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The Quest for Northstar, part two: The Under Kingdom
What has gone on before: With Alpha Flight imprisoned, their sole free member, the sorceress Talisman has rounded up ex-team members Aurora, Persuasion, Laura Dean and Goblyn to battle the menace of Llan the Sorcerer. Their first step in amassing more powe4r with which to battle Llan is to search out another Alphan, the man called Northstar. To that end, the four have been sent by Talisman to the fabled realm of Asgard…where their troubles are really just beginning.
Jeanne-Marie Beaubier a.k.a. Aurora, and the former Beta Flight girls Kara “Persuasion” Kilgrave, Goblyn and Laura Dean, stand ready to battle as a horde of trolls approach them. Persuasion suggests to Aurora that she blinds them with her powers, while asking Laura to think of a way to get rid of them. ‘Maybe I can warp them to Mars?’ offers Laura, before Aurora confesses to Persuasion that she has lost her powers. ‘Great,’ mutters Kara.
The trolls approach, yelling ‘Fresh meat!’ as Persuasion steps forward, and uses her mutant power to control minds, she exclaims ‘Stay where you are!’ to the trolls - and they are frozen in their tracks. ‘A little purple power never hurts!’ boasts Kara, before asking the Asgardians who they are and why they attacked. ‘We’re trolls, miss. We eat the flesh of puny creatures like yourself,’ replies one of them.
Aurora, with her thick French-Canadian accent, asks the trolls if this is Asgard, and informs them that they have come in search of her “brozair”, adding that they should have been transported directly to him, before asking if he can tell them where the Cat Elves live. ‘The Cat Elves, miss? Why would they have your brassiere?’ asks the Troll. ‘My brothair, you bag of grease!’ Aurora screams.
The troll reveals that something has been screwy in Asgard for some time now, and that some say Asgard has been zapped into a negative zone. He explains that the Cat Elves have gone to the Land of Alfheim, a land of dolmens and talking trees. The troll starts to tells Aurora that this is the border of Norheim, when suddenly, Persuasion’s power over the trolls fades. ‘That’s not supposed to happen!’ shouts Kara.
Laura exclaims that she will try to stop them, and asks her sister Goblyn to hold them off. Goblyn rushes at the trolls with a large stick in her hands, as Kara orders the trolls again to freeze - but her power is no longer working. ‘Please let this work!’ whispers Laura Dean, as a troll lifts Kara up over a ridge and is about to throw her over - when suddenly he drops her - as all the trolls begin to sink.
Kara climbs down off the ridge, asking Laura where the trolls went. Laura replies that she made some warp gates under their feet, not knowing that she could pull it off. She doesn’t know where they went though, but thinks they should be okay. Aurora congratulates Laura, before telling the girls that they must find Jean-Paul, and fast, as Talisman needs them.
Maison Alpha, Earth 616, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen - the Talisman - watches her allies through the glass oracle, relieved that they made it, and knowing that Asgard can be a dangerous place, even for the Gods who dwell there. Elizabeth regrets that the glass oracle can only show her certain things and that she cannot give the others any help.
Talisman decides now to find out how Alpha Flight is doing, knowing that they have to pull together, as their world is crumbling around them. Elizabeth knows that in becoming Talisman, she set herself on a path of leadership, and manipulated Alpha Flight into doing things she thought were right. But they weren’t, and now Alpha Flight is being held in a prison while a government official decides their future, and Elizabeth is trapped in her circle of power, unable to help or join the discussion - all she can do is watch….
Winnipeg, Heather “Vindicator” McNeil Hudson, Doctor Walter “Sasquatch” Langkowski, Madison “Box” Jeffries, and Alpha Flight’s ally Lillian Crawley a.k.a. Diamond Lil, sit at a table, while General Brian Winslow begins his interrogation. Heather, Walt and Jeffries watch Winslow, while Lil looks bored and faces a different direction. Winslow points out that they seem to be all that is left of Alpha Flight and assumes that the rest of the team is inactive. Heather explains that Shaman and Puck are in hospital, while Talisman is…”unavailable”, and everyone else has left or died.
Winslow claims that this is very interesting and informs Alpha that they have much to account for. He reveals that there have been an incredible number of bizarre occurrences in Canada over the last few months - strange deaths, lights in the sky, sightings of bizarre creatures, rains of blood and animal matter. Winslow explains that in one case, there was a rain of salmon that fell on the town of Moosejaw, and the air reeked for weeks afterward. Winslow then reveals that people noticed that the fish were lying in a pattern on the ground, so a helicopter was sent up to take a look from the air - and discovered that the fish spelt out “Alpha Flight”.
Diamond Lil is interested now, and turns as Winslow reveals that in every one of these cases, Alpha Flight’s name was found like some bizarre calling card. Madison reminds the General that Alpha Flight were not on Earth at that time, and Heather backs him up, telling Winslow that he cannot blame them for the problems, as they are incapable of causing things like that. Heather claims that it must have been Llan the Sorcerer, and tells Winslow that Llan is the one who sent them to the other dimensions. But Winslow doesn’t believe them.
Angry, Heather reminds Winslow that while Alpha were away, he had the government invoke the Emergency Powers Act to make them illegal, and Walt tells him that if it were not for him, they would be out there solving the problems he jailed them for. Diamond Lil adds that they let Gamma Flight bring them into prison, ‘We could’ve beaten those losers you know!’ Winslow starts to walk away from Alpha Flight, telling them that they are here because a higher authority than himself ordered it - someone very powerful - and that he has got big plans for them - very big plans.
Talisman realizes that things are getting worse, that everything is accelerating toward an unknown point - where it will all come crashing together. Talisman realizes that she needs her father’s advice…but where is Shaman?
Dr. Michael Twoyoungmen a.k.a. Shaman - has been in hospital after suffering injuries on Alpha Flight’s trek across various dimensions. A nurse informs Shaman that he is all checked out and that she just needs him to sign some papers. Twoyoungmen asks the nurse if she could tell him where Eugene Judd is, explaining that he was moved out of his room yesterday and that he hasn’t seen him since.
The nurse checks her computer and informs Shaman that Judd was released this morning as an outpatient. Shaman doesn’t think that is right, as his former teammate was in too much pain and asks the nurse to check under “Puck”. The nurse apologizes and explains that there is no “Mr. Puck”, and tells Shaman that she is sure his friend is all right if they let him go. She apologizes, telling Shaman that she cannot help him any further.
Shaman thanks the nurse and walks away, deciding that something is wrong here, as Judd shouldn’t have been released, he was in serious agony. Twoyoungmen doesn’t believe Judd would have left voluntarily, and walking past ward 13, decides that he must be in the hospital somewhere.
Inside the darkened Ward 13, a doctor approaches the sleeping former Alphan known as Puck, telling him it is time for more drugs to keep him far away in the realm of the unwaking. The doctor pulls a syringe from his sleeve, telling Judd that they want him to sleep for a while, that they want him to dream - to dream of how Alpha Flight has ignored and abandoned him all this time, and how Heather Hudson has rejected him. Grinning, the doctor tells Judd that when he awakens, he will be very useful to the Master - very, very useful.
Back in Asgard, Laura Dean sits on Aurora’s shoulders as the girls continue on their trek. Laura asks if this is the country of the Cat Elves and points out that they have been walking for hours now. Passing some strange rock cravings, Kara declares that they are ‘Mondo bizarre’, before suggesting that this may be some kind of wild goose chase, and that Talisman might have just been wasting their time. Aurora claims that Talisman wouldn’t do that, and tells Kara to be patient, as she is certain they will find her “brozair” soon.
Suddenly, Goblyn growls loudly - and as the others turn to where Goblyn is looking - they see dozens of Cat Elves on their flying cats swooping down towards them, shouting ‘Kill the outlanders!’ The Cat Elves throw their spears at the girls, until they manage to hear Aurora shout ‘Stop this! We come in peace!’ The elves ask the girls who they are and what their intent is in their kingdom.
Aurora introduces herself, and informs the Elves that she and her friends are looking for her “brozair”, Jean-Paul. She explains that they were told he is living here in Alfheim, and asks the Elves if they know him, adding that he is also known as Northstar. One of the Elves declares that Northstar was an ally, and sees the resemblance in Aurora. The Elves sheathe their weapons, before telling Aurora that they have bad news - ‘Your brother is dead’.
Elsewhere, the handsome Jean-Paul Beaubier is carried through a cavernous chamber on a plank, carried by hooded beings, who walk behind some supreme pontiff-like being.
Back in Alfheim, the Cat Elves bring Aurora and the others to the place where they found the corpse - the body of Northstar’ riding cat, who had been struck with many sword blows. The Elves found several broken weapons around the cat, but they never found Northstar’s body. The Trolls claim that Northstar did not go down without a fight, and Aurora asks who it was that attacked him, trolls? The Cat Elves reply that it was actually the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim, and inform the girls that the Dark Elves sometimes make raids on their country using the dolmens as gateways, and that the Dark Elves often take unwary travelers as sacrifices to their strange gods.
Aurora is shocked and asks how they may save Northstar, exclaiming that there must be some way to follow the Dark Elves to their world. An Elf replies that they have never been able to fathom the secret of the dolmens, and that only the cursed Dark Elves seem to know the magic of the dolmens. Kara asks Laura if because she can make dimensional gateways, whether she could make this thing work. Touching the rock of the dolmens, Laura replies that there is something inside the rocks, like an energy, before revealing that she might just be able to pull it off.
Back in Svartalfheim, Northstar is carried up onto some kind of ceremonial platform and put on a table so that all the Dark Elves can see him.
