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Justice For All
Mansfield, Ohio, where at a busy shopping mall, a Quinjet belonging to North America’s finest super heroes, the Mighty Avengers, roars up over the mall, and from it, Captain America a.k.a. Steve Rogers and Dr. Anthony Ludgate Druid suddenly drop from it. America’s symbol of justice rushes to a uniformed mall security officer and asks him who is in charge. The nervous guard replies that he is. Sensing something troubling the officer, Cap tells him to get a hold of himself, before revealing that they have an emergency situation, and that the stores and parking love must be evacuated at once.
Walking into the large mall, Druid sees just how busy the shopping center is, but despite it being full of weekend shoppers, he knows that the Avengers will have to move them from harms way without starting a panic. Back outside, Cap steps in front of a bus, the driver managing to break just in time, before Cap tells him that he needs to commandeer this and any other buses that are in the area. Seeing he is being spoken to by Captain America, the driver replies ‘Yes, sir!’
Back in the mall, Druid uses his telepathic powers to tap into the mall intercom, where he asks the shoppers and employees to look at the man at the front of the store, and to watch him closely. Everyone turns to Druid, and fall under his mental thrall, where he telepathically orders them to leave quickly and quietly. Druid thinks to himself that while mass hypnosis is not normally so easy, it must be because shoppers tend to be very receptive. He is glad that his mental powers can be of some use down here, for they would not be of any use to the Avengers who are up in the firing line.
Monica Rambeau, also known as the second Captain Marvel, darts swiftly through an oncoming meteor storm, thinking to herself that the Black Knight’s calculations were correct, that it does look like the meteor shower to end them all. She knows that the small meteors will burn up in the lower atmosphere, but the big ones will slam into a heavily populated area, unless they are cut down to size in time. Monica shifts part of her living energy into radiant heat and slags several of the hurtling meteors, before she flies up to a larger fragment, and she momentarily turns physical, releasing her energy as a devastating blast of concussive force.
Captain Marvel thinks that there is not an end to the meteors, for even if she lets up for a moment, more come along. Just then, the Norse God Thor cries ‘Never fear, milady!’ and his hammer flies through a large meteor, shattering it. Riding on a meteor, Thor announces he has answered the cry “Avengers Assemble” and that by his hammer, if the meteors pose a threat to the people of Midgard then they shall be know more.  Using his awesome powers, he summons forth a storm, whereby the lightening strikes the meteors.
A few hundred yards away also in airspace, the Avengers Quinjet has joined the battle against the meteors, piloted by the handsome Dane Whitman a.k.a. the Black Knight and attorney Jennifer Walters, better known as the She-Hulk. They agree that by the way the storm rolled up, Thor must have beaten them up here. Dane deploys a powerful pulse from the Quinjet, firing at the meteors. Jen tells him that he is a real whiz with the targeting computer, to which Dane tells her she sounds less than thrilled.
She-Hulk replies that this is just one mission where her strength is not much use, and wishes she could get out and bash the meteors herself. She adds that she doesn’t mind playing fighter pilot, but that she would rather be involved in something more exciting. ‘Me and my big mouth’ she exclaims as the Quinjet is struck by a meteor fragment. Captain Marvel and Thor witness the damage to the Quinjet, and Monica points out that the Avengers inside it are losing altitude fast, so asks Thor to do what he can to help them, while she flies on ahead to clear the way. Dane exclaims that they have lost all electronics and that the emergency backups are down too. She-Hulk jokes that without power, the Quinjet flies about as well as a brick.
Landing down in the mall parking area, Monica declares that they have to clear the area now, as Captain America informs her the last bus load of people is almost ready to leave. Marvel tells Steve that “almost” is not good enough, as fifteen tons of Quinjet may hit them any second.
Back in the air, Thor sees that the Quinjet has been slowed, but not nearly enough. As he lands on the ground, he tells the Avengers beside him to stand clear, as he twirls his mighty hammer, while thinking that there is only one hope. The spinning hammer creates hurricane winds that cushion the Quinjet’s descent, yet Thor knows that he must exert extreme control, for the winds may do the ship more damage, and with the injuries he has sustained of late, he cannot maintain such control for long.
Eventually, the Quinjet lands very loudly, and She-Hulk emerges first from the ship, thanking Thor for the air breaks and telling him that while it wasn’t the best landing, if one can walk away from it, then it is okay. ‘I wouldn’t go quite that far’ mumbles the dizzy Black Knight as he exit’s the ship.
Later, A crowd of onlookers has gathered behind the Avengers who stand before their Quinjet, looking at the She-Hulk, they wonder what she is doing. Grabbing at the meteor that has lodged itself on the Quinjet, Jennifer thinks something is odd, as she should be able to lift the rock easy, only it doesn’t want to move, as if it is glued to the Quinjet. She uses all her might, and after all, they do not call her the She-Hulk for nothing, as eventually she manages to lift the meteor up above her head. Jen is told where to put it on the ground, as a group suit-wearing men push past the Avengers and tell them that they are going to take it from here, as they are from the National Security Council, and the rock is now National property.
One of the NSC members tells the Avengers that they may inspect it for the time being, before turning to Monica and asking if it was her who alerted Washington about it. Captain Marvel replies that it was, adding that the Black Knight had detected two large asteroid fragments falling to Earth, one of which would break over a populated area. The NSC member turns to Dane and asks him if he is certain that the other fragment, the larger one, will hit in Kampuchea, informing him that they have already alerted the Soviets and the Chinese, as the U.S does not want to look stupid on this.
Dane tells the official to relax, and points out that it should impact miles from any inhabited area, but looking at the meteor that has landed, he discovers something peculiar. The NSC member asks Dane what he means by peculiar, and the handsome Avenger points out that the meteor is unusually magnetic. He demonstrates this by slicing a small chunk off with his powerful Ebony Blade - a chunk which then flies across the parking lot and attaches itself to the Avengers Quinjet. The NSC member takes note of this as Captain America points out something else interesting - something on one side of the meteor that looks like tooled steel. This surprises the NSC member who quickly goes to it, touching it he smiles and instantly knows what it is. He laughs before telling the puzzled Avengers that they have done their nation a great service, and that he cannot wait to tell their Russian friends about this, before laughing some more.
A few hours later, in the heart of the Soviet Union, a great rail yard’s automatic switching system malfunctions with devastating effects - one train derails and is sent hurtling towards another. But at that very moment, a burst of ebon energy flares, and from the energy, which is actually the dimension known as the Darkforce, four super beings emerge - Darkstar! Vanguard! Ursa Major! The Titanium Man! - together, known as the Soviet Super Soldiers.
The brash mutant Nicolai Krylenko, better known as Vanguard, rushes forward, boasting to his comrades to stand aside, while he shows them that he is more powerful than a mere locomotive. Using his hammer and sickle as a focus, Vanguard calls on his mutant power to repel energy, sending the train’s kinetic energy rippling back upon itself - with less than ideal results, as the entire train crashes to the ground, gasoline begins to spill from one tanker.
The Titanium Man alerts his teammates to the danger, so the beautiful Laynia Petrovna, a.k.a. Darkstar flies towards it, exclaiming that her Darkforce is more than enough to contain the exploding tanker. But she doesn’t quite cover all of the spill, and the Titanium Man calls her careless, as the uncontained spill ignited, and endangered the workers he carries to safety. As the armoured Titanium Man shoots a water tower, enabling the flooding waters to dowse the fire, he tells Darkstar that he has resigned himself to such sloppiness from her brother Vanguard, but that he expects better from her.
Back along the rail tracks, the mutant strength of the man-bear Ursa Major is sorely taxed as he picks up all the upturned train carriages and puts them right. Suddenly, someone cries ‘Allow me to assist!’ and to Ursa’s surprise, the Crimson Dynamo is helping him lift a train carriage. Dynamo tells Ursus that he is pleased he recognizes his new armour, to which the Major tosses the train aside and tells Dynamo that he is no “comrade” of theirs, for he is KGB.
