Steve Rogers addresses the Mighty
Avengers informing them that a) the multiverse is dying as all the
various worlds crash into one another and b) the Illuminati have
known about this for some time and were keeping it a secret. Steve
had tried to warn the Illuminati against merely destroying the
parallel Earths, killing billions but they mind-wiped him and tossed
him out. Kaluu approves of that course, making Steve angry. Steve
walks out, determined to stop the Illuminati and asks the Mighty
Avengers to decide which side they are on....
The secret of the imminent demise of
the Earth becomes public knowledge; the comic provides us with a
gallery of responses from various parties including the UN, Ruby
Neal, the White House, right-wing TV, Peter Corbeau,
Soraya Khorasani, and conspiracy theorists....
As the days tick down, White Tiger goes
to visit her family to reconcile with them and she is driven away,
literally at gun point....
Spectrum calls a special meeting of the
Mighty Avengers and they vote to join Steve Rogers against the
Illuminati....
The final battle between the two sides
takes place in Cadiz, Spain. After it is over, Blue Marvel confronts
Mr Fantastic and Black Panther. He blames Reed for the disaster by
being too secretive and not opening up to all the other heroes,
effectively preventing the saving of the world. Reed and T'Challa are
insulted; they stand by their decision and depart. Spectrum stops
Reed, insisting that he is the one who doesn't understand; the
Illuminati have failed and it is up to everyone else to pick up the
pieces...if anyone survives....