A wheelchair-bound Gideon Mace is being pushed along by his aide Bobby, dreaming about the joys of World War Hate. Suddenly Bobby is replaced by Jason Quantrill who informs him that he is no longer needed and leaves him in the hands of Quickfire….
The inverted Avengers confront the Mighty Avengers, demanding they disband or die. The good guys refuse. Iron Man presses a stud and an Ultimo drone arises from the Aegean Sea; Blue Marvel must go and deal with it. Thor attacks the new Power Man, Wasp stings She-Hulk and Spectrum zaps Jan in turn. Iron Man absorbs Spectrum and Scarlet Witch attempts to turn their opponents into frogs but Kaluu blocks her spell. Luke Cage attacks Kaluu but She-Hulk punches him out. White Tiger assaults Thor to protect Power Man but Medusa smashes her into the ground with her hair. Captain America hurls his shield at Kaluu’s face but Spider-Man arrives and snatches it out of the air. Spidey then tries to talk sense into everyone. Spectrum breaks out of Shellhead’s armor and Blue Marvel returns from his mission, putting the Mighty Avengers back at full strength. Iron Man realizes that they are now evenly matched and noting that a crowd has been watching so he concocts the story that their minds have been controlled by Machinesmith, making them bad. The Bad Avengers depart (as Iron Man has another plot in mind) and Spidey surprises the Mighty Avengers by wanting to give their foes the benefit of the doubt….
Epilogue: Gideon Mace is dead in the alley, a hole ripped in his chest….