Quasar and Her take care of the Shi'Ar agents trying to stop them, and Quasar chases after the Nega Bands. He rescues Atlas (who has been psychically interrogated, and is no longer a useful prisoner) and keeps moving toward the Shi'Ar homeworld, where he is met with Binary of the Starjammers, who attempts to talk him out of his plan. Instead of being talked down, he is transported to an unknown location. Atlas is left in the hands of the Starjammers, but we don't know how long he'll stay there.