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Waiting to X-Hale
The Xavier Institute, located in Westchester, New York is the home of the mutant group known as the X-Men. It includes Sam Guthrie, aka Cannonball, and the ever-lovin’ Wolverine. Standing at the front door of the mansion, Wolverine, carrying the Hulk, asks Guthrie what’s wrong with him. He acts like he’s never seen the Hulk before.
Guthrie proceeds to ask Logan if he’s out of his mind; he’ll wreck the mansion. Pushing past him, Logan tells him to stop whining. He said he wanted a souvenir from his trip. What’d he expect – “My teammate went to the Savage Land and all I got was this lousy t-shirt?” Logan then tells him that he won’t wreck the mansion and to go feed the cat or something. Surprised, Sam asks what cat? While Logan continues to drag the Hulk through the mansion, Scott Summers also asks Logan if he’s out of his mind, he’ll wreck the mansion. Logan tells him that he won’t wreck the mansion and continues on his way.
Taking a swim, Ororo Munroe aka Storm sees the Hulk being drug by the window and remarks that either she’s lost her mind or the Hulk just walked by. She could not begin to say which is preferable. In the hallway, Cable stands in front of Logan as he tells him that he won’t wreck the flamin’ mansion. Cable asks if he agreed to that in writing and then wonders what just meowed.
The Falls Edge compound in Virginia is headquarters of the mutant team known as X-Factor. At that moment, Forge receives a phone call from Storm. After asking that he thought they were trying to keep matters on the Q-T these days, Storm asks him if he has anything that can handle the Hulk with “finality” if need be. Forge tells her not on hand, but he can whip something up. When Storm asks him to bring it to the mansion, Forge replies that, for her, it will be door-to-door service.
Once they finish their call, Cable asks Storm if Forge is on the case. Storm says that he is; now she prays they do not have to use it. Cable tells her that he expects they won’t have to but there’s a world of difference between “expecting” and “anticipating.” He tries to anticipate everything. As they talk, Wolverine looks over the Hulk lying in a treatment area.
In New York City, in her new apartment, Betty Banner is reading through a script when she begins to cry. Wiping her eyes, she utters “blast him.” Every time she thinks she’s out of tears, he helps her find more.
Just then, a knock is heard at her door. Answering it, Betty sees Henry Peter Gyrich and remarks just what she needed, the G-man that ate Cleveland. Gyrich apologizes for the intrusion but something’s come up that requires her presence. Betty tells him the heck it does. She has to get the galleys for her book back to the publisher, she has tons of meetings to set up, a ton of things to do, and going off with a federal agent isn’t one of them. Gyrich informs her that this is regarding her father. Betty asks her father, what is he talking about? She puts flowers on his grave every month. Attempting to hand her a picture, Gyrich says that if she would just trust him enough to...
Betty cuts him off and emphatically exclaims trust him? He has her confused with someone who’s got a sense of humor. Gyrich tells her to just look at the blasted picture. When she does, Betty turns to Gyrich and says to him that if this is some sort of sick joke, she’ll see him roast in hell for this. Gyrich replies that he thinks that’s pretty well attended to already.
In the Hulk’s mind, he is the only one alive amidst a large area filled with gravestones. Enraged, he exclaims that it’s not true and begins to slam the ground with all of his force and power, destroying the dream.
Inside the med lab of the mansion, Logan tells Scott and Nathan that they’re making a mistake. The one shot they’ve got at this is letting the Hulk wake up unbound, unrestrained. Nathan adds “and uncontrolled.” The last time they went head-to-head was quite enough. Logan states that no one’s gone head-to-head with him more than he has. He’s telling them that, if they treat him with respect, that should be all the “control” they need. Scott tells him that they can’t take that chance and he knows it.
Logan starts to say that what he knows is... but he is interrupted by the Hulk growling as he is constrained. Nathan tells the Hulk that they’re aware that he’s been tearing around the countryside, terrorizing and rampaging. They can’t allow that. The plan is that he’s going to listen to them to ensure that they’re... Before he can finish his thought, the Hulk breaks out of his restraints and stands enraged before the three X-Men. As he does, Logan mentions that they’re going to need another plan.
In Orlando Florida, a couple of policemen walk up to a young lady with a red Mohawk and a long stretch of braided hair in the back. As they do, one of them mentions to the other to get a load of this one. Wandered away from the Magic Kingdom, does he think? The other cop tells him waaait a minute, he knows her from... Yeah, she’s the one who was part of the whole Hulk Island thing. Her picture was all over the place. Pulling out his baton, the cop asks the womanif she would mind coming with them.
Janis, the woman in question, tells them that she can’t, she’s waitin’ for someone. The cop then tells her to keep her hands in view and to come with them now. Pulling out her staff, Janis tells the cops that they are cruising for serious breakage. Just then, Rick Jones drives nearby in his convertible. Talking to himself, he says that she should be right around there somewh... Hearing the distinctive sounds of a scuffle around the next corner, Rick wonders what he’s gotten himself into now. Once he turns the corner, Janis jumps into the car and mentions to gramps that he sure did take his sweet time and that it’s time to scarper ‘fore the blue boys come to. After seeing the cops lying on the ground unconscious, Rick laments oh great...
In New York, Wolverine manages to dodge the Hulk’s charge and makes his way out of the med lab and into the rest of the mansion. As he runs, Wolverine calls back to the Hulk that they really don’t want to have t’ hurt him. Why doesn’t he reconsider what he’s doing and they’ll wait for his decision from a reasonable distance. Giving chase, the Hulk calls Wolverine gutless and tells him to get back there. Just then, Cyclops blasts the Hulk with a powerful optic blast. After doing so, Cyclops tells Doctor Banner that Wolverine is hardly gutless if he’s acting as point man to lure him into an ambush. If he’d just trust them, he’d understand that none of this is necessary. The Hulk angrily says that it is necessary to him and begins to charge towards the three X-Men.
Pushing through Cyclops constant optic blast, the Hulk tells him to come on; he wants to see what they’ve got. He asks if that’s all. The mighty mutants, the next stage of humans, the “next stage” is punier then the one they’ve already got. Cable proceeds to tell Cyclops to back off, he’s softened up the Hulk enough. A psi-blast should put him down for the count. As Cable begins to psi-blast the Hulk, the big green behemoth exclaims that he remembers him. He got into his head before. Never again! No one ever hurts him again.
With that, the Hulk claps his mighty hands together which unleashes a strong wind that knocks the X-Men to the ground. Picking himself up off the ground, Wolverine implores the Hulk to listen to him. He could’ve killed him while he was unconscious. Instead, he brought him there because enough of them have died. He’s one of them, not one of them. They’re all the worlds got left. The Hulk angrily states then the world is in deep trouble.
Just then, the Hulk leaps out of the side of the mansion and calls the X-Men idiots. Wandering into the woods, he remarks them in their fancy mansion, pretending they want to help him. Like he needs their help, like anyone could help him. Supposed to trust them – hah! They’re on his side – hah! They judge him like all the others. When some birds land on his shoulder, the Hulk says all judge him except them. He’s so tired of being judged... of... of not doing... being... enough. Yawning, he sits down underneath a tree and quietly states that he I so tired. Just then, the Hulk’s eyes fly open and he yells out no, it was too easy. The Hulk then leaps up and crashes through the “sky” above.
Walking through the mansion, Storm walks with Forge and Cable and states that, basically, they tricked the Hulk into the Danger Room, gave him enough of a tussle so he believed they were trying to stop him and then holographically made it appear to him that he had managed to escape. Forge adds and while he was “outside,” they flooded the place with sleeping gas, very slick. Cable says that what they need now is a sort of “sleep teaching” device to reprogram him while he’s under sedation. Forge begins to reply that shouldn’t be too diffi... but Cable cuts him off when he tells Scott that he didn’t copy that and asks him to say it again. Scott informs him that he said the Hulk tumbled to it. Wolverine’s trying to slow him down but...
Just then, the Hulk and Wolverine come crashing up through the floor below. As Storm leans down to assist Wolverine, Forge tells the Hulk not to move and to trust him, the gun he’s carrying can kill even him. The Hulk says trust, what a load of... Stopping mid-sentence, the Hulk remarks that he’s seen the gun that Forge is carrying before. He then recalls that it was the Maestro’s gun. Forge says that he doesn’t know any “Maestro” but he’s not bluffing. And he’s not giving up. Not to him, or any...
Before Forge can say anything else, the Hulk’s eyes slam shut. He wonders what’s going on but then deduces that it must be the TK witch from X-Factor. Returning from a shopping trip, Jean Grey informs the Hulk that she’s no longer with X-Factor and that the “witch” comment isn’t appreciated. Forge tells the Hulk that it’s over, if he’ll just listen to reason...
At that moment, the Hulk begins to charge and Forge fires on him with the gun. After the blast clears, the Hulk is no longer standing before them. In shock, Storm asks that the gun had no other settings? He said the weapon would stop him, not disintegrate him. This is nothing less than murder! Forge replies that it’s a ton less than murder. It’s self-defense. He then tells Storm to calm down because he’s not responsible. Yes, the gun could likely kill him, although it’d take a few shots. But it wouldn’t zap him into oblivion. Wolverine asks where he is then. Forge answers that he wishes he knew.
At Gyrich’s office, Betty opens the door and is shocked by what she sees. The man before her tells her that she looks even more beautiful than he remembers. She let her hair grow, it looks lovely. General Ross then asks his daughter if she’s just going to stand there or is she going to give her father a hug.
In an unknown location, the Hulk angrily asks the man before him who he is. The man replies that he is his savior. His name is Apocalypse and the fortunate thing is he need not trust him at all. It’s irrelevant but he shall help him all the same so that together, they can provide the world with precisely, no more and no less, what it deserves.


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War and Remembrance
In New Orleans, Louisiana, the Absorbing Man appears before the car Rick Jones is driving and promptly welcomes him to the Big Easy. Swinging his wrecking ball, he informs Jones that he has his southern hospitality right there. With that, he slams his ball into their car, destroying it.
As they leap out of the car, Rick mentions to Janis that’s the last time he rents a car and skips the insurance waiver. Anybody else, they get to save a few bucks. But not him, he gets waylaid by Crusher Creel, the Absorbing Man. Holding her staff, Janis asks the “Absorbing Man,” huh? Let’s see if he can absorb this. Just then, Janis shoots Creel with an energy blast emanating from her staff. When Creel absorbs the blast, Rick points out to Janis that he can.
