Given their violations of international law, Weatherman Jackson King subsequently ordered the capture of WetWorks, with Grail, Jester and Mother One the first to fall at the hands of StormWatch members Winter and Flint.

However, in retaliation Dane and Pilgrim kidnapped StormWatch teammates Fahrenheit and Hellstrike. Dane then teleported himself up onto Skywatch, setting the stage for a tumultuous showdown...