he is going to find out if they are real, or agents of the enemy. Captain America begins to talk about the summer of 1990, Diamond Lil notices that this is the first time he gets emotional, and after a few minutes of this, Lil wishes that he would go back to his poker-faced self. But he keeps ranting on and on….
(Flashback on Alternate Reality)
In 1990, Dr. Doom formed a secret alliance with some of the worlds most powerful super criminals, like the Kingpin. They managed to overthrow the government of the Soviet Union less than 48 hours. In a weeks time, they had the Eastern Bloc under their control. That put the entire Soviet nuclear arsenal in their hands, they used the threat of war to force governments of the West to keep their super heroes at bay.
In 1992, Reed Richards was elected President of the United States. The nation had become afraid of what was no known as the Eastern Alliance, the voters felt the super heroes were perfect leaders to keep the nation strong, so in Canada, Guardian was elected prime minister (But Guardian is…), and Captain Britain now runs the Common Market, which now rules all of Western Europe and North Africa.
(Present, sometime earlier)
Captain America rants on and on,  talking about the covert operations they used against the Eastern Alliance, before revealing some of the heroes that who died in the failed attempts - heroes like Sue Richards, Nightcrawler, Falcon, Wasp and Daredevil.
Suddenly, Captain America begins to yell at the Alphans, screaming about methods they have used to make America strong, that American heroes began to round up anyone who even looked suspicious and made them disappear. Anyone ever accused of anything, even remotely criminal was eradicated for “The Good of the country”.
Diamond Lil sees Shaman searching for something in his medicine pouch. She remembers that inside the pouch, Twoyoungmen’s hand would extend into another dimension, a place filled with weapons of power. Jeffries starts looking over at his Box armor, anxious to get inside. Everyone is as tense as storm clouds, and the thunder is about to start.
Captain America finishes his rant, declaring that that is the state of the world, and tells the Alphans that if they really are from the past, they can use them in the fight against the oppressors of the East. ‘And if you’re not…we’re going to kill you!’ With that, the Vision, She-Hulk and Wonder Man enter the room, and suddenly, it begins to rain.
The Alphans all get to their feet, Vindicator telling Captain American and his associates that they do not want to fight, that they simply want to go home. Captain America informs Alpha Flight that they only have two choices - to join them as soldiers in the battle for freedom, or consider themselves enemies of the United Superhuman State. As Jeffries leaps into his Box armor, Heather tells Captain America that they are going home - with, or without their cooperation. ‘What a shame’ mutters Cap before the battle begins.
Vindicator fires a plasma blast at Captain America, who tells her to give it up, that she cannot defeat the will of America. Wonder Man declares that they fight for freedom and justice as he knocks Box off his feet. Vision attacks Talisman and Shaman, claiming that his team has right on their side. She-Hulk runs towards Diamond Lil and shouts ‘Do you know why we’ll win? It’s because we’re -’ Lil cuts her off and shouts ‘HOSERS!’ punching She-Hulk and knocking her off her feet.
Box gets back on his feet, and shoving Wonder Man through a wall, he declares that they are nothing but a bunch of psychos. Vindicator manages to get the upper hand from Captain America, and as she knocks him over, she tells him that he is not a hero, as heroes protect the common man, they defend the rights of everyone!
Shaman pulls a pile of mud from his pouch and heaves it at Vision, telling him that his people have betrayed what their country stands for. As the mud begins to spread all over the Vision, immobilizing him, Elizabeth boasts that her team never intentionally kill people, as Shaman informs him that the spell will wear off in half an hour. She-Hulk rejoins the battle, threatening to kill Diamond Lil, and calling her names. ‘Shut up!’ screams Diamond Lil, knocking She-Hulk aside again.
Captain America throws his shield at Vindicator, shouting that good will always triumphs. ‘You got that right, Captain’ declares Heather as she knocks him out with a powerful electromagnetic blast. Heather turns to her team and pointing to the door, she tells them that it is time to get out of here.
Running through the complex, they discover one empty room after another, worried that they may never find their way out. But they do, and entering the darkened street, they find it silent, night time, and empty. Despite the eerie feeling in the air, Alpha Flight feels elated, like winners.
(Present)
Nearly at the top of the drain pipe, Diamond Lil remembers that home seemed just around the corner, they could almost smell the cool Canadian air. But they were wrong. Incredibly wrong.
(Sometime earlier)
Lightening strikes and crashes amongst the Alphans - and looking around, the heroes see that the real fight is only just beginning - as more American heroes rush towards them. Rogue swoops down and picks Diamond Lil up into the air before she even has time to think, while down below, Lillian watches Alpha Flight fight for their lives. Lil is unable to help them, as Rogue has her trapped, and less than a second later, the battle below is lost in darkness. Then it begins to rain for real.
As Diamond Lil tries to use her indestructible body to get free, Rogue informs her that she is invulnerable too. ’Let me go!’ shouts Lil, and Rogue is only too happy to oblige, ’happy landings!’ she laughs as Diamond Lil plummets to the city below, and lands with a thud in a grotty alleyway. Even though Diamond Lil’s bio-aura makes her invulnerable, she cannot escape pain, and every part of her hurts from the fall.
