In memory of Chadwick Boseman who passed away in August 28th 2020 of colon cancer
May you rest in Peace
In memory of Stan Lee who passed away in November 2018
May you rest in Peace
Disclaimer: I don't own anything
First of all, thank you to everyone who followed and favourited as well as reviewed. I legitimately did not expect that amount in such a short time.
Now, as Captain Marvel is the first movie where Stan Lee posthumously appears, Marvel paid him tribute by having the opening feature all his cameos. So, I decided to do a little tribute to him here as well.
Before getting into this chapter, let us all have a moment of silence for Chadwick Boseman, who tragically passed away just over a week ago after a four year battle with cancer. Boseman was an inspiration and extraordinary actor who will live on in our hearts forever. May he rest in Peace.
Wakanda Forever!
Everyone (excluding Vision) sat with popcorn and drink of some kind. Fury was a little curious about this movie as it would likely show Carols earlier life with the Kree.
He just hoped it wouldn't show 'that moment'. Very few people knew about that, and he was determined to take that secret to the grave with him no matter the cost.
The screen started flashing different lights and several images of a man and his life appeared. In some of the images were them and events they had encountered.
"What the?" Clint muttered. "Does anyone else recognise this guy? He seems to know us."
"Doesn't everyone know you?" Peter asked confused. "You guys are the Avengers after all."
While that was a good point, that didn't really explain what they were seeing. This man had appeared several times throughout their lives and they hadn't even realized it.
"Wait, hold on, I know him," Tony said. "He was at some of my parties."
"I remember him being at that party where Ultron showed up," Thor joined in. "He drank some Asgardian liquor and needed to be taken to hospital."
"I think he was a security guard at the museum about me," Steve vaguely recalled.
"And to the compound after the incident in Siberia delivering a package," Rhodey remembered. "He mispronounced Stark as Stank instead."
For several seconds, the room was completely silent. No one breathed a word to anyone. And then they exploded with laughter.
"T-Tony Stank!" Steve exclaimed. "Oh my God!"
"Oh I wish could have been there for it," Clint laughed.
The others were of a similar opinion as they continued to laugh. Meanwhile Tony's face scrunched up in humiliation.
That wasn't going away anytime soon.
The intro continued as the images formed a sign that said Marvel Studios.
"Who are Marvel?" Peter asked.
"I've never heard of them," Natasha admitted somewhat grudgingly.
No one said anything. If the master spy didn't know who they were then it was serious. Fury made a quick mental note to start a file on these people when he got back.
A message came up saying "THANK YOU STAN".
"So, his name is Stan then?" Sam asked.
"It would appear so Mr Wilson," T'Challa answered.
"Just Sam is fine your highness. "Mr" makes me feel like I'm old," Sam replied. "On a side note, why are we thanking him? Did he do something amazing?"
"For many years he was a watcher who kept an eye on most of you. He performed a great service to the world Sam, even if most of you were unaware of it," the one from before said.
For a few moments, no one said anything. They silently contemplated the being's words and wondered what kind of things Stan had done.
"For you to speak so highly of him, he must have lived quite a life then," T'Challa mused. "It is an example we should all follow."
"What do you mean?" Peter asked curiously.
The King of Wakanda smiled at the boy. There was a certain innocence surrounding him that reminded him of his little sister.
"What I mean is that in this world, we are only given one life, one chance, so we shouldn't waste it. We can only live for so long that we must make the most of it. Be it having a family, making friends, becoming a hero or a villain, a healer, a ruler, or even an actor, we must make the most of it. We never know how much time we have in this world before death claims us, so we should live it to the fullest, for those we care about and for ourselves," T'Challa explained.
His words resonated with everyone as most were unable to come up with a response.
He wasn't wrong. They didn't live forever and they couldn't come back to life. Which is why they had to make the most of the one they had.
"Well said your highness, well said," the being complimented.
T'Challa nodded as the movie resumed.
