Synopsis
Philip Nelson Vogt returns to give us the story so far. He (with his Troubleshooters) was assigned by the NSA to monitor the Ultimates in their mission to solve cosmic problems. But Colonel Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel) dragged them into using the predictions of the Inhuman Ulysses to avert Earthly crimes, which has caused a Civil War within the superhuman community and a rift within the Ultimates themselves. Along the way Thanos escaped from a cell but was recaptured, and Anti-Man (Conner Sims) escaped as well and is still free. Then during a mass superhero battle Black Panther quit the team and an exploding spaceship (belong to the Guardians Of The Galaxy) wrecked their Triskelion HQ. Civil War II is now over but the Government's support for the team is in question. But who will take their place?
1st we follow Conner as he 'falls' through space, then the Superflow between realities, then the Neutral Zone around the multiverse, and finally the nothingness outside the Omniverse. He's aware of all the bad things he's done, and also still aware of the chains around Eternity. Who is the 'jailer'? Were the chains always there or did things change (in the creation of the new multiverse after Secret Wars)? But then Galactus The Lifegiver stops his 'fall' and his musing.
Colonel Danvers is waiting in the Whitehouse when Henry Peter Gyrich brings her the news. Her Alpha Flight program will continue (to keep Canada and intergalactic allies happy) but the Ultimates were doomed when BP pulled his support. At this point the King Of Wakanda walks passed, and T'Challa and Carol exchange frosty greetings.
Later CM, Blue Marvel (Adam Brashear) and Spectrum (Monica Rambeau) survey the ruins of the Triskelion. They comment that all personnel had been evacuated before the battle, and comatose Thanos had been moved elsewhere. Monica has joined Adam as free-lance super-scientists, and they're currently off to investigate a semi-sentient nebula. Carol says she has someone else to see.
America Chavez had also disagreed with the use of Ulysses, and was significantly absent from Civil War II #5-8. She's at this moment enjoying some quality time with her girlfriend Lisa Halloran and ex-Young Avengers friend Kate Bishop (Hawkeye). Then Carol Danvers turns up to have a personal chat with her (even though she's in her Captain Marvel uniform).
Ms America uses 1 of her star-shaped portals to take Danvers and her to a parallel reality New York to see what *they* did with Ulysses' gift. She doesn't say what happened to U himself but the authorities (in this case Dr Doom) created mindless clones of his brain to continuously predict everything. Armed troops patrol the streets to 'disappear' anyone predicted to do anything 'bad'. At this point a load of Doombots turn up to arrest these predicted intruders. The 2 superheroines take out their frustrations on them. Chavez says their actions will give the Resistance an opportunity to rise up, and she'll come back later to help. They shake hands and make up and go home. Carol will go back to running Alpha Flight, and America will continue keeping the multiverse safe.
Back with Vogt he gets a call from the President about the future duties of his team. They are to continue monitoring the members of the Ultimates to make sure they don't regroup outside Government control. The Government have delegated public 'super-spy' work to Roberto Da Costa's Advanced Intelligence Mechanics (New Avengers (2015) #18 morphing into US Avengers #1). But they want Vogt's Troubleshooters to handle black ops. We finally see the 5-person team. We met Col Terry Jessup (reconnaissance) in #9 and 1st Lieutenant Kathy Ling (ranged combat) in #10. Now we see Lt Col Jim Tensen (strategy & tactics), Lt Col Dionne McQuaid (close-quarters combat) and Simon Rodstvow (demolition).
Now back with Galactus who's viewing the last scene and isn't happy about it. The Troubleshooters aren't enough to help him in the great fight that's coming. He turns to Conner and tells him he can't take away what he remembers, but he can give him cosmic absolution - and rebirth as the 1st Herald Of Life. And he sends him to regather the 5 Ultimates and bring them to him.