Nighthawk's plan to overthrow the Squadron Supreme continues, as he welcomes new members to his group of renegades, including the Golden Archer. Sending two of his group to infiltrate the Squadron, they are quickly overwhelmed as the comatose Quagmire's powers go haywire. Realizing the only way to stop him is to disconnect him from life support, Power Princess makes the difficult choice, but leaves it up to Hyperion to carry out the actions.