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Sinners & Saviors
Hit by a blast by the Sentinels, Shatter has lost one arm but is still alive. Postman helps him as the Morlocks try to run away. Eve attempts to shoot one of the robots down, but she completely misses. The Morlocks escape into a stairway, with Postman blaming Eve for all of this. Angel notices that Litterbug has disappeared and when the reach the buildings basement, they see the gigantic foot of a Sentinel, who seems to have smashed Litterbug. The Morlocks freeze and then they see a blinding flash. It turns out that Litterbug burrowed through the Sentinels foot, leg and body to come out of it’s head. After doing some more damage to the robot, he jumps down and rips a whole in the street through which the Morlocks escape.
In the tunnels, Postman tells the rest that Shatter probably will survive. There is no blood loss, apparently the wound was fused close by the blast. Postman then tells Eve that she endangered them all, but she basically ignores everything he says. Cell defends Eve, saying that there were no conditions to their last wish, but when asked by Angel, he still doesn’t know what his own last wish will be, since he has no connections on the surface world. He then pushes an apple into where his stomach is supposed to be. His gelatinous body absorbs and digests it. Trader defends Eve by revealing that his last wish is also an act of murder : he was a successful man until someone noticed his strange markings and outed him as a mutant so that he could take his place within the corporation. Postman asks if he has anything more important for a last request, but suddenly they get interrupted.
The Morlocks are attacked by a special police squad, and Trader leaps in front of Eve taking a bullet meant for her. The Morlocks fight back with their deadly powers, Eve electrocutes several officers, Litterbug slices a few guts and Cell engulfs them with his fluid body to digest them. Meanwhile Angel Dust tends to Shatter who is still hurting from the Sentinel attack. Postman talks to Trader before he dies wondering about his actions as he had sworn to never again take a bullet for anyone. With his last words Trader agrees “Didn’t think I would“. After his death, Trader’s hair and eyes become normal and his markings disappear. Postman then erases the minds of the complete squad, but is shocked when he realizes what he has done. The other try to comfort Postman, but he isn’t convinced by their words – he knows that what he did t o these policemen is worse than death. Nevertheless they continue with their ‘last wishes’ and it now is Postman’s turn.
Elsewhere, the Sentinels return to their base. Dr. Metellus is told that the Sentinels can’t take much more damage, but he wants the Sentinels to stay active until the Morlocks have been killed. Additionally he orders to reprogram their safety setting. The robots are limited by trying to avoid public property destruction, but Metellus apparently wants to speed up their success. He then requests to link the video feed from the Sentinel’s confrontation to his office.
The Morlocks sneak into a hospital. Postman enters a room where a woman is lying in a coma. With a tear in his eye, he leaves a letter to the woman, Erica. Later after the Morlocks are already gone, a nurse enters and finds the letter. It is from Postman, whose real name is David, to his wife Erica in which he tells her that he will never forget her and never forgive himself.
The next stop is for Angel Dust. She hesitates to go up, but Shatter convinces her that she and her parents deserve some kind of closure. Angel enters her parents house (her real name is Christine) and her parents are glad to see her. She explains that she ran away because of her being a mutant, but they are not bothered by it and welcome her with open arms. However Angel tells them that although she loves them, she can’t stay. Down in the tunnels, Angel tells the others what happened and that she had to leave because of the Sentinels, so that they wouldn’t target her or her family. Eve tells Angel that she is sorry for her and they hug. They wish that there was something they could do.
Surprisingly Litterbug says that they can make a change. He tells the others  that they need to take out the central command center of the Sentinels, allowing Angel to go back to her parents and the rest to escape. When Eve asks him how he knows all of this, Litterbug replies that he was a mechanic in the army and that he helped build the Sentinels.


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Last Stop
While many technicians work on the Sentinels, Dr. Metellus sits in his office, watching tapes of the robot’s recent actions. He notices the Postman on one of the tapes, and angrily cuts his face on the screen.
In the sewers of Chicago, Angel Dust attacks Litterbug after he has revealed that he helped building the Sentinels. Eve asks Litterbug to defend himself, but Litterbug simply replies that things were different: his father and grandfather both were soldiers, he too joined the army until he became a mutant. His last wish is to take apart what he helped to build. With his knowledge of the Sentinels, they are able to shut down the entire operation in Chicago and they would be able to leave the city. Cell thinks it is impossible to take on the robots, but Shatter states that nothing is impossible, right as his crystallized body regrows his lost arm. Shatter reminds the others that there are mutants everywhere, and they need to be protected from the Sentinels.
Somewhat later, outside Litterbug jumps from inside the sewers to the roof of a nearby building, drawing the attention of three Sentinels. Litterbug leaps off the roof, and runs into a dark alley, followed by one of the mutant hunting robots. It fails to notice Electric Eve, who is standing on a balcony, and she takes him out with an electric burst. Shatter used the Sentinels‘ confusion to crystallize the oil in it’s joints, effectively paralyzing the robot. Angel Dust rips the Sentinel’s head open, and guided by Litterbug, she destroys it’s defensive systems inside. Now they are able to take manual control of the Sentinel, using it as a Trojan Horse.
Dr. Metellus is still reviewing the recorded battle and enjoys how Shatter’s arm was blasted off. A mechanic enters the office, and apologizes for interrupting, but he wants to inform him that they have confirmation of complete Morlock extermination. As the unit is en route, they walk to the hangar where the incoming Sentinel land. Metellus congratulates Slater on the job well done, though he says that visual proof of the extermination is needed before they break the champagne. He stops talking as the Sentinel’s docking sound is an followed by a loud „Klang“. The Morlocks then break out off the robot‘s chest.
As over a dozen Sentinels notice the mutants‘ arrival and activate their targeting systems, the Morlocks wonder if this was such a good idea. Slater tries to give the robots instructions, but Postman erases his memory, and the tells his team to stay close together. Hopefully the robots won’t be able to maneuver inside the base, at least not all at once. The Morlocks jump into action and attack the Sentinels, only Cell panics, thinking his powers are useless here. Angel scolds him for doing nothing, accusing him that he is all talk, but has no guts. Watching the progress of his team, the Postman fails to notice Dr. Metellus sneaking up on him. He stabs the Postman, though only injures his right arm. Metellus says that he will enjoy seeing them all die before his own eyes, but is taken out by Shatter’s baseball bat. Shatter dryly comments that this would have been a homerun, or at least a triple.
By now, Eve and Litterbug have found access to the base’s computer system and Eve short-circuits the central command unit. All Sentinels go nuts, crashing into each other, and falling out of the sky. As the base is coming down around them, the Morlocks hurry to get out. Along the way, they congratulate Litterbug on the job well done, as suddenly Cell stops and turns back. Stating that he can no longer run, he heads back into the burning base. Angel wants to stop him, but Postman tells her that they don’t have the time. Cell finds Dr. Metellus who has recovered from the hit to his head. Metellus is still determined to eradicate all mutants, and Cell tells him that the Morlocks were the first good people he has met and he will make sure that Metellus can no longer harm them. He wraps his body around Metellus and a nearby Sentinel, still partially functioning, notices the mutant activity and blasts at Cell, killing both him and Metellus.
Outside, the Morlocks witness as the entire building explodes. Eve jumpstarts a van with her powers, and the Morlocks enter it. However Angel still stares at the ruins and says that she won’t be leaving. She too is tired of running and wants to go back to her parents. The Postman warns her that the Sentinels are not going to stay grounded forever, but Angel tells him she is well aware of that. After saying that she won’t forget them, she waves them silently goodbye.
The van carrying the rest of the team leaves Chicago and Litterbug asks the others where they are headed. Postman decides to go as far south as possible. Shatter worries about Angel and asks what will happen to her when the Sentinels are back online. Everyone falls quiet – they know the answer. Breaking the silence, Eve asks Postman if there are other people out there like them, and he replies that he hopes not.
In Atlantic City, the cover of a sewer-gate is lifted from beneath. A four-eyed, purple creature stares out. The truth is, mutants are everywhere.


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This Woman, This Warrior!
It is mid-day in Manhattan and a daring armed robbery of the Third National Bank has turned ugly as the gunmen fire on the security guards who are trying to foil their heist. As they make their way to their getaway car, a never-before-seen super-heroine soars in from above and interrupts their attempt at escape. The pair of startled robbers looks up as the woman warrior flies in and punches them with superhuman strength.
 Their cohorts in the getaway car see this and try to flee but the mystery woman grabs the car and hefts it into the air before slamming it forcefully into the pavement. The two criminals inside are launched into the air.
 As a fifth gunman aims his rifle at our heroine, her “seventh sense” kicks in and alerts her of his intent. She turns and deftly kicks the man before he has a chance to fire his weapon. This sends him careening through the window of the bank. The gathering crowd is amazed at this display of power as New York’s newest heroine easily defeats five armed thieves in a matter of moments. A little girl says to her mommy that she wants to be just like her when she grows up.
Inside the bank, the notorious Scorpion slips out of the vault with a large sum of money. As he tries to slip silently away, a security guard steps out and levels his pistol at the villain ordering him to freeze. The guard recognizes the Scorpion who swiftly subdues the man with a single flick of his powerful tail. As he slips out the back into the alleyway, the Scorpion commends himself on his clever plan to use the thugs as a distraction while he stole the money he needed for his “master plan”. He notes mentally that he now must head to Professor Korman’s lab for the next phase of this plan.
The crowd outside is in disbelief and one woman suggests that it was all a staged publicity stunt. As police arrive, the mystery heroine takes to the sky declaring that she has business elsewhere.
An hour later, J. Jonah Jameson shows footage of the mystery heroine to Ms. Carol Danvers. Jameson has just offered Carol a position as editor of WOMAN magazine, a publication of the Daily Bugle’s publishing division. Sales on WOMAN have been lagging and Jameson’s hope is that Danvers can save it and turn a profit using her journalistic skills to craft an expose on this new heroine.
