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68 Jay Street, mid-February, where a party is underway. A banner that reads “Happy New Valentines Mas” is hung from a staircase, and Patsy Walker a.k.a. Hellcat, wearing a bizarre ensemble of festive clothing asks 'So, Sharon, Jubes, whaddaya think?' 'It's festive' Sharon King smiles, while Jubilee throws her arms into the air and declares that it is nuts and that she loves it. Patsy explains that between the Black Cat's crime spree, Jen's absence, all the Patsy Walker book stuff and the agency, she completely missed the holidays. 'I thought, y'know, cover it all in one night. I just worry it's a bit much' she adds. 'It's a lot much' Sharon tells Patsy, while Jubilee exclaims that she loves it. As members of the Patsy Walker Temp Agency enjoy the party, Patsy tells Sharon and Jubilee that normally she can throw something like this together in an afternoon, but with all the work that is coming in... 'Relax, Pats. It is nice to have all the temp workers together when nobody's brainwashed or working for an evil witch' Jubilee points out. 'Exactly!' Patsy agrees. Jubilee adds that she wasn't here for that second part, but that she heard it was wild. 'Never a dull moment at 68 Jay Street' Sharon smiles.
Suddenly, Patsy sneezes very loudly. 'Whoa, kiddo! Are you sure you're feeling – all right?' Jubilee asks as the three woman look over in the direction Patsy sneezed, where Dederigo Ravina suddenly finds his drink on fire. 'Bailey! What do I do? What do I do?' he asks, throwing his flaming drink into the air. 'Hold on a sec, you big baby!' Bailey a.k.a. Attache mutters. 'I got this' she adds as she uses a fire extinguisher on him, putting out the fire and covering him in foam. 'Tell me it's not that bad?' Patsy asks, covering her eyes. 'You want me to lie?' Sharon asks her, while Jubilee suggests that, objectively, it could be worse. Bailey goes over to the other women and asks Patsy if she is still sick then. 'I feel great!' Patsy grins, before sneezing again, and this time, changing Bailey and Federigo's outfits – into costumes resembling Valkyrie and Power Man. 'Wow. Look at these...' Federigo remarks. 'Dang!' Bailey adds. 'See? All better' Patsy lies. Patsy stumbles backwards, 'Whoa-ho-ho. Easy there, little elf!' Sharon tells Patsy as she and Jubilee grab hold of her. 'If you don't mind. I have some paperwork to get done...emails to call...villains, beware...' Patsy mumbles. 'Whoops-a-daisy, down she goes' Jubilee adds.
Soon, Patsy sits on a chair in the storage room turned staff room, and Jubilee, Sharon and Bailey stand around her as she assures them that she is fine. 'What brand of “fine” would you call “Reality-warping sneezes”?' Sharon asks, adding that they just sent everybody home, just in case. 'Nooo!' Patsy complains, pointing out that she worked so hard on that party. She suggests that it is just some power malfunction, or maybe Black Cat got her with some other magical whatsit. 'Either that, or...' Bailey begins. 'Or what?' Jubilee asks. 'Well, you got stuck in my bag for a while day when I was under Black Cat's spell. Not only that, you were injured' Bailey reminds them. 'Only a little' Patsy replies. Bailey admits that she barely understands how her bag works, but that she knows there is some pretty weird and mystical junk in it. She adds that she can only stay in it for a hot second when she is teleporting. Bailey suggests that Patsy probably touched something she shouldn't have and got infected.
'I'm sorry, infected?' Jubilee asks, declaring that the last time she got infected she ended up with a skin condition and a craving for O Negative! 'I've seen it. It's gross' Sharon remarks, while Bailey holds her bag up as the other two women look at her angrily, and tells them that it probably isn't that bad. Patsy suddenly sneezes loudly once again. Jubilee, Sharon and Bailey look around the room, and nothing appears to have changed. 'See? Everything's – fine' Patsy mumbles as Ms America Chavez is flung from the bag and crashes into a table. 'Ohh, my entire bones' America mutters. 'What were you saying again, Patsy?' Sharon asks as she helps America up. 'That all this is normal, I think' Jubilee remarks. 'Boy, you folks do not take “no” to a party invite well, do you?' America asks. 'Uh -' Jubilee begins, while a slightly feverish Patsy tells America that she likes her Pjs. Patsy drops to the ground and latches herself around America's ankle, telling her that she is so cool and patriotic. 'Stay and help me with my spreadsheets...' Patsy asks. 'Whoa. Who hexes Patsy?' America asks.
'Far as we can tell, she's -' Bailey begins, but Patsy sneezes again, and suddenly, the women hear a loud roar. Out in the abandoned area where the party was, a large tiger has materialized. 'I said ROOOAARH!' the tiger calls out. 'No way, I am not fighting that thing in my slippers' America declares as she suddenly vanishes. 'America!' Jubilee exclaims. 'Wait! Take me with you!' Sharon calls out. Jubilee frowns at her, to which Sharon reminds her that she doesn't have any powers. 'Y'all can handle this without me!' Sharon adds. 'Oh man oh jeez oh man' Bailet utters as the tiger knocks aside some drinks and food on a table, roaring, he demands to know where Patsy Walker is. 'Hey, what's going on? You forgot me!' Patsy asks as she, Sharon, Jubilee and Bailey walk towards the large tiger. 'Welcome to your nightmares, Patsy Walker. I am made flesh' the tiger announces. 'Mister Sniffles?' Patsy asks, surprised. 'Nope...' she mumbles, before the girls run out of the room, 'Watch the cat!' Jubilee exclaims. 'Which one?' Bailey asks.
'Why do we even have parties?' Bailey enquires she and Sharon slam a large door between themselves and Mister Sniffles. 'Rent to rich college kids, they said! “Iv'e got morals abd believe in the greater good,” I said' Sharon mutters, wonderibg why she always has to be contrary. Jubilee sees that Patsy has gone to sleep and tells her to wake up. 'So sweepy' Patsy coos, before going wide-eyed as Jubilee asks 'Who's Mister Sniffles?' The large tiger patrols the corridor outside the storage room where the women have secured themselves, and Patsy explains that when she was young, her mother wasn't around much, ansd the two of them didn't get along, but one winter, Patsy kept getting sick, so her mother bought her a stuffed tiger to keep her company. She holds up her cellphone which shows a photo of a young Patsy holding the stuffed tiger and reveals that even after she got better, Mister Sniffles kind of became her best friend, and she told him everything. Patsy informs the others that when she got older, around the age her mother started writing the comics, she threw Mister Sniffles away, said she was too old to play with toys. 'What a -' Jubilee begins. 'Misconception' Sharon interrupts her.
Patsy continues, revealing that Mister Sniffles didn't go away – he showed up in her dreams, and she would tell him everything she was scared of or stressed about, and the more she told him, the bigger he got. 'And now he's running around the halls of my building' Sharon points out. 'I dunno how! It's this cold! I -' Patsy starts to reply, before she sneezes again in the direction of Jubilee. 'No no no no! What'd you do? Is there...' Jubilee begins, anxiously. She smiles when she looks at her hands and sees that nothing has changed, she supposes her vampire powers make her immune to the sneezes. 'Uh, Jubes? Ya tiny' Sharon announces as she and Bailey are standing over Jubilee, who has been reduced to an infant. 'Oh' Jubilee replies. Suddenly, America Chavez returns through her star teleport signal, announcing that she is back and finally ready to kick some butt. 'Oh, hey, America, just in time' Bailey calls out Mister Sniffles knows where the women are hiding and bangs on the storage room door, telling Hellcat to come and face him, as he knows what she fears. 'You didn't miss much' Sharon smiles at America.
Shortly, America leads Sharon, who is helping Patsy walk, and Bailey, who carries Jubilee on her shoulders, through a star portal, and America asks 'So he's basically what, a manifestation of stress?' to which Sharon asks why Patsy couldn't have had a stuffed goldfish, as goldfish are cute. 'I told her she needed to take a break' the infant Jubilee calls out. Bailey laughs and tells Jubilee that her voice is all high and adorable now – it's so cute. 'I'll bite you! Don't think I won't!' Jubilee threatens her. Suddenly, Mister Sniffles creeps around a corner, 'You'll let them all down, Patsy! Make them fight your battles for you, just like always!' he calls out. 'No! I can handle this!' Patsy declares. Mister Sniffles suddenly increases in size: 'Yes, that's it! Worry! Your fears only embiggen me! You can't handle being a super hero!' he tells Patsy. 'I just need to -' Patsy begins, before she sneezes again – 'Aw, what? Come on!' America complains, frowning as she looks down and sees that her patriotic American clothing has transformed into a red and white ensemble with a large red maple leaf on the front.
'There you are!' Mister Sniffles exclaims as he lunges towards the women. America leaps backwards, as Patsy warns her to stay away from his claws, as they are the worst part. America thanks Patsy for the insight, while Bailey reaches into her bag. 'Where is it? Not the swing set, not the katana...' she mutters. 'Not the oven mits!' Jubilee adds, while Mister Sniffles knocks Patsy and America back with one swoop. 'You know you can't win! You're weak, useless!' he tells Patsy. Suddenly, 'Get your hands off my boss!' Bailey declares as she sprays something into Mister Sniffles' eyes. 'Yes! Mess him up!' infant Jubilee cries out. 'And that's for raising my insurance!' Sharon adds as she punches Mister Sniffles. The women run down the corridor. 'Sharon! That was sick!' Jubilee exclaims. Sharon tells her that she knows, and adds that it hurt very much, before encouraging everyone ot come on.
The women gather outside on the steps in front of the building and Jubilee suggests that they could just leave. 'And let that thing wreck my building? Nuh-uh. We need a plan' Sharon declares. 'I can't even believe this. Maple leaves? Really?' America complains. 'What? Canada's great!' Patsy grins. America grits her teeth and replies 'I mean, even if that were true, it's not exactly my thing!' Jubilee points up at America and asks her 'Did you think you got the short end of the – let me stop you before you say it. Shut up. Shut up' she utters. 'So adorable' Bailey coos, while America leers down at Jubilee. Sharon turns to Patsy and reminds her that Mister Sniffles is her nightmare demon. 'How do we get rid of him?' she asks. Patsy replies that she doesn't know, as he has always only ever been in her head. 'All of this...so confusing' Patsy adds. Sharon helps Patsy to her feet. America Chavez suggests that they outsource. She points out that if Hellcat keeps messing with reality, then it is going to get bigger than tigers and costumes in a hurry.
'No! I can handle this!' Patsy declares, her Hellcat costume materializing. Sharon tells her that she is in no state, and that Mister Sniffles will tear her apart. 'Let's call for backup' Sharon suggests. 'I don't need backup! I'm HELLCAT!' Patsy boasts, leaping into the air. 'FOOLHARDINESS!' a voice calls out. America opens another teleport star and tells the others to come on. 'Honestly? I'm good out here' Sharon replies. Bailey tells her that is good thinking, and suggests Sharon stay out here and make sure not late partygoers show up and get themselves hurt. 'Oh, yeah, that's me' Sharon mutters. 'The brave one'.
