(Squadron Supreme I#11 (fb) - BTS) - It was decided that Inertia and the other non-criminal members of the Redeemers would infiltrate the Squadron Supreme as new recruits. Taking up residence in Squadron City, they bid heir time until they were fully inducted and had complete access to the team's sensitive technologies.
(Squadron Supreme I#11) - Inertia joined most of Squadron Supreme in an outdoor training session that came down to nine spirited games of capture the flag. Inertia had a tough time getting to the flag thanks to Haywire's tanglewire keeping her, Foxfire and Doctor Spectrum at bay long enough for his team to win the final game. Haywire and the others were taken back to Squadron City, where later that evening they were officially sworn in as Squadron members during a televised ceremony.
(Squadron Supreme I#11 - BTS) - That same night, Moonglow sent the design schematics of the behavior modification technology to their ally Master Menace.
(Squadron Supreme I#11) - Inertia was playing table tennis with Haywire in the Squadron's dormitory when Moonglow came by to inform her Redeemer allies that she had carried out the plan. Moonglow didn't appreciate Inertia asking if she was really sure no one had spotted her. Unconvinced by Moonglow's claims that she had carried out the plan perfectly, Inertia decided to visit the labs the following day to wipe the memory banks clean with her inertia force.
(Squadron Supreme I#11 & 12 - BTS) - As soon as Master Menace came up with a way to undo the b-mod treatments, the Redeemers lured Lamprey, Shape and Foxfire into a trap to return them to normal.
(Squadron Supreme I#12) - Inertia and Haywire were relaxing in the
Squadron City spa, though she noticed her lover was tense. He admitted
to feeling anxious about the Redeemers' upcoming fight with the Squadron
since he'd never actually been in a fight before. While Inertia tried to
assure him, their teammate Thermite spoiled the mood by turning the pool
into ice as a gag.(Squadron Supreme I#12 - BTS) - Inertia attended the opening of the Squadron's hibernacle in the capitol.
(Squadron Supreme I#12) - Inertia and the others revealed their true allegiance to the original Squadron members when they returned to Squadron City and found Nighthawk and their fellow Redeemers waiting for them. Doctor Spectrum instantly bound all of them in place with his prism, leaving the Squadron free to pick their opponents off one by one.
(Squadron Supreme I#12 - BTS) - Power Princess figured Inertia was a threat and immediately lunged for her, only to find the young adventurer was ready for her.
(Squadron Supreme I#12) - Borrowing the Whizzer's momentum, Inertia redirected it to send Power Princess crashing into Doctor Spectrum--this broke his concentration, freeing the Redeemers from their force bubble constraints. Power Princess kept up the attack, but found Freiberg could easily redirected her shield back at her. Power Princess put on the pressure, figuring she might eventually tire out Inertia. However, Inertia had no trouble keeping her at bay until she came up with a way to stop her. Nearby, Hyperion was using his full strength to take on Redstone. Inertia stole the force of Hyperion's blows and used them to pound Power Princess into submission--after three punches, she went down and didn't get up. When Inertia went to check on her opponent, Doctor Spectrum mistook her concern for an attempted killer blow and blasted Freiberg in the back.
(Squadron Supreme I#12 - BTS) - Inertia remained unconscious while the deadly confrontation between the Squadron and the Redeemers continued. The fight ended when Hyperion surrendered on his team's behalf.
(Squadron Supreme I#12) - In the aftermath, Inertia and the others paid their respects to their deceased friends and allies in the Squadron's morgue.
(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Inertia and Haywire enjoyed their brief stint as super-heroes and decided to remain with the Squadron.
(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1) - Haywire and Inertia were enjoying a relaxing day at Squadron City's Kingsley Park. During a game of frisbee, the playful, bratty Haywire used his tanglewire to snag his girlfriend's bikini top and bottom. Inertia chased after her boyfriend and used her powers to make his briefs drop as well. This led to romantic interlude quietly observed by Moonglow who found the display embarrassing and frustrating.
(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1 - BTS) - At the same time Hyperion and Power Princess met with Professor Imam, who told them of a coming threat from space (actually the Nth Man) that was going to consume the solar system within the next 12 hours.
(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1) - Ten hours before the end
of the world, Inertia and the other Squadron members gathered to hear
Hyperion and Professor Imam explain the coming crisis. Hyperion ordered
the team to gather supplies for a one week trip into space while he went
out to secure the help of the brilliant villain Master Menace.(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1 - BTS) - Hyperion waited around while Master Menace escaped into the future to work on a plan to save Earth with aid from Scarlet Centurion. After 15 years, they returned to the present.
(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1) - Eight hours before the end of the world, the Squadron hurried to Master Menace's base from which they rocketed into space with Professor Imam, Menace and the Scarlet Centurion by their side. As soon as they escaped Earth's pull, Inertia and the others were shocked when their teammate Redstone suddenly began to shrivel up.
(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1 - BTS) - Deducing that Redstone's power and lifeforce were connected to Earth itself, Doctor Spectrum rushed to get him back, but to no avail.
(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1) - Inertia quietly looked on while everyone scrambled to carry out Master Menace's plan. However, when it became clear that the entity was moving faster than anticipated, she offered to use her abilities to slow the threat down. Haywire wasn't sure she was up for it, but with the magical aid of Professor Imam and Moonglow (secretly Arcanna Jones), she tried anyway. As soon as she made contact with the approaching and ever-expanding menace, she was overcome by its might and instantly vaporized into a reddish-pink mist that smashed through the hull of Menace's ship into space.
(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1 - BTS) - Shape and Moonglow managed to seal the hull breach, but Haywire was so shocked and mad with grief he wanted to go out and find her, spitting out massive amounts of tanglewire that threatened the ship. Power Princess saw herself forced to knock her teammate out.
(Avengers/Squadron Supreme I#1 (fb) - BTS) - On a mission with the Avengers to stop Imus Champion from killing thousands, Haywire told Hawkeye of the time he snapped Inertia's bikini strap with his tanglewire, leading the two heroes to share a quiet moment about the loss of a loved one.
(Avengers/Squadron Supreme I#1 - BTS) - After defeating Imus Champion, the Squadron discovered an Nth Projector that could return them to Earth-712. Haywire decided to stay behind on Earth-616, feeling that without Inertia, there was nothing for him to return home to.
(Avengers: Celestial Quest I#1-8 - BTS) - During his time on Earth, the loss of Inertia slowly became an obsession for Haywire. When he learned the Avengers were going into space to confront Thanos, the lover of the goddess of Death, he tagged along in hopes of meeting her to demand that she return Inertia to him. When Death refused twice, the crazed Haywire dove into her body in hopes of retrieving Inertia himself (see comments).
