It is Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Julian kills a member of the LeBeau clan of the Thieves guild. At the same time Ghost Rider arrives in town. Meanwhile the X-Men fight pass the police to get into New Orleans. Ghost Rider then finds Julian killing two members of the Thieves Guild and fights him. Julian leads ghost Rider into a Church where the Assassins Guild is hiding. they then bring Ghost Rider to the Brood Queen. the X-Men find the Brood Queen only to see that Ghost Rider is infect by a Brood Alien.