Chapter Summaries

Green Arrow Duck studied Umbrella Corporation’s virus research and explained to Spider-Man, Betty Ross, and Gwen Stacy the limits of the Antiviral Serum she had tested on an infected man. She had not yet determined whether the patient would recover, and the serum required direct injection rather than airborne dispersal.

• Jean Grey learned about the Zombie horde and the Animal Squad’s plan, then prepared to discuss the next steps with Professor X.
• Green Arrow Duck began studying Umbrella Corporation’s virus data to develop a more effective Antiviral Serum, while Betty Ross brought Gwen Stacy to offer help.
• Spider-Man returned to the temporary base and asked Green Arrow Duck how she planned to handle the approaching Zombies.
• Green Arrow Duck revealed that she had found Umbrella Corporation’s underground research base with Alice’s help, where the virus had leaked and Lickers had been created.
• Green Arrow Duck explained that she had injected an infected man with Antiviral Serum about twenty minutes earlier, but he had not woken up.
• Green Arrow Duck told the group that the serum could not persist in the air, required direct injection, and needed about fifteen milliliters per patient.

Spider-Man and Green Arrow Duck designed the virus’s ultimate Antiviral Serum in a single hour, though Jean Grey questioned whether it could be trusted without testing. Green Arrow Duck began producing it and proposed using captured zombies and a Licker as test subjects.

• Spider-Man proposed an unconventional approach to the serum, and he and Green Arrow Duck turned their discussion into a workable formula.
• Jean Grey was surprised the formula was finished before dawn and said its effects needed to be tested before it could be considered complete.
• Spider-Man insisted the serum would work based on intuition, citing the Lizard Serum Reversal he had helped create in New York City.
• Green Arrow Duck entered the formula into the bioreactor and said they could test the serum on the captured zombies and the Licker.

As dawn reached the rooftop, Rogue’s copied Kryptonian powers awakened all at once and overwhelmed her senses. Green Arrow Duck provoked her Heat Vision into destroying the approaching Zombie horde, then collected samples from her as everyone wondered whether they still needed to fight.

• Spider-Man asked whether the Antiviral Serum would be ready before the Zombie horde arrived, but Green Arrow Duck urged the group to follow their plan and attack.
• The X-Men, Ada Wong, Jill Valentine, and others gathered as dawn broke, while the Animal Squad took positions to ambush the Zombies.
• Rogue collapsed in pain when sunlight awakened her copied Kryptonian powers, and Professor X was knocked unconscious trying to enter her mind.
• Green Arrow Duck carried Rogue to the rooftop edge and whispered provocative passages to trigger her Heat Vision toward the Zombie horde.
• Rogue’s Heat Vision and explosions from underground gas lines wiped out the Zombies, after which Green Arrow Duck collected samples from her.
• The group asked whether a fight was still necessary, and Green Arrow Duck suggested checking for any surviving Zombies.

Green Arrow Duck successfully tested the Antiviral Serum and planned to use the Canary Device at several locations to cure Raccoon City. Before the team could begin, Angela Ashford fell gravely ill, and they discovered she had been injected with the virus and Antiviral Serum.

• Green Arrow Duck fired the Antiviral Serum into the sky, and the Zombies and chained Licker in the rooftop cage collapsed and died.
• Green Arrow Duck decided to make more serum and mapped out Canary Device launch sites to cover Raccoon City.
• Jill Valentine searched Angela Ashford’s backpack and found a temperature-controlled case containing virus doses, serum, and a syringe.
• Jean Grey noticed needle marks on Angela’s arm, and Alice said Angela was highly infected, though she did not know why the girl was suffering so badly.

Green Arrow Duck and the others discovered that Angela Ashford carried a rare viral strain linked to her ALS, and that the airborne Antiviral Serum was causing her reaction rather than curing her. Spider-Man suggested he might find a treatment for her, but two helicopters arrived before the group could discuss a plan.

• Green Arrow Duck explained Alice's infection and her history with Umbrella, and Alice described how the Antiviral Serum had weakened her powers.
• Jean Grey took a blood sample from Angela after the women caring for her agreed to testing.
• Green Arrow Duck's test results showed that Angela had a viral strain unlike those in Zombies and that her supposed antidotes only slowed viral activity.
• Green Arrow Duck identified Angela's condition as a rare genetic form of ALS and explained that the wrong Antiviral Serum had triggered a rejection reaction.
• Spider-Man said he might find a treatment specifically for Angela, startling Jean Grey with the implications of curing an incurable disease.
• Two helicopters approached and interrupted the group's discussion about how to help Angela.

