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Homecoming
Miguel (Spider-Man) lies unconscious in a lab. He is probed and scanned, and the scientists, wearing protective suits, find no traces of techno-organic growth. One of the scientists states that it doesn’t matter, any person found in the contaminated zone is to be treated in a certain way (probably killed), but another one objects, as Miguel is a special case. Right on cue, Spider-Man wakes up, thanks to another electric shock probe and jumps off the lab table. Hanging from the ceiling, he gazes out of the window and finds himself on an island completely made of techno-organic material. He then turns back on the scientists, prepared to fight, but one takes her helmet off, stopping him. It is a former acquaintance by the name Xina, who formerly worked for Alchemax. She welcomes him to the “Fatherland“.
In the Last Refuge, the X-Men help Mr. Fantastic to set up another lab project of his. Metalhead carries around the heavy things, Krystalin provides crystal structures to position the equipment in certain places and Morphine Somers, constantly bickering, checks circuits with Xi’An. Little Madelyne sneaks around, curious what they are doing, and manages to get inside, where she observes the Richards. Reed is, like always, busy with his experiment. His current project is a cross-linking of the remaining databanks and satellites to gain as much information on the status of Earth as possible. For example, he wants to know what happened to the Thing, who went to Mars with some members of X-Nation. Sue is concerned that Reed will never want to leave a world where so many problems need to be fixed, but she wants to return home to their son, Franklin. Krystalin sympathizes with her, right as the Human Torch flies in, offering Krys a date, but she gives him a cold shoulder. Checking their new network, Sue receives data from the halfway flooded Four Freedoms Plaza in New York; the Negative Portal is open again, so actually the Fantastic Four could return home !
In a cave beneath the jungle, the expedition team has stumbled over an alien spaceship. It seems to have been lying there hidden for about 1000 years. They try to go inside, but the door is locked and Jade is unable to open it with her electronic skills. Instead, La Lunatica pushes the door open and the group enters. They find evidence that the ship has come from Mars and also discover the dead remains of the alien pilot. Winn concludes that, because of there no being hull damages or apparent malfunctions, the ship must have been sabotaged. Hodge becomes impatient and tries to dissemble some machinery parts, which triggers an alarm. The door slams shut and the ship starts to explode section by section.
Beneath the Savage Land, Mademoiselle Strange is falling down a shaft and, thanks to much debris, she can’t concentrate on her spells. Finally, she hits the bottom and lies unmoving, as a small red hand reaches out to here. Regaining consciousness, Strange perceives this as an attack and grabs the hand, which belongs to a red lizard-like creature called Umi. It pretends to only having wanted to help her, but Strange doesn’t want his help. Their conversation is interrupted by a loud voice, coming from a giant face, cut in stone. Strange realizes that this is her attacker and uses her magics on him, but she is again overpowered by the stone fists. As the voice reminds Strange of the circumstances of her brother’s death (revealed next issue), Strange becomes really angry and destroys the face in stone, though the voice is still heard: that this was only the start. During the fight, Umi thinks that Strange “will be the one.“
On Mars, Father Jennifer, December, Twilight and Smith have been taken into the Ares colony. The human settlers living there are suspicious of them, as many of them have been abducted by unseen attackers. However, the priest is able to calm the situation and the settlers too have a voice of reason in Dr. Isaacs. She convinces the other settlers to lower their weapons and asks how things on Earth are. She is shocked to hear about the flood and 90% of humanity having drowned. Hayes too has tragic news; besides many of them missing, all their children and most of their equipment have been stolen by the "Takers.“
Uproar and Wulff have been fished out of the water by the Wild Boyz, who now beat them up in their boat colony. Wulff lashes out without plan and is easily taken out by Dorian and, as Uproar tries to help, he too is defeated by the rest of the Wild Boyz. They think about killing them, but a female voice orders them to stop. It’s Fiona, who claims the prizes fished out of the sea for the Big Boss. Yet, as Warbird shows her who the captives are, she decides that the traitorous Wulff (he abandoned the Wild Boys earlier) deserves a treatment called “the gauntlet.“ Uproar is locked up somewhere else.
At the Fatherland, Miguel is guided around by Xina. She explains that she was called there by the All-Father (turns out to be Doom), and that the island is made up of techno-organic cells of living circuitry. This is exactly what Spider-Man came to investigate, as they found a man with a lethal techno-organic infection at the coast of the Savage Land. Remembering his mission, he also thinks of Wulff and Uproar, but Xina tells him that if they are in the “contaminated zone“ and that they will have to remain there. Nobody is allowed to enter or leave it. They only fished Spider-Man out of the water, as they might need his help. Miguel is really upset and intends to search for them.
The whole scene has been observed by Doom on a video screen, as the Magus (Warlock’s father) enters his office. Apparently, he and Doom have some kind of a deal. Magus transformed Latveria into this techno-organic island, though admittedly not only for altruistic reasons. He intends to use it as a platform for Earth’s imminent rebirth. Doom, in turn, possesses knowledge of a so called Scout, who is needed for the Phalanx takeover.
In the cave below the jungle, the expedition team really is in trouble. The explosions are getting nearer, but neither Ryuteki’s devices, nor Luna’s strength can open the door anymore. Bloodhawk blames Hodge’s greed for their current situation. Willow has an idea how to stop the self-destruct sequence; she believes by morphing into the dead pilot she could stop it. The problem is that she never copied a dead person before. Having no other option, Willow carries out her plan and, while morphing, she cries out in pain. Finally, she manages to assume the alien form, looking like the Martian Takers, and the ship stops the self-destruct as it recognized her authority. Their lives are saved, but the team has another problem: Willow tells Nostromo that she can’t change back !
Mr. Fantastic still is working on his data research machine. Metalhead holds some equipment for him and, distracted, Reed calls him “Ben“ and “old friend,“ Much to Xi’an’s dislike, he even uses a bio-neural circuitry pack, filled with some of Cerebra’s energies, though originally it was in the X-Men’s possession. Finally, he has some time for Sue and Johnny, who eagerly alert him to the opened portal of the Negative Zone in New York; it might be their only chance to get back. Johnny says that they’ll go through, with or without him. Reed reasons that he has to help the people to get settled; actually he does it for Ben, who might not have survived the rocket launch to Mars. Sue understands that Reed can’t leave and ensures that she will wait for him forever, but she and her brother leave to get back to little Franklin. Hidden in a corner, little Maddie eavesdropped and cries about the tragic decision.
Switch to the arena place on the boat colony. Halloween Jack begs for his life, but his opponent defeats and kills him anyway. The next fight is announced: Uproar against Blowfish. Uproar wears an inhibitor collar but, for the fight, it is switched off. He grows to top size and easily knocks out Blowfish, who has green skin, a long tongue and two extra arms. The crowd demands the loser’s death but, as Uproar refuses to kill, he is taken into custody again and Blowfish is killed anyway. Somewhere else, a rat is seen in front of Wulff’s prison cell. A hand covered with fur reaches out, grabs the animal and pulls it inside to eat it.
It’s night on Mars. Smith wakes up and, checking on Twilight, he finds her bed untouched. He finds her outside talking with Dr. Isaacs. The scientist mentions that she misses her family, especially her son, who was left behind on Earth, while Twilight mourns for her dead teammate Clarion (his name was Hayes Isaacs – though Twilight fails to make the connection). Upon Smith’s arrival, Dr Hayes leaves for the base and the two teammates talk, yet she asks to be left alone for a while. He complies, but a few minutes later wants to apologize and goes out again. However, Twilight is gone, without a trace.
On Latveria, Spider-Man searches for a boat to leave but, instead, finds many people partially infected with the techno-organic virus. They alert the All-Father and as he shows up. Miguel finally knows that he is nobody else than Doom.
At the Last Refuge, Reed has been working non-stop on his device. Finally, it‘s finished, though untested. It resembles a big robot, though it has cables and connection going out of it in many different directions. Overall, it has a humanoid appearance, even a “face,“ and so little Maddie asks how Reed is gonna name the machine. Mr. Fantastic doesn’t understand why he should do so, but Maddie says that it is almost like a son. Reed Richards stumbles: “Franklin?“ and finally realizes what he was about to give up. Failing to notice the robot going online with “Father?“, Reed rushes to New York and reaches Sue and Johnny just in time. Together they enter the Negative Zone and hope to find their way home.


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Revelations
(the expedition team)
Willow finds herself unable to revert back to her human form. Hodge doesn’t care much, and this brings him into conflict with Bloodhawk, who does care. Winn tries to reach out to her, but Willow calls him a murderer and slashes him! Nostromo catches the man, who feels lucky to be still alive. He also notices Willow’s weird, alien-looking eyes and wonders why she has them. Hodge has had enough and tries to shoot Willow. This makes her furious and she fights back, but Luna brings her down.
(the ship)
Uproar has been locked up for days now. The Wild Boys mock him, this making him angry. But since he’s chained, Uproar can’t do much. The Wild Boys continue their laughing and leave. When he’s alone, Uproar is approached by a mysterious woman, who claims that Wulff is dead! Uproar freaks out, but the woman walks away. As she does, she claims that Wulff isn’t dead in the way Uproar thinks, but something far worse has happened to him.
(the Last Refuge)
The X-Men try to calm down the human citizens, who are furious because the Fantastic Four left them. They believe that the X-Men betrayed them, and a riot breaks almost breaks out. But everyone is calmed down by Victor Ten Eagles, and afterwards Shakti informs everyone that Reed Richards has left them a tool, which will help everyone through these tumultuous times.
Some time later, Shakti dwells through the tunnels in front of Richard’s. She picks up a presence, and finds a girl named Maddie, who was hiding. They become friends, and Maddie says that she doesn’t want to go back to her father, because he hates mutants. Shakti won’t take her back them, and the girl tells Shakti that she has something to show her. She opens Richards’ lab and reveals a robot inside! The robot is showing some projections of Galactus and the Silver Surfer, and overrunning their data. Maddie claims that the robot to be Franklin Richards, the son of Mr. Fantastic! Shakti introduces herself, but claims that she’s crazy, as she thinks that she knows Franklin!
(Latveria)
An unmasked Spider-Man stands on trial in front of Doom. Doom makes it clear that he isn’t looking for any kind of information from Miguel, as he claims that he has seen everything that Spidey has done in his life. Doom is aware that Spidey came to Latveria in the search of the source of a techno-organic virus. Doom says that he’s also aware of the planetoid Miguel has discovered, which floats around the Earth. Doom reveals that the aliens aboard that planetoid have come to Earth to fulfill a hundred year old mission, namely to strip our planet from its resources. And Doom plans to help the aliens with that!