Sitting by the dolmens, Persuasion admits she is worried about her recent power failure and suggests it might be something to do with the negative zone that Asgard is in, and she is afraid it might not work on the Dark Elves. One of the Cat Elves replies that he cannot say what will happen, but reveals that the trolls they fought earlier are minions of the Norn Queen, and that her spells protect the trolls from enemy’s magic.
Aurora boasts that they will take their chances, but the Cat Elves caution her to heed their words - that Northstar is probably dead by now and it would be foolish to seek him in the realm of Svartalfheim. The Elf declares that it is an evil place, full of magic and creatures from twisted realms. ‘Don’t go!’ he begs. Aurora explains to the Elf that she and her “brozair” spent their last moments together in that dark world, where she gave him the light within her and lost her powers - and him. She thought he was dead, and if he is dead, then she cannot let him rest alone in that horrible place, therefore she has no choice but to go in.
Laura informs everyone that she has activated the gateway, and that they can go through when everyone is ready. Aurora exclaims that they have no time to waste, and farewell’s the Cat Elves, telling them that they have been good friends. ‘May the Gods watch over thee!’ exclaims one of the Elves as the girls enter the dolmens.
Aurora and the girls find themselves in some strange warp-like field of blurred colors, and Kara asks if this is where they want to go. Aurora replies that it is not, and Laura suggests they keep walking. A train speeds past, and Kara wonders what is going on. Laura explains that they are walking the space between time, and reveals that she has been places like this before, and tells the others to ignore everything they see. Kara mutters that Whit is never going to believe this when she tells him, but Laura hushes her, pointing out that they are nearly there.
Just a few more steps - and suddenly, the girls find themselves in Svartalfheim, arriving several feet away from the platform where Northstar lies - and the supreme pontiff stands over him with a blade to his chest. ‘Jean-Paul!’ screams Aurora as she rushes towards her brother, while the pontiff orders the Dark Elves to kill the intruders.
Laura suggests to Kara that she uses her powers to keep the elves off, but Kara doesn’t think it will work, as there are too many of them. As Goblyn begins fighting the Dark Elves, Laura tells Kara that it has to work, and as the Dark Elves crowd in on Kara she screams ‘Protect us you filthy Elves!’ It works, and many of the Elves begin battling other Elves.
Aurora grabs the sword off of the pontiff, before punching him in the face and sending him flying off the platform. Aurora goes over to her motionless brother and calls to him, asking what the matter is. Laura tells Aurora to grab her brother so she can make a warp gate and get them out of here. The supreme pontiff approaches the girls and asks them if they think his master will let them get away with this. The supreme pontiff explains that the death of the sacrifice, will add to his power, and that he will not suffer this desecration lightly.
Carrying her brother in her arms, Jeanne-Marie asks whose ceremony this is, as she wants to know his name so she can repay him. The pontiff motions to a enormous statue behind them, and tells Aurora to behold the image of their lord - Llan the Sorcerer! The pontiff informs Aurora that Llan is going to open a gateway between their worlds and that their armies will join his dark cause. He boasts that they will sweep across Aurora’s world and night will reign forever. Persuasion calls to Aurora and tells her that they are running out of time.
Laura Dean opens another portal and ushers her friends through it. Aurora carries Jean-Paul through it as the pontiff orders his army to stop them, as he wants their blood and guts - but the portal closes after Aurora steps through.
Aurora and the others now find themselves in darkness, Laura claiming that this is not where she wanted to go. Aurora calls to her brother, asking him to wake up, but no response. Suddenly, Goblyn growls - and a brilliant light shines upon everyone - and they find themselves back on Earth, at Maison Alpha.
Talisman informs her allies that she wasn’t sure that would work, as it was more difficult than it should have been, adding that she almost lost them to the negative zone, but that when one is desperate for results, it doesn’t hurt to try something new. Aurora asks Talisman if she knew Northstar was alive, and Elizabeth replies that she needed him, like she needs everyone she can get.
Talisman declares that they can discuss her motives later, but that things are moving too quickly now, as the enemy is about to unleash the forces of night. Persuasion asks if the Dreamqueen is back, and Laura points out that they have been gone from the team for months so they do not know what is going on. Talisman explains that his name is Llan the Sorcerer, and that he is recruiting evil from every dimension imaginable. Persuasion informs Elizabeth that they fought Llan’s followers in Asgard. To which Talisman ominously declares ‘Prepare yourselves. We’re about to enter a war’.


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Talisman (The Second)
Winnipeg jail, where the Alphans Heather “Vindicator” McNeil Hudson, Doctor Walter “Sasquatch” Langkowski, Madison “Box” Jeffries and their ally Lillian Crawley a.k.a. Diamond Lil, are currently being help prisoner. General Brian Winslow reminds the heroes that he has already told them why the Canadian government decided to imprison them, that they have been blamed for the plague of evil that has spread across the country recently, adding that it was this pretense that allowed them to brand Alpha Flight as criminals.
Winslow points at Alpha and declares that this suits his superior’s wishes greatly, and that he wanted Alpha Flight to know this before they die. ‘Die?’ remarks Alpha Flight’s leader, before asking Winslow if he has gone mad. Heather reminds Winslow that they are here voluntarily to straighten this mess out, and tells Winslow that she thought he was going to give them choices, not threats.
Suddenly, horror spreads across Alpha Flight’s faces as Winslow and the soldiers around him change into demons, as “Winslow” tells Heather that they have come to send them into the eternal darkness, as the night crushes all who stands in its way. The demons move closer to the Alphans, declaring that only Talisman can save them, but that she is beyond all help herself.
Meanwhile, in Edmonton, the new headquarters of Alpha Flight known as “Maison Alpha”. The Alphan Michael “Shaman” Twoyoungmen and former member of Beta Flight Kara “Persuasion” Kilgrave stand over the body of Shaman’s daughter, Elizabeth a.k.a. the Binder of Spirits - Talisman. Kara asks the senior Alphan what he did to his daughter.
Turning to exit the room, Shaman tells Kara not to worry, as all he did was give Talisman a potion from his medicine pouch which will send her consciousness to another plane. Kara follows Shaman as he leaves the room, explaining that he has to attend to Northstar and that there is much to be done. ‘Let’s leave Elizabeth to her dreams’.
(Talisman’s dream sequence)
The barrier of time and space can only be breached by the soul, that is why Talisman is sending herself back into the distant past, through astral space…ten thousand years, because somewhere beyond history…is herself. Elizabeth floats through the strange objects, shapes and colors, knowing that in a past life she was another woman, wore the Circlet of Power and defeated the Sorcerer. She has come to find out what happened so that she might learn how to defeat him in her own time.
By merging with her past self, Elizabeth hopes she can discover the truths that have been eluding her. Suddenly, there is laughter all around her - and she knows that the Sorcerer has found her. Llan appears before Elizabeth as a hideous creature with a long purple tongue poking out at her, he tells Talisman that even by retreating into the past there is no escape…no escape! Talisman begins to descend into the past with greater speed, and eventually finds where it all begins for her.
(10,000 years in the past)
The young woman’s name is Nahita, she is of the Elk Tribe, and was only seventeen when he life took its strange turn down the path of destiny. While out collecting berries, a skeleton suddenly fell on Nahita. Shocked, she was even more surprised when more skeletons and bones began to fall on her. Nahita ran for cover, but the rain of skeletons lasted about ten minutes. Almost every kind of animal was represented in the fall, and eventually she was knocked out by a large bear skull.
Nahita didn’t see the rain end - instead, she dreamed… dreamed of a world filled with metal beasts that exhaled sickening fumes and made unpleasant noises. A world of strange buildings which belched an evil smoke into a darkening dun-colored sky. The seas of this world were polluted with horrible chemicals that killed the fish and wildlife. Death was everywhere, but the people tried not to notice - they seemed to think it would go away if they ignored it.
Between each scene of horror, Nahita would see a statuette - an idol. She could feel great evil radiating from it, and felt a great sense of menace. However, the idol did seen strangely familiar somehow.
When Nahita awoke, wide-eyed, she realized what had made the dream so frightening. The world in her vision was this world - sometime in the future, and the idol had something to do with its fate.
Gathering herself, and still covered in bones, Nahita soon heard the sounds of battle, and stunned with recognition, she saw four people before her fighting some monsters. Not four ordinary people, but the legendary Tribe of the Moon - the heroes of this age. Firehand was known as the slayer of monsters. Talks-to-Spirits was a shaman who could communicate with dwellers of the astral world and wore the sacred medicine pouch of their people, which held infinite worlds. Willow-Dancer could command plants and animals and she had a gentle nature, and always sought peaceful solutions. Bear Brother was considered to be the strongest man alive, and always fought against those who would harm or oppress him.
The Tribe of the Moon defeat the group of monsters that were attacking them, and Bear Brother claims that they have saved Nahita from the dwellers of the twisted realms, adding that the rain of bones foretold their coming. Nahita asks the heroes how they know her, adding that she doesn’t understand all this insanity. Talks-to-Spirits informs Nahita that it is written in the stars that one shall wear the Talisman again and that it is she. He reveals that this event was designed by fate to bring them together, and now they must begin a new phase in their lives.
Opening his pouch, Talks-to-Spirits asks Nahita if she understands what he is telling her. Nahita asks if they want her to join their tribe, and points out that she is just a normal person, that the Great Spirit has not blessed her with any gifts such as theirs. The aged hero holds out his medicine pouch and claims it to be an ancient and powerful cornucopia of magic. He tells Nahita to reach inside and to take what she finds.