As Darkstar and Vanguard gather around, the Crimson Dynamo starts to explain that he still works for the state security, but his sentence is not finished as he is surprised to see the Titanium Man land beside Darkstar, he declares that he thought the Titanium Man was dead. Suddenly, a small large-headed man bursts from the chest piece of the green armour, holding a gun towards the Crimson Dynamo, he declares that it is reassuring to find that the KGB does not know everything.
‘Gremlin!’ gasps the Crimson Dynamo, before the Gremlin informs him that the new Titanium Man is his creation, just like the armour-piercing shells in the pistol. Gremlin reveals to the Crimson Dynamo that they anticipated this disaster when his instruments detected an electromagnetic pulse in the upper stratosphere, before asking Dynamo what he knows of that.
The Crimson Dynamo declares he knows that the pulse disrupted the rail yard’s computerized systems, and that it was caused by an asteroid fragment passing through Soviet airspace. Dynamo adds that the fragment may also give the five of them an opportunity to right a great wrong done to the Mother Land. He reveals he had hoped the Super Soldiers would come here, and asks them to forgive their differences, and appeals to them as a citizen - ‘Help me to avenge the Soviet people!’ he declares. The Super Soldiers whisper among themselves, Vanguard of course thinks it is a KGB trick, while Major Ursus thinks Dynamo seems sincere. Gremlin is unsure, and tells Dynamo to reveal more.
Meanwhile, at an isolated cove along the Atlantic shore, five unique individuals are taking a much needed rest. They are mutants, outcasts of society, feared and hated by the world at large - they call themselves…the X-Men! A television is playing a Lionel Ritchie song, and a blonde woman, Alison Blaire also known as the Dazzler sings along, declaring that Ritchie’s music makes her want to dance the night away, before Magneto, if he doesn’t just love it. The older man replies that while the tune is an engaging one, he prefers the classics. ‘You mean…like Buddy Holly?’ the oft-clueless Dazzler replies.
On the edge of the dock sits the rugged Logan, a.k.a. “Wolverine”, and the southern belle Rogue, who takes to the air, asking Logan if he is going to go swimming. From underneath his cowboy hat, Logan replies that the sun feels good so he will get wet later. ‘That’s what you think!’ jokes Rogue as she plunges into the water, splashing Logan. Looking up, the annoyed Canadian X-Man tells Rogue not to do that again, for he does not like being annoyed on holiday - by anyone, or anything he adds after popping a claw and frightening the fly that was buzzing around him.
Down the beach, a sixth member of the unlikely crew tries to lose himself, without success. The handsome Alex “Havok” Summers thinks that no longer is it the X-Men that Charles Xavier organized all those years ago, and he cannot get over the way the other X-Men have accepted Magneto, for he was once the X-Men’s greatest enemy, but now he is treated like some sort of senior adviser.  Alex remembers that his brother Scott used to be leader, but somehow thinks he would feel out of place now - Alex even feels out of place. He wishes that Scot was here - or Lorna. ‘Lord, how I miss her!’ Suddenly, Alex gets angry and unleashes the ambient cosmic energy that has been building up inside him for the past few days. In this moment of frustration, his awesome power smashes a large boulder into small rocks.
Back on the dock, Dazzler turns to Storm and asks her if it was thunder, but the X-Men’s leader, Ororo Munroe replies that it was more like an explosion. Sipping his drink, Logan tells the ladies that it is Havok letting off a little steam, and nothing to worry about. Flying out of the water, Rogue exclaims that it is too bad Psylocke and Longshot stayed behind, as they are missing out on some marvelous swimming. ‘And so are y’all! Come on in!’ adds Rogue. Dazzler takes a dive off the dock, exclaiming that there is nothing on the television but news now.
Storm turns to the small portable screen and watches the newsreader report that disaster was averted in Ohio when the Avengers ended a threat from space almost before it began. An image of Thor appears on the screen, and Ororo watches him, thinking how easy it is that he bends the tempests to his will so easily. She recalls that such power was once hers, the wind, rain and lightening, all hers to command. She dives into the water, wishing that her mutant powers would return, so then they might see whom the elements better obeyed.
Magneto continues to watch the television, where it is reported that experts at the Australian Science Institute agree that a large asteroid with unusual electromagnetic properties may have already landed in Southeast Asia. Magneto thinks to himself that this is extraordinary, thinking he may know what it is, even though he had thought it to be destroyed. Yet if a fragment of any size has survived, then he must know. Magneto rushes to the X-Men’s Blackbird jet, and inside it reads the on-board computer analysis of telemetry from the Geosat Orbital Satellite System, which shows him a better than 95% certainty that the meteor is from what he thinks it to be.
Magneto believes that the fragment would have come down in Kampuchea, which could mean trouble. He decides to not involve the X-Men in this, for he believes they would disapprove of him looking for something from his criminal past. Moments later, Magneto has donned his costume and forming a protective magnetic field around himself, he streaks away into the early evening skies - watched by Wolverine, who does not try to stop him, he just lights up a cigarette.
Storm, Dazzler and Rogue hear the Blackbird’s warning siren and joined by Havok, they race to their jet. Alex asks Wolverine what is up, and as Logan puts on his costume he tells his teammates that they better put their clothes on too, as it may be trouble. Rogue asks Logan where Magneto is, to which he replies ‘Gone. That’s the problem’. Logan reveals that after Magneto left, he checked and found what Erik had run through the computer, and what it seems is that part of Asteroid M has fallen to Earth. Logan believes that Magneto has gone to find it.
Rogue tells her teammates that she thought Magneto’s old orbital fortress was smashed to bits, but Logan tells her that it seems not all of it was, for the readings Magneto took indicate a good sized chunk has crashed in what used to be Cambodia - a piece big enough to maybe still be carrying some of his old equipment. Rogue asks why there is reason to worry, to which Logan reminds her that when Magneto operated out of Asteroid M, he was set out to rule the world, and suggests that if he got his hands on that kind of equipment again - who knows what he may do with it?
Later, at the Avengers Hydrobase Headquarters, the six Avengers sit to discuss the recent events. Monica asks Captain America what he has learned, to which Cap replies that he has learned enough to turn his stomach, and informs the Avengers that his contacts in the intelligence community say that the NSC thinks the fragments which fell to Earth were part of an orbital base once used by Magneto. At the head of the table, Cap continues, revealing that the CIA has shared this discovery with the KGB, and just enough information has been leaked to the media.
Cap declares that there has been a high-level decision in the Kremlin to terminate Magneto, and that people in the United States government are helping to bait a trap. Dane asks Cap if what he is saying is that U.S. Intelligence is playing footsie with the Soviets to plot an assassination. Jen points out that it is not beyond some agencies, and that there are far too many bureaus that operate outside of the law. She announces that she can understand the desire to be rid of a world-class menace like Magneto.
Thor reminds his teammates that there have been many crimes by Magneto, but declares there is no honor in such an ambush. Doctor Druid states that he is woefully ignorant of Magneto’s record, and asks if the others have met him. Captain Marvel tells him that at one time or another they have, adding that they have not been pleasant experiences, as Magneto has had quite an infamous history.
Monica begins Magneto’s history with his take over of the Cape Citadel missile base, where not long after that he overthrew the government of Santo Marco, setting himself up as absolute ruler. Thor continues, revealing he first encountered Magneto in New York harbor. Thor explains that when Magneto found his powers sorely tested by his strength, he attempted to slay the Thunder God with a thermo-nuclear bomb. Thor points out that had the bomb exploded, everyone in the city would have perished.
Captain America tells Thor that it was not the first time Magneto tried to use a nuke, for according to Avengers records, Magneto set a trap for the original X-Men in Santo Marco with a bomb which would have left that nation a wasteland. In Captain America’s opinion, those crimes should have put Magneto away for life. She-Hulk points out that Magneto would have been put away for life, except the World Court decided to strike all charges arising from acts committed before Magneto was reduced to infancy, for in the eyes of the court, Magneto was “reborn” as a new man.