As she starts to get off the ground, she finds webbing suddenly stuck to her feet - and that is when he decides to drop in. Spider-Man looms over Diamond Lil, and bending closer, he asks what he has got here. Spider-Man tells Lil that her costume is awfully tight, and asks her if she is trying to get his attention. ’What are you? Some kind of pervert?’ replies Lil, before asking him if he gets some kind of thrill tying people up with those webs.
Spider-Man laughs and claims that he never though of that before, but tells Lil that she is right, he does like it. Reaching downwards, Spider-Man exclaims that he is really going to enjoy what comes next, when suddenly, Lil jumps up, telling Spider-Man that his webs don’t stick to her bio-aura, before lunging in to punch him. But Spider-Man moves fast, Lil can barely see him, as he leaps down and kicks her.
Spider-Man dodges Lil’s punches easily, laughing all the time, and telling her all the sick things he wants to do to her, which just makes her even more angry. Lil can’t take it anymore, and knows she has to shut him up, so grabbing his leg as he tries to kick her, she swings him into a brick wall - hard.
Spider-Man drops to the ground, his skull crushed, his neck broken - dead before he hit’s the ground.
(Present)
‘I’m the woman who killed Spider-Man, and I’m on my way to freedom’ says Diamond Lil as she finally reaches the top of the drain pipe, rain still falling. Walking along the top of the roof, Lil can see the Brooklyn Bridge, knowing that if she makes it, she will be home free. If her friends are still alive… and if she doesn’t get killed first.
Suddenly, ’Lady, you’ve just run out of luck!’ exclaims Wolverine, claws ready as he and Colossus corner Diamond Lil on the rooftop.


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Tigers in the Rain
He has been here for a while now, around him, the world shifts and changes according to his moods. He has learned not to trust what his eyes tell him, for this place will create whatever his mind desires - or even worse, what his mind fears…even though this is not his world. That is why the light beyond the hill disturbs him. It is not something he could have created - so for the first time in months, Eugene Milton Judd is amazed - for below, is what appears to be the island of Manhattan.
Concentrating, he forces his will upon the sub-matter, and the earth beneath him takes shape, conforming to an image in his mind, becoming a giant telescope. Judd’s thoughts burn with curiosity, in this world of lies, truth is his holy grail. The view comes into focus, images sharpen. He sees the streets of the city empty, radiant windows looks into vacant buildings. But in one section, he sees flashes of light and flying debris, and his ears pick - up vague sounds of distant explosions.
He sees them now, super humans, locked in a fierce battle. He wills the telescope to become more powerful…and realizes that the people fighting for their lives are his friends - Vindicator, Sasquatch, Shaman, Box and Talisman - heroes known as Alpha Flight.
The Alphans have been here all day, trying to find a way back to their home, their real world. Even though this seems like their world, the differences are startling. For in truth, the super heroes of this reality have turned America into a fascist state, and now they are trying to kill Alpha Flight.
As she battles Iron Man, leader of Alpha Flight, Heather McNeil Hudson, a.k.a. Vindicator feels the most pressure. It is her responsibility to get everyone home safely, but that seems impossible now.
Elizabeth Twoyoungmen the phenomenal Talisman, is the only one who can find the way back to Earth, and it is her fault that they have become trapped here. Talisman’s survival is Alpha Flight’s only hope of escape - but as she seems to struggle against the Human Torch, that may be easier said than done.
Madison Jeffries, the man in the Box armor is furious and his circuits blaze with electromagnetic rage as he fight the Thing, for only minutes ago, his ex-girlfriend, Diamond Lil, was carried off by the enemy, and he is determined to get her back at any cost.
Talisman’s father, Michael “Shaman” Twoyoungmen, battles Thor and Cyclops, and he is worried, for this is not his world, and he is afraid that his powers will fail him at the worst moment.
As Sasquatch goes toe to toe with the Hulk, he just wants to bust some heads, so Walter Langkowski lunges at the Hulk - but is knocked back by the Hulk’s incredible strength, and claims that there is no one stronger than him. Sasquatch is thrown through a wall, and the Hulk follows him in, telling him that it is time to die. ’If you say so, ugly!’ exclaims Sasquatch, knocking the Hulk off his feet and engaging him in battle again.
Vindicator flies towards Iron Man and asks him why he is trying to kill her team, when all they want to do is go home! Iron Man tells Heather that he knows she is planning to overthrow their government, and blasts her with his powers. Stunned for a moment, Heather gathers herself and tells Iron Man that if he insists on being blind to the truth, then she has no choice but to bring him down, and blasts him through a glass window and into a building. Rogue suddenly flies towards Heather and tells her to shut her trap, before punching her and sending her plummeting towards the concrete below.
‘It’s clobberin’ time!’ shouts the Thing as he rushes towards Box, who corrects him, ‘No, Thing, its “gravel making time!”’ Rock and metal clash, but the Thing gets the upper hand, knocking Jeffries to the ground and starting to bash his armor, boasts that he is going to turn him into tin foil.