 Jameson wants WOMAN magazine to deal with things that are useful for women, like recipes, new diets and articles on fashion. Playing along with Jameson’s line of thinking, Carol asks how this new heroine fits into his plan for the publication. He tells her that he hates super-heroes. Seeing where this is going, Carol asks about salary. This throws Jameson a bit. Carol states that while she’s only been writing a short time she has developed a reputation in the field and reps cost money. Jameson suggests a salary of twenty thousand and Carol insists on thirty. The two go back and forth with Carol refusing to budge. Jameson grouses but agrees saying that he can’t argue money with a woman. Before leaving Jameson’s office, Carol clarifies two things: first, it’s Ms. Carol Danvers and second, he can forget recipes and diet plans. She plans on editing WOMAN magazine her way.
As Carol leaves, she is spotted by Mary Jane Watson who recognizes her from an article Carol had written for Rolling Stone. With her is her boyfriend, Peter Parker. Mary Jane introduces them and Carol recognizes Peter’s name from a photography award he received. Mary Jane asks if she can talk with Carol for a bit and excitedly introduces herself to the fledgling editor.
Elsewhere, the Scorpion makes his way into the secret laboratory of Professor Kerwin Korman inside a New York brownstone. As he enters, he deftly avoids the lab’s defenses and booby traps and notes that soon the whole thing will belong to him. The Scorpion gives Korman two hundred thousand dollars and Korman gives him the key to the lab stating that this money will help fund his retirement. Korman notes that he has grown tired of developing weapons for the likes of Hydra. He wishes the Scorpion well in his endeavors and pauses for a moment as the Scorpion rants about how he will make good use of this lab but will only need to use it once.
Carol and Mary Jane arrive at her Central Park penthouse where the doorman delivers a message for Carol from her friend, Dr. Mike Barnett. The two women head upstairs and Carol explains that she can afford this posh pad due to the royalties from her successful tell-all novel about the inner workings of the space industry.
 MJ remembers reading about Carol’s time as head of security and run-ins with Captain Marvel in the newspaper. MJ asks why she left all that to become a writer. Carol explains that she had to because her inability to capture Capt. Marvel ruined her career in the security field. So she opted to go back to her first love: writing.
 As Carol tells her story she is suddenly overwhelmed by a migraine headache. She tells a concerned MJ that they’ve been bothering her since coming to New York and politely asks MJ to leave. Mary Jane is concerned and a bit mystified by Carol’s sudden dismissal since Carol seemed so composed and together. As MJ leaves, Carol staggers into her bedroom and collapses on the bed.
Across town, J. Jonah Jameson’s ire has turned against his chauffeur who is late picking him up. Jameson is attacked from behind by the Scorpion who subdues him with a single strike from his tail. The Scorpion grabs Jameson and scales a nearby building declaring loudly that vengeance will soon be his. Thoughts of revenge and murder fill Gargan’s mind as he recalls Jameson’s role in his transformation into the Scorpion.
At that exact moment, our mystery heroine streaks across the sky towards the Daily Bugle. She caught a glimpse of Jameson’s abduction but was too late to save him. At the Bugle, she feels a sudden sense of déjà vu instead of receive stronger premonitions regarding Jameson’s whereabouts. City editor, Joe “Robbie” Robertson introduces himself and asks her name. She’s surprised to realize that she doesn’t know it and isn’t sure she even has one! She then has a vision of where the Scorpion is headed with Jameson and quickly departs just as police are arriving to question her.
At the Scorpion’s lair, the villain has suspended Jameson over a vat of swirling chemicals. Jameson is bewildered at this treatment believing that he had offered Gargan money, power and fame. The Scorpion explains that he blames Jameson for making him what he is and tells him that the costume which gives him his power doesn’t come off and has made him a freak! He recounts how he was just a private eye until Jameson paid him to undergo an experimental process resulting in the birth of the Scorpion! The Scorpion rants about how he can no longer feel the sun on his skin or feel or even love because of the suit. He then activates a device that begins to slowly, agonizingly lower Jameson into the vat of acid waiting below him.
Our amnesiac heroine arrives on the doorstep of the Scorpion’s new lair and makes her way up the steps. She senses the dangerous traps ahead and knows that she’ll need her Kree-born skills to evade them. She stops in her tracks, confused by these thoughts since she’d presumed herself to be from Earth. Her reflection is interrupted by a laser trap and she focuses back on the task before her. She reacts quickly and rips a door from its hinges to act as a shield. Ahead of her, a metal door falls to block her entrance but she deftly flies beneath it. A trapdoor in the floor is easily overcome as she soars out of the pit that opens beneath her. With these obstacles overcome, she frantically searches for Jameson.
She succeeds in reaching the lab where Jameson is trapped and the Scorpion asks, “Who on Earth are you?” As she soars in and slugs the Scorpion, she tells him that’s a better question than he knows. Jameson screams for help and the super-heroine can’t help but ask what happened to his anti-superhero agenda. As she gets close enough to help, the Scorpion throws a large hunk of machinery that strikes her squarely in the chest. As she’s struck, she realizes that she recognized Jameson and was distracted by this latest moment of déjà vu. As she crashes to the ground, the Scorpion demands to know who she is and why she’s dressed like Captain Marvel.
 He strikes at her with his tail and she dodges it. He calls her an acrobat but she tells him these are the moves of a Kree soldier. His comment jogged her memory a bit and she recalls that her powers come from the Kree race and are the powers of a warrior born. She kicks him in the face and follows up with a punch to the jaw which sends him flying into a bank of machinery. He tells her that she’s crazy and isn’t Kree since she doesn’t even have an accent. Using his tail, he breaks off a piece of heavy machinery and hurls it right at her. She declares that she’s not a Kree as she smashes the machinery with a single punch. She admits that she doesn’t know how she got her powers but she knows that they’re derived from the Kree and that alongside them she has a case of total amnesia! The Scorpion says he doesn’t believe her and pounces on her. She catches him by the tail and confesses that she’s been too busy fighting bad guys to give it much thought. She swings him around and hurls him straight into the vat of acid intended for J. Jonah Jameson.
The acid still burns through his protective suit and the Scorpion flees amidst a pain-induced rage. Jameson demands that the woman get him down immediately. The woman says that she’s given it some thought and decided that he can call her… Ms. Marvel! She explains that her costume ties her to Captain Marvel in a way she doesn’t yet understand but until she does, she’ll need a name and this one suits her as well as any.
 She breaks the pole that Jameson was dangling from and flies him safely to the ground below. His hands are still bound by heavy shackles however. He tells her she’s crazy and she says that that’s among the things that she has to find out about herself. She tells Jameson to not judge her too quickly until she’s had the chance to discover exactly who she is. As she leaves, Jameson asks what she’s going to do about his hands which are still bound in heavy metal gauntlets. Ms. Marvel simply smiles and flies away.
The next day, Jameson is furious and orders Carol Danvers to get to work on the expose of Ms. Marvel. Carol admits that Ms. Marvel is an even bigger mystery than Spider-Man and Jameson gets even angrier insisting she never speak that name in his presence again. Carol wonders what has gotten J. Jonah so riled up as she returns to her office. She finds that she enjoys working there and that Jonah’s ranting is the only downside of her new role. Carol thinks to herself that when Jameson said the name Ms. Marvel it felt as if someone stepped on her grave. She is worried about her recent bout of blackouts and wonders who is the greater enigma, her or Ms. Marvel… completely unaware that they are one and the same!


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Enigma of Fear!
In their secret headquarters under a New York City department store, AIM agents confer with Prof. Kerwin Korman who has brought them film footage of Ms. Marvel’s battle with the Scorpion. Korman advocates capturing Ms. Marvel…dead or alive.
 His AIM liaison disagrees stating AIM’s preference for taking her alive for more thorough study. Korman warns them not to underestimate the woman warrior, stating the extent of her powers. He offers to capture her and the AIM agent warns him not to be motivated by a desire for retribution for the destruction of his lab. Korman states that he has no such motive since he had already sold the lab to the Scorpion to help finance his own criminal career as the Destructor.
 The AIM agent reiterates that they want her alive so she can explain the design of her costume, which their x-ray photos reveal to be the source of her powers of flight. AIM is bewildered by this advanced technology and determined to have it for themselves.
 Korman asks if his price for hunting down Ms. Marvel is acceptable and AIM states that he is unproven and Ms. Marvel has already bested the Scorpion. At that moment, agents wheel in the unconscious form of Mac Gargan. They wonder how Korman will succeed and he dons his helmet and unleashes a destructive blast of tachyon energy as a demonstration of his might.
In her office at the Daily Bugle, Carol Danvers is working overtime on WOMAN magazine. Her efforts are interrupted by the arrival of Mary Jane Watson, who informs her that the rest of her staff has left for the evening and wonders why she’s working so late. MJ shares that her friend, Peter Parker is in a meeting with J. Jonah Jameson and so Carol invites MJ to join her for dinner.
 The two women walk to a nearby restaurant and Carol tells MJ that after a day listening to Jameson’s views on women, chatting with her is cathartic. MJ expresses her admiration for Carol who seems to have it so together. Carol assures MJ that once she knows what she wants from life, she’s confident that nothing will stop the feisty redhead. Carol assures her that she’ll find herself.
 MJ asks how Carol managed to find herself. Carol admits that she isn’t sure that she has yet but recounts how she got to where she is now. She touches briefly on her NASA career and recaps her relationship to Captain Marvel and how she ended up a pawn in his struggle against Yon-Rogg. She emphasizes that she doesn’t want to be a pawn ever again. As she explains that the end of her security career is what led her to pursue writing, she is once more overcome by an intense headache. She excuses herself quickly and takes a cab back to her penthouse. She ends up passing out in the taxi.