The scene opens up at destroyed area where ash falls and fire rages. A woman with blonde hair and brown eyes woke up to the destruction.
'Carol,' Fury thought.
She looked the same as the first time they had met, though this movie was set around that time.
Goose perked up at seeing Carol again. She liked Carol, just like she liked Nick and Mar Vell.
"Who is she?" Rhodey asked.
"Perhaps she is the Captain Marvel we are watching," Vision suggested. It was the most logical idea after all.
Unaware of what's going on, she looks at her hand to see blue blood. She then turns to see a woman with a gun she feels is familiar but cannot think of where. All the while explosions ring across the area.
"Is that blue blood?" Tony asked incredulously.
"That's your first response?" Sam deadpanned.
He didn't understand how Tony could turn a blind eye to the destruction surrounding her.
"Well excuse me as far my knowledge extends, and believe me it's very far, humans don't have blue blood," Tony shot back.
"Maybe she is an alien then?" Wanda suggested.
They all considered it for a moment, Thor especially. Throughout the course of his life he had fought in many battles, gone on several adventures, and encountered many species. Several of which had blue blood. The closest he could think of was the Kree but he doubted it. Considering their history, they would never defend Earth.
"Maybe," Clint seemingly agreed.
He wasn't entirely sure though. It was a bit too soon to be making assumptions.
Steve was more concerned with the area she lay in. He wasn't a fool. He knew a warzone when he saw one.
The question now though was, is she a soldier, or a merely civilian caught in the crossfire?
Turning from the woman she saw, the first woman gazed off into the distance where a figure began to approach through the ashes. She stared hard but couldn't make out what it was. It stopped just before her as it aimed a purple glowing weapon at her. Upon doing so, her eyes snapped open from the dream.
The Avengers began to sigh with relief that it was only a dream and nothing more.
Thor was a little confused. That alien, he knew he'd seen one like it before, but he couldn't remember where. If the picture had been clearer maybe he would have known.
The woman sat up in bed, her inhibitor glowing as her hands did with energy.
"Okay, what?" Tony said confused.
He wasn't the only one. Everyone (excluding Fury) was confused at what was happening.
"It would seem as though she can control energy of some kind," Vision offered. "Though that is just my analysis."
"Yeah but, what's that thing on her neck?" Natasha asked. "Is it limiting or enhancing her abilities?"
No one had an answer.
The woman stood up as her window suddenly brightened. Holding a glass of water, she stared out at the magnificent city of Hala, the capital city of the Kree civilization, as different transport flew by.
"She is Kree!" Thor exclaimed shocked.
"You know where she's from point-break?" Tony questioned genuinely curious.
From what he observed that city was way more technologically advanced than anything on Earth.
"The Kree are a scientific and militaristic race, most of whom are blue in appearance," Thor explained. "They are quite deceitful and savage. My people have been at war with them in the past until an uneasy peace treaty was established, though we are not the only ones. They also have a rather nasty history, at least from what I was taught. Due to their military and technological advancements, they see themselves as superior to all other races."
The Avengers winced, not liking the sound of them. Tony and Peter were curious about their technology though.
The woman knocked on a door and a man answered, asking if she knew what time it was? She replied saying she couldn't sleep. He said there were tabs for that and she said she would be sleeping again, causing him to realize it was the dreams.
"Seems like getting up early is a universal problem?" Clint joked causing everyone to laugh.
Sam was a little more curious about the dreams she had been having. If she was having them repeatedly then it was possible she was suffering some form of PTSD.
There was a minor exchange between them until the woman asked if he wanted to fight. The scene then changed to her being punched and crashing on the mat.
"Ouch," Peter exclaimed. "That's gotta hurt."
He had been hit a lot by bullies in his life so he knew how it felt. That was before he received his powers though. Nowadays, if someone tried to do it he'd hardly feel it.