Captain America declares that it is shocking that any court could make such a decision, for he saw Magneto in action after his “rebirth”, where Magneto attacked him without provocation, and destroyed a research facility and abducted and tortured another mutant. Cap continues, revealing that some weeks later, Magneto’s true colors displayed themselves again when he sacked a series of aerospace installations in Australia and New Zealand. It was also around this time that he also imprisoned the X-Men and tortured them.
The Black Knight exclaims that if none of those incidents were enough to convict Magneto, then what he did to the Russians should have been. Druid recalls hearing about this, and asks if it was when Magneto wrecked a submarine. Dane declares that Magneto didn’t just wreck it, but he sank it, killing everyone aboard - before using his magnetic powers to create a volcano in the middle of Varykino, and destroyed the entire city. Dane concludes by saying that the way Magneto skipped out on his trial, he can see why the Soviets would be out for blood.
Captain America agrees, stating that the Soviets are very serious about this, and his sources say that the Super-Soldier team may be enlisted to get Magneto. Dane asks the others what it is that they should do now, to which Jen declares she gets the feeling that their spy-boys would rather they do nothing. She suggests that they sit tight and let the Soviets take him out. Monica immediately exclaims that that would be wrong, pointing out that with the whole world in the grip of anti-mutant hysteria, an assassination would make things worse. Captain America agrees with Monica, and reminds his team that the entire world was cheated out of bringing Adolf Hitler to justice, so they must not be stopped from bringing Magneto to trial. ‘Every individual deserves a fair trial…humanity deserves it’.
In Kampuchea, where the Ancient Khmer people are slowly disintegrating under the onslaught of nature and changing ideologies. Now, the world’s most notorious mutant has come searching for something out of his past. He flies across the exotic landscape, thinking to himself that he is getting closer, as he can feel the field effect emanating from the asteroid fragment, less than fifty kilometers distant. He thinks that in a few more minutes he will have a more definite fix, that is if he can avoid any roving patrols of military men, he should be able to locate the target before nightfall.
But suddenly, ‘Don’t go any further, Magneto!’ cries Captain Marvel as she appears in an electromagnetic blast, temporarily blinding Magneto. Monica stands before him and states that on behalf of the United Nations, she is placing him under arrest. She tells him to surrender and there will be no reason to use force. Magneto tells Monica that she leaves him one choice, as his mission is too important to waste time with her, so he uses his powers to rip a chunk of iron from the ground up and hurls it at her. Only to discover, that Captain Marvel approached him in hologram form, as she knew it would be safer to approach him that way.
Suddenly, lightening strikes the Master of Magnetism, who is knocked backwards by Thor who declares that Magneto was given the chance to come peaceably, but peaceably or not, he shall be the Avengers’ prisoner. Magneto asks the two powerful Avengers if he is right in assuming they are not alone, to which Captain America tells Magneto he is ‘right as rain’, and that it was no trouble for them in tracking him down, and now that they have found him they are taking him back before the World Court.
With the Black Knight and She-Hulk, the five Avengers surround Magneto, who tells the Avengers that he has no argument with them, and asks them to leave him alone. Cap tells Magneto that they cannot do that, as there is a matter of justice to be settled. Magneto calls the Avengers ‘self-righteous fools’ and is about to do something to them when Doctor Druid steps up behind him and tells him to ‘relax’. Druid tells the Avengers that although it took him considerable effort to mask his presence from Magneto, he has subdued him, but as Magneto has a strong mind, he will not be able to keep him enthralled for long.
The Black Knight tells Druid that he will not have to, and steps up to Magneto with a set of degaussing manacles that he created, which will keep him and his magnetic powers under control. But before Dane can place the manacles on Magneto, they are shattered by a beam of light - from Dazzler, who has arrived with the other Avengers. Logan tells the Avengers that if they have a problem with Magneto then they have a problem with all the X-Men. He tells them to let him go, but Monica informs the X-Men that Magneto is in their custody - protective custody.
Captain America puts a hand out towards the X-Men and warns Wolverine to back off, telling him not to do anything stupid. Claws unsheathed, Logan grins and exclaims that the only stupid moves are made by folks who cross him. ’Care to try your luck?’ he asks before turning his attention to another direction. Storm tells Wolverine that this is not the time, but Logan sniffs the air and declares that they are getting more company. Druid backs this up, by declaring that he senses five minds approaching from the North.
Swiftly, the Super Soldiers and the Crimson Dynamo drop down into Kampuchea, as the Gremlin addresses everyone as intruders and tells them not to attempt to escape, for they have come for Magneto. He tells the Avengers and X-Men to deliver Magneto to them and no one need be harmed. Annoyed, Monica steps up to the Russians and declares she will repeat this one last time - ’Magneto is in Avengers custody, we intend to see that he is tried for his crimes’.
The always reasonable Darkstar is quite prepared to side with the Avengers, but her dominating brother tells her that they must make certain Magneto pays for the crimes against his people. Captain America tries to reasonable with the ruthless male members of the Super Soldiers and tells them that as their country has serious grievances against Magneto they should side with the Avengers in brining him before the World Court. The Crimson Dynamo steps forward and tells Captain America that they will not, before ordering him to turn Magneto over to them at once, or they shall arrest them all for harboring a mass-murderer.
‘I don’t like your tone, bub’ exclaims Wolverine, but She-Hulk pushes in front of Logan and says ‘Can it, Shorty! We’ll handle this!’ Vanguard takes She-Hulks approach as an attack, and orders his teammates to retaliate. As the Super Soldiers power up, the Crimson Dynamo shouts ‘Justice for the people! Death to Magneto!’


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Uneasy Allies
It began on the edge of space, where Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, acted to save an Ohio city from falling shards of a dying asteroid. The National Security Council decided that the asteroid was the former orbital base of the infamous mutant Master of Magnetism, and determined that a very large section of that base would impact in Southeast Asia, the NSC shared this information with the Soviet KGB - and leaked enough information to the media to draw Magneto’s interest. Magneto journeyed to Kampuchea in search of his grounded base, in instead found the Avengers, intent on his capture - but Magneto had been followed by his recent associates, the X-Men, and the two teams squabbled over him. Until the Soviet Super Soldiers and Crimson Dynamo showed up, who threatened to arrest both teams for harboring a mass murderer, which is when the real trouble started.
The Crimson Dynamo again shouts ‘Justice for the people, death to Magneto’ as the golden Avenger, Monica “Captain Marvel” Rambeau calls to the Avengers to attack, and not to let the Soviets take Magneto. As Laynia Petrovna a.k.a. Darkstar uses her Darkforce against Dane Whitman a.k.a. the Black Knight, the handsome Avenger blocks her attack with his Ebony Blade. The Titanium Man fires optical beams at Captain America, who blocks the attack with his shield. As Ursa Major approaches Doctor Druid, Nicolai “Vanguard” Krylenko throws his hammer at Jennifer “She-Hulk” Walters, who catches it, while thinking to himself that the Avengers must have gone mad, as they have nearly enough reason to hate Magneto as his team do, but why do they protect him?
Suddenly, the Crimson Dynamo finds his armor’s power supply overloading, and his computer systems begin to shut down. He knows he must land before he loses control of his boot jets. Yet when he lands, he witnesses Captain Marvel fly out of his armor, and Monica tells him that she thought a few extra megavolts would take the wind out of his sails, before calling to Captain America, who comes up behind Dynamo and bashes him with his shield.
Ursa Major, the mutant bear-man asks Doctor Anthony Ludgate Druid if he is petrified by the sight of him, and nearby the X-Men’s leader Ororo “Storm” Munroe wonders what he is talking about, when suddenly Druid phases through Major Ursus, the Soviet mutant then finds himself under attack from the jungle as vines begin to ensnare him. He wonders if the world has gone mad, or just him, as Druid thinks to himself that Major Ursus saw what he wanted him to see, and that the vines are his to control, for such is the power of Doctor Druid.