Ripping the staff out of Janis’ hands, Creel tells them that they’re lucky he’s not there to fight or he’d tear their freakin’ heads off. He’s there to do them a favor, him and some pals of his. Rick asks what “pals,” what kind of “favor” and why Creel, of all people. Creel replies because he was the unlucky stiff who happened to be in the area while he was passing through, so he got elected.
Bottom line is his pal the Hulk has got himself messed in with some major player named Apocalypse. He’s muddling the Hulk’s mind, and what they hear is that sooner or later he’ll send a “new and nastier” Hulk against them. They figure if anyone can help get through to the Hulk; it’s him, Rick Jones. Creel asks if he’s in or not. When Rick indicates that he doesn’t know, Creel tells him that he’d make up his mind pronto if he was him ‘cause for once in his life, his pal Bruce might ‘a bit off more than he can chew.
In Egypt, Apocalypse is choking the Hulk with the cords coming out of his body. As he does, he tells him to stop struggling. He is the first non-mutant he has honored with his attention in a millennium. He expects appreciation and obedience, not arrogant and pointless resistance. The Hulk forcefully exclaims to him to let him go. Letting him go, Apocalypse informs him that a unique confluence of events has made him of use to him. And he to him, truth be known. But even one in his atypical situation should not try his patience. There will be no more warnings. A new era is dawning, one he has long anticipated.
Pointing to the Sphinx and the pyramids nearby, Apocalypse tells the Hulk to look, so he may understand. He can see the ghosts, can he? The Hulk asks ghosts? Apocalypse states that his interest is piqued, he thought as much. He then asks him if he thinks he has known torment, seen his abilities forced into the service of others. Does he think he has been feared, despised for his appearance? He knows nothing of such concerns. Apocalypse mentions that he can see it so clearly, can he? The cracks of the whips, the moans of the oppressed – breathe deeply and smell the sweat mixed with blood. He says to the Hulk that he fears the ghosts. He feared them once, when they had form. When he was a worker on the pyramids, the lash made him strong. In a way, it weighs as heavily on him now as it did then. It cuts through the flesh of your back into your soul, presuming that such a creature as he possesses a soul.
The Hulk asks that Apocalypse tells him this…, why? So he’ll trust him? Apocalypse replies that his trust is immaterial. He will do as he says because he says it. Besides, trust makes one weak. Pointing up to a young lady perched on top of the unfinished pyramid, Apocalypse says take her for instance. She shrank from him, betrayed him. When one is betrayed, it forever colors one’s world. No matter what sweet comments are made, no matter what pledges of loyalty, they are forever tainted by personal knowledge of the weakness of humans. Were he a weak human, it would be most tragic. Apocalypse then informs the Hulk that he has shrapnel in his skull, ghosts in his past. These make him vulnerable. He can relieve him of his vulnerability. No one and nothing could ever hurt him. Not even she could. The Hulk asks how he knows there’s a she. Peering over at him, Apocalypse tells him that he is transparent.
At an office building, Henry Peter Gyrich exits an office and tells Mrs. Banner that her father would like to see her. Looking up at him, Betty says an empty grave. When Gyrich asks pardon, Betty angrily says that she’s been putting flowers on an empty grave? Gyrich tells her that, to be blunt, she’s the Hulk’s wife. As a matter of safety, no one wants to tell the Hulk’s wife, “Sorry lady, we lost your dad’s body.” An angry Hulk is bad enough. Egged on by an angry wife...?
Betty replies that she just can’t believe they covered this up. Gyrich sarcastically asks that she’s shocked over a cover-up? They’re the government, that’s all they do. Doesn’t she watch the X-Files? Betty tells him to save the lame humor. She held her father as he died in her arms. He has no idea what she went through, no idea. Gyrich states that his father died of Alzheimers. He took a year’s leave to care for him so he wouldn’t be watched over by strangers that his crummy salary couldn’t even afford. He cleaned up after him, tended to him. And his father’s last words as he cradled his dying body were “who in heck are you?” He tells Betty that she’s been handed a miracle. So get in there and take it and don’t dare sit there and whine at him.
Entering the room, Thunderbolt Ross sits there, smoking a cigar. Standing up, he tells Betty that it’s good to see her. She ran out so quickly. Understandable he guesses, it must be a shock. Betty replies that’s an understatement. She then asks Ross what he remembers about Zzzax and his accident. Ross tells her confused. There was something green and he thinks he fought the Hulk. And the next thing he knew, someone had brought him there. Betty proceeds to ask him if he’s okay. Shaking his fist in the air, Ross asks okay? He feels like a million dollars. And that’s pre-war dollars. He can’t wait to get back in the saddle. Betty asks “saddle?” He’s not going to go off and...
Ross cuts her off and asks chase her husband? He may be young at heart but even his mule-headed father can beat his head against a wall for only so long. All he wants is for her and Bruce to live happily ever after. If anyone deserves it, it’s her. Turning around to see his daughter crying, Ross embraces her.
On a plane, Janis tells “Gramps” (Rick Jones) that she followed his lead because, flark it, she followed him when he was so old he’d forget to breathe sometimes. So she sure trusts him now. But why didn’t they fight him? Why did they go along with him? Rick replies first off, because they’d never win. This guy goes toe-to-toe with the Hulk and Thor. Oh sure, he lost to Daredevil, but only ‘cause he had a really bad head cold. Besides, he’s been around these types long enough to know when something different is going down. Creel’s doing a good job of covering. Right down to the tough-guy, smash-the-car shtick. But something’s shaken him, and he’s pretty interested to know what it is.
Via video monitor, Creel tells his leaders that they’re en route. Jones and the broad are in the rear cabin. He’s tried to keep it vague, on a need-to-know basis, but he has to tell them, this don’t sit right. If what they say is going down is going down... One of the men in the shadows asks him what he’s saying. That he and their other contacts cannot handle the situation? When he was invited to join the New World Order, they thought he was made of sterner stuff. Creel responds that he can handle it just fine. But when he gets back, he better be on that “inner council” of his. And this trip better not be a waste of his time.
Standing behind two men (Juggernaut and Abomination?), Ozymandias indicates that it will not be, he assures him. No one knows better than he what Apocalypse is capable of. He has handed him over to them. Creel states yeah, and he still don’t trust that. He, Ozymandias, says he’s been with him for centuries, now he turns on him? Why? Ozymandias informs him fear. Of a being so powerful you can scarcely comprehend it. When he meets him, he will understand and no longer question.
Inside a pyramid, Apocalypse has the Hulk confined inside a tube. He tells him to imagine all this effort extended for an inferior non-mutant. But his technology, taken from those who come from the heavens, the Celestials tells him the energy the Hulk generates will be instrumental in the coming. That energy must be his to control, for it may give him power over the Celestials themselves. They are coming, his technology bodes it. And their coming foretells a new dawning, a test for all mankind. As for the New World Order, they will make convenient guinea pigs. A means of testing the quality of the being he now produces. Such tests are necessary when dealing with substandard non-mutant material.
Inside his mind, the Hulk hears his father yelling at him and asking him if he really thinks he’ll be able to get away from him this way. He’s wrong. He’s his father and he’ll never get away from him. Is he hoping Apocalypse will kill him, is that it? If he kills him, he’ll be dead and with him so he still wins. Working the controls, Apocalypse mentions that he’s managed to dampen the Hulk’s healing factor enough so that he can accomplish what must be done. And in so doing, take his first step towards absolute power. He then tells the Hulk to prepare for the first day of the rest of his life.
As the laser begins to penetrate the Hulk’s mind, his dad continues his tirade. He gets it now. He’s hoping to be alive, but unable to remember him. He tells the monster that won’t happen. He’s too deeply ingrained, he’ll never be rid of him! Watching the laser do it’s job, Apocalypse points out that it is disintegrating the shrapnel without damaging any tissue. Bruce’s dad continues – he can’t fool him. He’s still seeking approval from a father figure after all this time. First him, and then General Ross. Wanting approval from a man who hates him. And now this Apocalypse is his new father figure. Well, he won’t get away with it, this is war!
When the Hulk utters that this is war, Apocalypse says to him not yet, but it will be, it will be. A conflict unlike any seen before in human history. The Hulk’s dad exclaims that it’s a war he’ll win. Calling the Hulk a mewling brat, he tells him it’s a war he’s been fighting ever since he killed him. Does he hear him? It’s a war he’s going to w... Once the black helmet is lowered onto the Hulk’s head, his father disappears and he says “ahhhh peace.”
In Washington, D.C., Colonel Cary St. Lawrence welcomes Betty Banner and mentions to her that she heard the reports of her father’s death was greatly exaggerated. Betty replies so it would seem and then asks her if she still sees them as sisters. St. Lawrence says frankly, she doesn’t know what she sees anymore. At that moment, Thunderbolt Ross enters the room and tells Colonel St. Lawrence that he’s head good things about her. He now wants to know everything she can tell him from recent experiences. He wants to know and understand the Hulk. St. Lawrence tells him that with, all due respect, she wasn’t expecting a kinder, gentler Thunderbolt Ross. Ross says to her that with any luck, it’ll lead to a kinder, gentler Hulk. Thinking back in her mind to when a long-haired Hulk kissed her, St. Lawrence tells Ross that stranger things have happened.
In Egypt, the Absorbing Man drives a vehicle across the desert and by some pyramids, with Rick Jones and Janis in tow. Rick asks Creel if he has this straight. A bad guy named Apocalypse has grabbed Bruce and is doing some whacked operations to turn him into a “Horseman.” Cripes, how hokey can you get? Creel says to him that guys a lot weaker than the Hulk got a ton more dangerous after Apocalypse got through with them. Considering the level that the Hulk’s starting at... Well, he’s just glad they have reinforcements lined up.
After Rick asks him how he knows all this stuff, Creel replies that a guy close to Apocalypse told them. Rick says aw man, this has “set-up” written all over it. Creel states they don’t know that for sure and then wonders what is going on with the giant shadow looming over them. They then notice that the shadow looming over them is that of a pyramid. As soon as they see that the shadow is a pyramid, Creel they leap out of the vehicle at the last moment before it crashes down to the ground. Picking themselves up off the ground, Janis asks “Gramps” if he’s okay. Rick tells her that he’d feel better if she stopped calling him Gramps.
Creel begins to ask where the heck that came from when he turns around. Upon seeing the Hulk dressed in armor and carrying a sword and a whip, he mentions to Rick that “set-up” theory is looking more solid. In shock, Rick asks Bruce what happened to him. The Hulk replies that Bruce... Bruce... isn’t... here... now. Rick yells at him that he’s gotta snap out of this now before it’s too...