Miguel is furious. Doom opens a monitor. He explains that to firmly entrench themselves on the Earth, these said aliens require a being called the Scout. And Doom has this person. Doom has agreed to exchange the Scout for the preservation of Latveria, while he surreptitiously dissects the T.O. code so that they may find a way to turn the alien’s technology against them. But Doom needs Miguel’s help for that. Spider-Man is still furious, and would rather kill the doctor than aiding him. Doom threatens Miguel that he will help him, or else he’ll kill Miguel’s brother, Gabe, whom Doom has captive. Miguel doesn’t believe him, but Doom shows Miguel the Green Goblin mask Gabe wore, so it has to be true.
(Mars)
December and Metalsmith wake Father Jennifer, and warn her and the others that the Takers have kidnapped Twilight. Captain Pike says it’s too dangerous to go out there now and walks away. Isaacs tells the kids to go to bed, but promises that she’ll go talk to the Captain. Smith and December fake to agree, but Isaacs is aware of that.
(the Earth’s crust)
Strange and Umi are still fighting the Mole-Men. Strange has had enough and ends it using a sleep spell, putting all the Mole-Men into a snooze. They descend some stairs, where they’re ambushed by none other than Chimera! Chimera claims that she got stuck in the middle, so that’s why she didn’t die. But now she wants revenge on both Strange and Umi, and will rip their hearts out so that she can return it to her new master!
(outside the Last Refuge)
Xi’an and Victor have separated themselves from the others. Xi’an thanks Victor for his help calming the crowd down, as he had no idea how to do it. Xi’an wants Victor to stay, so that he can help make some new rules. Morphine Somers shows up, and wants Victor to act as the Homo-superior spokesman. Morphine also wants the mutants to be in control. Victor gets angry hearing that and tells Morphine to go away. Morphine won’t, but warns both Victor and Xi’an to best appreciate his presence, as he’s certain that things are about to chance. As they talk, they don’t notice a human spying on them, thinking that the mutants are plotting against him and his brothers. He runs away and goes off to warn his friends.
(the ship)
Uproar has to fight in an arena against his will. When he enters it, he meets his opponent: Wulff! But Wulff has been fully changed into a wolf, and given in completely into his role! Wulff strikes out at Uproar, but he talks to his friend and brings him back to normal. But Wulff’s still stuck in the wolf-form. He notices Dorian and holds him responsible, and kills the man. The mysterious woman shows up, and claims that she has shut down their power inhibitors so that they could defend themselves. She wants to escape, but Wulff refuses to leave, not until he has taken out the big boss himself.
(the expedition team)
Willow is still trapped inside the beast she had transformed in. Luna fights her, but with no success of reverting her back. She punches her into the lake before them, and Nostromo dives after Willow to get her back. Luna feels responsible and doesn’t want the kids to risk their lives like that. She dives into the lake and manages to bring Willow back up, who’s back to normal. She explains that she felt how Nostromo used his telepathy to take control of the beast, so that’s why she was able to revert back. But Nostromo himself doesn’t come back up. Luna dives back in and, on the bottom of the lake, she only finds a weird-looking cocoon.
(Latveria)
Miguel begins his research, but only because he wants his brother safe. Xina joins them and is glad that Doom was able to convince Miguel to join them. Suddenly, one of the aliens merges into the lab. While it transforms into a solid form, the alien confirms that they were always aware that Doom was trying to betray them should he find the chance to. The alien transforms, and introduces himself as the Phalanx! Once solid, the Phalanx entity promises that their hundred year of delayed plan to assimilate the Earth will finally begin, and it will be led by him, who is called Magus!
(Mars)
Metalsmith and December managed to sneak away from the others, and now try to get passed the Wetworker guards. However, they are spotted. A fight begins. The two young mutants are about to lose, but help comes in the form of Dr. Isaacs, who manages to destroy the droids. Later, they leave the ship and try to find Twilight. Isaacs explains her motives to the kids. She mentions that, like the kids, she too has sacrificed a lot to come to the Ares location. She thought it would be just a matter of months and that then she could return back home to her son. But, she thinks that it might be true what they said about the Earth, so Isaacs chooses to rather help them out so that they will find a way to return back home.
Suddenly, a shot is fired and destroys Isaac’s bike. They fall down, and find themselves ambushed by aliens.
(the Last Refuge)
Shakti tries to understand what Franklin’s all about, but he just talks a lot of nonsense and tries to define the word “friend.” Shakti feels the psychic signature again and wants to explore it. She tells Maddie to go away, so that she can concentrate it. Shakti senses the signature again and discovers that it leads directly to Franklin! Franklin again tries to define “friend” and gives Shakti a psionic backlash. It’s too much for her, and she faints. Maddie runs over to her and tries to wake Shakti up, but she won’t.
(the Earth’s crust)
Chimera is furious and holds Strange responsible for her death, claiming that she did nothing to prevent it. Strange tries to defend herself that she was busy elsewhere. Chimera doesn’t believe that excuse anymore, because Strange also said that when her brother died. Hearing the remark of her brother, Strange gets angry too and uses her powers to destroy most of Chimera’s stoned body. She makes some rocks fall onto the remains.
Strange feels victorious, but the rocks emerge and transform. Strange tries to stop it, but she and Umi get smacked down and faint. Garokk rises, and laughs. He has returned and finally bested the current Sorcerer Supreme, and now that mantle rightfully belongs to him!


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De-Evolution
(the Earth’s crust)
An unconscious Mademoiselle Strange and Umi wake up, only to find themselves trapped by Garokk. They mock him, but Garokk won’t let that intimidate him, as he now finally can assume the mantle of sorcerer supreme. He recalls being resurrected as a mindless slave and used in campaigns against the great heroes of Earth’s past. But he regained his consciousness and became the spirit of the Savage Land. He ensured his autonomy, knowing that there his destiny would one day be realized, and he would be born again as the undisputed master of the mystic arts!
Strange won’t allow that. Not without a good fight. Garokk hopes that it won’t come to that, so he decides to explain a little more about himself. He tells Strange that, in his previous life, he was a mighty sorcerer and ally to the Savage Land. But power drove him mad, and he died before his destiny could be realized. While Garokk speaks, Umi uses his telepathic powers to teach Strange a spell that’s powerful enough to break their bonds. Strange’s surprised to learn that Umi’s telepathic, but he claims there’s no time to explain now. Garokk overhears the psychic conversation and slaps Strange in the face for it.
(the Last Refuge)
Madeline cries for help, but nobody answers. She bumps into Metalhead, who, upon hearing that Shakti’s in danger, immediately decides to go help. Eddie goes with Maddie to Reed’s lab, where he finds Shakti awake again, but she can’t stand up because she feels too cold. Eddie runs over to her and promises to do anything he can to help her. He goes to fetch Xi’an, who’s busy practicing his powers. Eddie begs Xi’an for help, but he sees Shakti as a big girl who can take care of herself. Eddie tries to convince Xi’an, but has a hard time to. Xi’an even uses his powers to burn Eddie’s skin, making him understand not to take his help for granted. When Eddie asks Xi’an why he acts this way, he simply responds because he can.
A few minutes later, Xi’an has tried to fix Shakti’s entire nervous system. But since he has never done it before, Xi’an doesn’t know if it’s going to work. Shakti knows that, if Xi’an failed, she’ll be dead within hours. Eddie wonders what to do. Xi’an walks away, and tells him that they’ll just have to wait. Eddie thinks that Xi’an’s getting creepier by the day. When alone, Eddie is welcomed by Franklin.
(Mars)
Metalsmith, December and Isaacs get taken away by the Takers and brought to their base. They take out the same device which almost friend December, and use the painful experiment to analyze both her and Metalsmith. The Takers bring their prisoners inside their citadel, where Isaac is impressed by the advanced technology. She even recognizes one of the Hydroponic Replicators from the Ares Colony! She wonders what the Takers are doing with it: basic breeding? Clone replications to keep themselves alive? One of the Takers notices her talking and shows Isaacs some topographical schematics, but she doesn’t know from what.
The Taker opens a door, which, once opened, shocks Isaacs when she sees what’s inside. She finally knows why they’ve been stealing their equipment. The Takers are trying to do the exact same thing that Ares is: they are trying to terraform Mars! The Takers remain mute. December and Metalsmith want to know where the kids are that Isaacs told them the Takers had kidnapped, and where Twilight is and if she’s hurt. Suddenly, a child tries to phase through a wall, and with a painful voice screams “mother!”
(Latveria)
More Phalanx emerge and warn that the Scout is arisen and that the slumber of the Phalanx has come to an end. Doom, Spider-Man and Xina try to defend themselves, and wonder what’s going on. Magus explains. He says that the planetoid that decimated Earth contains a legion of Phalanx embryos. Upon activation of the conscription program buried within the Scout’s genetic code, they will awaken to assimilate all of Earth’s resources. Including the piquant life force within the human flesh. Magus grabs Xina, this alarming Spider-Man.
Doom acts first and, in a furious rage, throws some blasts from his armor to Magus, but he’s unharmed. But he releases Xina nonetheless. For now. Doom warns Xina that they must commence with phase two. Spidey attacks Magus again. Doom wants to move over to the war’s next destination, namely the Savage Land. Xina calls Doom both a traitor and coward. But Doom simply sees himself as a survivor, and is certain that Xina will understand in time. He picks her up and escapes through a tunnel, leaving Spider-Man behind.
(the expedition team)
Luna rises back up to her friends from the water, and informs them that she has found Nostromo, or rather, what’s left of him. He’s turned into a techno-organic cocoon. This interests Jade, who wants to go check it out. Bloodhawk warns her about the dangers and tries to stop her, but Jade is determined to take the dive, as nobody present is as smart as she is. Winn thinks that they best leave Nostromo, as he might be mutating and they could disturb that. Willow gets angry and can’t believe Winn. Jade kind of agrees to let nature go, but Jade thinks that maybe Nostromo’s example can help humanity learn a bit more about mutants, and finally close the bad relationship they have with humans. Jade jumps into the water, but none of her friends are happy about it.