Wide-eyed, Nahita reaches into the pouch, and grabbing the strange band of metal which sends power coursing up her arm, she knew what she had to do. She placed the Circlet on her head and was transformed. From that moment, her name was Talisman and the world would never be the same.
(In Astral Plane)
Elizabeth is swimming along the Time Stream - when suddenly she is hooked and pulled out of the water by Llan. ‘Ha ha! Looks like I caught a big one, should be tasty!’ laughs Llan. He claims that there is no escape in the past, as the present will always bring you back. ‘No!’ cries Talisman as she blasts Llan with her powers, enabling her to jump free. Back in the water, she swims along - as Llan, now disguised as a giant fish - comes up behind her, his sharp teeth barred, he tells Talisman that she should have known there was no way to defeat him, ‘Now it’s dinner time!’ Elizabeth knows she cannot let Llan take control - she has to flee and escape back into…herself!
(The distant past)
As the years passed by, Nahita joined the Tribe of the Moon in battles against mysterious threats - like the Creatures of the Caves, the Sharks from Beyond Time, rogue deviants from the lost continent of Lemuria and the Dimension Giants.
But Nahita’s real challenge began one summers eve, five years after donning the Circlet of Power. The Tribe of the Moon was nestled in their cave, resting from their last adventure - when trouble started. Sitting around a fire, Firehand declares that he still feels the cold from that fight with the Ice-Devils. Bear-Brother tells him that he will get over it, and points out that the Ice-Devils weren’t as bad as the Dimension Giants. Talks-to-Spirits tells his teammates that he fears these last few events were a sign that their true enemy will soon be coming. Willow-Dancer is confused and asks what the enemies they just fought were then. Nahita replies that they were trials - to prepare the team for what comes next.
Bear-Brother asks Nahita what she is talking about, and Nahita reveals that the Talisman has told her she was chosen to play a role in history, that everything she has done up till now was a lesson, to prepare her for the coming battle. She explains that they are about to face their greatest challenge - a being of power beyond all their abilities combined. She reveals that the threat has been gone from their dimension, but she fears he will be returning soon.
Nahita reveals that the enemy’s name is Llan the Sorcerer, and that he came to their world ten thousand years ago and was involved in the Great Devastation. She explains that Llan wants to usher mankind down the dark roads into an eternal night of madness and despair - into the fires of self-destruction. Bear-Brother jumps up from his seat, and unconvinced, he reminds everyone that they are the Tribe of the Moon - the greatest heroes in this land.
Suddenly, someone appears at the entrance of their cave, asking for help. Bear Brother asks the tribesman what happened, and as he reveals that all the village was killed, the old man collapses. Bear-Brother asks the old man who he is and where he is from, when Nahita recognizes him and reveals that he is from the village she was raised in.
The old man tells Nahita that she must avenge them, before explaining what happened to them, that last night, a star fell from the heavens, lighting the sky over their village. He continues, revealing that something happened the next day, that people began to change and became hideous - monsters. The old man reveals that he ran into the woods, but one of the monsters came for him and slashed him, before telling him he was its messenger, that he had to come and tell Nahita he was back.
The old man cries out in pain, and Nahita points out that their village is over 1,000 miles from here, so she doesn’t know how he could have made it here in one night. Talks-to-Spirits tells the old man to lay down and he will see what he can do for him. Suddenly, some tentacled beast emerges from the villager’s body and grabs Bear-Brother, before attacking the others. It declares that this is the face of the new humanity, the shape he will make them all. Nahita blasts the demon with her powers, ‘Not if I can help it’ she declares.
Soon, Talks-to-Spirits used his magic to transport the Tribe of the Moon to the village, even so, it took them several hours, and there were no signs of life. As they drew nearer, the picture didn’t improve - devastation all around - this was nothing like the Tribe of the Moon’s other adventures, never had they seen such carnage, such waste of life. Nahita is in shock, reminding her friends that she grew up here, and now all her friends and family are gone. She curses her enemy for the way he stabbed her deeply and twisted the blade. She falls to the ground, as Bear-Brother tells her not to worry, as they will avenge them. Nahita believes that Llan did this just to get at her, to show them that he means business.
Suddenly, there is a large rumbling, and an earthquake follows, causing the Tribe of the Moon to nearly fall down into a large gully. Suddenly, Llan the Sorcerer, rises as steam from the ground, claiming that this village was fortunate to have died swiftly, as the rest of mankind will suffer unending pain. Llan boasts that he will seed man’s thoughts with the uses of fossil fuels, will lead him to a machine that breathes smoke, a fire that kills everything, and for a while, man with think himself prosperous, a master of his world.
However, Llan points out that the accumulated filth and poisons of his waste will make the land barren, the air will become corrupt and the rain will become acid - man will shuffle through this landscape as a broken figure…into the twilight. Nahita tells Llan that they wont let him trick man into using these evil things he described, as the Tribe of the Moon will stop him. Llan laughs and reveals that the Gateway of Night will open, and that they should try and stop that, before he vanishes.
The Tribe of the Moon wonders what he meant by all of that, to which Talisman explains that the Gateway of Night is a portal to the twisted realms, dimensions where evil reigns supreme, where the most horrible things imaginable are common place. Nahita reveals that if Llan opens the Gateway, he can send upon the world that which dwells beyond, and declares that they have to stop him at all costs. Talk-to-Spirits suggests that there is not time to waste, that they need to find this Gateway of Night and seal it forever.
(The Astral Plane)
Elizabeth finds herself in a test tube, with a giant Llan hovering over her like a mad scientist. He tells Elizabeth that she will not find any truth in the past, only the lies he has spun to trap her with, as this reality is his to make - or unmake. Llan pours some liquid into the test tube, and it splashes all over Talisman - it is acid and burns her flesh off - she sees what he is trying to do now. But the truth is not just what you see or feel - the truth is greater than that. Elizabeth lets this reality die so that she can return to her own.
(The past)
The journey North proved to be a hard one for the Tribe of the Moon, as the Sorcerer sent all sorts of trouble their way - even the weather conspired against them as they encountered a blizzard in the middle of summer. Eventually, the Tribe of the Moon came upon the rocky plain surrounding their destination - the Gateway of Night is a giant crater, staring up into the dark sky like the Eye of the World.
Huddled in their blankets, the others listen as Nahita exclaims something is coming, but she cannot tell what they are - though there are several of them and they are flying. Several dragon approach the Eye of the World, and Nahita reaches into Talks-to-Spirit’s pouch. When he asks Nahita what she is doing, she replies that she has to fight the Sorcerer alone, and that the Talisman says she will find the one true weapon in his pouch.
Nahita holds up a small totem, and Talks-to-Spirits asks her what kind of weapon that is. Nahita replies that it is an idol of the Sorcerer from ancient times and that she has seen it before. Nahita leaves the scene as the dragons approach, breathing fire on the Tribe of the Moon. Nahita knew that the Sorcerer’s minions wouldn’t attack her, as the Sorcerer wanted to save Nahita for himself. Unfortunately, the others were on their own for now.
Suddenly, Willow-Dancer’s death scream echoed behind Nahita, but she ran on, knowing that all her friends - and the entire world - would die if she didn’t. As Nahita reached the top of the crater, she could see the enemy waiting alone. Llan has taken the form of a dragon, but she knows that he was capable of many other forms.
‘Welcome to the end of the world, Talisman’ snarls Llan. He tells Nahita that this battle will be over swiftly, and informs her that her friends are already losing. He boasts that he will soon be free to unleash the swarming shadows that lurk beyond, that he will teach man to sully his world with filth and chemicals. Man’s food will be full of poisons, his children will be born as deformed nightmares - this world will become one of the twisted realms.
Nahita points out to Llan that he hasn’t won yet and that she has spent years preparing to fight him. She reminds him that in the last cycle, he had people worship him, which broke the rules of engagement, and her predecessor won because of his folly, she placed a curse on him that is binding.
Nahita holds out the idol in front of Llan, reminding him that he made people worship it, and that the first Talisman’s curse is that he must take this form to battle her. ‘So be it’ Nahita declares as she goads Llan into taking the idol’s form. Llan boasts that he is mighty in any form, and transforms into the idol. Suddenly, a green circle appears around a area of snow which Llan is in, and Nahita tells him he is now trapped.
Nahita reveals that while Llan bragged of his plans, she walked a circle around him, concentrating on a binding spell. She tells Llan that this is no mere idol, but a powerful totem designed to lock him in that form. Looming over the small totem Llan is trapped in, Nahita tells him he has lost until the next cycle - ten thousand years away, and that he may never win.
(The Astral Plane)
Holding the test tube up to his face, Llan mutters that it was too easy and wonders where Elizabeth went. Suddenly, Elizabeth appears behind him, much taller than he and telling him that she knows his weakness - vanity and arrogance prevent him from seeing the truth. Talisman tells Llan that they cannot really hurt each other in this realm, and she knows that he just wanted her to think that to make her fail in her quest.
Talisman admits that Llan almost made her fail, almost made her despair and give into the fears, forsake her quest. Talisman tells Llan that he failed, as she fought the despair, found what she had to, found the knowledge. She reminds him that ten thousand years ago, he wanted to teach man to pollute his world, and points out that man discovered fossil fuels on his own. She informs him that humanity has already started polluting the Earth and they did it without his influence, but they can stop it from continuing.
Llan matches Talisman in size now, and tells her that man is capable of evil on his own and has enough greed and arrogance to choose the dark roads over the light. He boasts that he will win in the end, but Talisman tells him not to count on it, as the Circlet of Power was made to stop him. ‘I’m coming for you! Prepare for battle!’ Elizabeth warns him.