X-Men member Rogue suddenly swoops down and declares that she is not staying around to see who wins, and grabs the hypnotized Magneto as she takes her leave. Wolverine a.k.a. Logan tells the rest of the X-Men that he is staying, but Storm tells him that Rogue has the right idea. Logan shouts back that if the Ruskies want a fight, then he is going to give them one. Storm points out that if the Avengers defeat the Super Soldiers then they will fight the X-Men to reclaim Magneto. Wolverine sees her point, and turns tail with his teammates and runs.
The Crimson Dynamo alerts Captain America that the X-Men are escaping with Magneto, and Cap suggests to Dynamo that they call a truce, that he and the Soviets help the Avengers bring Magneto to justice before the World Court. Dynamo replies ‘Nyet’ and tells Captain America that Magneto has already been found guilty of sinking a submarine by a special tribune of the Supreme Soviet.
As she runs with her team, Alison Blaire a.k.a. the Dazzler turns around and sees that Captain America and Dynamo look like they might follow the X-Men, and knows she cannot let it happen. As much as she hates to do what she is about to do, as the Avengers were once her friends, the X-Men need to time to think over their strategy, so using her mutant power, Dazzler absorbs all the sound from the jungle, causing it to go deathly quiet, and she transduces it into pure white light, blinding the Avengers and Super Soldiers, giving the Avengers time to escape.
Hundreds of yards away, Rogue, still carrying Magneto, flies swiftly through the jungle, knowing that their jet is hidden only a few miles away, and once they reach it they can leave, for once they are airborne, she doesn’t think there is anyway the other teams can reach them. She believes that the Blackbird will be able to run circles around the Avengers’ Quinjet, she is prepared to bet that the Avengers do not have anything nearly as fast - when Captain Marvel catches up to the cocky X-Man, and she tells Rogue that moving Magneto out of harm’s way is a good idea, but suggests she doesn’t take him too far.
Monica tells Rogue that as soon as the Avengers have calmed the Soviets down, they will be taking Magneto back into custody, and making sure he goes to trial. Monica informs Rogue that the Avengers do not want to fight the X-Men, but if they have to, then they will. With that said, Monica simply flies back to her teammates, leaving Rogue shocked that she was able to change directions without even slowing down, and realizing that the X-Men could be in big trouble.
Meanwhile, Thor takes on the Titanium Man, declaring that while the armor is strange to him, the power is obviously that of the Titanium Man. Gremlin informs Thor that he has taken the name of the Titanium Man, and as he grabs the Norse God’s wrist, he boasts that he is not the man Thor once fought, for his power is much greater. Thor cries out at the pain Titanium Man causes him, and Gremlin reveals that he thought that would cause Thor pain, for he had deduced that his new body armor would come with a weakness he could exploit. Grabbing Thor by his neck, the Titanium Man announces that even in the Motherland, his power is legendary, but that it appears to be no match for his technological might.
Gremlin is about to say something else, when he flails backwards, his limbs moving independently of his will, thus he releases Thor from his grasp. Something overrides Gremlin’s armor control systems, giving Thor enough time to steady himself and hit the Titanium Man with his hammer, declaring that while technology may fail, the godlike might of Thor is eternal. Suddenly, Captain Marvel emerges from the Gremlin’s armor, apologizing to Thor for the delay, but explaining that Titanium Man’s armor was more complicated than Dynamo’s. Thor is surprised that the Gremlin’s weakness was her doing, and turns in shame, exclaiming that there is no glory in this victory and it would have been better if he had fallen with honor.
At that same time, ‘Nice hammer you have there, red, but it takes more than a hammer to play Thor!’ She-Hulk tells Vanguard as she punches his hard, knocking him back across the grass area and through the trunk of a tree. This surprises She-Hulk, who had read that Vanguard had some sort of personal force field around him, which is why she didn’t bother to pull her punch, but she sees that he is better protected than she thought, as she felt that blow as much as he did, and if she wasn’t better braced then she too would have been knocked over.
Darkstar suddenly appears overhead of the She-Hulk and exclaims to Jen that if she has hurt her brother then she will make her wish she had never been born! Darkstar traps Jennifer in bonds of Darkforce as the Black Knight comes up to her and tells her to stop, as she doesn’t know what she is doing. Laynia tells Dane that she knows exactly what she is doing, and also encases him in the Darkforce bonds.
But suddenly, Darkstar sees Vanguard and UrsaMajor captive in her Darkforce, not the Avengers. Darkstar is puzzled at what happened, when Druid walks up beside her and tells her that she saw what he wished her to see. He declares that that no one will be harmed, and touching Darkstar on the forehead, he tells her to be at peace, and hypnotizes her.
Less than three miles away, Rogue tells the X-Men as they arrive that it is about time they showed up, ‘what’d you do, take the scenic route?’ she asks. Logan tells her not to give him any grief before asking how Magneto is. Magneto answers for himself, pointing out that he is shaking off Druid’s entrancement, but the ruined manacles that are placed on his hands confuse him, as their degaussing elements are still active. Storm begins to take a look at them as Rogue tells Wolverine that they have to get out of here. ‘Don’t remind me,’ Logan snaps back as he sits at the flight console. Rogue declares that they have to get out before that Captain Marvel finds them.
Magneto tells the X-Men that they mustn’t run yet, for part of Asteroid M lies not far from here and he wants to inspect it. Alex “Havok” Summers asks Magneto is he is crazy, and angrily, he asks Magneto if the X-Men trailed him half way around the world to save himjust in order for him to recover some old real estate. Dazzler puts a hand on Alex’s shoulder and tells him to calm down, noticing that his power levels are building up too fast, and points out that if he loses control the shockwave would tear the Blackbird apart. Havok calms down and declares that he will stay in check, before asking what is so important about some chunk of old rock.
Magneto reveals that a section of his old base may be intact on that “chunk of rock” as Havok put it, and tells the X-Men that any equipment which survived impact is too dangerous to fall into the wrong hands. Logan asks Magneto what it is that makes him think his hands are the right ones, and reminds him that when he lived on the Asteroid he was making plans to make the world safe for mutant kind by taking the world over, adding that he was perfectly willing to torture or kill anyone who stood in his way.
Magneto solemnly declares that those days are behind him, as Storm points out that the Avengers must be aware of the asteroid fragment, and if it is any danger then they will deal to it. She tells him that the X-Men’s job is to get him - Magneto cuts her off before she can finish, insisting upon finding it, by himself if necessary. With that, he flies out of the Blackbird, leaving the X-Men watch him go. Rogue asks if she should stop him, but Logan doubts that she could. Storm tells her team that Magneto’s decision has been made, and he has placed himself outside their protection. Logan declares that they should leave, as they are wasting their time here.
Back at the battle site, Druid commands Darkstar to ensnare Crimson Dynamo also, while Captain America wishes they had a better way to hold the Soviets, as he doesn’t like using mind control. Vanguard calls to his hypnotized sister, trying to reach her, but She-Hulk tells him not to waste his breath. Upon seeing Thor drag the unconscious Titanium Man towards the others, Dane tells him it doesn’t look like he had much trouble, but Thor replies that looks are deceiving. Druid commands Laynia to bind the Titanium Man now, as the Crimson Dynamo tells the Avengers that this is an outrage, and tells them that when the world hears how they interfered in the capture of a dangerous criminal - She-Hulk cuts him off and tells him to shut up, reminding him that the Avengers had Magneto in custody before he and the Super Soldiers butted in, as the Avengers were authorized to act as special deputies of the World Court. She supposes that he did not even check with the local government before they barged into Kampuchea. The Avengers take their leave as Druid informs them Darkstar’s trance will only last another hour, so they should not linger any longer, and Thor declares that Magneto must be found anew.