Shaman has his own troubles, as his powers suddenly fade, Cyclops asks him if he has run out of steam. Thor points out that Shaman’s mystic weapon is obviously spent, and tells him that he will now feel the wrath of the gods. As Thor begins to swing his hammer, Shaman reaches into his pouch, asking Thor to wait, as he has to - but it is no use, as Thor hurls his hammer at Shaman, landing against his stomach, the aged Alphan is flung across the street. Examining Twoyoungmen’s limp body, Cyclops tells Thor that he messed up good, and suspects that he is dying. Thor agrees.
Talisman looks up as the Human Torch flies down towards her, suggesting to her that she give up, as her people are losing. Torch adds that if she gives up, they will not kill her. Talisman knows that her enemy is right, his side is too strong for her, but she senses that there is something wrong here, a feeling in the air, something about the way… her train of thought is interrupted when the Torch asks her what her answer is. ‘Torch…Freeze!’ shouts Elizabeth, unleashing a powerful blast of ice which covers the Human Torch and stops him in flight, causing him to fall to the ground and shatter. Suddenly, Talisman finds herself surrounded by more of the opponent, ‘Darling…that was one bad move’ declares Rogue.
Across town, Alpha Flight’s ally faces problems of her own, for she has just killed Spider-Man, and after making her getaway, she suddenly finds herself cornered by Wolverine and Colossus. Wolverine tells Lil that her luck has just run out, but as he lunges at her with his claws unsheathed, Lil dodges him, and kicks him across the rooftop. ‘Die!’ yells Colossus as his steel fist comes in contact with Lillian Crawley’s face.
Back on the hill top, Eugene Milton Judd, the former Alphan known as Puck, sees that all his friends are dying, so he casts his will into the winds of reality, drawing an image of wings, his thoughts are a fiery template, the ether molds into shape, and in seconds, his wish becomes reality, angel-like wings appear on his back. His emotions surge as he thinks of his friends, and like an avenging angel, he descends on the city, with righteous anger and a burning heart.
Back on the roof top, Diamond Lil is still fighting strong, but after getting pinned under Colossus, the Russian mutant thinks it funny how Diamond Lil is invulnerable, and suggests to Wolverine that they see how true this indeed is. Logan leans over Lil, his claws baring down on her, and tells Colossus to hold her down good, as he wants to see what his claws do to her face.
But Diamond Lil manages to jump up, knocking Colossus off her and kicking Wolverine aside. As Colossus comes back in for the attack, Lil’s diamond-hard skin smashing against his steel skin creates a shattering sound. Colossus suddenly cries out in pain, and his body begins to melt. Thinking she did something to him, Lil apologizes, but at the same time, Wolverine cries out too, and turning to look at him, Lil sees him in flames, and Colossus too becomes covered in flames.
Lil is confused, wondering what happened, when suddenly, ’I happened!’ cries Judd. Lil turns and looks up at the now-winged Judd and asks him who he is. Judd smiles and asks Lil if she doesn’t remember him, reminding her that she used to hate his guts. ‘Puck?!’ asks Lil, realizing that his voice is the same, but his body is different. Judd approaches Lil and points out that he is not the little dwarf anymore, but young and strong.
Lil asks Judd how, informing him that Madison told her he was lost in - Judd interrupts and tells her that it is a long story, and right now they don’t have time, as they have to help Alpha Flight. Lil agrees, before asking how he killed Wolverine and Colossus.
Puck reveals that he didn’t kill them, as they were never alive to begin with, explaining that this is a place of shadow substance, where one can make whatever they like, even people like the, but adds that this city is way out of his league. Judd declares that whoever made this city is powerful beyond belief, as conceiving an entire city, all of the engineering problems, and then filling it with people who can talk and think…it is just next to impossible!
Diamond Lil declares that she has an idea who did this, Llan the Sorcerer! Puck asks who he is, and Lil explains that he is an enemy of Alpha Flight who sent them to another dimension, and they have been trying to get home, which is how they ended up in this place. Judd asks where Llan is, to which Diamond Lil replies that he is probably back on Earth, trashing the place, so they have to get home and stop them.
Puck reminds Lil that they are going to have to save Alpha Flight before they do anything, but first he needs to teach her a lesson. Judd explains that the first thing Lil has to realize is that nothing what they think it is, not even back here, as everything around them is colored by their beliefs and emotions. He tells Lil that she has to look beyond that to get an honest picture. ‘Only the truth can set you free’.
Judd reveals to Lil that in this world, all matter is like clay, it is malleable, and explains that you have to think into the reality, impose your vision on it and make your thoughts a template of your desire. Judd raises his arms, and some of the roof is torn apart from the rest. Judd tells Lil to concentrate on that area, and your wish will come true. Motioning to the object Judd created, a statue of Heather, Lil asks Judd if he has a thing for Heather.
Judd blushes, before telling Lil that the point is you can make your own reality here, or you can be trapped inside someone else’s. Judd explains that with the right thoughts, you can create anything you like. Lil smiles, ‘Did you say…anything?’
Meanwhile, Talisman is finding herself surrounded by the enemy, her teammates all around her lie fallen on the ground. Thor tells Elizabeth that there is nothing she can do to save herself, while Cyclops orders everyone to move in carefully, as what happens next is going to be really messy. With her voice raised and protective shields up, Talisman tells them that they are nothing but shadows of the real heroes they are supposed to be, nothing but dark reflections.
