Phase 18 (Cosmic Phase)
Spider-Man: Dawn of Meteor Man
Agent Venom: Cosmic Knight
Starjammers: Vengeance
Inhumans: Rise of the King
Rom The Spaceknight
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 12
Annihilators
Fantastic Four: The Watchers
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Captain Marvel: Genesis
Avengers: The Black Order
Spider-Man Dawn of Meteor Man: Spidey is back, and now clad in his Future Foundation costume, spends his time much differently than before. What was once something Peter did simply because he thought it was right is now a full on job as the webslinger parades around as a symbol of galactic unity. As a member of the Future Foundation, Peter must appear as someone who wishes for everyone to make amends with the many aliens who have visited Earth, and begin accepting them as we head into an intergalactic phase of mankind. With all this time spent being an ideological symbol, the webslinging teen has had very little time to fight crime, and as a result, a new threat has arisen, ironically from the same place Peter calls for peace with: space. Jefferson Reed was just a normal school teacher, taking a walk in the night when he was struck by a meteorite. That meteor gave him powers, and transformed him into a superhero he calls Meteor Man. Once, he was called a hero by many, but his name now strikes infamy as the Meteor Man went on a series of bank robberies and museum plunderings.
Thus, Spider-Man takes time off from his important Future Foundation work to track down this enemy of the city. Disguising himself as a villain, Spider-Man tries to rob a woman, signaling Meteor Man, who arrives and fights the webslinger. Peter's experience, however, trumps Meteor Man, and Jefferson is subdued. When Spider-Man interrogates him, however, he learns that this Meteor Man is not the same one robbing banks. Jefferson claims he has spent the last weeks cleaning up crime, while someone else drags his name through the mud. Peter believes his story, and the two team-up to create a trap for this villainous Meteor Man.
When they do capture him, they discover he is Norton Fester, a friend of Jefferson who called the ambulance when his friend was hit by the meteor. It would appear that his close proximity to Jefferson spread the powers to him as well. As Jefferson begs for answers, Norton talks of how he was mocked at the school they work for, and how his ideas of Tesla energy were seen as crackpot theories at best. So, with the power of the meteor, he intends to prove everyone wrong, but the chunk of meteor he has isn't enough, and needs to obtain the other pieces. He then uses his powers to free himself and escape.
So, Spider-Man and Meteor Man locate a shipment containing a shard of the meteor, purchased by Norton with his stolen money. They sneak inside, and when Norton opens the truck, he finds the piece is missing. This is a bad move for the duo, however, as he starts to violently release energy. Thus, to contain him, Meteor Man sacrifices himself to kill Fester, along with the shard, and ends the madness. So, as Spidey begs for peace with space, a war against it is prevented.
After credits scene:
Peter is shown in the Baxter Building, when he is approached by Johnny.
Peter: "Storm, what's up?"
Johnny: "We got a message from Damocles Base. They want the Future Foundation up there as soon as possible."
Peter: "Okay, let me grab my uniform."
The camera then pans out, farther and farther, until it reaches the moon, where Uatu is watching from.
A message reads "Spider-Man will return in Fantastic Four: The Watchers"
Screen cuts to black.
After credits scene 2:
A spacecraft is shown lifting off. The camera then zooms into the cockpit, revealing Agent Venom piloting.
Venom: "This is Agent Venom. We are away."
Control: "Roger that, Agent. Proceed to objective two."
Screen cuts to black.
Agent Venom Cosmic Knight: Flash Thompson returns to space as Agent Venom, but this time, he's on a totally different assignment. This time, though, he is not under the control of human governments, but a member of the Agents of the Cosmos. As an agent, Venom is tasked with various missions around the galaxy to make it a better place. His first mission is to infiltrate a slaver ship where an entire species is being held. Flash gets in and soon learns that the entire species is being drained of their blood, which can be used by other species as a drug. During this infiltration, Flash comes across a robot who agrees to help him in exchange for death known as 803. Flash and 803 then free the species, escort them to the escape pods, and blow up the ship. Agent Venom then offers 803 a space on his ship as a crew member, which 803 agrees to. With a robot on his side, Flash is called planetside to destroy some machines that are destroying an entire planet's environment. Agent Venom destroys them without a problem, although, this pisses off the alien who set them up and who owned the drug ship Flash destroyed: Mercurio the 4D Man.