Forty kilometers away, Magneto breaks out of the jungle and streaks across Tonle Sap, Kampuchea’s great interior lake, while thinking to himself that the magnetic field is strongest here, and realizes that it explains why there is no impact crater visible from the air, as the asteroid fragment must have struck near the center of the lake. He can feel it in the lake, and knows he must reclaim it. At his command, awesome electromagnetic forces spring to life, reaching into the depths of the lake, grasping and lifting in defiance of gravity itself - and suddenly Magneto lifts from the lake, part of Asteroid M. He is astonished to learn that there is more than he dared hope, for it is the entire central core of Asteroid M - his base is once his again.
Far to the South, Wolverine declares that this is a waste of time, and tells his teammates that from the start they should not have gone after Magneto, they should have left him to face the Avengers and Super Soldiers on his own. Storm replies that Magneto is a mutant and therefore, better or worse, he has become one of them, and they owe him the benefit of the doubt and also their aid. Rogue reminds Wolverine that it was he who said they should chase Magneto in the first place, to which Wolverine exclaims that he is just ticked off.
Suddenly, unseen and unheard in her intangible neutrino form, Captain Marvel enters the jet as Wolverine exclaims they gave Magneto a hand and he spat on it. Captain Marvel takes note of Logan’s comment while noticing Magneto is not onboard. Logan tells Storm that he cannot believe Magneto is going after the asteroid after he claimed to have put his past behind him. Storm asks Logan to suppose there may be dangerous equipment that must be recovered, and asks him if he trusts Magneto to do the right thing. Logan declares that if Magneto gets out of line, then they will nail him to the wall, to which Monica smiles and thinks to herself that if the X-Men don’t, then the Avengers will, before flying out of the Blackbird.
A split second later, Captain Marvel arrives back at the location of her teammates, and Captain America asks her what the word is. Monica replies that the Magneto split from the X-Men and is searching for his asteroid. Dane is working with some equipment, and informs his teammates that he is getting a fix, as the readings point to a major magnetic flux in the South.
In the South, Magneto is now inside the central core of Asteroid M, walking through the corridors he sees that so much has been damaged and lost, but that there are a handful of salvageable memory chips and circuits which are precious beyond compare. However he knows that there is much within the ruins that could be used against mutants, and he cannot take everything with him. He opens a bag of explosive charges and decides they will have to ensure that nothing remains for others to find. He thinks that it is a shame how the base must be destroyed after surviving orbital break-up and re-entry, but he knows there are some parts of his past that are best left dead and buried.
As he thinks that however, he opens up a closet, and inside is his red and purple helmet and costume. Placing the helmet on his head, he thinks that it seems like an eternity since he wore it last, and handling the rest of the costume, he recalls that he was the enemy of the X-Men and all mankind when he wore it. He thinks that mankind hasn’t changed, and wonders if he has.
Flying through the side of the base, Magneto tells himself not to waste anymore time in idle thought and that the few things he retrieved from his past may prove useful to him in the future, but that the rest he must bid farewell to. He raises the asteroid from the surface of the lake, when the Avengers come up behind him! Monica tells him to hold it, to lower the rock slowly, and not to make any sudden moves. ‘Better yet, don’t make any move, period!’ declares the She-Hulk. Magneto tells the Avengers to get away, when Thor replies to that by telling Magneto not to threaten them, and hurls his hammer through the side of the asteroid fragment.
Magneto tells himself to submerge the asteroid before it detonates and drops it into the water, before lifting up several small fragments with his magnetic powers and hurling them at the Avengers, calling them ‘Arrogant fools!’ The Avengers all use their own means to block the oncoming debris as Dane tells Magneto he has a lot of nerve calling them arrogant, to which Cap seconds, while telling Magneto that they have gone easy on him up until now, but that there is only so far he can push the Avengers. Thor and Jen try to attack Magneto with physical force, but they cannot breach his magnetic force field, Monica however can, reminding Magneto that certain forms of energy can, she enters his force field and blinds him.
As Magneto falls, the air is split by the sound of roaring twin ramjet engines. The Avengers turn to see the X-Men’s Blackbird descend as Rogue flies from it, directly into She-Hulk, declaring that the X-Men are back to finish some business. As She-Hulk is knocked around on the beach by the lake, she tells Rogue that she has made her mad. Rogue starts to tell Jen that that is good, and that as soon as she touches her skin she shall absorb her powers, but She-Hulk knows better than to let her do that, so she forces herself and Rogue into the lake.
Wolverine leaps from the Blackbird, thinking that he should never have let Storm turn back for Magneto, but as long as they are here…he tells Havok and Dazzler to hit the Avengers hard, as they are no push-overs, but Havok adds that neither are the X-Men, before blasting Captain America and Black Knight with a beam of solar energy. Dane alerts Cap, and both men dodge it. Logan approaches Dane and tells him he side-stepped Havok’s blast like a pro, but suspects that it is only because Havok is still new at this, and telegraphed the shot by a mile. With claws outstretched, Logan boasts that he doesn’t miss so easy, to which Dane says ‘Save it for you fan club, Wolverine!’ As Logan’s claws clash with Dane’s sword, Logan is puzzled as to why his claws didn’t swipe through the sword. Dane reveals that his sword is tougher, as it was forged by Merlyn!
Rogue punches the She-Hulk back into the water, telling her she should know it takes more than a dunking to keep her down, but as Rogue moves closer to Jen, she gets back up and kicks Rogue, asking who it was that said she wanted to keep her down. On land, Captain Marvel strikes Havok, telling him that the Avengers didn’t want it to come to this, but if the X-Men insist, then the Avengers will finish it. Inside the Blackbird, Storm wonders if she was wrong in deciding to return to aid Magneto, especially as the Avengers may overcome them, for Captain Marvel seems to be everywhere.
Captain America asks Dazzler why she is defending Magneto, to which Alison informs him that it is because he is a mutant. Cap that doesn’t know what it is like, as mutants are pariahs wherever they go, and all they have is each other. She tells Cap and Thor to get back, as she doesn’t want to hurt them. Cap tells her that this is wrong and that aiding a terrorist is only going to make things worse. Alison replies by firing beams of light at Cap and Thor. Thor tells Steve that she leaves them no choice, and they fight back .
Suddenly, Magneto begins to regain consciousness and seeing the two teams fighting, he tells them to stop, and reveals that the asteroid is full of explosive charges - that it will self-destruct any second! Captain Marvel reacts so quickly that the others seem frozen in place as she speeds towards the asteroid in an imperceptibly small fraction of a second, flashing through the asteroids twisting corridors, she finds the explosives - but too late!
Monica flies back from where she came as the blast pounds inland, however it encounters resistance, in the form of a magnetic shield. Magneto tells himself to ignore the pain in his jaw and concentrate, but he is struggling to maintain his shield in repelling the deadly hurtling debris of the exploding asteroid. The accompanying shockwave scatters both X-Men and Avengers, scattering the heroes along the shore like discarded toys.
Magneto uses his powers to lift himself and the X-Men up into the Blackbird, deciding that as the Avengers confusion will not last long, they must flee. In the lake, Monica calls for help as she pulls Captain America to safety after he was knocked out during the blast. Thor informs his teammates that the X-Men’s craft is already gone, and Black Knight asks where Doctor Druid is, before saying ‘Hey, you don’t suppose…’.
High over the South China sea, Magneto tells the X-Men that he is again in their debt, for if they had not returned…his voice trails off before Storm informs him that it was not an easy decision, and that his actions have not made it any easier, however whether they like it or not, he is a mutant, as are they all. Staring out the window, Dazzler exclaims that it was bad enough they had to even fight they Avengers, but did they have to run off like that? What if the Avengers were hurt? Magneto sternly tells the concerned woman that the Avengers were well shielded and can take care of themselves.