(Reality, present time)
Elizabeth opens her eyes, realizing that she has made so many mistakes, as Llan has already partially opened the Gateway of Night, everything she has done so far has only helped him. She gets up and leaves the room, declaring that it is time she made a stand - Elizabeth Twoyoungmen is going to the Gateway of Night to face Llan as her predecessor did - alone.
Meanwhile, in Winnipeg, the demons attack Heather, Walt, Jeffries and Lil, telling them it is now time for them to die. ‘If it’s death you want, we’ll deliver!’ Lil shouts back, Alpha Flight are ready for battle!


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Earth War, part one: The Big Picture
Winnipeg prison, where Alpha Flight was sent for operating against Canadian orders. Heather “Vindicator” McNeil Hudson, Walter “Sasquatch” Langkowski and Madison “Box” Jeffries, along with Alpha Flight ally Lillian Crawley a.k.a. Diamond Lil must now battle agents of Llan the Sorcerer, who have just revealed their true form. The demon who was in disguise as General Brian Winslow welcomes Alpha Flight to the end of the world, telling them they will be the first to experience the horror and pain.
Madison Jeffries realizes he is in it now, as his Box armor has been taken away, and they are now up against some serious heavy weights. Jeffries sees that the concussive energy blasts fired from Heather’s suit, powerful as they are, are not enough to keep the demons down. Jeffries turns to Sasquatch, who despite using all his strength, a creature has him hog-tied. Jeffries sees his ex-girlfriend Diamond Lil fighting like mad, but knows that her invulnerability wont prevent her from getting hurt in some other way.
Madison knows that it is all up to him now, and using his mutant powers, he calls out to the metal rods in the walls and as a demon creeps up behind him, ‘Come to me, my tasty one,’ it says, Jeffries rips the rods from their settings, and sends them careening into the enemy’s flesh.
Everyone manages to break free from their captors, and using his transmutative powers, Jeffries connects all the electrical lines in the walls to the steel rods - then zaps them, sending powerful electric currents racing through the demons. Vindicator points out that the demons look human again. Confused, Jeffries declares that he wasn’t trying to kill them, that he just wanted to subdue them, so he doesn’t know what happened.
Sasquatch points out that the guards will be coming soon, so this situation will not look good for Alpha Flight. Vindicator exclaims that this is beginning to smell like a set-up and wonders why else the guards would have let her keep her costume. Lil suggests that they get out of here, as Jeffries declares that whether this is a set-up or not they should be prepared, and motions to his Box robot down below in the yard. Wishing he could get to it, Sasquatch asks him if he would like a helping hand, and picks him up and tosses him out of a hole in the wall, enabling Jeffries to drop down to the Box armor and phase in.
Suddenly, several guards rush into the room, ‘Nobody move!’ one of them yells. One of the soldiers motions to the body of “Winslow” on the ground and alerts his lieutenant, claiming that Alpha Flight killed him. Diamond Lil tries to explain that it isn’t Winslow, and Heather backs her up, telling the lieutenant that this doesn’t look like the way it really happened, as “Winslow” and his men were really monsters who were trying to kill them. The soldier tells Heather to ‘Tell it to the judge, murderers’.
Heather tells the lieutenant that he has to believe them, that these things weren’t human, when Box flies back into the room, telling Heather that these other people cannot see the truth, so Alpha Flight has to defeat the Sorcerer and clear their name. Vindicator points out that if they run, then it will look even worse. Realizing the heroes are preparing to escape, the lieutenant orders his men to be ready to fire.
Sasquatch tells his friends that there is no point in arguing with the soldiers, as they have fallen into a trap anyway. As Box grabs Sasquatch and Lil, Heather tells her team to go, and as they fly out the opening in the wall, with the soldiers firing behind them.
Meanwhile, in Edmonton, at Maison Alpha, Alpha Flight’s new headquarters, Alpha Flight’s resident physician, Dr. Michael Twoyoungmen, aptly codenamed Shaman, tends to former Alphan Jean-Paul “Northstar” Beaubier. Jean-Paul’s twin sister and former Alphan Jeanne-Marie a.k.a. Aurora asks Shaman what the matter with Northstar is and why he hasn’t woken.
Shaman replies that this is very strange, as it seems Northstar is in a coma, but one that is magical in nature, sort of like a “Sleeping Beauty” state. Shaman suggests that this spell must have been placed on Jean-Paul by the Dark Elves Aurora encountered in Svartalfheim, and reveals that he is going to have to try a drastic remedy, something magical in nature, warning Jeanne-Marie that there is no guarantee it will work, but it is the best he can do.
Twoyoungmen reaches into his ancient medicine pouch, and feels the chill of the nether dimension inside, for the pouch is a gateway to a plane where thousands of mystical items are stored, he feels something and begins to draw it out, casting it over Northstar, when suddenly, his daughter Elizabeth, who is the Talisman - one of the most powerful beings in existence, rushes into the room, demanding to speak with her father.
Shaman tells Elizabeth that she is disrupting a very important ceremony, to which Elizabeth merely replies by telling her father she is going to face the Sorcerer alone, and that she wanted him to know in case anything went wrong. Shaman is shocked and tells Elizabeth that she cant be serious, reminding her that Llan defeated them all with ease previously and that they need to face him again with the whole team united.
Shaman begs Elizabeth not to do this, but Talisman reminds her father that he sent her on a vision quest that would provide her with the answers to defeat their ancient enemy. She reveals  that she learned that her predecessor defeated Llan alone, with wisdom, so if they are to survive, she must stop him from fully opening the Gateway of Night.
Talisman points out that time is running out, but her father points out that in light of Talisman’s recent failures, he cannot accept this decision, so declares that they have to alert the others and face him as a team. Talisman exclaims that she doesn’t have time to argue about this, and telling her father that he cannot stop her, she blasts him with some magical energy.
Aurora checks if Shaman is all right, as Elizabeth informs her that she must try and get everyone together, and that they may have to battle Llan’s army which is waiting beyond the Gateway of night - an army of evil from every dimension. Talisman apologizes for doing it like this, but explains that her reasoning is if she fails, then Alpha Flight will be the first ones on Llan’s death list.
Heading North, Vindicator leads the way, with Box carrying Sasquatch and Lil still. Madison asks Sasquatch if he would mind changing back to Walter, as it will make him easier to carry. Sasquatch apologizes, and admits he should have been paying attention, but he was thinking about their problems. Heather turns to Madison and asks him if he has picked anything up on the radio, any military or police broadcasts.
Box replies that he hasn’t, and points out that it is really strange, as you would expect the air force to come after them. Lil suggests that the government has probably made a phone call to Gamma Flight, after all, Gamma Flight are Canada’s official super team now. ‘I mean don’t they usually send super heroes after super criminals?’
Vindicator declares that their enemy has made them super criminals, so they have to get to Talisman - if she is still alive - as she is the only one who will know where to start looking for the Sorcerer. ‘We have to clear our names and end this thing once and for all!’
Meanwhile, at Gamma Flight’s headquarters in Winnipeg. The teams leader, Nemesis, is on the phone, ‘Yes, right away,’ she tells the person she is speaking to, before hanging up. Witchfire asks Nemesis what that was all about, and the ebon and blood clad woman reveals to her teammates that Alpha Flight has escaped custody, and killed several people. She explains that they have orders to take them dead or alive, but she thinks the government wants them dead!
Back at Maison Alpha, Vindicator, Walt, Jeffries and Lil have returned, and Shaman informs them that Talisman has left for the Eye of the World, that she has gone to fight the Sorcerer alone, and against his will. Heather asks if Elizabeth has gone crazy, to which Shaman declares that he hopes his daughter is beyond such concepts as “crazy”, so long as she is one with the Talisman, and that he hopes she knows what she is doing.
Its reunion time when Aurora and Northstar enter the foyer, Jeanne-Marie pointing out that Talisman has a greater knowledge of this problem than anyone else, and that only she can see the big picture. Aurora informs everyone that Elizabeth told her they need to all get together, as she thinks she may need their help. ‘And naturally, when Alpha Flight’s in trouble, they have to call me!’ boasts Jean-Paul, seemingly back to his usual self.
Vindicator is stunned, ‘Northstar! Aurora! I don’t believe it!’ she says as she hugs Northstar, who jokes that it is too good to be true, but that he is back. As Aurora hugs Sasquatch, her ex-lover, she replies that she is back also…for now. Shaman points out that Jean-Paul is lucky to be standing, as the Dark Elves, who had him put in a spell, which he was barely able to overcome. He adds that he hopes Elizabeth’s interruption didn’t cause any residual effects.
Jeanne-Marie explains that there would be more of them here, but that Kara Kilgrave, Laura Dean and Goblyn had to go home, though they will be back later. Madison Jeffries smiles, exclaiming that this is just like the old days, when the next
 thing you know, some menace would come knocking on the door - SHAKOOM!!!!
On cue, Gamma Flight arrive, with Witchfire blasting Alpha Flight’s door down. Nemesis holds her sword out and tells Alpha Flight to surrender themselves. Vindicator calls to Gamma Flight, asking them to listen, as they have been set up and it is all a mistake. ‘You wanna fight, suckers? Come and get it!’ jibes Lil, as Shaman declares that the enemy has fooled everyone. ‘Now I see why I quit, it’s so boring around you people!’ mutters Jean-Paul.
Jeffries makes his way to a open window, as he left his Box armor outside, he hopes he might be able to get into it before any trouble starts - until Silver and Auric come crashing through the window, blocking his exit. Hands on her hips, Lil mutters that the whole gang is here now and asks Nemesis what is next. Nemesis tells the Alphans that they have one chance to give up, otherwise Gamma Flight has authorization to use deadly force.