Back inside, Patsy is slammed against a wall by Mister Sniffles, who then forces her to the ground. 'You summoned me. You brought me to this world. I am all that you fear' Mister Sniffles declares. 'You're...not even close' Patsy replies. 'What have you to cower before that can best me?' Mister Sniffles asks. 'Are you serious?' Patsy asks, still pinned down under Mister Sniffles' paws. 'Death. Taxes. Cramps. “The Babadook”. Space aliens. Civil Wars. Climate change. Stalkers. Guys who call you ugly after you turn them down. Never being able to live up to what my best friend expected of me. Bed bugs. Hornets. Rent hikes. Dying alone. Not to mention LITERALLY EVERYTHING happening in politcs right now! Have you even seen the news? Now that...that is scary' Patsy tells Mister Sniffles, who suddenly stands up, wide-eyed, he admits 'It's...it's not great'. 'You think?' Patsy snaps.
Suddenly, Ms America Chavez, Attache and Jubilee burst into the room. 'Hellcat! We've got your – back?' America asks, wide-eyed as she discovers Hellcat sitting on Mister Sniffles. 'It's just, like, how can people be so hateful? I don't understand. Do they not know they're on the wrong side of history?' she asks. 'There's a lot of anger in this country' Mister Sniffles points out. Patsy turns to her friends, 'Oh, hey guys' Patsy tells her friends. 'Uh, hi?' Bailey replies, waving, while America announces that she wants to be the first to ask: 'What's up?' Mister Sniffles sits back on his hind legs as Patsy explains that the two of them came to an understanding, and she figured that since he is from her brain, perhaps they could get along. 'Yeah, that figures...' America mutters. 'Can I...pet him?' infant Jubilee asks, throwing her arms into the air.
Bailey and Jubilee scratching Mister Sniffles' side as he rolls onto his back while America stands over Patsy and tells her that she doesn't get it. 'How'd you go from super-sense to messing with the fabric of space-time? As someone who does that on a regular, it's tricky business. You wanna get that looked at'. Wiping her nose, Patsy wonders if it could be a new power. 'That say that happens sometimes when you're going through changes and I'm -' Patsy begins, before sneezing again, transforming Mister Sniffles into a giant bee. 'Mister...Sniffles?' Hellcat asks. The bee starts buzzing around the room, 'Not cute, not cute!' Hellcat calls out as she, America and Bailey run for it, while Jubilee transforms into her mist state. 'I touched its nasty face, ewww!' Bailey screams.
Back outside, Sharon is sitting on the front steps, she tells herself that it is fine, she punched a tiger, it's cool if she stays out here, nobody will think she is a scaredy cat. 'RUUUUN!' Hellcat screams as she rushes past Sharon, the others are with her. 'I HATE BEEEEES!' infant Jubilee in mist form calls out. Sharon is confused, and asks the others when bees happened. 'Nobody said anything about bees!' she calls out, and an instant later, the massive bee breaks through the front door. 'Mt door!' the wide-eyed Sharon gasps. Jubilee returns to her human-vampire form, and reverts to her true size, asking Hellcat if there is any chance of her having a heart-to-heart with Mister Stingers. 'If Mom had given me a stuffed hornet, I think I would've known she sucked much earlier in life' Hellcat replies, while Bailey alerts Jubilee to the fact that she is big again. Jubilee looks at herself and realizes that she is. She wonders if this is temporary, or whether turning into mist undid it. 'If we can figure this out -' Jubilee begins, before Patsy sneezes again, turning Jubilee into a giant!
'Huh. Well then' Jubilee remarks, while Mister Stingers the bee buzzes up alongside her – then Jubilee stands on it, squashing the giant bee. 'See? Look! That was helpful!' Hellcat points out. 'If you could do it on purpose, maybe. But...I'm pretty sure you can't control it' Jubilee points out as she switches to her cloud form, then back to her regular sized form. Hellcat smiles and declares that Jubilee can undo it, and Bailey and America can both change out of their costumes, so no harm, no foul. 'Um...really?' Sharon asks, motioning to the hole in her building. Patsy grins and exclaims 'I guess it's a good thing I'm feeling better, huh?' Sharon hangs her head and says that it's not like she doesn't know what to expect – filling the building with supers, but still, the building is her baby and she tries very hard to look after her. 'At least it's just the door' Sharon supposes. 'Exactly!' Hellcat agrees.
Hellcat smiles and puts her hands on Sharon's shoulders, suggesting they can fix that in no time-  just get Phil and some of the others on payroll to come help out. Patsy sneezes again, then assures Sharon that they will have 68 Jay Street good as new in no time. Jubilee, America and Sharon go wide-eyed, 'Uh, Hellcat?' Jubilee calls out. Sharon and Hellcat turn to see what the others are looking at – 'Where'd it go?' Jubilee asks as 68 Jay Street has disappeared!


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68 Jay Street – well, at least, it used to be.
'I can't. I'm not. This isn't happening!' Sharon King gasps as she stares at the space where her building used to stand. 'Where did it...go? How does a building just vanish?' Patsy Walker a.k.a. Hellcat wonders. While wearing a sweater with a large red Canadian mapleleaf on it, Ms America Chavez remarks that she isn't sure why she thought a giant hornet would be the weirdest thing to happen at one of Patsy's parties, while a forlorn Jubilee reminds everyone that her blood was in the building. 'No biting, Jubilee' Patsy warns her, to which Jubilee tells her to chill out, and assures her that she has a flask. 'Not making that mistake twice' Jubilee adds.
Bailey a.k.a. Attache remains silent as America picks up some broken pipe and reminds the others that she told them messing with Space-Time was best left to the experts. She adds that the building could be anywhere. 'This is. No. No. Nope. Nuh-uh' Sharon utters, dropping to her knees. Patsy tells her that it is okay, that if they lost it, they can get it back. 'This isn't a child's doll, Patsy! It's my building. It's my home!' Sharon snaps. 'Also, like, tons of things that get lost don't get found' America points out. 'Not helping, America! I just – oh no...' Patsy begins, before she sneezes again!
Meanwhile, in Hedy Wolfe's Upper Manhattan apartment, Hedy is in her dressing gown and sits on a sofa, brushing her small dog. 'There you go, precious! Just a few more brushes and you'll be the belle of the -' Hedy begins, when suddenly, her dog begins to bark, then glow. 'Betty! What -' Hedy begins, before she finds herself backwards on the floor, with her dog Betty gone and replaced by the giant tiger that is Mister Sniffles. 'I have returned from the depths to exact my fury! I am torment and despair!' Mister Sniffles declares. A voice from another room can be heard calling out to Hedy, asking her if she is okay. 'Help! There's a giant tiger in here and...' Patsy shouts back, before narrowing her eyes at the tiger, she tells it that she knows it.
Back where 68 Jay Street used to be, the women all look around, and America asks if anything changed. 'I'm still the same size. I think' Jubilee replies, while Patsy suggests that maybe she is cured. 'Oh, no you're not. Not this time, Walker' Sharon declares, pointing at Patsy, she warns her that if there is even one tiny clue up in those mystical sinuses as to her how building got evaporated, she wants to see it. Sharon adds that Dr Strange is a doctor, and tells Patsy to make him take a look. 'Okay, okay! I will!' Patsy replies, when suddenly, her phone rings. She answers it, telling Hedy that this isn't a great time. 'Actually, the only goot time would be never' Patsy adds, while Sharon asks her if she looked like she was done. America tells Patsy to knock it off, that they have to deal with this, to which Jubilee asks why Hedy is calling her now. 'Don't you two, like, hate each other?' she points out. 'Am I the only one who cares about the disappeared building?' Sharon shouts. 'Who? Mister Sniffles?' Patsy asks Hedy.
'Wow. The gang's all here' Hedy remarks as she opens the door while still in her dressing gown. Patsy looks exhausted from her illness, and tells Hedy that they came as fast as they could, before asking 'Wait – where's the tiger?' America asks Hedy if she killed it, and tells her that feels like a bad idea. 'This is a bit awkward' Hedy admits, before asking the others if they want to come in. Patsy asks Hedy what is going on, and whether this is some kind of trap. 'Because I swear, we're dealing with some pretty big -' she begins, as Hedy tells her that “they” know – and inside, sitting on her sofa, holding her dog Betty is the demon Belial. 'I hear you caught a cold. Nasty things, those' Belial remarks, smirking as he adds 'Especially if they come from my neck of the woods', while the dog licks his face. 'Belial! The hell demon? I can't, what I -' Patsy exclaims, before using her mystic ability to make her costume vanish, she frowns as she stands in civilian clothing, and supposses that at this point, she should just roll with it.
Hedy smiles as she snuggles up to Belial on the sofa, and tells Patsy that she guesses this is a strange way for her to find out. 'But when that tiger showed up, I knew it was yours. I remembered you having one just like it when we were kids. I figured something must be up... and then Benny made the connection' Hedy explains. 'I'm sorry, Benny?' Patsy asks. 'I mean, I wasn't about to start calling him Belly, if that's your issue' Hedy replies.
Patsy sits on a sofa opposite Hedy and “Benny”. America sits next to her, looking not too impressed, and Sharon sits on the other side of Patsy, somewhat nervously, while Jubilee and Attache stand behind the sofa. 'That is several thousand miles from my issue. Our issues could not survive a long-term relationship on account of the time difference because they are so far apart!' Patsy exclaims, to which Belial tells her to relax. I AM RELAXED!' Patsy screams. Calmly, she asks 'How did', before throwing her arms into the air enraged, finishes her sentence: 'This HAPPEN!?'
'Hmmm, how best to explain it?' Belial asks, while Hedy tells Patsy that, in a way, it is thanks to her.  'How. Why' Patsy replies. Looking at Belial, Hedy asks Patsy if she remembers when Hellstrom sent her to Benny's dimension. 'Yeah, I have a VAGUE MEMORY of that' Patsy snaps. 'Well...' Hedy begins.
Flashback:
'Hedy Wolfe, you lying, manipulative succubus!' a voice calls out to Hedy as she walks down a street in the middle of the night 'Oh, uh, hello, Daimon' Patsy replies, nervously as she turns to see Daimon Hellstrom standing behind her. Hellstrom tells her not to “hello” him and announces that they have a score to settle. 'So...you found out?' Hedy asks. Angrily, Daimon reminds Hedy that she cheated he and Mad-Dog, convincing them to attack Patsy Walker, who actually did nothing. 'You called on us to fight your battles and made us both into... PATSIES!' he exclaims. 'Really? Really. Really?' Hedy asks. 'You know what I mean!' the agitated Hellstrom tells her.
