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It’s a superhero free for all at the Richmond Riding Academy as the neo-Defenders take on the Hulk. After Hercules receives some disturbing news from a visiting Iron Man he takes everyone down with the mighty swing of an uprooted tree and explains to the quarrelers there is a group of villains causing trouble in Manhattan under the guise of the Defenders. With things settled the large group splits into three teams, with Hulk, Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and Palladin parting ways. Val’s group takes off into the air towards the city. Hercules’ group leaves in the Hellcat mobile and Nighthawk’s group departs, taking the aerial route despite Tagak’s inability to fly. Nighthawk’s team spots trouble first when a man claims a Defender stole his car. They stop the thief and return the vehicle only to find out it’s the man’s son playing a prank. Meanwhile in Russia, Sergei moves in for a closer look at the menace that’s been threatening his homeland, a giant nuclear amoeba of his accidental creation. He tries to destroy it, but ends up getting absorbed into the creature. The amoeba begins the slow process of draining him of his nuclear energy. While back in Manhattan, Hercules’ team finds a group of villainous Defenders robbing some jewelry stores. After gaining the upper hand in the battle the police arrive and unsure who to believe arrest everyone.