Before the Hulk can hit them with his whip, Janis knocks Rick out of the way and points out to him that he ain’t scannin’ him. Absorbing a nearby stone, Creel rushes over to the Hulk and says to him that he won’t listen to reason so maybe he’ll listen to power. Once the two behemoths clash, Creel catches the Hulk’s sword. The Hulk tells him that he’s confused him... with ... someone else... The name... isn’t... Hulk... The name... is... WAR!
With that, War uses the power surging through his sword to destroy Creel. In utter shock, Rick says that’s im... impossible. He overloaded Creel like it was nothing. Creel’s “reinforcements” better get there fast or they’re dead. Just then, the Juggernaut appears and states that you’d don’t need more than one reinforcement when it’s him.


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Of Course You Realize This Means War!
In Egypt, a rather long time ago (not that one could tell from the architecture), Akhenaten enters a tomb and calls out to the great Aten that he is there humbly. He states that the people wish to see him once more and he told them he might grace them with his godlike presence. Deeper inside the tomb, En Sabah Nur asks Ozymandias if he hears him calling out for him. Ozymandias says that it matters not. Only that he hears him is of consequence.
En Sabah Nur points out that the “humble” Akhenaten calls from without, desirous of his presence. Perhaps he should indulge himself for being worshipped by those who once tormented him is amusing. En Sabah Nur calls out to Akhenaten that he, Aten the cosmic pharaoh, possessor of the divine “Ka” shall honor his people with an audience presently. Akhenaten remarks to the great one that a being such as himself does not measure time as they mere mortals. Can he... can he tell him what “presently” means in their terms? En Sabah Nur replies yes, but he shall not. He then orders Akhenaten to go away while he still can.
As Akhenaten turns to leave, he informs En Sabah Nur that he will tell them that he is dwelling on matters of great consequence to their present state of affairs. While Ozymandias finishes chiseling his master’s likeness in the stone pillar, En Sabah Nur remarks that actually, he dwells in the future.
In Egypt today, the New World Order, with the questionable cooperation of Ozymandias, has sent a strike-team to investigate rumors of Apocalypse’s newest creation: the Hulk, made over into the Horseman named War. As the Juggernaut arrives on the scene, he tells the Hulk that when he picks up a new moniker for himself such as “War,” that gives him a lot to live up to. So let’s see what he has. Because nothing stops the Juggernaut! With that, the Juggernaut tackles War and drives him backwards. Other members of the strike-force include Rick Jones and his future descendant Janis and...
Leaning on the ground, Rick calls out to Crusher Creel, the Absorbing Man. He’s gotta be in the sand somewhere. Janis tells Gramps that he’s wasting his time. War blew him to bits, there ain’t enough for a spoon scraping. Sifting through the sand, Rick tells Janis to trust him, she doesn’t know the guy like he does. And judging from Bruce’s new look and how fast he took down Creel, frankly, he thinks Juggernaut could be next.
The Juggernaut is not particularly loyal to, or beholden to, the principles of the New World Order. He is loyal to only two things. Black Tom Cassidy, who will be aided by the money Juggernaut will earn for his participation in this business and to his credo that he is unstoppable. And despite War’s unimaginable might and motivation, the Juggernaut continues to push his foe back until War suddenly stops their movement. Using the coil in his housing, he proceeds to wrap it around the Juggernaut’s leg and tosses him away with ease.
Watching on a nearby monitor, Apocalypse mentions to Ozymandias that it is as he thought. The power of the Celestials supersedes all but his own. The day of judgment is approaching, and the global upheaval from which a new era will emerge is upon them. Of all the X-Men’s non-mutant foes, Juggernaut seemed most puissant. He seemed a valuable test of Celestial might. He desired to learn whether his power could withstand his own and by extension, that of the Celestials. Clearly, he’s receiving his answer. They need now only pick up the pieces and prepare for the survival of the strongest. Meaning of course, himself.
As they talk, Rick Jones builds Creel back together out of the pieces he has found of him. Once he is done, Janis tells him that’s real sharp but now that he’s got all the pieces of that Creel guy together, well now what? Morphing into human form, Creel exclaims that now, he’s really hacked off. Grabbing the staff out of Janis’ hands, he tells her that he’s got use of the pig-sticker of hers and absorbs its power. Leaping into the air with Rick and Janis in tow, Janis proceeds to ask Creel what in the flark he is doing. Creel replies that he is usin’ the power he absorbed from her glow stick and blastin’ off. He then tells her to shut her yap. It’s time to see if they can get to Cairo while there’s still anything left. Rick asks if he means “anything left of Cairo.” Creel replies no, dimwit. He means of War, he still wants a piece of him!
At the mosque of El-Mudyad sheik, supplicants are prostrated in prayer. They pray for serenity, for fortune, for help. Unsurprisingly, none of them were praying to be almost crushed by a falling behemoth (the Juggernaut). But the gods are whimsical sometimes. Recovering quickly, Juggernaut goes in search of war but is horrified to find that, in some small measure, he does so reluctantly. He has never backed down from a fight, he will not now. But rarely has he been quite as apprehensive. But to his credit, one couldn’t tell from his demeanor. Inwardly, he is in turmoil, questioning all that he has ever taken for granted about himself. Outwardly, it’s business-as-usual. When War happens upon him from the sky, Juggernaut is able to react quickly enough and knocks him into some nearby cars.
At the headquarters of, respectively, the New World Order and Apocalypse; they each watch the Absorbing Man leaping towards Cairo with Janis and Rick Jones in tow. The shadowed members of the New World Order discuss that it’s a pity. From what they understand of this “Apocalypse,” he could have been a valuable addition to their group. But according to Ozymandias, world conquest, even though subterfuge as they espouse, isn’t his goal. On that basis, his power must be broken and his technology, including the altered Hulk must be theirs.
In Apocalypse’s headquarters, Ozymandias mentions to Apocalypse that they’ve dragged the young man Jones into this. Still, he poses no threat. Apocalypse replies that Jones is an anomaly. For one who has no powers, he has spent an uncommon amount of time in circumstances that would cripple or kill others. He then warns Ozymandias to never underestimate what youths may accomplish. Some can bring down empires. There was Merenptah, for example...
With that, Apocalypse recalls a memory from many years past. He mentions that he shall never forget the young Egyptian prince crouching, exhausted, scarred on the field of combat over a millennia ago having thwarted an invasion by the ‘sea peoples’ but only at a devastating cost to his army. When Aten (En Sabah Nur) approaches him, Merenptah asks him for his help. Aten asks help him? His ancestor, the boy king came to him in his arrogance and said that the power of gods was too much to rest in the hands of a single god. His dynasty restored polytheism. Walking away from him, Aten tells him to let that be a lesson to him, for he could have averted this disaster. Remember who survives, not the weak. Not those who think they are greater than he. No, only the strong and he is the strongest of all.
Meanwhile, in Cairo, Juggernaut and War continue to trade blows back and forth. While they do, Juggernaut asks Hulk where the old boastings and the battle cries are. Why isn’t he bellowing about how he’s the strongest one there is? Could it be because he knows it’s not true? As he punches Juggernaut into a nearby building, War tells him no, because it’s just too obvious.
Once Juggernaut crashes into the nearby building, debris breaks off and descends towards the people in the streets below. Using her staff to destroy the falling pieces, Janis mentions to Rick that she’d say they went this way awright. She then tells Gramps that she thinks they have two things to deal with. Making sure no one gets killed during their tussle and grabbin’ their attention. Laying on the ground with War looming over him, Juggernaut tells him that he’s just lucky when he gets his hands on...
Using his sword, War pries the helmet off of Juggernaut and raises his sword. As he prepares to deliver the killing blow he asks so nothing can stop the Juggernaut? There’re two things that can – his power and Juggernaut’s imminent beheading.
At that moment, the Absorbing Man appears and lands with full force on War’s head, driving him into the street beneath him. When he does, Creel asks him if he missed him. This time they dance a different waltz. This time he absorbs his power at his speed which’ll still be fast enough for him to cram it up his...
Using his immense power, War knocks Creel off of him and leaps out of the hole. Punching Creel in the face, War tells him that he still doesn’t understand. He’s never beaten him, but in the past he’s bothered him. Jamming his sword into Creel’s chest, he tells him that was for those times. Calling out to Bruce, Rick tells him that he’s not a killer, he...
When War doesn’t stop attacking Creel, Rick realizes that he’s not getting through to him at all. Shooting War away from Creel using the energy surging out of her staff, Janis tells “Gramps” that it’s like she said before, first thing is to get his attention. Rick tells her good move and then tells her to stop calling him Gramps. Making his way over to War, Rick tells Bruce to listen to him. This Apocalypse guy did this to him. Pure love of destruction isn’t what he’s all about. He then tells Bruce to turn around and listen to him. ‘Cause there’s no way that he’s just letting him win. No way he’s going to...
Turning around quickly, War backhands Rick with all his might. Some time ago, the Hulk, casually irritated swatted a deer. The animal was killed upon impact. Now granted, the deer did not know judo or karate. The deer never learned self-defense from Captain America or stopped a war with the simple power of his mind. It was just a simple, mortal deer. Rick Jones has all these achievements to his credit. But in the final analysis, when he hits a nearby wall face first, he’s no less mortal.
In shock, Janis, who has seen all manner of horror in her fairly short lifetime, is amazed at her capacity to feel sickness and mourning. She had thought all emotion burned out of her by now. She is both pleased and sorrowful to learn that she was wrong. Holding Rick in her arms, Janis yells at Hulk to scan what he’s done to him. Looking at Rick laying there, War hears his father telling him well done. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. He bets he thought he was rid of him – surprise!
With a scream of terror and revulsion, the Hulk tears away his implants. It’s not mere removal of armor, for the pieces are melded with his skin. He is literally ripping pieces from himself. And then, just like that, he leaps into the sky and he is gone. Putting his helmet back on, Juggernaut mentions to Creel so much for War. He left them a souvenir; his sword. That’s good enough for him. Creel replies same there and asks if they ditch the kid. Juggernaut points out that he and the girl helped save his hide. That should be worth something, even to him. They should get him to a hospital first and then they can blow this burg. He’ll make sure the NWO pays time and a half when they bring ‘em the sword.
Back in the fourth century, B.C., in Egypt, Alexander of Macedonia approaches the temple of Aten with his followers and calls out to him. He states that they were told by some local priests that he is considered a god? Well, he Alexander of Macedonia, has taken Egypt from the Persians. And know this, “god,” he is now pharaoh. And he has spoken to an oracle and knows that not only is Zeus the preeminent god but upon his death, he shall be a god as well. He shall be his equal! No, his superior! Egypt and the civilized world will have no need of him. So cower within, like the fallen god he is.
