Issue 23

Date:  May, 1992
Title:  Nothing but the Truth, Part 2: Passed Lies
Writer:  Fabian Nicieza
Penciler:  Mark Bagley

Synopsis:  Standing in front of the Temple of the Dragon's Breadth, The Left Hand fires out at the Guards, killing them. Holding one of their helmets out to Dwayne, The Left Hand tells him that his costume was patterned after theirs.  As the members of the Folding Circle enter the temple where they are shocked to meet Tai.  Back in Saugerties, New York, Marvel Boy's trial continues.  Flying over Thailand in a stolen Avengers quinjet, the rest of the New Warriors are reading through Chord's personal diary about his discovery of the Temple and his first meeting with Tai.  As they enter Kampuchean airspace they are being followed by Jets.  When they land, they tell the authorities that they are an Avengers training unit and they need to know the location of the Temple of the Dragon's Breadth.  Inside the temple, Tai tells the Folding Circle about her first encounter with each of their fathers.  In Saugerties, New York, Firestar is called to testify by the prosecution.  When asked about Vance's control of his powers, Firestar says that he was becoming better at using his powers.  When asked if she thinks he could've stopped his father without killing him, Firestar reluctantly answers yes.  Back inside the Temple, Tai continues to tell the story of the Pact and how she forced their fathers to marry and produce children with the daughters of the dragon.  She then reveals that Midnight's Fire's father is Chord.  But Night Thrasher's father refused to go along with Tai as he was already married.  The Left Hand tells the members of the Folding Circle that they are not bound to the pact because it was broken when Night Thrasher's father refused to take part in it.  He reveals that it was this refusal which led to his death, which The Left Hand tells Dwayne, Tai was responsible for.  The New Warriors appear at the entrance of the Temple and confirm that Tai was responsible for the death of Night Thrasher's parents.

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