Present:
'Wait, he actually said that?' Patsy asks, smiling. 'I swear, I thought I was going to die' Hedy replies. “Patsies,” I just -' Patsy begins, as Hedy tells her that she knows. 'SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT -' Sharon yells at the women. 'Oh, right!' Patsy exclaims, while Hedy announces that she is almost done. 'So you know how Daimon has his mean streak right, so -'
Flashback:
'I sent her to HELL, Wolfe! To HELL!' Damon shouts at Hedy, who asks 'Wait, what? Why?' Daimon reminds her that she told him Patsy was after him, it was self-defense. Hedy tells Daimon that she isn't sure there is a single dimension where that excuse would fly. 'You wanted this!' Daimon reminds Hedy, who tells him that she wanted him to scare Patsy, maybe get her out of the picture for a while. 'Not... ugh, men!' Hedy mutters, to which Daimon gets aggressive and shouts DAMMIT WOMAN! YOU WILL NOT MAKE A MOCKERY OF MY DARK AND HORRIBLE POWER!' He then casts a pentagram around Hedy and warns her that she will suffer as he has suffered, and with that, Hedy Wolfe vanishes. Daimon pants, and calls out 'That's what you get for... for... Dammit, Daimon, we talked about this. Breathing exercises. You can't just banish people to... oh, frig' Daimon mutters to himself.
Present:
'And so...' Hedy begins, recalling her time in the hellish dimension.
Flashback:
'What... is this place?' Hedy wonders as she wanders a strange wasteland. She calls for Daimon and tells him that they can talk about this, that she thinks he is overreacting. 'Hellstrom?' Hedy calls out, but gets no response. 'You look lost' a voice calls out to the nervous-looking Hedy, who turns in surprise, as the demonic Belial looms over her. Belial tells her that she isn't Patsy Walker and asks who she is, wandering into his lair. Hedy smiles and assures Belial that she was sent here, she thinks by mistake. 'The Son of Satan lost his temper again, did he? I warned him' Belial tells Hedy, who admits to maybe misleading him, just a little. 'You're the one who sent him after the Hellcat. You tricked him, and the mutt' Belial remarks. Hedy blushes as she tells Belial that they have a history, but she didn't expect Hellstrom to take it so far. 'Really?' Belial asks, before remarking 'You have a knack for vengeance, Miss...'. 'Wolfe. Uh, Hedy' Hedy responds. 'Wolfe, eh? It suits you' Belial tells her. Hedy is lost for words, before Belial smiles at her and tells her that he likes her dress.
Present:
'And the rest is... history, I suppose' Hedy announces. 'You looked so stunning that night. You always do' Belial tells Hedy as they turn to each other and make kissy-faces. 'Stop that, you!' Hedy exclaims. 'C'mere, little wolf' Belial tells her, as Hedy starts to laugh and tells Belial to stop it.
Patsy looks unimpressed, as does Sharon, while the others appear quite happy for the newfound couple. Suddenly, there is a barking, and Patsy screams 'WHAT?', to which Hedy reveals that this morning, when Betty turned into Mister Sniffles,  she knew something was up. Belial explains that he ran out of the shower and found Hedy pinned by a tiger. 'And here I thought Earth would be relaxing' he jokes, and reveals that when Hedy mentioned the connection, he knew right away – the pan-dimensional stress flu. 'It couldn't be more obvious' he smiles. 'Can you fix it? 'Cause, despite what everyone in this room seems to care about, we got bigger problems' Sharon declares, while Patsy asks Belial to go back – 'Pan-what? When did this happen?' Sharon turns to America and swears that she is going to lose it. 'I know, I know' America replies.
'You travelled to Hell. Then, I'm guessing, some other jumping between realms. Am I correct?' Belial asks. Hellcat reveals that they were inside Bailey's bag, which is some kind of alternate dimension. 'See? There you go!' Belial tells her, to which Hellcat informs him that Jubilee was there, and so was Ian, too. Belial reminds her that they weren't in Hell a couple of weeks before that, before telling her that is only half of it – the other half is stress. 'Are you stressed, Patsy?' he enquires. 'I'm fine -' Patsy begins, but then realizes her friends are all looking at her. 'WHAT?' she asks them, before Belial reaches across and takes her hands, claiming that when they met, he was in a bad place and had a lot og anger. 'You tried to convince me to become a rage demon' she reminds him. Belial explains that he was working through some issues, and admits that he shouldn't have pushed her so hard. He adds that people should be able to embrace their demonic energy in their own time – he sees that now.
Patsy points at Hedy and declares that she tried to ruin her life – multiple times! 'Oh, now, Pats, let's not say things we don't mean!' Hedy replies. Patsy throws her hands to her head and shouts that she isn't. 'You said horrible things! You – you tried to take my book rights, and my mom, and you sent my crappy ex-boyfriends after me, and... HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE OKAY WITH THIS?' Patsy shouts. Sharon tells Patsy to calm down, to which Patsy replies 'Calm – you were the one who just – I can't -' before she suddenly sneezes again. 'Bless you' Belial tells her.
'My, my – my building!' Sharon exclaims as she rushes over and hugs her desk. Hellcat, her friends, Hedy and Belial find themselves standing in 68 Jay Street. 'My jacket!' America shouts, looking at her red, white and blue jacket. 'My blood!' Jubilee calls out as she switches to her cloud form and floats out of the office. Patsy looks out the window, and notices that 68 Jay Street appears to be floating on a river of lava. 'Uh, Benny?' she calls out, asking him if he knows how to cure this personal-pan influenza. 'Actually...' Belial replies.
Soon, Patsy and her friends (and Hedy and Belial!) are seated in a circle on the floor, and Belial tells Patsy that they can chat. 'This is ridiculous' Patsy complains. 'Come on, sweetheart, let it all out, you're safe here' Hedy tells her. 'I'm at work, in Hell, with you' Patsy points out. Hedy tells Patsy that if she isn't going to try, they don't have to help. Belial smiles as he informs Patsy that he can right this wrong – send the building back, banish a tiger or two – but if she doesn't get a handle on this, it is going to keep happening, and it is going  to get worse. Patsy sniffs, and declares that she is fine – before sneezing again, the results transforming Jubilee's costume into a traditional vampire outfit. 'Whoops, Sorry, Jubes' Patsy tells her. 'Whoa, check me out!' Jubilee exclaims. 'Done and done' America smiles, while Patsy asks Belial what he is proposing.
Hedy smiles and takes Patsy's hand, informing her that if they come from a place of openness, she knows they can beat it. 'What happened to you?' Patsy asks, glancing sideways. 'Love' Hedy announces, smiling at Belial. Hedy then tells Patsy that she is sorry for how she treated and cheated her all these years, admitting that she was selfish and put her own wealth and well-being above Patsy's, when she should have worked with her instead of taking her for granted. Hedy tells Patsy that she hopes she can forgive her.
'I... dunno...' Patsy replies as she pulls her hand away from Hedy's. Belial suddenly announces that he is sorry, too, telling Patsy that he should never have manipulated reality in order to try and seduce her into the realm of demons. He explains that he was awed by her anger and wanted to harness it to his own ends. He takes one of Patsy's hands, while Hedy re-grabs the other. They sit close to Patsy, and Belial tells her that he knows what she has been going through, and that he feels terrible for compounding her stress. 'For that, I hope you can forgive me, and let me help fix this' he adds. Patsy pulls away from them both, and looks annoyed, before turning to Belial and asking him if they can talk alone.
'Absolutely' Belial responds, before pointing a finger, and transporting himself and Patsy outside of 68 Jay Street, to a piece of land near the flaming river of lava. Patsy asks if the others are safe, and Belial assures her that they have the place to themselves. 'Good' Patsy tells him, before asking Belial to help her out – 'Where do I start?' Belial tells Patsy that her hates to press, but that, like he said, so much of this is tied into her emotional state. 'Right. So I need to... talk' Patsy remarks, gazing downwards. 'Dammit!' Patsy exclaims, turning away from Belial, she declares that it is so much easier when she can just punch things. Patsy informs Belial that she thought she could do this – run the agency, be a hero, deal with the fame, live some kind of a normal life. 'But then she left, and I... I...' her voice trails off.
'Oh, Hellcat' Belial replies, but when Patsy looks up at him, she sees She-Hulk standing over her. 'No! No! You don't get to do this again! You're not Jen!' Patsy exclaims. Belial, still posing as She-Hulk, tells Patsy that he knows, they both know, and that he is not trying to trick her, or hurt her, he just thought, maybe it would be easier to talk to her. 'I...if you tell anyone I cried, I swear -' Patsy warns him, as she hugs “She-Hulk”. Belial assures her that he won't.
Meanwhile, 68 Jay Street has been transported back to its rightful home – for real. 'We're back! Oh, Brooklyn! I've never loved your filthy, gentrified streets so much in all my life!' Sharon exclaims as she looks out a window. 'We lost Hellcat' Jubilee frowns at Hedy, who replies 'I don't think we did. Benny told me -' she begins, only for Jubilee, America, Sharon and Attache to angrily frown at Hedy, while Jubilee shakes her fist at her and asks 'You trapped her in HELL? AGAIN!?' America warns Hedy that she is going to punch a hole straight through a dimensional wall into Belial's creepy demon skull. Hedy tells the girls to stop, that it is nothing like that – Belial is trying to save her. Hedy admits to the others that Belial doesn't know what caused the “influenza” but they thought it would make sense. What Belial actually thinks is that the demon in Patsy, all her contact with the Underworld, her borrowing Strange's magic and shifting through worlds, on top of the stress, her body can't take it, and she is becoming an instability.
'She is, after all, only human' Hedy tells the others. 'Overrated, IMHO' Jubilee mutters, while Sharon asks Hedy if Belial can help. Hedy tells her that if Patsy is willing to help herself. 'But if I know stubborn, ol' Patsy Walker...' her voice trails off, as Jubilee narrows her eyes and points out that they might be here a while. The women all look at Hedy, unimpressed, until Hedy asks them if they like ramen. 'There's a place down the road that does, uh, these pork cutlet bowls, and...' her voice trails off as the women stare at her blankly, until Jubilee grins and announces that she could eat.
Back in Hell, Belial is still posing as She-Hulk, and is lying against a tree, with Patsy resting her head against him. Patsy explains that she thought the job would make sense – a temp agency – it's so simple but it's a nightmare, she can barely handle it. Patsy reveals that she keeps getting letters from film studios about the rights to the Patsy books, but she is scared – she likes her life small. 'I worked hard to find a place to curl up and feel... safe' Patsy tells Belial. As She-Hulk, Belial tells Patsy that when she came to her looking for work, she knew she wouldn't stay domesticated for long. 'I just... I miss you. I feel lost all the time' Patsy replies, wiping tears from her eyes. She-Hulk points out that Patsy tried to stay out of the game and ended up assembling a team of the outcasts of outcasts. 'You can't even help it, Patsy. You bring people together' She-Hulk remarks. 'That's why we love you' she tells her. 'Ha. Can't be her. She never gets that sentimental' Patsy remarks, before Belial switches back to his demonic form. 'She's not wrong, though' Belial smiles, before asking Patsy if she is feeling better. Patsy smiles and tells Belial that maybe he had a point. 'I guess I had some... stuff' she admits. Patys is about to sneeze again – and this time, nothing happens. 'I think I'm ready' she tells Belial, who opens a portal for her.
