The Goblin voice in Norman's head tells him that his next move in his bid for retaining power is to bring down Asgard which is now hovering over a field in Oklahoma. He calls another meeting of the Cabal to inform them of this new mission as well as introduce them to Taskmaster, who is replacing Namor. When Doom strenuously objects, Norman has him blasted only to discover that it is not Doom but a Doombot. When the president refuses to let Norman conduct an attack on Asgard, Loki suggests they create an incident that will allow such an attack to be acceptable.