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!"