Most of the Avengers, People’s Protectorate and Alpha Flight heroes join forces to fight off the Atlantean army that is trying to blow up the Waterwind nuclear sub in Conception Bay, evacuating as many civilians as they can at the same time. Meanwhile, Captain America and Red Guardian try to reason with Peace Corpse leader Prokvitch and his bloodthirsty partner Strokov, who have hooked their bodies up to the Waterwind’s missile controls hoping to cause a nuclear disaster that will spark global war, believing this will lead to global unity and prosperity. Red Guardian unmasks himself as Josef Petkus, an old family friend of Prokvitch, and seems to make an impact on the terrorist leader with his talk of Prokvitch’s wife and children. Eventually, Cap and Petkus attack Prokvitch and Strokov just as Vision and Vostok are severing the distracted terrorist duo’s cybernetic link to the sub’s nuclear weapons. The daring gambit seems successful until a distressed Prokvitch informs them that severing the connection has triggered a failsafe, which blows up the Waterwind moments later.