This act also, though, gives him favor with the queen of the planet, Iqa, who wishes to escape her boring life under the tyranny of Mercurio and join Agent Venom to help him save the galaxy. Flash agrees, and alongside 803, Iqa joins. The 4D Man then requests a meeting with Agent Venom, who accepts, and tries to convince him that he is the good guy in the situation. Flash disagrees, and the two part ways. This, obviously, angers Mercurio greatly, and he sends the assassin Pik Rollo after Agent Venom. The two have a dogfight in orbit, and eventually, land on a moon and fight there, where Agent Venom learns that Pik Rollo is not working for Mercurio by choice. It turns out that Mercurio is holding the daughter of Pik hostage, and Venom offers her a choice: join him and help save her daughter or kill him and continue to be Mercurio's puppet. Pik, of course, takes the opportunity to join Flash, and the two head back to Mercurio's flagship, breaking in and fighting through his many guards to reach Pik's daughter, Hilla.
When they reach the girl, the two are able to grab her, only to be captured and taken to Mercurio. Flash, however, doesn't seem worried, which makes Mercurio suspicious and he interrogates the duo. Venom stays quiet for long enough, however, for his ship to arrive, with Iqa at the guns. She fires into the ship, killing Mercurio, and allowing Agent Venom, Pik, and Hilla to jump into the ship. As they fly away, though, they are chased after by a single ship: Mercurio, still alive, but heavily injured. In the end, 803 tries to sacrifice himself to save the group, but Venom tells him this isn't that kind of story. Instead, he throws his symbiote out the back, which breaks into Mercurio's ship and latches on, draining him of his life. The symbiote then jumps back to Flash, and with that, Agent Venom's first big mission is complete.
After credits scene:
Flash is shown sleeping, with the symbiote on a coat rack in the ship. The symbiote then growls menacingly, and the face becomes more similar to the Eddie Brock's Venom.
Screen cuts to black.
Starjammers Vengeance: The Starjammers return with their roster of Corsair, Hepzibah, Ch'od, Korvus, Warbird, and Raza Longknife. As the Starjammers fight through the Shi'ar Empire, they come across another who is fighting the powerful empire: Vulcan. Seeing him destroy an entire Shi'ar Warship, the Starjammers speak with him and learn that Vulcan is in fact Gabriel Summers, son of Corsair/Christopher Summers. The two rekindle, and Vulcan explains that he remembers being taken to Earth by Erik the Red, a former member of the Imperial Guard, to become a slave, but had his powers manifest and escaped. He then grew up under the tutelage of Professor X, who never told him of his identity. Only through replicating Xavier's powers did he learn he was Cyclops's brother. He then left to space with the plan to destroy the Shi'ar and D'Ken for everything they did to him.
The Starjammers agree to team up with Vulcan to kill D'Ken, and they decide the best way to do this is to attack head on and distract the Imperial Guard while Vulcan attacks D'Ken. This doesn't turn out well, however, as the Imperial Guard have been tracking Vulcan this entire time, and are aware of the attack. So while the Starjammers fight drone after drone of Shi'ar, Vulcan finds himself up against the entire might of the Imperial Guard. He can hold a few, but Gladiator eventually beats him. So, when the Starjammers arrive in D'Ken's throne room, they find a defeated Vulcan with Gladiator and his Imperial Guard at the ready. A fight ensues, and during this, D'Ken's mistress, Deathbird, frees Vulcan, and the two try to attack D'Ken. However, the mastermind is stronger than they know, and he is able to single-handedly defeat Vulcan and Deathbird.