Inside the walls, Aten asks no need of him he says? Acceptable since he has no need of it. But someday the world will fall and he will be forgotten. Alexander and his “greatness” and he (Aten) will still be there. As he begins to laugh out loud, Alexander and his men turn and run away in fear.
Today, in the headquarters of the New World Order, the members of the group wonder at the sword that lies on the table before them. One of them remarks that it’s an amazing architect. The metallurgy alone will consume months of... Before he can finish his thought, the image of Apocalypse emanates from the eye of the sword. He tells them that it is months they do not have. He is Apocalypse and he has served a minor purpose to him. He has provided a convenient testing area for equipment that will enable him to monitor the upcoming Celestial cataclysm and use it to his advantage. When the scientist asks what cataclysm, Apocalypse informs him that it will be of no concern to him and bids them farewell. As soon as he does, the sword explodes and completely destroys the New World Order and its facilities.
In his headquarters, Apocalypse says to Ozymandias that so many people believe they have spoken to gods, so many seek to elevate themselves. He is reminded of the tale of Noah, who knew the flood was coming but only he had the foresight to prepare for it. He wonders, is he Noah, or God? On reflection, he is some of both. He should think after all the truly great who walk the world are those who are genuinely touched by God. And that touch does not fad, no matter how long one lives. As he speaks, the Hulk hitches a ride on a jet and leaves Cairo.


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(1st story)In Coconino County, Arizona, in a diner, Bruce Banner tells Skaar to drink his milkshake. He’s a growing boy; he needs his calcium. Skaar replies that, if this is a trick, he’s dead. Banner tells him that he’s already sworn to kill him six ways to Sunday, remember? He’s gonna have to come up with better threats than…
Just then, Banner’s cell phone beeps and he tells Skaar to hang on. Looking down at his cell phone, Banner reads a text from “Jgrnt” that reads “Yr dead Bnr.” Chuckling to himself, he says great minds… Leaving the diner, Banner tells Skaar to c’mon, his playdate’s there.
Outside the diner, the Juggernaut arrives and snarls Banner’s name. When Banner remarks that he sees he got his evite, Juggernaut replies that he blew up his house. Banner adds “and his three million dollars in stolen cash, if he calculates correctly.” Juggernaut proceeds to ask what the hell he wants. Pointing to Skaar, Banner introduces him as the son of Hulk. He spent his childhood being stabbed by monsters on an alien planet. Naturally, he blames his pop. So he’s going to try to kill the Hulk the next time he transforms. In the meantime, he thought he could use a little practice. In other words, he needs a punching bag and the Rhino was busy.
Cracking his knuckles, Juggernaut says okay, then. Step aside, Conan this is between him and his old man. When Skaar asks “Conan,” Banner tells him that he’ll explain later. Now get ready. Once he starts moving, the Juggernaut can’t be stopped. So… Turning around, Banner sees Skaar walking away and asks him where he’s going. Skaar replies that he’s gonna get another shake. Banner starts to protest but Skaar tells him that he started this fight, he ends it. Conan. Banner says okay. That’s cute. But it doesn’t work that way. See, he’s the one with hair and the…
Just then, Juggernaut punches Banner. When he notices that Banner is using defensive shields, he calls him a cheater. Continuing his assault, he remarks that it’s not going to do him much good.
At the Baxter Building located in New York City, monitors indicate a Richter magnitude three point two… four point six… eight… Via another monitor, Henry McCoy (Beast) reminds Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic) that he told him this is a total disaster. Reed tells McCoy that Bruce picked the battlefield. And he’s never known him to purposefully endanger a soul. Believe it or not, he may just know exactly what he’s doing.
In Arizona, the residents of Coconino County tumble around due to the earthquake. When the man who worked at the diner fell into one of the chasms, Banner tells Skaar that the Juggernaut is gonna kill all those people. He has to… Grabbing hold of the diner worker’s arm, Skaar pulls him out of the chasm and proceeds to slash him in half at the waist. Revealing the person to be a robot, Skaar tells Banner nice try. But real humans stink of fear. Pulling out his device, Banner leaves himself a note to add pheromone synthesizer to fourth gen life model decoys. When Juggernaut asks what the hell’s going on there, Skaar tosses a large structure at him and buries himself underneath.
Pulling himself out of the rubble, Juggernaut asks Skaar if he wants to tussle. Glowing with electricity, Skaar says sure, if tussle means “crush your fat skull.” As the two behemoths being to fight, the Juggernaut has the upper hand. From the sidelines, Banner yells to Skaar that he can’t fight him like that, dummy. He’s the Juggernaut. Once he starts charging, no one can stop him. Skaar remarks that his… his old power… Banner says “is science.” But the Juggernaut’s powered by magic. You can’t…
As Juggernaut prepares to deliver the final blow, he tells Banner to calm down. At least he made it… quick… Just then, Juggernaut looks down at Skaar and, instead of seeing the large man, he only sees a frail child pleading with him not to hit him again. Stopping in his tracks, Juggernaut turns to a surprised Banner and tells him he’s a sicker piece of work than he ever… At that moment, Skaar points out look who stopped charging and flings Juggernaut away with his powers. Banner tells Skaar well done. Now they need to get out of there before… Ignoring him, Skaar grabs hold of his sword and lunges at Juggernaut.
When the two combatants collide in mid-air, Juggernaut calls Skaar a dumb kid. He reads the papers, his old power doesn’t work if he’s not on the ground. Skaar replies that his unstoppable thing doesn’t seem so special in the sky. Juggernaut says yeah, well unless he suddenly learned how to fly, he’ll get what’s coming to him once they hit the…
Once they hit the ground, Skaar uses his powers to create a chasm in the ground. As they fall into the chasm, Juggernaut tells Skaar that he’s just putting off the inevitable. Eventually they’ll hit solid… When they eventually land, they find themselves in a pit of lava. Juggernaut says okay. No foothold, fine. He once spent years buried underground. He has nothing but patience. He’ll just wait for him to burn up. Skaar tells him that he’ll wait a long time. When the Hulk abandoned him, he was born in fire. Chuckling, Juggernaut asks him that he hates his old man more than he does, doesn’t he?
Hearing the sound of laughter emanating from the chasm, the diner robot worker remarks that doesn’t sound good. Banner tells him not to worry. Skaar has picked up on every hint he’s dropped so far and added a few tricks of his own. The diner robot asks like that little gray version? He sure didn’t see that coming. But he seems like a nice kid, doesn’t he? He bets when he has a chance to sit down with him, he’ll… Banner cuts him off and tells him that he’s not really looking for parenting advice from robots today, so…
Just then, Juggernaut and Skaar emerge from the chasm perched on top of a large slab of rock, powered by Skaar himself. Juggernaut tells Banner to watch out; the boy’s got a mind of his own. Just then, Skaar stops the rock slab in mid-air, causing Juggernaut to fly off of it. Meeting him on the ground, Skaar punches Juggernaut with all his might and knocks him into space.
At the Graymalkin Institute, home of the X-Men, McCoy tells Reed via monitor that they sent up three shuttles, but they still haven’t found Juggernaut. Reed replies that he’s got Amadeus Cho tapping the H.A.M.M.E.R. satellites. They’ll know the minute anything leaves orbit or reenters the atmosphere. McCoy states that he’s been keeping close tabs on the Juggernaut. The X-Men were prepared to move the minute he moved. Now Banner’s ruined that all. He knows Banner is one of his oldest friends. But he’s dangerous, maybe even more dangerous than the Hulk. Reed tells McCoy that he’s telling him, there’s a method to his madness. But he’ll talk to him. McCoy tells Reed he doesn’t understand. He’s not asking him to help; he’s suggesting he stay out of the way.
Later, at a comic shop located in Arlington, Texas, Bruce Banner shows Skaar a “Conan” comic book. As Skaar peruses the comic, Banner asks him what he thinks. Skaar tells him all right. He gets it. But he needs a bigger sword. At that moment, Wolverine tells him tsk. C’mon kid, you don’t mess with the classics.
(2nd story)Three days ago, via monitor, Norman Osborn shows General Ryker video of Lyra fighting his Avengers (Daken, Venom and Ares). He tells him ,that if her story is to be believed, she is Lyra, Bruce Banner’s – the Hulk’s – daughter from the future.
As the security footage shows, she managed to single-handedly hold his Avengers at bay long enough for her to be rescued by A.R.M.O.R., at least. Now zoom in on her wrist. Freeze this frame. This thing? She calls it “Boudicca.” It’s some kind of artificial intelligence from her time period. When this new “She-Hulk” escaped Avengers Tower, she took many of his most sensitive computer files with her, downloaded into Boudicca. He wants what’s his returned to him. Boudicca is his primary target.
As for her mistress… well… when she and he spoke, she gave him the most wonderful idea – the commoditization of superhuman abilities, synthesizing them and making them available to the general public for the right price. Thanks to Lyra’s knowledge of the future, he already knows it will be financially successful beyond his wildest dreams. This is why he has bankrolled the Origins Corporation, given it this beautiful bio refinery in Cambridge, Massachusetts and installed him, he tells General Ryker, as its head, given his experience in transplanting metahuman tissue into normal humans. It seemed a shame to let him languish in a jail after that unfortunate “Gamma Corps” incident. Particularly since it is now a H.A.M.M.E.R. jail and he holds the keys.
Ryker tells Osborn that he won’t regret it. He will make the most of this opportunity, he assures him. Once the capture this “Lyra,” they will put her organs and DNA to good use. When he originally pursued Banner, he wanted to capture and experiment with his cousin, the original She-Hulk, as well. But she was just too politically connected to the super-hero establishment – the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the like. But ironically, it is Jennifer Walters who will be indirectly responsible for her successor’s downfall. While Banner was off-world, she apprehended many of the Hulk’s greatest foes on behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Abomination, Zzzax and the Glob. The samples gleaned from them in captivity became property of H.A.M.M.E.R. when S.H.I.E.L.D. was disbanded and the Origins Corporation knew just what to do with them.
