Chapter Summaries

Ye Mo, Hank Pym, Emma Frost, and Scott planned a professional training facility to improve the Avengers Reserve Team’s combat readiness. They finalized the plan and headed to the construction site as work began.

• Hank Pym proposed converting an abandoned storage area into a three-level training facility after the team’s close call in battle.
• Ye Mo, Emma Frost, and Scott added requirements for variable gravity, telepathy isolation, unpredictable simulations, air resistance, and extensive safety systems.
• Ye Mo assigned Hank technical implementation and procurement, Emma and himself the training syllabus and safety protocols, and Scott to serve as an example of what not to do.
• Emma began mapping load-bearing walls while Hank prepared to contact suppliers for variable-gravity modules.
• Ye Mo archived the highest-priority plan, and the team headed to inspect the construction site.

Ye Mo, Hank Pym, Emma Frost, and Scott planned a professional training facility for their team. During a later training session, Ye Mo detected a growing Pym Particle-like anomaly beneath the base and led Emma and Scott underground to investigate.

• Ye Mo, Hank Pym, Emma Frost, and Scott designed a three-level training facility with specialized equipment, safety systems, and unpredictable combat simulations.
• Ye Mo assigned Hank to oversee implementation, Emma and himself to develop the syllabus and safety protocols, and Scott to provide examples of what not to do.
• During a later training session, Ye Mo sensed an unexplained energy fluctuation and traced it to the base's lowest level.
• Emma Frost scanned the base and confirmed the signal was underground, while Ye Mo identified its resemblance to unstable Pym Particle resonance.
• Ye Mo, Emma Frost, and shrunken Scott descended to the abandoned underground area and entered its dark passage as the anomaly grew stronger.

Ye Mo, Emma Frost, and Scott entered a failing underground laboratory where leaking Pym Particles were disintegrating matter and threatening the base. Scott shrank and crossed the dangerous passage toward the emergency isolation switch with Emma guiding him mentally and Ye Mo monitoring his progress, leaving them close to the control panel.

• Ye Mo forced open the blast door and found a ruptured Pym Particle tank disintegrating the laboratory around it.
• Emma Frost and Scott identified the leak’s danger, and Ye Mo discovered that someone had to reach the isolation switch manually.
• Emma established a mental link while Ye Mo mapped a safe route and monitored Scott’s vital signs.
• Scott shrank and cautiously glided through the blue particle currents as Emma and Ye Mo guided him.
• Scott reached the area near the flashing control panel while Ye Mo and Emma prepared for the final step.

Ye Mo, Scott, and Emma Frost stopped the Pym Particles leak, then discovered that the battle in Sokovia had triggered widespread hostility toward superpowered people. Ye Mo ordered Scott to investigate who was shaping public opinion and prepared the base for the coming conflict.

• Ye Mo shut off the Pym Particles leak, ending the laboratory crisis and returning Scott to normal size.
• Scott accessed surveillance and public broadcasts, revealing footage of Sokovia devastated by a battle between superpowered individuals.
• Emma Frost sensed that fear, anger, and blame were spreading among the public and turning against people with special abilities.
• Ye Mo suspected that an organized force was manipulating public opinion and ordered Scott to investigate news, social media, political commentary, and government briefings.
• Ye Mo declined to intervene immediately, raised the base's security level, and said they needed to prepare for the coming storm.

Ye Mo uncovered signs that organized groups and offshore funding were stoking anti-superhuman outrage as the United Nations revealed the Superhuman Registration Act. Tony Stark publicly supported registration as a path to order, leaving Ye Mo convinced that conflict was inevitable.

• Ye Mo used the Gene Spiral Tower to search public networks for organized activity and traced coordinated hashtags and funding to offshore companies backing radical organizations.
• Ye Mo discovered that a confidential United Nations draft called for mandatory superhuman registration, ability documentation, and restrictions on activities, while rallies gathered in major cities.
• The United Nations announced the Superhuman Registration Act, and Tony Stark told reporters that the law represented maturity rather than the end of superheroes.
• Tony argued that superhumans had to accept legal constraints to protect the innocent, and Ye Mo sensed that Tony was trying to impose order and earn society's trust.
• Ye Mo recorded Tony's remarks and concluded that his support for the act would either help create a new order or intensify the coming conflict.

