 When the missing heroes returned, Zemo had the Thunderbolts' true identities leaked, forcing them to flee with him into deep space to assist his plan to conquer the world through mind control.However, most of the Thunderbolts rebelled and with the assistance of Iron Man foiled Zemo's plan.Zemo went into hiding and plotted revenge on his former teammates (who were trying to win back the public's trust by being true heroes).