Now, in Death Valley, Lyra is held captive by Morass (derived from Glob). As she is, Lyra tells her captives that she is looking at dead women. She swore to her arms-mate she would protect him. And they killed him. They made her break her word of honor. So she is looking at… Just then, Aberration (derived from Abomination) punches her in the face and tells her to shut the hell up. Continuing to wail away on her, she asks her when they bring her to the general, she know what he’s gonna do? He’s gonna chop her up for parts. And nobody’ll notice. Nobody’ll care. ‘Cause she’s not the real She-Hulk. She’s no celebrity super-hero. She just some bargain-bin imposter…
Just then, Axon (derived from Zzzax) taps Aberration on the shoulder and reminds her that the target’szz tissueszz are too valuable to the general to be damaged out of szzpite. Jamming her hand through Axon’s body, Aberration tells her to keep her hands to herself or she’ll… Axon tells her that she’ll do szzquat. Just as she was implanted with DNA from Abomination, she received the neuro-electric powerszz of Zzzax, the “living dynamo” szzo she can become as isubszztantial as a thought. They need to remain focuszzed on the mission. Grabbing the Boudicca off of Lyra’s wrist, Aberration angrily says she got her stupid wristwatch thingee. Happy? Will she shut up now? Pointing her finger at Lyra, she tells her that goes double for her. Axon remarks that she’s ecszztatic. She’ll szzumon their radio-controlled dropship. En route, they will confirm with the General that they have secured their prizzze.
Once the ship arrives, Axon tells Morass to get ready to load Lyra into the containment field. Looking over at Lyra, Aberration points out that it looks like she took the fight out of her. Just then, Axon asks didn’t the general warn them about thiszzz. When she getszz calm, she can actually get szztronger. Go into some kind of a… At that moment, Lyra breaks free of Morass’ grasp, leaps up to the ship, grabs hold of it, and proceeds to slam it onto her captors below.
Busting out of the fiery wreckage, Aberration exclaims that’s not funny. She doesn’t care what the general does to her after, she’s feeding him her legs. They already proved she can’t beat all three of… Oh, she doesn’t believe this. Where’d she go?
When Morass points out the footprints on the ground, Axon states that she leapt away. Sztill, she couldn’t have gotten far. They have to szzplit up and find her. Aberration proceeds to ask her if she’s high. That’s just what she wants them to do. “Divide and conquer…” Axon asks her what does she want her to szzay? She deszztroyed their transzzport. General Ryker will not accept failure. And does she have to remind her what will happen in just a few dayszz. Aberration concurs and tells the others that they’ll rendezvous back there in twenty.
Later, as Morass walks through a cavern, Lyra sneak-attacks her from above but is unable to defeat her at first. Eventually, Lyra is able to split her in two. When she does, Morass begins to try and put herself back together. Lyra tells her she wouldn’t try and reconstitute her form from the ground around there, an alkali salt flat. Not unless she wants to completely dry herself out. Ah, well. Hold that pose.
In time, Aberration and Axon reconvene at the wreckage site. Just then, Lyra communicates with them by way of the Boudicca and tells them they’re right. She’s not Jennifer Walters. She’s nothing like Jennifer Walters. Jennifer Walters is a kind woman and an honorable warrior. That was why she was trying to find her. So she could learn from her. She is nothing but a monster. When Aberration and Axon see the broken body of Morass lying on the ground in front of them, Lyra asks them a simple question. Do they think that will make her easier… or harder to catch? One down, two to go. Their move.


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Smash meets Snikt (First story) -  Untitled (2nd story)
First story:Inside a comic shop, and after Skaar punches Wolverine out, Bruce Banner tells Wolverine that’s what he gets for bringing knives to a Hulk fight.
After Skaar lands on top of him with his feet and slams him deeper into the ground, Wolverine tells Banner that, dammit, he’s supposed to be the smart one. He’s gotta stop him. Once Skaar leaves, Banner tells Wolverine he’s sorry but the kid has a mind of his own. Pulling himself out of the hole in the floor, Wolverine says no, he’s getting suckered and walking into a trap. Smiling, Banner admits he knows. He set it.
In a bar on the other side of town, Skaar enters and the bartender asks him what he’ll have. After Skaar answers “milkshake,” one of the locals asks who the hell is coming into their bar and ordering… Upon seeing the monstrous Skaar standing there, they finish their thought… “Anything he wants.” Sitting at a nearby table, a man remarks “tribal tats, funny haircut, bad attitude.” Standing there, Daken states that he’s kind of stealing his shtick.
Back at the comic store where Wolverine fought Skaar for a moment, Wolverine asks Banner that he’s the one who tipped off Daken. Banner answers that Skaar needs sparring partners. Wolverine says yeah, McCoy told him he riled up the Juggernaut. Fine, he doesn’t care. But Daken’s his son. Claws, healing power… Banner tells him not to worry, he won’t let him get hurt. Wolverine states it’s not him he’s worried about.
After Banner tells him don’t, Wolverine says s’all right. His healing factor’s taking care of the worst of it. Pointing a gun at him, Banner repeats that he means don’t. Standing face to face with Banner, Wolverine tells him he’s gotta be kidding him. Shooting Wolverine at close range in the chest, Banner tells him not so much. After Wolverine lands outside the building and slams into a nearby car, Banner informs him that it’s an old power taser. Its effects are measured on the Richter scale. That blast was a 1.4. They can go up to 6.9 if he likes. It’d be kind of interesting to see what that’d do to his brains actually.
Picking himself up off of the car, Wolverine asks Banner what that hell he’s playing at. Banner informs him that he just doesn’t want him to ruin things. Skaar’s spent his whole life fighting. He’s pretty great at it. But if he’s going to succeed in his mission, he has to learn how to make friends and distinguish them from enemies. Wolverine says okay, two things he has just off the top of his head. First, didn’t he hear Skaar on teevee saying his mission was to kill him? And second, did he ever stop to think about what would happen if they actually did make friends? His kid’s a psychopath and his kid’s a freaking barbarian. Shooting Wolverine again, Banner says he’s sure they’ll have a lot to talk about.
Back at the bar, Skaar punches Daken through the front window. Landing on his feet, Daken asks hit first, talk later, huh? Skaar says yeah, but without the talking part. When Daken asks Skaar why so hostile, Skaar throws the vehicles out of his way and tells Daken that he doesn’t like his stink. Dodging Skaar’s attacks, Daken informs him they’re called pheromones. They’re part of his mutant power. Most people don’t notice until they’re already doing what he wants. Skaar exclaims that nobody makes him do anything. Daken proceeds to ask him how he knows he’s not making him say that right now.
Pulling up large pieces of the road and tossing them at Daken, Skaar asks so now he’s telling him to kill him? Deftly dodging the projectiles, Daken replies maybe. Or maybe he just wants to see if he’s everything they said he was before he offered him a spot in the Avengers. Ceasing his assault, Skaar follows Daken back into bar and tells him to talk.
Daken informs Skaar that he works for Norman Osborn. At least, that’s what he thinks. It could be helpful for him to have a kindred spirit on the team. After Skaar asks what the hell they have in common, Daken says pretty much everything, wouldn’t he say. He’s read his file in the Avengers’ database. Skaar was born in the explosion that killed his mother, he, Daken, was ripped from his mother’s womb. Skaar) was raised by monsters, he was trained as an assassin. Skaar stabbed his father in the chest the first time he met him, he stuck his in the back.
Sitting on a hill across from the bar, Banner points out to Wolverine that their sons are just talking. Wolverine asks that’s supposed to make him feel good about this? He then asks Banner what he’s doing. Banner informs him that he’s rerouting the emergency calls. It’ll be twenty minutes before the police realize what’s going on there. Wolverine says all right. He’s about to go down there and get smashed and cut up some more. Talk him out of it. Banner mentions that he heard Daken stopped trying to kill him a while back. When Wolverine answers yeah, Banner states that maybe Skaar can learn something from him.
Looking at Banner for a moment, Wolverine lays back, says that’s good enough for him, and then asks him if he’s got any beer in that bag. After downing a few beers, Wolverine says to Banner they’re not bad and asks him “how the hell?” Banner tells him pocket teleporter. His hand goes in the bag and comes out in his lab. Wolverine says sweet and asks if he has any funions in there. After Banner hands him a bag, Wolverine asks him that he’s got it all worked out, huh? Banner answers that he tries. Wolverine tells him that even he knows his brain ain’t big enough, doesn’t he.
When Banner tells him he’d be surprised, Wolverine says he’s serious. People ain’t machines. You never really know what they’re gonna do, particularly when you’re talking about kids like theirs. Banner tells him that he better hope he’s wrong. Or the whole fricking world’s gonna be in big, big trouble. Passing the binoculars over to Banner, Wolverine asks him to tell him that’s part of his master plan.
Inside the bar, Daken sees Skaar as a small child. After Skaar whispers something to him, Daken pops his claws and gets ready to attack him. Outside the bar, Banner redirects energy from his protective shields to his temporary strength augmentation and picks Wolverine up and tosses him towards the bar. As he does, Wolverine asks him what the hell, he’s on his side. Crashing through the bar window, Wolverine slams into Daken and knocks him away from Skaar.
Enraged, Skaar slams his fist onto the table, grabs his sword and goes to take a swing at Daken. Upon seeing Wolverine, Daken says to him “hey pop” and asks him if he minds if he borrows that adamantium skull of his. With that, he uses Wolverine’s head to block Skaar’s sword strike. Chuckling, Daken heads off as Wolverine says to him “why you little…” After Skaar crushes Wolverine again, he turns his attention to Daken. Slashing Skaar across the face, Daken remarks set ‘em up, knock ‘em down.
As Daken continues his vicious assault on Skaar, Banner enters the bar and exclaims “my God…” Wolverine tells him that he told him before. Daken’s the one to watch out for. He’s got part of the Muramasa blade stuck to his claws. It knocks out superhuman healing factors long enough for him to go for the kill. Just then, Banner yells at no! Perched on top of Skaar, Daken tells him it’s what he wanted. When he turned puny, he begged him to kill him.
Pointing his gun at the back of Wolverine’s head, Banner sets it to 6.9 and tells Daken try it and he’ll kill his pop. After Daken says riiiight and Skaar scoffs at the notion, Wolverine tells Banner that he’s talking to a couple of real killers. He has to do better than that. Banner states that none of them know who he really is. His father killed his mother. Years later, at her gravesite, he tried to kill him. He finally kicked him back. He slipped and he cracked his head open on her gravestone. Daken asks that’s his big story, he killed his father by accident? Banner replies that he doesn’t have accidents. As the Hulk, he smashed whole cities without killing a soul. As a puny human, he should have been able to avoid… You know, it just now occurs to him that maybe the real reason that he became the Hulk was to protect the world from Banner.
