Prologue: The cocoon holding Thomas “Toro” Raymond at the stronghold of Kurt Dagmar (seen at the end of issue #10) burst open, releasing the possibly different Toro….
Now Toro and his mentor Human Torch Jim Hammond fly back to SHIELD HQ while chatting about old times and new developments, such as Toro proving to be an inhuman rather than a mutant. Now Toro wants to relax and study French literature and visit Paris rather than Attilan, home of the Inhumans. Jim notices a hyperkinetic cat (once belonging to Speedball) under examination by scientists; he asks what will happen when they are done with it. The cat will be euthanized as it isn’t human. This disturbs Jim…. A call comes in that Iron Cross is in trouble so Torch and Toro are on their way….
In Germany, Iron Cross is a trapped by a neo-Nazi gang but she isn’t worried. She knows that help is on the way. On cue, the Invaders burst in and take on the baddies. Suddenly, Toro changes, his flames becoming more intense and uncontrolled. Then another player enters the picture: the brutish Inhuman Lash, looking for his brethren….