A Priest of Pama materialises in Vietnam and collides with a boy, Kim. They both disappear, and Kim's friends lose all memory of him. Kim reappears in another reality, in pain, and is located by a group who call him a 'positive'. They will reveal themselves next issue as Apocryphus and the team who attacked Gilgamesh in Avengers #391.
Iron Man introduces Suzi Endo from Iron Man #321 to Force Works as their new member Cybermancer, to replace Century who took leave of absence in #15. The team have met Suzi before in #6-7 during the Mandarin crossover. But now she has adopted the Cybermancer suit, which gives her various cybernetic powers. Stark tells them she has been working on this suit for 3 years in the Hong Kong office of Stark Enterprises.
The team, especially Scarlet Witch, are unhappy with the way Iron Man imposed Cybermancer on them. During this issue Suzi also causes offence, especially to U.S.Agent. She seems to be Iron Man's pawn, and not to care about the others.
Iron Man informs them of the discovery in Avengers #392 that Marilla and Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara) were murdered during the reunion in Avengers: The Crossing. He also tells them of the security tape he viewed in Iron Man #321. The image he shows them indicates that Hawkeye was the murderer. He also claims that his lab has found traces of Hawkeye's incendiary arrows in tissue remains he sent them.
U.S.Agent refuses to believe Hawkeye is guilty. U.S.Agent and Hawkeye were the opposite of friends in Avengers West Coast. But in their frequent meetings since Hawkeye went solo (e.g. Marvel Comics Presents #159-161) they have become buddies.
Team leader Scarlet Witch insists that the Agent be given a chance to bring Hawkeye in peacefully. But Iron Man and Cybermancer follow him and knock Hawkeye out.
There's been continuous friction between Iron Man and Scarlet Witch in Force Works, and this is the last straw. Scarlet Witch throws Iron Man off the team when they bring unconscious Hawkeye back (but strangely keeps Cybermancer).
The mystery team member Moonraker (who was first seen last issue, but the team act as if he's been with them a long time) is more than shocked to find that Vietnam has vanished from Force Works database, especially when his teammates claim never to have heard of the country. Leaving U.S.Agent to watch Hawkeye and Cybermancer, Scarlet Witch takes Moonraker, Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter) and their technician Fisher Todd (as pilot instead of U.S.Agent) to investigate the area, where they break through an energy barrier.
U.S.Agent starts to phone War Machine.
The Crossing continues in
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