The Thunderbolts B-Team is fighting
zombies in the world’s largest cemetery in Najaf, Iraq, and having a hard time
of it. Boomerang is saved by Troll. Shocker is overwhelmed by zombies while
Centurius is more interested in testing a theory about the monsters, leaving
Shocker to vibrate his own way out. Songbird and Satana fly over, the latter
collecting what she needs to conjure a flame barrier to block the magic
animating the corpses….
Meanwhile at the Raft, Juggernaut
is working out while a sinister voice speaks in his head, stoking his
resentment of the Thunderbolts and how they don’t appreciate him. Then one of
the Norse hammers hits the Raft; Juggernaut picks it up and he is possessed by Kuurth,
Breaker of Stone. He swings the hammer and half of the prison is destroyed….
In Iraq, Satana’s flame barrier is
not stopping the zombies, proving the animating force is not magical. Centurius
discovers a spore in the air that attaches to the dead and is activated by an
electrical impulse. He identifies the transmitter in an obelisk so Moonstone and
Mach-V destroy it. Fixer receives a mixed signal from the Raft which Ghost
amplifies, revealing chaos and panic. Fixer is unable to reach Warden John
Walker so Songbird assembles the group and readies for action….
The newly powered Juggernaut flies
off elsewhere and many inmates make their escape, including Man-Bull, Living
Laser, Wrecking Crew (Piledriver, Wrecker, Thunderball), Aftershock, Ember,
Tiger Shark, Icemaster. Others run into the newly arrived Thunderbolts and
Stana subdues them with her catatonia spells. The others try to comprehend what
happened to destroy half the prison. In the midst of the chaos, Songbird barks
orders and they set to taking back the Raft….