(the Last Refuge)
Victor asks Xi’an if Shakti is going to live, but he doesn’t know. But Xi’an does care about her. Victor wants to know, when it comes down to it, if Xi’an is going to try to end the schism between humans and mutants, like Cerebra has been trying to do, or if that dream is going to die with her. Xi’an sees that to be out of his hands, and says that whatever happens - happens. An angry crowd approaches the two mutants and demands answers. The leader of the mob’s daughter has been telling him stories about what’s going on in the so-called city hall, and now that Shakti, the only mutant they like a bit, is near dead, they want to know what’s going on.
Xi’an and the leader argue, and both aren’t impressed with one another, and wouldn’t hesitate to start the war again, this time in blood. Victor calms them both down, and suggests to work together and go to the town hall together to find the answers. The humans agree and leave. Xi’an is surprised that the humans actually listened to his reason. Victor walks away, giving Xi’an the advice to also try it sometime.
(the Earth’s crust)
Strange manages to use the spell Umi sent to her and escapes. Garokk is astonished. Strange explains that Chton’s shriek decimated Garokk’s Ta-Keth binding spell with ease. And, with the help of Umi’s dash of Nigiri’s nose, the escape simply couldn’t fail. Umi finds it a pleasure he could help. Umi silently notices that Strange’s potential is staggering, and wishes that he could teach her more. Strange throws another spell at Garokk, this time she creates a projection of a monster. Garokk isn’t impressed, and manages to open a portal, which power redirects Strange’s monster to her!
Garokk jumps behind Strange, and touches her shoulders. Energy flows out of her, making her feel cold, and… she turns into stone! Garokk triumphs, as the transference worked and his ascendance is realized. Strange is now bond to the Savage Land. And Garokk now not only walks the Earth again as a normal man, but also as the new Sorcerer Supreme!
(Mars)
The child from the wall cries for her mother, but then dies. Metalsmith notices that the kid came from a cave, and fears that Twilight might be inside it, too! Furious, he demonstrates his powers to the Takers, and warns them that Twilight better isn’t in there, and unharmed. Metalsmith frees himself and December using his powers, and they attack the Takers. December thanks Smith, and knows that Sister Nick would have been proud, Thor rest her soul, she says. The Takers take Isaacs hostage. December and Metalsmith wonder what to do, but the Taker releases Isaacs, when a new player pops up. It’s Twilight! She apparently has greater power than before and welcomes her friends, but tells them that this is no way to threat their newfound friends!
(Latveria)
Magus is about to kill Spider-Man. But he has thought one step ahead, and has installed an electromagnetic dampening agent in his costume, rendering it impervious to the T.O. Virus. It harms Magus, and he has to release Spidey to tend to his wounds. Spidey takes advantage of Magus’ disorientation and jumps in the manhole, and plans to go after Doom and Xina.
Xina wants to know why Doom left Miguel upstairs. Doom wants Xina to listen to him. He explains that the Phalanx are able to tap into even the most complex machinery and bend it to their will. Doom claims that, ordinarily, the failsafes in his armor would protect him, should its integrity be compromised, but recently his vestments were bonded to his person via this century’s nanotechnology. Doom goes to sit in a machine, and claims to be one with it. However, he fears that the machine might be manipulated, this making him a liability. He no longer holds the location of the Scout as a trump card. He knows that Magus will attempt assimilation.
Therefore, he demands from Xina to infect him with the techno-organic virus, and allow it to bond to the nanotechs. Then, using the techniques Xina developed, she will extract the resultant product, purging Doom’s system of those infernal machines, and the Phalanx threat forever! Xina calls Doom insane, since the virus will kill him! Doom takes Xina’s hand, and tells her that the Phalanx cannot assimilate him, and that he will die tonight if that happens. In a gentle voice, Doom tells Xina that he has faith in her.
Xina does as asked, but the experiment makes Doom scream in pain. Spider-Man enters and asks what’s going on. After Xina has done that, Miguel agrees to try to rescue Doom, but only because Doom still holds his brother, Gabe. Spidey destroys the machine Doom sits in, but the doctor himself sits unconscious. Xina fears that he’s dead but, suddenly, Doom proudly steps forward!
(the ship)
One of the Wild Boys’ mysterious master reports to him the situation of Wulff’s escape. He doesn’t mind, and will let the boy come to him. Meanwhile, Wulff fights his way through some more guards, killing them all. Uproar tries to calm his friend down, but Wulff instead almost kills him! Fiona slaps Wulff on the head. He calms down but does nothing about that. This makes Uproar wonder. Wulff suggests to go scout ahead, and promises to meet up with the two later. Uproar asks Fiona about Wulff’s time with the Wild Boys.
Fiona realizes that Uproar wasn’t there when Wulff’s powers kicked in, which wasn’t so pleasant. She explains that the big boss found Wulff after his parents had kicked him out. The boss approached Wulff, and gave him a home, family, those kinds of things. Fiona says that Wulff found a place where he belonged and the boss got a new, loyal enforcer. Uproar asks what that means. Fiona reveals that Wulff was a full-out hardcore savage in those days, and that the big boss used him a lot. Uproar wants to know in what kinds of situations Wulff was used.
Fiona says that, when Wulff was sent out, nobody survived. Uproar can’t believe how one man can use a child like that. Fiona touches him and calms Uproar down. He finds it cool that she touches him. Wulff meets back with them, and has caught some smells behind a locked door. Uproar smashes it open, but they are surprised to find no resistance. They are welcomed by the big boss of the Wild Boys, who introduces himself as the Vulture! He reveals that Fiona was his double agent, and took her time to inform him where they were. Uproar can’t believe it. Fiona looks like she isn’t happy about it. The Vulture smiles, and is ready to have some fun.
(the expedition team)
Jade finds the cocoon Nostromo has changed into, and finds a weird looking bio-signature on it, and it’s nothing like Nostromo’s was. She further explores it and discovers that something is defiantly inside it, and the thing isn’t human!
Above, the tension rises up. Hodge doesn’t see the need to wait any longer for Nostromo and Jade, as he deems them useless. Bloodhawk gets angry hearing that statement, and the two fight. Luna tries to calm Bloodhawk down, but fails to. So, she uses her last option and gives Bloodhawk a kick against his head, knocking him out. Winn tends to Hodge and they both feel like they’re being watched. They are, though don’t notice their weird looking stalkers watching them from the ceiling, in the shadows.
Jade doesn’t know how to get Nostromo back up. Suddenly, the cocoon glows, and hatches! Jade screams, and the hatching makes the water rise, sending Jade back to the cave. Winn picks Nostromo up, and tells him to relax, and promises that everything’s going to be okay. Winn wants them to get them on Terra Firma first. To himself, he thinks that, then, finally, his mission will be complete!
The stalkers jump down and mention that they work for Doom and that they’re send to take Nostromo to him. Winn laughs, and transforms. Everyone stares at him, and Winn explains that, from this moment on, the unconscious Nostromo belongs, body and soul… to the Phalanx!


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Final Decision
(Latveria)
Magus has begun his plan, and soon the Earth shall belong to the Phalanx! Doom, Spider-Man won’t give up, and continue to fight the Phalanx for as long as they can.
(the expedition team)
The Phalanx alien prepares to transform the others into Phalanx too. Bloodhawk fights back, but gets caught and an electrical shock. Jade wants to go help them, but Hodge finds it best that they escape while they can, and leave the fighting to the professionals. He picks Jade up and goes hiding in the bushes. Jade wants to back and help their family. Hodge thinks about it. Suddenly, he talks in a weird voice, which tells Hodge to never forget who he is. Hodge defends himself that he’s nothing like the voice.
Willow transforms into a huge alien, and she and La Lunática fight the Phalanx together.
(Last Refuge)
Krystalin comes to warn Eddie that they’re under attack, but not by the Atlanteans. He decides to go help, but asks Shakti and Madeline to stay behind. Shakti at first refuses, but eventually listens to reason. Madeline tells her not to worry, as she feels safe thanks to Shakti and so should she. Outside, Metalhead and Krystalin notice the Phalanx. The Scout itself releases its techno-organic wires upon Eddie, which strike right through his adamantium body!
Elsewhere in the Savage Land, the humans are starting to panic and a riot almost comes from it. Victor Ten Eagles quickly intervenes and manages to calm them down, and convince the gathered crowd to fight for their freedom. One of them isn’t so happy, and swears to take his revenge on Victor.
(Latveria)
The Magus tells Nostromo, now called the Scout, to be brave at least until the Phalanx manage to eat the Earth’s resources, and eventually consume the planet entirely. Spider-Man won’t let this be the end. He fights the Magus, and wonders what’s going to happen if he takes Nostromo away from him. He tries to do that with his webs, but Nostromo screams from the pain. The Magus tells Spidey that it’s useless, as Nostromo is now part of the process. Doom rescues Xina from an attacking Phalanx, and sees an opening to escape. She realizes that Doom used her for this to get so far, and won’t do it. Doom tries to convince Xina to go with him, but she refuses and calls him a traitor. Doom has heard enough and takes off alone, confident that they’ll meet again.
Spider-Man makes Xina understand that too many Phalanx members are coming, and they really should leave. He picks Xina up and leaves. The Magus chooses not to pursue them, as they don’t consider them to be dangerous to their plan. Humanity is finished.
(the ship)
Wulff can’t comprehend the blood on his hands. The Vulture is glad that he’s back. The Vulture wants Wulff to come back to him, and prove his loyalty by killing Trash. The rest of the Wild Boys can’t believe their boss would do such a thing. Uproar makes them understand that the Vulture doesn’t care about them. He thinks that he’ll be the only one able to get through Wulff. Uproar tries to tell Wulff that he believes in him, and doesn’t need to listen to the Vulture. Uproar fails to bring Wulff back to normal, who goes to the Vulture instead. The Vulture puts Wulff’s collar on, and tells him to kill Uproar instead.
One of the Phalanx enter the place and opens fire. The Vulture calls the Wild Boys to help him, but they refuse, after they found out he wanted to kill one of them for his own personal gain. Uproar manages to get Wulff, who gets hit by the Phalanx, though not badly, and swims back to the surface. Though Uproar regrets missing his shot at the Vulture, he thanks the Wild Boys for allowing him and Wulff to escape. He only hopes that when Wulff awakes, he’ll be back to normal.
(Latveria)
Spidey and Xina land in a church. There, they try to figure out what to do next, but don’t have much bright ideas. Xina recalls that, while Spidey was fighting the Phalanx, she was analyzing the structure of the terra-forming machine Nostromo was put in and, as far as she can tell, there is a way to stop the Phalanx, provided that they can get close enough. They’ll have to take out Nostromo. And by that, Xina means that they’ll have to kill him.
