The West Coast team try to guard the prisoners, but a Shi'Ar contingent manages to release them. They keep their grip on a few of the prisoners, but Hobgoblin (in the form of Dr. Minerva) escapes with Atlas, and the pair are picked up by the Imperial Guard. With the Nega-Bands finally in their possession, the Shi'Ar escape, leaving two of the Imperial Guard behind to occupy Quasar and Her long enough to escape.