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In an attempt to obtain Omega's powers, Ruby held the hero's corpse. But suddenly the body vanished and a boy named James-Michael Starling appeared in its place. Ruby and her goon, Dibbuk, waited for the young man's answers. But Starling didn't know how he show up in Las Vegas! Then, a robot like creature breaks in the room attempting to kill Starling. Meanwhile, Valkyrie, Hellcat, the Wasp, and Moondragon are nearby looking for the boy. They see how the robot is crashed through a wall by Dibbuk. Ruby recognizes the Defenders and attacks them. During the fight, Starling escapes but Moondragon follows him. The victory seems Ruby's. But the Wasp throws a deadly biodisrupter blast to her head. The sphere breaks in pieces! Dibbuk holds the presumably dead woman in his arms, and while crying, they both vanish. Now the group seeks for Moonstone and Starling. They find out that the boy has Omega's powers! Robots on saucers try killing him, but they fall under James-Michael's blasts. The heroes notice how their strengths are weakened when they approach Starling. The boy feeds from their energy and that from the planet itself! Moondragon discovers that the robots are alive and reads one of their minds. Astonished, she shows Starling the truth. The robots were the creators of Omega and Starling in an attempt to save their civilization from extinguishing. Omega was sent to a planet with no memories from his origin. But his powers were in risk of wrong use, so the robots tried to destroy him. In the battle, Omega absorbed all the planet's energy, killing everything on it. But he managed to escape before the robots could harm him. Starling was the second android and Omega tried to save him. After seeing it all, the boy gets furious and threatens the Defenders to use Earth's energy against them, destroying the planet also! But since his friend Dian would die too, he reconsiders the situation. Starling sacrifices himself throwing the energy onto himself. Moondragon understands that the group was responsible for a great loss and leaves the Defenders. Meanwhile, the incredible Hulk confronts a big transparent drop-like creature. This alien, sent by the Unnamed One, swallows Jade Jaws and turns him into an unconscious Banner! The creature triggers the change once again, seeding the secret of its master's name within the Hulk's mind. Having prepared Doctor Strange's trap, the drop-thing flys away.