Our last two sessions have seen a return of the Host, the aliens (Giger-like Aliens) that asked the Guardians to meet with them in a year.

The real excitement happened when the team entered a (mostly underwater) cavern off the coast of Iceland to retrieve something the Host Queen said that she had "left behind".  The heroes and their monstrous allies were attacked by members of the Zodiac (who all had weird glowing magical symbols).

You can see a few more of the Guardians, like Scion, Majestic, Goliath, and Rune (in bear form) who has broken free of the ice that covered him:

Majestic is Thomas Carter.  The reason you can see counters for both of them here is because Scorpio put a gadget on Majestic's armor that shut it down entirely!  Fortunately years ago the armor's Teleportation power was transferred into Carter, so he teleported out and did stuff as a regular guy (like Tony Stark outside the Iron Man armor), until finally he removed it and re-entered the armor.

Thanks, Ramble! 

Here's a shot showing many of the participants:

Finally the Princess is knocked out!

The Princess is knocked out again, and Scion informs the Queen that she will not be allowed to kill her.

The Queen slays the hostile Princess, and suddenly Guardians leader Quiasar appears before everyone!  Majestic warns everyone that it is an android (not really Quiasar), and the assembled heroes take it out.

The Guardians suddenly square off with the alien Queen, who they feel has disrespected them by not listening to their concerns.  Things are tense for a bit, but eventually the two groups reach a compromise.

Here's the summaries for the two issues:

#373– Return of the Queen – Neutron flies Quiasar to the planet with the Host, and the Queen informs them that she needs to retrieve something back on Earth; the pair returns to discuss things with the Council.  Intel is learned from Oscar Standish that others (Russians and a mysterious organization) appear to be interested in what the Queen left behind.  C.H.E.S.S. provides information that Miss Mass escaped custody and that the freed Evelyn Epoch is grateful, but also angry about how the standoff was handled by the Guardians; she continues to work with Apollo.  Warp meets with the Council and reluctantly agrees to register and make some changes to become a member of the team again.  Scion, Majestic, Neutron, Warp, Goliath, and Enigma escort the Queen, two Princesses, and many drones to the former N.I.D. base in Alaska.  Neutron and a small contingent of the aliens and A.R.T. personnel remain there while John Smith transports the Queen, a Princess, and some drones as well as the others (now including Rune) to the southern coast of Iceland.  The Host leads the party into an offshore underwater cavern, where they are assailed by Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio, and Aquarius of the new Zodiac (who each bear magical symbols).  During the struggle, the Queen breaks through a wall into a hidden chamber, but the new Princess and the drones that emerge from it attack her and her forces.  The underwater environment proves to be a challenging battleground for the heroes and sets Scion aflame.  Rune makes a portal to an airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, which he and Majestic use to get fire extinguishing equipment.  Enigma absorbs Pisces’ powers and appearance, convincing her to surrender.

#374- Antagonistic Allies - The battle continues, but the Queen and her forces only deal with their Host opponents until Goliath persuades her to honor their agreement for aid.  Rune runs into trouble with Israeli security and makes his way back.  Scorpio, Cancer, and Aquarius are forced to flee, and attention turns to the new Princess.  When she is knocked out, the Queen goes to execute her, but Scion protests. Debate ensues, and the Queen quickly slays the new Princess anyway.  Quiasar appears, but the others discern that he is actually a sophisticated android and take it out.  A heated exchange follows, and the heroes explain to the aliens that their trust has been violated.  The Queen shares that the Princess was a deadly threat that would have never relented.  The Guardians explain that humanity’s laws and rules must be respected on Earth.  The two sides agree to further dialogue, and make an alliance to aid each other in the future.  The Queen and her kind use advanced technology to sterilize the cavern to remove any contaminants.  The group travels back to Alaska and the aliens depart.  Oscar Standish, watching from a nearby tree, is found to have been spying on the entire mission.  They learn that he has an amazing innate understanding of technology, and agree to utilize him as a future ally.