Xina tries to make Spidey understand that they’ll only have to sacrifice one life for an entire planet. They argue, and she angrily walks away. Spidey is shocked to find out how cold Xina has gone in such a short time. But he realizes that she’s right, and hopes that God and Nostromo can forgive him.
(the Phalanx headquarters)
Winn briefly changes back into his human form, and walks over to Nostromo. He just wants to tell him that what he did was never personal, and hopes that Nostromo understands that. Then, he walks away.
(Mars)
Dr. Isaacs is reunited with the clones she once created. She can’t believe that they’re still alive. She realizes that she must be finally getting the hand of cloning. She walks over to the holding tank her son Hayes is in, and hopes that he’s still alive.
At the same time, Metalsmith and Twilight are having a discussion about working together with the Takers. He still doesn’t trust them, but Twilight sees them as the perfect chance to have a shot at winning from the Phalanx and walks away. December meets up with Metalsmith, and thinks that the Takers have lied to Twilight about their origin story. She found out when she discovered a space ship. She doesn’t see the point why they would steal the Ares colony tech to build a space ship. And she has also found out that it’s the same “mother ship” that caused the flooding back on Earth. Metalsmith finds it a little farfetched, but stranger things have happened.
Metalsmith suspects that the planetoid is really a weapon the Takers created, so they could prevent other races from invading Mars, by destroying them before they even had the chance to leave their own planets! He runs away, fearing that the Takers might be taking off in that little “death star” of them, and if that’s true, then not only is the Earth deep in you know what, but Twilight is going to help them!
Outside, Twilight can’t believe she’s actually doing something for someone besides herself. Metalsmith meets up with her and wants to talk. Twilight wants to go with their plan and hopes to be home again real soon. Metalsmith follows her into the ship, which starts to take off.
December notices the countdown, and hopes that Metalsmith will be able to shut it down. Apparently not, as the ship leaves!


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Blitzkrieg
(Mars)
Metalsmith is still angry that he tagged along with Twilight and the Takers. He also doesn’t understand that they threw away their reunion with each other after a thousand year long sleep, just for revenge. They look at the pilots, a male and female Taker, touch each other’s hands in a loving manner. Twilight makes it clear to Metalsmith that this trip isn’t about revenge, but about obligation. To Earth and themselves. Twilight guesses that Metalsmith just can’t understand that.
Back at the base, December desperately tries to contact her friends, but with no success. She cries, not knowing if they’re even still alive. Elsewhere in the lab, Angelique Isaacs cries over her son, Hayes, who’s trapped in a stasis cell. She apologizes for leaving him and gets him out of the cell. The boy says hi to his mom, and Angelique apologizes to him for not being there when she was needed. Hayes cries and feels cold, fearing that he’s dying. Isaacs fakes that he isn’t, but knows that it’s true. They hug, but Hayes turns into dust and dies. Isaacs knows that the dead boy in front of her was only a clone of her son, but she still feels bad. December contacts the doctor and warns her about the fact that Twilight and Decembers took off with the Takers, about to start World War IV!
The Taker’s ship is attacked by the Phalanx. Metalsmith wonders if his suspicions were wrong, and the Taker’s story was true. He activates his powers and helps the Takers destroy some of the Phalanx’ spaceship’s. Twilight takes over and, with her powers, manages to restructure a substantial area of the Phalanx’ defenses. The Taker’s ship does the rest.
They breach the Phalanx ship, and the Takers move over to action, killing most of their enemies at sight. Metalsmith wants to return to Mars, but Twilight refuses. They argue, but Metalsmith doesn’t want to leave alone, and especially not without Twilight, so he decides that the only way they’ll ever depart is together. They hold hands.
(Latveria)
Spider-Man and Xina are preparing several weapons. Xina wants to talk to Miguel, but he refuses. They argue, and Xina wants to know if Miguel can kill Nostromo, who’s now the Phalanx’ Scout, when they are confronted with one another. Spidey turns away from her, telling that Nostromo was a good kid before he was turned by the Phalanx, but promises to do the job. Xina wants Miguel to look at her face and repeat the sentence.
Outside, Doom overlooks his terrified citizens from his castle, but does nothing to help them. He is approached by a citizen, Nikiola, who asks Doom why he doesn’t help. Doom asks Nikiola to look at the crowd below, and to tell him what he sees. Nikiola only sees his land destroyed, and that nobody does something to stop it. Doom, with an angry look, tells Nikiola what he sees. He sees a land that has been too long divided and decaying. He sees a land that has suffered the whims of the world outside, and folded in on itself. Doom sees a land in desperate need of a rebirth.
Doom knows that Nikiola is familiar with Latveria’s gypsy fathers. Doom tells the scared citizen that they rise from the land. That they take from the land. But, he adds, when the sun goes dark in the end, Doom believes that the land must endure – forever. Doom tells Nikiola that what he sees is the beginning of forever, and Doom wanted to witness it, among his people. His own. Doom activates his flight boots and lands down, bidding farewell to Nikiola.
(Phalanx headquarters)
Magus gets impatient, and calls Mr. Winn. Winn informs his master that they still haven’t found any of their enemies. Magus orders to continue pursuit, but they are interrupted. Spider-Man and Xina crash in the building in a huge car, and head straight to the Phalanx’ terraformer! Xina makes sure that the Phalanx only pay attention to her and fights them, while Miguel, loaded with heavy guns and other weapons, slings to the terraformer to destroy it.
(the Last Refuge)
Bloodhawk, Luna, Willow and Hodge face the Phalanx Dreadnodee. The robot-like creature manages to trap both Luna and Bloodhawk. While Willow fights the monster and gets backed-up by Xi’an, Hodge takes out his gun and rescues Bloodhawk from the trap. Bloodhawk uses his claws to rescue Luna, who notices something. Victor Ten Eagles shows up, with a combined attack force of both humans and mutants! They have put aside their differences, and today fight together for the survival of planet Earth! Confident with hope, everyone regroups and attack the Dreadnodee at full strength.
(Phalanx headquarters)
Spider-Man is about to kill Nostromo, who begs the hero to do the job. But Spidey is stopped by a triumphant speaking Doom. He informs everyone that there’s no need to kill the boy. He also mentions that the borders of Latveria have been restored in their former glory. Doom is content that everything is as it should be. Doom realizes that Magus and the Phalanx have unwillingly given him what he wanted. Doom offers the Phalanx that they’ll let them all live, if they agree to leave planet Earth now. Magus is interested, and asks for time to negotiate.
Nostromo tries to warn that it’s all a trap, but the warning comes too late. Magus grabs Doom, calling him a fool if he’d think they would even consider it. Doom can’t believe it, because his offer was sincere and he would have spared the Phalanx. Magus laughs and strips Doom from his armor. Only his cape is left, and Doom’s entire body and face are shown. Magus calls Doom nothing without his armor but Doom has other thoughts. He points his attention to Nostromo, and asks the boy to activate “subroutine Cynthia.”
Nostromo can’t believe it, but the Scout program is being erased from his body! Magus enlarges his body and furiously attacks Doom. He wants to know what happened. Doom, while dodging every slam of Magus’ fists, explains it. He reveals that he was there when the Phalanx were last defeated when they visited the Earth, and knows that they were defeated by the X-Men and their allies. Doom realized the danger and wanted a back-up plan. He tracked the Phalanx’ code and added his own “programming” to it. But, Doom continues, when he jumped into the future, he temporary lost track of the Scout. So, Doom started the mutant messiah myth to ferret him out, and impregnated him with the Trojan horse that would cripple Magus’ operation.
Winn steps out of the shadows, and slashes Magus with his claws and reveals that he was working for Doom all this time. Doom orders Spider-Man to take Nostromo and Xina out, while he stays behind to finish the job. Xina and Doom take goodbye from each other in a painful moment, but Doom tells Xina to keep on exploring. They leave, and watch Castle Doom explode.
(Reed Richard’s former lab)
Eddie finds himself infected by the aliens, which can’t be a good thing. Eddie at first doesn’t feel anything bad about it, but then suddenly hears voices in his head, and it hurts! And the voices feel so cold and alien. Franklin repeats Eddie’s words. Maddie feels that something is wrong with Franklin. Shakti wants to help, but can’t. Franklin has done something to her, which makes her unable to move herself. Shakti doesn’t like being so helpless, and also not the fact that her powers are gone. She thinks that she didn’t make the X-Man she thought she would be.
Franklin suddenly starts downloading some files. When done, he tells Shakti about the Collective. She panics, realizing that Franklin’s connected to the Phalanx! He confirms that. Shakti warns that Franklin has to shut the files down immediately, as the Phalanx could get access to lots of secrets to destroy mankind!
(space)
Franklin opens the Phalanx’ computer screens in their spaceships. Franklin believes Shakti, and concludes that the Phalanx truly are evil. The Phalanx try to fight back, but with no success. Franklin starts destroying their entire spaceship! The Takers destroy the final left-over Phalanx, and cry victory. The warning alarm for the explosion goes off, but they’ve only got a few seconds left. Metalsmith wants to try to escape, but not Twilight. She doesn’t see the use of it. They kiss. On Mars, December and Dr. Isaacs have traced her friends only to watch them die.
Eyes rise to the heavens. The survivors of this cosmic drama can’t help to weigh the cost of this victory. To themselves, to their loved ones, and to the tomorrows of their world. And while some may rejoice in their gain and others grieve in their loss, all are ignorant of what the coming days shall bring. Yet whether for good or ill, to all, one thing is certain: the future is an unwritten story. And the possibilities are infinite.


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The Quiet Earth
(the Savage Land)
With Xi’an watching him, Victor Ten Eagles gives both human and mutant the courage to continue on with the rebuilding of their home in the Savage Land. Xi’an never thought that this would be possible, not even when he was the leader of the X-Men. An angry Morphine shows up behind them. Somers doesn’t believe in co-existence and believes that, with time, nothing but horror and chaos will come from it.
Below them, Luna and Hodge are working together. Though the two never really liked one another, they have decided to put aside their differences for the common good. Luna is holding one of the barriers up so that Hodge can work on it, but she suddenly doesn’t feel so well. She becomes all sweaty, and drops the carrier! Luckily, Hodge uses his quick reflexes to escape, before the heavy thing can drop on him. An angry Hodge walks away, remembering Luna that they’re responsible for the first habitable construction, and that they’re already falling behind. Luna doesn’t know why, but suddenly, her old hunger for fear appears to come up again. While hiding behind the bushes, Morphine notices it, and believes that, if Xi’an can’t be turned, maybe Luna can.