Major Timothy Cain arrived on the rooftop and tried to requisition the X-Men’s equipment and supplies, threatening them when they resisted. As the standoff continued, military aircraft gathered overhead, and four-star General Thaddeus Ross landed and approached.

• Two military helicopters hovered beside the rooftop as armed U.S. soldiers emerged from the stairwell with Major Timothy Cain.
• Cain claimed emergency authority to requisition the rooftop’s equipment and ordered everyone to submit to inspection and registration.
• Cyclops challenged Cain’s demand, but Cain ordered his soldiers to aim their guns at the group; Betty Ross asked where Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen Sparr was, and Cain claimed she was inspecting defenses.
• Ursa Major and Green Arrow Duck discussed whether to intervene while the X-Men and Betty argued with Cain.
• A jet roared overhead as eight R-66 Comanche stealth helicopters approached, causing the two helicopter pilots to hold back.
• A V-8B Harrier I1 landed on the crowded rooftop, and General Thaddeus Ross climbed out and walked toward the standoff.

General Thaddeus Ross confronted Major Timothy Cain over his unauthorized mission, the missing Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen Sparr, and evidence linking Umbrella Corporation to illegal biological weapons research. Cain stayed silent as Betty Ross revealed she was present, leaving him to realize that his aggressive operation had put him in a disastrous position.

• Thaddeus Ross arrived with attack helicopters, and Timothy Cain saluted and identified himself as commander of the Colorado National Guard unit.
• Ross demanded to know whose orders had sent Cain to requisition supplies and compel the X-Men to cooperate, but Cain would not name a superior.
• Ross described a nuclear strike request concerning Raccoon City, his missing troops, an anonymous message about Umbrella's experiments, and the disappearance of Lieutenant Colonel Kathleen Sparr.
• Cain remained silent as Ross pressed him to answer, aware that naming his backer could put him in greater danger.
• Betty Ross asked her father about the anonymous message, and Cain realized too late that Ross's daughter was among the people he had confronted.

Thaddeus Ross arrested Major Timothy Cain and explained that his forces were containing the blockade while the X-Men treated Raccoon City’s virus outbreak. After Professor X assured him the disaster was under control, Ross departed to find Lieutenant Colonel Spaar, leaving Betty Ross upset that her father had not asked if she was all right.

• Thaddeus Ross ordered his soldiers to arrest Timothy Cain, and Cain surrendered his pistol after Spider-Man webbed away his men’s rifles.
• Ross learned over the radio that the 10th Special Forces Group had taken control of the blockade forces, but he ordered the blockade of Raccoon City to remain in place.
• Professor X told Ross that the X-Men had administered an antiviral serum on a large scale and that cleanup should begin after noon.
• Ross agreed to have his men cooperate, then left to find Lieutenant Colonel Spaar without asking Betty if she was all right.
• Betty complained to Professor X about her father, while Thena and Cassandra teased Green Arrow Duck over the Mecha system’s internal channel.

Spider-Man developed a temporary gene therapy for Angela Ashford while the group discussed the cleanup still needed in Raccoon City. Ada Wong reported that Umbrella was in trouble after its crimes and the Antiviral Serum were exposed online.

• Spider-Man noticed the Animal Squad had left to move the Canary Device, and Jean Grey explained that their helmets blocked telepathy.
• Jean Grey warned that Raccoon City needed extensive cleanup, including removing the zombie bodies before they caused further problems.
• Spider-Man described a gene therapy and stem cell treatment for Angela Ashford, saying the first medication would be ready in about sixteen minutes.
• Ada Wong told Jill Valentine that she had monitored the online reaction to the Umbrella Corporation revelations and that Umbrella was in trouble.

Jill Valentine learned that Umbrella’s leaked plans had turned powerful people against the company, and Ada Wong offered her a place in the FBI. Alice said she first had to find Alicia Marcus, while Ada hinted that the anonymous leaker had concealed the Alice Project; Spider-Man then asked what the project was.

• Ada Wong explained that Umbrella’s leaked files and zombie footage had spread widely, and that powerful people were asking who had tickets to its planned shelters.
• Ada Wong told Jill Valentine that the Cleansing Plan aimed to wipe out humanity and that the powerful might oppose Umbrella to preserve their own influence.
• Jill Valentine said she planned to return to S.T.A.R.S., and Ada Wong offered her a place in the FBI.
• Jill Valentine suspected Ada Wong was not really FBI, and Ada Wong asked Alice to join her.
• Alice said she needed to find Alicia Marcus, and Ada Wong noted that the leaked information had not revealed the Alice Project.
• Spider-Man appeared and asked about the Alice Project, prompting Ada Wong to tease him for being oblivious to women’s feelings.

