Prologue: In Montana, a farmer named
Kyle receives a phone call from a very important person, telling him
to check the greenhouse....
1936: At the Hydra training school
called the Keep, young Steve Rogers and his new best friend Helmut
Zemo are plotting mischief—but they are surprised by the sudden
arrival of Helmut's father Baron Heinrich Zemo. He is there for a
meeting and wanted to see his son. He sends them off to bed while he
goes about his business....
Now: Captain Marvel, leading Alpha
Flight, and joined by Captain America (Steve) and Maria Hill with
SHIELD troops, beats back a Chitauri invasion. At the SHIELD training
compound, the new Quasar, Avril Kincaid, detects the space battle by
means of the Cosmic Awareness; her trainer, former Quasar Wendell
Vaughn, goes to check it out....
1936: Steven and Helmut sneak out to
listen in on the Baron's meeting with Dr. Faustus, the Kraken, and
Elisa Sinclair. The men have decided to align Hydra with the Nazis, and
take advantage of their victories and discoveries, in fulfillment of
the ancient prophecies. Eliza Sinclair warns them that it is a
dangerous path they are treading but the men overrule her. She
confides in the Kraken that Hitler is not the one they have been
waiting for—Steven Rogers is....
As SHIELD mops up after this latest
invasion, Avril detects a much larger horde of Chitauri arriving.
Despite still being only a rookie, she heads out into space to be the
Protector of the Universe—and with little effort, obliterates the
invading force. Captain Marvel and Maria Hill are impressed by her
show of power but Captain America asks her to leave the room—he
then berates the two for using the powers of an untrained rookie for
their ends, much like they used Ulysses in CIVIL WAR II. He strides
out where he meets with Avril and encourages her to continue with her
training. He then asks her if she can use the Cosmic Awareness to
locate Bucky Barnes—and Kobik....
Later Steve explains to Dr Solveig that
he wanted to observe the power of the Chitauri as discovered by Ivan
Kragoff—the Red Ghost—whose lab they are occupying. Cap now knows
that the Chitauri will do anything to find a queen....
Epilogue: Kyle goes out to the
greenhouse where the eggs of the Chitauri Queen look ready to
hatch....