Ye Mo and Emma Frost attended Steve Rogers's rally against the Superhuman Registration Act, where Ye Mo refused to declare his position when challenged. He defended his neutrality to Emma afterward, saying he would act when the conflict neared its breaking point.

• Ye Mo and Emma Frost watched Steve Rogers speak against the Superhuman Registration Act in Central Park.
• Ye Mo sensed unusually calm people among the cheering crowd, and Emma Frost identified Humanity First signs nearby.
• A young man asked Ye Mo whether he supported Tony or the Captain, but Ye Mo stayed silent and left the crowd guessing.
• Emma Frost challenged Ye Mo's silence in their car, arguing that neutrality would cost them allies.
• Ye Mo told Emma Frost he would wait for the moment before events spiraled out of control, then arrived with her at an underground garage as a new storm brewed.

Ye Mo abandoned his attempt at neutrality as escalating clashes between supporters and opponents of the Superhuman Registration Act made him a target to both sides. After meeting Natasha Romanoff, he agreed to exchange intelligence and build an early warning network, leaving as an active participant in the conflict.

• Ye Mo showed Emma Frost data indicating that fear and radical rhetoric were driving street clashes, and concluded that neutrality had become dangerous.
• Ye Mo received a meeting request from Natasha Romanoff and went with Emma Frost to an abandoned Brooklyn warehouse.
• Natasha gave Ye Mo records tracing funds to a Cayman Islands shell company that supported radical organizations and described plans to inflame violence.
• Ye Mo agreed to trade Natasha a list of influential public figures and proposed monitoring them to identify and head off flashpoints.
• Ye Mo set up warning markers for potential conflict hotspots and left with Emma Frost, accepting that his neutrality was over.

Ye Mo confronted his fear of choosing a side in the Superhuman Registration Act conflict and spent the night trying to decide what he believed. When Natasha arrived with intelligence about the person manipulating events, she demanded that he reveal his allegiance before she shared the name.

• Emma Frost challenged Ye Mo’s neutrality, arguing that his silence made him responsible for the harm being done to superhumans and civilians.
• Ye Mo admitted he feared choosing wrongly and doubted he was qualified to be a hero, while Emma encouraged him to make a choice and take responsibility for it.
• Ye Mo switched off and stowed his phone, then spent the night reflecting until his anxiety gave way to a firm resolve to face the conflict.
• Natasha Romanoff arrived with new intelligence about the hidden person behind the crisis and asked Ye Mo which side he intended to support before revealing the name.

Natasha revealed that Horizon Media, Deep Blue Capital, and Wings of Freedom were coordinating to advance the Superhuman Registration Act and pursue supernatural power. Ye Mo chose to investigate in secret as Mr. X and prepared for Tony Stark’s imminent visit.

• Natasha showed Ye Mo evidence connecting Horizon Media, Deep Blue Capital, and Wings of Freedom to the campaign for the Superhuman Registration Act.
• Ye Mo used his heightened perception to conclude that Natasha was telling the truth and identified the organizations’ coordinated roles.
• Natasha told Ye Mo that the group was buying vibranium samples and contacting mutants, while its deeper goals remained unknown.
• Ye Mo decided to stay out of the Avengers’ public dispute and investigate the key figures under his Mr. X identity.
• Natasha left Ye Mo an address and numbers, and Ye Mo prepared for Tony Stark’s visit by sketching weaknesses in Tony’s armor.

Tony Stark visited Ye Mo to recruit him to support the Superhuman Registration Act, but Ye Mo concealed his abilities and avoided taking a position. After Tony left, Ye Mo realized Tony might suspect him and resolved to hide himself more carefully.

• Ye Mo answered Tony Stark’s confident entrance and challenged him for bypassing the security system and entering without permission.
• Tony confronted Ye Mo about his battlefield skills in San Francisco and his connection to Emma Frost, then urged him to support the Superhuman Registration Act.
• Ye Mo saw a system warning advising him to remain neutral and pretended that stress and memory problems left him unable to decide.
• Tony accepted Ye Mo’s delay but warned that silence was also a choice, then left.
• Ye Mo added a question mark beside his armor sketch and drew the curtains, wary that Tony had noticed something unusual about him.