Talisman boasts that if she is going to die then she is taking them with her, but holding up Box’s head, Thing points out that whatever she does will not change the fact that she has been beaten. He asks Elizabeth if she can see what he did to her little friend, and informs her that the rest of him is scattered over the asphalt, before telling her to think of what kind of mess she is going to make.
Shocked, Talisman explains to her enemies that Jeffries’ atoms were phased into the robot, and so Thing has torn him to bits! But suddenly, ‘I ain’t dead yet, you stupid pile of rocks!’ Jeffries shouts from within the armor, explaining that Thing only stunned him. Suddenly, bits of broken Box robot that were strewn all over the road come flying towards the Thing, knocking against Rogue, Cyclops and Thor on the way, and the Box robot begins to reform. ‘Now we’re gonna see who’s gonna squash whom!’ exclaims Jeffries, his armor put back together.
Vindicator gets to her feet and with electromagnetic pulses ready, tells the enemy that Box is not going to fight them alone. Sasquatch suddenly bursts through a building, ‘Did I hear there was going to be a fight?’ he bellows. Iron Man points out that they still outnumber the Alphans, so they cannot win. Suddenly, Captain America, She-Hulk, Wonder Man and the Vision arrive on the scene, Cap agreeing with his allies, declaring that Alpha Flight cannot win.
Talisman, Vindicator, Box and Sasquatch are already surrounded, and the four new arrivals rush towards them, with Captain America calling them traitors and informing them that this is where they kill them once and for all. ‘Let the battle begin!’ announces Thor, raising his hammer to the sky and creating lightening.
The battle rages, with Box bashing the Thing into millions of pieces, ‘Now we’re even!’ he yells. Vindicator battle Rogue, who reminds Heather that last time she just knocked her out, but boasts that this time she is going to rip her head off. ‘Talk is as cheap as you are, sister! We’ll see who wins this round!’ Heather snaps back. Sasquatch is not faring as well as his teammates, and is knocked back by Iron Man who thrusts his repulsor rays in his face, boasting that he uses them on repulsive things.
‘Your time has come!’ shouts Thor as he punches Talisman to the ground, and grabbing her hair from behind while he looms over her, he raises his hammer high above her head, telling Elizabeth that he knows the band around her head seems to be the source of her power, before asking her if it will save her from his hammer. As Thor is about to strike Elizabeth, he calls her a witch and tells her to know that she has been sent to Hela by Thor.
Suddenly, Thor’s attention is turned elsewhere, as someone begins singing “You ain’t nothing but a hound dog, crying all the time. You ain’t nothing but a hound dog and you ain’t no friend of mine”. Thor watches Elvis Presley, when suddenly, the King of Rock bashes Thor across the head with his guitar, freeing Talisman from his grip.
Diamond Lil drops into the battle ‘Game’s over, now it’s time for you to split!’ she tells Iron Man who is hovering over Sasquatch. Diamond Lil lunges at her armored opponent, and with her hand outstretched, she cuts him down the middle, splitting him in two. Sasquatch gets to his feet, and asks Lil how she did that, but Lil tells him there is no time to explain, and that she will tell him later, when suddenly, Captain America, Wonder Man and the Vision attack the duo from behind.
Elizabeth, somewhat stunned, stands and gapes at her rescuer, ‘You! You’re…you’re…’ ‘He’s all yours, ma’am’ Elvis says to her. Elizabeth turns to Thor, as the Thunder God starts to stand up, threatening Elizabeth by the Rainbow Bridge, before he can take any further action, Elizabeth shouts ‘You’ll burn!’ and unleashes a phenomenal amount of power against Thor, knocking him into a building. Elizabeth follows him in, powers ready, she declares that she knows what has been happening now, this world is a trap and he is part of it. Elizabeth destroys Thor with a thrust of her power, declaring that he will never harm anyone again. Walking back into the street, Elizabeth calls to Elvis, but she finds him gone.
In the sky above, Rogue asks Vindicator why she will not die. ‘You people sound like a broken record!’ Vindicator exclaims before blasting Rogue into a building with a plasma burst, adding that she is getting sick of their song. Flying into the building, Heather points out that all Rogue talks about is killing and asks her if that is all she is good for. Rogue gathers herself, declaring that Heather is going to die and that she is the one who is going to do it.
Heather asks Rogue why she is so obsessed with killing and why all the buildings are deserted. ‘What’s going on here?’ Flying towards Heather, Rogue apologizes and tells her that there is no time for answers, when suddenly, ‘Sweet dreams!’ exclaims Heather, and the surprised Rogue is incinerated in a blast of plasma energy.
Outside on the road, Shaman starts to come round, only to find Cyclops looming over him. ‘Aren’t you a pathetic sight?’ Cyclops exclaims. The bruised and battered Shaman struggles to get to his feet, as Cyclops points out that he is too damaged to defend himself, and supposes that he will just have to shoot him like a dog, however he feels he might take his time, starting with Shaman’s arms and legs. Suddenly, a voice exclaims ‘You’ve been a bad boy sonny!’ Cyclops turns to see Santa Claus holding a machine gun. Santa Claus tells Cyclops that he doesn’t like bad boys, before repeatedly firing at Cyclops.