At that moment, the newly-christened Destructor travels to Florida. He talks to himself, expounding on how he has studied Ms. Marcel since her debut in this area of Florida weeks earlier. He is also aware of the connection that this place has to Captain Mar-Vell and that the cave where Ms. Marvel first appeared is also where Mar-Vell fought his final battle against Yon-Rogg. Korman’s energy detector indicates intense levels of atomic energy were released there. He concludes that some of the power unleashed during this clash now belongs to Ms. Marvel and vows that it will all soon be his!
At the AIM facility, technicians review the data regarding the Scorpion’s recovery and marvel at how rapidly he is healing. They worry that they won’t be able to control him for much longer. Right on cue, the Scorpion crashes through a door crying out in pain. He attacks the AIM agents demanding that they make the pain stop. They are quickly scattered by his attacks, despite superior numbers. The Scorpion flees as his memory of what happened during his battle with Ms. Marvel return. He climbs an elevator shaft and emerges in the department store under which AIM’s base is hidden. He is confronted by two security guards but quickly overpowers them.
 As the Scorpion flees into the city, the AIM agents worry that if he finds Ms. Marvel before the Destructor does, there may not be much left of the woman warrior or the Scorpion for them to study.
At her penthouse, Carol wakes in her bed and cannot recall how she got there. She worries that she is losing her mind due to the pressure of the last several weeks and goes to her friend and psychologist Michael Barnett for help. Dr. Barnett can see how panicked and desperate Carol is when she arrives and quickly reschedules his current appointment to help her out.
 Carol explains her problem and Michael opts to use hypnosis to calm Carol down and explore her subconscious. Under hypnosis, she once again recounts the battle between Mar-Vell and Yon-Rogg. She remembers nearly passing out as Mar-Vell carried her to safety. She recalls an explosion and being bathed in the fiery radiation that was unleashed before blacking out completely. She continues and explains how she awoke in a hospital and how upsetting this was despite the diagnosis that the radiation had not harmed her.
 She goes on to explain how upon her return to Cape Canaveral she grew uncomfortable with the level of scrutiny that came from her failure to capture Captain Marvel. This led to the decline of her career in security and her decision to pursue a career in writing.  Despite her quick success in this new profession, she was plagued by a sense of uneasiness. She then begins to relay what happened during her first blackout. Barnett encourages her to explore this and asks what happened next.
 Even within the hypnotic trance, Carol becomes agitated. She cried out that her skull is splitting apart and tries to refuse to remember, but Dr. Barnett urges her on. Carol recalls lying on the floor and feeling herself change. She describes the glow around her and the sudden sense of physical strength as her body becomes larger and stronger than before. She explains that she disappeared and in her place was someone better than her…Ms. Marvel!
Carol comes out of her trance and asks Michael what he learned. He ponders how to tell Carol that he thinks she is suffering from some form of paranoid delusion. He begins to tell her that the hypnosis didn’t work and that they’ll need to work on these issues further when Carol abruptly passes out. Dr. Barnett manages to catch her as she falls and worries that his efforts have forced another major mental health setback for Carol who is already on edge.
 As he holds her in his arms, she begins to glow and transforms into Ms. Marvel before his eyes! Guided by her seventh sense, Ms. Marvel moves wordlessly to a nearby window and flies out into the afternoon sky. Michael is bewildered as he realizes that Carol’s hypnosis had revealed the truth… that she is Ms. Marvel!
Ms. Marvel’s seventh sense guides her to the area of New York City where the Scorpion is on a rampage. The Scorpion is mad and demands to know where Ms. Marvel is. She flies up and punches him before he’s even aware of her presence. He charges and vows that she’s going to regret that he’s found her.
She easily evades his careless attack and he smacks into a light pole. Ms. Marvel tells him that he has it backwards and she has found him and plans to bring him to justice this time. She grabs him by his tale and takes to the sky as he threatens to kill her. He grabs onto a large statue and continues his ranting but it’s clear that the woman warrior has the advantage.
 She is so focused on the Scorpion that she doesn’t see the blast of energy that strikes her fro behind and drives her into the asphalt below. She looks up to see the Destructor who arrives on a hover-disk. He challenges her openly and fires another tachyon blast at her. This time, she sees it coming and deftly dodges it. Grabbing a motorcycle, she flings it at the Destructor and knocks him from his hover-disk.
 He lands without injury and unleashes another blast that hits Ms. Marvel square in the chest. The Destructor approaches thinking that he’s knocked her unconscious. Despite her wooziness, Ms. Marvel manages to kick him with all her remaining strength. This sends him careening into a fire hydrant, knocking him unconscious. Despite her best efforts, Ms. Marvel cannot stay conscious any longer and passes out next to her vanquished foe.


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The Lady’s Not for Killing!
Ms. Marvel uses a lamppost to support herself as she tries to rise after taking a full-force tachyon blast from her foe the Destructor. Mere feet away, the Destructor AKA Dr. Kerwin Korman also struggles to shake off the latest blow he received from the woman warrior. As the two fighters struggle to rise, onlookers stand back close enough to see what’s happening but far enough to be out of harm’s way.
The Destructor makes it to his feet first and moves to finish Ms. Marvel off. She is warned by her seventh sense and pulls the lamppost out of the ground to use as a weapon. Korman curses her seventh sense and unleashes his tachyon beam which destroys the lamppost. He tells her that she can throw a building at him with her Kree-born strength and his tachyon beam will destroy it, too.
 Ms. Marvel wonders how the Destructor knows of her seventh sense and Kree origins as she flies in close and punches him square in the jaw. As she does so, he fires another tachyon blast and she is too close to dodge! She is thrown back onto a broken fire hydrant that is spewing water. She blocks the flow of water momentarily with her body and allows the pressure to build before redirecting it in a single powerful stream at the Destructor. This blow knocks Korman unconscious.
Ms. Marvel has little time to enjoy her victory before another splitting headache strikes. A bit dazed from this and the lingering effects of the battle, she is unprepared for what happens next.  The ground below Destructor splits open and a high-tech transport emerges. AIM agents pour out and lay down a barrage of laser fire to cover their attempt to extract Korman.
Ms. Marvel manages to avoid the beams which strike a nearby apartment building instead. She leaps into action to save a pair of children from a collapsing wall, pushing herself despite the pain she still feels from the Destructor’s tachyon beam. She succeeds in saving the kids, but AIM manages to escape with Korman.
 Ms. Marvel realizes that both Korman and the AIM agents seem familiar but she is unable to remember why. The children thank her and apologize for allowing the bad guys to get away. Ms. Marvel graciously tells them that she’d rather save lives than catch bad guys.
Ms. Marvel flies away and takes a moment’s rest on a nearby rooftop. She ponders the strange mysteries surrounding her identity and is frustrated that the harder she tries to learn the truth the more mixed up things get. She punches a wall and marvels at her superhuman strength. But when her head once more begins to throb with pain, Ms. Marvel is overwhelmed. A moment later, she transforms into Carol Danvers and collapses on the rooftop.
 Disoriented, Carol realizes she is on the roof of the Daily Bugle building and wonders how she got there. She makes her way inside and is greeted by her staff and Mary Jane Watson, who is waiting for her in her office. MJ notes how terrible Carol looks and Carol declines MJ’s offers to help. She rather abruptly asks Mary Jane to leave her alone so that she can get some work done. Carol silently chides herself for treating MJ that way but admits that she has a bit too much to deal with at work and with her current identity crisis to deal with MJ.
While sorting through the pile of papers that have accumulated on her desk, Carol reads a phone message detailing a call from her old friend, Salia Petrie an astronaut at NASA. Salia reports that she is part of the flight crew for a secret launch happening soon, making her the first female astronaut. Carol sees the story potential in covering Salia’s historic launch for WOMAN magazine. Her planning is interrupted by a brief phone call from Dr. Michael Barnett, who is eager to discuss his discoveries during their recent hypnosis session. Overwhelmed by work, Carol quickly declines his invitation to meet and hangs up before he has a chance to tell her the startling secret he learned: that she and Ms. Marvel are one and the same!
 Carol takes her story idea to J. Jonah Jameson, who naturally objects to the idea of a woman astronaut. He tries to assign a man to cover the launch but Carol insists on writing the story up herself. She assures Jameson that the Daily Bugle will get to break the initial story while WOMAN handles the in-depth coverage and interviews. Jameson is none too pleased, especially when Carol slams the door to his office. As she leaves, he grumbles about women and where they ever got the idea that they were any good outside the kitchen.
Under a shabby department store in the Bronx lies the secret lair of AIM. Within, AIM agents strive to subjugate the will of Dr. Kerwin Korman using some kind of mind control device. This is their way of punishing the Destructor for his failure in capturing Ms. Marvel. The AIM agents continue to torture Korman but turn the main focus of their attention on a planned rocket launch by NASA that they believe threatens the success of several projects they have in the works. To counter the launch, AIM activates a rocket of their own carrying a mysterious and powerful device. The AIM team wonders if the force they are about to unleash is truly under their control or like the Cosmic Cube, a force that is not meant to be controlled by mere mortals and threatens all of creation once released. The rocket goes mostly unnoticed and makes its way to an orbital path over Cape Canaveral.
Carol Danvers arrives at Cape Canaveral and is greeted by her old friend, Salia Petrie. Almost immediately, Carol is beset by another wave of intense migraines. Salia prescribes a few hours at the beach and some relaxation before they head to the Cape and the two women depart for Salia’s home via a taxi.
The next day, Carol receives a tour of the Cape from Salia and David Adamson. She notes how much it has changed since she was there just a short time before as head of security. David tells Carol that the Skylab they designed went over well and they are now going to be testing the space shuttle. Carol is hit once more by a migraine and tries to hide it. Salia notices and asks if she’s okay and Carol excuses herself to take a pill. After she’s gone, Salia expresses her concern to David. She notes that she’s known Carol for years and never seen her so strung out. David shares her concern but knows there’s nothing they can do unless Carol asks them for help.
