Manhattan
has been surrounded by a force field, courtesy of A.I.M.; Mayor Luke Cage does
not believe this is a mission for super-heroes but one for negotiators and the
Thunderbolts agree. Meanwhile, Captain America and his new team (Dryad,
Sharon Carter, Nick Fury Jr., Destroyer (Roger Aubrey having resumed his Wartime
identity), and the Starpoint called Redacted) crash through the force field atop
a train. Inside they split into three groups. Cap and Peggy head down into a
huge pit to shut down the neganite reactor sought by A.I.M.; on the way, they
bicker because Peggy knows this is all about trying to rescue Bucky Barnes who
is now one of the Outer Circle and she defends his decision to attack the group
from within….
Sharon
and Roger locate and destroy the A.I.M. command center while Roger explains how
he got his name: “Destroyer…isn’t a name. It’s a promise.”
Fury
and Redacted free some prisoners and have David locate the baddies’ central
prisoner hub which is Madison Square Garden. Several prisoners, including Mia,
Amari, and Arlo, join Fury and Redacted, storming the Garden….
And
then MODOC, Mental Organism Designed Only for Control, is activated and he
seizes control of all of the heroes’ minds and they are helpless….