At the Hall of Judgment in New York City, the Judgment League Ultimate was on full alert. Anthropomorphic animals, lead by various villains, were attacking cities all over the United States. Members of the JLU were dispatched in threes to assist local law enforcement.
At Camp Justice the Young Warriors were also aware of the situation. The group of former side kicks left to help their mentors in the JLU. The Automated Underage Guardian and Universal Student Tracker, or A.U.G.U.S.T recorded their departures and forwarded the information to the Hall of Judgment's computer system.
The Challengers of the Fantastic had been relaxing at the Baxter building when they became aware of the anthropomorphic animals invading New York. They wasted no time in grabbing their gear. Saving the city had almost become a daily activity. When they got outside they saw Sonikclaw and Doctor Doomsday shouting at the humanoid animals. Reed Richards used his four-armed harness to battle Sonikclaw, while Ben Grimm went head to head with Doomsday. Johnny and Sue were left to provide animal control.
Hawk, Dove and Angelhawk flew above the city. As they surveyed the scene below, a flock of avian humanoids came rushing towards them. Angelhawk was the first to spot the Black Vulture urging the flock on. Angelhawk flew towards the villain and engaged him in single combat.
Goliath, The Raven and Canary were fighting the humanoid animals. However, due to his giant stature, Goliath was the first to spot Nuke urging the animals on. He told Canary and she nodded, moving through the crowd of teeth and claws until she came face to face with the villain.
Quick, Captain and Miss Marvel were soon joined by Kid Quick in the melee. Captain Marvel was the first to spot King Lizard and Black Beatle. He caught Miss Marvel's attention and the two of them went after the two villains. Quick and his sidekick dealt with the animal masses.
Apollo, Iron Lantern and Marvel Woman fought to repel the feral humanoids. In the midst of battle Iron Lantern saw Mandarinestro. Iron Lantern left Apollo and Marvel Woman to contain the horde and went after Mandarinestro.
Mercury joined Amazon, Ferro Man and Beastling. From her vantage point in the sky Amazon saw Two-Faced Goblin. He also saw her and charged towards her on his glider.
American Belle soon joined super Soldier, Prime Magistrate and Wasp. Super Soldier spotted Baron Zero and decided to focus his attacks on the villain.
Fire, Jade Nova and Ice fought to contain the invasion. However their task was made harder by the arrival of the villain Winterstick. Jade Nova decided to fight Winterstick one on one, if she could take him down then perhaps his anthropomorphic minions would stop.
Wraith, Night Creeper and Runaway fought as diligently as their companions. However, it wasn't long before Abominite joined the fray. Night Creeper teleported behind Abominite and engaged him one on one.
Sidekicks Sparrow and Arowette soon joined Darkclaw, Arrow and Huntress. Huntress focused her attention on Lady Talia and Darkclaw focused his on Hyena. Arrow and the two sidekicks attempted to hold the minions at bay.
Namorita joined mariner and Namera. This left Mariner free to battle Great White while the two females handled the others.
Unbeknownst to either the villains or the heroes, Purifiers had inserted themselves into the mix. They were indistinguishable from the civilians fleeing the area. They waited for a chance to catch the mutant heroes off guard.
Hawk and Dove were so preoccupied with their battle that they didn't notice the civilian man on the roof wielding a bazooka. The bazooka fired a large net that enveloped Dove and those she was fighting. An electric current ran through the net, rendering all within unconscious.
The man hit a switch and the bazooka began reeling them in as they fell, so that the landed in a heap on the rooftop. Hawk saw his partner fall and yelled in rage, charging the man. However, he never reached him as a flock of avian humanoids dog piled him and sent him crashing to the ground.
Unaware of what had happened to his friends, Angelhawk continued fighting Black Vulture and had gained the upper hand when a gas canister flew up and exploded near him. Black Vulture took the opportunity to shake Angelhawk off and escape as the hero lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
