Former
heroes Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, Professor Hulk and Silver Surfer are now
the Order and are fighting a massive army of superheroes including the Avengers,
Fantastic Four, X-Men, and independent heroes. Meanwhile, the shade of Yandroth
smiles, knowing that the increasing anger displayed will lead to his rebirth.
Suddenly, the sky cracks open and the Defenders arrive: Nighthawk, Hellcat,
Valkyrie, Namorita, She-Hulk, Clea, Ardina, As the latter four confront their
corresponding male heroes, Nighthawk, Hellcat, and Valkyrie face the assembled
heroes to persuade them to end the hostilities. As the male and female pairs
fight, Nighthawk persuades Captain America to give them a hearing. They explain
how the Order guys are under the control of Yandroth who is forcing them to
fight and the energy generated will destroy two planets (Yann and Earth) and
return Yandroth to the land of the living. But Cap and the other leaders are
skeptical since there is no evidence for this story. As the combine is about to
attack the Defenders, another sky rift opens and Dr. Christopher Ganyrog and
Romantic Objective Pamela emerge leading the Masters of the Mental Arts; they
are firing weapons that do not inflict physical damage but hinder the actions
of those targeted. And then Papa Hagg arrives to tell Namorita, She-Hulk, Clea,
and Ardina that a bit of the humanity of their counterparts has been infused
into them and…then Papa Hagg is struck down by a lightning bolt from nowhere.
As the Heroes begin to break through the barrier created by the force from
Yann, the four women fly up to block the heroes from the Order—and then four
bolts are shot through them and into their male counterparts. Then Yandroth, on
the verge of full rebirth, appears as a giant in the sky. He challenges the
Order to battle but they, now out from under his spell, refuse. And without the
energy coming in from Yann, he shrinks into a human form. He is arrested by
Ganyrog and the forces from Yann return home to put him on trial. Dr. Strange
and the other ex-Order members thank the Defenders for doing what was necessary
to save them. But the revived Red Raven wants the Order to answer for their
crimes, a motive shared by many others there. Strange promises Captain America
it will not happen again but the heroes say it isn’t enough. Strange and the
others are used to the suspicions of others and take off. Gaia appears to them
in a vision in the sky, praising them for their actions to stop Yandroth and asking
them to continue defending her by choice as they did in the past. The reunited
Defenders arrive at their new headquarters at the Parrington mansion. Gaia
appears in Nighthawk’s ring, offers special thanks and gives him the power to
summon the Defenders from all over the world when there is need….