The Starjammers are able to escape, but the others aren't as lucky, and are imprisoned. The two lovers then break free from prison and kill D'Ken by surprise. Thus, Vulcan becomes the new Emperor of the Shi'ar Empire, but his first order of business is to capture the Starjammers. Fortunately, the Starjammers already escaped the places where he could be captured. During this escape though, as Corsair breaks down about the betrayal of his son, Warbird finds something she thought she lost: her humanity. So, Carol announces she will be returning to Earth as Captain Marvel. In the end, it appears that the Starjammers are off worse than ever, with a broken Corsair and one member down.
After credits scene:
Vulcan is shown sitting in D'Ken's seat, with Deathbird next to him. A Shi'ar guard then approaches.
Guard: "My lord, the Kree are on the edge of our territory. What are your orders?"
Vulcan: "Open fire. I defeated the mighty D'Ken, I can defeat the Kree!"
As the guard leaves, Vulcan smiles.
Screen cuts to black.
After credits scene 2:
Carol is shown landing on Earth. She then steps into her storage unit, where she grabs her old Captain Marvel uniform.
The words "Captain Marvel will return" appear.
Screen cuts to black as the Captain Marvel theme plays.
Inhumans Rise of the King: The royal family of Attilan has become restless. Since Maelstrom's attack, the moon city has been frequently been scouted by Kree scouts, who each say the same thing: the Kree are coming. Black Bolt's father, Agon, had always been paranoid that one day, the Kree would return and attack their creations, but until now, Black Bolt always thought it was ignorant superstition. Now, he knows that his father was right. So, instead of standing by and waiting for an invasion, Black Bolt wants to take the fight to the Kree. Fortunately, the Kree again give Black Bolt a reason to go to war, as they send not a scout, but a super soldier to attack the Inhumans. This super soldier, Arides, then makes it clear that they don't want to wipe out the Inhumans, but instead repurpose them as military weapons to use against the attacking Shi'ar Empire.
Black Bolt, of course, is against having his people used as weapons, and fights Arides, forcing the soldier to flee. Black Bolt then enacts ancient machines below Attilan, causing it to rise from the moon as a starship, powered by Black Bolt's voice. The ship then heads to the center of the Kree Empire, where they request a meeting with the Supreme Intelligence. The great mind of the Kree agrees, and they meet with one another, where Black Bolt offers an ultimatum: stop trying to take control of the Inhumans or die. This threat is taken seriously, and Ronan the Accuser is called upon to protect the Supreme Intelligence. However, the Supreme Intelligence stops Ronan, saying that because the Inhumans are so powerful, they could potentially lead the Kree better than he could. That is, of course, if they can show their capabilities. So, the Supreme Intelligence offers a way for Black Bolt to ascend to the throne: destroy the Skrull Empire once and for all. If the Inhumans manage to do this, something the Kree couldn't do under the Supreme Intelligence, then he will step down as ruler of the Kree and allow Black Bolt to rule.
The Inhumans, obviously, agree, and head back to Attilan, where they plan an attack on the Skrull. Tracking them to a nebula, they find the headless empire warring amongst itself to crown a new Skrull Queen. So, the Inhumans take advantage and wipe out the Skrull in the nebula, destroying the last Skrull stronghold. The Inhumans return to the Kree homeworld successful, only to find the Kree army waiting to force them into servitude. However, Ronan, as the Kree laws dictate, now believes that the Supreme Intelligence should step down, lest he ignore his promise, which is binding in Kree law. So, Ronan calls on the Inhumans and helps them pass the blockade, enter the Supreme Intelligence's chambers, and kill him. Thus, the Inhumans now control the Kree Empire, with Black Bolt as its King.
After credits scene:
Black Bolt is sitting in his chamber, when a Kree guard approaches.
Guard: "Lord Bolt, the Shi'ar advance on our border. Shall we deploy Inhumans to the front lines?"
Black Bolt looks to his left, noting the lack of Medusa, and looks forward, nodding.
Screen cuts to black.
After credits scene 2:
Black Bolt is shown looking through the Inhuman Codex, when he comes across a human boy. He then reads through his description and his eyes grow wide.
