Sam Wilson, the former Falcon and current Captain America, is
on a commercial flight from Phoenix to New York. To his dismay he is recognized
and has to deal with annoying seatmates and the adulation or contempt of staff
ands fellow passengers. During the flight his mind drifts back to recent
events…
With the aid of his team, Misty Knight and Dennis “D-Man”
Dunphy, Cap takes down a Helicarrier hijacked by Hydra, even beating up
Crossbones. Returning to SHIELD he is told by the hostile Maria Hill that Hydra
has been defeated and his services are no longer need. Looking at the current
social scene: polarized politics and increasing unrest; Sam decides that,
unlike his predecessor, he must take a political stand to help his nation. He
holds a press conference to announce that he is a free agent and reactivating
his Hotline to solicit calls for help directly from the populace. As he failed
to predict, most of the calls are frivolous or nonsense. It’s when a call comes
in from an elderly woman who fears that her grandson who supplied people
crossing the border from Mexico with water and food. Joaquin is now missing and
she is afraid that he has become a victim of the racist hate group the
Sons of the Serpent. Cap’s involvement in the immigration debate draws more fire from
half the country. With his finances low, Sam goes to New York to meet his
brother Gideon, a clergyman, who promises to raise money for him from the
neighborhood….
In the Arizona desert, a band of illegal immigrants reaches
the water supply left by the Samaritans. The Sons of the Serpent arrive in
force to deal out their brand of justice but Captain America flies in to the
rescue. He takes down a number of them but is suddenly interrupted by a SHIELD
force, led by former Cap Steve Rogers, who orders him to stand down….