Belial tells Patsy that she can't come back here again. 'I don't mean this place, I mean -' he starts to explain, but Patsy tells him that she knows. She adds that she got so close this time, she almost touched it. But she thinks she gets it, and she is done running. 'I'm ready to be a hero again' Patsy announces.
Back on Earth, Patsy, with Belial at her side, walks towards her friends. Hedy is holding Patsy's old toy, Mister Sniffles, and smiles as Patsy approaches her – and hugs her.


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The End of All Things
The sun rises over New York City, and inside Patsy and Ian's Brooklyn apartment, Patsy Walker a.k.a. Hellcat yawns as she wakes and stretches her arms above her. Her roommate Ian Soo knocks on her door asking her if she is awake. 'Mhm!' Patsy mumbles. 'Are you decent?' Ian asks. 'Depends on whom you ask!' Patsy responds, before she opens her door, and they smile at each other from sleepy eyes. 'You're a scandal, Walker' Ian tells his friend. 'Takes one to know one' Patsy responds, before asking Ian if Tom is awake. 'Har har' Ian laughs, before handing Patsy her mail and calling her “Pussycat”. Patsy tells Ian that he is the only person alive who could call her that and live to tweet about it. 'You made a topical joke involving modern technology! I might just faint!' Patsy smirks at this and tells Ian that she has changed her mind, he dies after all. Ian goes into the kitchen and asks Patsy if she wants some coffee. 'Yes, please. Extra sugar' Patsy calls back. 'I'm aware of your sins, you heathen' Ian jokes. 'I'm sorry if I like it – sweet merciful Furiosa!' Patsy gasps, wide-eyed as she reads her mail.
Patsy sits down in the living room, with Ian and Tom Hale sitting across from her. 'That can't be real. That's not a real number' Ian tells Patsy, who is still looking at the check she has received and remarks that there are so many zeroes, it is like a ghost, all “0000000”. Tom tells Patsy that she could buy his store with that, or half of Brooklyn. 'Or, well, more realistically, maybe, like, half of Whole Foods' Tom points out. Ian looks closely at the check and tells Patsy that he doesn't buy it. But Patsy finds another note in the envelope, and tells her friends that it is a letter from Jen. She starts to read the letter, which informs her that enclosed she will find the first instalment of royalties from the American Patsy Walker book publisher, as well as those for international distribution and a tentative film option, which she is still negotiating with her agent. The letter from Jennifer Walters explains that it took a while to put this together after wrestling the rights from Hedy, but that she thinks from here on out it should make things a little easier for her. The letter adds that things are a little easier for her, too, as she is taking fifteen percent.
'You have an agent?' Ian asks. 'I... guess?' Patsy replies, explaining that she never really dealt with her, that she kept calling, only she would hit ignore. Patsy reads the final part of the letter, in which Jen tells her that she is sorry she hasn't called, as she is dealing with more than she an handle, but promises she won't be gone forever, and that she misses her. Patsy then bursts into tears. Ian looks surprised, while Tom asks her if she is okay. Patsy leaps over the table between them and throws her arms around Ian and Tom: 'She's okay! My best friend is okay and doesn't hate me and I'm rich!' she exclaims. 'My ribs!' Tom utters, before Patsy leaps back, knocking the table and the coffees over. 'This is the best day of my life!' Patsy shouts, while Ian uses his telekinesis to stop the coffees from spilling everywhere. 'You know what this means, right?' Patsy asks her friends....
'It's time to go SHOPPING!' Patsy shrieks soon after, as she, Ian, Tom and Jubilee gather at the mall. Grinning, Jubilee declares that she can't even believe this, and asks Patsy if she is serious – this is all her treat. 'I've never seen Patsy Walker more serious about anything' Ian smiles. Jubilee grins and glows with vampire energy as she points out that it is a Tuesday at 11 AM and they have the mall to themselves. 'We have so much to do. Clothes? Shoes? Games? Nails? Pretzels? The arcade? Where do we even START!' Jubilee asks, half-crazed. Ian remarks that they might sit out the arcade part, but Jubilee quickly tells them that they have to be part of this experience. 'You do not mess with Jubilation Lee when it comes to the mall. What she says goes' Patsy grins. 'See? She gets it' Jubilee tells Tom and Ian. 'Point taken' Ian replies. Jubilee frames one of her eyes with her fingers and tells her three friends that what they need  - what everyone needs – is a MAKEOVER!
'Oh, I could get used to this treatment' Ian declares as he tries on some trendy new clothes. 'We're so cute!' Patsy exclaims as she puts on a blue dress with red hearts. 'I dunno about this, guys. I kinda like my look. This is a little... bland' Tom remarks as he tries on a green suit, while Jubilee is wearing a skimpy outfit and tells him to do his look, but dial it up to an eleven. 'This is showtime, people! The big leagues!' Tom is wearing one of his more traditional outfits (lumberjack!) and leans in to Ian, 'Like so?' he asks his boyfriend. 'Yes, please' Ian replies, striking a pose in some black jeans. The original mallrat is wearing her classic yellow trenchcoat and tells the others that is what she is talking about. 'Fashion shouldn't be some strict set of rules about what fabric for which body – it's a form of expression, so, express!' Jubilee declares. Patsy looks curiously at the price tag of a short purple dress she tries on and remarks that it is a lot more fun when you can afford it. 'You earned this, kiddo! Go big or go home!' Jubilee grins as she peers over the changing room. 'And NEVER go home!' Jubilee laughs.
Patsy tries on a two-piece bathing suit and admits that she has been out of the game for a while a while and needs their honest opinions. 'I like it. It's very you' Tom smiles at the blue jeans and pink top that Patsy has lined up next. 'Um, if you don't buy this for yourself, I call dibs' Ian tells Patsy, referring to a purple dress. Jubilee looks unimpressed as Patsy's Hellcat costume comes up next, and points out that they are at the mall, so why would she wear her costume?
Suddenly, the lights go out and the store is plunged into darkness. 'Because you just never know, do you, Jubes?' Hellcat remarks. Tom tells the others that it is only a power outage and that malls like this usually have a generator, so the power will be back on in no time. 'But it's so dark! Why is it so dark?' the wide-eyed Ian asks. 'No windows. Part of why I love this complex so much – no spontaneous combustion' Jubilee explains. Ian tells her that he always forgets she is a vampire. 'Evvvverybody does' Jubilee tells him, announcing that, luckily, she still knows a few tricks. 'Voila' Jubilee declares as she holds up a sparkler firework, creating a glow of light around them. Patsy suggests that they help get people out safely, when suddenly, someone calls out 'Hey! You can't come back here! You – aaaaah!' The sparkler runs out, and the heroes are plunged into darkness again. 'What was that?' someone calls out. 'Over there!' another exclaims. 'I can't see!' one of them declares. 'I can! Follow me!' another tells the others, when suddenly, light fills the mall once again. 'Eek! So much light!' Jubilee calls out, switching to her cloud form, while Patsy, Ian and Tom run out of the clothing store and into the mall, where two young women in white wigs are standing on a bench. 'So you've found us at last, Hellcat!' one of them exclaims.
They are wearing pink and purple costumes, and the shorter of the women boasts 'We are your worst nightmares. Your deepest fears. When we're done with you, all will cower before the legend of the Somnambulisters!' The taller of the two agrees: 'What she said!' she exclaims. 'I'm sorry, who?' Ian asks, unimpressed. 'Like somnambulism? Sleepwalking? Is that what you're going for?' Tom asks them. 'I'm confused, do I know you?' Hellcat asks the young women. 'Yes, like, somnambulist plus sisters, get it, because there's two of us? It makes sense!' the shorter of the two women snaps, while the taller reveals that they are not actually sisters. 'Thank goodness' the shorter remarks. 'What?' the taller asks. 'Man, why did I beat myself up so much about Telekinian?' Ian jokes, referring to his non-codename, to which Jubilee tells him that she always thought it was kind of cute. 'Are you two here to...what are you doing, exactly?' Hellcat asks them. 'They're not cowering' the taller of the Somnambulisters points out. 'They would be if you would quit wrecking our dramatic introduction!' the shorter sister shouts, throwing her arms in the air. Hellcat grins and asks the women if they need a minute, to which the shorter sister snaps 'I will drain your life essence, foolish mortal!'
Suddenly, the shorter women leaps towards Hellcat, 'Know the meaning of fear!' she shrieks. 'Vampires? Are you kidding?' Jubilee asks, while Tom and Ian look on, confused. The shorter sister attempts to punch Hellcat, who steps aside, as the sister warns her that she will end her reign of goodness. 'I will wreck your perfect hairdo and flawless, glowing skin!' she threatens Hellcat. 'My...thank you?' Hellcat asks. 'Take this, also!' the taller sister exclaims as she throws something at Hellcat and the others, engulfing them in a blue cloud. Hellcat, Ian and Tom begin to cough, but Jubilee informs them it was just a cheap smoke bomb. 'How do you like that, you beautiful, ginger miracle?' the shorter sister asks, punching Hellcat in her stomach. 'Uggg...my washboard abs...' Patsy mutters, clutching her stomach. The blue smoke bomb has cleared, and Ian traps the short sister in a telekinetic field, lifting her up, he tells her to get her pasty hands off his roommate. 'Omigosh! This is so cool!' the sister grins as she floats above the others. 'Are you getting this?' she asks, turning to her “sister”, who is filing the goings-on with her phone. 'It is so legit' she replies. Jubilee, Hellcat and Ian all frown, before Ian lifts the taller sister into the air as well, surprising her.
Jubilee sees some necklaces in a store window and calls out to Hellcat, who looks at them and grins 'Got it', before calling out to the sisters, throwing one of the necklaces towards them, the necklace has a cross hanging from it. 'HISSSSS!!' the shorter sister snarls from within the telekinetic field. 'Nooo! Our greatest weakness!' the other sister exclaims. 'As creatures of the night...we...as the undead, we fear...' the short sister begins, before looking forlorn. 'Ahhh, help...' the second sister mutters. 'Boy, they almost got us, huh, gang?' Hellcat asks. 'I knew it!' Jubilee calls out, while Ian lets the sister to the ground. 'Hey, wait, let's not jump to any conclusions' the shorter sister suggests, while the older sister asks 'Why did I let you talk me into this? My mom's gonna kill me, Josh will never ask me to prom...' to which the shorter sister spins around and angrily snaps 'Would you shut up about your stupid non-boyfriend, Stevie?' to which Stevie asks 'I thought you said not to use our names, Danica?' 'You could've been in charge if you'd done any of the planning!' Danica snaps. 'Oh, because yours worked out so great!' Stevie points out.
'Um, hello?' Hellcat calls out to them, hands on hips. 'Aw, beans' Danica mumbles. 'Bear with me for a second. I've got a theory' Hellcat announces as she suddenly pulls the white wigs off Stevie and Danica, who both scream and cover their faces. 'Annnd... confirmed' Hellcat declares. Stevie and Danica close their eyes as Danica tells Hellcat not to look at them 'We're your terrifying nemeses...' she claims. Wide-eyed, Ian tells Hellcat that they know these two. 'We sure do. Jubilee, Tom, meet the Walker Stalkers!' Hellcat exclaims, introducing the two women, she tells them that she thought they had come to an understanding. Nervously, Stevie utters that they are so screwed, and tells Danica that she can't believe she let her talk her into this. 'I'm gonna barf. I can feel it. It's happening' Danica replies. Patsy suggests that they have a chat.
