At the SSR, Peggy, Wonder Woman, Steve, Thompson, and Sousa were trying to figure out what happened.
"Obviously, Psycho used his dominance of the human mind to manipulate your agents in order to make them forget how this happened," Wonder Woman said.
"Exactly," Peggy said, "This is a similar technique to how Dr. Ivchenko controlled Chief Dooley last month. We have to figure out what happened. They must've left some sort of clue behind."
"Well, where do we start lookin'?" Thompson asked.
"With me," a voice said. All eyes turned their gaze to the far corner of the room, where Howard Stark stood.
"What do you want, Stark?" Thompson asked.
"Simple," he said, "Your lovely friend in the tiara here has asked me to come aboard and help her find her way home, and I figured I could help track down a couple criminals too."
"They are enemies from my universe," Wonder Woman said, "They are deadly and dangerous, a threat to the whole free world."
"What have they tried to do before?" Sousa asked.
"Well, the Baroness was a member of the Nazi party and has tried numerous times to take over the world," Wonder Woman said, "Dr. Psycho has controlled both Steve and me in the past. We've been able to overcome it, though."
"We'll need defenses against his mind-control," Peggy said, "Howard, can you develop something?"
"I think I can come up with something, Peg," Howard said.
"In the meantime, I'm going to see if I can find some leads," Wonder Woman said. She walked off. The Amazon Princess wondered whether she should transform into her civilian identity, Yeoman Diana Prince while in another universe, and if it would give her away.
Steve needs Diana more than Wonder Woman right now! She thought, as she retreated to a nearby broomcloset. Her miraculous "wonder-spin" and a flash of light transformed her back into the guise of Diana Prince. She walked out and went looking for Steve.
"Major Trevor!" she called.
"Diana?" he asked, perplexed, "How did you get here?"
"I followed you and Wonder Woman to the warehouse where you were being held," she said, "General Blankenship received a tip-off from an anonymous source. When I got there, I found the place abandoned and picked up this strange device and it sent me here."
"Do you still have it?" Steve asked.
"No," Diana said, "Unfortunately, it's back at the warehouse."
"Hold on," Peggy said, "Who is this?"
"Lady and gentlemen, this is my partner, Yeoman Diana Prince." Steve said.
"How do we know she's not just another of Psycho's hallucinations designed to distract us from whatever his real plan is?" Peggy asked.
"She has a point, Diana," Steve said.
"If that is your real name," Peggy said.
"Hold on, I'll prove it to you," Diana said, "Ask me something Diana knows that Psycho would never know."
"Uh…what was the first compliment I ever gave you?" Steve asked.
"You told me I was perceptive," Diana said, "I responded by saying that where I was brought up, women were taught to respect honesty."
"Diana, it is you!" Steve said.
"Ridiculous; this proves nothing!" Peggy said.
"Pardon me for saying so, Agent Carter," Steve said, "but you don't know Diana like I do."
"Alright, I'll take your word for it, Major Trevor," Peggy said, "but I'll be keeping a close eye on you, Yeoman Prince!"
"Dr. Psycho and the Baroness escaped our custody," Steve said, "Did you bring anything that could help us catch them?"
"Unfortunately, no," Diana said, "I suggest we defer to Agent Carter and her team here. They know this place better than I."
"Which begs the question, how did you know to come looking for us here?" Peggy asked.
"I didn't," Diana replied, "When I was transported here, this is where I ended up. I guess the machine knew that I wanted to be closest to those I'm familiar with."
"Right," Peggy said, "Agent Sousa, have you found anything?"
"Nothing yet," Daniel Sousa said, "Wait a minute! What's this?" He slowly picked something off the ground.
"It appears to be an earring with a tiny radio built into it," Peggy said, "Either of you recognize it?"
"Indeed I do," Diana said, giving it a closer examination, "It belongs to Von Gunther. If we can tap into its frequency, we might be able to determine if Von Gunther was communicating with another ally."
"I'm on it!" Howard said.
"In the meantime, I suggest we split up," Peggy said, "Major Trevor, you can go with Chief Thompson and Agent Sousa; I will go with Diana and Mr. Jarvis. With two approaches, we'll have a better chance at locating our adversaries."
"Hey, I give the orders around here, Carter!" Thompson snapped, "but that sounded like a pretty good one. What she said, let's go!"
Meanwhile, at a secret base…
"Alright, my dear," the Baroness said, addressing Dottie, "Perhaps you can tell us vhy ve're here."
"While we greatly appreciate you helping us escape from the SSR," Dr. Psycho said, "Dr. Psycho is not one to take orders."
"I know little more than you do, doctor," Dottie replied, "Our mysterious benefactor will reveal himself shortly, from what I've been told."
"Considered him revealed," came a voice from the back of the room. A tall man stood facing his villainous associates, "Welcome ladies and gentleman. So glad you could make it. My name is Tom Sera and I have need of your services. This world has to be taught a lesson. With the vanquishing of one of its greatest heroes, Captain America, there now arises a new threat. Agent Margaret Carter of the Strategic Scientific Reserve. Ms. Underwood has tangled with Agent Carter before, but now we face a new threat: the Amazon Princess from another universe who is known only as Wonder Woman. With her might, and Agent Carter's resourcefulness these two women might be able to defeat you. Luckily, you have my aid. Ms. Underwood, you and Fennhoff used one of Howard Stark's inventions to create chaos before he was captured last month, correct?"