Henry returned home after three days away and explained to Skye and Gwen Stacy that he had unsuccessfully searched for Gwen in Raccoon City. He left Skye’s questions unanswered as he turned to question Gwen about what had happened.

• Henry arrived at the Hepburn Family home smelling foul and went to shower before addressing Gwen Stacy.
• Henry recounted traveling to Raccoon City, waiting out the military blockade, and learning that Gwen had already left with the military.
• Henry explained that he had fabricated surveillance footage and travel records to cover his whereabouts as Green Arrow Duck.
• Gwen Stacy was reassured by Henry’s concern and stopped questioning his account.
• Skye challenged Henry about why he had gone to Raccoon City alone after alerting the X-Men, but Henry interrupted her to question Gwen.

Gwen Stacy explained how a routine military assessment in Raccoon City became a zombie outbreak, and how she and Professor Ross helped the X-Men and military respond. After the crisis ended, Gwen returned to Virginia and reassured Katharine Hepburn and the others that she was safe.

• Gwen Stacy initially brushed off Henry's concern, but Katharine Hepburn urged her to explain what happened and reassure those who cared about her.
• Gwen recounted joining Professor Ross in Raccoon City to assess suspected Vampire attacks for the military, where soldiers began transforming into Zombies instead.
• Professor Ross kept Gwen and the team in the city because they feared they might already be infected, while the military struggled with ammunition and the outbreak worsened.
• The X-Men arrived, defeated the Zombies, identified the virus, developed an Antiviral Serum, and dispersed it to stop the disaster.
• Gwen and Professor Ross stayed behind to confirm they were virus-free and assist General Ross's epidemic response before returning to Virginia by military transport.
• Gwen visited Katharine Hepburn after seeing George and explained that she was safe.

Gwen Stacy returned safely after a terrifying ordeal, and Katharine Hepburn comforted her before Henry treated everyone to dinner. On the drive home, Henry explained that Little Red had sensed Gwen was in danger, leaving Gwen to reconsider how seriously she should take the spiders’ warnings.

• Katharine Hepburn hugged Gwen Stacy, who quietly cried before composing herself and thanking her.
• Gwen Stacy joined Henry, Skye, and Lorna for dinner, and Henry made pineapple pizza after Gwen requested it.
• Henry drove Gwen home and told her that Kate had ordered him to bring her back safely.
• Gwen asked how Henry knew she was in danger, and Henry said Little Red had warned him.
• Henry explained that the spiders had an exceptionally accurate sense of danger and urged Gwen not to ignore their warnings.
• Little Red threw a pack of tissues at Henry after he called the spiders jinxes.

Henry helped Alice adjust to life after removing Umbrella’s control devices and began searching for Alicia Marcus, Umbrella’s major shareholder. He and Alice planned to investigate likely locations and watch how Umbrella responded to the exposed data.

• Henry returned to the secret base and found Alice studying Umbrella’s files while questioning her identity.
• Henry told Alice that her surgery had removed Umbrella’s control chips and explained why she still needed to disguise herself in public.
• C Mei found records for Alicia Marcus, revealing that she was James Marcus’s daughter, an Umbrella shareholder, and Dr. Isaacs’s ward.
• Henry explained that Umbrella’s headquarters, laboratories, and secret facilities offered possible places to search for Alicia and Dr. Isaacs.
• Henry and Alice decided to investigate those locations while monitoring whether Umbrella’s leaders came forward to distance themselves from the company’s wrongdoing.

Henry and Alice discussed how to find Umbrella and protect Alicia Marcus, then questioned the Red Queen after she offered to reveal Alicia’s location. They rejected her deceptive lead and prepared to investigate Umbrella’s New York branch.

• Henry warned Alice that Umbrella might abandon its public assets and hide, and proposed investigating its bases while monitoring its public activity.
• The Red Queen spoke from Henry’s isolated computer and asked whether they would protect Alicia Marcus.
• Henry explained that the Red Queen had a possible audio-data loophole, and she failed to transmit a message through the poor speaker.
• The Red Queen said Alicia was her model and offered an address in New York in exchange for a promise of fair treatment.
• Henry recognized the address as the FBI New York office director’s private residence, shut down the Red Queen, and concluded she had lied to manipulate them.
• Alice decided to investigate Alicia’s whereabouts herself and chose the Umbrella Corporation branch in New York City as her first destination.

