EARTH – SHIELD BASE
Rocket is putting on the last minute touches to the Quin-Jet for space travel. Steve had contacted Sharon Carter who still existed and was able to spend some time with her before he had to blast off. Bruce is in a room he shares with Natasha, taking blood tests trying to determine any scientific reasons for his inability to transform into the Hulk. A portal opens beneath his feet and he finds himself in a room with Wu.
"What am I doing here…"
"I bought you here to help the two you…You and your green friend…"
"How?"
"Your situation is similar to that of young and brilliant sorcerer who liked to experiment with magic…One of his experiments went wrong and he became the Windigo…Like you his transformations are triggered by extreme emotion…Where you differ is that you think only anger can bring out the Hulk…This is not so…Your other emotions play a role and if you can unite them all as one then you will possess a strength greater than any in the universe…"
Wu has Bruce sit in a circle he draws on the floor. The circle has glyphs on the inside and out. It starts to glow and an image of the Hulk is projected into the air above Bruce's head. "That is so amazing…" Bruce points to a multicolored spot on the Hulk's heart. 'What is that?"
From the spot is all red, but the red is tinted with yellow, "All that red is anger, rage, and arrogance…The yellow is doubt and fear growing stronger ever since the Hulk fought Thanos…"
Bruce can hear the Hulk grunt in his head, ("Hulk not fear…Hulk not doubt…Hulk is the strongest there is…")
"The other colors in the spot are your other emotions…Love, humility, empathy, sadness, joy, disgust, surprise, trust, and anticipation…You have to feed them in order to make them come forth…You must merge all these emotions into one and as I said you will be able to tap into a strength unparalleled…"
"How do we do that?"
"We will deal with them one by one…First emotion Love…You are afraid to love because you think you will hurt the one you love…And until you overcome this belief it will hinder you…"
While Wu is working with Bruce Doctor Strange is working with Shuri to bring back Vision. "Try this…" Doctor Strange says handing Shuri a crystal through a portal.
"What is it?"
"It is a crystal similar to that of the Soul stone…Not as powerful, but it should do the job…"
Shuri takes the crystal and sets in Vision's head. She had repaired the damage done by Thanos when he had ripped the Mind Stone away. A wave of light crosses his body and Vision is now white and gold. "That was just as odd as the first time…" Vision says sitting up. His cloak is gold and everywhere else where his face was pink is now white.
"What do you remember?" Shuri asks.
"Everything! Where is Wanda?"
"I am so sorry…She was removed from time…"
Vision interrupts her, "I…know…I can hear the thoughts of everyone in the base…If you will excuse me I need to be alone…" He phases through the table and floats away.
TONY STARK/IRON MAN
Iron Man flies to Stark corporate offices looking for Pepper, "Pepper! Pepper!" A secret door opens and she comes out of the panic room.
"Tony!" She runs up to him as his nano-suit retracts into his belt.
They hug, "Thank God you're alive…I thought you had vanished…"
"Friday would tell me where you were…Where were you…"
"Where is Happy?"
She places her head in his chest, "He's gone…He vanished right in front of my eyes…" He flies her back to the SHIELD Base and as they fly Tony tells her everything that happened since Thanos' forces attacked Wakanda.
"I'm sorry…I told Friday not to tell you…I didn't want to worry you…"
"Worry me! Worry me…You know you shouldn't do that to your pregnant wife…"
"A father! I'm gonna be a father!"
When they reach the Base Pepper is both shocked and pleased to see that Phil is alive and well. "Everyone I have an announcement! Everyone but Banner and Rocket are present. "I am gonna be a father!"
"Congratulations Tony…Is it a boy or girl?" Steve asks.
Tony looks at Pepper, "Both!" She says.
