last stand

the age of apocalypse

After Xavier

Summary

  Wakanda is in ruins, its people starving,and then the Marauders attack. Apocalypse toleratesthem, as long as they keep killing humans. Stacy usesan outmoded rifle to take one shot, at Dirigible.Before Arcade can retaliate, a transport arrives anddrops its cargo of medical supplies on him. Then itblasts Red and Owl.

  Barton distributes the supplies, while Stark smarmilyintroduces himself to Stacy. He has been sent to bringBlake back to England.

  Mikhail is there, claiming he wants to help thehumans. Sue Storm is mistrustful, since her brotherand first boyfriend were both killed by mutants. Hisstaff of augmented humans confirms the nuclear-capableblimps.

  Grimm and Storm are almost caught in an explosion atthe Field Command Center, which kills every pilot theyhad left. They find Hulk in the wreckage: he alliedwith Apocalypse to get enhanced and ensure hissurvival. Storm shoots his ear off, and he reverts toBanner.

  The Human High Council is in session, so Doom greetsMikhail, who speaks to the crowd, saying he wants toestablish a new world under his protection. He invitesDoom, Stark, Stacy, Blake, and Banner to tour hisship, then reveals that he has Empath stirring up thecrowd, and they are all his captives.