Sasquatch lunges at the Vision, only to find his fist go right through him. The Vision informs him that he cannot hurt him while he is intangible, boasting that he however, can harm him, and does so by solidifying his fist inside Sasquatch. Diamond Lil calls to Walt, as Captain America’s shield bounces off of her diamond hard skin. Lillian tells her attackers that she has no time for fun anymore, that it is over. Wonder Man smiles and tells Lil that nothing is over, that the party is just beginning.
‘BANG!’ says Lil, pointing at Wonder Man, who explodes. Captain America calls out to him, but Lil points her finger and says ‘Bang to you too, Cap!’ Sasquatch pleads for the Vision to stop, but the Vision is finding Sasquatch’s vital organs most resilient and asks him how he keeps reforming them. The Vision supposes that he should just squeeze Sasquatch’s heart and be done with it, when Diamond Lil comes up behind him. He smiles as he announces that he wonders what her insides feel like, to which Lil tells him that he is not going to find out. When the Vision asks her why that is, Lil grins and informs him that he is half the android he used to be. With that, the Vision is split down the middle of his body.
Sasquatch asks Lil how she managed to do this a second time, but Lil just asks Walt how he is, and if the Vision hurt him. Walt replies that he is fine, and tries to get Lil to explain herself, but Lil just tells him she will see him later and rushes off. ‘Women!’ exclaims Walt. Suddenly, ‘Walter!’ cries someone. ‘What now? Who’s next?’ mutters Sasquatch, but when he turns around, he is greeted by Puck, asking him what is going on. Sasquatch wonders if the enemy is sending Puck against him, but Puck declares that he is not one of those psychos, that it is the real Eugene Judd he is looking at.
Meanwhile, Box tells She-Hulk that her people have lost, and suggests she give up. She-Hulk declares that she never gives up and that she will kill them all, when suddenly, Diamond Lil comes up behind her and tells her to ‘blast off!’ with that, the She-Hulk explodes.
Jeffries leaps out of his armor, relieved that Lil is okay, he admits that he thought the worst. Lil replies that she is fine, as Jeffries asks her what happened just now, how She-Hulk disappeared. The ex-lovers embraced in a hug, Lil reveals that she made her go away, and thinks she is the last of the threats.
Vindicator is flying overhead, and lands by Jeffries and Lil, asking them if everything is okay. Jeffries breaks the embrace with Lil and tells Heather that everything is fine, before motioning over to Elizabeth and Walter and asking who it is with them. ‘Judd…? Is that really you?’ the surprised Heather exclaims , as she rushes towards her long-lost friend with open arms. Judd’s arms are open too and tells Heather that he bets she never expected to see him, but that it really is him, young, tall and handsome.
Heather and Puck embrace, Heather admitting to him that they thought he was dead, and that she is so glad he is alive. Jeffries stands rather awkward as Heather asks Judd how he got here, as she thought he was in the Dreamqueen’s dimension. Judd pulls away from Heather as he informs her that this is the Dreamqueen’s dimension.
Vindicator is surprised, and asks Judd what he means. Judd simply explains that this is the Dreamqueen’s world and tells Heather that he thought she knew that. Heather reveals that she didn’t know this, but supposes that it explains everything, and starts to come up with an explanation that the Dreamqueen created the heroes they have been fighting, until Talisman declares that the Dreamqueen didn’t make all of this, revealing that the Dreamqueen is in some Limbo, far away from this plane. Heather asks who is responsible for this, and Talisman declares that it must have been Llan the Sorcerer.
Puck agrees with Elizabeth’s story, explaining that the Dreamqueen left for Earth a couple of months ago, adding that he has been stranded here all this time. Talisman points out that the Sorcerer tricked them into coming here, setting up a fake city, knowing the illusion would hold them long enough for his killers to get them. However, Elizabeth doesn’t see how this explains the intervention of Elvis, until Puck explains that it was his doing.
Judd informs everyone that in this place you can make whatever you want, so he created some temporary people to help them all win, adding that he even made a Santa Claus to help Shaman out. Talisman suddenly realizes that her father isn’t here and asks where he is. Judd apologizes to Elizabeth and informs her that Shaman was seriously injured in battle. ‘What? Where is he?’ asks Talisman. Judd reveals that Shaman is okay, and that he put him somewhere safe until things cooled off.
On cue, Santa and Elvis bring Shaman over on a stretcher. Elizabeth calls to her father, who replies that he is still here. Talisman notices her fathers wounds and asks him what they did to him. Michael replies that it is nothing he cannot deal with, and reveals that Puck told him how to heal himself by manipulating the reality of this world, and that he has been trying it for the last couple of minutes, so he is almost better now.
Vindicator looks around the city, realizing that it is all an illusion, which explains why the only street with people on it was the one where they arrived. Talisman comments on the fact that if the Sorcerer can create a whole city, then just imagine what he is doing to their world right now. Shaman exclaims that they have to get back home, but Talisman declares that they can’t, as this place is a dead end, reminding her father that the Dreamqueen was trapped here for centuries before she used them to get out, as she used Alpha Flight to create an exit.