He then sends a telepathic message to Lockjaw.
Black Bolt (mentally): "Thanos. Find Tony. Warn him."
Lockjaw barks and teleports away.
Screen cuts to black.
Rom The Spaceknight: On a faraway planet known as Galador, a species is being pushed to the brink of extinction by the magic-wielding species known as the Dire Wraiths. To preserve their species, the leaders of the Galadorians call upon civilians to be transformed into cybernetic super soldiers known as the Spaceknights. Rom is the first one in line. Losing his "humanity", or the organs that make him a living creature, Rom is promised to have it returned upon the completion of his mission. Rom agrees and is transformed into a Spaceknight alongside a thousand others. Recruited into a group alongside fellow Spaceknights Terminator and Starshine, Rom begins his campaign of extermination against the Dire Wraiths, helping push them back away from the Galadorian's last city.
As the war continues, Rom finds himself part of a strike team to follow the Dire Wraiths out beyond the world and find where they're coming from to destroy them. With a final push, the Dire Wraiths are forced off of Galadorian, starting Rom, Terminator, and Starshine's mission. This team then follows the Dire Wraiths across the galaxy, to a darkened nebula, where the Dire Wraiths operate and multiply. Rom and his fellow Spaceknights take this time to discover the secrets of the Dire Wraith powers, which are apparently powered by the darkness between stars. However, before they can learn anymore, the Dire Wraiths discover the Spaceknights' locations and begin to bombard their spaceship.
Faking its explosion, the team floats through the nebula long enough to hitch a ride on a Dire Wraith ship. Killing its crew, Rom and his Spaceknights pilot the ship to the center of the nebula, where a deep, deep blackness is emitting more energy than a normal black hole. Once they're close enough, they learn that the cause of the abnormality is the excessive release of magic from the Dire Wraiths inside, who are constantly duplicating and creating new Dire Wraiths. Rom takes this chance to set the ship on a collision course, and has his team abandon the ship. As the Spaceknights float through space, they watch as the Dire Wraiths are driven into chaos as their spawning ground is ripped in half by a violent explosion. So, with the head cut off, the Dire Wraith Empire appears to have collapsed, and the Spaceknights return home victorious.
After credits scene:
A white Spaceknight is shown being talked to by the Galadorian Leader.
Leader: "Ikon, you are being re-assigned. You are to head to Knowhere as soon as possible."
Ikon: "Yes, my lord."
Ikon walks away, and the leader pulls up an image of a hole in the universe, with the Negative Zone on the other side.
Screen cuts to black.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 12: The Guardians of the Galaxy have returned, albeit, starting off with losing a member. Right as their next adventure is about to begin, Phylla-Vell announces she is marrying Moondragon, and that she will be returning her bracelets to the person who Korvac first stole them from: Wendell Vaughn. Without her, the Guardians are left with their current roster: Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Bug, Angela, and Gamora. They are then called to a remote corner of the galaxy where there is news of a powerful new player in the galaxy: Devos the Devastator.
The Guardians arrive, and find a planet completely devoid of life except for Devos, who thanks the Guardians for joining him. He then explains that like the Guardians, he wants to rid the galaxy of evil, but he believes the Guardians are too soft on crime, and to bring order, they must ensure no one can ever hurt anyone ever again. Devos then offers the Guardians a chance to join him in wiping the galaxy clean, as only when everyone is dead can order be established. The Guardians, obviously, refuse, and Devos tries to kill them, only for them to escape. They then track Devos to a Kree max-security prison, where he is releasing the most dangerous prisoners to run amuck and murder as many as they can. However, one of the prisoners is trying to stop the other prisoners, and the Guardians meet with this one to try and stop the jail break.