Soon, Patsy, Jubilee, Tom and Ian are seated in a booth across from Danica and Stevie, who declares that they are so sorry, and asks not to be arrested, adding that it was all Danica's stupid idea. 'It was NOT!' Danica snaps. Patsy tells them to cut it out, and asks them how they found out who she was. Looking at Danica, Stevie announces that she is like a crazy person, that she follows all of Patsy's social media, tracked her schedule, followed her and saw her transform. 'Would you shut up?' Danica mutters. 'No! You never let me say anything until I was iin that dumb costume, and I am so tired of you talking down to -' Stevie begins, but Patsy asks them to stop again. 'Second, why?' Hellcat asks. 'Because she's in love with you, obviously' Stevie states. 'I am not. God, I just... ugh!' Danica mutters, before she goes wide-eyed and, looking at Patsy, tells her thatr she really likes her books, and that when she found out she was an honest-to-gosh super hero, she thought, maybe if they were villains, they could, like, hang out or something. 'Told you she was in love with you' Stevie declares.
Danica tells Stevie to shut up, and adds 'Half the reason I even did this was so you'd think I was cool!' Tom Ian, Patsy and Jubes all go wide-eyed and smile, as Stevie asks 'What? Why?' 'Because you're too cool to be my friend, and I'm scared you'll figure that out' Danica explains. 'No, I'm not! I'm a dork! We met at an anime convention' Stevie reminds her. 'So?' Danica asks. 'Once you and Josh start hanging out, you'll forget all about me!' Danica explains. Patsy and Jubilee look at each other, confused, while Stevie asks what this has to do with Josh. '...never mind!' Danica snaps. Ian smiles and tells Patsy that he sees what is happening here. 'Wait, you do? Fill me in' Patsy asks. 'You like her' Ian remarks. Danica blushes as Stevie looks at her. 'What?' Patsy and Stevie ask in unison. 'Aw, beans' Danica smiles.
Soon, everyone is gathered outside a store called Goth Topic. Ian and Tom are speaking to Danica, while Patsy ad Jubilee stand with Stevie. Ian tells Danica that what they are going to do is take back everything she stole and then, if she is okay with it, he and Tom would like to take her to Tom's bookstore. 'No pressure, but there are some great resources for teens' Tom informs her. 'You really had no idea?' Jubilee asks Stevie, who reveals that they had been friends since they were ten, and that she has never said anything. 'But, I mean...I never thought about it, either' Stevie admits. 'What's happening now?' Patsy asks. 'The short one's in love with the tall one. And I think the tall one might like her back' Jubilee explains. 'OH!' Patsy gasps. 'Sorry, I'm painfully straight, sometimes' Patsy points out, casually. 'Sure y'are, Pats' Jubilee replies.
'I, uh – just to clarify – are we getting arrested?' Stevie asks. 'Not today, kiddo' Jubilee replies, to which Patsy tells her that if they do it again tomorrow, then they will get arrested tomorrow. Jubilee asks Patsy how many bad guys she has sent to jail in the last year or so, and Patsy replies 'No... many?' so Jubes suggests to Patsy that she has to stop befriending her villains 'I like people, that's all!' Patsy points out.
Jubilee then asks Patsy if she is going to shut down the temp agency, but Patsy tells her that she doesn't know, as she needs to figure some stuff out. She adds that she has the money now, either way. 'Oh, hey! Do you want a raise? And a bigger office? You don't have to stay in the closet!' Patsy grins at Jubilee. Nearby, Ian and Tom listen with anticipation, while Stevie and Danica smile at each other. 'You're a good person, Patsy Walker. You know that, right?' Jubilee asks. I...thank you. That means a lot' Patsy replies. Jubilee tells Patsy that she knows it has been hard, and that she isn't Jen, but that it has been an absolute joy working with her, whatever happens. 'Jubes!' Patsy exclaims as Jubilee throws her arms around Patsy, who grins and tells Jubilee that she is the best teen-mom-vampire-assistant that a cat-girl could ask for. 'Aw, you're just saying that' Jubilee replies. 'Nuh—uh' Patsy assures her. Patsy wipes a tear from her eyes and tells Jubilee that she misses Jen, but that she, Ian, Tom, Sharon and everyone she has met since she started at 68 Jay Street, they are the best friends she has ever had.
And soon, Patsy, Jubilee, Tom and Ian sit on the edge of a fountain in the middle of the mall, while all around Patsy her other friends and associates – Shogo Lee waddles towards Jubilee, Howard the Duck and Tam Tam wave at Patsy, while Valkyrie stands nearby. Attache sits with Federigo Ravina and Mr Ravina, while Belial gets down on one knee and proposes to Hedy Wolfe. Jessica Jones and Luke Cage walk with their daughter, Danielle, and nearby, Squirrel Girl, America Chavez and Kate Bishop walk with some pizza. Sharon King plays on an arcade game, while Dr Strange and Wong try on some hats.
The Black Cats gang even make an appearance, while the Walker Stalkers smile at each other, and Angie Huang, with Hei-Hei on her shoulder looks up at Mad-Dog as he and Daimon Hellstrom make their way towards Patsy. Patsy Walker a.k.a. Hellcat just throws her hands up into the air and smiles at everyone.


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Eyewitness
A snowy,  January day in midtown, Manhattan…
Betty interviews an eye witness, who has just seen a team-up battle with Spider-Man and Iceman, who fought the villain known as Shadrac! After putting the advances of Snagel, the witness, aside, Betty finally manages to get the man to tell his story.
Iceman and Spidey came face to face with the flaming skeletal maniac, who had earlier informed the two heroes that he couldn’t control his powers. So, he had come up with the idea to freeze his blood to put them out. And since they had no better idea, Iceman went for it. While Spider-Man webbed Shadrac up, Iceman stuck his hands into the skeleton, and used his powers on the guy. However, while the plan goes as expected, and fails. The ice and a heavy wind blow both heroes to the back of the street, and they wait until the smoke clears to find out what happened to Shadrac.
Shadrac merges triumphantly, claiming he feels a lot better now, though he might not look like it thanks to his skeleton. He explains that the pain he received after the so-called gift he had earlier got after foolishly trusting Norman Osborn and his Gathering of Five, namely the Living Death, finally isn’t so bad anymore. Shadrac finds some bandages, and wraps his face and part of his body up in it. He mentions that Dolman had sent him to find the Pawnbroker and, since too much time has already been lost, Shadrac takes off to continue his job. A confused Spidey and Iceman follow their adversary, realizing that if Osborn really is involved, things are probably not good.
Snagel claims that that’s everything he saw, and once again asks Betty out, but she says no. Meanwhile, Ben Urich is also trying to get more info about the battle, and interviews the stubborn Ms. Stipple. She has read Urich’s work at the Bugle, and isn’t impressed by it. Faking that he’ll do his best to get the Bugle to refund her money, Ben convinces Stipple to tell her story. Stipple was shopping at the pawnshop, looking at the fine jewelry they had there, until things got weird.
The wall behind her exploded, and Shadrac came through it, still followed by Spider-Man and Iceman. Spidey told Stipple to stay calm and, before she fainted, Stipple could see them all disappear through a trap door. In the crowd also stands a confused Mary Jane. She is spotted by Daily Bugle fashion reporter Judy, and she asks MJ what she thinks about this all. MJ isn’t sure. Her car had just stopped when being caught in traffic on the way to the airport, so MJ decided to come see what was wrong. Judy informs her that Spider-Man was involved, and since her boss, Jameson, hates the guy, Judy wants a second opinion. MJ defends that she isn’t sure, but truly believes that Spider-Man is one of the few heroes who’s being treated like a criminal, and always has been misunderstood. She ends the interview, and continues her way.
Jameson arrives and calls MJ names, thinking she knows nothing about Spider-Man. He notices three odd-looking people and walks over to them, asking what they think they’re doing. Terry Kwan explains that she and her friends are from the Tricorp Foundation, who try to study the nature of Spider-Man’s powers. Jameson is all for examining on Spider-Man of course, but that’s not up to Flash Thompson. He too was standing in the watching crowd, and tries to change Jameson’s mind on Spider-Man by saying he’s the greatest hero this city will ever have. Jameson calls Flash stupid, and to go away, since Osborn’s no longer in charge of the Bugle and Flash no longer of any use to him. Flash gets the picture and, after again telling Jameson that he truly is wrong about both him and Spider-Man, he takes goodbye from Betty and leaves.
Judy has caught everything on tape, but Jameson erases it, thinking it’s not worth a print. He wants to go explore the story himself and interviews a nearby hobo, who claims to have seen everything. He even agrees to tell Jameson all about it, so Jameson stands ready with his tape recorder. The hobo explains that he was lying in the sewers to sleep, like he has for a few years now, until he saw an old man descending the ladder and running away. Next, an explosion followed. The poor man jumped away, and next saw another man following. Since he looked like the type not to mess with, the hobo chose to not.
Spider-Man, Iceman and Shadrac also followed, and after recognizing the two heroes, the hobo followed them. He found the super powered characters in a big cavern deeper down the sewers, and the cavern had a deep chasm in the middle. The creepy-looking man had the old man in his holding grip, and it looked like the others weren’t happy with the development, Spider-Man and Iceman included.
The man named Dolman, who surrounded himself with pure energy, ordered the heroes to back off and leave, claiming these events weren’t of their concern. But he wanted Shadrac to stay and have words with him after having finished with the old man. Dolman further mentioned that Obsorn and the old man had stole something which rightfully belonged to him for much longer than any of the heroes might believe. Dolman just wanted to take it back and prevent Obsorn from trapping him in the chasm behind them.
The old man claims otherwise, and explains that if Dolman touches the Spindle device he stole, he would be too powerful and destroy the entire city. The old man believes that this is true, since he gained the knowledge from the Ceremony. Spidey agrees to help the old man instead, and so does Bobby, because the X-Men owe Dolman for the trouble he had given the X-Men a few years back.
Dolman shouts that he isn’t their average villain, and that the Spindle truly belongs to him, as they have been one for many years. Plus, Dolman obtains a bit of each of the Five Gift’s powers, and also knows how to use them. Dolman uses a blast to blow both Spidey and Iceman to the back of the room. A concerned Shadrac follows them, informing that it’s not wise to go up against Dolman without a plan. He thinks to know what to do, but isn’t able to explain, since his pain gets worse again. Dolman has attacked him with one of his electrical powers, and tells Shadrac that he seems to have forgotten one other side of his years in contact with the center piece, and that the center piece contains all the powers.
