Issue 9

Date:  March, 1991
Title:  Hard Choices, Part Three: Following the Line Along the Middle
Writer:  Fabian Nicieza
Penciler:  Mark Bagley

Synopsis:  The Punisher has a gun pointed at Silhouette's head while Night Thrasher has a gun pointed at The Punisher.  Silhouette uses her shadow melting powers to reappear behind Night Thrasher.  Silhouette tells the Punisher that she is not operating with Midnight's Fire's  gang.  He believes her and leaves, leaving them to defend the priest alone.  In Brazil the Warriors, Force of Nature, and Project: Earth look on at a construction site which Project: Earth wants them to attack.  The New Warriors try to talk them out of violent methods but Force of Nature attack anyway.  While they are attacking, the Warriors work to make sure that none of the construction workers are harmed.  Barrenos finds an unconcious worker's gun an attempts to kill Maddie Baldwin in order to incriminate the workers further.  But Speedbal jumps in the way and bounces away with her.  In the jungle he reveals to her that he is actually her son.  In Egypt, the mysterious woman is preparing to absorb the energy of the Ka Stone.  Back in New York, the Bengal fires an arrow through Silhouette's apartment window, where Night Thrasher has taken the priest to hide out from the Bengal.  Night Thrasher stops the arrow from hitting the priest and leaps through the window after the Bengal.  They begin fighting when they the Punisher steps in and stops them.  The Punisher tells them that they should fight for justice instead of vengeance.  The Bengal and the priest make peace with each other.  Back in Brazil, Robbie talks with his mother about the kind of example she is setting for him.  She admits that she was wrong and he changes back into Speedball and bounces off to assist the other Warriors.  The New Warriors make short work of Force of Nature this time.  Project: Earth escapes and the New Warriors prepare to return home.  Back in Manhattan, The Hellions break into the Taylor Penthouse and are attacked by a mysterious figure.  Jetstream escapes and return with the White Queen.  She stops the mysterious attacker who turns out to be Tai.  The White Queen tells her Hellions that they will find out who has been tampering with the Hellfire Club recently.  

Key Events:

	Speedball reveals himself to his mother.
	Meryet prepares to absorb the power of the Ka Stone.
	Terraformer is dehydrated by Firestar and cannot maintain his humanoid form.
	The Hellions and White Queen break into the Taylor Penthouse.
	Fifth clue that Tai is more than she appears (fighting the Hellions, Catseye smells the "minty badscent").