Carol makes her way to an alleyway and falls unconscious as a seventh sense premonition forces her transformation into Ms. Marvel. Ms. Marvel immediately sense that she is near her “birthplace” as she gets a clear picture of the missile that is homing in on the Kennedy Space Center. At a nearby air force command center, military personnel pick up the AIM rocket on radar and then see a smaller blip moving to intercept. Unbeknownst to them, it’s Ms. Marvel who has flown after it to investigate. She enters outer space and marvels at her suit’s ability to create an energy field that protects her and provides her with a breathable atmosphere. She finds a hatch on the rocket and pries it open.
As the hatch opens, a gigantic metal fist emerges and deftly strikes the woman warrior. The unseen pilot veers the rocket straight towards Ms. Marvel and she meets the attack head on and rips the nose of the rocket open. The “pilot” emerges and proves to be a giant robot. Ms. Marvel is hit with a painful flash of memory and recognizes the robot as the Doomsday Man.
 The Doomsday Man attacks and Ms. Marvel evades its blast. She throws a chunk of the ship’s hull at it with spectacular force but little effect. She dodges his next attack and moves in close enough for a forceful punch to the robot’s face. This also has no effect whatsoever. The Doomsday Man uses his laser to destroy the ship and the resulting explosion drives Ms. Marvel into earth’s upper atmosphere. She tries to ease her descent but her scarf is caught by the robot. She feels their momentum build and wonders if she can survive re-entry and the fall to earth.
She is shocked to learn that she can and did survive the fall and the impact. When she gains her bearings, she is once more overwhelmed by mental flashes. They call her to a nearby cave despite her desire to assure the Doomsday Man’s whereabouts. She makes her way to the cave and demands some answers. She recognizes the place and realizes she has been there before. She recalls a machine and a battle she was caught in the middle of. She then realizes that it wasn’t her who was there but Carol Danvers.
 Memories flood into her as she begins to make the connections in her mind. She realizes that she is also Carol Danvers and that the two are finally merging into one to create a whole person! After months of struggling, Ms. Marvel knows who she is! Nearby, the Doomsday Man begins to track Ms. Marvel abandoning his first objective due to his fall from space and shifting to his second objective: find and destroy Ms. Marvel!


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First Story:
The Present - M-Day:
Carol Danvers wakes to the sound of her blaring alarm clock. She is disoriented and unsure of her surroundings. She rises and walks out onto the balcony of her apartment. She recognizes it as her apartment but is surprised by the view. Yesterday, the sky had been filled with soaring mutants and the world ruled by the House of Magnus. Now, it had reverted to what passes for normal. Unlike most, Carol remembers the events of the House of M reality and the life that she led within it.
(House of M Flashback)
She recalls what transpired in the final days of her experience in this warped reality. She was called “Captain Marvel” and she was the world’s most popular super-hero. She flashes back to a news broadcast of a tabloid show called “Super Powers”. Following a brief report of the impending House of Magnus gala celebration and some rumor-mongering about the romance of Tony Stark and Mary Jane Watson, the show focuses on the latest exploits of Captain Marvel! The fetching TV host, Lori Griffin, introduces some amateur footage of Carol responding to a fire in Queens. After a daring rescue of some trapped children, Captain Marvel was attacked by her long-time foe, Sir Warren Traveler. Lori explains that Traveler was once the Sorcerer Supreme to the King of England before becoming an adversary of Carol Danvers.
Carol recalls the battle and the long-standing enmity between her and Traveler in the House of M reality. Among Traveler’s most frequently used spells is a time-displacement enchantment that allowed him to move about in a manner resembling teleportation. He could even manifest several temporal duplicates at once. Traveler ambushed Captain Marvel following her rescue efforts. She fought back against his time-warping attacks and he then conjured a mystic dragon to attack her. Traveler revealed to Captain Marvel that he was about to embark on a very important project and wanted her out of the way so that she could pose no threat to his plans. By killing her upfront, he believed his success was assured. The dragon tosses Carol through the walls of the burning building and Traveler follows. He unleashes a mystic bull which charges headlong at Carol, driving her through yet another wall. Carol recalls wishing that her energy-absorbing abilities extended to mystic energies as well.  Shaken, Carol sees a stray cat and “enlists” its help. As Traveler approaches gloatingly and casts a death spell, Carol dodges his blast and grabs the cat. She then flings the kitty right into Traveler’s face! Traveler is shocked and in a panic, teleports away.
The fire fighters enter and Carol warns them that Traveler will likely reappear any second. She waits a few moments but nothing happens. The firefighters lead her out of the building and commend her on her performance against Traveler. She’s not so confident that she did well here but they assure her that without her efforts, they would never have gotten everyone out alive. As she emerges from the building, the crowds outside chant her name. She asks the time and realizes she is late for an appointment and soars off with a smile on her face.
She arrives at a benefit for the Sapien Cancer Research Foundation.  Carol’s publicist, Sarah Day is busy negotiating on the phone as she waits for her biggest client. She notes that the House of Magnus could crumble and Carol Danvers would still be a star and a major client. Carol apologizes for being late and Sarah notes that you’re never late when the event can’t start without you. Sarah is surprised to see the scratches on Carol’s face and asks what happened. Carol mentions Traveler’s name and Sarah is dismayed that he has attacked Capt. Marvel again. She fetches a mutant healer to fix the damage before Carol appears for her press conference.
Following the event, Captain Marvel graciously signs autographs and poses for pictures. In the crowd are Scott Summers, Emma Frost and the mysterious Layla Miller. Emma calls out to Carol and uses her telepathy to calm her just moments before Layla uses her power to clear Carol’s mind and reveal the truth about the reality shift that has created the House of M. In an instant, she knows this world is a complete lie, a fabrication of the Scarlet Witch’s addled and desperate mind. She also knows that she is not the “best of the best” among the world’s heroes and that in the real world, she is far from being all that she was in this warped reality.
(The Present - M-Day)
As Carol processes these events, she realizes that she can’t go back to being just a competent hero like before. She has now seen the potential she has and realizes there is nothing stopping her from being the best of the best in this reality as well. Rising up into the morning sky, Carol Danvers makes the decision to become all that she can be… the best of the best among this world’s heroes.
Second Story:
This story is a reprint of Captain Marvel(1st series) #18, featuring Carol’s first exposure to the Kree Psyche-Magnitron that gave her her powers.
Third Story:
This story is a reprint of Ms. Marvel (1st series) #1, featuring her debut as Ms. Marvel.
Fourth Story:
This story is a reprint of Ms. Marvel (1st series) #2, detailing the origin of Ms. Marvel.
Fith Story:
This story is a reprint of Ms. Marvel (1st series) #20, featuring the debut of her iconic, lightning motif costume.


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Best of the Best
All her life Carol Danvers has loved flying. While in the Air Force, she piloted experimental fighters at Mach 4. The exhilaration and thrill of it, the adrenaline rush was what she lived for. Now, she is all grown up and she still loves flying only now she does so of her own power.
Ms. Marvel flies over New York, reveling in the rush of it all. As she soars overhead, she spots the Stilt-Man who is in the middle of a heist. He stands with his telescoping legs extended and holding an armored car over his head. He laughs as police fire upon him from the street below, their bullets bouncing harmlessly off his armor. He gloats that his new armor makes him ten times stronger than he used to be. He believes that he is unstoppable. As he begins to proclaim this, Ms. Marvel swoops down and punches him from behind. Stilt-Man topples over and the armored car goes flying.
In a nearby park, three young boys are playing super-heroes. One is dressed as Spider-Man and another Wolverine. Their young black friend is sulking nearby and asks why he always has to be Luke Cage. “Wolverine” innocently explains that it’s because he’s the only one with a black leather jacket.
 The other boy notices something in the air and they all look up to see the armored car hurtling towards them. The boys’ screams are echoed by the driver of the truck who is still inside. Just as the truck is about to smash the boys it stops as Ms. Marvel swoops deftly underneath and lifts it into the air. She smiles brilliantly and says “Hi kids” to the amazed children.
Ms. Marvel sets the truck down gently and the shocked driver emerges and hugs her fiercely, thankful for his life. One of the kids tugs on Ms. M’s sash and points behind her where the Stilt-Man can be seen stalking through the trees towards them. She turns to face him and says that everything is under control. Grabbing the armored car, she hurls it through the air hitting Stilt-Man square in the jaw and knocking him once more to the ground. She stands over him as he laments that if he knew Ms. Marvel were around he never would have tried this caper.
Carol Danvers is having lunch with her friend and fellow super-hero Jessica Drew AKA Spider-Woman. It’s clear now that Carol was recounting her day’s adventures to Jessica, who tells Carol that she is clearly lying. Carol laughs and Jessica asserts that there’s no way the Stilt-Man would talk like that and that Carol is full of it. Carol laughs and says that that’s what she wishes he had said. Jessica asks for the truth and Carol admits that he had no clue at all who she was. Jessica winces and says “Ouch” to which Carol replies that this was the least of the blows to her ego she suffered today. Jessica says that she hopes that Carol gave him a few photon blasts to insure that he’d remember her next time. Carol smiles wickedly, igniting a corona of energy around her hand and feigning indignation asks if she would do anything so immature. Jessica nods and smiles and Carol confesses that when Stilt-Man shot her with an energy blaster built into his armor, she absorbed it and redirected it back at him, ”accidentally” hitting him in the crotch… seven times. Both heroines enjoy a good laugh over this.
Jessica asks Carol how her public relations thing earlier that day went. Carl replies that this is what she was referring to when she mentioned that the Stilt-Man’s comments were not the greatest blow to her ego that day. Jessica apologizes for bringing it up and Carol proceeds to tell her about the appointment…
(Earlier that morning: )
Ms. Marvel soars over Manhattan with Avengers Tower in the distance. A moment later, Carol Danvers, dressed in a stylish business suit walks into the offices of Sarah Day, renowned publicist to some of the biggest names in Hollywood and the superhero biz.
