Although these characters existed prior to this miniseries, Marvel wished to reintroduce them to the public quickly following the success of Spider-Girl in digest size format.

While "joy-hunting" together in Canada, Wild Thing is shocked when her father Wolverine is kidnapped in front of her eyes.

After the first appearances of the original Fantastic Four, and the defeat of Loki which caused the creation of the first group of Avengers, a new line of heroes have emerged in a possible future timeline.

At the Avengers Compound, the headquarters of A-Next in the future, the young heroes are busy being trained by Captain America.

She, the Buzz, the other Ladyhawk and the Green Goblin dive into a tunnel that was created by the robot that kidnapped Peter.

Doc Magus uses his astral form to scan the entire world for the missing heroes, which leads him to a dark cave.

At Barton's Dojo, American Dream and Freebooter discuss things with retired hero Hawkeye.

The Fantastic Five depart to Monster Isle, only to discover that the Mole Man is dead, and that a statue has been built in his honor.

He wants revenge on the Avengers, realizing he helped create them years earlier, and shows that he holds the missing heroes prisoner in life-size crystals.

Spider-Man returns home, but he seems different, and his eyes have turned completely evil, causing MJ even more fear.

The Vision returns to the Avengers Compound where he finds Stinger discussing matters with Jubilee, who promises to contact them when she learns anything new.

The Vision explains that he has arrived at the request of the President of the United States, G. W. Bridge, who believes that the kidnappings could threaten the nation.

The Hulk uses his gigantic fists to punch the ground, which creates an earthquake throughout the city, destroying some buildings and, at the same time, defeating the F5.

Thor transports himself and the others on Asgard back to Earth to confront the Hulk and the "evil" heroes.

Dormagus and the Vizier use their combined magic powers to make Loki reveal himself, and the heroes all fight each other.

The soul floats into the skies, and creates a shiny bright star in the form of Cap's shield, meant to inspire the heroes and future generations to come always.