Dolman makes Shadrac remember that he made the man into what he is today and made a name for him, after that rather ridiculous former identity as Override. Shadrac can’t fight the pain anymore and won’t be anyone’s puppet any longer. Shadrac warns Spidey and Bobby to run away. He unleashes an awesome amount of fire through the room, but Dolman still stands, laughing. Shadrac tries another attack, but Dolman explains that Shadrac can’t defeat him, since he has only gotten a meager amount of powers from the Gathering. Spidey and Iceman decide to go help Shadrac, and Bobby prepares to protect them behind one of his ice shields, but Shadrac has heard them and knocks them out with his powers.
Spidey realizes what’s going on, and orders Bobby to grab his wrist and freeze it. Bobby panics, but does as told. Once frozen up, Spidey shoots some of his webs against Shadrac, trapping him. But now Spidey’s webs are made of ice and, since it’s so many of them and they have captured Shadrac, he thanks Spider-Man, as he has silenced his pain once more. Dolman senses the power of the Spindle and decides to go after it. He uses his powers to make the cave around them collapse, giving him the chance to escape. The old man warns the heroes not to let Dolman escape, fearing it might turn out as a disaster. Shadrac warns the heroes to take the old man and leave, promising he’ll finish it.
They do as told, and Shadrac confronts Dolman. Realizing he won’t be strong enough to defeat Dolman in this state, Shadrac decides to use his old Override powers instead, and manages to defeat the villain! After Spider-Man and Iceman have managed to get into safety, they watch the cavern explode, with fire coming out of the small openings.
The hobo stops his story. Jameson thanks him, but wants to know how the hobo escaped. His mood changes and feels pain, and decides to leave. Jameson turns around, and meets up with Spider-Man and Iceman. He’s angry with them for almost ruining the city and tells them he knows all about it, thanks to the hobo who saw everything. Spidey and Bobby are confused, since they never saw the hobo. Jameson tries to introduce them, but he’s already gone!
The hobo has disappeared into the crowd, and reveals himself to be… Dolman! Dolman is glad to have escaped, though an unfortunate thing has happened. He suddenly transforms into Shadrac, who explains that Dolman can now no longer escape him, since now they are one. As a consequence of the Gathering, Shadrac’s powers have expanded and can override whatever evil Dolman tries to do from now on. He transforms back into Dolman, who feels sad about his loss, and wanders off.


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Genesis
The glorious Phoenix Entity soars through space in fiery fashion. If there was a sound, there would be the tempest rush of beating wings. If there was heat, there would be the blustering incandescence of a furnace. But in the aching, silent cold out beyond the shoulder of Saturn, there is nothing except Phoenix. If there is some urge that drives it back to Earth’s solar system once in every passing age, then it is beyond the grasp of mankind to fathom. Migration? Compulsion? Habit? Homing instinct? All that matters is one of the most powerful forces in nature has returned. As the Phoenix Force soars onwards, the Rock watches it pass by. The Rock is tiny, no larger than a man’s clenched fist, a nugget of coral and nickel and arcane technology. It is indistinguishable from the asteroid debris around it, but it is none the less the most sophisticated piece of technology in this solar system. It watches the Phoenix, observes and records and then d-jumps to the universe that spawned it.
The Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Massachusetts, where a recently arrived Blackbird signals a surprise visit by some of the Xavier School’s most illustrious graduates. Ororo “Storm” Munroe, Dr Hank McCoy a.k.a. the Beast, Wolverine a.k.a. Logan, Rogue and Bishop gather with the headmaster of this school, Sean “Banshee” Cassidy and the young mutant Jubilee. ‘Okay, Cassidy - ya hollered, we came. So what’s the deal here?’ Wolverine asks. ‘Oh, so you like, need an excuse to visit with us these days, Wolvie?’ Jubilee asks. Storm assures Jubilee that Logan meant no disrespect to Generation X. ‘Did you, Wolvie?’ Storm asks. ‘Natch’ Logan replies, before Storm remarks that when Banshee summoned the X-Men here, there was a degree of urgency in his voice. ‘Or did you invite us here to admire… plants?’ Bishop asks, holding his gun ready, as he looks around the terrarium. The Beast explains that this terrarium is a horizontal Uffizi. ‘Have you no soul… or was it dipped in weedkiller long ago?’ the Beast asks. They are mutants, adventurers, Children of the Atom - and X-Men all.
‘Enough, Beast!’ Storm declares, before turning to Banshee and remarking ‘What, to coin a phrase, is your problem?’ Banshee announces that it is Gateway, that he has been acting oddly. ‘Y-huh! Like there’s some way of telling!’ Jubilee mutters. Banshee informs the X-Men that Gateway has been locking himself in here for days at a time, and for the last week they have not been able to get inside. Banshee continues, revealing that he found the door unlocked this morning, and he saw what Gateway had been up to in here, so he declared the room off-limits to the rest of Generation X until all of those concerned arrived. The Beast quotes his friend, “All of those concerned?” he asks, adding that he doesn’t like the sound of that. ‘What has our little playmate been doing exactly?’ Hank enquires. ‘It’s best to see for yourselves’ Banshee suggests.
The mutant heroes make their way through the terrarium, Wolverine slashes back some of the trees with his deadly claws and remarks that he doesn’t remember the ground cover being this thick last time he was in here. ‘You been planting early for spring, Cassidy?’ Logan asks, before informing everyone that there is a clearing up ahead. As everyone makes their way to the clearing, they all go wide-eyed in shock. ‘This what ya were talking about?’ Logan asks. ‘Gracious!’ Rogue exclaims. ‘What is it?’ Jubilee asks. ‘That, little lady, may not be an easy question to answer!’ the Beast exclaims. Banshee informs everyone that Gateway has added more since he last saw it - ‘But I think you can see why I called you!’ he tells everyone. What the heroes see is Gateway sitting in the center of a large Phoenix sketched into the dirt. Within the Phoenix’s wings are several plants, and around the outside of the Phoenix’s wingspan, several people are drawn - everyone present in the terrarium as well as some recognizable that are no longer on this Earth like Juggernaut, Reaper and Siena Blaze, and several unfamiliar figures.
‘Images of all of us… and other figures, carefully inscribed in the sand in the traditional Aboriginal manner…’ the Beast announces, while Wolverine looks at the large sketching and asks the Beast if that could be the Phoenix. ‘Gateway! Talk to us!’ Banshee calls out. ‘Hmmm’ Gateway utters, opening his eyes. ‘No! Don’t teleport away! Please!’ Banshee exclaims. At Gateway’s bidding, the air shimmers, pulsing to the rhythm of the spinning bullroarer, then, the fabric of space and time cracks open, and the gathered X-Men abruptly realize…it is not Gateway who is going on a journey! ‘Hmmff’ Gateway mutters, as the X-Men, Banshee and Jubilee vanish.
At that very moment, at Project Pegasus in Upstate New York, specifically, in a chamber dedicated to the constant supervision of this continuum:
Four members of the resident super hero team, heroes from another world, the Squadron Supreme, examine a monitor. ‘There! Another one! Another dimensional breach, just like before! This one’s fragmentary…multiple contacts crossing from our dimension into the newly recognized universe’ someone announces. Another of the heroes remarks that this is getting out of hand - ever since that new dimension appeared, there has been a plague of inter-versal anomalies. ‘How are Squadron Supreme supposed to police a mess like this, Whizzer?’ Power Princess asks, pointing at the monitors. Whizzer replies that he doesn’t know. ‘I tried to warn you. We’ve never seen multiversal infractions on this scale before, there’s no telling what the consequences will be’ Whizzer adds, to which Hyperion asks if optimism would be inappropriate. ‘Hyperion! All of you! Look! Another breach!’ Doctor Spectrum exclaims, pointing out that the object is smaller this time - much less than human mass. Power Princess remarks that they have seen a great number of those crossing here and then back again, almost with a pattern, or purpose. ‘Could they be remote devices, or probes? And if so…who’s doing the probing?’ Hyperion asks.
A dimension away, the Rock comes home. It drops from the starburst of the D-Jump gate through a clear, balmy sky… and into a notorious stretch of sea off the coast of Bermuda. The sea swallows it, and as the Rock sinks, the seabed itself opens up to receive it. The Rock is now inside, scudding down the arterial routes that will take it to the mind of the great ship that lies down here, lost in the coral and the silt. The size of a city, meshed by impact and fused by heat into the buckled crust of the seafloor, eons ago, the ship waits. Bio-mech servitors tend its pitted surface, darting like bright reef fish around its fronded, pearl-gilt bulk. Over the centuries, since it landed here, repairs have become necessary to soothe the great ship’s broken, twisted body. The bio-mechs were forced to forage for spares. Ships, planes, cetaceans, crustaceans, and the odd lost human soul, all gathered, disassembled, and grafted into the whole. So the ship prospered and the triangle legend grew.
The Rock slips into the inner vaults, passing through semi-permeable membranes that shut the seawater out of these oxygenated chambers where machines respire in the humid air. The place is lit by bio-luminescence and warmed by the geothermal energy of the liquid basalt below. Here lurks the gestalt mind of the ship. Calipers extend, needles slide into living rock and bone. The Rock is stripped of the information it gathered. The information is good. It is what the ship wanted to hear. For the ship has not been awake long, spikes of backwash energy roused it just a short time ago. When it realized how long it had slumbered, it yearend to continue with its task. But a vital part of itself was missing. Desperate diagnostic searches located the missing section, embedded in the heart of the nearby star. Only a massive power source could serve to re-unite the divorced parts. The ship sent out hundreds of probes to scour the curve of inner-dimensional space for candidate power-sources. And the Rock, this Rock, one of those hundreds, has found one. The seas churn and convulse as the ship rises, breaking the surface like a gnarled, new-born continent. The ship has found its power-source. Reunion can proceed.
Washington, where another significant reunion is about to take place - between the plummeting wazoos of the X-Men and terra-firma. The portal opens and the X-Men who can’t fly fall towards the ground. ‘Ladies an’ gents - assume crash positions! We’re going down… real hard!’ Wolverine calls out. Rogue helps Wolverine and Jubilee to the ground, while the Beast appears to land on his own, and Storm assists Bishop, while Banshee sets down soon after. Storm asks if everyone is down safe, while Wolverine remarks that they are in Washington, smack next to the Monument. ‘Cute. If Gateway wanted us in DC, it would’ve been kinder on the glutes to let us fly the Blackbird!’ Jubilee declares. Wolverine frowns and points out that it may be Washington, but it isn’t their Washington. ‘Place smells wrong. Smells like that Night-Man bozo I met’ he adds. Storm wonders if they could be back on that other Earth - the one where Cain Marko and Siena Blaze were exiled to. The Beast points out that the pieces fit, and if so, they should be prepared for the downscaling of their powers in this universe.
Bishop alerts everyone to the fact that there are people all around them - film crews, too, but that no one seemed to have noticed their arrival. ‘They are all intent on…that!’ he declares as he points to the blemish on the face of the sun above them. It is a vast and ancient device, the severed Siamese twin of the Burmudan relic. Power builds, ribbons of raw energy lash out across space from each device, reaching towards each other…and meet. Space tears and time rips. From the lawns of an alien Washington, the displaced X-Men look up through a window into another universe - the one they just left! ‘Lord have mercy’ Rogue gasps. ‘Bogus’ Jubilee exclaims. ‘Oh my stars and garters’ the Beast declares as they all stare up in awe.
