THE BARON'S WATCH
Back on the bridge of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helocarrier, all of the agents on the main deck, including Maria Hill, are shocked to see that Luke Cage had just won his match against Andreas Von Strucker, a.k.a. The Swordsman, on the big screen. As they looked on, they all spotted the frozen and defeated Andreas disappear from the screen.
One agent, an Asian female in her early thirties, looked the screen on her station to see the frozen Andreas arrive in a room with three teleportation pads and two other agents standing by with a crate. "Commander Hill," she said, still looking at her screen. "Swordsman just arrived on board."
Maria let out an aggravated sigh when she heard the news from the commander's station. "Then put him in one of the cells in the holding area and add him to our collection of Thunderbolt rejects who failed to do their jobs."
"Yes, ma'am," replied the female agent, then pressed a button on her keyboard to alert the two agents in the teleportation room their orders.
As for Maria, she only grabbed and squeezed the railing of her post, no doubt feeling the stress of the Thunderbolts losing getting to her. "The Avengers were a pain in the ass before, but this time, they've taken it to a whole level!"
Suddenly, Maria received another surprise when Baron Zemo, this time wearing a purple mask with a gold crown and wearing a black jumpsuit, walked into the bridge and stood right behind her. "A fact I know all too well, Agent Hill," he said calmly and causing Maria to turn around and face him. "But the game is not over yet." Zemo then looked down to address another nearby agent, this time a Caucasian man with brown hair. "Who is fighting next?"
The agent looked at his monitor, and types on his keyboard to bring up the tournament brackets. "Agent Yelena Belova, sir. She's set to take on Ms. Marvel."
Hearing this only made Maria's stress increase as she shook her head in disbelief. "Great, just what we need, another mismatch," she said, not too pleased, knowing that while Yelena was a well-trained spy, she knew she had no chance against a super-powered being like Ms. Marvel."
Zemo, however, only chuckled at that comment. "Fear not, Agent Hill," said the Baron in a confident tone. "Like the rest of her fellow Thunderbolts, Yelena is also 'well equipped' for such a situation. And just like she did with the original Black Widow, she will make short work of Ms. Danvers."