Calling himself Jack Flag, the Guardians help Jack take control of the prison and recapture the prisoners, while they also look for Devos. However, by the time they get everything under control, they realize Devos left just after the prisoners were released, and it was all a distraction. This becomes apparent when Devos uses the Shi'ar/Kree War to fuel his ship's weapon, which is powered by the life energy lost upon death. He then charges it, and blows up an entire planet. The Guardians then call on the Kree to help, which their new emperor, Black Bolt, agrees to do, and sends his daughter, Crystal and bodyguard Gorgon to help. Thus, the Guardians, Inhumans, and Jack Flag assault Devos's ship, getting all the way to the cockpit, where they throw him into his own superweapon, and fire it off into space, destroying him. The Guardians then offer Jack full membership on the Guardians, which he accepts.
After credits scene:
Black Bolt is shown in his throne room, when a guard approaches.
Guard: "Sir, the Shi'ar Emperor has requested communications! Shall I patch him through?"
Black Bolt nods. A screen in front of him lights up, revealing Vulcan.
Vulcan: "Emperor of the Kree, I request you and I talk about a situation far more dangerous than either of us."
An image then appears on screen of a hole in space, which is a hole to the Negative Zone.
Screen cuts to black.
After credits scene 2:
Jack Flag is shown entering the Milano, when he sees Groot dancing in his pot.
Jack then starts to dance with him, and Groot smiles happily.
Screen cuts to black.
Annihilators: It is a time of great crisis in the universe: with almost entire universal collapse having been narrowly avoided, the Annihilation Wave shooting through space, the major upheaval of the Kree Empire, the almost entire destruction of the Shi'ar, the first ever defeat of Galactus, and the cutting of the head of the Skrull Empire, every space-faring race has a stake in re-establishing peace. So, a group of heroes from each respective empire is assembled on Knowhere with the intention of creating a team to defend the entire universe from evil that even the Guardians of the Galaxy could not stop. This team is composed of: Gladiator, Beta Ray Bill, Ronan the Accuser, the Silver Surfer, Ikon the Spaceknight, and Wendell Vaughn. Calling themselves the Annihilators, the team is sent to an area of space where something has broken apart space and time to move from the Negative Zone to the regular universe. This being is soon revealed to be a powerful warlord of the Negative Zone known as Blastaar, which has conquered the Negative Zone by defeating Annihilus, and intends to conquer the regular universe as well.
Obviously, the Annihilators cannot allow this, and try to fight Blastaar, but his powers are too strong, and the lack of teamwork within the Annihilators allows their defeat. They are then thrown from the area by a massive explosion caused by Blastaar, which destroys the planets and stars around him, igniting a chain reaction. However, with Silver Surfer's cosmic power, he is able to confine the exploding energy in its place and prevent the supernovas from absorbing nearby systems. The team then rendezvous nearby, where they discuss who should lead the team. During this, Ronan and Vulcan get in a fight, but Surfer, seeing the good in them, stops their fighting and convinces them to let him lead the Annihilators.
With a leader, and their biases set aside, the Annihilators return to the hole into the Negative Zone, where Blastaar has started to assemble an army of former Annihilus drones to help him take the universe. The Annihilators then break through this wave, and find Blastaar in the center. They then fight Blastaar, this time as a team, and take control of the Annihilus drones, sucking them on Blastaar. They then are able to push him back into the Negative Zone, but even there, they know he could try and return, and journey into the rift. In the Negative Zone, they find that Blastaar is able to absorb the energies of the universe and become stronger, but even then, he can be defeated. So, with their combined power, the Annihilators are able to weaken Blastaar enough for Silver Surfer to use his cosmic energy to drain and kill Blastaar. Thus, the Annihilators have saved their universe from the same fate as the Negative Zone, and return to their universe, where Surfer uses the last of his cosmic energy to close the rift.
After credits scene:
The Annihilators are shown returning to their respective sides, when Ronan and Vulcan turn to one another.
Vulcan: "So, we return to enemies…"
Ronan: "It seems so…"
Vulcan: "You are powerful, Accuser. If you ever decide to leave that Inhuman, let me know."
Ronan: "Same to you, Shi'ar."
The two shake hands, and go their separate ways.
Screen cuts to black.
