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===Fear Itself===
During the "[[Fear Itself (comics)|Fear Itself]]" storyline, Speedball takes the Avengers Academy students on a field trip to the memorial for the people who died during the Stamford incident. They are attacked by a group called "the Cobalt Men", named after one of the villains involved in the Stamford incident. Not wanting them to ruin the memorial of the dead, Speedball quickly defeats them using his enhanced Penance powers. Speedball later admits he cuts himself to store up the energy he uses as Penance because this power is more useful in a fight. He acknowledges that he should not have kept this a secret, and Hank Pym offers to help him find a better way to activate those powers. He later confronts Kuurth, Nerkodd, and a hate group founded by Sin called Sisters of Sin. After this, he cheers up a little and regains his sense of humor.<ref>''Fear Itself: The Home Front'' #1-7. Marvel Comics.</ref> After returning to the Avengers Academy, Speedball announces to the students and teachers that he is quitting the faculty, but still offers to help them anytime.<ref>''Avengers Academy'' #20. Marvel Comics.</ref>

While Speedball is conversing with Justice, a chance sighting of [[Nova (Sam Alexander)|the successor to their former New Warriors teammate]] Nova leads them to conclude that the time is right to reform the New Warriors.<ref>''Nova'' vol. 5 #7. Marvel Comics.</ref> They track down the new Nova and ultimately convince him to join the new team.<ref>''Nova'' vol. 5 #8-10. Marvel Comics.</ref>