 As Carol enters, Sarah rushes out and enthusiastically greets her. Carol is surprised at the reception and Sarah indicates that their security sensors alerted her when Carol arrived. Sarah gushes about what a big fan she is and the two exchange pleasantries as they make their way to Sarah’s opulent office. Sarah notes that she’s the publicist for Captain America, the Fantastic Four and the Astonishing X-Men. Carol is surprised to learn that the X-Men have a publicist! She asks Sarah, “Since when have the X-Men had a publicist?” Sarah explains that it’s the Astonishing X-Men and how important proper adjective use is.
Sarah’s walls are covered with magazine covers and promotional materials featuring her famed clients. As they reach Sarah’s office, she recounts what she knows about Carol already: her Air Force background, stint with NASA and the Avengers and her most recent job with Homeland Security, which she quit a few days earlier. She recounts Carol’s codenames (complete with her opinions of each) and notes her costume, which Sarah believes could be more than it is… but that she loves the boots. She notes that not everyone can pull them off but Carol certainly does. She adds Carol’s brief stint as an author and then asks her the all-important question: “Now what?”
 Carol hesitates and Sarah jumps right on her uncertainty and tells Carol that if she calls the producers for Letterman’s show and suggest they book her as a guest, they’re going to know what she has to promote. Carol stumbles for an answer and Sarah bluntly says that they’re going to need to work on that. To be the star she wants to be, Carol is going to have to have strong, media-friendly answers to such questions and drip with personality and presence. She tells her that Letterman’s people want interesting guests doing discussion-worthy things, like Reed Richards doing science experiments with underprivileged kids. To be a star, Carol’s going to have to have purpose and appeal.
Sarah assures Carol that she really is a huge fan of hers and not just sucking up to a potential client. But that it’s necessary for her to become accustomed to answering questions and being in the spotlight before hitting the bigger shows. Sarah suggests starting small with a “Where are they now?” segment on Super Powers, a TV show dedicated to superhero happenings similar to Entertainment Tonight. She notes that it’s huge with the teen male demographic, who are also probably big fans of her boots.
(The Present: )
Jessica thinks it’s a bit insulting that Sarah suggested a “Where are they Now?” piece, considering it’s been only six months since Carol was an active Avenger. Carol reminds her that the Stilt-Man didn’t even know who she was! Carol clarifies that she’s not trying to win a popularity contest but that it’s clear to her that her super hero career isn’t what she wants it to be. She explains that she’s had a moment of clarity and seen that she can be much more than she currently is. She feels she’s been goofing around and hasn’t truly earned her way. She gets offered a slot on the Avengers by Cap, not because she’s the best but because she has a history there.
 Jessica argues that she has earned it and done the job well. She notes that she just saved some kids from getting killed. But Carol doesn’t buy it. She tells Jessica that she’s seen that she can be more, be the best instead of an also-ran like she is now. Jessica reminds her of the time she kept the sun from exploding, as an example of her accomplishments.
Carol tells Jessica what she did next: took six months off and gorged herself on ice cream while watching old movies. Again, Carol says that she knows she can do better and be the best. So Jessica asks what her plan is. Carol replies that she quit Homeland Security because anyone can sit behind a desk and pretend to help the world. She wants to start doing things actively, as a super hero to help the world. Again Jessica asks how and Carol says she’s going to try and be more proactive by going on patrol and helping out where she’s needed.
 Jessica takes out a cigarette and asks if this is another “Carol-thing”? Carol asks what she means and Jessica gives the example of how neurotic she got about her Atkins diet not too long ago. Carol says that she’s wildly exaggerating but assures her that this is for real. Seeing that Carol is serious about this, Jessica tells her to go for it. She tells Carol that she is the best, so get out there and prove it.
Later that night, Ms. Marvel soars through the night sky on patrol. She notes how the Avengers is like a fire department, waiting at the mansion for disaster to strike. But when on patrol, you find trouble to deal with before those affected even know that you’re needed.
 As she glides along, a brilliant streak of green energy lights the night sky. She pursues it at top speed but it stays a good distance ahead of her. She calls Captain America for back-up. Cap answers his cell phone, despite being in pitched battle against Hydra agents alongside SHIELD agent Sharon Carter. He doesn’t miss a beat as he takes the call. Carol relates the situation; she’s been in pursuit of the UFO for over an hour and was hoping the Avengers could lend a hand. Cap tells her he’s in the middle of a SHIELD operation and the Avengers are occupied as well. Cap asks if she recognizes the ship and Carol says she’s never seen its like before. He suggests she call the Fantastic Four for help and Carol says she’d rather not. Cap asks why and Carol says it’s a long story but involves a weekend in Vegas with the Human Torch.
The sounds of the firefight Cap is engaged in intensify and Ms. Marvel tells him to deal with the situation at hand. He encourages her to call the FF and she hangs up. As she does so, she drops her phone. She realizes that she panicked and called Cap and that if she wants to fly solo, she has to start handling things on her own.
She follows the craft to Spaulding, Georgia where it is about to crash into the town. Despite her best efforts, Ms. Marvel cannot reach the ship or stop it from crash-landing. It creates a huge explosion and a crater in the ground where it hits. As she swoops down to investigate, lasers spring forth from the cavernous hole and strike her.
 She falls unconscious to the ground and crashes into a car. She awakes to screams of panic and terror. Despite the pain she is feeling from the blast and subsequent fall, she forces herself to her feet, fully aware that she is the only one there to help these people. As she rises she stumbles towards the sounds of chaos nearby and is amazed at what she sees. Through a haze of toxic green smoke, she sees the wreckage of a freeway pile up and people frantically fleeing from a small band of Brood warriors.


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Sarah Day sits in her Manhattan office, reviewing a promotional spot for Carol Danvers’ (AKA Ms. Marvel) upcoming appearance on Super Powers, a talk show focusing on the world’s superhuman celebrities. Sarah is pleased with the spot and calls to share the news with her client. She gets Carol’s answering machine and a very standard outgoing message. Sarah leaves a message for carol starting with a blunt critique of how dreadfully boring her message is. Sarah suggests that they have it professionally recorded and suggests getting Peter Coyote, whose voice she adores. She eventually gets to the meat of her message and informs Carol that the interview with Super Powers is all set and a promo is already airing starting tomorrow. She suggests a time for the taping and that it take place at Carol’s apartment.
A short time later, an Acanti enters our galaxy. The docile, whale-like race has long been enslaved by the vile alien Brood and transformed into cyborg starships to transport the war-like aliens throughout the known universe. Inside the Acanti, a cadre of Brood warriors fights valiantly to escape from a creature known as Cru. An explosion stops them in their tracks and a handful makes a dash for an escape pod. Several pods jettison away as the Acanti’s immense body is wracked with explosions.
Hours later on Earth, Ms. Marvel arrives in a small town in Georgia to find that it has been overrun by Brood warriors. She pauses for an instant to wonder why they are there before launching into battle in a valiant effort to save the frightened townsfolk who are the focus of the Brood’s attack. She dive-bombs a Brood warrior and uses her super-strength to slam him forcefully into the pavement. Spinning about, she fires a blast of photonic energy which fells another.
 Noticing her, the Brood turn the focus of their attacks on her. Carol lifts a smashed car and hurls it into the air. It collides with the approaching Brood. She then grabs another mangled pile of automotive debris and brings it crashing down on a pair of Brood on the ground in front of her. She pants heavily and looks around as several more Brood emerge to confront her. Their leader orders them to attack and carol is soon entangled in the tentacled arms of a half dozen Brood. She lashes out with both her strength and energy blasts while engaging in some heroic banter with the alien sleazoids. She dispatches this first wave of Brood but is taken by surprise from behind by another.  In seconds, there are another half-dozen Brood on top of her. The weight of their bodies presses against her and force her to the ground. The leader urges the others to kill her quickly before Cru gets there. Carol struggles against their superior numbers and wonders who… or what Cru could be.
Her question is answered by a flash of brilliant blue light and an odd buzzing sound. Before she knows it, the Brood attacking her are disintegrated. As she gains her bearings, she looks around and is unsure of what just happened. She then catches sight of Cru, a massive and sinewy creature with turquoise skin, gleaming red eyes, tentacles in place of legs and a huge cybernetic device that winds about the right side of his body shifting into a gun around his arm and snaking across his face to provide a sensory-enhancing monocle. Carol mentally notes that she’s traveled throughout the galaxy and never seen anything like this. She asks the creature what it is and begins to introduce herself but is cut short as the creature leans forward and the optic sensor scans Carol.
Cru grabs Carol’s throat to further probe her. Reacting instinctively, Carol defends herself by firing a photon blast at the alien. She blows its head off and it promptly grows back! She then sees an image of a Cavorite Crystal in her mind’s eye followed by one of McCord Army Base.
 Carol quickly surmises that Cru is yanking images from her mind. With the knowledge it was seeking secured, Cru tosses Carol aside like a rag doll. She tries to grab hold of it as it takes to the sky but it easily shakes her off. She watches it rocket into the night sky and realizes she should pursue it despite how wiped out she feels.
 As she ponders her next move, the townspeople who survived the Brood’s attack begin to emerge. One asks who she is and another replies that he doesn’t know but wishes someone famous had come to their rescue. Realizing there may still be lingering Brood, Carol flies into the chasm where the Brood escape pod crashed and confront the pair of Brood who remain within.
 The Brood realize that she is not Cru and move to attack her. Carol beats them to the punch and incinerates one of them with an energy blast. She stalks forward and punches the other. She asks it again what that thing was and if it is indeed this Cru character they are so fearful of. Under threat of death, the Brood warrior reveals that Cru hunts them and has brought the Brood to the brink of extinction. The Brood lured Cru to Earth to make a final stand against it. The Brood explains that Earth has a supply of Cavorite Crystals and that they made Cru believe that it could use Cavorite as a weapon to enhance its ability to channel radiant energy.