Lil grabs Nemesis by the throat and tells her that she doesn’t take orders from her - causing the fight to start. Witchfire retaliates with mystical force, knocking Lil away from Nemesis, while Wildchild attacks Shaman with all of his ferocity. Silver blasts Sasquatch with beams of freezing energy, while Auric attacks Northstar and Aurora with rays of intense heat. All this while, the team leaders battle it out. Vindicator tells Nemesis to stop, as they can explain everything, but Nemesis tells her it is too late, as they had their chance.
Nemesis knees Heather in the stomach, knocking her backwards. Heather tries to get her force field up, and sparks fly when Nemesis’ sword comes into contact with Heather’s force field, and Heather wonders what the sword is made of. Heather realizes that the sword is powerful enough to effect her force field, but that it is time to end this farce. As Nemesis is about to strike Heather again, Heather lets loose a powerful blast of electromagnetic energy.
Wildchild rushes towards Shaman again, boasting that he has been waiting for this day, reminding him that Alpha Flight put him away last time, and now it is his turn to play “stomp the bad guy”. ‘Oh really?’ is all Shaman replies, as he pulls some dust from his medicine pouch and scatters it over Kyle Gibney, who then falls to the ground, asleep.
Witchfire points out that Diamond Lil is invulnerable to damage, but not to pain - especially pain, and her magic can provide plenty of that! Casting some spell on Lil, she causes Alpha Flight’s ally to fall to the ground, begging her to make it stop. Witchfire declares that she doesn’t like torture, but it is obvious Diamond Lil is too dangerous to be allowed on the streets, so she hopes her mystic powers finish Lil off quickly to put her out of her misery. Resisting, Lil gets to her feet, exclaiming that she has a better idea, she turns around and smacks Witchfire right in the face, knocking her back.
Jimon “Silver” Kwan has encased Sasquatch in a prison of ice, and apologizes for doing this, as she wishes there was another way. ‘There is’ replies Sasquatch, smashing his way out of his ice prison. Meanwhile, Solver’s brother, Auric, attacks the Beaubier twins, firing blasts of heat at them still. Northstar uses his super speed to protect his sister from the heat, as Aurora was once as powerful as he, only she sacrificed her power to save him. Aurora is a woman who does not like being so helpless. Zhao “Auric” Kwan tells the twins that they cannot dodge him forever, to which Northstar stops running, and putting Aurora down, he turns to Auric and declares that this is way too boring. Running circles around Auric and punching him repeatedly, Jean-Paul declares that this is fun.
As Nemesis regains consciousness, Vindicator asks her if she is willing to stop and talk now. Nemesis isn’t convinced and reminds Vindicator that Diamond Lil sucker punched her. Heather points out that Lil wasn’t acting on her orders and asks her to listen to what she has to say. Nemesis laughs and asks Heather what it is she can say after murdering people and breaking out of prison. She tells her that Alpha Flight may have been something once, but that now they are just outlaws and a disgrace to this country.
Vindicator tells Nemesis to look around her, as Gamma Flight has lost, and that Alpha hasn’t tried to kill them. She asks her to try and understand the big picture for once. Heather explains that complex problems don’t have black and white answers, as this situation was arranged by the Sorcerer for his own purposes, and that they have all been victims of a clever enemy. As Alpha and Gamma Flights all gather themselves, Nemesis asks where this enemy is. ‘North’ replies Heather.
Heading towards the Eye of the World, the Gateway of Night, Talisman flies against the pouring rain. She can feel that Llan knows she is coming, and all this while he manipulates them with tricks and subterfuge, while they have played into his hands again and again. She remembers how one week ago, the Sorcerer arranged for a group of American super villains to enter Canada and Alpha Flight went to fight them. However, the energy of their battle allowed Llan to unlock the Gateway of Night.
Talisman knows that if Llan arranges another battle between super-humans, then he will have the power to open the Gateway of Night completely - then his armies will be able to enter Earth. Talisman flies faster to her destination - and finally reaches the Eye of the World - where the worst thing has happened. She sees something wrong - it doesn’t look like a crater anymore. Shocked, Elizabeth realizes that she is too late - the Gateway of Night is now open!
The armies of every nether world are coming through and it cannot be closed without opening the Gateway of Day - something Talisman can do, at the risk of unleashing even greater peril on Earth. Elizabeth sends a psychic image of what she has just seen to Maison Alpha, and whoever is there will know what they are up against.
At Maison Alpha, the Alphans, Lil, Northstar, Aurora and Gamma Flight are shocked, some of them sweat in fear - the image they see - hundreds upon hundreds of demons and hideous creatures, pouring from the Gateway of Night, fire all around, and the Sorcerer laughing, ‘Go my armies! Go and reap the whirlwind!’ he bellows.
When the image fades, Vindicator tells everyone that they have now seen the big picture, this is what she has been trying to tell them all along - and that the energies generated by the two team’s fighting just made it possible for the Sorcerer to open the Gateway, and only Talisman knows how to close it again. Nemesis asks where Talisman is, to which Heather explains that Talisman is the one who sent them the vision, so she must be at the Eye of the World now. ‘And she’s all alone…heaven help her’.
At the Eye of the World, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen descends into the darkness.


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Marching To Doom
Edmonton, Canada…more specifically, Maison Alpha, home and headquarters of Alpha Flight - formerly Canada’s premiere super heroes - where a very large gathering of super beings have assembled. Vindicator, Sasquatch, Shaman and Box of Alpha Flight, their ally Diamond Lil, and former members Northstar and Aurora, along with Gamma Flight members Nemesis, Wildchild, Witchfire, Silver and Auric have been brought together.
Alpha Flight’s leader, Heather “Vindicator” McNeil Hudson, asks Gamma Flight’s leader Nemesis, if she sees the problems now - the problem being their enemy, Llan the Sorcerer, an ancient and powerful demon. Heather explains that Llan has opened a dimensional portal called the Gateway of Night somewhere in the far North of Canada. It is in a crater known as the Eye of the World, and Llan has used magic to open it.
Madison “Box” Jeffries adds that Llan’s armies are pouring through from evil dimensions called the “Twisted Realms”, as he is trying to make Earth into another Twisted Realm. He reveals that only Talisman might know how to stop Llan, but Llan has beaten her in the past - and right now, she has gone to the Eye of the World to fight him on her own. Former Alphan, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier a.k.a. Aurora declares that if Gamma Flight hadn’t attacked, then they would be helping Talisman right now.
‘Who are these Gamma Flight clowns anyway?’ asks Aurora’s twin brother, Jean-Paul “Northstar” Beaubier. Michael Twoyoungmen a.k.a. Shaman, explains to his former teammate that Gamma Flight are Canada’s official super team, who have replaced Alpha since the government made Alpha Flight illegal. Doctor Walter “Sasquatch” Langkowski exclaims that Alpha Flight are not criminals, so they shouldn’t let these Gamma Flight chumps get the upper hand.
Gamma Flight’s Jimon Kwan a.k.a. Silver proclaims that this is all a misunderstanding and that Gamma Flight accepts Alpha’s innocence now. Silver’s brother Zhao a.k.a. Auric agrees, and declares that they should all work together. Gamma Flight’s sorcereress Witchfire informs everyone that she can sense magic at work up North, so they should hurry. Kyle “Wildchild” Gibney thrashes about, ‘Yeah, lets rip off some heads!’ he yells. ‘Hmph! Barbarian!’ mutters Jean-Paul under his breath.
Lillian Crawley a.k.a. Diamond Lil points out to Heather that Gamma Flight accept them now, ‘Let’s boogie!’ Heather informs everyone that more allies will be here in a minute, and that as soon as they get here, no time will be wasted - because the enemy sure isn’t wasting any.
Meanwhile, at the Eye of the World, the Alphan Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, a.k.a. the phenomenally powerful Talisman, flies into the darkness, hideous creatures pour out of the Gateway of Night - three headed fire-breathing demons, flying clawed creatures and more. Llan the Sorcerer hovers above the Gateway of Night, ‘Go! Go and kill all that you see!’ he bellows.
‘So this is what the End of the World looks like,’ Talisman thinks to herself. She decides that the Sorcerer’s minions are limitless as more and more keep pouring out of the Gateway of Night - he has the armies of a thousand worlds at his command. Elizabeth knows that only the power of the Talisman keeps the demons from seeing her and attacking.
Talisman realizes that their only salvation against Llan is a last resort - she has to open the Gateway of Day to counteract the Gateway of Night. But she knows that in doing so, she will unleash the armies of the Shining Realms who are the eternal enemies of the Twisted Realms - and that might turn the planet into a permanent battle field.
Hovering above the masses of horrors, Elizabeth realizes that unfortunately there is no other option, as it is too late to do anything else. However, Elizabeth’s next problem is succeeding, as Llan is going to try and prevent her opening the Gateway of Day. Talisman sees Llan looking at her now, and can hear his voice inside her head, laughing as he says ‘I know what you intend to do Talisman - but it wont work’.
Meanwhile, at the Canadian Air Force HQ. The officer monitoring a radar alerts his general to a huge army in the Northwest Territories that suddenly appears on his scanner and is heading South.
Back at Maison Alpha, Nemesis takes a phone call, and informs everyone that the government has spotted Llan and is sending in troops ahead of Alpha and Gamma Flight’s from some of the Northern bases. Heather tells Nemesis not to worry, as the others should be hear any minute, revealing that one of them can open a warp gate so they can get to the battle in no time.
