Samantha
(Valkyrie) Parrington’s parents are worried that they can’t find their daughter
or her superhero friends. They ask the computer Bunnyhopper who tells them that
the Defenders have vanished from the face of the Earth. The computer does bring
them (and the reader) up to date on the doings of the Order, who have been
shutting down the fossils fuels industry, the nuclear power industry, and the
entertainment industry, all for the good of Earth. The Order (Doctor Strange,
Sub-Mariner, Professor Hulk, Silver Surfer) meanwhile is reviewing their
mission, instilled by Yandroth’s curse, to defend the Earth, so why not improve
it…?
On
the throne in their fortress on Sky Island, a shadowy figure is materializing
upon the throne….
In
her realm, Gaia is having second thoughts about these particular four being the
proper champions she has needed….
In
Manhattan, various heroes have assembled to address the problem: Reed Richards,
Iron Man, Captain America, Scarlet Witch, and Professor X, have been scanning
the world for a sign of the missing Defenders. Finally, Xavier and Wanda, working
together discover a trace of a dimensional breach opened by Dr. Strange. Cap
heads out to assemble the Avengers and others….
The
Defenders (Nighthawk, Hellcat, Valkyrie, Namorita, She-Hulk, Clea, Ardina)
arrive on a distant planet where they are attacked by a giant snail with
hypersonic abilities and a massive bat; Valkyrie knocks the one into the other
and thus the heroes escape. They come upon several people escaping a volcanic
eruptions; the heroes hustle them to safety and then Dr. Christopher Ganyrog
and Romantic Objective Pamela arrive to thank them. Hellcat now knows where
they are: Yann, the home planet of Yandroth. As he uses his machinery to heal
the injured among the Defenders, Dr. Ganyrog explains how Yandroth has set it
up so that the anger and violence caused by the Order sends energy to Yann,
creating massive upheavals of nature leading to the world’s destruction. This
would unleash energy which would return to Earth to power Yandroth’s
resurrection from the dead. Ganyrog will send them back to Earth but they must
stop the Order without violence as the tipping point is very near…
Back
on Earth, the Order debate not just improving the Earth but taking it one step
further: forcing the people of Earth to acknowledge their beneficial rule. The
figure of Yandroth on the throne smiles….
The
Order drops the protective shields around their citadel to face a massive army
of superheroes. Cap gives the order to attack. And Yandroth laughs…