 Carol realizes that if Cru tried to channel its energies through Cavorite, the resulting explosion of energies would destroy it… and half the planet! The Brood acknowledges this and states that the loss was deemed acceptable given the threat posed by Cru. Ms. Marvel asks if he is the last of the Brood aboard the escape pod and when the Brood replies that it is, she destroys him with a focused energy beam.
With the contingent of Brood neutralized, a weary Ms. Marvel launches herself into the night sky in pursuit of Cru. Meanwhile, Cru has attacked McCord Army Base and made short work of its standard military defenses and troops. As she flies to McCord at her fastest speed, Carol recalls her previous involvement with Cavorite Crystals while working with NASA. The Crystals were being tested for use as an enhanced energy source but its wild instability led to the end of the project. The remaining Cavorite was stored at McCord which was built to withstand a nuclear attack. Cru however proved far more powerful. As Cru makes his way towards the vault holding the Cavorite, Ms. Marvel arrives on the scene. She arrives in the secured chamber where the Cavorite is stored just in time to see Cru grasp a crystal. Determined not to be too late, Carol flies onward as a brilliant white energy floods the room.


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The surviving citizens of Spaulding, Georgia are still clearing their heads after a devastating and unexpected attack by the alien Brood. A small crowd gathers and notes a strange glow coming from the nearby McCord military base. They wonder what could be happening as the silent glow of energy grows brighter. Before they realize what is happening the globe of energy expands explosively until it engulfs them.
High above the catastrophe unfolding in Georgia, Ms. Marvel soars high into the atmosphere in pursuit of Cru who has just seized a Cavorite Crystal from McCord. As she draws closer to the bizarre alien, she admits to herself that she has no idea what she’s doing and hopes that she comes up with an idea to stop this extraterrestrial menace soon.
  All around her, Cavorite Crystals fly into space. Ms. Marvel notes that it’s fortunate that the crystals didn’t simply explode when charged up but instead launched themselves into space. As she reaches Cru, he turns and punches her. Realizing that she is just about out of oxygen, Carol flies back down into the atmosphere to take a deep breath.
 Nearing Earth, she notes that the entire town of Spaulding has been destroyed and only a crater remains where the military base once stood. In her shock at this sight, Ms. Marvel does not notice the approach of Cru who zooms down from behind her and slices her with a blade he’s manifested on his forearm with his malleable form.
 Ms. Marvel flees as she feels the onset of shock. She turns and sees that Cru has reformed his blaster which is now powered by the Cavorite Crystal. She realizes that she needs to end this fight quickly and turns to attack Cru head-on. Her right arm was cut deep by Cru so she attacks with her left. The punch sends Cru hurtling out of Earth’s atmosphere. She takes a deep breath this time before following.
As Carol bolts after Cru, he turns and fires a Cavorite-powered blast at her. She absorbs the brunt of the blast and keeps going. She takes another shot square in the chest as she gets even closer. She thinks to herself that the Brood’s plan to destroy Cru wasn’t half-bad. Using Cavorite to destroy Cru in an energy blast was brilliant; sacrificing Earth in the process was the major glitch for Ms. Marvel.
 She charges up her fist as she approaches Cru and drives it into his blaster-arm where the Cavorite Crystal is stored. She blasts it with energy causing it to explode dramatically. The blast seems to melt Cru’s malleable body and sends Ms. Marvel hurtling towards Earth. She lands forcefully and maintains consciousness just long enough to register that her planned seemed to work.
Hours later, the news of what happened to the town of Spaulding is being broadcast nationwide. The Fantastic Four travel to Georgia to investigate and Reed Richards gives a brief television statement that connects the catastrophe to the unique energies of the Cavorite Crystal.
 During their investigation of the area surrounding the blast crater, they discover Carol’s unconscious form and the Thing recognizes her immediately. They send the Human Torch for medical help for Carol and notice strange blue goo on her arm. As Mr. Fantastic examines it, it seems to animate much like the malleable form of Cru. In space, other tiny globules of this matter begin to move towards each other and merge as they touch. This suggests that it is only a matter of time before Cru manages to reconstitute his unique form.
Shortly thereafter, Carol Danvers returns to her Manhattan home. She is greeted by a throng of news reporters eager to hear her version of what happened in Georgia. She brushes past them, eager to soak in a hot bath and rest after her ordeal. She worries about her injured arm, especially since even Reed Richards couldn’t discern exactly what the strange blue material was.
 As she enters her apartment, Carol is shocked to be greeted by her publicist, Sarah Day and a full news crew from the Super Powers show, ready to conduct an in-depth interview!


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(Seven Years Earlier)
Warren Traveler stands in a rundown “magic shop” in New York City, a minor emporium of mystic items and novelties. He peruses the stock, noting how most have little real magic to the at all. Despite this, there is an item here called the Eye of Watoomb that he has been seeking for a long time.
He converses with the elderly shop owner, feigning ignorance and concealing his true mystic prowess. He claims to know nothing about the Eye and the shopkeeper condescendingly explains the item’s significance. While the shopkeeper relates the origins and powers of the Eye, Traveler uses his mystic skills to begin defusing a mystic hex that protects the shop from attacks.
 The owner explains that the Eye is all that remains of a great wand and that this item is more powerful than he could imagine. When Traveler has finished unlocking the hex that protects the shop and its owner, he utters a single word “Patefacio”. The shopkeeper is taken by surprise as a lion composed of emerald energy manifests and swiftly mauls him to death.
Traveler notes that he should have waited until London to use the Eye but is too anxious. He stops in a pub and goes to the dank and messy men’s room. He has spent years seeking this power and realizes that like all power of this nature, it comes with a price. He stands over the sink and cuts out his right eye with a blade. He says some words, an incantation to Watoomb, as he inserts the Eye of Watoomb into the now empty and bloodied socket. He then looks at himself in the mirror. A jagged scar runs down the right side of his face and the Eye of Watoomb glows with power.
(The Present)
Carol Danvers is just a tad overwhelmed. She has just returned from Georgia and a battle against a mysterious alien entity called Cru which nearly claimed her life. She is shocked to find a throng of reporters outside her apartment and a full news crew inside waiting to interview her!
 Lori Griffin, host of Super Powers talk show, gushingly introduces herself to Carol who is shocked by the whole thing. Her agent, Sarah Day tells her she left a message on her cell about the interview and Carol confesses that she lost it. Sarah tells her that she’ll take care of that as they get ready to start the interview. Carol is a bit dismayed and asks how they got into her apartment. Sarah says that she had a set of keys made, for security purposes and when Carol begins to protest, Sarah tells her that it was all part of the agreement she signed when she took her on as a client. She then shifts back to the interview which is no longer a “where are they now” puff piece but a full-on interview in the wake of the Georgia disaster.
 Sarah chides Carol for not consulting her first but assures her that one cannot buy press like they are getting following the deaths in Georgia and all the questions regarding her presence there. Unfortunately, these unanswered questions also include plenty of assumptions that Carol was to blame for the tragedy. Lori chimes in and tells Carol that she’d love to get her reaction to the Super Hero Registration Act. Carol replies that she hasn’t had time to review it in detail but it sounds like a good idea.
They sit chatting while the crew preps the lighting; a faint sound of “SHROOMP” can be heard accompanied by a subtle flash of light. Lori then notices a fluffy cat on the back of the sofa and asks Carol its name. Carol says she doesn’t know and that she doesn’t have a cat. She then recalls the last time she saw the cat and the meaning of its sudden appearance dawns on her. In a flash of lights, she changes into her costume as she shouts for everyone to get out now! Lori and her crew look dumbfounded for a second before the room is rocked by an intense explosion.
Warren Traveler emerges from the blast, garbed in a cloak, tunic and bits of armor reminiscent of a medieval warrior. He greets Carol by name and tells her they have unfinished business. He then makes his standard attempt to kill Carol. She shouts for him to get out as she struggles to block his deadly spell with a blast of her own energy. He utters “Nunc pro tunc”, a spell he uses frequently to side-step in time to another nearby location. He appears behind Carol and reminds her that last time they met he vowed to kill her.
She retorts that he also had worse fashion sense last time and asks when he went “all Lord of the Rings”. He ignores her banter and slams her to the ground before unleashing eldritch energy that engulfs her. She cries out in pain. He takes her by the hair as she groans in pain. He notes his surprise that she survived that attack and moves to finish her off.
 From a vantage point behind the couch, Lori confirms with her cameraman that he is recording the entire fight. Traveler throws carol to the floor and reminds her that last time he tried to kill her she threw a cat at him! Him! The King’s Sorcerer! Ms. Marvel kicks him in the face, driving him back. Once more she tells everyone to leave, confessing that he managed to hurt her quite a bit and she doesn’t have the energy to protect them all.
At this moment, Traveler comes to and begins conversing with Carol. He recognizes Carol and calls her by name but seems disoriented. He says that it’s been so long since her last saw her and asks that they sit and talk. He comments on the vast changes to the world and speaks in riddles. Carol is confused by this behavior and asks what’s going on. He continues to babble senselessly, mentioning that “Sideways is not where I left it”, until Carol hits him in the face with an energy blast. Before he falls into unconsciousness he looks up pitifully at Ms. Marvel and begs her to help him. Nearby, Sarah Day is stroking the cat and comments on how exciting that was.
Later that night at the Sanctum Sanctorum of Dr. Strange, Carol explains to the Sorcerer Supreme the origins of Sir Warren Traveler as she knows it. She tells him that she last saw Traveler a month earlier during the House of M reality shift and that he (and the cat) disappeared in a time-jump during their latest battle. As Dr. Strange heals Carol’s arm, she explains that she put Traveler in jail a few times and that when they first met in Hell’s Kitchen, his face was bloody and he was randomly setting things on fire before she took him down.
