Flashback to the War: In the city of Eisenach, the Invaders battle
the Super-Axis and retreat as Allied bombers destroy the city; Sub-Mariner and
his pal Tommy Machan mourn the civilians who perished in the attack….
Now: Namor has launched his missiles at the Maine coast and
Captain America sees that the missiles contained a chemical weapon that is
turning the surface people into blue-skinned water-breathers. Cap, donning a
breather, breaks open a fire hydrant to spray the suffering humans with water.
Iron Man sees Namor controlling the sea to have it wash over the land and goes
to stop him but Captain Marvel heads him off: now that the humans breathe water,
inundating the town is the only way to keep them alive. Shellhead and Carol go
to the Navy base while the disembodied head of the Human Torch asks Cap to
rescue Nay Peterson so Cap heads off by motorcycle to her home….
At the Navy Base, Roman Peterson transforms into a
water-breather but not his two henchmen: he learns that they were Atlanteans
altered to resemble humans and with the inrush of water, they drown, having given
their lives for their nation. Namor arrives and embraces Roman….
At the Peterson home, Cap finds Nay who has collapsed trying
to get to the water. He picks her up and jumps into the ocean with her,
reviving her. They look up to see Namor and Roman and Machan watching them,
backed by the Atlantean army….
Several days later, Winter Soldier calls Tony Stark to say
he can’t find Cap. Tony blames Cap for allowing the disaster to go as far as it
did: an entire town is submerged under water, three thousand people now breathing
water. Tony has Torch’s head hooked up to machinery to keep him alive, while
Bucky plans vengeance against Namor….
Flashback to the War: Bucky joins Tommy Machan and Namor as
they ponder the civilian casualties at Eisenach; talk soon turns to what they
want to do after the war. Namor says “I will make a world where this cannot
happen again. I will make a better world.”