North, several jets streak across the sky, informing base that they have spotted the enemy, they move into attack formation and launch missiles, bombing the minions of Llan. From one jet, a platoon is being dropped to the ground, ‘Show these scum some Canadian courage!’ the commander orders.
In a small fighter jet, one officer informs his fellow to some incoming bogeys. However, the are unable to maneuver the agents of Llan, and the men in this plan crash to the ground, landing in amongst large monsters who ignore them and keep rushing South.
At Maison Alpha, the three young former members of Beta Flight - Kara “Persuasion” Kilgrave, Laura Dean and Goblyn finally arrive. ‘Wow! Looks like you’ve been doing some kinky interior decorating!’ remarks Kara. Heather tells the girls she is glad they are finally here, and informs them that they got into a fracas with Gamma Flight, but that is behind them now, and they need the three of them badly. ‘Looks like you need a clean-up crew,’ suggests Laura Dean.
Vindicator asks Laura if she could open a warp gate to the Eye of the World, and asks her if she remembers that place, explaining that the Sorcerer’s army is there and they have to move fast if they are going to stop them. ‘Great! More psychos to deal with!’ mutters Kara. Laura replies that she remembers the Eye of the World, it is the place Shaman was camping the day Sasquatch went crazy, before using her mutant powers to open a warp gate.
Northstar suddenly rushes up to Vindicator and asks her if she has forgotten something: ‘You never bothered to ask whether I wanted to join in!’ he exclaims, before reminding her he quit Alpha Flight. Heather points out that the whole world needs their help, and asks him how he could just stand by and let this happen, before turning to Aurora and telling her that she will have to remain behind, as she lost her powers and cannot risk getting her injured.
Northstar agrees to come, mumbling that Heather is playing on his guilt, as Jeanne-Marie tells Heather she cannot make her stay, that she must help, too. Aurora points out that she may have lost her powers, but not her fighting spirit, and reminds Heather that she was trained in hand-to-hand-combat. ‘Every Alphan knows how to defend herself’. Jean-Paul points out that his sister lost her powers by saving his life, giving him the inner light they once shared. ‘We all risk our lives in this business, let her go!’.
Vindicator smiles and admits that they do need all the help they can get, before telling Aurora to remember that if she gets caught, no one might be able to help her. ‘Everyone faces that possibility, no?’ points out Aurora, before one-by-one, Alpha Flight, Diamond Lil, Northstar and Aurora, the former Beta Flight girls and Gamma Flight enter the portal leading to the Eye of the World.
The Eye of the World…Laura Dean’s portal opens, and the heroes pour out of it. Sasquatch comments on how the army beat them here, to which Box declares they go and beat the Sorcerer’s army. ‘For Canada,’ says Heather. ‘For the world,’ adds Nemesis. The heroes run into battle, Shaman thinks to himself that the enemies they are facing seem endless, and wishes that Puck were here, as these are his kind of odds.
The heroes charge into battle, trying to help the beleaguered Canadian army, and for a short while, they seem to make a difference. The power of Nemesis’s  sword, Witchfire’s magic and Wildchild’s ferocity cuts a swath through the enemy. ‘And I thought I was ugly!’ jokes Wildchild as he attacks a hideous creature.
Sasquatch’s strength, Shaman’s magic weapons and Goblyn’s savagery drive back their first set of opponents, while Laura Dean uses her powers to warp creatures back to their alternate worlds. Auric blasts demons with heat beams and his sister Silver freezes others.
But not everyone is occupied, as kneeled by a rock for safety, Aurora tells her brother that this is much worse than she imagined. Jean-Paul tells his sister not to worry as he knows she will acquit herself well, while he uses his speed to help the soldiers. A large creature is attacking some soldiers, but using his super speed, Jean-Paul manages to hold it off them, the soldiers surprised to see Northstar.
However, an ugly creature comes up behind Aurora, ‘MEAT!’ it yells, as Aurora tries to kick it - only to be knocked back by its strength. ‘Fresh meat!’ the creature cries, before Jean-Paul sees the danger his sister is in. The handsome speedster races over to the creature and knocks it over, before tending to his sister. Aurora claims that she is all right, but Northstar tells her that he cannot let her get hurt, as she is all he has right now.
Northstar wonders if he should try to give back to Aurora the light she once gave him to save his life, as it might return her powers. Northstar embraces his sister as Jeanne-Marie tells him that if he were to try, it could kill him. Jean-Paul tells Aurora that her life is as important - maybe more so - than his, and tells her not to argue, just to take it.
Aurora wonders if they could share the light like they used to, and asks her brother to try it and see what happens. Jean-Paul agrees, and suddenly the twins are bathed in a brilliant light, both of them crying out in pain.
Suddenly, chaos erupts throughout the battlefield, Box wonders what is going on as nearly all of the enemy begin howling about the light. Persuasion wonders where the light is coming from, to which Diamond Lil points out that it seems to be causing the enemy some agony, Laura Dean adding that they look scared. Sasquatch tells Heather and Twoyoungmen that he has seen this light before, back when Aurora and Northstar were able to touch, before he altered Aurora’s powers.
Vindicator wonders if the twins have somehow solved their problems, that Aurora’s physique may have slowly changed back to its former state. Sasquatch agrees that it would explain what is happening now. Shaman informs everyone that living light is something these creatures from the Twisted Realms cannot deal with, and so it has weakened them.
Joining the senior Alphans, Nemesis suggests they use this to their advantage, and Heather agrees that victory may be around the corner. Heather blasts the enemy with her powerful electromagnetic pulses, while Box smashes them with his fists, ‘They don’t call me Box for nothing!’ Lillian exclaims that it is “Rock n Roll” time as she tussles with the enemy. Some flying creature shoot a large bomb down towards Box, who extends his body so he can smash the bomb into dozens of pieces.
Nearby, Talisman sees that Northstar and Aurora have risen to the sky, which is now a golden color, and by reuniting their inner light, the power of it is driving the enemy’s troops insane. Elizabeth realizes that getting the twins together bought her some time, which is good, as she is going to need all the time she can get. Looking up at the mountain before her, she knows that inside it lies the Gateway of Day, and to open it will require all of her concentration.
Elizabeth hopes that she has enough power to do the job, for if she fails, then the whole world will die - though success may be just as bad. Standing on a ridge, Talisman knows that on the other side of this gate are mystic armies who oppose the Sorcerer’s, and that when they clash, they might turn the Earth into one huge battleground - a devastating war that could last forever. Elizabeth knows that it is a risk that must be taken, otherwise Llan wins and Earth dies.
Talisman concentrates, tries to complete her task - but she feels something wrong, resistance to her spells. Suddenly there is laughter, and the ridge crumbles beneath her feet, sending her falling to the ground - where Llan the Sorcerer is eagerly awaiting her. Llan asks Elizabeth if she really thought he would give her any chance to thwart him. ‘This is out final meeting, Talisman! Say your prayers!’ he boasts.
High in the sky, Aurora flies free, exclaiming that her powers are back again. Jean-Paul declares that he hopes so, as what just transpired hurt! Two armed creatures approach them and Jean-Paul warns his sister to look out, as they are about to fire. The twins easily evade the enemy, ‘Missed us by kilometers,’ boasts Jean-Paul, before realizing that they will need more to defeat these freaks than just the ability to flee.
Down on the ground, the heroes have all gathered and regrouped, Lillian pointing out that the light has gone and that there are more of the enemy coming their way. Goblyn growls as Box comments on how endless the Sorcerer’s army seems. Persuasion informs everyone that she cannot control so many with her power, as Wildchild declares ‘We should have a good death, I think’.
Witchfire tells Kyle not to be such a pessimist, before Vindicator asks everyone what they are all standing around for. ‘The fate of the world depends on us - are you going to let a few freaks and monsters scare you?’ she declares, before letting loose a blast of plasma and leading everyone back into battle. ‘That’s my girl,’ remarks Jeffries.
But things start to go wrong: a large green beast breaths some noxious gas out, rendering Persuasion, Laura Dean and Witchfire unconscious. Goblyn is lifted away by a two-headed flying creature, as are several soldiers. Sasquatch is bombarded by spears while Nemesis points out that this second wave of monsters seems to be much tougher than the first. Diamond Lil’s legs get caught in the mouth of some creature, while the soldiers begin to run out of ammunition. Several spears manage to stick in Sasquatch, and as he becomes drowsy, he realizes that they are poisoned. Nemesis is picked up and heaved away by a large grey creature, only to be trampled over by a stampede of creatures.
In the air, Auric finds himself in an ironic situation when a creature begins to burn him, while Silver is trapped by a creature, unable to break free, she asks her brother to shoot it. Box sees the plight of the Kwan siblings and tells them to hold on - but before he can aid them, he is blasted at by some creatures with weapons.
Vindicator is distracted and calls out to her lover - only to be knocked out of the sky by a horned creature, ‘Die human trash!’ it bellows, as Heather lands on the ground, telling herself not to lose, that she must keep going.
Meanwhile, Talisman now faces Llan who has increased his mass considerably. Llan asks Elizabeth if she is ready to die, Talisman just tells him to speak for himself. ‘Very well,’ he replies, before blasting her with his power. ‘You want a fight, you got it!’ exclaims Talisman as she retaliates, knocking Llan aside with her powers, until suddenly, two arms made of rock emerge from the ground and pull at her - until two more appear, and all four pull her back to the mountain, holding her down and trapping her.