Carol looks down to see that her arm is now fully healed. She thanks Dr. Strange and notes that nothing Reed Richards did seemed to help. Strange tells her the wound was not of this world and suggests she keep an eye on it. He notes that she should be fine given her natural healing factor.
He then turns his attention to Traveler, who is bound to a large chair and speaking incoherently. Strange looks upon Traveler with mystic sight and sees that the magical energies about him are becoming unclean as Traveler touches them. He suspects that whatever is happening between Traveler and these mystic forces is also responsible for his seeming madness. Stephen questions Carol further on her ties to Traveler. He asks if she knew him prior to the House of M situation. Carol replies that when reality shifted, she felt as if she had known him for years but in the true scheme of things she only met him after reality was restored following the House of M reality warp.
Carol suggest that Traveler may have gotten some opportunities within the House of M reality that he never got in the normal course of things. She thinks he was never meant to have these chances to begin with.
As she says this, Traveler’s expression turns from one of befuddlement to one of grim determination. He utters the words, “Sings to me of other places” which catches Dr. Strange’s attention. Again he mentions “sideways” saying that “…Sideways might be where it belongs.” Carol notes that he might not be making sense but he’s certainly punching her less. Strange notes that this is largely due to the Crimson Bands of Cytorrak which restrain Traveler. Carol sassily tells Dr. Strange not to be a “buzzkill.”
 Strange theorizes that Traveler’s jump from one reality to the next has caused him to become out of sync with the magic forces he wields. This could be the source of his erratic behavior and would eventually impair his ability to intentionally channel mystical energy. Carol sees this as a good thing given his track record but Strange clarifies that he may be even more dangerous when he has no intentional control over these mystic forces.
As Strange explains the consequences should Traveler have unleashed all of these energies at once, Wong interrupts with a package for Carol…from Sarah Day’s office! Dr. Strange notes that Sarah is wonderful and handles all of his press. Carol opens the package to find that it’s a new cell phone. It rings and Carol answers. It’s Sarah who is thrilled Carol got the phone and tells her that it’s all programmed with her old numbers and everything. She even got Peter Coyote to record the greeting!
 Carol starts to ask how Sarah managed to get all her numbers from her old phone and Sarah explains that their building’s security scans all cell phones and stores their information. Carol is clearly taken aback but has little time to express this. Sarah informs her that she has booked a room for her at the Ritz until her apartment is patched up. The booking is under the name Linda Danvers, which Sarah assures her is a name no one will have any interest in. She also tells her that the hotel has agreed to let her have her cat there as well. Carol begins to protest that she doesn’t have a cat but Sarah cuts her off and urges her to check in to the hotel and take a hot bath. She assures her that she’ll take care of everything.
Carol tells Stephen about these latest developments and he tells her it’s so nice she has a cat. He then continues his explanation and suggests that Traveler may be tied to her in some way, given that he disappeared during the House of M when he was near her and reappeared in her apartment weeks later. He theorizes that everything on Earth was shifted and restored at the end of the House of M but that Traveler was not present when this occurred and is somehow still tied into the mystic forces of the House of M reality. He is thus using Carol as a contact or anchor in this “new” reality.
 Strange notes that the two of them are not having a positive effect on each other. Carol asks what they should do with him and Strange says that he wants to see how Traveler behaves when he is not in proximity to Carol. He tells Carol he needs some time alone with Traveler and will update her in the morning. She wonders if he’ll be okay alone with Traveler and the good doctor assures her that he is in the safest place in the world to deal with the likes of Traveler given the dozens of protective charms and hexes he has in place there and around Traveler currently.
 Ms. Marvel apologizes for showing up and dropping this in his lap, but Strange assures her that it is fine and urges her to get some rest. Carol reluctantly bids him good night and he does the same.
Once Carol has left, Strange turns to Traveler and tells him that he can stop pretending. Traveler immediately and coherently responds. He snidely retorts that Strange was doing his share of pretending as well and that his story to Ms. Marvel about how she and Traveler were linked and that this is the cause of his insanity was rubbish.
 Strange replies that he stretched the truth and that while he believes that there is a connection between Traveler and Danvers, he does not think that she had anything to do with his babbling. Strange stops mid-sentence and backhands Traveler. He tells Traveler to stop probing the magics in the room and to remember that he is the Sorcerer Supreme and not a rank amateur. Traveler tells Strange that he can take his accusations of fakery and shove them. He has been mentally unhinged for the better part of the day and had a very difficult time as a result.
 Strange tells him that “difficult” will be lying again to Carol Danvers and telling her that he banished Traveler to some alternate reality. He hopes that she will believe him. Traveler asks what he actually has planned and Strange reveals that he is going to sever his connections to the mystical forces of the universe. Strange explains that this is his only course of action, as Traveler will either explode due to his uncontrolled magical energies or must be sent to an alternate reality where he can control them.
 Strange refuses to allow him to wreak havoc in another realm. He also makes it clear that he won’t allow a woman as lovely as Ms. Marvel to bear witness to the terror of a man being torn away from the mystic forces.
As Strange turns to draw a book from the shelf, Traveler escapes his bonds and says
“Patefacio”. Strange turns around to see Traveler with the Wand of Watoomb. He cries out the name of the mystic artifact in surprise. Traveler declares that he thought it felt familiar somehow as he strikes Strange across the brow with the wand. The Sorcerer Supreme falls unconscious at his feet. Traveler says that the Wand settles his mind and makes him feel complete. He hovers menacingly over Dr. Strange as he declares that things are now “downright perfect”.


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Time and Time Again
Carol Danvers has checked into a hotel following the destruction of her apartment and is enjoying a well-deserved soak in a nice hot bath. She suddenly finds herself surrounded by reporters and cameramen, all trying to ask questions about her personal life and recent activities. She is bewildered by the sudden throng of newspeople vying for her attention. This is not nearly as jarring to Carol as it is when her cat begins to talk to her!
 She immediately thinks the cat is some kind of mutant and begins to question it when it speaks again. The cat clarifies that it is merely a vessel through which Dr. Strange is communicating with Carol and that she’s dreaming. He says that he is in trouble and needs her to wake up right away.
 Carol wakes from her dream and sits up in her bed. She sees her cat who meows like any cat would. She then remembers the dream and Dr. Strange’s appeal for help. Not sure if this was merely a vivid dream or an actual communication from the Sorcerer Supreme, Carol changes into her costume and heads to Strange’s home to make certain he is alright.
As she nears his building, a brilliant ray of energy burst through his distinctive paned, roof window. Ms. Marvel hesitates for a brief moment, never quite sure how to proceed when magic is involved. As she soars towards the window, tendrils of arcane energy reach out and ensnare her. They pull her down into the building as she struggles to absorb what energy she can from this mystic attack.
Once inside, Ms. Marvel tries to get her bearings. She immediately realizes it is daytime outside and that it was the dead of night seconds earlier when she was pulled into Strange’s inner sanctum. She looks out the shattered window to see a horrible sight below. The street and surrounding area are in ruins and there are corpses strewn about. She backs away and wonders aloud what could have happened. She then sees the decayed body of Dr. Strange sitting in his chair, covered in cobwebs as if he had been dead a long time.
 As she notices this, Warren Traveler steps from the shadows. He comments snidely on how Strange doesn’t look like much anymore. Ms. Marvel asks what he’s done and how this happened. Traveler explains that this was not his doing and that he has brought them to an alternate reality. In this world, a swarm of alien insects decimated the entire planet. He tells Ms. Marvel that he selected this world because he thought it would be a good place for them to be alone.
Carol charges her fist with energy, preparing to attack and Traveler easily swats her aside with a mystic bolt. Ms. Marvel is forced to the ground and Traveler tells her there will be no more defiance of that sort. He lashes out with another bolt that sends her into the air, writhing and twisting in pain. Traveler tells Carol that it is her fault that he is here and half-insane after she attacked him with a cat.  Carol tells him to just blame her for everything. Traveler kicks her and says that he should thank her as he now has more power than ever and access to many different realities to conquer. He explains that alternate realities are his only hope for sanity. The more magic he uses, the more his grasp on sanity loosens. By moving to new realities and acquiring new sources of magic he can diminish this effect.
 He takes Dr. Strange’s skull and examines it as he explains that the multiverse is filled with alternate realities. In his original reality, the Wand of Watoomb was melted down and he inserted it into his eye socket. In Ms. Marvel’s home reality, it remained intact and he now possesses its power as well. Together, the Eye and the Wand allow him to traverse the myriad of alternate realities where he can take whatever he wishes and then move on to the next.
Traveler stalks menacingly towards Carol and grabs her by the head. He sends a jolt of arcane energy through her and transports them six years into the past of the devastated world they are on. He tells her that this is the very day that the alien swarm attacked Earth.
As he gloats and explains how the insectoids will devour her flesh, she lashes out with a fierce uppercut. This knocks the Wand of Watoomb from his hands as he crashes forcefully into a nearby vehicle. The madness immediately overwhelms him and he begins sputtering gibberish as he reaches for the Wand.
 Ms. Marvel steps in and grabs it. As she does so, she hears the incessant buzz of the approaching alien swarm. She turns to see that the sky has turned black as the alien bugs block the light from the sun. The people around her begin to panic. Carol grabs Traveler and tells him that they need to leave now. He begins to mutter his normal teleportational spell and she kicks him, telling him they need to return to their own reality or they will both die. He grasps her waist and tells here he’ll take them home.
Carol looks around to see if they are back where they belong. Traveler acknowledges that he saved her life as he yanks the Wand from her hand. He strikes her with it and she demands he hand it over. He tells her she has bigger things to worry about as he has returned him home a few minutes earlier than they left. As he bids her farewell and teleports away, the window of Dr. Strange’s home explodes with mystic energy once again.
