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A quiet night at Champions HQ for the Black Widow and Hercules is interrupted by the arrival of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants - Blob, Lorelei and Unus, who are being pursued by Sentinels. The Black Widow and Hercules offer the Evil Mutants sanctuary, while they deal to the Sentinels. During the battle, Black Widow manages to activate the Champs-signal on their skyscraper HQ, unaware that a mysterious figure is lurking in the shadows, watching the battle. Meanwhile, Angel is soaring the skies of Los Angeles, when he sees the Champs-signal. He goes to collect Iceman and Darkstar who are waiting in line to see Ghost Rider’s new movie, though Iceman is not keen to see it. When they see Angel, they realize something is wrong, and Iceman switches to his ice-form, revealing himself to be a mutant in front of a large crowd of people - this angers the crowd, who attack him, though he and Darkstar hold their own. Ghost Rider arrives and aids his teammates, before Angel reports that something is wrong at HQ. Iceman and Ghost Rider argue, before everyone makes their way to their HQ, seen by the mysterious lurking figure, who is pleased that the rest of the Champions have returned. The Champions immediately engage the Sentinels, while Black Widow explains why the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants are present. One by one the Sentinels fall, and Unus explains how the Brotherhood came to be pursued by the Sentinels, before the mysterious figure reveals himself as the Vanisher - and stuns the six Champions, rendering them unconscious. The Vanisher explains that he wanted revenge against the X-Men, and hoped to lure the X-Men to him by killing Iceman and Angel. Darkstar however overheard the Vanisher’s story, and to save her teammates, she reanimates one of the Sentinels, causing it to take out the Brotherhood. The Vanisher threatens to kill Darkstar, when Iceman wakes and ices the Vanisher’s weapon. The Vanisher prepares to teleport away, but Darkstar uses her Darkforce against him, trapping him mid-teleport. A desperate Darkstar seeks comfort with Iceman, while the Champions wonder what to make of Darkstar, and what to do now.