Future:
Roxxon scientists create a human brain running an AI with human emotions
programmed in but tabled. Deathlok Prime is sent on his murderous missions with
his bloodthirsty human brain kept in check by the AI….
Present:
Miranda Bayer holds a knife to the throat of the kid who will grow up to be
Deathlok Prime while DPrime from the future holds a gun on her. She threatens
to kill the boy to prevent the cyborg from coming into existence and DPrime is
torn between the human’s instinct to kill everyone and the AI’s desire to
understand compassion. Wolverine enters and tries to talk Miranda out of
killing the boy, suggesting that her visions sent her to the kid so she could
save him. DPrime is confused//future Miranda Bayer battles Deathlok Prime and
suddenly realizes what to do—she asks DPrime to kill her—which he does. Word
gets to the General but he remains silent….
Present:
The assembled Avengers—Captain America (Bucky Barnes), Spider-Man, Luke Cage,
and Spider-Woman, led by Steve Rogers—are fighting the Deathloks while Thing
and Iron Fist evacuate the children. Deathlok Prime comes to a certain peace,
the AI, interested in human emotions has submerged the human killer inside and
wants to explore the topic. He rejects his programming and joins the Avengers
against the Deathloks….
Future:
The dying Miranda Bayer has recognized Deathlok Prime as the man she came to
love decades earlier while aiding him in learning to be human. DPrime continues
in his mission to lead the Deathloks to the past to kill anyone who has the
potential to become the resistance’s mysterious leader. The General learns that
all of his fighters are dead and has nothing to say….
Present:
The Deathloks are defeated and Miranda thinks she can prevent the boy from
growing up to be a serial killer; DPrime tells her she can’t change that and
vanishes, leaving a lot of confused Avengers. Deathlok, mastering its human
side, is free to explore the world, picking up a rabbit’s foot as a memento of
the day….
Future:
The aide informs the General that Bayer and her team are all dead and the
Deathloks have teleported to the past, asking what orders he has for their
agent there. The General relays instructions to take the boy to a certain
orphanage where he will be abused and grow up to become a serial killer. The
aide is taken aback but the General—revealed to be Deathlok Prime—is certain….