And, back in the X-Men’s true reality, at Project Pegasus, ‘Emergency stations! The holomap’s fritzed! Lost peripherals! Lost everything!’ Power Princess calls out. Hyperion asks what is happening, while the Whizzer explains that something has just punched a hole the size of Newark through the inter-versal boundary!
It is the Phoenix. It has no space or time to maneuver as the tear shreds reality open in front of the Phoenix, who flies straight through - out of one marvelous universe…and into another. Reborn, the Phoenix soars down from the sun and billions throughout the Ultraverse watch it on their televisions. Few are aware of the ramifications, however.
‘Every time I see it… and thank the Lord that’s been seldom…it never fails to take my breath away. Just look at it… so glorious. Like the Phoenix of myth. Born out of the fire’ the Beast remarks. ‘And here we are, fresh outta the frying pan. Least now we know why Gateway sent us here’ Wolverine points out.
California, where Mantra looks up: ‘The bird! The bird from my vision!’ she thinks to herself.
And in New York, Amber Hunt of the Exiles stands before a monitor: ‘Oh my God! It’s here!’ she realizes.
The Night Man is in San Francisco, atop a building, he wonders why and what it means.
Bermuda, the gestalt of the great ship allows itself a moment of satisfaction. The energy source has been located and acquired. Now all that remains, is to extract that bountiful power. The impeller ribbons flake and die. In their place, the extraction beam engages, striking the mighty Phoenix Entity, impaling it, the Phoenix writhes as its life is sucked out. It has never known pain of this magnitude. The Phoenix screams, and in Washington, everything that is glass shatters.
At close range, the X-Men see this spectacular event occur. ‘By the goddess! Its agony is tangible…’ Storm begins, announcing that she is revolted, for whatever is doing this is wilfully torturing the Phoenix. Rogue asks if she is imagining things, or whether the Phoenix’s fire is going out. ‘The colors are fading…like it’s dying’ she exclaims. Truly, the Phoenix is battling for its life against the excruciating sear of light that is stripping its power away. But this is a battle of wills, too. The great ship is piggybacking a scanning beam on its ravening extractor stream, probing and recording the sentience of the Phoenix Entity for future reference. Abstracted images flutter out of the Phoenix’s frenzied self, fractured imprints of the past made from unalloyed emotion. Images of Jean Grey. Images of Cyclops and Professor Charles Xavier, and of Lilandra and Gladiator. As the images fall away, the Phoenix realizes that a clear route of input has been opening into its attacker’s mind. Desperate, the Phoenix fights back with the last of her strength, searing a tide of scalding rage back down the beam towards the Burmuda device.
Forty square miles of open sea boils and erupts. The great ship reels back, blinded, its beam severerd. Wounded, the Phoenix falls. The only thing it knows is that to survive, to mend, to heal - it must find a host! The more powerful, the better. The great ship watches this, and finds itself empathically bonded to the flailing energy being, as if the scanning link has become permanently fused. Ever rational and expedient, it decides to use the Phoenix to locate its pilot program before draining it entirely. Bishop informs the others that the emergency services have arrived and suggests that they endeavor to find the Phoenix, but Storm interrupts him, announcing that their first duty is to the wounded. ‘Triage procedure, please X-Men…’ she begins, when suddenly, a voice calls out ‘Uh-uh! The only thing you’ll be doing… is time!’
An extremely muscular hero in red, blue and gold drops down from above, ‘Cause now you’re dealing with PRIME!’ he declares. ‘This is not a good development. Trust me’ Bishop mutters. Prime tells the X-Men that he doesn’t know who they are, points out that they seem to be pretty familiar with that bird creature. ‘And I bet you also know a wizened little munchkin I ran into recently’. Jubilee quotes “wizened little munchkin” and tells the others that he must mean Gateway, ‘Right, a mess like this doesn’t deserve two wizened little munchkins’ Wolverine replies. ‘So you do know him. Guess that makes you guilty as charged, so Prime’s taking you in’ Prime declares as he stands in front of Wolverine, towering over the X-Man. ‘Whatever. What say you lend a hand with the injured. Or do you just dress like a super hero?’ Wolverine asks, popping his claws. Prime responds by smashing his fist into Wolverine’s face, sending Wolverine careening backwards. ‘That was fun. Who’s next?’ Prime grins. ‘Sugah… that would be me!’ Rogue exclaims as she flies forward and punches Prime in his face.
Elsewhere:
Rex Mundi is the eternal uber-ultra, king of the world. He is immortal, inscrutable and already old when the Lascaux paintings were still wet. He is linked to the great ship and its sun-embedded twin in more ways that he can comprehend. He sees the Phoenix fall and feels a twist of anxiety in his gut. As with the incident with the Entity and Amber Hunt, he cannot permit it to continue. He will summon his agents and dispatch them to locate and destroy this intruder. On strange monitors in his chamber, his agents appear as he summons them: ‘Death Dance. Book. Gun Nut. Meathook. Gate. To me at once’.
Elsewhere again, the being called the Alternate observes, too and decides that the burning bird must be hers. She will send out the Solution - Outrage, Tech, Shadowmage and Dropkick. Sitting on a large dog-like robot, she looks at a monitor, depicting the Phoenix as it plummets to Earth. She wonders if there was one other? A handsome man with long blond hair. She decides this is puzzling, and scratches the nape of NME - the robot-dog’s - neck. ‘There will be answers’ she thinks to herself.
The Phoenix falls, searching, its mind selects and rejects candidate after candidate in its search for a suitable host. Freez. The Strangers. Solitaire. Sludge. Perhaps even Necromantra. But no! There is an even better choice!
‘Why won’t he drop?’ Bishop shouts as he continues to fire his weapon at Prime. ‘He’s a tough one to crack, all right! I’m giving him the full monty with Masonic scream!’ Banshee replies as he unleashes his powerful sonic projection against Prime. Storm hovers overhead and tells Bishop, Banshee and Jubilee to pour their power on, that they need to keep him contained until they can talk some sense into him. ‘Talk? Ah’ll beat some sense into him! He won’t listen ta reason! He’s like a kid! All he wants to do is fight!’ Rogue exclaims as she flies towards Prime once more, fist ready - but he puts his hand out and grabs Rogue’s fist, tossing her upwards he declares that he is no child, and is more than willing to prove it. ‘To a looker like you’ he adds as Rogue slams into Storm and Banshee.
‘Fastball Special, Canuck?’ the Beast calls out as he throws Wolverine. ‘With the team tumbling’ like ten pins? Thought you’d never ask, McCoy!’ Logan calls back as he is thrown towards Prime, slashing Prime’s body with his claws, a green substance oozes out. ‘Oh. Gross. That’s not… like… human, right? Even slightly?’ Jubilee calls out. ‘No one thrashes me…and lives!’ Prime exclaims as he moves towards the X-Men, but when he realizes they are looking at something, he asks ‘What’re you all looking at?’ ‘Behind you, Sugah…’ Rogue replies. ‘Oh sure. Like I’m gonna fall for that…one…’Prime replies, as he glances backwards, but, looking up, he sees the Phoenix Force several feet above him. He screams as the Phoenix consumes him.
‘The Phoenix!’ Storm gasps. It’s got the big jerk! Ah we gonna let it just chew him up?’ rogue asks. Banshee replies that it is not that simple, as you can’t fight the Phoenix without fighting its host. ‘When Jean Grey was Phoenix…God help us… we had to…had to…’ Banshee’s voice trails off, as Wolverine points out that this isn’t Jean this time, it’s just a steroid-packed punk who tried to bag them. ‘I say the lunk’s expendable!’ Wolverine adds, claws at the ready. From the smoke and flames, Prime appears. The symbol on the chest of his costume has changed to that of the Phoenix symbol. His cape flows behind him in a flaming display. ‘Frankly, I don’t care what you think. I am…Prime…Phoenix… both… more…you should run from me. You should run away very fast. For I have never known a body so strong. So perfect’ the Phoenix Force calls out through Prime. He adds that this world tried to trap him, exploit him, slay him. Rape him. ‘For that…I will turn it into a cinder’ he announces.
Meanwhile, at Headless Cross, Arkansas, an otherwise uneventful day the one-man Ultraforce support staff member known only as Cromwell. Leaning back in his chair, with his legs up on the console before him, he is reading a newspaper, cigar hanging out of his mouth, when his phone rings. ‘What now?’ he mutters. ‘Yeah? Whaddya ya -’ he begins as he answers the phone. ‘Uh-huh’ he mutters, and then again. ‘Whooo!’ he exclaims, before pressing a button on the console, sounding an alarm. In another part of the complex, Dane Whitman a.k.a. the Black Knight is with his Ultraforce teammates Ghoul, Topaz and Prototype, near their transport vehicle. Cromwell radios Ultraforce and tells them to shake their tail feathers, as this one is a doozy!
Back in Washington, ‘Technically, of course, we’re as good as dead…I’d hazard the only edge we have is the fact that the Phoenix likes us and everything else from our universe, operates at reduced power in this reality’ the Beast remarks as Prime raises his arms overhead, the Phoenix power effect surrounding him. ‘So it’s gonna kill us, just not as comprehensively as it might’ve done?’ Wolverine snarls. ‘Comforting, McCoy…real comforting’ Logan add as he and the Beast dodge a blast of cosmic energy thrown towards them. Banshee, Storm and Rogue take to the air, with Banshee remarking that today is fast becoming an abject lesson in futility. ‘Impossible odds are the X-Men’s meat and drink, Sean -’ Storm begins, to which Rogue declares ‘Well, consider me dieting, ‘R! We’re doing less than noth-’ she starts to say, before Prime fires a blast skyward, knocking the three about.
From far away, the great mother ship watches the handful of humans as they batter themselves against the Phoenix-possessed Prime. Through the fused link with the bird of fire, it feels the power that courses through the Prime chassis, the scorching, lambent flames that sear away the life of all bu the most indomitable. The power is delicious. The great ship decides it is time to take control, and Prime screams, tears fall down his face, he collapses. ‘Get…out…of my…head…’ he pleads. ‘What is this now?’ Bishop asks as the X-Men gather around the collapses Prime. ‘does it really matter? Now’s our chance!’ the Beast exclaims as the heroes dog-pile on him. ‘Yeah, Bish! Geez, you must get bit by a lotta gift horses…’ Jubilee jokes.
New York City, the Lower East side, Alex Autumn and his daughter, Rose, watch the events as they unfold via the live feed for a TV-watching world. Alex sits on the sofa, he says something, but Rose doesn’t really hear him as she lies on the floor in front of the television. Unbidden, nausea has just welled in the pit of her stomach and a nugget of pain like a rusty razor is tearing through the center of her head. ‘Ahn…aahhh…’ she utters, the Phoenix symbol flaring in her eyes, she convulses. ‘Rose! Rose!’ Alex calls out to his daughter as he rushes over to her. ‘Dear Lord! What’s the matter? What is it?’ Alex asks, picking Rose up in his arms. ‘I don’t know…I don’t know’ Rose replies, looking at the television.
