Blood Brothers Prelude

• Writer - Terry Kavanagh
• Penciler - Mark Pajarillo
• Inker - Bud LaRosa
• Colorist - Mike Thomas
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Lettering - Emerson Miranda
• Editor - Glenn Greenberg
• Editor in Chief - Bob Harras

Crossing Borders

Summary

  In Dublin, Nate dreams: the full moon falls toward earth, and he smashes it to bits, which rain down, destroying all life. He awakes saying "Tramahoi", finds a Tech-Gnome causing the nightmare, and vaporizes it.

  In New York Slaine shows another Tech-Gnome to Ness but says the Hellbent can't identify it's technology. Manx and the Sisters appear and attack, saying they are traitors, but they beat them off. Slaine sends Ness to a Pacific island called Tramahoi, where he says the Tech-Gnomes were grown.

  Nate and Maddie are there first and get easily lost in the jungle. So Nate blasts away the foliage, revealing Gnome trees that reflect psi-powers, guarding a ship. The Gnomes swarm, so Nate tunnels under them and into the ship, where he finds Blaquesmith. This was all a test. Cable is unavailable, so he hopes to use Nate to stop Stryfe, who is returning.

  Nate refuses and tries to leave, but he and Maddie find themselves suddenly in Latveria. A pyramid has been hovering over the empty castle, and now it smashes down.