There is a mass escape at the Raft, the prison for
super-criminals. Among the fugitives are Griffin, Man-Bull, and Basilisk who
now have their powers back as the dampeners fail. They come upon a woman
escapee who has a life raft and take over, bringing her with them. As the
guards open fire, Griffin flies off, towing the raft behind him. Basilisk
suggests they head for Brooklyn so he can pick up some stuff at home….
Rhea awakens Hercules, reminding him of his appointment to
meet with the public but the voices of his worshippers in his ears are painful.
They speak of being imprisoned by Ares and warn that Ares will strike against
Hercules though his greatest fear. But Rhea doesn’t believe Herc is who he
claims to be and offers him a beer is he listens to ten people’s problems. Over
a long and tiring day Herc hears requests to close down a meth lab, capture
Mister Negative’s men, stop a dog from barking at night, and eliminate minorities
the guy doesn’t like. A couple from the Gowanus Drawbridge Studio present Herc
with a new costume, a tunic made from high-tech materials. He…doesn’t hate it
but then Rhea alerts him to a police call for a bank robbery so off they go….
Downtown, Man-Bull is destroying police cars, Basilisk is
petrifying the bank customers, Griffin is having little success tearing the
vault door off its hinges until the mystery woman (who doesn’t know her own
identity) hands him the combination, gleaned from the manager’s mind, with some
residual damage. They open the vault and Herc steps out, stabbing Griffin with
the Sword of Peleus, missing his major organs and Herc demands he surrender.
Herc also explains that he used the Helm of Hades to enter the vault invisible
then jump out dramatically. Basilisk attacks Herc with his eye beams but the
hero reflects them with the Shield of Peleus, clobbering the bad guy. As Herc
grapples with Man-Bull, the mystery woman gazes on the image of Medusa on the shield—but
she doesn’t turn to stone, instead she learns her identity. Herc defeats
Man-Bull, Griffin grabs stacks of cash and flies through the ceiling—and is
shot down by the Warhawks, led by Kyknos, son of Ares, who proclaims himself
the protector of his territory, proclaiming the wargospel of “All Versus All.”
Herc attacks Kyknos, telling Griffin to escape. Hercules defending the
criminals confuses the crowd and they quickly turn against Herc who clobbers
Helene who was shooting at him. Herc and the baddies reenter the bank where
they find the mystery woman has grown horns and she mutters a spell that makes
all the dogs in the vicinity turn vicious. As the crowd denounces Herc, the
mystery woman reveals herself to be the three-faced witch Hecate, proclaiming
herself the new Dark Queen of Lost Brooklyn….