Fantastic Four The Watchers: The Future Foundation is back as its current team (Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and Spider-Man), and this time, is heading to the Moon, where they have been called by someone they never expected to call them: Uatu the Watcher. Known to Reed Richards as the Watcher, Reed has known for years that Uatu stands on the Moon, watching over Earth, but never interfering, as his only job in life is to catalog the progression of Earth. So, if Uatu is calling them, then it means something is going down that is so terrible, he must break his oath of never interfering. The team meets with Uatu, who tells them that another of his race, known as Aron, has escaped from their homeworld, and is wreaking havoc across the galaxy, and Earth is in his sights. Uatu knows how powerful a Watcher is, and warns the Future Foundation for a battle greater than that of the battle against Galactus. When the four try to ask more questions, however, Uatu refuses to elaborate, saying he must return to his oath of non-intervention.
So, the Future Foundation returns to Earth, and prepare their organization for a war with this powerful being. Calling in the reserve members (Alex Power, Major Victory, Morbius the Living Vampire, Silver Surfer, Scott Lang, She-Hulk, and Ben Grimm), the classic F4 is re-established, with Spider-Man going to lead the other Future Foundation members. As these teams begin to talk strategy, Aron arrives, telling the people of Earth that he is to judge them using his fellow Watcher's records. The F4 then fly to the Moon, where they find Uatu and Aron in a fight to the death over Uatu's mind. The F4 try to intervene, but find that Aron is too powerful for them to fight. So, just as Aron is about to stab Uatu, the Watcher is saved as Human Torch goes supernova, blinding both Uatu and Aron, as well as the other F4.
This gives the team enough time to whisk Uatu away, placing themselves in his place. They then flee, with Aron following them, all the way to the Baxter Building, where the rest of the Future Foundation is waiting. The massive brigade attacks Aron, distracting him while the Fantastic Four grab their secret weapon: Franklin Richards. At his young age, he is unable to control his mutant powers, but with recent tests, the Fantastic Four have done their best to learn how to help him. This allows them to harness his powers, which they refused to do unless absolutely necessary. This is clearly one of those times, and using his reality-warping powers, Aron is cast out of reality, ensuring that the galaxy is forever safe from his powers.
After credits scene:
The Fantastic Four are shown in the lab, with Thing preparing to shrink back down, when he suddenly stops.
Grimm: "You know, I think I'm going to stay here. You guys look like you need help. Especially if you're letting Johnny stay a member of the team."
Johnny laughs and jokingly punches Grimm, pulling back as he hurts his hand.
Richards: "Welcome back, Ben."
Screen cuts to black as the classic Fantastic Four theme plays.
X-Men Dark Phoenix: The X-Men have returned, the team's roster now greatly altered after the events of Days of Future Past (now composed of: Cyclops, Storm, Rogue, Wolverine, Beast, and Kitty Pryde). Recently, a new villain has popped up in New York, known only as the Mastermind. The X-Men are sent to investigate, locating this man, who has taken psychic control over other mutants to use as his own personal soldiers. The X-Men fight Mastermind, but he manages to get away, but not before playing mind tricks on Cyclops to make him think he sees Jean Grey. Meanwhile, the other X-Men rescue one of the now freed mutants, Kurt Wagner, and recruit him onto the team to help them locate Mastermind. Kurt, calling himself the Nightcrawler, agrees, and teleports the team to the helipad, where Mastermind is escaping. But as he does, something unbelievable happens: Jean Grey, alive and looking relatively well, uses her psychic powers to crush the helicopter Mastermind was going to use. He then tries to look in her mind, but as a result, breaks down a mental barrier, freeing a powerful force within her. Suddenly, Jean glows with red aura, and she burns Mastermind alive right in front of the other X-Men before collapsing onto the pad. The X-Men and Nightcrawler then whisk her away, taking her to the mansion, where they try to see if they can revive her.
