In Bagalia, Taskmaster, wearing the combined Crowns, has
extended the control of the Abyss over everyone’s minds, including those of
Hawkeye and Valkyrie. The only ones immune are Venom (Flash Thompson) and
Ant-Man, who are in hiding. The former knows it’s because of the Symbiote while
Ant-Man suggests it may be because of his helmet but we know it’s really because
he’s the Black Ant, an LMD, resistant to the Crown’s control. Then they see
that the possessed villains are on the move….
Back at Lighthouse Station, Black Widow is trying to locate
reinforcements from other Secret Avengers but Captain Britain and Giant-Man (Hank Pym)
are busy fighting a swarm of Ultravisions….
Max Fury pleads with Taskmaster to let him serve the Abyss
because of all he’s done as head of the Shadow Council but he’s seen as a false
man….
Venom and Ant-Man discover that the controlled bad guys are
heading to the airport; mission: depart and spread the Abyss all around the
world. Venom sabotages the first plane on the runway and ends up fighting
Vengeance. Ant-Man summons swarms of insects to damage all of the jets’ engines
but controlled Hawkeye fires an arrow that exterminates most of the bugs.
Ant-Man is able to shrink Venom to get him away from Vengeance while they think
of another plan. The one remaining plane has taken off with its complement of
possessed villains….
At the Lighthouse, Black Widow awakens the damaged Human Torch
from his healing cryosleep to watch young Parvez while she teleports aboard
that plan from Bagalia. She fights Hawkeye and Squid, the side of the plane
being blown out by an exploding arrow, sucking Nat and Squid out of the jet.
She hurls a grenade at the engine but Hawkeye is able to shoot it away before
it explodes….
Venom and Ant-Man are spying on Taskmaster, seeking an
opportunity to steal the Crown but then they are discovered by the possessed
Val….