Loki realizes that Dormammu may not be satisfied with conquering Midgard alone, and sends a message to Thor. In his highly subjective version of events, the Defenders are painted as base villains, heading to six worldwide locations to find pieces of the Evil Eye destroyed in Fantastic Four #54. The first encounter between the two teams involved the Vision and the Scarlet Witch running up against the Silver Surfer, and tempers run too hot for logical discourse.