Chris Powell is late for work. He runs through the house, only to be grabbed by his mother who wishes to see more of him now that he's home. Chris apologizes and promises he'll make more time. He then rushes to work at Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. where he is employed as security chief. As soon as he arrives, he has to deal with Vector who is attempting to escape his confinement. When Chris tackles him, Vector reaches for his amulet. This causes the gem itself to react, making Chris smash Vector down hard. Chris realizes what he's done, but when Dr. Necker tries to calm him down, she brushes her hand past the amulet and Chris assults her, too. Realizing the danger to everyone around him, Chris takes off and heads straight to where his old friends are having a meeting of Excelsior. Mickey Musashi is talking to the group and informing the new recruits what happened in Los Angeles. As she talks about being let down by friends, Chris makes himself known, and both Johnny and Mickey turn on him for betraying their cause. Chris understands their anger, but explains that he needs their help. The amulet is playing up again. Mickey calms down and asks how bad it is. Chris explains what happened at Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. and Mickey asks why he hasn't asked them to look at his armor. Chris tells her that he doesn't wish to become a lab rat. The pair of them head off, and start to become friendly again. When they reach Chris's home, the amulet begins to play up again, and suddenly, a new Darkhawk appears, crash-landing in their garden. Chris has no idea what's going on, and his problems are exacerbated when a second explosion rocks the house.