Inside, Strange is battling Warren Traveler while sending a message to Ms. Marvel as she sleeps. Traveler tells Dr. Strange that he’ll be dead before Ms. Marvel can arrive to help. Carol, however, is already there and attacks Traveler. He casts a spell that begins an arcane chain reaction. Strange draws Carol close to him and protects them with a mystic shield. Carol notes how cozy it is and Stephen apologizes for the smaller shield but is using some of his focus to try and deal with the energies that Traveler has unleashed.
Strange is clearly struggling with the immense task of redirecting this level of energy and Carol offers her help. Strange tries to protest but Carol echoes his own admission that this was too much energy for him to handle alone. The two heroes stand together, Strange’s arm grasping Ms. Marvel’s waist as they both reach out to try and control the swirling mystic energies. Carol admits that she knows little about magic except that it usually gets her nearly killed but together she and Dr. Strange manage to dispel it.
The two heroes are both amazed at the feat and Strange himself admits it was really something. Carol begins to explain that she’d already been reality-hopping prior to her timely arrival and then suddenly realizes that she’s still in Strange’s embrace. The two pull themselves apart and there is a moment of awkwardness.
Carol changes the subject, noting bitterly that Traveler got away. Strange assures her that his type always shows up again sooner or later. Carol says that’s an encouraging thought and Stephen tells her that next time she’ll be able to take him down for good. Carol is a bit surprised by the Sorcerer Supreme’s confidence in her and asks if she can call on him for another team-up when Traveler surfaces. Dr. Strange gives her and almost flirtatious smile and replies “Most certainly.”
Three weeks later, repairs have finally been completed on Carol’s apartment and she and her cat have finally returned home. She notes that she’s named the cat Chewie, after Chewbacca from the Star Wars films. She acknowledges that she’s a nerd but thinks the name suits the cat. She’s thankful that the press has given her some space and attributes this to her early declaration of support for the impending Superhuman Registration Act. As she enters the building, her cell phone rings. It’s Tony Stark who immediately asks Carol if she’s seen Captain America lately.Carol replies that she hasn’t and asks what’s up. Iron Man asks that if she does see Captain America to contact him first before she talks to Cap. He tells her it’s important. As Carol keys into her apartment, she finds Cap is waiting for her inside. He greets her and asks if she has a minute.


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Battle Lines
A pair of assault helicopters trail Ms. Marvel as she streaks across the night skies above New York.  Their searchlights assist her in tracking her quarry. She recounts the tragedy in Stamford, Connecticut and how the nation demanded a response, which is how she found herself in her current situation. Ms. Marvel’s superiors authorize the use of force if necessary and she descends into a smoky alleyway. There she confronts the unregistered superhuman Hobie Brown AKA The Prowler. She curtly informs him that he is under arrest for violating the Superhuman Registration Act and orders him to stand down. He asks how she can be doing this when he’s out here trying to help people.
 He tells her no way and fires a blast at her. She dodges and retaliates with an energy blast of her own which drives the Prowler into the pavement and renders him unconscious. As she radios in that her target is down, SHIELD “cape killer” agents descend from the hovering helicopters to secure the prisoner.
Later that evening, Carol is fast asleep and having a nightmare.
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In the dream, she hears voices. They seem to be prepping her for an operation or examination of some sort. She realizes she is held down and the voices express their hope that the restraining straps will hold. The voice then apologizes that they cannot use anesthetic just as a vicious serrated blade edges dangerously close to Carol’s throat. She is begging for mercy.
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 Carol is suddenly awakened from the dream by pounding on the door. She gets to the door and is surprised to see Simon Williams AKA Wonder Man standing there. He greets her cheerily and informs her that they were both supposed to be at Stark Tower fifteen minutes ago.
Carol dresses quickly and she and Wonder Man make their way to their appointed meeting with Iron Man. They are greeted by Julia Carpenter, the second Spider-Woman and a former Avenger. Simon is pleased to see his old teammate from the West Coast Avengers and asks Julia how life as Spider-Woman is treating her. She tells him she’s going by Arachne these days, since there were so many Spider-Women active these days! Carol greets Julia with a hug and asks how her daughter, Rachel is doing. Julia notes that she’s fine and living with her grandparents in Denver until the whole Registration mess is sorted out.
The reunion of former Avengers is interrupted by the arrival of Iron Man. He apologizes for being late noting that his schedule is a bit hectic these days. Iron Man jumps right into the briefing. He reports that Captain America’s actions since the Registration Act was approved has prompted some “smart people to make some dumb decisions” by joining Cap’s group of rebels.
 He notes the successful capture of The Prowler by Carol the previous evening. He also shares that hey have new intel on the Shroud who eluded capture a few nights earlier. Iron Man assigns the Shroud’s capture to Arachne who tries to protest but is assured that she’ll have ample back-up.
 He then assigns Wonder Man and Ms. Marvel to track down the mysterious heroine called Araña. All they have on her is a general area that she operates out of and reports that she may be a teenager. Iron Man reminds them that there are no age limitations on the Registration Act but to give her every opportunity to choose to join them. He concludes the meeting and sends them on their way.
As they exit the room, Tony calls Carol back in for a moment. He asks her if Captain America ever tried to contact her. Carol takes a deep breath and recalls her brief encounter with Captain America in her apartment a few days earlier. She remembers telling Cap that she had to register and obey the law. That it was their duty as Americans. Cap asked her if the same held true if the law was unjust. Carol told him that that’s not the way this country works and Cap replied that he used to believe that. Carol tried to convince him that the Registration Act is for the best and will help people to feel safer. But Cap was no longer listening and turned to leave. Ms. Marvel tells Tony that she doesn’t know where Cap is if that’s what he’s asking. He replies that he understands and sends her on her way.
Carol joins Simon in the hallway and tells her that Arana can usually be found in the Brooklyn area. Carol’s reply is unusually curt and Simon asks if she’s all right. Carol remains tight-lipped about her feelings and says she’s fine and they should get to work.
Meanwhile at Ryker’s Island, Hobie Brown is being held prisoner and denied access to his attorney and family. A SHIELD agent enters and the Prowler initially refuses to talk to him without his attorney. The SHIELD agent asks him if he is the Prowler and again, Brown refuses to talk without his attorney present. The SHIELD agent continues his line of questioning and asks Hobie why he wasn’t in his apartment. He then adds that the Prowler left his home five minutes before SHIELD arrived, in costume as if someone had warned him prior to their arrest attempt. The SHIELD agent asks who could have tipped him off and then says “I bet it was her” and shows the Prowler a photograph from his file. Brown again starts to refuse to speak and the SHIELD interrogator grabs his head and shoves the photo up against his nose. The Prowler tells him to back off and the interrogating agent threatens to dump him into a deep hole or perhaps they’ll discover that Hobie’s wife was doing patrols as the Prowler as well.
 Hobie starts to deny her involvement and the agent explains how it’s perfectly logical to assume they shared the Prowler gear. Hobie tells the agent to stay away from his wife. The agent simply replies that he just wants him to tell him what he needs to know. Gritting his teeth, the Prowler relents and tells the agent that the woman in the photo is the one who tipped him off that SHIELD was coming after him. The agent thanks the Prowler as he picks up the photo of Julia Carpenter and leaves the room.
Elsewhere, Arachne arrives at the Shroud’s penthouse and he immediately asks if they’re on their way. Julia kisses him passionately before telling him that she tried to delay them by lying about his whereabouts. She then came to warn him. He tells her this is pointless and Stark is on a crusade. She tries to convince him that Iron Man is too busy chasing Captain America to worry about them and mentions that he sent her to track down the Shroud. The Shroud seems wary that Stark picked her to hunt him and Arachne tries to assure him that Iron Man knows nothing about their partnership or plans.
 Shroud declares that he will not run and someone has to stand up to this injustice. Julia appeals to him that it doesn’t have to be them. He clarifies that it won’t be them just him. As he says this, the sound of approaching helicopters can be heard in the distance. She tells him to run and he asks what will happen when they find her here without him. He urges her to think of her daughter, Rachel. Shroud tries to tell her to play along with their ruse and fight him, allow him to be captured and he’ll escape later. At that moment, the “cape killers” burst through the window and take aim on both Shroud and Arachne.
The Shroud tries to explain that Arachne was politely reading him his rights and suggest the troops let her finish.  They tell her to back away and the Shroud tells her that he understands and that she needs to think of her daughter now. Instead, Arachne lashes out at the troops with a psi-web and yells to Shroud to run. The pair of heroes leaps from the building. SHIELD instantly brands the pair as fugitives.
Across town, Wonder Man and Ms. Marvel have been scouring Brooklyn for some sign of Arana. They’ve come up empty and both agree that this wasn’t the best of plans. They land near a Chicken Cow fast food joint and decide to grab a quick bite to eat. They are at ease with each other and slip into casual, flirtatious banter. They approach the counter and are helped by a very bored teenaged cashier. Carol orders a heavy meal and Wonder Man opts for something lighter.
 As they continue to flirt and relax a bit, a quartet of masked gunmen enter the restaurant and order everyone to empty their pockets and purses. Carol turns and tells them they have no idea what a huge mistake they just made. One of the gunmen aims a gun at Carol’s head and she just smiles. As she does so, the cashier ducks out of sight under the counter. Wonder Man casually turns to Carol and mentions that he can’t recall if she is bulletproof or not.
Behind the counter, the cashier begins to transform, ditching her Chicken Cow uniform and allowing some form of armor to encircle her body. Mere seconds later, the threat has been thoroughly dealt with by Ms. Marvel and Wonder Man. The culprits are subdued and stacked in a pile in the center of the restaurant. The onlookers look up at the two Avengers in awe as they compliment each other on a job well done. They give each other a high five and wonder if this means they’ll get a complimentary dinner. As they congratulate themselves, the now fully-armored cashier leaps up onto the counter and calls out to the would-be robbers. It’s Araña, who is surprised to see that Ms. Marvel and Wonder Man have already taken care of the bad guys.