WARNING!!: Spoilers ahead!! If you haven't bought WildCORE #3 and want to enjoy it don't continue!

The story starts at Dept. PSI where WildCORE is assembled and watching as Backlash and Zealot hold a training session of sorts. All looks well till the fight gets a little dirty with Zealot finally taking the last straw as Backlash comments on her age.

Ferrian tells the other members to stay seated as he wants to stop the fight which has obviously gone out of hand. He is stopped by Giovanni who has a alternate way to stop the fight. Meanwhile Marc and Zealot are still slugging it out when a D'rahn suddenly explodes from the ground, it is obviously a mere robot but Giovanni appears and reminds them that their petty fights are irrelevant and that the D'rahn were the reason they are at PSI.

After that Marc takes a shower and when he comes out, he meets with Amanda who is about to leave with Vigor and Styrian to go after one of the Kherubim from the list on the Nautilus. After telling her that he would be leaving for England with Brawl after Ferrian and Zealot return after meeting Majestic he says goodbye etc.etc.

Meanwhile at the Blackfoot Ranch, Oregon, Guy Blackfoot is looking through his mothers belongings. Alea comes into the barn to remind him that he has a deadline to meet before she notices what he was doing and she asks him to confide in her.

He tells her that when he was young his mother would tell him his own personal bedtime story which she claimed was an old family folk tale. One of fallen angels fighting a never-ending battle to save the earth from demons that possess the soul. The angels made an alliance with the inhabitants of our sister planet to aid them in their battle, but soon after the angles feared their new allies and turned on them. While he tells her this he flips through a book with illustrations of the Kherubim, D'rahn and the Daemonites depicting the battles and the imprisonment of the D'rahn.

He then says that before his mother died she told him that the stories were true, Alea asked whether or not he believed this. But before he can answer, the horses outside start to whinny in fright. When Alea and Guy run out the horses are already slaughtered. In the background we see, Pildra and some Daemonites on the barn roof, looking out at Guy and Alea.

The scene then changes to where Ferrian and Zealot are in route to Majestic. On the way Ferrian ask Zealot whether her behavior towards Backlash has anything to do with the fact that Backlash's father was the only person she ever modelled herself after. She feigns ignorance and says that she hasn't the slightest idea what he was talking about. Ferrian goes on to say that deep down inside she knows that there's no real pride in being a Kheran noble and that she should respect Marc if not for his position as leader but for his lineage. If it were'nt for Backlash's father she would not be here today. Before Zealot can answer Jules gives them the all clear to land. Ferrian suggest that she answer Jules as they needed to land soon. Zealot then gives Jules an affirmative and says Jerk under her breathe, meaning Ferrian I suppose.

On the ground Zealot introduces Ferrian to Jules but they had already met before when Emp was recruiting Ferrian for WildC.A.T.s. Zealot then asks Jules why Majestic had not been answering their calls. Jules doen't know but states that it was very unlike him.

They then go meet Majestic and Zealot asks for his assistance. Majestic merely answers that it was time to confront them and he also asks Ferrian to relax as the ill feelings that he had harboured against him had long since disolved. As he changes into his uniform he comments that the D'rahn must be destroyed and he feared that even he might not be enough to stop them.

Now we go back to Alea and Guy who had just been attacked by Daemonites, as he kicks one away he asks Alea to get inside. A few moments later he follows suit.

Pildra then breaks down the doors much annoyed by the obvious incapable Daemonites then orders them to search for the two of them. Awhile later they bring out Alea who is obviously frightened. Up in the rafters Guy activates his animatronic monster as a distraction then demands that they let her go. At this point the WildCORE team consisting of Taboo, Vigor and Styrian have just arrived and land their ship.

Pildra suddenly stabs Alea, enlightening her. While trying to stop this Guy is inadvertedly killed by the Daemonite which had been behind him all this time. Then there is a red blast of energy and WildCORE has arrived! Taboo points out that Pildra is outnumbered, and outgunned and offers a surrender instead, at which Pildra orders her Daemonites to attck them instead. In a short time the Daemonites and Pildra are overcome but before they can apprehend anyone Haroth comes along bringing orders from Typhon for Pildra to retreat. He then teleports them away.

Despite this, they obviously failed as the Kheran they came to save was already lying dead in Alea's arms. Alea by the way has deep-red skin courtesy of the enlightenment.

End. Fini.

My Comments/Notes: Woohoo! I loved Issue #3! This was the issue that totally bowled me over and made me a WildCORE fan! The art was stunning the story was terrific and I loved the scence between Backlash and Zealot! It will be interesting to see what comes out of Alea's enlightenment, what powers will she possess? And why in the world is her skin red of all colors??

D'ya have a thought for Issue #3? Comments? Complaints? Send 'em to me and I'll see whether I can put it up here. Mail me.