when new x-men member hellion was denied a family inheritance, hellion investigated their financial history, eventually discovering their involvement with the kingmaker. conducting a peculiar ritual, hellion and his team-mates were contacted by the kingmaker who offered his standard contract. in exchange for their deepest wishes, the kids were tasked with stealing a device for their benefactor. unbeknownst to the hellions, the device was a biological weapon that the kingmaker was retrieving for none other than doctor octopus. the kids managed to retrieve the device, but after a briefing with nick fury, the hellions turned on the kingmaker. after several losing battles, the hellions finally managed to defeat the villain who was then arrested. he was later released by emma who convinced him to leave frost's students alone under threat of using mental powers to get him sent back to jail.