Steve Rogers takes Vic, the clone
of Doctor Doom, on a road trip to show him his adopted country of the United
States of America….
Cap, just awakened out of his
coma, is scheduled for release from the hospital. A nurse expresses her
admiration for Captain America and tells him she has seen what a world without
him looks like and he is urgently needed. But when the doctor comes by for his
release, Cap is gone….
Cap wanders through the park,
trying to call Tony Stark to ask for advice but getting the answering machine,
realizes that Nick Fury Jr. is following him. They have a chat, Fury informing
Cap that Red Hulk detonated in Russia and that Bucky Barnes died in the blast.
Fury also tells Cap that the world reacted by outlawing superheroes and SHIELD is
being supported by the UN to police the world’s supers. Cap tells Fury that the
Doom clone is dead and warns him to stay out of his way….
Road trip: Steve shows Vic deer in
the woods, explaining the difference between America and Doom’s Latveria, the
former being built on ideals. Steve does see a point in Doom’s control when it
came to protecting the helpless. Vic reveals his fear that he will grow up to
be like Doom. Steve advises him to carry his strength so that people will see
that strength and do what he asks of them…what’s right….
Cap arrives at the Brooklyn safe
house where he hears a message from Sharon Carter, upset at what he’s done and
leaving him alone. He calls Sam Wilson to arrange a meeting. Then armed SHIELD agents
burst into the room to arrest Cap. He easily takes them down and calls Fury to
tell him to lay off. Fury knows that they won’t be able to pick up Cap’s trail
so he gives orders to surveil his friend….
Elsewhere, Tony Stark is being brutally
interrogated by a group of masked men calling themselves the Knomads….
Road trip: Steve listens to Vic’s
fears of becoming like Doctor Doom, they see an angry man abusing his wife.
Steve and Vic follow them outside and Steve challenges the guy, easily ducking
a punch and knocking the guy flat on the sidewalk….
Cap meets Sam at their usual meeting
place, a church. Cap confesses his concerns with the Red Skull and SHIELD and reveals
his plan to go underground with Vic. Sam, confused, tells him they already had
this conversation two days ago and he left with Vic and his shield…
…so the other Steve, revealed to
be Steven Grant Rogers, the Hydra Captain America, retrieves his shield from
the truck and decapitates the bully on the sidewalk.
Give that special marvelite a timely gift