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At the Champions temporary headquarters Iceman and Hercules are attacked by a missile. With teamwork, Iceman and Hercules disable the rocket, and afterward Ivan and the Black Widow take the missile away for examination. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure watches from a nearby rooftop, hoping that Ivan can figure out who sent it. At the hospital, Angel’s lawyer, Emerson Bale, is disappointed that Stuart Clarke won’t accept the Champions’ aid, though Ghost Rider himself is suspicious. Suddenly, Stuart is abducted out of the window by the Griffin and Darkstar. However, they are attacked by Angel’s tossing of a gas canister, causing them to drop Stuart, who Angel manages to catch and land on a nearby rooftop. However, Stuart punches Angel, using one of his Rampage gloves; Stuart wanted to go with the villains. Shocked, Angel knocks him to the ground, but is struck by Darkstar’s darkforce, knocking him out. Ghost Rider follows the villains on his bike, but is attacked by Darkstar firing more bolts, causing him to crash, though he is luckily saved by Angel. Back at the headquarters, Iceman, Hercules and Richard Fenster are checking the building for traps; Richard wants the following day’s ceremony to run smoothly. The Champions enter a room where the Outcast, on a scouting mission, is hiding. He thinks he will need to cause a diversion but, before he can, the Champions are distracted by a small child looking for help, allowing the Outcast to escape. Ivan and the Black Widow have dismantled the missile that attacked them and found a Black Pearl, the calling card of Commissar Bruskin, who contacts them using an audio device implanted in the missile. Before Ivan can stop her, the Black Widow heads out the window, wondering why he would contact them now. After Landing on a rooftop where she spotted Bruskin, she cannot find him. A gun is pointed at the back of her head and instinctively she turns and disables her opponent; Bruskin. They are ecstatic to see each other but before they can talk properly, Bruskin is hit by an energy blast from the Titanium Man.