ROCKET
Rocket is staring at She-Hulk on the monitor, "Man I wish I was tall, green, and had two legs…That has to be the hottest green woman I have ever seen…"
Steve is standing behind him, "Shouldn't you be working on the Quin Jet…"
"No sneaking up on people soldier boy…"
"Sorry…Where do you come from anyway?" Steve asks leaning against the parts table in the hangar.
"A sick twisted world…where the machines rule and like to do experiments on…" Rocket turns away from Steve, "I don't want to talk about it…I'm not even sure that planet was my home world…"
"How did you escape…"
"Short version…Groot…He came to my planet to…Well he never told me why he came…I rescued him and escaped…We've been together ever since…" Rocket uses a gravity lift to put the second hyper thruster in place. "There all done." Steve calls the team together in the war room of the SHIELD base. Iron Man, Rocket, She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, Nebula, Thor, Wasp, Coulson, Daisy, Hawkeye and Black Widow are all present. Wu is listening via magic.
Rocket uses a machine to project a holographic image of the Sovereign Home World, "This is the Sovereign Home World…Home to the most arrogant uptight shit bags in the Universe…The Sovereign consider themselves to be the Ultimate expression of life in the Universe…They are genetically engineered to be perfect…" Rocket zooms in on the planet's surface, "This is the citadel tower of the High Priestess…More Importantly its where she keeps the birthing chamber of Adam Strange…"
He moves the hologram to a large dome like structure, "This is the Alpha chamber…This is where the Sovereign design their people…" It switches to another building, "And this is the Apex…This is where they breed and grow their people…These two buildings are connected and they are the most sacred buildings on the Sovereign Home World…They are protected by the Sovereign Swords…The Sovereign Swords are the deadliest warriors in the Universe…
"We need to divide our forces into two groups…Soldier Boy will lead one group in attacking the Alpha and Apex buildings…Iron Pants…"
Hawkeye and few others laugh, but Tony gives them sharp quick looks, "Its Iron! Man! Raccoon boy…"
"Whatever! Iron! Man…Will lead the second team in taking the Birthing Chamber…"
"Right!" Steve says speaking up, "Rocket Thor and She-Hulk will come with me…"
"I will take Wasp, Captain Marvel, and Nebula…Coulson you and your people remain on earth just in case…"
"Right I have had my fill of space adventures…"
"One more thing…" Wu says speaking up, "Strange and I talked it over…" A portal opens and Loki walks through.
"You really want to trust this guy…" Hawkeye says.
"Thanos betrayed me…No one does what he did to me and gets away with it…I want a little payback…"
Thor walks up to Loki and stare sat him, "You can trust him, but if he betrays us I will kill him myself…"
"Good to see you to brother…"
"What of Banner?" Steve asks, "We could use his help in this fight…"
"He is not ready yet…But soon…"
They all board the modified Quin-Jet, "Good luck…" Coulson says, "And come back safely…"
"We will try…" he replies as Tony hugs Pepper. Just then a ship flies down and hovers over them.
"That is a Sovereign ship…" Rocket says.
A woman with golden skin exits the ship, "You humans are extrodinary…" She looks at She-Hulk, "Especially you…" Then she looks at Steve, "And you…"
"What do you want ya golden harpy?" Rocket asks.
She looks at Rocket as if he is a bug that needs to be squashed, then she looks at Thor, "Asgardian…Thor son of Odin…I am Vylee…Citizen of the Sovereign servant class…I was sent by my mistress…She wishes to help you…"
"Why?" Rocket asks.
"Adam is the ultimate expression of life…His potential is beyond your understanding…In single combat he could defeat Thanos with little to no effort, but the High Council fears his…Potential…They think his power is so great that he cannot be controlled…They fear to unleash him…"
"Are we walking into a trap?" Steve asks.
Vylee looks at Steve lustfully, "Of course you are…The Sovereign are the most intelligent beings in the Universe…few can compare to our perfection…Now come I will help you get to my Home World unnoticed…" Vylee merges her ship with the Quin-Jet which is now grey and gold. Then they fly off.