While she's in the medical bay, however, her body transforms once more into a flaming being, which calls itself Phoenix before it attacks Beast, who is simply trying to mend her wounds. Phoenix escapes, claiming she is off to hunt for more power. Beast alerts Professor X, who sends the X-Men now with Nightcrawler in Beast's place) to follow her, which ends up taking them to space. They try to follow her, but she leaves the solar system in a way where they're unable to follow. So, the X-Men return home, while Jean journeys into space and with her powers, absorbs the entire energy and of a star, killing all of those around it. This gets the attention of Shi'ar, who attack Jean, forcing her to retreat back to Earth.
The X-Men, seeing Jean return, meet her in orbit, where they encounter Gladiator and the Shi'ar following her. The Shi'ar then explain that Jean is in control of the Phoenix Force, an almost unstoppable entity created at the start of the universe that feeds on the universe's life energy. They say how if Jean is not stopped, her power will become too strong to stop, and in response, Jean lashes out, striking down enough Shi'ar ships to scare off Gladiator. Seeing the seriousness of her power, Scott begs Jean to surrender herself to them, which, after fighting through the Phoenix Entity, Jean does. She is then taken back to the X-Mansion, where Professor X tries to place more mind barriers around the Phoenix Force, but finds it has become too strong to contain.
The Phoenix then takes over Jean once more, and tries to kill Professor X, with only Jean's mental fortitude holding it back. In the end, Jean explodes violently, severely injuring the X-Men around her and destroying the mansion. But in her last seconds before the Phoenix force takes over, she kisses Scott, telling him she loves him, and using her telekinetic powers, crushes her own heart, and disintegrates into ash. So, the Phoenix Force is once again without host, at the cost of Jean's life.
After credits scene:
Uatu is shown standing on the moon, overlooking the Earth, when he receives a telepathic message from Professor X.
Xavier: "Watcher, is the world safe from Phoenix? Has she been subdued?"
Uatu: "For now. Jean Grey could have lived to become a god. But it was more important to her that she die…a human."
Screen cuts to black.
After credits scene 2:
Cyclops is shown overlooking the place where Jean passed, and watches as Wolverine plants a tombstone on the spot.
Wolverine: "I'm sorry, Scott. I miss her too."
Scott: "I know, Logan. I think I need a break from the action. To recover. Logan, I want you to lead the X-Men. I know we've had our differences, but I think that you're also the strongest mutant here. I wish you luck."
The two shake hands, and go their separate ways.
The camera then zooms in on Jean Grey's tombstone which reads "Born an X-Men, died an X-Men. She will never be forgotten".
Screen cuts to black.
Captain Marvel Genesis: Carol Danvers has returned to Earth as the cosmic hero known as Captain Marvel, and she intends to make up for lost time! Fighting crime after crime, Carol wishes to entirely ignore her issues with her life and instead use her time to save the world. That is, until someone arrives that can't help but remind her of where she came from. This person is Genis-Vell, son of Mar-Vell, the Kree who Carol inherited her powers from. But before she can ask his reasoning for coming, Genis-Vell attacks Carol, trying to steal her powers. He then yells at Carol for getting Mar-Vell's powers, as his son should have been granted them instead of some random woman. Carol, having long ago accepted her role as a hero, tries to tell Genis-Vell that what's done is done, but he'll have none of it, and continues to fight Carol.
Though she defeats him, he promises he'll return, and flees. So, Carol returns to her average superhero service, thinking that Genis-Vell was making the common threats that are never followed through on. That is, until Genis-Vell returns, publicly declaring Carol an enemy to the Mar-Vell family, and that she must be killed if the Kree are to remain friendly with humanity. Obviously, the people around Carol beg for her to surrender, afraid of another alien invasion, but Carol is smart enough to know that Genis-Vell has no sway over Kree politics, and he is simply trying to discredit Carol. She then hunts him down, and the two fight through the city, where she forces him to publicly admit he has no say in Kree foreign relations, and surrender his Nega-Bands. However, instead of doing so, he attacks Carol again, and she knocks him out.
