I don't understand! Lower-case 't'...or a cross?! Are you saying vampires did this to you?! 
Gen 13 (Volume 4) #28 is an issue of the series Gen 13 (Volume 4) with a cover date of May, 2009.
Synopsis for "Teenage Wasteland - Part 8: Cross Purposes"
Grunge navigates the perils of the The Meat Grinder on his skateboard. He makes it through alive and waits for the denizens of SK8-GRA-LA to give him a hero's cheer. But all he gets is a resounding "No Soup for You!" from the audience.
Caitlin stops herself and Bobby before things get too hot and heavy. She lets him know it's not a rejection, only a time out for now. As she exits their tent, Holly Denton (aka Breakdown of Gen14) is standing there and acknowledges Caitlin by name. Thinking Holly is from Internal Operations or Tabula Rasa, Caitlin grabs Holly's hand and demands to know how she knows who they are. Holly uses her powers to 'break down' Fairchild's hand and pleads for Caitlin and Bobby to listen to her.
On the outskirts of SK8-GRA-LA, Sarah wanders alone after seeing Caitlin and Bobby together. A voice seems to be guiding her somewhere and trying to comfort her as she continues on.
Meanwhile, Freefall is being held at gunpoint by the toddler Dr. Cross and the child Megan. Freefall is not amused and proceeds to pick up Dr. Cross and spank him. But Megan shoots a gelatinous blue substance from her gun that encases Freefall.
Grunge is now the new king of SK8-GRA-LA, much to the displeasure of the former king, Rodney. When Rodney voices against being replaced by Grunge, his advisor tells him the only way to regain his kingship is to survive The Meat Grinder again. He fails the attempt and his former subjects are ready to turn him into soup. Grunge pleads with them not to do this, but the advisor states that this is how they survive: "Get hurt and you could die real bad from infection. So why not just serve the greater good by serving the rest of us?"
As Dr. Cross and Megan roll Freefall away, Dr. Cross suddenly collapses and they lose Freefall who is still inside the blue goo.
Bobby tries to attack Holly for hurting Caitlin but she neutralizes his flames with her powers. Just as Holly tries to explain to them, they then notice that some of the SK8-GRA-LA citizens have Freefall in her ball of goo. Caitlin tells Bobby to watch Holly and she rescues Freefall.
Grunge continues to plead with the others not to throw Rodney in the soup and instead to make them consider using their herb gardens to grow actual food. But then one of them pushes Grunge into the soup.
Dr. Cross and Megan charge at Caitlin, Bobby and Freefall. Bobby then accuses Holly for lying to them and that she led these Ratcatchers to them. As Dr. Cross tries to encase them all in the blue goo, Fairchild grabs him and removes his mask. But instead of the toddler's face he had earlier, Dr. Cross' head has aged into that of an old man.
Appearing in "Teenage Wasteland - Part 8: Cross Purposes"
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Locations:
- Earth-50
- SK8-GRA-LA
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- Skateboard
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Synopsis for "Defile: A Narrow Pass - Part Three: Flight"
Rapier, Lord Prime Sorcerer of Daemon, has come to Earth to assess if it's viable for Daemonite colonization now that it is in ruins. But Lord Defile intends to prevent him doing so. But in order to accomplish this, he needs a source of great power to defeat Rapier.
Defile to Ellis Island believing that there is a talisman of greater power connected to the torrent of emotional energies released there. While walking up the Stairs of Separation, Defile muses about the twelve million lost souls (referring to the immigrants) that stood in terror in that spot all those years ago. He then proceeds to break off a piece of the banister claiming it will do so and looks towards New York, ready to confront Rapier.
Appearing in "Defile: A Narrow Pass - Part Three: Flight"
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- Rapier (Mentioned only)
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- Ellis Island, New York
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Notes
- Defile: A Narrow Pass was preceded in The Authority (Volume 4) #8 and concludes in Stormwatch P.H.D. #19.
Trivia
- The "no soup for you!" cheer is a reference to the catchphrase uttered by Seinfeld character Yev Kassem, aka "The Soup Nazi".
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