In the Armory, Quill and another Tarkatan were examining shotguns. "That is all of them." Quill said. Quill put his shotgun in the crate. The other Tarkatan held onto his and pointed it at Quill's face. Quill snatched it away and put it into the crate too.
"That is no toy! It belongs to Leopold Fitz! We are done. Return to your post." Quill barked. The Tarkatan walked off. Quill placed another shotgun into the crate and turned to see Annette walking towards him.
"Stand aside. I will see Jamie." Annette said. "No one enters the tower." Quill replied. "You are an excellent guard dog, Quill. But you must learn to heel." Annette said.
"I do not take orders from you!" Quill growled. They began to fight. Despite being a viscous fighter, Quill was unprepared to deal with Annette's agility and weaponry and soon lost to the Edenian. "Good boy." Annette mocked. Quill groaned as Annette walked over to him.
"Edenians have no loyalty." Quill groaned. "Blind loyality, as I have learned, is not a good thing. You must keep your eyes open to anticipate the final blow." Annette said.
"What are you talk-" Quill began to say before Annette stomped on him and knocked him out. "You make it too easy." She said. Annette walked off. In the Tower, Jamie was magically bound to a statue with Raina as her jailer.
"If you had not dishonored yourself by-" Raina began to say before Jamie said, "Annette!" Raina turned to face the newcomer. "My orders are clear. No one is allowed in the tower." Raina said. "As you can see, I am here." Annette replied.
"Here to help the Princess escape? You would deny her execution? Her only means of regaining her honor?" Raina asked. "We have different ideas of honor, Shokan." Annette replied.
Annette and Raina began to fight. Like Quill, Raina had trouble battling someone as skilled and athletic as Annette. The battled ended with Raina unconscious.
"Not much of a jailer, are you?" Annette quipped. She turned to Jamie. "Now then, your Highness, let us see how quickly we can remove these bonds." Annette said.
"Annette. I-" Jamie began. "I am too." Annette said. Before she could continue, she heard a sound from the door to the Tower. "Stop her!" Quill commanded.
"Do not let her get away!" Harley added. "Go. Find Storm. Ask for her help." Jamie commanded. With no other choice, Annette did as she asked. Annette ran off, finally getting away from her assailants at the Wastelands.
"That should distance me from any pursuers." Annette breathed. She came to a halt when Harley, now dressed in purple, teleported in front of her. "Others pursue. I find." Harley said.
"By the Gods. You are...Harley." Annette breathed. "You must come with me. There is a celebration for my sister. She is...going away." Harley said.
They began to fight. Although Harley was as quick and fierce as Annette, she lacked the experience of the Edenian warrior. "I am more of a sister to Jamie than you. I must find Storm." Annette said.
"She is here." Storm said. She teleported into the Wastelands with Piotr, Coulson, Nightcrawler, and Steve. They all spotted Harley's body and Nightcrawler jumped to the wrong conclusions.
"Jamie turns away from Ward and you fight her instead of joining her?" Nightcrawler asked. Annette held up a hand in mercy, "This is not-..." Storm held back Piotr and the others. "Nightcrawler. This is not Jamie." She said.
Nightcrawler ignored her, "You will come no closer!" They began to fight. Although Annette did not want to fight, she had no problem defending herself in the fight.
"I did not wish to do that." Annette said once she finished beating Nightcrawler. Storm approached Annette as Nightcrawler picked himself up. "Lady Storm. I come at the request of..." Annette began to talk to Storm. Nightcrawler walked over to the others.
Steve shook his head at the scene. "I was with Nightcrawler. I thought she was a bad guy..er..girl." Steve commented. "What's Storm got that I don't?" Steve wondered.
"God-like powers?" Piotr offered. "A personality not unlike sanding paper?" Coulson added. "Jerks." Steve muttered.
"...If we do not save her, she will be executed. Jamie does not have much time!" Annette said. At the mention of Jamie, the men stepped forward into the conversation.
"Jamie...executed? Where is she?" Piotr asked. "Held captive in the Tower of Grant Ward's fortress." Annette answered. "I will-" Piotr began. "I am not pleased with this result either, Piotr. But there is no time. We must return to the tournament." Storm interrupted.
"But you are responsible for her capture. You pursuered her to turn away from Grant Ward." Piotr pointed out. "Lady Storm. We can go free her while the others go in our steed. We will meet up after." Coulson suggested. "Very well." Storm conceded. Piotr and Coulson nodded at her before walking off.
"We will meet you at the Coliseum." Coulson vowed.