In the last five years many things had happened to Adam and John. Warpath had been trying to catch Ruby and take her out, but then the whole bomb dropped on Project Genesis and it had sparked a new civil rights movement. Adam was infuriated at the especially his personal life. About two year after the events with their fight with Doctor David Taylor, Adam had soon developed a relationship with a top agent named Sarah Kane. They were so enamored with each other that they were married within months and for a while Adam almost forgot about Ruby and his desire to make her pay for her crimes. Things seemed to become even bright when he learned that Sarah was pregnant with his child.
He was glad to see that metahumans were starting to be more accepted and less feared, it meant that there could be more trust between the people of beloved country. Ever since the exposure of Project Genesis Adam had become more guarded and less trusting of some of the government. He had almost enough of the top secret divisions of the government, but he still remained loyal to nation's leaders. During the months of his wife's pregnancy, things went bad when the whole situation in the middle east became sour and the government called in Adam and John to aid in covertly terminating their leaders and smashing their operation.
His wife didn't want him to go back into military work now that they had a child on the way, but Adam was too loyal to his country to not answer the call and he joined his old friend on their mission. Despite their best efforts, the mission was a failure and both he and John had been branded enemies of the terrible factions. Adam returned home feeling bad at failing his country, but he soon found out that there were more consequences than he could have realized. Members of the middle eastern factions had found out his information and where he lived and attacked his home.
Adam and Sarah were able to fight the invaders off, but in the fight one of the terrorists hit Sarah violently in the stomach. The blow was bad enough to kill the baby and Adam in a fit of rage tore the assassins' pieces. In a state of grief Sarah blamed Adam for their unborn child's death and that it wouldn't have happened if he had listened to her. Her accusations turned into a fit of rage and she lashed out at him with a knife and slice him on the side of his face leaving a large scar. After this tragic turn of events, Sarah divorced Adam and he was alone.
Adam was now more darker and less forgiving, he hated the middle eastern groups that had been responsible for destroying his attempt at a normal life. He wished to have revenge, but the government wouldn't allow such a thing and so he had to sit and watch as people began to make peace.
Now John and Adam were back in the city of LA looking out for any villainous activity. Adam was keen to see some action and was now more powerful thanks to developing his powers. They would be walking downtown to make sure things were in order.