Scarlet Witch and Vision are visiting their friends the Zarkovs a/k/a magicians Glamor
and Illusion and talking about Wanda’s impending delivery date. Suddenly, Wanda
has a premonition that the baby will be born that evening and that it will be a
boy….
In
a dark cave, Nekra, Priestess of the Dark Arts, complete a ceremony that raises
her lover, the Grim Reaper, from the dead, as he slowly returns to normal,
confused and unaware that he had been dead….
Wanda
and Vision return home and Vision’s “brother,” Simon Williams a/k/a Wonder Man
shows up for a visit. Then Wanda asks Vision to call Dr. Marino and Simon
regrets his bad timing….
Nekra
unveils for Grim Reaper something he had requested: a corpse resembling Simon
Williams to be filled with Vision’s and Wonder Man’s minds so that Black Talon
could raise it to become GR’s lost brother. Nekra knows the corpse was once
Brady Kent, a gangland hitman, and when she raises him, he will not know that
he is dead….
Vision
and Simon rush Wanda to the hospital where she is surprised to discover fans
have gathered. She remembers that Holly LaDonna was supposed to come over that
evening for a lesson so Simon offers to fly back to the house to tell her,
ecstatic that he can help his good friends….
Doctor Strange is in an alternate dimension, battling a wizard called Colabrun who
threatens the Earth; Strange tricks him, sending his foe into the Dimension of
No Return. Tired, Strange returns home only to have Wong tell him that the
Scarlet Witch will give birth that night. He heads to the hospital….
The
three villains, Nekra, Grim Reaper, and Kent, visit a gun shop where Kent
collects all the weapons he needs. As they turn to leave, the proprietor pulls
out his own gun and shoots Nekra in the back; the witch, spewing hatred, breaks
the man’s neck. Grim Reaper realizes he has found his soulmate….
Norm
Webster looks at Wanda and Vision’s empty house, dreaming of Crystal. Suddenly,
she is behind him and he confesses her love for her. She reveals that she has
been deserted by her husband Quicksilver and if he does not return soon, the
royal family will grant her a divorce and after that they can resume their
relationship….
At
the hospital, Wanda is placed in a large and comfortable room. Dr. Strange and
Dr. Josie Marino concur that the birth would be in about an hour….
At
Wanda’s home, Wonder Man brings Holly up to date on the situation. Holly’s
mother takes time to tell Simon that she and her husband love having the two
ex-Avengers living among them. Holly and her mom drive over to the hospital.
Simon is surprised to see Magneto at Wanda’s house. Suspicious, Simon stands up
to the villain, who calmy wraps Simon in a streetlamp, telling him he felt a
tremor in magnetic field and hurried over, fearing a threat to his daughter and
her baby. He and Simon fly to the hospital where Wanda is going into labor.
Outside, Wonder Man and Magneto see the three villains lurking outside. Battle
ensues while inside the hospital, Wanda and Vision’s son is born. And then the
two doctors discover a second baby on its way, despite Strange having told them
there was only one baby, which even their instruments confirm. Nevertheless….
Outside,
the fight is a stalemate because Simon’s ionic energy interferes with Magneto’s
powers. Simon spots a bullet hole in
GR’s back and realizes his brother is a zombie, which Eric (Grim Reaper)
stoutly denies. Magneto forces GR to cut into his arm with his scythe and GR is
shocked to discover he doesn’t bleed. Angered, the Reaper seizes Nekra, accusing
her of lying to him, she withdraws her power and he decays before their eyes
and Nekra, drained of her power, also collapses. At the same time, Wanda
delivers another baby boy. A noise outside draws the attention of Drs. Strange
and Marino and they see Simon and Magneto making short work of Brady Kent but
they don’t tell the proud parents….
Three
days later, the babies are home where Mrs. Williams, Vision’s “mother,” is
delighted at having grandsons. The boys will be named Tommy (after Vision’s
“creator,” Phineas T. Horton) and Billy, a link to the Williams family. Magneto
notices that both names come from Vision’s side of the family and realizes he
is not yet accepted by his daughter. Everyone has their thoughts and the story
ends with the babies having the last word: “Waaaa!”