Protectors #9

The Protectors fight off another swarm of opponents, sent by Wisecrack; Meanwhile, Wisecrack busies himself by informing his legion that he intends to return back to Earth through whatever means the Protectors have journeyed to his current dimension; Some of Wisecrack's subjects have been torturing Gravestone to get the answer behind the portal, but he refuses to speak; Wisecrack orders his death if he does not release any information and the guards seemingly kill him; Arc mourns over his body with the Protectors try to raid Wisecrack's castle; The Arrow, who secretly entered this dimension through the Protector's portal, raids the castle alone; Arc soon learns that Gravestone isn't dead and has regained his strength, they break out of their prison; While the battles wages outside of Wisecrack's castle, he orders for all of his human slaves to be put on the roof of his palace; He intends to bring all of the humans he has enslaved and bring them to a pocket dimension so they can remain there; Ferret breaks away from the battle and finds only Jackdaw and one female human left.