Even if they knew I was here, I wouldn't let them help if they wanted to. You've had this coming on general principles since the day I met you. Now you've given me the excuse. I want this pleasure all for myself. 
Wildcats: World's End #24 is an issue of the series WildCats: World's End (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 2010.
Synopsis for "The Protectorate (Part 2 of 3): Inside Men"
In Zanzibar, Midnighter observes a war camp where Zealot is forming her own quasi-Coda army. He sneaks past Cybernary who is training some warriors. He enters the ward where dozens of women have been impregnated trying to create perfect Coda warriors. Maul catches him and tries to capture him, but Midnighter is able to take Maul down.
At his Mount Rushmore base, Majestic lies helpless with Nemesis sprawled over him. He thinks to himself that someone must be influencing Nemesis. He feels his strength is returning to him, slowly but surely, and vows to find out who is controlling Nemesis.
Battalion and Ladytron head to Salem, Massachusetts to follow another possible lead on Earth's missing Doctor. They find a mob about to burn a young girl they havve dubbed a witch. Battalion and Ladytron free the girl but find out she really is a witch who intends to feed off all of their life forces. Suddenly, a mysterious rescuer arrives who slays the witch before introducing himself to Jackson and Maxine as Aeon.
In Nairobi, Ben Santini, Duke, Crusade, Savant, Hellstrike, and Fuji are rebuilding the city. Their construction gains the attention of the Troika (Slag, Attica, and H.A.R.M.) and they see the heroes as unwanted intruders in "their" territory.
Midnighter gets Jeremy to tell him Zealot's plan. Jeremy reveals that they are literally building an army; when Zealot claimed Zanzibar as her protectorate she recruited female volunteers across Africa to her cause. Afterwards, Jeremy and Zealot began using Kheran technology to impregnate volunteers and then accelerate the growth of their female offspring within weeks. Then the babies are placed in hyper-growth tanks that allows their bodies to reach maturity in days. At that point, the full-grown adults are indoctrinated in Coda scriptures and techniques. So far, they have grown three batches and Jeremy estimates they will have at least half a million soldiers in six months. But Jeremy remorsefully admits to Midnighter that not many of the mothers survived the procedure. Midnighter is left appalled with Jeremy, berating him for going along with this. Just then, Cybernary arrives but instead of fighting Midnighter, she tells him that Zealot is waiting for him.
Zealot meets Midnighter and they both determine that there is no other way to settle this than for them to fight one another. The two prepare to engage in battle.
Appearing in "The Protectorate (Part 2 of 3): Inside Men"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Cybernary
- Sir Edwin
- Aeon (First full appearance)
- Savant (Behind the scenes)
- Ben Santini
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Sword
- Grunge
- Duke
- Crusade
- Petrified Girl
Locations:
- Wildstorm Universe
- Skywatch III
- Salem, Massachusetts
- Nairobi, Kenya
- South Dakota
- Mount Rushmore
- Zanzibar
Items:
- Kheran blades
Notes
- The cover to this issue links up with the cover to The Authority (Volume 4) #23.
Trivia
- This issue shows that Fuji is infused with some of The Eidolon's essence since his injury in The Authority #7/Stormwatch: PHD #19.
See Also