Steve Rogers visited Ye Mo to urge him to oppose the Superhuman Registration Act, but Ye Mo refused to join either side and offered only noncombat assistance. Steve left him an encrypted contact card and a warning, while Ye Mo remained caught between competing factions and his own promises.

• Ye Mo heard a knock, sensed the visitor through the Gene Spiral Tower, and opened the door to Steve Rogers.
• Steve argued that the Superhuman Registration Act threatened freedom and asked Ye Mo to join his side, citing Ye Mo's abilities and actions in San Francisco.
• Ye Mo said he would remain neutral and provide noncombat help if needed, but would not fight or publicly support either camp.
• Steve warned Ye Mo that neutrality might not keep him safe and left him a black card for an encrypted channel.
• After Steve left, Ye Mo examined the card and recognized that his apparent bridge to cooperation rested on promises he had made as an expedient measure.

Ye Mo detected a coordinated psychological campaign meant to inflame New York’s superpowered factions and trigger conflict. He and Natasha agreed to investigate together, and Ye Mo began discreetly planting doubt in one organizer’s mind.

• Ye Mo used the Gene Spiral Tower to detect synchronized emotional surges and implanted suggestions among New York opinion leaders.
• Ye Mo concluded that someone was scripting explosive statements to provoke a clash between the city’s factions.
• Natasha Romanoff emerged from the shadows, and Ye Mo showed her data about three opinion leaders’ activities.
• Natasha said S.H.I.E.L.D. had been kept in the dark and pointed out a media PR firm connected to one of the figures.
• Ye Mo and Natasha agreed that he would provide analysis while she verified it through official channels.
• At Natasha’s suggestion, Ye Mo began discreetly planting doubt in a student movement organizer’s subconscious.

As the Sokovia Accords divided the superheroes, Ye Mo received opposing appeals from Tony Stark and Steve Rogers and refused to commit to either side. He sensed unrest spreading through New York and prepared for the consequences of the choice he would soon face.

• At three in the morning, Ye Mo answered Tony Stark's call and heard Tony offer Stark Industries' support if he backed the Superhuman Registration Act.
• Ye Mo asked Tony for time to assess the proposal, and Tony gave him twenty-four hours.
• Steve Rogers called Ye Mo and urged him to oppose government control over people with superpowers in defense of freedom.
• Ye Mo told Steve he needed time to weigh the Accords' ethical boundaries and risks, and Steve said he would respect Ye Mo's decision.
• After ending both calls, Ye Mo sensed fear and anger rising across New York and felt the Gene Spiral Tower's power stirring.
• Ye Mo locked two encrypted cards in a drawer and prepared himself for the coming conflict.

Ye Mo watched the airport battle escalate, then abandoned neutrality to rescue the trapped civilians. As he approached the evacuation area, a red beam descended toward him.

• Ye Mo detected Clint Barton’s resolve to side with Steve Rogers, and Clint turned against Tony Stark’s forces with a concussion arrow.
• Tony and Steve’s teams clashed as Ye Mo sensed the civilians’ fear and decided to get them out of danger.
• Ye Mo used a leap and midair maneuver to reach the warehouse district near the evacuation route, avoiding a missile from Tony’s armor.
• Ye Mo approached the terrified crowd, but a red beam shot down toward his head, and he dodged sideways.

Ye Mo used his phasing abilities to rescue children and clear evacuation routes during the battle, while Captain America recognized his efforts and warned the others not to shoot him. After the civilians escaped, Ye Mo hid inside a damaged building to avoid Tony Stark's scans and waited for his abilities to recover.

• Ye Mo phased through bullets and walls to carry trapped children to a sheltered area one by one.
• Ye Mo confused the mercenaries with afterimages, then cleared obstacles so civilians could evacuate.
• Ye Mo diverted an out-of-control rocket away from the civilians, and Steve Rogers told the others not to hit him by mistake.
• Ye Mo stayed out of sight until the children had evacuated, then left as the battle's energy disrupted his phasing.
• Ye Mo concealed himself inside a damaged building to evade Tony Stark's scans and felt the cooldown feedback from his abilities.