Logan declares that something is still not right about this, and asks Magneto why he is wearing ‘that old pot’ over his head again. Logan informs Magneto that he was willing to keep him out of the courtroom, but thinks now that he owes them an explanation. Havok thinks to himself that Logan should keep at Magneto, for there is a lot he is probably not telling. Rogue however wonders why the world doesn’t let up on Magneto, as it doesn’t matter if he is guilty or not, for there is no court in the world that wouldn’t convict a mutant.
Sitting in the back of the Blackbird, telepathically cloaked from the X-Men’s view, is Dr. Druid, who senses the dissension in the X-Men’s ranks, and hopes that they continue to be so preoccupied. However, he knows that he cannot indefinitely mask his presence from them, and decides to get their location and status to the Avengers before he is discovered, otherwise, he will have sacrificed himself for nothing!


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The Soviets Strike Back!
High above the war-torn lands of Southeast Asia flies the band of outlaw mutants known collectively as the X-Men, in their Blackbird aircraft that rockets them away from the scene of their latest battle with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers - but this will not be a simple flight.
Down on the ground below, an armored super being locates the Blackbird and targets it, but as his particle beam projector charges, the X-Men begin to fly out of range. A desperate cybernetic command sounds, and an all but invisible beam of energy sizzles skyward, only just hitting the side of the aircraft, but failing to do any serious damage. He is the new Titanium Man, but is better known as the genius Gremlin, a member of the Soviet Union’s now renegade Super Soldiers. His teammates ask him what he thinks he is doing, and Gremlin replies that his attempt was futile.
The Soviets themselves are in a futile situation, for their most powerful member, Laynia Petrovna a.k.a. Darkstar has been hypnotized and has bound her companions. Major Mikhail Ursus, known as the mutant man-bear Ursa Major calls to Darkstar to release then, but the Super Soldier’s uneasy ally, the Crimson Dynamo asks Ursus what makes him think Darkstar will listen to him when she doesn’t even listen to her brother. Laynia’s brother, Nicolai “Vanguard“ Krylenko agrees with Dynamo for perhaps the first time ever, pointing out that Laynia is held in her trance.
Suddenly, the Gremlin bursts out of the opening in his armor’s chest, and the deformed man declares that while words alone may not free Darkstar, a more physical appeal may be able to, and as he shakes Laynia he tells her that she has been deceived. Laynia begins to come around, and as she is roused, her mutant power, the other-dimensional Darkforce with which she had bound her companions fades away, freeing the men.
Confused, the pretty blonde Soviet asks where the Avengers and the X-Men are. Laynia’s handsome brother comforts her as he asks her if she does not remember imprisoning them. Laynia is shocked at this, and declares that she cannot recall anything. Vanguard informs her that it was not her fault, as the Avenger Dr. Druid hypnotized her into thinking that her teammates were actually her enemies. Darkstar falls into her brother’s arms as Vanguard boasts that the Avengers will pay for their indignity.
The Crimson Dynamo declares that the Avengers have much to answer for, as it was not bad enough that they refused to hand the fugitive Magneto over to them, but they attacked them and allowed the accursed X-Men to help Magneto get away. Dynamo tells his associates that they must apprehend the outlaws and expose the Avengers for the mutant lovers that they are. Cautiously, Darkstar reminds Dynamo that they are mutants as well, and the angry Ursa Major asks Dynamo if he has something against mutants.
Dynamo replies that he does not, and quickly asserts that he meant that the Avenges aided ‘the kind of outlaw scum who are responsible for the world-wide anti-mutant madness…of which we are all victims!’ Dynamo tells the heroes not to forget that it was Magneto who sank the submarine Leningrad, killing those aboard, before destroying the city of Varykino using his powers of magnetism to create a volcano in the city’s midst. Dynamo reminds the Super Soldiers that Magneto was brought before the World Court, only to escape before justice could be dealt to him. Dynamo boasts that such villainy must not go unanswered and exclaims that the Soviet People must be avenged - that they need to find Magneto…and execute him!
Above the South China Sea now, The rugged X-Man Logan, also known as Wolverine, tells the man that is the cause of all this commotion Magneto, the Master of Magnetism, that he is still waiting for answers, as he risked his own life and the lives of the X-Men searching for his old base, Asteroid M, and all he has to show for it is the old helmet. Logan reminds Magneto that the only reason the X-Men let him join up with them in the first place is because he claimed that he had changed his ways to fighting for the mutant cause without any of his old tricks. Logan asks Magneto again what his story is, but the Master of Magnetism replies that he will just have to trust him.
Taking off his old helmet, Magneto thinks that the handful of microchips that he secreted in the hollows of his helmet will enable him to perform miracles, miracles that Wolverine would not understand. Piloting the Blackbird, the X-Men’s leader, Ororo “Storm“ Munroe wonders why the controls are so sluggish, as Magneto tells himself that much experimentation must be done before he can confide in anyone.
Sitting in the back of the X-Men’s jet is doctor Anthony Ludgate Druid, the Avenger who stowed away when Magneto and the X-Men fled during a moment of confusion. He thinks to himself that Magneto is hiding something, and he knows the X-Men sense it as easily as he does. Druid thinks it is fortunate that the X-Men’s concerns make it easier to mentally mask his presence from them. Druid knows Magneto’s mind is a strong one, and realizes he will detect him eventually, therefore he needs to contact the other Avengers, as it will take all of them to bring a man such as Magneto to justice.
Along the shores of Kampuchea’s Tonle Sap five of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes discuss their next move. Steve Rogers, better known as Captain America declares that the X-Men could go anywhere, but thinks they are probably heading South, as any other bearing would put them in hostile airspace. The Norse God Thor agrees, as Jennifer Walters a.k.a. the gamma-spawned She-Hulk jokes ’what airspace wouldn’t be hostile to Magneto?’ Captain America tells Jen that she raises a good point, and adds that he wishes he could figure out why the X-Men have got together with a man who has in the past tried to murder them, especially as the X-Men he knew were heroes.
Captain Marvel a.k.a. Monica Rambeau drops down from the sky, greeted by Dane Whitman, the handsome Black Knight, who asks her if there is any word on Druid. Monica replies that she has searched the entire lakefront, but that there is no trace of Doctor Druid, and that even if he were caught in the explosion of Magneto’s asteroid base, there should be some sign. Dane tells her not to count Druid out yet, as he wouldn’t be surprised if he went after the X-Men on his own.
Suddenly, ‘You are very nearly correct, Black Knight,’ booms around the heroes, and Cap recognizes it as Dr. Druid, but wonders where it is coming from. An astral image of Druid appears before his teammates as he informs them he has hidden himself aboard the X-Men’s jet. He is about to reveal their location, when he is struck down, and cuts out, leaving the Avengers perplexed.
On board the Blackbird, Magneto has snared Druid in a magnetic field as he declares he thought something strange was going on, and asks Druid what it is that he was doing. Druid declares that he cannot be made to talk, but Magneto simply tells him there is no need for him to talk, and turning to the Southern Belle, Rogue, Magneto asks her ‘if you please’. Rogue knows what to do and as she kisses Druid’s forehead, she tells him to hold still, and instantly her mutant absorption powers drain Druid of his thoughts, powers and his very consciousness. ‘My mind!’ screams Rogue, prompting Magneto to ask her if she is all right.
Rogue’s persona changes so much so that she acts and speaks in a similar manner to Druid, revealing to the X-Men that she has never been better, and that they have nothing to fear from Anthony Druid, as they intercepted his telepathic contact with the Avengers before he revealed their location. Rogue tells Magneto that his psychic shields are quite strong and asks him if he knew that. Before Magneto can reply, Storm declares that they have more immediate worries, as they have sustained some sort of tail damage, and it is rapidly getting worse, for the avionics are shutting down and back-ups are not responding.
Storm exclaims that they have only perhaps a minute before they hit the water - and hard. Magneto takes control of the situation by using his powers to keep them aloft, but declares that because of the size of the plane it takes much of his concentration therefore they will be open to attack, and so they need to land soon. Wolverine declares that he knows just the place, and giving Storm the coordinates tells her to keep to as much cloud cover as she can.
