Ghost Rider has come to New Orleans to find Johnny Blaze in hopes that he can help save Dan after the events of last issue. He stumbles upon a raging feud between the thieves and assassins guilds. Gambit and the X-Men have also come to investigate the recent murders of Gambit's guild-mates and family members. Little do they know that the assassins guild has been taken over by the Brood and now has Ghost Rider firmly under their control.