On
Thanksgiving, Quicksilver, Crystal, and baby Luna fly down from the Moon for
holiday dinner at the home of Scarlet Witch and Vision. They are welcomed and
introduced to Avengers Captain America and Wasp, with their new ally the
Sub-Mariner. Doctor Strange is there as Wanda’s physician, and everyone is
introduced to neighbors Glamor and Illusion, their real estate agent Norman
Webster, and Vision’s newly discovered mother, Martha Williams (see issues #1
and 2 for details). And then the bell rings and Magneto walks in, out of
uniform, and suddenly the mood grows cold. In the kitchen, Wanda explains to
Pietro how when she called to inform their villainous father about the coming
baby, she couldn’t refuse to invite him, though the drawbacks are quite clear….
Back
in the living room, Cap points out that, as Vision was built using the body of
the original Human Torch, in a sense all three original Invaders are present. The
guests converse while Magneto stands alone, regretting coming because he did
not want to spend the holiday alone….
After
dinner, Magneto’s evil deeds come to mind for many of the guests who have
fought him in the past. Cap, Wasp, and Dr. Strange take their leave. Magneto
asks for a moment alone with Wanda; he apologizes for being a bad father but
defends himself by citing his history of persecution. He knows he cannot ask
for forgiveness but wants her acceptance. But that she cannot give as he
treated her and Pietro as badly as the world treated him, coldly and cruelly,
and if he wants that he has to do more than this apology. They are interrupted
by the arrival of Holly LaDonna (see last issue) who wants to speak with Wanda.
Magneto departs; stepping outside he flies into the air, then spots something
and returns. He reenters the house and asks Vision and Pietro to come outside
with him. He shows them they are under attack by the Brotherhood of Evil
Mutants: Toad, Mastermind—and Quicksilver and Magneto, replicas of the original
team, minus Wanda. The two groups battle and it turns out that the bad guys are
better prepared for a fight. Bad Pietro knocks down good Pietro then rushes at
Vision who becomes ephemeral and bad Pietro crashes into a tree; he tries
again, ready for it, but this time Vision becomes diamond hard, knocking the
baddie out. Mastermind causes the good guys to see weird images—but Vision is
not affected. He seizes Mastermind but is attacked by Toad; he seizes Toad and
has Magneto drain the blood from his brain knocking him out. The three replicas
collapse, leaving only Toad, who was real. Toad reveals that he was in love
with the Scarlet Witch and is surprised that Magneto approves of her marriage
to a Synthezoid or her pregnancy. But Toad has a surprise for them: he had
plundered the Stranger’s planet and stolen a ship and various devices,
including one that creates replicas. And now with those replicas behind him, he
will—and then Quicksilver, the real one disguised as the fake one, punches his
lights out. Magneto asks that the others never tell Wanda of his part in the
adventure, fearing she will think it was done only to curry her favor and
Magneto would never do that. Pietro and Vision go inside where Wanda announces
that she is taking Holly on as a pupil in magick….