Ye Mo used Steel Bone to withstand Tony Stark’s laser blast, then escaped into the ruins rather than join the fighting. He recovered in hiding as the Civil War continued, determined to remain a spectator.

• Ye Mo activated Steel Bone and stepped out of hiding as Tony Stark’s armor detected him.
• Tony fired a powerful laser blast, but Ye Mo’s hardened body blocked it without being penetrated.
• Tony questioned Ye Mo about his identity and the Superhuman Registration Act, but Ye Mo stayed silent.
• Ye Mo used his enhanced speed and kicked up dust to evade Tony’s tracking and disappear among the buildings.
• Tony ordered JARVIS to record Ye Mo’s data and raise the alert level.
• Ye Mo hid behind an abandoned defensive emplacement, exhausted as Steel Bone faded, and calculated his next move.

Ye Mo used a healing ability to save wounded mutants and heroes trapped in a basement while Emma Frost protected him from the chaos. They escaped before the building collapsed and headed back to base, planning to move the survivors once the fighting settled.

• Ye Mo entered a collapsed basement after Emma Frost warned him about nearby threats and found several injured people inside.
• Ye Mo used a fragment of Life Resonance to heal the wounded, while Emma Frost calmed a man's uncontrolled energy with her psychic power.
• Ye Mo continued healing until everyone he could reach was out of mortal danger, then left with Emma Frost as Tony's armor approached.
• The basement collapsed behind them as Ye Mo and Emma Frost escaped through a secret passage and hid behind an abandoned car.
• Ye Mo thanked Emma Frost, and they agreed to return to base and later find a way to move the wounded survivors.

Ye Mo and Emma Frost helped unregistered superpowered people escape a S.H.I.E.L.D. search in the industrial district while avoiding Tony Stark. They returned to their base exhausted, knowing the conflict over the Superhuman Registration Act was only beginning.

• Emma Frost told Ye Mo that Tony had taken Bucky and S.H.I.E.L.D. had surrounded the industrial district where the rescued people were waiting.
• Emma Frost disrupted the agents’ senses while Ye Mo created slippery ice and barriers to delay their search.
• Ye Mo signaled the unregistered superpowered people to escape through a sewer entrance as he and Emma stayed behind to cover their retreat.
• Tony Stark targeted the cooling tower, but Emma Frost scrambled his radar and Ye Mo concealed them with an ice mirror and smoke.
• Ye Mo and Emma escaped along their planned route and returned to the base as dawn broke.

After reviewing the operation that helped the Mutants opposed to registration escape, Ye Mo admitted to Emma Frost that he feared choosing sides and endangering his friends. He accepted that he could no longer stay neutral and prepared to face the coming conflict with Emma beside him.

• Ye Mo reviewed the battle footage and concluded that his and Emma Frost's actions had disrupted S.H.I.E.L.D.'s plan and revealed their influence to the factions.
• Emma Frost confronted Ye Mo about his fear of committing to a side, and Ye Mo admitted he wanted to avoid the danger and preserve his peaceful life.
• Ye Mo realized that his powers and the people depending on him made it impossible to stay out of the conflict.
• Ye Mo resolved to protect those in need rather than hide or pursue approval from either side, and Emma Frost promised to stand with him.
• Ye Mo and Emma Frost headed to the equipment room to prepare for the next fight.

Ye Mo admitted he had been hiding from the dangers surrounding him, but Emma Frost encouraged him to face them with someone he trusted. He chose to seek a middle path through the coming Civil War, and they prepared to plan their next steps in the morning.

• Emma Frost confronted Ye Mo about using concern for his friends as an excuse to avoid choosing a course of action.
• Ye Mo admitted he wanted an ordinary life but could no longer ignore the children trapped in the rubble.
• Emma Frost offered to face the consequences alongside Ye Mo and support him when he made his choices.
• Ye Mo clasped Emma Frost's hand and said he would stop running and seek a middle path to protect innocents and limit the Civil War.
• Emma Frost warned that the Superhuman Registration Act had drawn the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Avengers, and mutant groups, and said they should plan around Spatial Perception and the Gene Spiral Tower in the morning.