Helping Skaar up, Banner asks him if he’s all right. Skaar tells him yeah. After hearing Banner chuckle, Skaar asks him what. Banner tells him at least they’re not as crazy as those guys. Simultaneously, Daken asks Wolverine if he’s all right. Wolverine asks him that now he cares. Daken scoffs at that and says he’s just making sure no one’s cheated him out of killing him himself. After Wolverine chuckles, Daken asks him what. Wolverine says at least they’re not as crazy as those guys.
Watching from afar, the Leader tells Banner to laugh, cry, bond with that magnificent son of his and bring him straight to him.
second storyIn the desert, Aberration tells her Gamma Corps Black teammate Axon that she needs to keep on moving. Stumbling to the ground, Axon informs Aberration that she needs biolectricszzz and proceeds to grab a nearby rodent. After draining it, Axon remarks that wasn’t enough, she needs more.
Helping her up, Aberration tells her that she wouldn’t mind some good old-fashioned water herself. Axon asks if sszzzhe isszzzz szzzztill behind them. Looking back, Aberration sees Lyra and tells Axon to take a wild guess. When they stop, she stops. When they make a move towards her, she “Hulk-jumps” back. She’s trying to wear them out so she can go in for the kill. Axon tells she knows and to stop talking. She’s right, they have to keep moving. Remember what the General szzzaid.
Some time ago, General Ryder told the members of Gamma Corps Black – Axon, Aberration, and Morass – that they have all been convicted by military courts of heinous crimes and sentenced to death. Thanks to H.A.M.M.E.R., their families and the world at large believe they were executed. Because the public believes everything Norman Osborn says. Though they work for the Origins Corporation now, in his mind, and therefore in theirs, they still serve America. For that’s all America is, really, one giant corporation. Their stockholders are the people. Their product is truth and freedom. They are America’s marketing department. They will go forth, with their superior training, and righteous cause, and sell their product by killing anybody who gets in their way. Do they understand? Simultaneously, the ladies exclaim “sir, yes sir!”
As Aberration holds a small computer in her hands, it says to her “superior training. Hahaha.” It then informs her that mistress Lyra is the most decorated officer in the history of the sisterhood. Their only hope is to abandon him and flee, overwomen. If mistress Lyra says she is going to kill them, they might as well start scheduling their funeral. Enraged, Aberration curses the small computer and begins to squeeze it into dust.
At that moment, Axon tells her not to and tackles her. She says to her that she knows what the General and Oszzzborn will do to them if they don’t bring that thing back szzzo they can learn what intel it gave to A.R.M.O.R. Once Axon grabs hold of Aberration, she begins to drain her of her power. Aberration tells her to stop but Axon says she can’t. She needs it, it feels so gooood… Looking behind her, Aberration tells Axon to look over there.
Entering the Badwater sheriff’s department, Axon informs the sheriff that she has to report a murder. Taking his hat off of the front of his face, the sheriff tells her to take it easy and asks whose murder. Draining him of his energy, Axon tells him to take a wild guesszzz.
Outside, Aberration approaches a nearby convenience store. There, three men on motorcycles call her honeychile and tell her she’s got some smokin’ ink there. Holding up a wad of cash, he adds that he’s got a website and he’ll pay her a pretty penny to share what she has underneath that tank top with the rest of the world. Just then, Aberration tosses a motorcycle and the man through the window, kills his buddies and proceeds to hydrate herself with the water inside.
Inside the sheriff’s office, Axon informs the General they have the A.I. in hand and “Lyra” szzzhall be in their graszzzp szzzhortly. But they need him to szzzend transzzzport. Their craft was deszzztroyed, they had to retreat to a nearby town and they were szzzpotted. After seeing what has occurred on his video screens, the General tells Axon no they weren’t. His orders are quite explicit – no witnesses.
Hovering over the town of Badwater, Axon orders all of its residents to get outszzzide and into the main szzztreet. Just then, Aberration tosses a large tanker in their direction. When it explodes and stops the residents from escaping, Aberration grabs a couple of the townspeople by the throats and tells them nobody’s goin’ anywhere. She then calls out to Lyra and tells her “I know you can hear me, girly-girl.” If she doesn’t come out and turn herself in, she starts poppin’ geeks’ heads off. She has five seconds. Four! Three! Two! One! She then yells out “Your choice coward.” Their blood is gonna be on her hands.
Just then, the manhole cover she is standing on top of flies up and knocks Aberration backwards towards Axon. Emerging from the sewer, Lyra tells Aberration and Axon she’s coming out but she’s not turning herself in. They might as well let these people go. “Because they won’t save you. Dead women.”


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Flashback to a year ago:Four years ago today, the demons won. Limbo had broken loose in Manhattan, twisting the great city into a dark evil thing. The X-Men fought the demon hordes with all they had but they failed. Colossus’ younger sister Illyana has been Inferno’s prisoner ever since, taken by the hellspawn N’astirh and locked away atop what was once the Empire State Building. Left for dead and locked behind the dome, the heroes built to keep the Inferno contained. No one goes in and nothing comes out.
But Colossus and Scott Summers struck a deal. Peter would bottle his rage and be his obedient X-Man every day of the year save one. And on that day, the day of the anniversary of their retreat, he would lead a team into the Inferno to bring his sister home.
A team that this year consists of Beast, Boom Boom, Colossus, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Nightcrawler and Psylocke. Three times they have already failed but this year they are closer than ever. They battle their way past the demon hordes. Illyana is just a door away. As Colossus touches the onyx door handles, N’astirh burst out, mocks him and attacks.
Marvel Girl levitates Cyclops to Colossus’ side, however N’astirh attacks Cyclops from behind and breaks his spine. Jean goes ballistic and telekinetic energy explodes from her.
Nevertheless, Peter uses the opening his friends have given him to enter the room. He sees an empty-eyed Illyana sitting on a horrible throne. He addresses her, telling her that her brother is here. However, she doesn’t react he changes to his human form. With a grin, she suddenly replies she sees him fine and scratches his right arm bloody. The question is, will this be enough for him to see her. She turns into her demonic Darkchild form and changes his right arm into a mess of tentacles. He screams in horror and pain.
364 days later:6 am:Colossus sits on his bed, his mangled arm in a sling. His lover Domino awakes and asks how long he’s been up. A while, he replies. One more day, she states. Let’s make it a good one.
They get up, shower and breakfast. He goes to the spare room where he keeps pictures of Illyana. She wonders why he keeps torturing himself and suggests they could turn the room into a gym or a guest room. Peter refuses.
7.23 am:They get ready for patrol. She tells him to stay with him today, as they enter the patrol car. He pretends all is well.
11:45 am:They hunt down a member of the Omega Clan.
1:19 PM:Pyro runs away from Domino and Colossus takes him out with one blow. Impatiently, she asks why she always has to do the chasing when he is the fireproof one. She runs faster, he replies.
5:32 PM:They unwind over beers with their friend Boom Boom. To one more boogie in the flaming pit! she toasts. But this time they are bringing that girl home, right, Dom? They drink to that.
11:11 PM:They are in bed. Peter is still wide awake.
The next day, the two of them and Boom Boom go to the X-headquarters. Ever notice how you kinda stop seeing the dark and dirty devil dome, like it melts into the background unless you’re straight peeping at it, Boom Boom observes. Peter grimly replies he always sees it.
How will thisgo exactly? Domino asks as they take the elevator. They usually do a quick briefing with this year’s team, Colossus describes. Make any adjustments to the plan based on power sets.
They walk past the room where the resident magicians (Dr. Strange, Brother Voodoo, Wiccan and Sister Grimm) work on keeping the Inferno contained within the forcefield.
Then they go over any more changes in the map, Peter continues. Nightcawler picks a drop zone and they ‘port in. But first they’ll get to find out what kind of anti-demon gear Beast and his science team (Dr. Nemesis, Forge, Vision and Broo) have cooked up.
They join the scientists in the huge lab. Hank is at a loss for words when he sees them and Colossus asks for the gear. Who is this year’s team? He looks around. Maybe it’s a tiny team full of little Ant Mans, Boom Boom suggests.
Cyclops, in a floating wheelchair, joins them and coolly announces there isn’t going to be a team. It’s over. What does he mean? Colossus snarls. This has to stop, Scott continues. They understand he wants Illyana back. But it’s time for Peter to understand that will never—
Who is he to decide what will and won’t happen? Peter shouts. As the Baron of this domain, he decides who goes into Manhattan. His pass has been revoked, Scott snaps.
Peter reminds him of their deal. He works for Cyclops all year in exchange for this. Scott points out that he gets paid to keep the peace like anyone else. He’d take it away now? After last year? After they came so close? Came close? Scott repeats in disbelief. Will he listen to himself? Last year, Peter got his answer along with that arm. Scott got the chair! Illyana is lost! He’s not throwing any more mutant into the fire so Peter can pretend he doesn’t already know it. Peter screams in frustrated rage. Scott reminds hard.
Kurt Wagner and Kitty Pryde join them. Kurt reminds Scott he gave his friend his word. Kitty agrees. They made him a deal. Reneging at the last minute wouldn’t be right. She amends this has to be the last trip. It’s gotten beyond dangerous.
He can go, Scott decides. But he won’t send a team with him. He will go alone, if he has to, Colossus insists. But Domino, Boom Boom and Nightcrawler are with him.
Nightcraler teleports them into the Inferno zone inside the dome. The streets are threatening and empty. Domino announces the best strategy with a team this small is quickness. Smash, grab, roll with whatever comes. Empire State Building’s right ahead. She tells Nightcrawler to teleport them up and do their thing. Kurt explains the building is a living thing like the Inferno itself, always growing and changing. It wouldn’t be safe for them to teleport in. So they walk? she asks. They could run, he suggests.
Dom asks Colossus why he didn’t mention this wrinkle in the strategy meetings. He didn’t realize they were strategy meetings. They begin to argue. It’s like watching the world’s weirdest sitcom, Boom Boom comments. Kurt tells her it’s none of their business. Then maybe they shouldn’t be shouting it, she points out.
The couple decide to drop it, as they have incoming. They battle the demons and Domino compliments Nightcrawler on his fighting skills as he combines teleportation and swordplay effectively.
Boom Boom doesn’t pay attention and gets isolated from the others by a flying demon dragon. Nightcrawler teleports after her and suddenly there’s only Colossus and Domino. They manage to take out the rest of the demons and Colossus believes this was too easy. Moments later, a larger demon horde is upon them and they realize that, without Kurt, they have no exit strategy.