Llan returns and laughs, asking Elizabeth if she thinks he was trying to hit her with that blast of energy, when in fact he was merely enchanting the stone of the mountain, so with Elizabeth’s hands tied, she can work no more magic. Llan boasts that the gateway of Day will remain closed, and help will never arrive to save her friends. Llan points out that with Talisman incapacitated, only one other person on this world can open the Gateway of Day, and blasting Elizabeth with more of his powers, Llan vows to deal with that other person shortly.
Llan claims that this is eternal nightfall for all mankind, and that with his very hands he will take Talisman’s life and usher in the darkness that will destroy all hope all hope and love - Earth will become part of the twisted realms forever. Talisman hopes that Llan keeps talking, as she knows she has one chance left.
In the sky, Northstar and Aurora are still fighting the enemy, before Jeanne-Marie points out that their friends and the others need them, so they should go down and help. Suddenly, Talisman appears before them, telling the twins that they are their last hope of surviving this day. She informs them that they need to use their super speed to fly to New York, and find Dr. Strange, whose house is in Greenwich Village. Elizabeth explains that Llan is blocking her so she cannot contact Dr. Strange herself, and asks the twins to tell Strange to open the Gateway of Day - before she fades from sight. Aurora calls out to Elizabeth, before the twins turn and fly to New York.
Llan had discovered what Talisman was up to and tells her it was pathetic as there is no way Northstar and Aurora can reach Dr. Strange in time to save her or her friends - or Earth for that matter. ‘No one can help you now, Talisman…welcome to Doomsday!’….


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The End of all Things
The Eye of the World…where the End of the World is about to take place. The armies of Llan the Sorcerer have come through the Gateway of Night to usher an eternal darkness into the world. While Alpha Flight’s magical member, Talisman, battles it out nearby with the Sorcerer, the Canadian Army, Alpha Flight, Gamma Flight, and several former members and associates of Alpha Flight have come to stop the onslaught, battling the minions of Llan. But things have gone wrong, horribly wrong. The army of the Sorcerer is too large for the heroes to contain - and the battle has already downed several of them.
Heather McNeil Hudson a.k.a. Vindicator is the leader of Alpha Flight, and as blasts of electromagnetic plasma pour from her battle suit, she wonders how long her battle suit’s power will last. Heather’s lover and teammate, Madison “Box” Jeffries has the power to convert his robot-suit into any machine or weapon he needs to, but he keeps seeing loved ones die in his head as he thinks about becoming a nuclear bomb as a last resort…but the thoughts won’t go away.
Nemesis is the mysterious leader of Canada’s official super team Gamma Flight, and uses her sword to cut through anything. Sasquatch is the transformed alter-ego of scientist Doctor Walter Langkowski of Alpha Flight - but his massive bulk is starting to wear down. Lillian Crawley a.k.a. Diamond Lil, Alpha Flight’s ally is impervious to harm, but can - and today does - feel pain.
Kara “Persuasion” Killgrave is a former member of the disbanded Beta Flight and has the power to control the minds of those she is near - so she uses part of the Sorcerer’s army against itself. She tries to stay behind them, out of harms way, but she knows her voice will fail after shouting orders for house without respite. Silver and Auric are mutant siblings, each who radiates unique energies through their eyes. Silver creates beams of cold, Auric rays of heat. As members of Gamma Flight they have fought many battles, though they feel this may be their last.
Other members of Gamma flight have already fallen - the savage Wildchild a.k.a. Kyle Gibney and the mystic known as Witchfire. Michael “Shaman” Twoyoungmen of Alpha Flight has fallen too, as have the young former Betans Laura Dean and Goblyn. Shaman’s magic pouch couldn’t summon enough powerful weapons, while Laura Dean couldn’t teleport her enemies fast enough, and Goblyn’s ferocity was no match for the enemy.
This leaves just Northstar and Aurora, mutant twins who are founding members of Alpha Flight, recently brought back to aid the team in the troubles with the Sorcerer. High in the sky, Jeanne-Marie tells Jean-Paul that they are losing, as there are too many of the enemy and not enough heroes. Jean-Paul agrees that they have to do something to help and wonders where Talisman is.
Two miles away, Elizabeth “Talisman” Twoyoungmen is captive of the Sorcerer, and knows she only has one chance. Using her powers, she appears before the twins and informs them that she is captured by the Sorcerer who is preventing her from opening the Gateway of Day, their only hope of defeating Llan’s army. She informs the twins that she needs them to find Dr. Strange in New York, as they need his mystical power, and that she cannot reach him herself as something is blocking her.
Elizabeth tells the twins that the two of them are the only ones fast enough to get there in time, and pleads with them to use all the speed they possess. She informs them that Strange lives in Greenwich Village on Bleeker Street, and asks them to hurry. ‘We won’t fail you, Talisman!’ exclaim the twins as they soar off.
Llan the Sorcerer looms over the imprisoned Talisman, telling her that although her friends are fast, they will never be able to return in time with help, as they will be dead by then - just like she will. ‘Don’t be so sure of that!’ boasts Talisman as she charges with power, ready to dowse Llan in it - but she is unsuccessful. Llan asks Elizabeth if she is surprised her magics didn’t free her, and tells her not to be. Llan reminds Elizabeth that her power grows when she is close to wells of Earth magic, but points out that this place is no well, but a dimensional rift. He reveals that the energy Elizabeth expends is drawn out of her and into the mountain - meaning she is trapped - and her friends will all die.
Back on the battle field, Vindicator calls out to Nemesis as the ebon and blood-clad woman is struck down by the enemy. Dropping to the ground, Heather checks the mysterious Gamma Flight leader and decides that she will be okay, as Box tells Heather to forget about her, as they have to focus on helping Talisman against the Sorcerer. Sasquatch joins them and points out that there is a whole army standing between them and Talisman and asks how they are going to get there.
Box suggests that those who can fly will have to make the journey. ‘And leave me and the others against this mess?’ Walt asks, before pointing out that they cannot fight alone, even with the Canadian army helping. Silver and Auric arrive on scene, Jimon telling Sasquatch that he will not be alone, as they will help him. Persuasion comes over too, and remarks that her captive purple army will help too.
Box streaks off, with Heather flying behind him, asking him to wait. Diamond Lil fights the good fight on the ground below as Heather tells Jeffries that before they do this she wants him to know that she is aware of him and Lil, but she still loves him and wants to be with him. Jeffries tries to tell Heather something, but she exclaims that she had to tell him as they don’t know what will happen next. Madison informs Heather that he was confused about his feelings, but now knows more than ever who the girl for him is.
Jeffries tells Heather that they will survive this, that they have to, because when it is over he is going to make it all up to her. He partially phases out of his armor and they kiss - before seeing the approaching army of flying nasties and telling Heather that they have to get back to business.
Back at the Gateway of Day, Llan asks Talisman if she knows what the end of the world will look like, and reveals that it will resemble filth and poison. It will be made of all man’s folly of his spilled greed and pollution. He claims that man is doing most of his work for him, as before he returned, most of this planet was already being laid to waste.
Llan admits that man’s greed and carelessness outstrips even his own evil, as man has filled the oceans with toxins, killing millions of sea creatures, and hunts down what he doesn’t poison. Llan adds that man has managed to destroy most of the rain forests in half a century - exterminating over one hundred species of wildlife a day. ‘I’m impressed’ laughs Llan.
Llan tells Elizabeth that man already teeters on the edge of oblivion, that this world is becoming a Twisted Realm even without his aid. He declares that his armies have come to push man over the brink and boasts that he is going to keep Elizabeth alive long enough to watch it happen.
Talisman silently tells Llan to keep talking, as she remembers how the previous wearers of the Circlet of Power defeated Llan by using his vanity against him, and each time his ego blinded him to his shortcomings - each time, he lost. Elizabeth’s recent dream quest to the past taught her this lesson well. Elizabeth hopes Llan will keep talking, and he does, remarking that it will be an ugly fall for mankind - very ugly.
Suddenly, Llan grins wickedly, deciding that it is time he ended this conversation, for if he lets Elizabeth live any longer, then she might figure out some way to thwart his plans - and that wouldn’t do at all.
Meanwhile, in New York, Aurora and Jean-Paul drop down at the door way of a lavish looking mansion. Aurora knocks on the door, to which her handsome brother finds strange, reminding her that they don’t have time, he suggests they kick the door in. ‘What if this is not the place?’ suggests Jeanne-Marie.
Suddenly, the man called Wong appears at the door, ‘Northstar and Aurora I presume. Doctor Strange will see you now,’ he says to the twins. Wong leads the twins to Doctor Stephen Strange, who tells the twins that he has sensed the troubles in Canada, but only just realized now how serious the situation is. He explains that recent problems of his own have kept him from lending aid, and admits that now it may be too late. Dr. Strange informs Jean-Paul and Aurora that they have to take drastic measures if they are going to defeat the Sorcerer, adding that their time is running out.
Back at the Eye of the World, Vindicator and Box are hounded by enemies in the air, and Heather asks Jeffries if he can create some king of weapon that will help them break through to Talisman. Box uses his transmutating powers to create a weapon, declaring that he just thought of something. As the weapon is completed, Jeffries tells Heather not to look as it is going to be intense - and a blinding light plows through the enemies.
On the ground below, Sasquatch looks up to the sky and wonders what happened. Shaman regains consciousness following the glow, and realizing the battle has moved away from him, he supposes he has been knocked out for quite a while. He wonders where his daughter is, as he thinks she will need his help and his magic if she is going to win.