Hodge sneaks up on Jade, who’s working on some ways to make sure that they won’t run out of electricity and food. So far, things are going well. Hodge thanks Jade for what she told him the other day, and thanks her for at least trying to understand from what kind of hell he comes from. He knows that there aren’t many people who want to do that. Jade thanks Hodge and wants to say it’s nothing, but before she can he’s already gone! Not caring much, Jade continues with her work.
Hodge goes to warn Willow that they’re behind schedule. She has an idea, and transforms in her old teammate Uproar, so and mimics his big size, so that she can work faster. Bloodhawk congratulates her on the transformation, but realizes that she can’t use the welding tools now because her hands are too big. Willow suddenly realizes that nobody has heard from either Uproar or Wulff for a while, and wonders what they are up to. Knowing them, she believes that they’re having the time of their lives.
(the sea)
Uproar and Wulff sit on a wreck, still trying to make it back to shore. They complain about not seeing any rescue boats, and being wet. Wulff thinks that they’re dead.
(Latveria)
With the war over, Spider-Man and Xina have decided to help rebuild the city with the civilians. They mourn about the loss of Doom. Spidey recalls how Doom sacrificed himself to stop the Phalanx, despite the many bad things he has done in his life. With the help of some robot drones, Miguel manages to throw a heavy stone column away from Doom’s former castle. He also worries about Xina, who hasn’t said a word since the explosion. Suddenly, Xina runs past him, and finds Doom’s mask!
Some officers approach Xina, and ask her to give her the mask, since they’ve got orders. They don’t want to explain it, since they aren’t allowed, but the officers do explain that they have been given specific orders on what to do should Doom every die. Xina angrily tosses them the mask and runs away. The officers ask Spider-Man to join them, as he’s invited to join them.
(the Last Refuge)
Krystalin tries to cheer Eddie up, who feels down because he’s infected with a Phalanx virus. Krys asks Eddie to concentrate, so maybe the infection will go away. Eddie doesn’t see the use of it, but does it anyway, and… it works! He’s normal again! But suddenly, alien voices call Eddie. He turns around and sees all of the X-Men infected with the virus, too. They tell Eddie that he’s part of the Collective now, and reach out to him.
Metalhead screams, and wakes up in his bedroom. Rosa is with him. Eddie can’t believe it, and runs to her, but slips. Rosa hugs her lover and calms him down, warning Eddie that he has been comatose for the past twenty-four hours and that his metal skin hasn’t fully healed yet. Eddie looks at his leg, and notices that there’s still a little Phalanx infection left.
Eddie apologizes for not being with Rosa after Joachim was transformed into Darkson, but he was needed here. Rosa knows that he did the right thing, and tells Eddie not to worry about it. She informs that Cerebra and Krystalin have been running tests on her boy all night, and they have consulted that he’ll be just fine. Eddie smiles, and he and Rosa flirt a bit.
They don’t realize that they’re eavesdropped by Maddie. She sees Eddie and Rosa as a happy family, and wishes that her own family was like that. She meets up in the lab with Shakti and Krys, and asks them if Joachim’s ever going to turn into Darkson again. Franklin runs some tests, and doesn’t find any abnormalities in the boy’s body. Joachim wakes up, but freaks out when he sees Franklin. Maddie calms him down, and gets a crush on him. Krystalin interrupts, and decides to take the boy to a quiet room so that he can rest.
Maddie asks Shakti how Joachim got turned into Darkson in the first place. Shakti explains to the girl that thought Joachim wasn’t conceived by either Eddie or Rosa that they loved him like he was their own. However, the Bloodsmith called Vulcann abducted the boy, and transformed him into the man who would usher the next generation of mutants. The X-Men defeated Vulcann, but baby Joachim is now trapped in the body of a teenager, and there’s nothing they can do about it – yet. Shakti wants to try help Joachim get at least a chance to a normal life, thanks to the data she found which Reed Richards left behind. She sees this time as a new chance, which the world hasn’t seen since the Age of Heroes. And with now the humans getting their second chance in the Savage Land, Shakti wishes to give the Sisterhood another shot, too.
(the sea)
Uproar is hungry. Wullf notices that he’s got some new senses, and asks Uproar to trust him. He jumps into the sea! Uproar tries to call his friend back, but fails to. He fears the worst when he suddenly sees… blood!
(Latveria)
Nostromo tries to figure out what happened to him. Winn walks over to him, and tries to apologize, but Nostromo instead fights him. Winn tries to explain that they couldn’t do anything before the Phalanx made their move, and is sorry that it cost so many lives, but Nostromo understands that everyone who survived has him to thank for it. One of the officers approaches them, and ask them to join for the gathering. He’s confused as to why Spidey didn’t summon them, but they leave. Winn stays behind for a bit. When Nostromo’s gone, he talks to Spidey, who was hiding in a tree. Spidey feels guilty for almost killing Nostromo. Winn tries to explain that the boy doesn’t remember anything about that, and that no harm was done, but Miguel feels otherwise.
(later, Latveria)
Every one of the survivors has gathered, as well as Xina, Spider-Man, Winn and Nostromo. Dimitri, the leader of the gypsies in Latveria, holds the mask in front of a hologram, and shows an image of Doom. He has recorded the message before his death, and wants everyone in Latveria to threat another person with equal respect. He commands Dimitri and his commander in chief to have equal power to rule the land, and they need to form a new cabinet to overlook the rebuilding of Latveria. Doom also thanks Xina for her help, and calls her an ally of the state, and promises that everything she’ll ever need shall be provided for her. Xina thanks Victor for it.
Doom also keeps his word, and hands Miguel a disk that holds the location of his brother, Gabriel. Doom also mentions that there’s a place for Spider-Man in the cabinet should he be interested. Nostromo smiles, and Miguel thinks about honor, but remembers how he almost shot his friend. Miguel leaves without his costume, and holds up on the thought of joining the cabinet until he has found his brother.
Nostromo wants to run after his hero, but Doom holds him back. Doom explains that he has directed Nostromo’s bloodline for a hundred years. He encouraged Nostromo’s lineage and life’s path. Doom apologizes because he knows that Nostromo thinks that he’s being used, but Doom sees Nostromo as the closest thing to a son, and to an heir! Nostromo is now the rightful sovereign of Latveria, and will be helped by Mr. Winn! Doom bids his people a final farewell, and hopes that they’ll be all right. The citizens of Latveria bow to their new leader, Nostromo, who’s impressed.
(the sea)
Wullf returns with a big fish he killed, and eats it. Uproar doesn’t feel like he knows his friend anymore, which Wulff confirms. He leaves, telling Uproar that he wants some time alone to discover who he is today. Before saying goodbye, he advises Uproar to take a swim, as a boat is approaching. Uproar does and thanks his friend and bids him farewell, until they’ll meet again.
(Transverse City)
Somewhere around what used to be the outskirts of Transverse City, a lone traveler rocks gently as the ocean’s waves roll in rhythmic response to the waving blue moon. Meanwhile, beneath those waves, the barge’s sole passenger descends deeper and deeper in search of a buried treasure. The diver is pleased, though some things are going to need rewired, but once his discovery has gotten a new mainframe, Ghost Rider will finally belong to D/Monix!


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Desperate Housewife
Susan Storm-Richards a.k.a. the Invisible Woman lies in bed. Reed Richards, her husband, Mr Fantastic, is next to her. This is how the dream day begins for Susan. She is in bed, asleep. Her sheets are cool and she is dreaming of the planet Vesuvius in a galaxy, far away from this one. Specifically, of a garden her husband took her to once, with the most gorgeous, unique alien flowers. Then, she is in that liminal place between sleeping and waking, feeling a very familiar weight as her husband steals over her, and kisses her awake. ‘Good morning, sexy’ Reed remarks. ‘Happy…happy anniversary’ Reed adds. ‘Mmmm…. back at you, lanky’ Susan replies, turning to Reed, gazing into his eyes. Reed informs Susan that he sent Ben and Johnny on a field trip to Dimension W, and HERBIE took Franklin and Val to the Big Apple Circus, and the New Avengers are on high alert. ‘Which means..’ he begins. ‘We’re not leaving this bed for the next twelve hours’ Susan concludes. ‘Nope’ Reed tells her.
At least, that’s how the dream day begins. This, conversely, is how the real day begins, as Susan wakes in bed, boiling and sweating under her sheets, with Reed’s alarm clock blaring. She counts to thirty in her head, waiting for him to stretch his arm and shut it off. But, surprise, surprise, he is nowhere to be found. So, Susan shuts the alarm off for him, by slamming it with invisible force, breaking it. She sits up in bed and realizes that she shouldn’t have done that, but today, their wedding anniversary, is not the day for Reed to be - suddenly, Susan sees a note from Reed and she reads it: “…scientific errand of the utmost importance… unavoidable trip to Washington DC, then Vienna… be back soon, have a great day, Xoxoxo, Reed” Susan quotes from the letter. She finishes reading the note and counts to thirty - something else she has been practicing a lot lately.
Getting out of bed, Susan knows that this is what she signed on for when they married all those years ago - Reed and his genius don’t belong to her, he and it belong to the world. And she loves him for that, she does. But just once… can’t she come first?
Susan enters the kitchen, which is a mess with dirty pots and pans strewn about and cereal boxes not put back in the cupboard. She sighs, ‘So much for anyone else remembering today…’ she thinks to herself. She gets into her Fantastic Four costume, and tells herself that it is just another day, that it doesn’t matter. ‘Reed loves you. You know that. He doesn’t have to show it. Or say it’ Susan thinks to herself. And, luckily for Reed, Susan has plenty to keep herself distracted, as later, she finds herself going up against Mole Man and one of his horrid creatures. ‘Just like old times - eh, Mole Man?’ Susan calls out to him. She likes talking that way in case there are any reporters within earshot. The press loves it when they declaim in sound bites.