Henry offered Alice advanced equipment for her solo journey to Umbrella’s bases, including a bullet-deflecting enhancement suit and two Support Mechs. Alice accepted the suit and had to choose between the Mechs as she prepared to set out alone.

• Alice insisted that she travel alone, explaining that she needed to find what she was looking for herself.
• Henry offered Alice an enhancement suit that boosted strength, resisted bullets, and concealed body heat; she tested it by firing a pistol and rifle at it.
• Alice put on the suit, felt her strength increase, and learned that she would need training to control the boost safely.
• Henry explained the suit’s camouflage functions, and Alice teased him about its tight fit.
• Henry presented Alice with floating and ground Support Mechs, and she struggled to choose between them.

Henry spent a peaceful afternoon in Central Park with Katharine Hepburn while Skye and Lorna practiced nearby and Kitty lounged in the shade. Virginia Potts found them and approached Hepburn, leaving Henry to wonder what had brought Tony Stark’s assistant there.

• Alice traveled under the identity Janus Prospero while Henry considered Umbrella’s uncertain fate and Tony Stark’s possible plans.
• Henry helped Katharine Hepburn set up to paint a pond in Central Park.
• Skye and Lorna practiced their abilities nearby while Kitty rested in the shade.
• Virginia Potts found Hepburn by asking where people walking a tiger had gone.
• Potts defended Tony Stark, but she struggled to explain why he was not as bad as outsiders thought.

Virginia Potts invited Katharine Hepburn and her companions to Tony Stark’s housewarming party at Malibu Manor in Los Angeles, offering to arrange their travel and care. Henry persuaded Skye and Lorna to come along, and the group prepared to visit Tony’s new home.

• Virginia Potts delivered Tony Stark’s invitation to Katharine Hepburn and explained that he had rebuilt his Malibu villa and moved to the West Coast.
• Katharine asked about Tony’s reasons for moving and whether she could bring others; Virginia said she could bring as many companions as she wished, with Tony covering their expenses.
• Katharine sent Henry to ask Skye and Lorna whether they would come to Los Angeles, and Henry found them playing with Kitty.
• Skye tried to stay in New York and asked for the car keys, but Henry refused and warned that Katharine would keep them under supervision if they stayed behind.
• Henry persuaded Lorna that Tony’s party, expensive food, and private beach would make the trip worthwhile, and she asked if she could come too.

Virginia Potts arranged a smooth flight to Los Angeles, where Happy Hogan collected Henry and the others and drove them to Tony Stark’s cliffside villa. There, JARVIS welcomed the group and discreetly guided them toward Tony, giving Henry a glimpse of Stark’s intelligent home and the surprise he had prepared.

• Virginia Potts secured special treatment for the passengers and Kitty on their flight to Santa Monica Airport.
• Happy Hogan met Henry and the group at the airport and explained that Tony Stark had a new invention he wanted to show Henry.
• Skye and Lorna Dane asked to visit the beach, but Henry and Katharine Hepburn persuaded them to wait and use Tony Stark’s private beach instead.
• Happy Hogan drove the group past the cleared site of Tony Stark’s old house to his new cliffside villa, which impressed Skye and Lorna Dane.
• JARVIS greeted the guests, explained that it was an artificial intelligence rather than Edwin Jarvis, and directed them to the basement gathering while hinting that Tony Stark was there.

Henry and his companions arrived at Tony Stark’s Malibu Manor, where they admired the modern cliffside villa and encountered its artificial-intelligence butler, JARVIS. JARVIS welcomed them and directed them downstairs, leaving Henry impressed by Tony’s sophisticated smart home.

• Henry and his companions drove through the Stark Family grounds, and Happy Hogan explained that Tony Stark had built his new villa at the cliff’s edge rather than on the old mansion’s site.
• The group saw Malibu Manor, and Henry described its distinctive design while Skye and Lorna Dane admired the house.
• Katharine Hepburn entered the living room with Virginia Potts and questioned the voice that greeted the guests, mistaking JARVIS for Edwin Jarvis.
• JARVIS introduced himself as an artificial-intelligence butler, withheld Tony Stark’s location under a protection protocol, and directed the guests to the basement gathering.
• Henry observed JARVIS’s clever handling of the protocol and recognized that Tony Stark had likely designed the smart home to impress him.