Up in the sky, Boom Boom annoys the flying demon by not shutting up. As Kurt teleports towards them one flying dragon after another, he shouts: “My name is Kurt Wagner. You remind me of my father. Prepare to die!”
Boom Boom begins ticking, annoying her captor even more. Moments later, her time bomb explodes and she falls.
She shouts at Nightcrawler to help. He ‘ports after her and breaks her fall but they land apart. She gets up in one piece, only to be impaled by N’astirh’s claws while Nightcrawler is captured by the Darkchild herself. With an evil grin, she tells Tabitha to stay conscious and thank her brother for her. A half-demon teleporter all for herself. And it isn’t even her birthday. They leave the dying Boom Boom behind.
Elsewhere:Fighting his way through demons, Colossus muses aloud the good thing is you can kill them without regret. He turns to find Domino is buried under demons. Suddenly, an energy blast draws them back, courtesy of the former X-Man called Havok, servant and lover of the Goblin Queen. They welcome him to the fire.


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The streets of the Inferno (formerly Manhattan):What a mess! a goblin-like man sighs as he examines the injured Boom Boom. Master wants fresh meat, of course he does. Impossible! he told him, nothing up top but old dirty demons, would have bet his whole skin. Glad he didn’t, ‘cause here she lies. Cut, bleeding, somehow still ticking.
Boom Boom screams as he rummages around in her guts. Then she falls unconscious with shock. He tells her to quit that bellyaching. Didn’t she hear what he said? She’s not dead yet. Master will stitch her up, send that death packing. Though death can have a soft touch when compared to what master— he chuckles and drags her along into the underground. She’ll see soon enough, won’t she?
Soon, he arrives in a lab and announces he got the fresh meat the master wanted.
Goblin District:Madelyne Pryor the Goblin Queen has gathered her goblin horde. Above her, she telekinetically floats Colossus. She tells them she knows they are anxious for battle. She sympathizes but, if this shiny fellow is to be believed, their little war might be coming to an end. She introduces him as the Darkchild’s brother. He thinks he can succeed where their army has always failed. He plans to topple dear sister from her tower and drag her horned butt back through the great beyond. Is one metal man hard enough to take on the Darkchild on his own? To end her rule? If such a man existed, they would follow him tomorrow, but come on, there’s no way in hell!
Risky move, S’ym mutters to Havok. If that guy is as important as she says, the goblins might just peel the foil back and eat him for lunch. The plan won’t work, if they don’t respect him, Havok replies. This is how he’ll earn it. The Queen knows what she’s doing. Well if Havok, the “keister prince” is on board, he’s sure the plan is water-tight, S’ym mocks.
So let’s do the guy a favor and end his self-delusion, Madelyne suggests and drops him amidst the goblin hordes. Shouldn’t take long.
The goblins attack. Colossus realizes his team is scattered, their window closing. Six of his 24 hours already passed and they are no closer to having Illyana. He has no time for Maddie Pryor’s Goblin Queen nonsense.
A tentacle grabs him and he is smashed to the ground. He takes the initiative and attacks the giant goblin but his right arm turns against him and hits himself. The smaller goblin explains that he controls demons and that arm of his, well… has a little hell in her. He orders his ride Sparky to put that mutant fool out of his misery. He tosses him into the other goblins.
Above, Havok begins to agree with S’ym. Madelyne replies this looks perfect. Goblin sympathy is no simple thing. Equal parts respect and fear. They need to know what happens when this man’s back is against a wall. They need to watch him claw his way back from the brink. If they want him to lead them in the battle against the Darkchild, he has to scare them first. Now shut his pretty mouth and let Momma work.
Maddie levitates the goblins away and Peter sees Illyana’s Soulsword abandoned in the corpse of a large goblin. His demon arm takes over and takes the sword. With it, he cleaves the large goblin chasing him in two. The others surrender, to Maddie’s pleasure.
Meanwhile, in the Goblin Queen’s prison, Domino is greeted by a small boy whose left side is horribly scarred. He carries a ridiculously large gun and tells her she is pretty. She identifies his weapon as a Hammer F-class plasma canon. They start talking shop and she tries to tell him how to heighten the gun’s output. He proves he rigged it himself by shooting the goblin guard. He tells her not to worry. He’s just a goblin. He’ll re-spawn sometime tomorrow. He actually has a G-class in his room. Supposed to be way more powerful but the stupid thing keeps overheating. Could be a loose central coil. She could show him how to re-spool it. He agrees and switches off the flame bars of her cage. He asks her not to tell his mom. The Goblin Queen hates it when he plays with the prisoners.
The Darkchild’s base of operations:The Darkchild tries to break the will of her prisoner Nightcrawler, who relies on his faith to give him strength. Father’s a demon, mother’s a shapeshifting super-villain, N’astirh sighs. How did those to cook up a bouncing baby X-Man of the cloth? He is also a child of Doom, Nightcrawler replies. He has a soul all of his own. That gives Darkchild an idea. She yanks his soul out. Now she can control him.
The Goblin Queen’s home:Colossus asks Madelyne where she got Illyana’s Soulsword. His sister gets cocky in battle, she replies. She left it buried in one of Madelyne’s beefier goblins a bit longer than she should have. They seized the opportunity. But why would she give it to him? he wonders silently. Madelyne corrects him that he took it. He tells her to stop reading his mind and she refuses, amused.
Not just anyone can wield the Soulsword, she continues. Alex and she couldn’t budge it. Every Goblin who even came close burst into flame. She had a hunch that Rasputin blood flowing through his demonic arm might make him their Arthur. What makes her think he will help her? Peter demands. Amused, Maddie retorts she is offering to help him. She’s seen this year’s rescue team. “Paltry” would be a compliment. Meanwhile, the Darkchild controls ten times the demons she did last year. Only a fool invades Russia in winter. Without her goblins, he won’t make it inside the door.
He knows this isn’t about him but about her wish to rule in Illyana’s place. She’s not hiding anything, she reacts to his unspoken thoughts. Angrily, he repeats his order, for her to stay out of his mind. She tells him if he had a problem with that he’d be thinking in Russian. Of course this benefits her as well. Altruism isn’t her game. But what does he care about Inferno politics? He just wants his sister back. Alive, he stresses. She can only promise so much, Madelyne sighs. The Soulsword can and will destroy Darkchild. If there is any of Illyana left inside, that’s how he’ll get her out. And if there’s not? he asks. Then what does any of it matter, she shrugs. Maybe he can finally give this a rest.
Suddenly, a grenade is thrown at her feet. She protects herself with a telekinetic field as Domino comes storming in, a surprised little boy at her heels.
The boy topples Domino and is angry at her betraying him and attacking his mom. He waves his gun in her face and asks why she did that. Colossus slices the gun apart with the Soulsword. He dangles the boy from his arm and asks who this is. Her son, Madelyne announces and tells Nathan to say hello. His name is Cable! he insists. Maddie rolls her eyes and agrees.
She feels like she’s missed something important, Domino announces and glares. Madelyne explains she just offered her man an alliance. Her goblin horde and she will get them into the throne room. Defeat the Darkchild with her own Soulsword and everybody wins. He takes his sister home. Madelyne will take her throne.
Empire State Building:A small demon, Bagzee, nervously approaches the Darkchild’s headquarters, sure his lady is not going to like this. Annoyed, Darkchild asks him what it is. He informs her that her brother has joined with the Goblin Queen and wields her sword. They’ve got the demons in full retreat. Colossus is making headway as leader of the Goblin army.
Darkchild and N’astirh watch their progress from the top of the Empire State Building. Look at that, she jokes. Brother bear making friends. Bagzee asks what she would have them do. They don’t stand a chance against that. It’s all right, she replies. She snaps her fingers and manifests Nightcrawler, now changed into a teleporting dragon. They won’t have to.
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Manhattan / Inferno:Colossus stands before the Darkchild’s lair atop the Empire State Building and recalls he’d been here one year before. Stood in this very spot and stared at that black onyx door. But this is nothing like last year. There are no demons to slay here. That battle has already been won. His sister Illyana is through those doors. All he has to do is go and get her.
He shatters the door followed by his army, only to find the throne room empty. What is she playing at? Colossus accuses Madelyne Pryor, the Goblin Queen. Amused, Madelyne replies she was playing at war but his sister seems to be playing a different game. They just need to find out what that is exactly.
Colossus threatens to kill her. Domino holds him back, defending Pryor. She wouldn’t have given him the Soulsword if she knew his sister wasn’t up here. Smart and sexy, Maddie opines. Domino seems a keeper.
While she turns away, Colossus whispers to Domino that time is running out. They need to find Illyana and go. A task that will be much harder if he keeps picking fights with their allies, she points out. He doesn’t trust Madelyne! Of course he doesn’t, Neena sighs. She is quite clearly evil. But they are kind of in hell, where their team up options are severely limited. They only have to trust her a little. Think of her as a confidential informant. She knows the lay of the land here better than they ever will—
Maddie interrupts, noting with a grin that this expertise won’t be of much use here. They look outside. Unless her eyes deceive her, his darling sister has found the way over to their neck of the woods.
Horrified, they see the Darkchild’s demon troops attack X-headquarters. Something that Cyclops only just notices.
Back in the Inferno, Colossus shouts, demanding they leave and help. Domino reminds him they can’t and the goblins laugh at him. Even Havok grins and asks if he is new. If there is some forcefield exit of which they are unaware, please tell them, Madelyne suggests. But otherwise he is just another fish in the bowl. They may have noticed little sis is riding their teleporter out of here like a donkey.
Colossus feels guilty about Nightcrawler. Domino promises they’ll find a way. Madelyne suggests they look for that silver lining, as she sits down on Darkchild’s throne. Squint a little and they all have what they wanted. She’s got the catbird seat, with Havok and her son Nathan by her side. And Colossus helped his precious little snowflake out of the fire. Dom tries to calm the enraged Colossus.
Maddie muses that the Darkchild overplayed her hand. In here, she was a god, leeching power from the flame and commanding every demon in the pit. Out there, she’s just another angry freak raging against the mutant machine. She wouldn’t be shocked if she comes running back in an hour with her tail tucked. That is of course if sad little Scottie Summers has learned to win a fight.
Outside, the X-Men battle the demon hordes. Cyclops is in the battle, despite his wheelchair. He tells Jean Grey the Bamf dragon is tearing them apart. “Bamf dragon?” she repeats. He doesn’t know what else to call it. It fights like a demon version of Kurt. Suspicious, Jean scans the dragon and reveals horrified that it is Kurt. What happened to him? he chokes. Illyana happened, Jean replies.
