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| - In the kingdom of Attilan, located in the Arctic circle, Black Bolt and Medusa (the King and Queen of the Inhumans) prepare for the Terrigen Festival, in which young Inhumans who have come of age are exposed to the Terrigen Mists to unlock their full potential. Black Bolt's brother, Maximus, stands on a balcony, looking over the festivities. He remembers back to when he and Black Bolt were children, and they were exposed to the Terrigen Mists. Afterwards, Black Bolt was unable to speak, as his voice was now loud enough to level mountains. Maximus, using his superhuman intellect, worked years and years on a special antenna-like device that allowed his brother to communicate telepathically, based on the antenna of the family's loyal dog Lockjaw, whose antenna allows him to teleport himself and others. When their father died, Black Bolt and Maximus were forced to compete in a duel to decide which of the twins would become king. Black Bolt used his powerful voice against Maximus, inadvertently destroying the arena and nearly killing Maximus. Maximus then left Attilan for several years, until now. Medusa, Black Bolt's wife, walks out onto the balcony, telling Maximus that they are more than happy to have him back in Attilan, and that he decided to forgive his brother. In the palace courtyard, the fish-like Triton, a royal guard member, swims through a pond. He swims down into an underwater cavern, where the royal guard members Gorgon (cousin of Black Bolt) and Karnak are waiting. Gorgon tells the others that he called this meeting to order because he doesn't trust Maximus. Triton tells Gorgon that Maximus has clearly forgiven Black Bolt for what happened all those years ago, and that he should be glad to have his cousin back. Karnak interrupts the debate, saying that, in the end, it's all up to Black Bolt and Medusa, who both clearly want Maximus to stay. Gorgon storms off, angry. Inside the palace, Medusa's sister Crystal and Lockjaw teleport into Crystal's room. Crystal looks out the window, upon the happy citizens of Attilan. Maximus walks up behind her, and Crystal asks him what the outside world was like. Maximus tells her that it was very different and exciting, but now he's glad to be back. Maximus gives Crystal a postcard from Manhattan, and leaves. In the Terrigen Chamber, several Inhuman children gather around one small glowing crystal, which is actually a shard of the Cosmic Cube that the Inhumans' alien creators left behind. Black Bolt and an Inhuman scientist walk up to the crystal. The scientist activates a machine, which causes the crystal to emit a blue gas. Black Bolt and the scientist leave the chamber, as the Terrigen Mists fill the room. The scientist notices something is wrong, as the chamber's glass walls begin to crack. Black Bolt takes cover as the chamber explodes, and a large cloud of Terrigen Mists flies through Attilan. In the palace, Medusa orders Gorgon and Triton to find Crystal, who can use her elemental powers to stop the mist from flying out of Attilan. Gorgon runs to Crystal's room, only to see that she is gone. He looks on her bed, and sees a postcard of Manhattan. A month later, in Manhattan, a Hispanic man in a hoodie walks through the city streets. He looks through a store window, seeing action figures of Iron Man and Thor on display. The man puts out his hand, and generates fire from his palm. He hears a crowd of people yelling, and quickly closes his hand. He looks up to the sky, and sees the X-Jet flying over the city. A stranger (Stan Lee) leans over to him, and makes a comment about mutants. A month earlier, in Des Plaines, Illinois, the man (Dante Pertuz) is rehearsing with his band in a garage. His pregnant sister, Gabriela, walks in, telling him to take out the trash for her. One of the band members jokingly calls Gabriela "Dante's mom". Dante goes outside to take out the trash, when he notices a heavy wind coming up over the horizon. Dante looks up just in time to see a large blue cloud (the Terrigen Mists) blow over the neighborhood. Dante is sent flying down the street, and is knocked unconscious. He is later found and awoken by Gabriela, who takes him back inside. Dante tells her what happened, and she sarcastically tells him that crazy stuff like that only happens in New York. This changes the subject, with Dante telling Gabriela that he doesn't want her to move to New York, and he knows that he says it all the time, but it's very dangerous there with all the superhero stuff going on lately. Gabriela tells Dante that superheroes make things safer for people. Dante says that throwing a boat into a skyscraper probably isn't the best way to make things safer, but Gabriela tells him that was in Washington, DC anyways. The next morning, Dante sees reports of sickness and skin discoloration caused by the blue cloud that sweeped over the city, so he goes to the hospital to get looked at. The doctor tells him that he's very hot and probably has a fever, but that he'll be probably be okay once it goes away. Taking the doctor's advice, Dante goes home to get some sleep. While sleeping on the couch, he has a nightmare of a man on fire, walking through a burnt city full of destruction and carnage. Dante is woken up by the smoke alarm, and sees that his clothes and the couch are both burned, but he himself is not. A week later, Dante sees more reports about the blue cloud in the news, saying that it could be possibly linked with a new spike in the state's mutant population. The newspaper suddenly catches fire in Dante's hands, and he drops it to the ground, stomping it out. He runs into his room, and barricades the door. He grabs his phone to call his friend, but the phone melts in his hands. Dante's whole body catches fire, but it doesn't seem to harm him at all. Gabriela attempts to open the door, yelling for Dante and asking if everything is okay. Dante tells her to run, but as soon as she gets into the room, Dante burts into flames. Dante recovers, and finds he is unharmed, but finds Gabriela severely burned. He carries her out of the burning house, which then collapses. The fire department arrives, as Gabriela dies in Dante's arms. One of the firemen walks up to Dante, who lays Gabriela's dead body on the ground and runs off. In the present, Dante sits on a bench in Central Park. He starts crying, thinking of his sister. The tears evaporate as they run down his face, and smoke starts to come off of his body. Someone approaches him with a gun, asking him to hand over any money he has on him. Dante turns to face the mugger, who is shocked to see Dante's eyes glowing red. Dante's skin turns black, and his body again becomes engulfed in flames. Dante tells the mugger to leave him alone, and shoots a ball of flames at him. The mugger pats the flames out, and runs off. Police arrive on the scene, with one of the officers calling for backup, saying he has another crazed mutant gone out of control. Dante blows up the car, injuring the two officers, and flees. Dante takes cover in an alley, and turns back to normal. However, he actually has burns covering his body this time, which quickly go away. Dante falls to the ground in tears. A woman walks up behind him, asking if he's alright. Dante turns around and sees the woman, who turns out to be Crystal, in a yellow hoodie. (Guest stars: Jadyn Douglas as Gabriela Pertuz, Stan Lee as Mutant-Hating Civilian)
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