After The Ending! After storming out on the Metal Men, yet again, Platinum is surprised that this time the team has followed her. Gold convinces Platinum that the other Metal Men have taken her side in breaking away from their creator, Doctor William Magnus. It's time for the Metal Men to forge their own path in the world now. After finishing his shift on monitor duty, Green Lantern returns to Earth and recharges his ring. A Guardian of The Universe appears before him alerting him to the threat of the Missile Men. The Missile Men have been hopping from planet to planet stealing all the metal resources, while on their way to Earth. The Green Lantern of Sector 2435 has already fallen in combat with the Missile Men. In his laboratory complex, Magnus breaks the news to General Henry Caspar, that the Metal Men have abandoned Magnus. Undeterred, Magnus has already created a new automaton for the United States Military. Caspar, though, believing the Metal Men to be the property of the military, decides to reclaim the Metal Men.