The group stepped out of the portal and found themselves in the Monastic Citadel as they saw the three Stepford Cuckoos waiting for them.
"Are these the ones who've angered Apocalypse so much?" Stepford Cuckoo B asked.
"Yes, I believe they are." Stepford Cuckoo C said.
"Can you imagine how pleased Apocalypse will be when we bring him their heads?" Stepford Cuckoo A asked.
"Where's Emma?" Luke asked.
"Miss Frost? She's gone now. Apocalypse needs her for a rather important experiment." Stepford Cuckoo A answered.
"Just like with Polaris and Quicksilver, she must have Harmonic DNA too." Spade said.
"Just what does Apocalypse need all of them for anyway?" Agito asked.
"If I had to guess… He needs those classified with Harmonic DNA to power some sort of weapon." Cheetah said.
"Very observant, as expected of Barbara Minerva. All Apocalypse needs now is one more mutant with Harmonic DNA, but you all won't live long enough to find out who it is." Stepford Cuckoo A said as the sisters created Astral Clones of themselves.
"Stay sharp, everyone. There's no telling what they can throw at us." Cheetah said.
"Understood." Phantom said.
The group began fighting off the sisters when suddenly a skeleton inside a large orange suit crashed down into the center.
"You dare disrupt the Madri Temple and battle the Trinity? For that you will face my wrath!" The Golem humanoid said.
"Are you another one of the Horsemen?" Cheetah asked.
"Yes, Holocaust is a Horseman of Apocalypse. And he's our protector." Stepford Cuckoo A said.
"Destroy them, Holocaust." Stepford Cuckoo B added.
"Worry not, little ones. I will crush these interlopers. And then Apocalypse will resume his conquest of the earth without restraint." Holocaust said.
"Not while we're around. We've already defeated the other two Horsemen, so we won't fall to the likes of you." Duran said.
"What he said. Nothing is going to stop us now." Zamazenta said.
"Then prepare yourselves!" Holocaust said.
"And just to prevent any interruptions." Fefnir said, destroying all three Mini-Cerebros that surrounded the room.
"No!" All Three Stepford Cuckoos said as they were soon knocked out.
"Now it's just the big guy." Agito said.
"Get him!" Al said.
"Frigid Damsel!" Selena called as a maiden made of pure ice appeared and struck Holocaust four times.
"Here goes… Kafrizzle!" Jessica said as she launches a huge fireball at Holocaust.
"Arise, o violent waters, to rout mine enemies. Blessed Drops!" Jade called as bubbles of water formed underneath Holocaust and exploded.
"There is no way for you to retreat...celestial purification! Elysium Slash!" Riesz said as she twirled her spear, unleashing a raging storm of light as multiple bolts rained down before a meteor made of light crashed down onto Holocaust.
"Mind if I cut in?" Belladonna asked as she charges at Holocaust, causing an impact.
"Time to meet your maker!" Eze said. "Finishing Strike! Supreme Bolt!" he called, dealing five great slashes with Batootha before calling down a massive thunderbolt with his thunder rod as it shocked Holocaust multiple times.
"This is impossible! I...am a Horseman...OF APOCALYPSE!" Holocaust said before he soon collapsed to the ground.
"Yeah, we heard it the first time." Saki said. "So I guess this means the Madri Temple is disbanded now and the leaders are reawakening from their comas. But Emma got captured."
"It is unfortunate." Cheetah said. "Apocalypse is clearly not showing any kind of mercy."
"It would seem so, he must be getting desperate. Let's head back to camp and talk with the Professor." Spade said as Blink opened a portal for them as they soon stepped through.
