Enemy Within, Enemy Without Description: Jim and the Scarlet Witch test the Water Strider, which will take them near Emerald Cove, Sardinia. The Mandarin knows that – ordering Whirlwind, Blacklash, Blizzard and Grey Gargoyle there to prepare an ambush. The beach is already the site of a photo shoot spotlighting Alana Ulanova, so more innocent lives are now in danger. Surprisingly, M.O.D.O.K. goes to warn Force Works about this and even offers to defect. M.O.D.O.K.'s stake in this situation is simple – he is married to Alana. To gain Iron Man's trust, M.O.D.O.K. reveals the details of his tragic origin – his involvement with the Red Ghost, how he met Alana and why he serves the Mandarin.