Thunderbolt Ross,
Deathlok Prime, a depowered Machine Man, and Dr. Simon Ryker have escaped from
Doom’s dungeon into the wilderness of Latveria but now they are facing a giant
Doombot made up of a swarm of Doombots. The Doombot orders them to surrender or
be destroyed. Ross knows there is a nuclear plant one hundred klicks (kilometers/62
miles) away where he can absorb enough radiation to allow him to transform into
Red Hulk again, so that is his objective. Ryker, however, doesn’t trust Ross
and decides this is an “every man for himself” operation so he pushes Ross off
a cliff and runs for it. As he jumps a ravine, Ryker is electrocuted in midair;
a small moan reveals that he is still alive. Meanwhile, Deathlok scoops up
Machine Man and dives down the cliff after Ross. They roll down the steep
incline and aim for a snowfield which Ross thinks will frustrate the Doombots’
vision, based on motion capture and thermal imaging. As they head through a
forest, Ross tells Deathlok to contact an Air Force base and ask for rescue and
to prepare for a wider conflict with Latveria….
Doctor
Doom, addressing the United Nations General Assembly, is made aware of the
situation and calls for a recess of one hour….
The
response comes back that they are unable to acknowledge this message due to the
current treaty. The same response comes from every US military base. Deathlok
suggests that Doom has activated all of the war scenarios they had provided
him. They are attacked by Doombots that have traced the radio transmission.
Deathlok clobbers one by swinging Machine Man as a weapon. Ross destroys another
by jamming an antler into its face. When the last one is down, Ross gives them
a message for Doom: Ross is coming for him. Ross then makes his exit: leaping
from a perpendicular cliff toward a river below….
Doctor
Doom arrives on the scene and the Doombots tell him that Ross’ objective is the
nuclear plant. Doom decides that why guard a facility when a sorcerer can
simply wipe it off the map….