Washington: Ultraforce’s craft arrives near the Monument. Ghoul tells his teammates that it looks to him like Cromwell got his wires crossed, as Prime is not wrecking the city, far from it, he is on the business end of an Olympic-class kicking. Suddenly, the Black Knight looks shocked, ‘Oh my Lord! The X-Men? Here!?’ he gasps. As the craft lands, Topaz, Ghoul and Prototype rush across the ground, ‘Who did Black Knight mean? What are ex-men?’ Topaz asks. ‘Who cares, Topaz? Whoever they are, when they throw down on Prime…they throw down on Ultraforce!’ Prototype exclaims as he fires a blast of energy at the mutants, knocking them back from Prime. ‘Well, darn! And just when things were looking manageable!’ Wolverine, his costume ripped, exclaims, asking if they have entered some kind of tournament or something?
The Black Knight rushes forward, ‘That’s enough, Ultraforce! Back off! Back off right now!’ he calls out as the two teams prepare to face each other. ’Black Knight? Is it really you?’ Storm asks, shocked. ’In the flesh, Storm… and I could ask you the same question’ Dane replies, adding that he won’t, for now, as he needs to know why they are here scrapping with his colleague, Prime - and fast. Storm informs Dane that his colleague has been possessed by the Phoenix Force. ’Ohh… fantastic. Prime’s one of the most powerful super humans on this world. Containing him is not going to be a walk in the park’ the Black Knight announces. ‘Indeed’ Storm agrees, adding that it gets worse, as the Phoenix Force is borderline insane, and for no apparent reason.
Pain has made it so - the pain of the great ship’s stabbing probes and the sledgehammer attempts to gain control of it. Its mind in tatters, the Phoenix resists, and beneath the waters of Bermuda, techno-organic systems start to crash - and Prime rises to his feet. The rigors of possession have drained the soulless Prime chassis, the Phoenix instinct urges him to slake his thirst with life energy. Those of the preoccupied humans around him will do, and all of the heroes drop to their knees as Prime and the Phoenix Force draw the energies from them. But the great ship, healing its ruptured systems with writhing conductive gristle, hauls on its neural leash once more - and Prime’s rage turns to pain and he keels over. ‘Again he falls - the advantage is ours…’ Bishop calls out. The Black Knight agrees, ‘Go, go, GO!’ he shouts, as all of the heroes pour on an attack.
The Black Knight draws his energy saber, while Topaz welds her energy lance. Wolverine’s claws slash across Prime’s chest, drawing more of the green substance from him. The Beast and Ghoul attack physically, but Prime grabs them. Storm fires a blast of lightning, while Bishop readies his gun, Jubilee throws some of her firework-like blasts at him, Rogue swoops down for a punch and Banshee unleashes his sonic scream. ‘ARGH! Get off me! Get off me you pathetic nothings!’ Prime shouts, before he roars ‘GET OFF!’ and with the Phoenix effect, knocks everyone away from him. But the heroes don’t let up - Topaz, the Black Knight, Storm and Wolverine attack again, drawing more of the green substance from him, ‘That’s enough! Pull back!’ Dane calls out as Prime collapses to the ground. ‘…stop hurting me…’ he utters, the flames of the Phoenix but a mere flicker around him. Then, suddenly, in spectacular display, ‘…let me go!’ Prime - or the Phoenix - exclaims, as Prime gets to his knees, the Phoenix rises from him, and leaves his body.
‘Amen to that’ the Beast remarks, as Prime collapses, and explains that he couldn’t stop it couldn’t control it - that it just violated him, took him over and he was not strong enough to stop it. ‘Me…not strong enough…’ He gets to his feet as they watch the Phoenix Force soar across the sky, as Prime informs everyone that he saw into its mind - ‘It is everything…it’s life and death’ he reveals. Topaz and Prototype help him up and Prototype tells him to take it easy, while Prime adds that this is the beginning and the end - and that the Phoenix is crazy.
California, the bird of fire is moving, running, searching. Lauren Sherwood walks down the street, she can sense it - she feels compelled to follow. She remembers the little man from nowhere, and the strange ominous image of a golden bird he left behind. She takes off her glasses and wonders if it was a warning - warning her of this day and the visitation from the skies? Lauren switches to her Mantra form and takes flight - deciding that she will track this bird of fire down - and she has a good idea where it might be heading.
And in San Francisco, the Night Man cuts a door into the air itself with the blade Rhiannon gave him. He remembers Hellstorm warned him about this creature - the thing of flames and wings, part sunlight, part bird of prey - and he must hunt it down. As he peals through his portal, he has an instinctive feeling that he knows where to go to do just that.
But in New York, Rose Autumn isn’t going anywhere - doctor’s orders. She doesn’t really blame her dad for calling the doctor after her little episode, but she wishes he wouldn’t fuss, as she feels fine. She sits in her room and peers out the window, realizing, except, maybe, for the flame with wings that is smouldering in the center of her heart - it was somehow familiar.  ‘Rose? Honey? You should be in bed’ Alex tells his daughter as he enters her room. Rose assures him that she is okay, and points out that the doctor couldn’t find anything wrong with her. ‘Humor me. I’m feeling old and unnecessarily parental’ Alex replies, but Rose tells him that she is fine, really. They are unaware that on the street below  their apartment, a balding man in a blue uniform stares up, as Rose tells herself that she isn’t ill, she just feels changed inside, changed and caught up in a feeling of terrible foreboding - like it is the day before the end of the world. And the man below, called Captain Hawke, feels the same.
Ultraforce’s aircraft speeds through the air, with the X-Men onboard, too. Prototype announces that they are in lag pursuit of an energy wake that is spiking at levels he doesn’t want to think about - which means that unless there is more than one of those things around, he thinks they are on the Phoenix’s tail. ‘And when we find it?’ Ghoul enquires. ‘Then the fun starts’ Wolverine remarks. Storm and Banshee stand near Black Knight, while Wolverine and Jubilee sit together. Beast, Rogue and Bishop sit near each other, while Topaz stands off to the side on her own, and as Prototype pilots the craft, Ghoul stands near Prime, who announces that he will kill it - after what it did to him, he will tear it apart. ‘Enough, Prime’ the Black Knight calls out, before asking Storm to brief Ultraforce on what the Phoenix actually is. ‘As best I can, Dane…’ Ororo replies, announcing that the X-Men first encountered the Phoenix a few years ago, during a mission that left them falling towards Earth in a crippled space shuttle, and with the rest of the team secure in the radiation-shielded rear-section, Jean Grey attempted to pilot the ship, using her psychic powers to protect herself against the lethal radiation.
Storm continues, revealing that they landed in the sea, believing that Jean had given her life to save them all - until she miraculously reappeared before them, apparently reborn as the celestial entity known as the Phoenix - but in truth, the Phoenix Force had placed Jean’s body, unharmed, in stasis on the seabed, and assumed her role. The Phoenix was so perfect a facsimile of Jean that even human frailties were reproduced - but this proved to be its undoing. However, at the time, they all simply thought Jean had been possessed by the Phoenix. Storm explains that the true scale of her power was only revealed later, when she single-handedly prevented the universe from being consumed by the neutron galaxy held within the lattice of the Shi’ar M’Kraan Crystal. But, that godlike power was driven by the human weakness Phoenix had replicated in herself, weakens that became dreadfully magnified, and she became Dark Phoenix, a primal creature of twisted power and desires, who laid whole worlds to waste. Then, mercifully, she was destroyed during Shi’ar trial by combat.
‘So…it can be destroyed?’ the Black Knight asks. ‘We presumed so. But it is pure energy, and that in itself can’t be obliterated’ Storm replies.  The Beast adds that, like its mythological namesake, this being is fully capable of self-rebirth and resurrection - which makes it virtually immortal. The Beast points out that there is also a moral issue here, as the Phoenix is a unique, sentient life form. ‘Do we have the right to destroy it?’ he asks. ‘Say what?’ Ghoul exclaims. ‘While you’re enjoying the view from the moral high ground, comb-over, it’s my world that’s up against the wall with a blindfold on!’ he adds. Ghoul bets that the Beast wouldn’t be quite so pro-life if it was his backward that this Phoenix was about to smoke. Black Knight announces that he agrees with Ghoul on this - that they have no choice, as there are billions of lives at stake here, so if there are absolutely no other alternatives, they will have to kill the Phoenix - if they can.
‘Even if that means killing whoever it’s taken for its host at the time?’ Banshee enquires. ‘Even that’ the Black Knight replies. ‘You’ve changed, Whitman. You’re not the Avenger I knew. Back then, you placed a value on life’ Banshee declares. ‘You’re right. I’m not an Avenger anymore’ the Black Knight replies, adding that this world and her people have taken him in and made him welcome. ‘Draw a line in the sand and I know on which side I’m duty-bound to stand’ he adds, remarking that he will fight with Ultraforce and do everything and anything to protect this planet, even if it means going against his code. ‘If you X-Men want out then that’s f-’ Dane starts to add, before a piercing sound is heard, cutting him off. ‘Blaugh! Puh-lease!’ Jubilee exclaims as Wolverine’s claws are drawn down the edge of the craft, making the piercing noise. Casually, Wolverine declares that talk is cheap, and that there is one thing they may not have considered. ‘What if this birdie don’t want to die?’
New York City, the penthouse suite of the Marimont Towers, where Amber Hunt and Cain Marko a.k.a. the Unstoppable Juggernaut are “discussing” the next course of action for the outlaw group known as the Exiles on their balcony. ‘…you’re kidding me, Amber!’ Cain exclaims. Both are wearing civilian clothing, as Amber replies ‘Not at all, Cain’ and reveals that her vision was clear enough - the Phoenix is coming for her, and she is waiting for it. ‘You have no idea - I’ve heard what this thing can do! It’s from the other side, remember? You think you can take it on alone?’ Cain asks. Amber tells Cain that she knows she can’t fight it straight, but that if she lets it take her, she thinks she can control it from within. ‘You’re crazy!’ Cain exclaims. Amber reminds him that she was responsible for hundreds of deaths a while back, and tells him that, unchecked, the Phoenix will claim many more. A spark of energy charges from her fingertips as she remarks that this is her chance to put things right, even if it costs her own life.
‘There’s no way I’m gonna let you be so dumb, you hear me?’ Cain replies. ‘No way at a-’ he begins, before Amber tells him that she is sorry, and touches his neck with her energy-charged hands, which drops him to the floor. Amber states that there is no time to argue, and looking across the city, she sees the Phoenix Force rising.
In Ultraforce’s aircraft, Prototype announces that the Phoenix has stopped right over Manhattan, and that they are closing in fast. Suddenly, ‘Uh…you people better look at this…’ Prototype begins, adding that he thinks the Phoenix has found its new host - and indeed, over the city, hovering in the brilliance of the Phoenix Force, a woman glows with cosmic power….