Soon, the Avengers clear Kampuchean airspace, Thor flies outside of the Quinjet and shouts ‘Onward!’ reminding them that an Avenger’s life may be in danger. Captain Marvel flies ahead along the X-Men’s most likely course and asks everyone to keep in touch with her along the high-frequency bands. From within the Quinjet, Captain America asks Monica to hold on as they are getting a call relayed via short-wave - from Doctor Druid! Druid informs his teammates that he is in Singapore, and almost immediately Monica appears beside him. Druid informs her that the local police have been helpful but that there is no sign of Magneto or the X-Men, and he suspects they were long gone by the time he regained consciousness. He adds that it was clever of them to stow their plane in the old airfreight depot they stand in now.
Meanwhile, over the gulf of Thailand, Darkstar, Vanguard and Major Ursus are encased within a Darkforce blanket as the Titanium Man and Crimson Dynamo fly them over the sea - until they suddenly intercept a high-band radio message, which is from Captain Marvel, informing her teammates of the location she is at, Changi International Airport. The two armored men veer South towards the booming high-tech economy that is Singapore.
In Singapore, Thor stands atop a roof, and tells himself that if Magneto is in the city below the Avengers must find him, as the ‘miscreant’ has been allowed to roam free for far too long and must be made to atone for his crimes. Flying over the city, Dane and the She-Hulk are on Dane’s robotic robot steed, declaring that if Magneto uses his magnetic powers then the instruments in the robot horse will pick him up. She-Hulk declares that if Magneto doesn’t use his powers then it could take them days to find him as it is a big city.
In an older section of the city, as he is lead around in a cart by a man on a bicycle, Druid remembers that he has a few contacts in this part of the world and wonders if they could help him find the X-Men, for he would love to be the one who uncovered them. A few blocks away, Monica exclaims that searching Singapore, is a challenge even for her, as there are so many places to hide.
Out on the streets, Cap rides a motorcycle and decides that even if the X-Men were in street clothes, most of them would stand out in a crowd, some more even than he would, and that sooner or later the Avengers will flush them out. Nearby, Darkstar, in disguise as a local woman reports to her teammates on a communicator, informing them she has spotted Captain America in sector five, but that there is still no sign of the X-Men.
In another part of the city, a man who looks like Havok passes Vanguard in the street. The cocky Russian wonders if it is indeed Havok, as while he has only seen him in costume and for a brief period of time, his mask covered little of his face, and Nicolai thinks he looks familiar. The man who may or may not be Alex Summers approaches a local and begins to inform him that he is lost. Vanguard closes in on his target, wanting to know for sure, when suddenly ‘Lookin’ for somebody, bub?’ asks Logan as he grabs Vanguard by the collar and pulls him aside.
Logan tells Nicolai that he would know his scent anywhere, ‘You’re one of those Ruskies!’ Vanguard rips his shirt as he pulls away from Logan, telling him that he can only be the outlaw Wolverine, as there could not be two men with the same coarse voice. Alex is surprised to see Logan leap into action against Nicolai, but the Russian mutant asks Wolverine if he really thinks he can frighten him with his adamantinum claws, and uses his mutant power to deflect energies against the two X-Men, knocking them out. Vanguard plans to radio his comrades, and get them to help him wrest Magneto’s location from the X-Men.
Rogue, in disguise, comes up to Vanguard, pretending to be a woman concerned for his safety after being attacked. Vanguard tells the woman not to alarm herself as he has everything under control, when Rogue grabs him and kisses, absorbing his powers and memories. As Nicolai falls to the ground, Rogue tells him that he has some awesome power, and as her civilian clothing is torn off by the force of Vanguard’s power, she remarks that it is good her X-Men costume can adapt, before asking Wolverine if he and Havok are okay. Logan helps Alex up and declares that they will be fine but need to get out of here. Rogue tells Logan that there is no need to rush as ‘comrade Nicolai’ is in no shape to give them any trouble.
As the three X-Men race away, Logan mentions that he is not worried about it, as he has arranged for the X-Men passage on a Dutch freighter that is due to sail in less than an hour. He tells Rogue and Alex that they need to round up the others. Running through the crowded streets, Alex points out that they are attracting attention, but Logan tells him it cannot be helped. ‘Yes it can!’ shouts Rogue and tells the men to get into the car she is pointing at. Getting in the car, the three X-Men are reunited with Storm, Dazzler and Magneto. ‘Talk about luck!’ Havok mumbles, to which Alison tells him it has nothing to do with luck, as they have been cruising the area looking for them for hours. Still with her Russian persona, Rogue tells her teammates to hurry, as ‘comrade Logan’ has arranged their transport out of here. Storm asks where they are going, and Logan tells her ‘Harbor. Step on it!’
Minutes later, the X-Men’s rental car sits empty and abandoned on the waterfront, as the Dutch freighter carries the mutants far out to sea. Logan, Alex, Rogue and Alison stand around on the outside of the ship, Dazzler asking if the next port-of-call is really four days. Logan tells her that it was the best he could do on such short notice, adding that they will have to come back for the jet when the heat dies down. Dazzler looks bored and begins to sing a song as Havok thanks Rogue for coming through for him and Logan earlier. Rogue tells him it is okay, but Logan declares that they are not out of the fire yet, and informs them that Storm is down below checking out on Magneto, pointing out that they all need to keep an eye on him in the days ahead, as he doesn’t believe Magneto came halfway around the world just to blow up what was left of his old asteroid base any more than he believes that the helmet was all Magneto recovered. Logan exclaims that Magneto is holding something back from them, and that he doesn’t like it one bit.
Magneto sits on a chair in a dimly lit room on the ship and stares at his old helmet, thinking to himself that he knows it can be done, as the circuitry he retrieved was originally designed with conquest, but he is certain he could use it to wipe the curse of all prejudice, particularly that of mutants, from the psyche of the human race. He knows it will require careful preparation, as Storm enters the room, telling Magneto that that they must talk. Magneto agrees, and informs Ororo that he appreciates all the X-Men have done for him, but that merely being in his presence places them in jeopardy, which he can no longer allow.
He reminds Storm that it is he that the Avengers and the Super Soldiers are after, so it is best that he leaves the X-Men for a while. He points out that the two other teams do not believe he has changed, and no matter what he does he will always be seen by the world as a villain. Storm asks Magneto if that is the only reason, when suddenly the Titanium Mac’s voice comes over the intercom, declaring to the freighter that they have reason to suspect they are transporting an enemy of the people and order the ship to drop anchor at once. Magneto turns to Storm and tells her this is exactly what he was just talking about, that the Soviets are coming for him, but he cannot let them find him, not now!
Darkstar, her teammates and their uneasy ally the Crimson Dynamo fly over the water towards the Dutch ship, Darkstar declaring that her brother overheard the X-Men correctly, as she can see them on the deck. The Soviets land on the deck of the ship, and Dynamo orders the X-Men to produce Magneto or else be arrested in the name of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Storm also arrives on deck and tells the Russians that they have no right to board the ship. Wolverine suggests the Super Soldiers move on, but Vanguard ignores him, shouting ‘Answer us! Do you have Magneto on board?’
The Crimson Dynamo tells his comrades to search the ship, and as he starts to leave the deck, Wolverine grabs him by the arm, asking him where he gets off boarding a Dutch ship, as he is creaking the laws of the sea. ‘Here is the law!’ exclaims the Crimson Dynamo as he blasts Wolverine overboard. Havok reacts to the Soviet’s move, telling him he made a big mistake, as he is not just dealing with one X-Man and unleashing a solar powered energy blast on him. However the Titanium Man comes up behind Havok and asks him if he thinks the Super Soldiers are unfamiliar with the concept of loyalty, and uses a laser beam to knock Havok off his feet.