Jeffries asks if that is true why then they could not use themselves to create an exit, and Judd agrees, they could be their own keys this time. Madison asks Elizabeth if they all concentrated on getting home, whether she could focus the energy into an exit. Elizabeth says that it is possible, then hesitates, before declaring that it can be done.
Elizabeth tells everyone to focus, and suddenly, she molds their energy, focusing it into a gateway, declaring that she is almost there. Heather’s living room can be seen on the other side of the portal, ‘We did it!’ laughs Elizabeth, and Walt and Madison congratulate her. As they begin to enter the portal, Heather turns to Judd and asks him if he isn’t coming. Judd replies that he is, but he wants to say goodbye to their friends. Waving to Elvis and Santa Claus, he thanks them and tells them that this dimension is now theirs. Heather grabs Judd by his sweater and tells him that it is time to go home. Once through the portal, the seven relieved friends smile.


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Montreal, dozens of civilians lie scattered over the road and footpath. Several members of the Canadian military walk over to the civilians, and one of them begins to hurl. He is told by his superior officer to get a hold of himself, as they have not seen the worst of it yet. Suddenly, another soldier calls to the commander, ‘Sir, they’re here!’ he announces. ‘Who?’ replies the commanding officer. ‘Canada’s super team, sir. GAMMA FLIGHT!’ Nemesis! Wildchild! Silver! Auric! Witchfire! Five super powered begins walk past the crowds of onlookers and police barricades, and as the leader approaches the soldiers, they rustle like leaves.
The ebon and blood dressed woman introduces herself as Nemesis, and asks what happened here. The commander hesitates before informing Nemesis that at 1300 hours the local police received a call stating that an unknown force was killing the people in this neighborhood. He explains that police were dispatched to the area and failed to report back, before helicopters were used for surveillance, but that something caused them to crash into the houses where the fire currently rages.
The commander declares that they do not know how many are dead, but reveals that they have blocked the whole area off. He informs Nemesis that the area encompasses a six block radius, and that everyone inside it has been terminated. Nemesis exclaims that this is the work of a great evil, and boasts that it will feel the fire of her wrath and the cold bite of her blade.
Nemesis turns to her team, and asks Witchfire to use her sorcerous abilities to see if she can sense what is within the area. Witchfire concentrates, before declaring that it feels like black magic, a demonic possession, and that a person did this, someone filled with darkness. Nemesis turns to Silver and Auric, and informs them that she wants them to handle the reconnaissance, to go ahead of the rest of them and check things out from the air. The siblings reply that they will. Turning to Kyle “Wildchild” Gibney, Nemesis tells him that he will go with she and Witchfire. Wildchild just replies that he wants some bodies to slash. Unsheathing her sword, Nemesis orders her team to move out.
Elsewhere, at Heather “Vindicator” McNeil’s home, the leader of Alpha Flight - formerly Canada’s premiere super hero team - rings her mother. Heather tells Claire McNeil that she wouldn’t begin to believe where they have been if she told her, but Claire seems concerned, so Heather explains her absence, informing her mother that she has been with Alpha Flight, crossing several dimensions, and that they just got back a few minutes ago.
Heather tells her mother that they were wondering what the date was, as they have no idea how long they have been gone for. Claire informs her daughter of the date, and Heather shouts that they have been gone three months. Heather admits that she is surprised the power or phone hasn’t been cut off, and decides she better find out how much she owes them. Claire asks her daughter when she can come and see her, but Heather replies that she can’t yet, as they have to find the entity that did this to them.
Lillian Crawley a.k.a. Diamond Lil listens to Heather’s conversation as Madison “Box” Jeffries has a chat with his long-missing teammate Eugene “Puck” Judd. Elizabeth Twoyoungmen a.k.a. the Talisman chats with the handsome Walter “Sasquatch” Langkowski, as her elderly father, Michael “Shaman” Twoyoungmen sits beside her, and suddenly has a coughing fit. Elizabeth turns to her father, addressing him by his codename first, before asking him if he is all right. Shaman replies that he thinks so, before coughing up blood and falling to the floor.
Later, at the Ottawa General Hospital, everyone sits in a waiting room, when a doctor enters the room, calling to Elizabeth. Elizabeth tells him to call her Talisman, and the doctor asks her if she is the next of kin. Elizabeth asks the doctor what is wrong with her father and whether or not he will be all right. The doctor informs Elizabeth that her father has suffered some severe internal injuries and is in critical condition at the moment.
The doctor informs Elizabeth that they brought her father in just in time, and so he thinks Shaman will pull through. The doctor explains that there are a few things they are having troubles with, like they cannot figure out why he shows no sign of external damage, and asks them if they can enlighten him.
Suddenly, Puck exclaims ‘Oh no!’ Walt asks him what the matter is, and Judd reveals that he is hurting all over, that it is the substance. Walt tells Judd that he doesn’t quite follow, so Judd explains that it has to do with the Dreamqueen’s world from which they just escaped from, reminding everyone that both he and Shaman altered their bodies with the matter of that world, and that as soon as they returned to their reality, Shaman’s injuries reappeared. As he begins to sweat, Judd informs everyone that while he was a prisoner of the Dreamqueen she tortured him, and now he feels like he is going to die!
