, ▁an ▁anom alous ▁energy ▁sp ike ▁prompt s ▁Laura ▁to ▁investigate . ▁She ▁enc oun ters ▁Spider - Man ▁at ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁signal ; ▁mist aking ▁him ▁for ▁an ▁enemy , ▁she ▁attacks ▁him . ▁The ▁pair ▁ultimately ▁team ▁up ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁young ▁mut ant ▁Paul ▁P atter son ▁from ▁an ▁alternate ▁reality ▁version ▁of ▁Iron ▁Man ▁known ▁as ▁Iron ▁Man iac . ▁The ▁arrival ▁of ▁Captain ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁super - sp y ▁Black ▁W id ow ▁help ▁turn ▁the ▁t ide , ▁with ▁Spider - Man ▁and ▁Laura ▁destroy ing ▁Iron ▁Man iac ' s ▁equipment ▁using ▁their ▁own ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁classic ▁Fast ball ▁Special . ▁ ▁Laura ▁secret ly ▁follows ▁Wol ver ine ▁on ▁his ▁investigation ▁of ▁strange ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Rock ies . ▁Amb ushed ▁by ▁the ▁H au k ' ka , ▁evol ved ▁Sa uri ans ▁from ▁the ▁Sav age ▁Land , ▁Laura ▁man ages ▁to ▁escape ▁and ▁alert ▁the ▁X - Men . ▁Tra vel ing ▁to ▁the ▁Sav age ▁Land , ▁Laura ▁and ▁the ▁X - Men ▁team - up ▁with ▁the ▁Sav age ▁Land ' s ▁lord ▁Ka - Z ar ▁and ▁his ▁al lies , ▁the ▁Sav age ▁Land ▁Mut ates , ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁H au k ' ka ▁from ▁destroy ing ▁human ▁civil ization ▁by ▁ex ert ing ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁weather - man ip ulating ▁X - Man , ▁Storm . ▁ ▁Captain ▁Un iverse ▁Laura ▁is ▁later ▁emp ower ed ▁by ▁the ▁cos