Captain America stood in the living room, looking at his good friend Bucky who was lying unconscious on the sofa after being knocked out by Captain Marvel. For a moment, he felt as if he was in another world.
In the past, the main reason why Pierce kept Nick Fury around was that he was a very useful asset, but now that asset was beginning to get out of control.
In order to safely get rid of Fury, Pierce took the risk of sending out the Winter Soldier Bucky. He knew that doing so was very risky, as Bucky had also regained consciousness in the Sky Screen.
But he was the only super soldier who could attack in the shortest time, and Hydra's intensified brainwashing of Bucky made Pierce believe that Bucky would not get out of control.
He knew that it would be difficult for ordinary people to kill Fury, so he could only take a risk. However, he did not expect that Fury was so sensitive and had notified Captain Marvel in advance to find him.
His original plan was to kill Fury and put the blame on another Hydra faction, so that he could take full control of S.H.I.E.L.D. and implement Project Insight.
This way, he could not only eliminate those who posed a threat to him within Hydra, but also get rid of Nick Fury, who was a major threat to him.
As a result, this carefully planned attack failed because of the arrival of Captain Marvel. Carol defeated all the Hydra soldiers disguised as police with her amazing strength.
They also discovered Bucky who was about to attack Fury. The controlled Bucky attacked Captain Marvel without any hesitation.
Captain Marvel didn't realize Bucky's identity at first and thought he was just an ordinary minion. It was not until she saw Bucky's mechanical arm that she realized who he was.
But she soon discovered that Bucky was a cold-blooded killing machine at this time, because no matter how she called his name, he did not respond. In the end, Captain Marvel could only knock him out and took him to Stark Tower.
Fury, who had a broken arm, also came here for some simple treatment. After understanding the whole story, Tony immediately sent his Iron Legion and a swarm of drones to Washington.
New York was already in a period of high alert at this time, and Tony's big move naturally attracted the attention of a large number of people. Ross also began to notice the situation here.
But he didn't know what exactly happened. He only knew that someone launched an attack in Washington, and Captain Marvel appeared on the scene to deal with these people and took one of them away.
Fury revealed all his suspicions, and everyone's faces changed. Captain America looked at his transformed friend and suddenly understood why he had been running away in the Sky Screen.
Captain America was able to analyze from what Captain Marvel and Fury said that Bucky was most likely being controlled by someone. Perhaps Bucky finally broke free from the control in the Sky Screen and started to run away, and the elderly Steve Rogers was protecting Bucky.
When Pierce learned that the plan had failed, he had a premonition that something was wrong. Fury was not an easy person to deal with, and the failure of the assassination would definitely make him extremely vigilant. He had to start preparing to purge the non-Hydra people inside SHIELD.
Pierce knew very well that SHIELD was a behemoth to many people, but to Tony and others, as long as the evidence was solid, no matter how big the organization was, it would not be able to protect him.
So he had to take action and try to confuse right and wrong. He first labeled Fury and his SHIELD agents as Hydra. Although Fury did not die, he could not come back in a short time.
As long as Pierce moves fast enough, this operation will only be to eliminate Hydra! At least it can fool the Council and make them unable to tell who is right!
As for Tony and other Avengers, they will figure out a solution when the time comes.
["It feels good, right?" Tony looked at the scepter in the box and massaged his shoulders, "I mean, you've been after this thing since SHIELD collapsed!"]
["Not that I haven't enjoyed our little raiding parties, but..."]
[Tony was halfway through his speech when Thor interrupted him and said, "No, but this... this brings it to a close!"]
[Captain America also added: "As soon as we find out what else this has been used for. I don't just mean weapons. Since when is Strucker capable of human enhancement?"]
["Banner and I'll give it the once before it goes back to Asgard. Is that cool with you? Just a few days until the farewell party. You're staying, right?" Tony glanced at Thor.]
["Yes, yes, of course! A victory should be celebrated with revels!" Thor agreed without hesitation, his hands on his hips.]
["Yeah! Who doesn't love revels? Captain?" Tony smiled and looked at Captain America.]
["Hopefully this puts an end to the Chitauri and Hydra. So, yes, revels!" Captain America was very happy to get the scepter back, so he naturally would not refuse.]
[On the Stark Tower, the quinjet stopped at the landing pad and folded its wings. Dr. Helen Cho and Maria Hill watched them return triumphantly. Dr. Cho had prepared everything and was just waiting to treat Barton!]
[After the quinjet came to a stop, Dr. Cho directed the medical staff to take Barton for treatment, while Hill walked into the quinjet and passed by Thor who was holding the box.]
["Lab's all set up, boss!" Hill said to Tony as she walked by.]
[Tony turned around and looked at her, pointing to Captain America beside him: "Uh... Actually, he's the boss! I just pay for everything, and design everything, and make everyone look cooler!"]
[Captain America ignored Tony's teasing, stood up and asked Hill: "What's the word on Strucker?"]
["NATO's got him!"]
["What about the two enhanced?" Captain America walked to her side, and Hill handed him the tablet in her hand.]
["Wanda and Pietro Maximoff. Twins. Orphaned at ten when a shell collapsed their apartment building."]
[Captain America clicks on the video on the tablet, which was recorded when Wanda and Pietro participated in a protest.]
["Sokovia has had a rough history. It's nowhere special, but it's on the way to everywhere special!" The two got off the quinjet and walked inside.]
["What's their abilities?" Captain America continued to ask while watching the video on the tablet.]
["He's got increased metabolism and improved thermal homeostasis. Her thing is neuro-electric interfacing, telekinesis, mental manipulation... He's fast and she's weird."]
[Captain America raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, then pursed his lips and said, "They're going to show up again."]
["Agreed. File says they volunteered for Strucker's experiments. It's nuts!" Hill obviously found it hard to understand why Wanda and her brother volunteered to be guinea pigs.]
["Right. What kind of monster would let a German scientist experiment on them to protect their country?" Captain America, who returned the tablet and walked into the elevator, thought of the former Red Skull.]
["We're not at war, Captain!" Hill tilted her head.]
["They are!" The elevator door closed, ending their conversation.]