Hovering in the air, Darkstar exclaims that she wishes with all her heart that this isn’t necessary, and informs the X-Men that aside from the Crimson Dynamo, they are all mutants too. As she encases Havok in Darkforce bonds she asks the X-Men why they bring this upon themselves. Dazzler points out that the X-Men didn’t swing the first punch and tells Laynia that it seems she is the one who needs to see the light, to which she proceeds to blast Darkstar with light.
As Laynia cries out, her protective brother Vanguard begins to rush to her rescue, but as he runs to Laynia, Rogue flies directly towards him, telling him to watch out for his own hide. Vanguard is annoyed and tells Rogue that she will not surprise him again, as the powers she stole, are his once more, and he proves this by smashing her high into the sky. But Vanguard bore some of the brunt, and rubs his head, as he gathers himself on the ground, for he was not braced for such a recoil. Ursa Major calls to his teammate, but Vanguard informs him that he is fine. At that same time, Wolverine claws his way up the port side of the ship. ‘Okay, Ruskie’s…this is war!’ he thinks to himself, while inside the bridge of the ship, watching the two teams of heroes squabbling on the deck, the Captain orders a crewman to send out a distress call on all channels.
In the lower part of the ship, the Titanium Man tells the Crimson Dynamo to have a care about the way he uses his electrical blasts, reminding him that there are innocents on board. ‘No one who shelters Magneto is innocent!’ Dynamo exclaims, when suddenly, Wolverine drops down onto the Titanium Man, and skewers his chest with his adamantium claws. ‘Maniac! You crippled my armor!’ cries Gremlin as he emerges from the armor, firing a gun at Wolverine who dodges out of the way. Meanwhile, The X-Men hold their own against the remaining Soviets on the deck.
In the engine room now, Dynamo barges around, asking where Magneto is. Crewmen declares that they do not know, but Dynamo suspects them of lying and asks why they would betray their own race for that murderer. Dynamo declares that until Magneto is turned over to him the ship will go nowhere and blasts the hull with his powers so hard that water comes flooding in.
At that very moment, in answer to the distress call that was sent out, the Avengers are arriving. Spying the sinking ship, Thor tells his teammates that here is truly in need of their might. As the Avengers drop out of their Quinjet, Monica tells them to do what they can for the crew while she sees to the damages. Monica goes underwater to the hull and discovers it is a mess, yet she knows that if she can shift her energies to heat then she can slag some of the wreckage into a crude patch. As she carries out her plan, she hopes the patch will hold as there is so little material to work with.
Back on the ship, Wolverine slices his way through a wall - where on the other side is Captain America! Rogers tells Wolverine that this is no time for fighting, as lives are in danger. Wolverine is not about to argue, as he says ‘Tell me about it! Flamin` ships sinking!’ all throughout the floundering vessel, Avengers rush to the rescue, Black Knight frees someone trapped beneath a beam as She-Hulk rescues a unconscious man.
In a forward cargo hold, Vanguard tries to open a hatch, when Thor calls to him and tells him that there is no escape through that hatch. Vanguard declares that he should have guessed the Avengers were behind the violent shaking of the ship, and as he tosses his hammer at Thor informs the Avengers that he will not humble the Super Soldiers again, that the arch-fiend Magneto shall be theirs. ‘You are more wrong than you could imagine!’ exclaims Thor as he in turn throws his hammer, which upon contacting with Vanguards, shatters the Russian’s hammer. ‘My hammer! What have you done!’ cries Nicolai as he has suddenly knocked forward by a shifting of the ship. Thor grabs Vanguard by his cape and angrily informs him that the vessel was sinking before the Avengers arrived. Vanguard asks him if he suspects the Soviets of doing this, to which Thor asks if the X-Men would cripple their means of escape. ‘You tell me, mortal!’ Thor bellows.
In a lower section of the ship, the She-Hulk stands in the flooded room as she passes an unconscious crewman up through a hatch to Havok. She tells the X-Man that there is one more then they are out of here, when suddenly a giant bear - Major Ursus - floats to the surface, gasping for breath, he calls for help. She-Hulk pulls the Russian over towards the hatch, to which Ursus is surprised to find an Avenger and an X-Man helping him.
Havok tries to pull him up through the hatch, ‘looks like it’ he mumbles, before pointing out that he could not do much good if it weren’t for the She-Hulk providing most of the lift. ‘What’s the hang-up?’ asks She-Hulk when she finds herself still holding Major Ursus up, only to discover that he is too big to fit through the hatch. Despite the rising water, she supposes they will have to widen it, when suddenly the mutant bear declares that it will not be necessary, and if she allows him a moment he will resume his human form. Havok soon finds himself gripping onto a man and asks Ursus why he didn’t do that before. Butt naked, Mikhail points out that he is ‘vulnerable’ that way. ‘No kidding’ smiles the She-Hulk, checking him out as Havok lifts him up.
Lifeboats litter the surrounding sea as the great freighter takes on more and more water, while mutants and Avengers work hand-in-hand to move the rescued crewmen into lifeboats. The heroes do everything in their power, including Dr. Druid, who telepathically tells everyone not to panic, informing them rescue ships are on the way. Druid realizes however, that he cannot psychically calm all the sailors anxieties, but at least he can lessen their more extreme fears with mental suggestions. Dane extends a hand to Monica as she surfaces beside the lifeboat he is in and asks her what the situation below is like. Monica reveals that it is bad, and though she did all she could, too much of the outer hull had been shredded.
In minutes there is a handful left to save, rescued by Darkstar who creates a platform of Darkforce energy for them to all stand on. The Dutch ship’s starboard side sinks beneath the water while the Quinjet hovers protectively, making sure that all the lifeboats escape the dying vessel. Suddenly, another large ship signals to the floating people and over a loudspeaker informs them to prepare for pickup.
The Captain of the Dutch ship thanks Captain Marvel, telling her that he and his men owe her a great deal, adding that all hands have been accounted for, but he does not know about the passengers. Thor announces that everyone is present except for Magneto and the Crimson Dynamo, to which Storm reveals that Magneto left the ship some time ago. Gremlin mutters that the Crimson Dynamo had enough power to survive and cause the explosion, when suddenly, Dynamo splashes to the surface, and as he hovers over the heroes who makes out like he is glad his comrades are safe, as when the engines exploded on him he feared they might have been killed. ‘We have questions for you, Dimitri Bukharin!’ exclaims Darkstar as she traps the Crimson Dynamo in Darkforce bonds.
Shortly, after the Crimson Dynamo has been questioned, Darkstar and the Super Soldiers learn he is responsible for sinking the ship. Vanguard reminds the Crimson Dynamo that the Super Soldiers only joined with him to capture one who had slain Soviet soldiers, not endanger more. Gremlin believes that many would have died had it not been for the Avengers and the X-Men, and exclaims that he and his teammates were mad to have let him turn them against their fellow mutants.
The Crimson Dynamo asks his fellows how they can feel kinship to the outlaws, when Monica comes over to him and tells him to listen to her, that he wrecked the vessel with no regard to the innocent lives aboard, and if not for the Avengers, then he would have committed the same crime Magneto perpetrated against his people. Darkstar, ever the voice of reason, interrupts Monica and asks for permission for her and her team to turn Dynamo over to the Maritime authorities. Laynia’s brother declares that they must do something to atone for their part in this shameful act, and Gremlin tells the Avengers that they will let them deal with Magneto their own way.
Miles away, the captain of a cruise ship approaches a man who is watching the sinking freighter through a pair of binoculars and exclaims that it is quite a sight. The man asks if it is a freighter that is sinking and the captain replies that it is, adding that somehow the ship’s engines blew up. The guest asks if their were any casualties, but the captain reveals that the famous Avengers were in the area and saved everyone on board. The captain of the ship stares at the other man and pardons himself for doing so before informing him he doesn’t recall seeing him on the cruise before. The other man replies that he has kept to his cabin and asks if they will be making port soon. The captain informs him they will be in Singapore within the hour and asks if he has business. ‘Yes, unfinished business’ replies Magneto!