A gravely ill Crystal lies in her bed on Attilan, city of the Inhumans, her husband Quicksilver nearby,
his sister Scarlet Witch and her husband Vision not far away. Crystal’s sister
Medusa and her husband, King Black Bolt are there as well. There has been no
improvement after a month and the doctor, Cuidador has no explanation and
Pietro is angry and impatient. They have summoned Norm Webster, who found her,
in hopes he can provide a clue; Norm says he found Crystal collapsed in the
snow in Leonia (whereas we know he and Crystal had been having an affair and
she collapsed at his house) and took her to his doctor. But Crystal knew Wanda
wasn’t home (she and Vision were in New Orleans last issue) so why would she be
in Leonia? Frustrated Pietro goes for a run, Wanda heads inside for a rest
where she chats with Cuidador about human versus Inhuman pregnancies and talks
of the trouble coming up with names for a baby. Norm asks Vision to give him a
tour of the city. Quicksilver returns and hears Crystal muttering about Norman
and sneaking and immediately tracks down the human visitor, accusing him of
adultery and intending to kill him; to stop him, Vision fells him with a light
blast, just as Gorgon and Karnak arrive. They tell him that the matter must be
brought before Black Bolt; Pietro summons his militia and orders them to seize
Norm but the soldiers are unwilling to go against the royal family. Enraged,
Pietro rushes out onto the moonscape with Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, and
Vision, equipped with flight jets for speed, go out after him….
Inside,
Norm explains the affair to Wanda, telling her how he fell in love with Crystal
at Thanksgiving and she, annoyed with her husband, just wanted a fling. Wanda
is angry….
The
pursuers run into a dust storm created by Pietro, who insists it is his duty as
husband to punish the one who brought shame on his house. Pietro takes down
Gorgon, then Medusa—and when he sees his wife injured, Black Bolt utters a
muffled word and flattens Pietro; Vision seizes his brother-in-law for a talk….
With
Cuidador’s approval, Wanda uses her magick to enter Crystal’s mind, which
resembles a fairyland with Crystal a princess. Wanda lends her the power she
needs to neutralize the medicine within her but Crystal fears returning to the
husband she cheated on. Wanda persuades her to ask forgiveness to go on with
her life. Elsewhere, Pietro recalls how he met Crystal when she nursed him back
to health after he was injured by a Sentinel; Crystal tells Wanda how Pietro
wasn’t the man she thought he was but angrier and more self-isolated. Crystal
awakens and she and Pietro are left alone to work matters out. Soon he comes
rushing out, unable to countenance betrayal. Wanda and Vision try to stop him
but he dashes off into the distance….