At 4:17 that afternoon, Susan is standing with the other soccer moms, watching her son’s soccer game. The woman to her left, married to a reporter for the Bugle, is complaining that her husband has long hours and that she never sees him. Susan tells herself that she is not being insensitive on purpose, just that the woman doesn’t know any better. Susan’s cell phone rings. She hates the way her heart fills with hope at the possibility that it might be Reed. She wonders if this is normal, after all these years, or if it is pathetic? Either way, she answers on the second ring, trying not to sound too desperate. ‘Hello?’ Susan asks. ‘Oh, hi, Alicia, how are you? Fine, I - oh, thanks for remembering. No thing with Reed, he’s -’ Susan answers Alicia Masters’ questions, as Alicia cuts her off, having heard all of the excuses before. Alicia is a good friend, better than Susan deserves, the way she is always complaining to her about Reed. Which is why she agrees, against better judgment: ‘A girls’ night out? But I don’t need to be - no, no it sounds…yes, Alicia. Yes, of course, I’d love to’ Susan concludes, and she starts counting to thirty once more.
Later, Susan checks herself out in the mirror after donning a blue dress to wear out. She reminds herself that she has had two kids, survived flying through a storm of cosmic energy and lives with three of the most emotionally arrested men on the planet - but she has still got it, thanks very much. There is no word from Reed yet. Susan tells herself that it is just another day. She knows that Ben is playing poker with the boys, Johnny is at Spamalot with Kourtney and HERBIE is watching DVDs with the kids. ‘See you later, Roberta’ Susan waves to the receptionist as she leaves the building. ‘Have a good evening, Mrs Richards’ Roberta replies. Susan realizes that she really is a free agent tonight - that is, if you don’t count the motley crew assembled to “show her a good time”.
A limousine is outside waiting. The blind Alicia Masters sits in thy back of the limo, while the three people she invited stand alongside it. Jennifer Walters, the sensational She-Hulk. ‘Let’s bring it, ladies!’ Jen exclaims, dressed for a night of dancing. The rocky Sharon Ventura a.k.a. She-Thing is also present. ‘I can’t believe anyone still had my number!’ Sharon smiles. And, because of that hilarious team-up the Fantastic Four had with the X-Men a few months ago, Emma Frost is also here, although Susan is not sure why she agreed. ‘I hear what you’re thinking, dear Sue, and believe me when I tell you that I’m asking myself the exact same thing’ Emma scowls. Susan sighs, ‘On the other hand… if you’re going out in New York and it’s just the girls, the last thing you want it some creep hitting on you’ Susan decides.
And shortly, in a nightclub, the five women are standing around their leaner with glasses of alcohol in hand, when a skinny bald man approaches them. ‘Well, well, well, lovely ladies. Allow me to -’ he begins, to which Emma snaps ‘Introduce yourself? Before turning to him and telling him not to bother, as she has scanned his filthy, filthy little mind and what he is imagining is not going to happen. ‘Not tonight, not ever’ she declares. ‘Uhm…I…’ the man utters, taken aback. Emma brings her glass to her mouth and tells the man, who is still hanging around, that he has five seconds to leave before she re-wires his synapses so he will have trouble performing even the most basic of bodily functions. ‘Ciao, love’ she adds. The man turns and walks away, ‘Emma…’ Susan begins, but Emma tells her that the man was hideous. ‘What did Oscar Wilde say about beauty? That it’s a kind of genius?’ Emma asks. ‘Fine, but you’re not the only woman here, Emma’ Sharon points out. Sipping her drink, She-Hulk announces that she thought he was kinda cute.
From drinks in SoHo to clubbing in the Flatiron District, a new place called “Pillows” of all things. Susan thinks that it is nice to be sweating from dancing and not from, for example, getting pummeled by Diablo. She looks across at Jennifer and sees a beautiful, powerful, vivacious woman, at the moment dancing in a sea of shirtless men who probably think she is a drag queen, but let that pass, and she wonders what people think when they look at her. Susan knows she isn’t one for regrets, or for wallowing in any kind of depression - she learned a lot from Alicia - but what is wrong with a little self-reflection every now and then? As she continues to dance Susan wonders what is bad about asking “What might my life be if not for… x, y or x?” She wonders whether she would have been married to a movie star - would she be one?
Dancing nearby, Emma telepathically declares ‘We live in a world where Katie Holmes is a movie star, Susan. If she id it, you certainly could have’. Susan frowns and asks Emma what she is doing in her thoughts. ‘Eavesdropping, some might say. Sorry, darling, but you were just being so loud’ Emma replies, and so Susan begins to count to thirty.
Later, from Pillows to Ray’s Papaya for hotdogs and coconut juice. The women sit at the counter, as Sharon remarks ‘All right, Sue, now that we’ve loosened you up a bit… what is it with you and Namor?’ Before Susan answers, She-Hulk returns to the counter, carrying several hotdogs, she tells the girls that these are all hers, and theirs must be still cooking. ‘Honestly, Sharon? Nothing. I mean, I think Namor’s handsome, sure, and I appreciated his attention - up to a point - but… nothing’s ever happened between us’ Susan claims. ‘Really? Not in all those years? How utterly boring’ Emma mutters. Susan admits that they have kissed a couple of times, but claims they were “Beauty and the Beast” moments. ‘If Hank McCoy were here, he’d make you take that back’ Emma points out. Sharon asks Susan if she has never cheated on Reed. ‘No’ Susan replies. ‘Not even when he’s… I don’t know… ignored you for weeks on end?’ Sharon asks. ‘Never, no’ Susan responds. Sharon asks her if she has surely thought about it at least.
‘Sharon -’ Susan starts to reply, but Emma tells her not to lie. ‘You know, Emma, I really hate that you can read minds. And seriously - why did you come?’ Susan retorts. Holding her hot dog, Emma tells Susan to hush, and declares that they have all contemplated straying at some point or another. ‘Though none of us have had an opportunity so… tantalizing, shall we say?’ Face full of hot dog, Jennifer asks Emma what she means by that. ‘Wait, are you talking about Sue’s thing with the Black Panther?’ Alicia asks. ‘Alicia! That was supposed to be our secret!’ Susan gasps, while Sharon looks on in horror, and Emma looks pleased with herself. ‘Susan Richards! You had a “thing” with the Black Panther?’ Sharon shouts. ‘Yes - no - not really -’ Susan begins, to which Emma asks her why she is blushing. ‘Spill it, sister’ Jennifer demands. Alicia hangs her head and apologizes to Sue, claiming that she thought it was common knowledge. ‘Omigod, I love the Black Panther. He is so sexy and mysterious’ Sharon exclaims. ‘I f you don’t Ms Goody-Goody, I will’ Emma declares. Susan isn’t sure if it is the Cosmopolitans, or the high she is on from dancing, or the fact that her husband hasn’t called her once this entire day - so she decides “why not spill it”, ‘All right, ladies…’ Susan begins, announcing that her little “brush” with the Black Panther began, as these things often do, innocently enough…
(Flashback, years ago)Inside the Fantastic Four’s chopper, the Invisible Woman tells Mr Fantastic that she doesn’t like making a nuisance of herself when he is obviously being brilliant, but she wants him to tell her more about the exotic hovercraft they are riding. Reed tells Susan that there is not much to tell, except that it seems to be powered by magnetic waves… and that it was an unexpected gift sent to them by an African Chieftain called the Black Panther!. ‘Never heard of ‘im! But does anybody got any Dramamine?’ the Thing calls out. ‘Hey, can we swing by Metro College and pick up my good buddy - the way-out Wyatt Wingfoot?’ the Human Torch asks. ‘The Black Panther?’ Susan thinks to herself. ‘He sounds so mysterious and powerful and… and handsome!’ She wonders if that is why she is suddenly, inexplicably, uneasy.
Susan wishes that the first time she met the Black Panther was magical or kinetic or even civil, but truthfully, they met him in his man-made jungle deep in the heart of Wakanda, as he confronted them, boasting that they must prepare to be hunted for the time has come for the Black Panther to stalk once more. Susan gasps, and wonders why the Black Panther is hunting them, and why she is suddenly, oddly, titillated? Surprised by the unexpected attack, the Fantastic Four were like lambs to the slaughter, Susan especially, with the Black Panther’s arms wrapping around her shoulders, as he grabbed her, enclosing himself within her force field. ‘No so fast, Invisible Girl!’ the Black Panther exclaims. ‘You’re as fast as your namesake… you leaped inside my force field before I could seal it!’ Susan tells him.
(Present)‘Uhm, no offense, Sue, but so far this story…’ Sharon begins, her voice trailing off. ‘I believe the term is “bites”’ Emma mutters. ‘Listen… you asked for it, not me’ Emma replies. ‘- yes, why don’t you skip the rest of the fighting, Sue - that’s all you super heroes do when you meet anyway - and tell them what came later’ Alicia suggests. ‘Oh, you mean after we made our peace with T’Challa and after we’d joined forces to defeat Klaw, when I cornered my husband to ask -’ Susan begins.
(Flashback continued)‘Reed, darling, I hate to be a pest when you’re so obviously preoccupied with something my feminine mind couldn’t possibly fathom, but the Black Panther has asked us to stay in Wakanda for a few days, and, well…’ Susan’s voice trails off as she stands behind Reed wearing a pink dressing gown, while Reed doesn’t glance up from his microscope. ‘What’s that, Sue darling? Oh, yes - of course we can prolong our visit. That would give me a chance to continue researching this strange glistening ore called… vibranium!’ Reed replies.
Susan is excited about extending their stay in Wakanda, so much so that she can’t keep still, and restless, find herself walking the halls of T’Challa’s palace while everyone else - Reed included - slept. Suddenly, she hears someone playing the piano. She wonders who it could be and follows the music, which leads her into a chamber where the Black Panther, unmasked, sits at the piano. ‘Susan Richards! Approach me!’ he calls out, and tells her that he hopes his playing of Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor did not disturb her sleep.
‘Uh… no, Lord T’Challa!’ Susan exclaims, while thinking to herself ‘On the contrary, his playing entrances me - though I mustn’t let him know!’ Susan claims that she was having trouble sleeping and she thought a leisurely stroll might help calm her, while thinking to herself ‘Though there’s little chance of that now!’ The Black Panther ceases his piano playing and takes Susan’s hand. ‘A splendid idea!’ he tells her, adding ‘What better person to show you Wakanda’s night time wonders than he who is Wakanda himself?
