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Heather and Mac are shown around the new Department H in Ottawa, with General Clarke and Kerry Patrick pointing out the technological advancements in Alpha Flight’s new headquarters, including a computer that is linked to others and can inform Alpha Flight and other super groups around the world of events that they may need to involve themselves in. Heather and Mac inform their liaisons that they have a new approach to use their abilities to help the people of the world no matter what the cost. Shaman, Box and Whitman Knapp try out some unconventional methods to pierce Diamond Lil’s skin so they can do a biopsy, but with no success. Laura Dean awakes from her coma, and after Shaman examines her, he informs her parents and best friend Persuasion that Laura is conscious but not aware of her surroundings, but that there is still hope for recovery. In space, the woman known as Her or J’Ridia Starduster is pursued by aliens known as the Consortium after she disrupted some of their financial plans by helping the people of a small planet return their world to a non-industrial society. J’Ridia evades the Consortium by making way to her birth planet, Earth. Injured, she mistakes Toronto for New York, where she intended to land and seek aid from the Fantastic Four, her allies. She causes some devastation when she crashes in Toronto, and Heather, Mac, Box and Northstar arrive to investigate. The Consortium find her, and Alpha Flight engage in battle, believing they have a duty to protect both Her and the people of Toronto. Some damage is caused in the battle and Alpha Flight appear to be in the lead - until the enormous home ship arrives to turn the tide, warning that J’Ridia must surrender or face death. Vindicator wonders if they have made a mistake in pledging to help the woman they do not know. Meanwhile, the Herald of Galactus, Frankie Raye arrives at the planet Quwrll - home of the Qwrlln!