Assault on 42

The **Assault on 42** was a short battle from Marvel's *The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes*. It deals with the Avengers and the prisoners of Prison 42 fighting together against Annihilus and his army of bug creatures. The battle takes place in the Season 2 episode, "Assault on 42."

## History

### Background

It all started after the Breakout when all four maximum security prisons were destroyed and all the prisoners that were in them were freed. So Iron Man with help from Ant-Man and Mr. Fantastic created a new prison to keep them all in called Prison 42. Which was a maximum security prison located in another dimension called the Negative Zone which was thought to be devoid of all life. It was used to contain villains from Gamma World, Kang's Invasion, and the War for the Cosmic Cube, it even contained the Masters of Evil and the Skrulls after the events of both Loki's War and the Skrull Invasion. There used to be Ultron Robots built by both Iron Man and Ant-Man to serve as the prison guards but they were all destroyed during Kang's Invasion so they were replaced by S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents. Unknown to everyone, there was a creature who embodied all the negative energies in the Negative Zone who sought to destroy the positive energies on Earth and all life itself which he planned to do by getting to Earth through the prison. One day when Captain America, Thor, Wasp, and Ms. Marvel were taking Whirlwind to Prison 42, the power was starting to go out and Leader was getting headaches as he sensed that something dangerous coming for them all. As the power still fluctuated, Agent Quartermain arrived and revealed to the Avengers that the prisoners had been ranting about hearing noises from outside of Prison 42 trying to get in. Then all of a sudden a power failure occurred so the warden turned on the reserve power and discovered a power disturbance so the Avengers and some S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents all went to check it out. There they found that the source of the power failure was a strange bug creature that was chewing through and into Prison 42. Then the control room was attacked by another bug, kidnapped the warden, and destroyed the prison controls, preventing anyone from getting out of Prison 42 or contacting anyone from outside of the prison. The only way for them to get out was by waiting for the next shift of guards to come in from the other side. Later, the Avengers and some Mandroid S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents found the bug who kidnapped the warden and the warden himself in the mess hall unconscious.

### The Battle

Suddenly, more bugs burst into Prison 42 and attack the place, both the Avengers and the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents try to fight them off but then the warden gets captured by them. When both Thor and Ms. Marvel go to rescue him, they see a whole swarm of bugs coming after them which they tell Captain America about. The remaining Avengers and the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents then all retreat back into the mess hall and seal the doors but the bugs keep fighting their way in. The bugs then swarm the whole place and attack Thor and Ms. Marvel and are about to break through the mess hall's doors but it's actually Thor and Ms. Marvel who arrive after escaping the bugs. Knowing that the bugs will destroy Prison 42 and get through the door to Earth, the Avengers decide to fight them off and as a last resort in case they fail they will destroy the door back to Earth, trapping them all in the Negative Zone forever in the process. But realizing that they would need help to fight them off, Ms. Marvel and Captain America convince all the prisoners in Prison 42 to help them fight back against them, and in return, some of the prisoners would be given paroles. All the prisoners agree and prepare to fight off the bugs, except for Zemo because Captain America doesn't trust him while Ms. Marvel plans to destroy the door back to Earth if they still fail. The bugs completely invade and swarm into Prison 42 as the Avengers, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents, and the prisoners fight them off in a corridor and manage to beat some of them. But Suddenly, the creature within Negative Zone who is controlling the bugs arrives and attacks everyone then the bugs start to outnumber the Avengers, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents, and the prisoners who all retreat into the cell room. But then the creature arrives and attacks them with the bugs and two dragon-like creatures whom Leader identifies as the one who has been giving him his headaches and that his name is Annihilus. Annihilus attacks the center of Prison 42 so both Captain America and Thor try to take him down but they can't seem to touch him since he is protected by a forcefield around himself using his staff. But with help from Abomination, Leader is able to use Prison 42 computers in the control room to disrupt Annihilus' energy which he has been using to protect himself which Ms. Marvel reluctantly allows. It works and causes Annihilus to drop his staff then the Avengers are able to defeat Annihilus and Thor destroys his staff which Annihilus was also using to control the bugs. Without it, all the bugs all turn on and capture Annihilus then fly away with him into the Negative Zone from Prison 42.

### Aftermath

With both Annihilus and the bugs gone, Leader's headaches went away and both Prison 42 and the Earth were safe. However, Prison 42 was so heavily damaged that all the prisoners had to be relocated to a new prison back on Earth. However, the Negative Zone would be used as a prison for Galactus at the end of the Invasion of Galactus.

## Belligerents

### Avengers

* Captain America
* Thor
* Wasp
* Ms. Marvel
* Clay Quartermain
* Prison Warden
* Captain Marvel
* Leader
* Abomination
* Absorbing Man
* Skurge the Executioner
* Blizzard
* Radioactive Man
* Whirlwind
* A.I.M. Soldiers
* S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents
* Mandroid S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents

### Annihilus' Forces

* Annihilus
* Negative Zone Dragons
* Negative Zone Bugs

### Other

* Baron Zemo
* Mandrill

## Navigation

*Disney*: Operation W.A.R. • Robot Riot • Kree-Skrull War • Graviton's Attack • Gamma World • Kang's Invasion • War for the Cosmic Cube • Loki's War • Skrull Invasion • **Assault on 42** • Invasion of Galactus • Asgardian-Symbiote Attack • Skirmish on the Tri-Carrier • Battle of the Web Warriors • Attack of the Synthezoids • Contest of Champions • Attack on the Triskelion • War of Carnage • Doctor Octopus' Last Attack • Mystery Shack Zombie Attack • Weirdmageddon Rebellion • Attack of Cosmic Skull • War of the Squadron Supreme • Invasion of Thanos • Ultron Revolution • Frozen Invasion • Secret Wars • Kree Invasion • Battle of Sarrish • Battle of Christophsis • Malevolence Campaign • Battle of Quell • Defense of Maridun • Battle of Orto Plutonia • Liberation of Ryloth • Skirmish on Felucia • Attack of the Zillo Beast • Second Battle of Geonosis • Battle of Saleucami • Skirmish aboard the Coronet • Attack on Kamino • Battle on Wasskah • Civil War of Mon Cala • Skirmish on Naboo • Battle of Umbara • Attack on Dathomir • Liberation of Onderon • Invasion of Scipio • Battle of Anaxes • Siege of Mandalore • Siege of Lasan • Attack on Phoenix Squadron • Assault on Seelos • Assault on Garel • Battle of Atollon • Liberation of Lothal • Asgard War • Symbiote War • Attack of Magus • Conquest of Serpent • Saporian War • Battle of Old Corona • Battle of Corona • Goblin War • Symbiote Invasion • Robot Revolution • Wakanda-Atlantis War • Battle of Jakku • Battle of Castilon • Battle of the Barabesh System • Toad Tower Heron Attack • Hunter vs. Alastair Feud • Newtopian Barbari-Ant Invasion • Toad Rebellion • Amphibia Revolution
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