Cortex Inc.’s powerful henchwoman Quickfire is cooling her heels in prison (since MIGHTY AVENGERS #4-5). CEO Jason Quantrell suddenly appears in her cell tells her he is there to get her out but when they clasp hands her body is overwhelmed by a Terrigen mutagen and she changes….
Seconds later Quantrell is back at Cortex HQ for a meeting with Luke Cage….
Downtown, the roller-skating criminal gang the Fast Five is zipping away from the scene of a bank robbery. When the Mighty Avengers arrive, the baddies split up. White Tiger uses her claws to rip open Blue Streak’s outfit, cowardly Gold Rush surrenders to the new Power Man, the wizard Kaluu sends Redline to the Purple Dimension, Green Light temporarily blinds She-Hulk and Blue Marvel but that doesn’t stop them for long, and finally Silver Ghost is clobbered by Spectrum impersonating Blue Streak. At Avengers Tower, the new fascist Captain America, and greedhead Tony Stark disapprove of what they see on a viewscreen but leave the next step up to Luke Cage….
When the heroes returns to the Gem Theater, Cage surprises them with the news that he has sold the Mighty Avengers, concept, brand, and equipment to Cortex to turn the team into a money-making business, selling their services to those in need. The heroes are aghast but Cage outshouts them—until Jessica Jones arrives with their baby. Jess doesn’t recognize the man he’s been since he returned from Genosha (AXIS #3) and walks out. She-Hulk reveals that legally the Mighty Avengers is not his to sell, the contracts he signed in MA #5 made the team a co-operative. His takeover bid having failed, an angry and disappointed Cage walks out—and is met by the Avengers who welcome him back to the real team….