Suddenly, a woman sitting in the corner of the waiting room watching television sits up and says ‘Are you folks supposed to be super heroes?’ Vindicator turns to the woman and asks her what the matter is. The woman points to the screen and reveals that there has been some kind of disaster in Montreal and that a lot of people have been killed. Walt helps Judd who has just collapsed and exclaims that he may be dying. As everyone gathers around Judd, the woman asks ‘what about the people in Montreal? What are you going to do about them?’
Heather is concerned for Judd, especially after everything he has been through, but Talisman points out that this disaster in Montreal could be the Sorcerer’s doing, and suggests they better get going. Heather asks about Puck, and the doctor promises to see to him. Heather mutters that this is too much too soon, and asks why bad news has to come all at once. But as Alpha Flight and Diamond Lil leave the room, Heather turns to the motionless Judd and tells him they will be back for him, before telling the Alphans that they have got work to do.
Back in Montreal, Silver and Auric fly towards a burning house. Zhao exclaims that the destruction is incredible, but his sister tells him not to worry, as they can set it right again. Jimon exclaims that she shall put out this blaze so it doesn’t spread to any further houses. A beam of silver force bursts from her eyes and it covers the house, filling it with cold, and the fire dims. All of the heat vanishes in a blaze of unearthly light. The siblings land and Jimon declares that she hopes no one was inside - no one alive that is. Zhao tells his sister not to worry, sure that the only living souls around here are the two of them. But neither Auric nor Silver see the people walking behind them, stalking them.
On the roads, Witchfire announces that everything around here is dead, that she cannot feel any life. Wildchild declares that that may be the case, but he can feel something bad - and they are getting closer to it. Nemesis wonders where Silver and Auric are, as they should have reported back by now, when Witchfire alerts her to a house that she believes to be the force controlling this disaster. ‘It’s time for some slashing!’ exclaims Wildchild as he rushes towards the house, despite Nemesis telling him not to go in along.
‘He’s impossible, that little beast!’ exclaims Witchfire, but Nemesis points out that Wildchild’s savagery is his power, and tells Witchfire to follow him. As Wildchild leaps over the fence, he boasts that it is time to party - until he stops in his tracks, stunned.
Meanwhile, Silver sees several people walking out of the house she just froze, and Auric asks how they can possibly live. Noticing the zombies behind them as well, Jimon suggests to her brother that they go and tell Nemesis, and both take flight, Jimon glad that the creatures cannot follow them, while Zhao exclaims that whatever is doing this is beyond belief. Suddenly, the zombies also take flight, and begin attacking Auric.
‘What…what are you?’ asks Wildchild, gaping at the sight before him. Nemesis and Witchfire leap over the fence, and they too stand in shock. ‘I’m a messenger and I have some bad news. The killing I’ve done today is part of mu master’s statement’ announces the being that stands before them - a young girl. Dead dogs lie at her feet and dismembered dolls float around her, as dripping with blood and a large knife in her hand, she announces that her master calls it “Death Graffiti” and asks them how they like it, before beginning to cackle.
Nemesis holds her sword out at the girl and asks her who she serves and what is his message. The girl informs Nemesis that the message is not for her, but for another, who will be here shortly. Nemesis and the others rush towards the girl, ordering her to answer the question, or they will force her to talk. The girl laughs, and exclaims ‘As the showgirl once said…”let me entertain you”’ and she somehow manages to rip away the fence, revealing behind it hundreds of zombies - all the people that she has killed.
Nemesis asks if they are alive, but Witchfire reveals that there is nothing that can bring them back, and only the will of that ‘that thing’ behind them keeps them animated. Wildchild tells his teammates to get the kid, and jumping in the midst of the zombies tries to hold them off. But Witchfire exclaims that there are too many of them, so they have to fight too. Nemesis declares that they will finish them, as the creature has to pay. But even as Nemesis destroys dozens of the zombies, the possessed girl sarcastically tells her not to worry, as there are plenty more where they came from.
Meanwhile, above Montreal, Box has transformed himself into a jet so he can transport himself, Sasquatch and Diamond Lil, while Talisman and Vindicator fly. Talisman sees the city and asks where the disaster is, to which Box reveals that he is picking up some military broadcasts, that there are some soldiers in the suburbs Northeast of the city. Suddenly, Box exclaims that the reports are saying something about Gamma Flight! Heather wonders what that means, as Gamma Flight was disbanded years ago, and turns to Diamond Lil.
Lil reminds Heather that she already told her that the government was forming a new team, which is why they let she and Wildchild out, so they could join, as they are the only ones left from the old Gamma Flight, revealing that Flashback is missing reminding everyone that Smart Alec died. Lil supposes that the government formed the new team while they were dimension-hopping. ‘More bad news!’ mutters Heather, wondering when it is going to end.
In the suburbs, a soldier calls to his commanding officer, informing him that they have just received a call from the radar station that three bogies are coming in from the Southwest. The commander mutters that this better be good, but as he looks through his binoculars at the approaching “bogies”, he shouts ‘I don’t believe it! That looks like Alpha Flight! I heard they were dead!’ As the heroes land, the commander sees that it is indeed Alpha Flight.