And that is exactly what the Black Panther does, leading her out of his palace and into the night air, to a place that was like a paradise, a Garden of Eden, and Susan tells him that as they cross a bridge through some lush landscape. ‘Well said, Susan Richards! Tell me - have you ever seen such natural beauty? Such plants and flowers?’ T’Challa enquires. ‘Once, yes… on the distant planet Vesuvius…’ Susan smiles, while recalling her time on that planet with Reed, asking him ‘What kind of flower is that?’, and how he told her that speaking in botanical terms, it is plant, not a flower. The Black Panther looks unimpressed and tells Susan that he was actually referring to flora indigenous to the planet Earth. ‘I… I’m sorry if I offended you, T’Challa’ Susan replies, awkwardly. He tells her that it is of little consequence, and offers to take her to the Black Lagoon.
(Present)‘Wait, was it really called that?’ Sharon asks as the ladies leave the diner. ‘As in “Creature from…”?’ Jen begins. Susan explains that she thinks it is more as in “Lagoon belonging to the Black Panther; therefore it is called… the Black Lagoon”. ‘Here’s where it gets good…’ Alicia smiles. Emma declares that unless Susan relates how she accidentally stepped on a mound of ravenous fire ants on her way to this Black Lagoon, she sincerely doubts it, as Susan continues her story:
(Flashback continued)The Black Panther leads Susan deeper into the jungle, until they arrive at a clearing. ‘Behold, Susan Richards! The splendor of mighty Wakanda!’ he exclaims. At seeing the Black Lagoon, Susan gasps, and tells Lord T’Challa that it is magnificent. Putting his hand into the water, the Black Panther reveals that they are warmed by a state-of-the-art process he developed in tandem with Wakanda’s greatest scientists called thermal dynamics. ‘Care to join me for a dip?’ he asks. Susan gasps, as the question thrills her and fills her with dread. ‘I can’t say “yes”, can I?’ she asks herself, before replying that she doesn’t have a bathing suit. The Black Panther tells Susan that it is of little consequence and assures her that to preserve her modesty he will avert his gaze whilst she slips into the lagoon’s tepid waters. ‘I… I really shouldn’t but…’ Susan thinks to herself, before announcing that she will, and as she slips into the water, she tells herself that this is just a moment in the jungle and nothing more.
The Black Panther stands on the edge of the lagoon and announces that his costume is made of a strange, otherworldly, water-repellant material, although he can’t remember what it is called, but declares that doesn’t matter, as he also wishes to swim au naturel. As his naked, muscular form dives into the water, Susan pushes her hair back off her face and gasps that he speaks French, the language of love. She decides that it doesn’t matter, for what else happens she mustn’t look at him until he is safely obscured by the waters of the Black Lagoon. A few seconds after hearing the splash of the Black Panther entering the water, Susan uncovers her eyes, and turns - but she cannot see him. ‘T’Challa?’ she calls out. ‘He couldn’t be underwater still…could he?’ Susan wonders, deciding that no one can hold their breath that long - at least, no one human. ‘Black Panther?’ Susan asks. ‘Here, Susan Richards…!’ a voice responds.
‘…behind you!’ the Black Panther declares as he appears behind Susan, floating on his back. Susan tells him that he startled her, to which he assures her that she needn’t be afraid. Susan wonders how he can tell, and decides that she must act nonchalant. ‘Oh, Black Panther, really! After swimming with the sensational Sub-Mariner, not even sharks scare me!’ Susan boasts, before remarking that she thought cats didn’t like water. As they move closer together, T’Challa declares that he is no ordinary cat. ‘And you, Susan Richards, are no ordinary woman’ he adds. Glancing sideways, Susan tells him that it is nice someone thinks so. ‘Good Lord! Did I actually utter those words aloud?’ she asks herself. Their heads bob above the water, inches away from each other, ‘Susan Richards, you and this scientist, Reed Richards… you are married?’ T’Challa enquires.
Susan realizes that he is getting so close to her, their feet touch as they kick to stay afloat in the water. ’Yes, T’Challa, and… happily so’ Susan responds. ’Because the way you’ve been looking at me…’ T’Challa begins. ’Yes…?’ Susan asks as they gaze into each other’s eyes, their noses almost touching. ’I thought perhaps… no! Better not to say it aloud! Because once something is said… or done…’ the Black Panther declares, pulling away. ’…it cannot be unsaid… or undone’ Susan concludes. They turn away from each other in the water, and Susan apologizes to the Black Panther, claiming that the water has suddenly turned cold, so they had best get out. ’I… yes! Let me avert my panther eyes once more while you emerge from the Black Lagoon and clothe yourself’ T’Challa replies.
Which is just what happens. They dress and make their way back through the jungle, back to the Black Panther’s palace, lingering a moment too long at her bedroom’s doorway. ’If we had, no one would’ve known… you are such a beautiful woman, Susan Richards!’ T’Challa declares. Susan tells him that he is a handsome man, one of the most handsome she has ever met, but they would have known. And, with that, as silently as the animal he is named for, the Black Panther departs, leaving Susan to her life. ’Oh! Reed! You’re…. you’re awake! But I thought…’ Susan exclaims as she re-enters the bedroom, to find Reed still with his face over the microscope. ‘Hmm? What’s that? Oh, Susan, were you out-and-about? I hadn’t noticed!’ Reed replies without looking up. Such as it was back then.
Unsurprisingly, after their awkward night at the lagoon, the Black Panther was less keen on having the Fantastic Four stay in Wakanda, and the next morning, he tells the Fantastic Four that he is sorry to see them leave. ‘But rest assured that our paths will cross again and that I consider you friends - a word the Black Panther does not use lightly!’ he announces.
The Human Torch smiles and holds up a sonic fishing pole. ‘Wyatt’s gonna lose it when he sees all the groovy going-away gifts the Panther’s given us!’ he declares. Holding up some contraption, the Thing looks confused and tells the Torch to speak for himself, as all he got was some nutty kinda toy. Reed tells Ben that is quite enough, as the Chieftain of Wakanda is a wonderful man, as generous as he is powerful and as warm-hearted as he is wealthy. ‘Wouldn’t you say… Sue?’ Reed asks. Susan is smiling to herself, ‘Oh, Umm… yes, Reed, darling! That’s… that’s exactly what’s going on! I’m completely enchanted… but I’m also ready to go home now! Can we?’ she asks as she wraps her arms around Reed, who smiles and tells her ‘Of course we can, you silly girl!’ And with that, they depart.
(Present)Susan tells the other ladies that they flew back to New York in a gyro-cruiser of the Black Panther’s own invention, with her trying her best to forget her midnight swim with the Panther, and what could have been. ‘That’s your story? But…’ Sharon begins. ‘No offense, Sue, but…’ Jen remarks. ‘…I know. Nothing happened. I tried to tell you…’ Susan replies. Alicia calls out to Emma, telling her that she can hear her doing something, to which Emma announces that she is calling for their car, as she is done playing well with others. Sharon tells Sue that she is a smidge disappointed in her. ‘Me, too. The Black Panther is totally -’ Jen begins. ‘-hot, I know’ Susan concludes, adding that she thought about it, more than she ever did with Namor, which is saying something, but that for good or bad, she and Reed signed on for the long haul. ‘Really, darling? Then how do you explain that time when you were almost divorced?’ Emma smirks.
Susan ignores her and declares that no moment in the jungle is worth putting that at risk. ‘Awww…but - I mean - you’re still made at him for forgetting your anniversary, aren’t you? I mean…you have to be, right?’ She-Hulk asks. Alicia replies that if she is, she is entitled to. ‘For Reed to continue pulling these stunts after all these years is… well…’ her voice trails off. ‘What? Unforgivable? Or is it just -’ Susan thinks to herself, as Emma walks over to the limousine which arrives, she tells Susan that whatever she is about to think, she doesn’t want to hear it. Susan sighs and starts to count again.
As Susan is dropped off back at the Baxter Building, the sun rising over the skyscrapers nearby, the women in the limo wave goodbye, and Susan tells herself that she loves this time of day when the dawn sky is streaked with blues and yellows and pinks. She knows that as much fun that this night was, she is going to be paying for this all-nighter for weeks - another reminder that she is not a teenager anymore. Walking into the lobby, Susan greets Roberta, and asks her to hold all of her calls until Thursday. Roberta welcomes Mrs Richards back, ‘I trust you had a good time’ she adds.
‘Did I?’ Susan thinks to herself, before checking in on her son, Franklin, who is still asleep, she recalls that before getting married there was nothing she enjoyed more than a girls’ night out, flirting, dancing and dishing. ‘But now that I’m older…things have shifted a big, haven’t they?’ she admits, brushing Franklin’s hair off his face. Nothing makes her happier now than simple actions like that. ‘Or discovering, yet again, my daughter’s artistic streak’ Susan tells herself as she checks on Valeria and picks up the drawing in her crib.
And entering her bedroom, she finds her husband waiting for her. ‘That outfit’s quite… my God…you’ve still got it’ Reed remarks. Susan tells herself not to melt. ‘Remember, he didn’t -’ she begins, before asking him ‘Why didn’t you -?’ to which Reed stretches his neck over towards Sue, ‘I’m so sorry I didn’t -’ he says. They both pause, and hands on hips, Sue asks him if he was really in Washington. ‘No, that was… I was trying to surprise you, Sue. So I wrote that note, thinking I’d be back before lunch, but then…’ Reed’s voice trails off, before he drops to his knees as Susan exclaims ‘Let me guess: you discovered…a previously unknown dimension that mirrors our own. Complete with…younger versions of ourselves. There was danger, lives were at stake, you saved untold universes…’ her voice trails off. ‘…something like that’ Reed replies. They sit on the edge of their bed and Reed tells Sue that he is sorry, adding that there wasn’t a way for him to call.
Susan tells Reed that she is still confused, and asks where he was before he got derailed - if not Washington? ‘Getting you an anniversary present, of course’ Reed replies. ‘A present…?’ Sue asks. ‘Behind you, honey’ he tells her, and Susan looks over to a cabinet, where a vase containing an exotic plant has been put. ‘Oh, Reed, it’s…’ Sue begins. Reed asks her if she remembers that vacation they took to Vesuvius once. ‘Remember those gardens?’ he asks. Susan tells Reed that it is beautiful and asks how he managed to get the Vesuvians to part with it, as the plants in those gardens are unique - there is only one of each. As Susan examines the plant closely, Reed takes her hand and tells her that he explained to them how much she loved it when they saw it all those years ago. ‘And how much I loved you and still love you’ he adds.