Twoyoungmen notices Witchfire nearby, strewn across a rock and checks her vitals, relieved that she is alive. Shaman realizes that if he can bring her around, then her magic will be a great help to everyone. He pulls some enchanted dust from his medicine pouch and sprinkles it over her, resulting in her regaining consciousness. Witchfire rubs her head and asks if they have won, but the reply is that they are losing. Shaman tells Witchfire that they need to help his daughter as it is going to take a lot of magical power to open the Gateway of Day, Elizabeth will need both of them. Shaman hands Witchfire her staff, and the Gamma Flight member declares ‘Count me in!’
Back in New York, Northstar tells Strange that they have to get back to Canada and asks him if he has a faster way of getting there. The Sorcerer Supreme replies that he does, but it is rather unconventional. Aurora stands back as Strange’s amulet springs forth, Strange exclaiming that the forces of darkness have been unleashed from all the Twisted Realms, so they have to summon the forces of light from the Dimensions of Beauty.
A portal forms from his amulet as he exclaims that the Gateway of Day must be opened in order to do this, adding that Talisman is being prevented from opening it from the outside. Ominously, Dr. Strange informs the twins that using the enchantment of his amulet it is up to the three of them to cross to the other dimensions - and open the gate from the inside!
Stepping through the portal, reality takes on a whole new meaning. Aurora and Northstar feel their heads spin for a moment as they try to adjust there reference points. Jean-Paul asks what kind of place this is, to which Strange explains that it is a dimension between dimensions, where their quest to open the Gateway begins. Dr. Strange tells the twins that the Gateway of Day is a portal to the place where all the warriors of the Shining Realms will gather, adding that the warriors must be summoned to the meeting place so they can ride forth together to fight the armies of the Sorcerer.
Strange casts a spell on the twins, a spell which will show them what they have to do to bring the armies of light forth. The twins fly off in one direction while Strange makes his way to the meeting place and try to open the Gateway. He urges them to hurry as time is running out. Jean-Paul declares that they will not fail, Jeanne-Marie exclaiming that their friends’ lives depend on them. ‘As does the fate of the world…’ Strange thinks to himself.
Meanwhile, Talisman is still bound, and Llan hovers over her, boasting that once she is dead, the ancient rules of engagement that limit his power will no longer bind him. Llan boasts that he will be free to impose his design on everything without fear of retribution from Eternity and the other cosmic law makers. Elizabeth thinks to herself that Llan always threatens before he does something - he has to keep boasting of his power as if he has something to prove.
Elizabeth remembers that this is like the last Talisman, Nahita, fought Llan - his ego was so vast he couldn’t believe someone could outsmart him. Nahita defeated Llan by using this against him, as she knew he had broken the rules of engagement that determines how his side and their’s must contend for the world. Nahita tricked Llan into assuming the form of a stone idol and bound him in that form for ten thousand years.
Talisman recalls how when Llan got free, he tricked her into attacking him, thus freeing him to act. She hopes to use her recent lessons from her past and figure out some way to trip him up…except her time is running out.
Llan bids Talisman farewell, his hands charged with fire, he tells Talisman to know that her death brings the ruin of all she cherish. Suddenly, a blinding light causes Llan to turn his attention towards the sky, before telling Talisman that her friend Box has created some kind of living-light weapon to confuse his troops, realizing that Box has discerned light is the demon’s weakness.
Llan begins to remark that it will not make any difference in the long run, when suddenly, Talisman yells ‘Thanks for the advice!’ as she breaks free from her restraints. Blasting Llan with a glowing light, she tells him that she always knew he would reveal his weakness, and it is time for him to feel her strength - the living light her magic can generate. Llan claims that the weakness of his subjects is not also his weakness, telling Talisman that as always, her impetuous nature betrays her.
Talisman tells Llan that he is forgetting about something - ‘My friends!’ she yells, as Vindicator and Box attack Llan on cue. Llan is knocked backwards, cowering from the three forces attacking him. Heather points out that Llan is still taking all they have got and that they cannot keep this up forever. Elizabeth declares that they have to weaken him so she can open the Gateway of Day, and asks her teammates to keep hitting him. Box asks what happens if he gets free, to which Elizabeth replies ‘Just pray that help gets here in time!’
On the battle field, Sasquatch tells the others that the flash of light has seemed to weaken their opponents. Covering her enemies in ice, Jimon points out that there are still so many, and asks how they can win. Her brother replies that the answer is easy - they keep fighting till it is over. Suddenly, Goblyn and Wildchild rejoin the battle after regaining consciousness. Kyle asks if they thought the two of them had bought the farm - no way!
As Sasquatch asks where Laura Dean is, the answer lies one mile away, where Twoyoungmen and Witchfire are tending to her. Shaman supposes that she has been the victim of some kind of toxic gas, but believes that she will be okay. Holding a cloth over her nose, he hopes the medicine in it will awaken her and clear her lungs. Indeed, Laura Dean wakes, coughing she asks what happened. Shaman explains that they found her this way, before asking if she can make a gateway that will take them across the battle field. Laura replies that she doesn’t know…as she is so weak.
At the Gateway of Day, Llan boasts that the puny blasts of energy are not enough, and vows that Elizabeth, Heather and Jeffries will see the full extent of his wrath. Suddenly, a portal appears nearby, and Shaman, Witchfire and Laura run out of it. Witchfire congratulates Laura, as Talisman tells her father and Witchfire to hit the Sorcerer fast. The combined energies of the magicians strike Llan, as Twoyoungmen tells his daughter to start the ceremony to open the Gateway.
Llan is tossed around by the magicks, but nevertheless tells the heroes to give it up, declaring that their resistance is useless, he boasts that he has woven spells over the past few days that make it impossible for one person to open the gate, adding that his armies will crush them. ‘This day is mine!’
Elsewhere, Dr. Strange stands before the Gateway of Day from the inside. He understands that if he works the right spell, he should be able to open it - suddenly, spell-leeches attack him, binding him, Strange realizes that the Sorcerer must have laid this trap ahead of time. Strange feels the leeches draining his energies, so summons the one spell that they fear - ‘By the power of the Great Vishanti, may the flames of the faltine consume thee!’
With that, the leeches vanish, Strange’s spell worked, but he feels so drained, and prays that he has the strength to complete his task. Northstar and Aurora streak towards Strange, an enormous army follows them, Jean-Paul alerts his sister to Dr. Strange waiting for the army they gathered, but Aurora wonders why the Gateway is still closed.
Dr. Strange is puzzled, his magicks circle around the gigantic Gateway, while he wonders why it isn’t working, as the gate should open - he can feel a dark necromancy at work against him. He is frustrated, their army is approaching, only to be trapped on this side. He hopes that Talisman is having better luck on her side, while he keeps trying to open the Gateway of Day from his side.
As her friends and teammates battle the Sorcerer, Talisman attempts to open the Gateway of Day from her side. The air is tense with the crackle of mystical energies, and Elizabeth realizes that the Sorcerer was right - there is a great resistance to her spells, the gate still remains closed. She fears that if she cannot open the gate then there is no way they can defeat his army - Llan’s power will continue to grow. Elizabeth Twoyoungmen unleashes every ounce of energy from within her - and suddenly - the mighty Gateway of Day opens. ‘I did it!’ Talisman exclaims in relief.
Llan is stunned. ‘No!’ he screams. ‘Yes!’ cries Northstar on the other side of the gateway. Talisman smiles, ‘Armies of the light, come forth!’ she exclaims. ‘For the Shining Realms!’ Elizabeth cries as she leads the army from the Gateway. ‘May the darkness fall!’ cries Dr. Strange. The army from the Shining Realm pour onto the battle field to fight the armies of the Twisted Realms.
‘No! Not like this!’ cries the Sorcerer. Talisman tells Llan that it is too late for him as the tide has turned. ‘The forces of light have arrived’ announces Dr. Strange. Talisman informs Llan that when the army of light meets the army of darkness, all his plans will end for the next ten thousand years, as the light will win. The Sorcerer seems somewhat frightened as he calls Talisman a fool and tells her that two such forces cannot exist on the same plane at once, as they will cancel each other out and everything will revert back to normal.
On the battle field, Sasquatch tells his teammates that the forces of darkness are afraid of them, all of a sudden something has happened. Persuasion announces that there is some kind of light nearby, behind the enemy’s army. In the air, Silver tells her brother that she can see something happening in the distance, and Zhao replies that it is a new army, an army who seem to be shining, before pointing out that something weird is happening.
Indeed, something weird is happening - where the two armies meet, they start to fade away as they are unable to co-exist in the same plane. Talisman announces that Llan is beginning to fade also, as the Sorcerer declares that although Talisman has triumphed, eventually he will, as ten thousand years is nothing for him to wait. He boasts that defeating him will not solve their problems, as there are much worse things in store for them - much worse.
Suddenly, Llan is gone, and General Brian Winslow and his soldiers appear in his place. ‘What in Sam Hill’s going on?’ asks Winslow. Vindicator informs the General that Alpha Flight battled some creatures that disguised themselves as him and his men and were accused of killing him. Winslow replies that the last thing he remembers is being in a meeting, then this light hit him and his was standing on this plane of ashes. He supposes that they were in some kind of limbo, but they couldn’t move or speak, and now they find themselves back in the world again.
Above everyone, Llan’s face appears, ‘Heed my parting words, enemies - my magic may be undone, but not my plans! Some of you will live to see your world become a polluted hell! But most of you will die horrible deaths beforehand! This is my curse to you! ‘We’ll see about that!’ replies Talisman, before Llan is gone for good.
Everyone gathers around Heather, Box asking her what they are going to do now. Talisman declares that it is time for Alpha Flight to reassess their purpose in the wake of this battle of all that has happened to them. For the first time in a long time, Vindicator agrees, ‘It’s time for a new beginning!’ she exclaims.