Madrox and the rest of X-Factor have been retained by Franklin and Valeria Richards because they think that their father, Mr. Fantastic, is hiding something about the disappearance of their mother, The Invisible Woman. While taking a psychometric reading of a piece of the Fantasticar, Longshot discovers that Layla Miller was present in Latveria when the Invisible Woman was abducted.

M isn't interested in the Fantastic Four, though. Her father's been abducted and the government won't tell her who did it. Guido might be able to run down a few leads, but he wants in on the rescue for his help.

But before either mission can get underway, Ben Grimm arrives at X-Factor's headquarters looking for payback with Shatterstar. His arrival tosses a few monkey wrenches into the works, leaving several folks in places they didn't exactly want to be.