"Yes," Dottie said, "It was part of Leviathan's plan to get the city to destroy itself."
"Well, you'll be happy to know I have incorporated this gas into my plan as well," Sera said. "I was able to procure a sample of the formula and managed to reproduce several new canisters of the gas. Each of you will be given a canister and use it to help spread chaos and hate throughout the city, and then to the entire nation!"
"Why should we listen to you, Herr Sera?" Von Gunther asked.
"Because if you don't do as I say, Baroness," Sera said, "The consequences will be very painful indeed. Perhaps, a small demonstration?" He snapped his fingers and a curtain unraveled, revealing a muscular man tied up and gagged.
"Well, you sure like to have fun, don't you?" Von Gunther said.
"Indeed I do," Sera said, "As does Mr. Buchanan here," he said, as he placed his hands on the quivering Buchanan's shoulders. Buchanan started to tense up, and suddenly his body began to decay before them until finally he was nothing but an empty shell, much to the shock of the onlookers.
"You proved your point, Herr Sera," Von Gunther said, "Now, vhere do you vant us to strike first?"
"I'm glad you asked," he said, with a devilish smile.
Meanwhile, Peggy and Diana were being driven around by Jarvis.
"We should be arriving momentarily, Ms. Carter," Jarvis said.
"Thank you, Mr. Jarvis," Peggy said. She turned to Diana, "y'know, you don't have to ride with us. You could get some exercise."
"Oh, no thanks," Diana said, "I've had enough exercise for one day, believe me."
"I thought Amazons like to stay in shape?" Peggy asked.
"What?" Diana laughed, "You think I'm…Wonder Woman?"
"Come off it; enough with the charade!" Peggy snapped, "Major Trevor and these idiot men at the SSR may not be able to see it, but it's painfully obvious. You have to get up pretty early in the morning to outsmart me, Ms. Prince, or should I say Wonder Woman?"
"Alright," she said, "I am Wonder Woman. But Steve and your colleagues can't know."
"Trust me," Peggy said, "I won't tell them. We'll see how long it takes before they figure it out."
"What's our next move?" Diana asked.
"I was hoping you could tell me that," Peggy said.
"Well, ladies," Jarvis said, stopping the car, "We've arrived. Do be careful." They got out at a shady looking warehouse.
Why are they always warehouses? Peggy thought.
"Thank you Mr. Jarvis," Peggy said, "We'll call for you when we need you."
"That won't be necessary," Diana said, "I can get you out."
"Alright then," Jarvis said, "Cheerio!" He drove off. Diana hid behind some bushes and spun back into Wonder Woman.
"Alright, Agent Carter," she said, "Now that I'm back in fighting form, let's say we find out what my friends are up to, shall we?"
"Agreed," Peggy said. Wonder Woman leapt up and carefully removed the window with her Amazonian strength. She and Peggy snuck inside. Peggy turned on a flashlight. Suddenly, they were blinded by bright searchlights.
"Welcome, ladies!" a booming voice shouted, "So glad you could join us!"
"Who are you?" Wonder Woman asked.
"Just a humble businessman, Amazon." he said. "Ms. Underwood, if would do the honors." Dottie Underwood stepped out from around the corner.
"Dottie!" Peggy snapped, "I should've known you'd be involved in this! Where are Dr. Psycho and the Baroness?"
"Peggy!" Dottie exclaimed, "So tense! You need to lighten up!" She zapped them both with a small electric charge. Peggy fell to ground, unconscious.
"You may have downed Agent Carter," Wonder Woman said, "but it takes more than that to stop an Amazon warrior!"
Dottie whipped out a gun and started firing, but Diana deflected the bullets with her silver bracelets.
"Interesting!" Dottie said, "Well, have to run now, bye!"
"No you don't!" Wonder Woman said, as she ensnared Dottie in her lasso of truth. "Now you must tell me the truth! Where are Dr. Psycho and Baroness von Gunther?"
"Look up and you'll find them!" Dottie said, as Diana turned her gaze heavenward. Sure enough, the two villains were perched on the ledge above her.
"Farevell, Vonder Voman!" Von Gunther said, dropping a smoke bomb that knocked the Princess unconscious. Equipped with a gas mask, Dottie dragged Diana and Peggy to a separate room. Soon, the two heroines awoke, groggy and dazed. They found themselves tied to a board.
"Don't bother struggling," the mysterious male voice called, "Not even you can break those bonds, Amazon."
"What do you want?" Wonder Woman asked. "Who are you?"
"My name is Tom Sera," he said, "And I wish to spread chaos! We'll start with you, ladies! Once the gas has filled the room, you two will fight each other to the death. I think we both know who'll win."
"You're mad!" Peggy shouted.
"Flattery will get you nowhere, my dear," he said, "Ms. Underwood, if you please."
Dottie, adorned with a protective gas mask, opened the canister, releasing the gas and walked out of the room.
"Adieu, ladies," Sera said, "It's been fun, but all good things must come to an end, and now's the time for yours. May the best woman win!"