A
pilgrim dressed in white ascends Mount Wundagore to show up at the cottage of
Bova Ayrshire, midwife and help for wayward travelers. She tells the pilgrim
not to worry about the mad Modred the Mystic and sees to his comfort. She tells
him of a woman named Magda, fleeing her husband, who gave birth to twins and
then vanished into the night. The pilgrim is Magda’s terrifying husband and he
demands to know what happened to the children, threatening Bova and ripping the
cabin apart with a wave of his hands. She reveals the children’s names as Wanda
and Pietro; the pilgrim wrecks the rest of the cottage and flies off. Bova
pleads with mad Modred to send a warning to the children, which he does….
The
warning reaches Attilan, the Inhumans’ city on the moon, just as Scarlet Witch
and Vision arrive to seek help for Vision’s mutilated arm (see issue #2). Well,
it’s an easy fix as it’s whole again in the next panel. Quicksilver and Wanda
reveal that they have both had premonitions of danger but keep quiet as Wanda
sees Crystal and the new Baby Luna. And, moving beyond his prejudice, Pietro
allows Vision to hold the baby. But then the white pilgrim arrives in Attilan
and, invisible, he seals off Pietro and Crystal’s tower home. The other
Inhumans (Black Bolt, Medusa, Karnak, Gorgon) are unable to enter and those
inside are unable to leave. The white pilgrim enters and reveals himself to be
Magneto, surprising the heroes more than the readers. Magneto insists he means
no harm but there is a scuffle with the others until the baby starts to cry.
Magneto claims the baby as his granddaughter, revealing himself to be Wanda and
Pietro’s father. He has lived a hard life and had to become a hard man to
survive but he has been reassessing his values and he is softening now that his
granddaughter is homo sapiens. He humbly asks acceptance of Wanda and
Pietro…his children….