Walt and Lil climb out of the Box-jet, so he can then transmutate himself into his regular form, and so Walt can transform into Sasquatch. Vindicator approaches the commander and informs him that they have come to help. The commander tells Vindicator that battle suit or no battle suit, she cannot go beyond the barricades. Heather asks the commander what he means, pointing out that they have always handled Canadian problems before. The commander informs Alpha Flight that he has got some bad news for them: ‘We don’t need you anymore!’
Meanwhile, Auric and Silver continue to fend off the flying zombies, deciding that as they are dead, they must somehow be possessed. Auric tells his sister that they must go and warn Nemesis before it is too late, and like his sister did earlier, Zhao now displays his powers, but where Silver is the mistress of the cold, Zhao is the master of heat, and a powerful beam of heat comes from his eyes and burns the enemy.
Jimon uses her powers to freeze her opponents and asks her brother how they are faring. Zhao replies that he doesn’t know, and tells his sister to keep fighting, as more and more zombies fly up to attack them. On the ground nearby, Witchfire exclaims that there are too many of them, as Nemesis tells her not to give up, that they cannot let them win. ’This is a nightmare!’ exclaims Wildchild.
Back at the barricade, Elizabeth declares that she knows the Sorcerer is behind this, as she can feel his power at work. Heather tells the commander that whether he likes it or not, Alpha Flight is going in.
In the sky, Jimon is overwhelmed by the enemy, and calls to her brother, telling him that she loves him. Zhao tells his sister that they cannot die yet, that they have to be strong. Nemesis holds her sword high, exclaiming that they are not going to lose, that she refuses to let the enemy win. Wildchild says goodbye to his teammates, joking that it was fun while it lasted, but Witchfire motions to the sky and declares that someone is coming, that help is on the way. The little girl looks to the sky also, ‘At last, she comes!’
The zombies begin to get blasted off the ground, destroyed by Heather’s plasma blasts and Talisman’s magicks. Nemesis declares that she doesn’t believe it, and box cries ‘Bombs away!’ as he drops Sasquatch and Diamond Lil to the ground. As Alpha Flight engage battle with the demons, Wildchild tells Sasquatch that he never thought he would be glad to see him, Walt just replies ‘Shut up and keep fighting!’
As Diamond Lil punches out several demons, she greets Nemesis, calling her Jane, and asking her what is happening. Nemesis asks Lil where she has been, informing her that they have been looking all over for her. Lil just replies that she will tell her later. Talisman approaches the little girl, who greets her, ‘Welcome Talisman! I’ve been charged to deliver some bad news!’
Up above, Auric wonders when they will get through this, as Silver exclaims that it doesn’t seem to end. Suddenly, all the zombies are blown away, and Box flies over to the siblings, with one of his arms transmuted into a giant turbine, he asks if they mind him joining in.
Down below, Sasquatch asks if it is just his imagination, or if they are actually starting to win. ‘They seem to be running out of zombies!’ jokes Wildchild. Vindicator declares that this battle is nearly over, and Nemesis agrees, before pointing out that the real battle is behind them - where Talisman is.
Powers charged, Talisman tells the demon to give her the message before she sends her back to the void. The demons laughs at how much confidence Elizabeth has, considering she is so inexperienced. The little girl possessed by the demon declares that the first part of her masters message is all around them, that the dead live, and that the dead are yet to come.
The little girl declares that her master has been very busy over the past three months, and today’s trifle was his way of relaxing. Talisman listens as the demons declares that her master’s true labors will find her in the coming weeks, and that if she is clever enough she may defeat his moves. The demon warns Elizabeth that Llan is no longer simply playing with her, that this is where he gets serious.
Talisman walks closer to the girl, informing her to tell Llan this when she sees him in the pit: that he will never gain a foothold in this world so long as she is here to fight him. With that, Talisman grabs the girl and sends power rippling through her while shouting ‘Demon, be gone!’
A huge mantis-like demon is purged from the girl, telling Talisman that in the pit fires they will feast on her soul, that they will bake her spirit and those of her friends. With that, the demon vanishes, and the zombies with it. Talisman holds the girl in her arms, as Alpha and Gamma Flight’s look around at the death beneath them. ‘We won!’ shouts Sasquatch.
Nemesis approaches Vindicator and thanks her for the help, and adds that she has to give her some bad news. ‘Oh, great, now what?’ mutters Heather. Everyone gathers around as Nemesis declares that the government is no longer sanctioning Alpha Flight, and that Gamma Flight has ordered to arrest any member of Alpha Flight if they ever find them operating in Canada. Heather exclaims that this is ridiculous, that the government has no right to do this, when suddenly, the little girl wakes, calling for her mother.
Staring at Talisman, who is holding the girl in her arms, the girl asks if she is her mother. Talisman tells the little girl that her mother isn’t here right. The girl exclaims that she cannot see, and asks if the lights are out. Talisman replies ‘Yes…it’s dark now’. Suddenly, the little girl exclaims ‘Oh, there you are, mommy! It’s so bright!’ and with that, she goes limp in Talisman’s arms. Alpha and Gamma Flight’s gather around Elizabeth, as she tells the child not to worry, that they will make everything all right again, and bring back the light. No one sees Talisman shed a tear.