When he wakes up, he finds himself tied to a satellite in space, where Carol interrogates him. This allows Carol to find out that not only is Genis-Vell not in control of his own mind, but he lost it long ago when he couldn't handle the power of the Nega-Bands. She tries to break the Nega-Bands control over him, but their energy starts to seep into her mind, trying to drive her insane. Fortunately, her will is strong enough to resist, and she absorbs enough energy to break their control and grant Genis-Vell his mind back. He then apologies for what he's done, and using the remaining power of his Nega-Bands, flies off, all the while, promising he will assist Carol whenever she needs him in the future.
After credits scene:
Kamala Khan is shown walking around, when she sees Captain Marvel fly above her. She then snaps a picture, and smiles widely.
Kamala: "Yes! She's back! Carol is back!"
Screen cuts to black.
Avengers The Black Order: The Avengers are back with a new roster (Captain America, Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch, Falcon, and She-Hulk) and this time, have been called to the International Space Station, where sightings of alien crafts has been reported. The team arrives, and they too see the ships, and go to meet them, discovering that it is in fact Thanos and a team of powerful aliens known as the Black Order. Composed of many of the same beings in the pre-Secret Wars Cabal, the Black Order has the great warrior general Proxima Midnight, the unstable telepath Supergiant, the dangerously smart Ebony May, the right-hand of the Titan known as Corvius Glade, and the powerhouse Black Dwarf.
The Avengers try to stop the Black Order, but are mentally incapacitated instantly by Supergiant, allowing the villains to fly right past them onto Earth, where they split up and disappear. Seeing that the villains have divided up, the Avengers call on all heroes to look for them. Suddenly, Lockjaw appears to the Avengers, and with his telepathic abilities, tells Tony that Black Bolt wanted to warn him of what Thanos is looking for: his son. With Lockjaw able to teleport them around, Iron Man communicates with the other heroes of the world, telling them that when they find a Black Order member, to tell Tony so he can send an Avenger. This works, as the Fantastic Four find Black Dwarf, and Tony sends She-Hulk to fight alongside the F4. At the same time, Namor and Stingray find Corvius Glade in Atlantis, and Tony sends Captain Marvel. Next, Black Panther finds Supergiant nearing Wakanda, and as he is alone, Tony sends both Falcon and Captain America to help the African King. During this time, the X-Men locate Proxima Midnight, and Iron Man has Lockjaw take Scarlet Witch to help fight the General. Finally, Tony is told by Doctor Strange that not only has Ebony Maw been located, but Thane as well, and the two are incredibly close to one another. Ignoring his search for Thanos, Tony has himself brought to the Sorcerer Supreme, who is trying to talk with Thane. Suddenly, Ebony Maw arrives, and reveals to Thane that he is the son of Thanos, and that if he were to join them, he could have infinite power. Thane, of course, is shocked by this revelation, which sparks his Inhuman powers, only for them to be stopped by Ebony Maw, who places a charm around Thane's neck.
Seeing that the Black Order can negate the powers, Thane becomes more open to joining them, only for his powers to again flare up, and this time, breaks through the charm, unleashing its power. Strange asks Ebony what the charm was, and he explains that it was the Black Vortex, a device that absorbs energy, but now that it's broken, it is releasing so much energy, that it is overclocking Thane's powers. Thane, in rage, explodes with pure cosmic energy, which Stark and Strange only escape from by teleporting to another dimension. When they return, they find an entire crater surrounding Thane, with no Ebony Maw left. Strange and Stark speak with Thane, and tell him that he must confront his father, which he does. The two then square off, with Thane threatening to banish Thanos from existence, which seems to be enough to scare off Thanos and the Black Order. So, Thane decides he shall isolate himself to protect those around him, and Thanos has been once again defeated.
After credits scene:
Thanos is shown flying away from Earth, when he looks back, and a bright red aura is shown around it. The aura then spreads it wings to reveal that it is in fact the Phoenix Force, regrowing.
Thanos then speeds away.
Screen cuts to black with the scream of a Phoenix.
After credits scene 2:
Thane is shown standing in an empty cave. He then opens a portal, and walks through. On the other side, he finds none other than Starbrand.
Starbrand: "Hello, Thane. My name is Starbrand. I am the protector of the universe. Let's talk."
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