‘Okay, now you can melt…’ Susan thinks to herself, ‘Reed…’ she begins. They gold hands and press their bodies to each other as Reed admits he didn’t think he would be gone all day. ‘I know’ Susan tells him. Reed admits that he is not the most romantic, spontaneous soul in the world. ‘No, but that’s not…that isn’t what I signed on for’ Susan assures him. ‘Nevertheless, I promise you: next year, no matter what -’ Reed begins, but Sue shushes him and tells him that he doesn’t have to say it, for after all these years, she gets it. ‘I love you, Susan. You bring light…and life…and joy…and meaning to my days. Now and forever’ Reed tells Susan. ‘Me, too, you lanky, nutty professor’ Susan smiles - and she realizes, that this is how the dream day ends.


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(1st Story) Captain America + Cable/Fight for the Future (2nd Story) The Incredible Hulk + Wolverine
(1st Story)
(March 1943. Suffolk, England):An Allied Army general gives Captain America and his sidekick, Bucky Barnes, their latest orders. The Nazis have begun erecting a massive dig site in the French countryside, outside Lyon and they’ve been chosen to shut it down. Captain America and Bucky are informed that this dig isn’t being conducted to find something but because the Nazis are burying something.
Led by a new player named Atticus Trask, the operation is called “Contingency X” and its goal is to put a vengeance weapon in the ground so, years later, it’ll wake up and release hell. In Bucky’s eyes, it’s just the Nazis behaving like sore losers. When questioned about the nature of the weapon, the general tells them to expect some robots and wishes them luck in putting an end to Trask.
Captain America and Bucky are dropped in, slip through the defenses and begin to survey the area. They quickly realize that in addition to multiple small “sleeper” robots, the Nazis are burying a massive Sentinel.
While Bucky questions the logic of burying such a powerful weapon in the ground instead of using it on the front lines, Captain America wonders if they even have enough charges to bring such a behemoth down.
The two of them locate Trask, a strange man in modern clothes. The young inventor holds up a modern cellphone in an effort to get a picture of the weapon for Instagram.
As Captain America and Bucky discuss strategy, planning to rely on stealth due to being horribly outmatched, Cable appears in dramatic fashion. Seemingly teleporting from the sky with his guns blazing, Nathan Summers promises that the young Trask’s timeline altering days are over. Atticus ducks for cover, surprised to see Nathan, whom he thought he lost back in 2099.
With any ideas for stealth ruined and realizing that Cable is seemingly on their side, Captain and Bucky join the fight. Cable is surprised to fight alongside Captain America, since there was no record of his presence at this site in the history books. As they fight their way through both Nazis and robots, Cable introduces himself as a time-traveler from the future. Captain America doesn’t believe him at first but is then shocked to find out that Cable knows his real name, Steve Rogers.
Meanwhile, Atticus Trask climbs on top of the Sentinel. The whole dig was part of his plan to wipe out mutant kind in this century, seemingly in an effort to lose Cable for good. He has various punch cards, including ones for Cyclops, Storm and Colossus. He sticks the one belonging to Cable into the Sentinel’s head, waking the giant weapon up.
Detecting Cable and commencing means of termination, the Sentinel fires a high-energy blast at the mutant. Saved by Captain America, Cable is grateful but questions why he isn’t looking after Bucky instead. Captain America explains to him how him and his partner operate: Captain America provides the distraction while Bucky gets the real job done. In this case, that means Bucky climbing on top of the Sentinel and throwing a charge directly in its mouth, which he succeeds in doing, ending the threat.
Atticus attempts to escape, considering his next time period options but is stopped by Captain America’s shield before he can activate his time-jump.
With Trask detained, Captain America and Bucky sit with Cable around a fire, burning the evidence of “Contingency X,” including the various Sentinel punch cards. Cable informs Captain America that this specific threat is prevented but that’s all he can tell him, since no man, especially Captain America, should know about the future. Captain America responds by saying Cable shouldn’t have let him know who wins the war then, which he did by speaking English and not German.
Before taking off with Trask in tow, Cable says “Auf wiedersehen, Kapitan.” Unsure what to make of this, Captain America claims it doesn’t matter as long as they keep up the fight. Bucky agrees but can’t help be hopeful that one day in the future, he too has a robot arm like the one Cable sports.

(2nd Story)
( Avengers Tower. New York City.)
Wolverine opens the refrigerator door of the Avengers’ kitchen to find a single piece of cake. Eager to devour it, Hulk appears with the same idea. Before they could argue over who gets the last piece, two visitors teleport in. Coincidentally, the visitors turn out to be themselves from the future!
The future Hulk, known as Maestro, tells his teammate, an older Logan, to leave no witnesses. They waste no time in attacking their younger counterparts. Maestro claims to be seeking a Hulk, just not Bruce Banner’s Hulk.
While engaging his young self in battle, the Logan from the future informs Maestro that he doesn’t smell their intended target anywhere.All four combatants struggle to gain the upper hand, even after Wolverine and Hulk decide to switch opponents. Maestro assures the two Avengers that they are not the heroes of this story and the Avengers currently house one of the most dangerous people in history and he must be slain to ensure the world’s future.
Having heard enough, Hulk sends both visitors out of the window with a thunderous clap. With no plan B, Maestro and Older Logan retreat into their time platform.
Wolverine and Hulk attempt to pursue them but quickly realize they’re gone. While Logan questions why their future selves would risk killing themselves in the past, Hulk has more important things on his mind and returns to the kitchen to acquire the coveted last piece of cake.
(The White House. Washington DC. Another Tomorrow.)
Faced with failure, Maestro and Logan ask their leader to send them back for a second attempt. Their master, who sits in the oval office of the White House, says that they must wait now until another window of opportunity presents itself. Revealed to be the Red Hulk, he claims that the next chance must be soon, for if the world is to survive, the Red Hulk must die!


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(1st Story) Black Widow + Rogue  -  (2nd Story) Iron Man + Kitty Pryde
(1st Story)At Anastasia Spa in New York City, Black Widow is enjoying her leave from the Avengers. She boasts about her fancy new sports car (complete with a heated steering wheel) while getting a pedicure.
Natasha receives a text alerting her of a possible “code 245” in her area and orders her to investigate. Assuming it’s a joke or an exaggeration from Captain America, she tells him to tell Carol Danvers to check it out.
Suddenly, a Sentinel crashes down outside, destroying Black Widow’s car and opening fire on the spa’s crowd. Forced into action, Black Widow quickly puts on her costume and strikes back, angry at the machine for ruining her day off.
Although she puts up a good fight, the Sentinel manages to break Natasha’s hand and Rogue arrives just in time to assist her. Disappointed that Carol Danvers didn’t show up but not surprised that an X-Man is involved in such a mess, Black Widow is reminded by Rogue that she technically is an Avenger now and that she borrowed Captain Marvel’s powers for the day.
Together the two ladies seemingly defeat the Sentinel but it manages to escape while they both bicker. Rogue explains to Black Widow that they were fighting a Mark X Sentinel that she knocked out of the sky. The Sentinel also has a power grid disrupter attached to it that could easily cause a citywide blackout.
Switching to her plan B, Rogue calls two local teenagers to meet her. Turns out they’re the ones who built the disrupter and also manage to track the machine and Sentinel to the top of the Chrysler Building. They inform Rogue that the device has an on/off switch.
Three miles away with only seconds before the disrupter goes off, Black Widow grabs her sniper rifle and tells Rogue to fly her to the top of a building with a clear sight.
Unfortunately, Black Widow’s damaged hand will prevent her from making a clear shot. She advises Rogue to do it and before Rogue can tell her about her lack of shooting expertise, Black Widow kisses her sweetly on the mouth. Rogue’s mutant ability allows her to absorb spy secrets, Natasha’s sexual history and, most importantly, her expert sniper rifle skills. Rogue says, “Do svidaniya” before making a perfect shot and shutting the disrupter down for good.
About a month later, both Rogue and Black Widow are enjoying a mutual day off at the spa. Rogue explains last month’s threat, telling Natasha that the disrupter was the two teenager’s science project that was stolen by A.I.M. Agents and attached to some Kilgore Mark X “Suitcase” Sentinels. The two women receive identical texts, claiming that there’s another “Code 245” in the area. Both girls agree that Danvers can handle it this time around and they dump their cell phones into their foot baths.
(2nd Story)
During a private tour of Resilent, given by CEO Pepper Potts, Kitty Pryde finds herself fighting back what seems to be a cold. Kitty eventually asks CEO Pepper Potts why she was asked to come. Assuming that Logan told her already, Pepper is about to tell her when Tony Stark himself interrupts and cuts to the chase: he wants Kitty to come work for him.
Ignoring Kitty’s misgivings, Tony takes over the role of tour guide, showing her the collection of Iron Man suits. Guarded by lasers, they’re on display to impress investors.
Kitty tells Tony that, although she’s flattered by the offer, she’s happy at the Jean Grey School. Tony, knowing that Kitty is a genius, thinks her skills wasted at the school. He’s aware that Kitty has been hacking into the Avengers database and doesn’t buy her excuse that it was actually Emma Frost… Iron Man promises that he’s not mad at her but wants anyone who’s so resourceful on his side.
Continuing the tour, Tony proudly shows Kitty how Resilient plans to solve America’s obesity issue. Resilient plans to rebrand Pym particles, which store mass in another dimension, into “slim particles” to target fat cells. Dubbing the process “inter-dimensional liposuction,” Kitty finally seems impressed but her “cold” kicks back in and she sneezes directly onto the bubble holding the Pym particles.
Alarms immediately go off and Tony is told that something is emerging from the Pym particles. Before they can evacuate, a group of Brood phase out of the containment field. Kitty realizes what happened and explains to Tony that the Brood infested her months ago. It seems that a few never left her body. To make matters worse, they managed to replicate her phasing powers. Tony armors up but the phasing powers of the Brood prevent both Iron Man and Lockheed to have any effect on them.
Kitty oddly claims out loud that she should go lock down Tony’s armor display so the Brood can’t access it. Confused that Kitty would reveal such information and even more confused when she leads them right to the armor, Iron Man nevertheless trusts her when she tells him to bring the suits online so the Brood have a reason to stay inside them.
After the Brood’s phase past the lasers and slip into the suits, they begin to grow suspicious as to why their “mother” made things so easy for them. But they’re too late, as Kitty phases through all of them, shorting out the suit’s circuitry and frying the Brood inside the suits!
Realizing that Kitty is basically his “kryptonite,” Iron Man is now more than okay when she decides to leave and agrees to grab coffee together instead next time.