Written by ADAM BEECHEN
Art by TIM SEELEY and RYAN WINN
Cover by PETE WOODS

In their quest to locate the Earth's new Doctor, Battalion and Ladytron enter the heart of darkness - a psychiatric institution left unattended since Armageddon. And this place houses one of the deadliest minds in the WildStorm Universe! Also: someone's building an army on Earth, and one of the newest WildCATS plans to challenge it single-handed! It's part one of the 3-part "The Protectorate!"