Doctor Doom unmasks before the heroes to reveal his face is now unscarred. The villains watch from a distance, confused. Molecule Man works himself into a lather over Doom’s apparent betrayal of them and uses his powers to strand the heroes atop a mountain while he confronts the "traitor." As Molecule Man launches into a tirade, Doom removes the mental block of fear and self-doubt from his antagonist, allowing MM to understand and accept the power he has been given. Molecule Man returns to the villains and announces his plans to lead them. They start by returning to Volcana’s apartment in the Denver suburb which has been trapped on Battleworld. After some discussion they decide to go home to Earth. Molecule Man then encloses the city in a protective dome and launches it through space toward its destination….
That night at the heroes’ base, Colossus leaves quietly to find Zsaji and confess his love for her. At the same time, a small burst of energy enters the building and possesses the sleeping Hulk, causing him to walk the halls toward a mysterious goal. Spider-Woman spies him and, realizing something is wrong, stops him with the webbing. The interloper transfers itself to her and sends her to the lab where she locates Klaw’s disembodied head. Suddenly a flash of light overwhelms her…. Her scream awakens the other heroes who come on the run. Spider-Woman explains that Doctor Doom restored Captain Marvel, reassembled Klaw, and departed with him, leaving a message for them to appear at his newly created tower the next day.
At the appointed time, the heroes arrive for their audience with Doom. The former villain explains to the heroes that he has destroyed the Beyonder and absorbed his power and now he is above all petty mortal concerns in his omnipotence. He wishes to right all the wrongs he has committed. He begins by resurrecting Kang and sending him home; he also mentions that he has rescued Galactus and turned him over to his herald Nova. He offers to do for them anything they ask but they decline the offer; Doom then warns them not to bother him again on pain of death. They leave but then notice that Spider-Woman is not with them. Captain America returns to Doom and explains his concern. Doom dispatches Klaw to search for the missing heroine and chats with Cap, revealing his desire to free his mother from the clutches of Mephisto. Elsewhere, the energy burst which has been possessing Spider-Woman now transfers itself to Klaw. The confused heroine is reunited with Cap and the heroes return to their base. There they have a summit meeting, discussing the newly omnipotent Doctor Doom. Cap argues that the Latverian monarch is at peace now but what if he should be overwhelmed by his newfound power and return to his old villainy? The others vote to go to war against him. Suddenly a bolt of flame falls from the sky and incinerates them all….