The Darkchild is currently being pummeled by Captain Britain, with Rogue about to join. More amused than anything else, Darkchild muses it would be an honor to spend the next few minutes, beating his British beefcake into a pile of quivering manmeat. She blasts him with fire. But that would be an irresponsible use of her time and energy, particularly when Rogue clearly wants a turn. She touches Rogue’s face, which turns into a tentacle-y mess. Amused, she walks on.
Cyclops tries to gather his X-Men. He shouts that this is their line right here! They hold it! They protect that forcefield with their lives! He knows how this looks but if they lose this, the city burns! So whatever they do, don’t lose!
The heroes fight bravely, when suddenly they are joined by reinforcements, the magical and tech experts: Brother Voodoo, Sister Grimm and Wiccan as well as Broo, Dr. Nemesis, Forge and Vision.
Cyclops is horrified at their abandoning their posts. What are they thinking?! Thinking about turning the tide and help them win the fight, Forge replies as he fires a weapon. Cyclops reminds him of the forcefield. With the magic and science teams out here, it could fall at any moment. Forge believes Beast and Dr. Strange can hold it for a bit. Where’s Illyana? Cyclops asks agitated. Forge assures him it’s alright. The protection spells are still up. Ilyana can’t teleport inside the building. But Kurt can, Cyclops replies grimly, and indeed the Darkchild’s obedient dragon has teleported the Darkchild inside. She tells Beast and Strange to grab their starred garters and hoary hosts. It’s time to tussle!
In the Inferno, Domino pushes Colossus outside into the hallway for a private chat. She orders him to listen. They all have their crazy and his is very specific. Illyana sits at the top of his charts every single day no matter what is going on. Nobody is unseating her any time soon. Not even her. He tries to interrupt but she continues it’s fine. She knew that going in. But it’s time to let up that laser focus a little and look around. They are stuck behind enemy lines here. And by “here” she means here in hell. Boomer is missing, maybe dead. Nightcrawler switched sides. And he keeps trying to lop people’s heads off at the slightest provocation. There is no punching their way out of this one. And these are the only creeps in hell who don’t currently want them dead. So please, ease up a little.
He stammers, then admits she is right. Domino draws him in for a kiss, reminds him she loves him. They’re gonna get through this just fine. She just needs him looking at the big picture. Madelyne interrupts them, as there has been a development.
Like the X-Men, they see the forcefield breaking down and the Limbo demons attacking the rest of New York.
Inside the building, Cyclops gasps: what has Illyana done? Is it not obvious? the Darkchild leers. She has won.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in a strange lab with several screens showing the events, the goblin-like Henson praises his boss for another good call. He’d said she’d burn the dome down to the ground. One of those days, he’ll find those crystal ball he’s been hiding. He required no magic to see this coming, his boss replies. Then how does he do it? Henson asks. How does he always do it?
Working on a goblin with a saw, the boss tells him it is easy to see how all the puppets will dance when Mr. Sinister holds all the strings!


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Colossus remembers that Illyana always used to be so small and yet afraid of nothing. She had her big brother to keep her safe. That was his job. His only job. And he couldn’t do it.
The Inferno, now: All these years crawling through hell, trying to make it right. Trying to get his sister home safely. He understood the terrible odds. He knew he might die trying. But it never occurred to him to worry about keeping his home safe from his sister.
The Darkchild and her troops have escaped from Manhattan and the Inferno effect now also affects the other parts of the city.
Grinning, she tells her ensorcelled dragon, formerly Nightcrawler, that her power and influence are growing. Her demon horde is not simply taking the outer boroughs by violence but swallowing them whole. Things turn into animated demons. Darkchild muses that people call demons sadistic abominations who delight in suffering. Evil made flesh. And they are obviously correct, but… At least they know how to have a good time.
From around the corner, the X-Man Longshot recognizes her. He dodges a demon and hides behind another demonic and displeased car while watching the Darkchild.
She grins when Sheriff Strange and two members of the Thor Corps appear in front of her. She assumes they’ve come to take her toys away. Clearly unhappy, he replies that Doom expects his barons to deal with the domains’ day to day business. Baron Summers seems to have failed the domain of Limbo. He’s come to offer her his job. Laughing she accepts. That’s not good at all, Longshot mutters and flees.
Meanwhile, the few surviving X-Men have gathered in an underground station and lick their wounds. Jean joins Scott, who is sitting aside and asks what he is doing down there. Planning, he replies, although he doesn’t know for what exactly. She tells him he’s been looking into darkness for two days. She’s sure he’s looking for another way, but if there were one—
He asks if she wants them to retreat. Retreat implies there is still a war going on. She’s talking about escape. Think ugly thoughts at her all he wants. They either take their survivors and go or burn with everything else! He refuses to abandon his post. He is the Doom-chosen baron of this domain.
Cue for Longshot to enter and inform him that Sheriff Strange gave Darkchild the job. Bad news all around up there. Brooklyn is worse than Queens. The boroughs are turning fast. If they are going, they need to go now.
Jean urges Scott to agree. Slamming down his fist, he refuses. He flies his hover chair to rejoin the others and addresses them. This Doom-forsaken hellbeast took Manhattan. She took Illyana. She’s taken anything she could wrap her claws around for five years. And they let her. They convinced themselves a war with hell didn’t make sense. There was a city to protect. It was too damn risky. They sat on their hands and now she’s come to take everything. So where does that leave them? Jean says it’s time to run. Again. Let the Darkchild keep what she has stolen Again. But he’s done running from this fight. He says it’s time to show these demons what the X-Men can do when they have nothing left to—
Nightcrawler teleports in and out again. Moments later, he returns with N’astirh and a demon horde.
Elsewhere in Limbo, Colossus has finished killing a horde of demons and orders they go on. Dominos suggests they take a small break and regroup, but he insists they keep moving forward. Illyana’s powers are growing by the minute. She reminds him they fought five battles in seven blocks. Bring on number six! Little Nathan shouts. Domino insists they need a plan of attack. They have a plan! Colossus snaps. Stop his sister before she burns down the entire city. Doesn’t he mean save his sister? she asks.
S’ym informs Madelyne that they’ve lost another two dozen goblins. If they keep up like this, they’ll be out of goblins by nightfall. That’s what goblins are for, Havok lectures S’ym. They die in battle, they respawn a few days later. Wash, rinse, repeat. Brilliant deduction, Prince Backrub, S’ym mocks. Colossus’ battle strategy consists of lowering his head and smashing things. There’s no way this death march will last a full respawn cycle. They should cut their losses and head home.
Where they’ll do what exactly? Madelyne asks. Sit around waiting for the bigger, badder Darkchild to come snuff them out? Or does he suppose she’ll forgive, forget and let them be? She doesn’t like the odds either, but Colossus and his big sword remain their best shot at surviving this thing. Colossus informs Domino they can make a plan on the road.
Suddenly, there is an explosion from the ground and up comes their missing teammate, Boom Boom, somewhat worse for wear, with circuits sticking out of her head.
Dom is happy to see her. Who is this idiot? Maddie whispers Havok. One of the kids, he guesses. He never could keep them straight.
Tabby tells them Illyana’s gross dog pulled her apart, but she pulled through. She’ll tell them later. There’s something they got to do. Like nowsers! They follow her into the sewers.
Colossus asks if she can tells them what happened to Nightcrawler. Tabby informs them that Darkchild snatched him up after cutting her open. She never saw him again after that. Domino explains they fear she turned Kurt into a kind of monster.
Maddie smirks that Tabby on the other hand seems surprisingly unscathed from her battle with the all-powerful Darkchild. Tabbie snaps she had half her guts hanging out! Sounds awful, Madelyne replies unimpressed and, yet, here she stands chipper as you please. However did she pull through? Maybe that was what she was gonna friggin’ show them? Did she think of that? Boom Boom shouts.
Nate asks his mother if she wants him to shoot the girl. Bring it on, small fry! Tabbie warns him.
In the meantime, Colossus presses his ear to the wall, hearing something. Demons! he shouts and begins smashing the wall. On the other side the X-Men are fighting the Darkchild’s demons. Domino joins him.
Madelyne asks S’ym and Havok what their level of obligation is here. None whatsoever, S’ym assures her while Havok replies his queen does what she desires. Well spun, she replies amused, but this time she was looking for the truth. Let’s get this over with. They join the fight.
Jean Grey tries to reason with the Nightcrawler demon who attacks her. She tells him she can feel him trying to fight for control. Come back to them! she pleads. For Doom’s sake! Madelyne sighs disgusted and telepathically destroys his mind, making sure he obeys her now.
Colossus battles N’astirh, who goads that at his very best Colossus might be able to beat him with the Soulsword, but his sister? That girl has a whole city of juice. He might as well fall on that blade here and now. One of them will fall here and now, Colossus announces as he strikes, but it won’t be him! He kills N’astirh, just as Cyclops gets rid of another demon.
Colossus apologizes to Scott. Illyana is… he should have seen it. He should never have gone back. Not after last year. Scott told him and he— Scott was right. All of this is because of him. Sorry?! Scott repeats incredulous, then hits him with a full-scale optic blast. Colossus admits he deserved that. Was he right about his evil demon sister? Cyclops shouts. Was he right about his insane obsession hat got innocent mutants killed? He follows with another blast. Colossus tells him he’s made his points. Hell has broken loose! Scott shouts. People are burning in the streets! All because Piotr couldn’t move on and leave it alone! And he’s telling him he was right? Of course he was &%#* right!
That moment, Mr. Sinister interrupt the two of them as he shows up with his Boom Boom clone demons. He doesn’t think they’ve had the pleasure. They call him Mister Sinister. Or sometimes simply master. Hello, Maddie, he greets the furious Goblin Queen.
She snaps at Havok: he said they’d killed him! He thought they did, he replies helplessly.
Tabbby happily greets him as bossman and assures the others he is the dude. He saved her life, sewed her up and grew this army of Boom clones out of the leftover parts. She doesn’t know what the plan is, but they totes want him on the roster.
Sinister remarks that he doesn’t think her friends are buying her endorsement. Let’s try a different tactic: Is he a morally bankrupt sociopath willing to push all boundaries of human decency and suffering in the name of scientific discovery? Yes. Did he steal their friend’s DNA and splice it with that of class three succubus to build to build his unstoppable mutant demon-hybrid army? Yes. Did he repeatedly tinker with young Tabitha’s brain to make her more subservient? Obviously. What? Tabby asks. He is a dastardly villain of the highest order. Under other circumstances they would be enemies. One day perhaps they can be. But not today. Today, he laughs, he is their savior...