The Avengers narrowed their eyes at Peter. They felt like they knew him from somewhere but couldn't think of where. Then again, they had met many people throughout their lives as heroes, maybe he was one of them. He was definitely familiar with Tony on a personal basis.
The woman claimed she slipped. The man agrees, saying she slipped because he punched her in the face, to which the woman denied by saying she was already slipping when he punched her. The man simply smirked at her humour.
"Excuses like that won't mean much in the line of duty," Natasha stated seriously. "Especially if you end up dead."
She didn't mean it to be malicious but in this line of work, you always needed to be ready for the worst.
Fury smirked. It was nice to see that even with the Kree, Carol had a sense of humour.
The pair exchanged various blows with the man countering each one. He asked about the dreams and if there was anything new, to which she denied. He told her to let go of the past but she countered by saying she didn't remember her past.
Steve leaned forward with interest. This woman, she reminded him a little of Bucky, neither able to remember who they were, though in his case he had been brainwashed by Hydra.
He told her it was causing her doubt which would make her vulnerable. He flipped her over again and she got up angry, her power beginning to emerge but restraining herself from unleashing it. The man, while a little wary, told her to control it and if she lost control again she would have to speak with the Supreme Intelligence.
"What's the Supreme Intelligence?" Tony asked Thor.
"It is, something similar to JARVIS, an AI I believe you call it that rules over the Kree," the God of Thunder explained.
"They allow a computer run their lives?" Wanda asked a little disturbed at the concept.
It reminded her of Ultron, only he preferred to annihilate humanity instead of ruling over it.
"Not exactly," Thor told her. "My father once told me it embodies the Krees greatest minds, allowing it to understand and process all information. While it does rule the Kree, it normally offers advice and orders to different individuals."
While the explanation was somewhat helpful, Wanda was still unnerved by it all.
The man told the woman emotions were dangerous to a warrior. As she smiled he shoved her back and told her humour was a distraction and that anger served the enemy. Punching her again to the ground, the woman released an energy burst that sent him flying.
"Woah," Peter exclaimed.
"So they don't just make her hands go all glowy," Rhodey added.
"It would appear not," Vision finished.
The man sat up with an annoyed look in his eyes while the woman looked at him with a guilty expression. She hadn't meant to go that far.
Her lack of control did not go unnoticed. The former SHIELD agents were wondering how much training she had been given. Steve, Wanda, and Peter sympathised her struggle. When their powers first emerged they all had trouble controlling them.
Steve, who was once incredibly weak, was suddenly able to perform tremendous feats of strength that were beyond most humans. He had to learn how to restrain himself when doing the simplest of things.
Wanda had to master both her mind and emotions to stop her powers from going out of control.
Peter struggled with how he handled everything from moving (since he got stuck to surfaces) and his senses. Not to mention that his enhanced metabolism required that he eat more than the average human.
The scene changed and they were on a train moving through Hala. The woman asked if anyone knew what the Supreme Intelligence looked like only for the man to deny it and say no one could look upon it in its true form. It appeared in a form their subconscious chose, so that it's secret and personal.
"Personal?" Clint said quizzically.
"Perhaps in the form of someone close to us," T'Challa suggested thinking of his family.
Clint gave it a little thought and accepted it. If it had been him, more than likely Laura would have been the one appearing to him, or Nat.
The others were curious as to who would appear to them. It had to be someone close, or perhaps someone they had been close to when they were alive.
The woman asked who he saw in an attempt to change the subject. When he didn't answer, she guessed his brother, father and old commander, to which he quickly denied. Smirking at him, she assumed it was her he saw caused him to realize what she was trying to do. She asked if it was working and he said yes, but she wouldn't succeed in changing the subject. She questioned what was the point of giving her powers if he didn't want her to use them? He told her he did want her to use them and that the Supreme Intelligence gave him the responsibility of showing her how to use them. She argued she knew how but he said if that were true she'd be able to knock him down without them, earning a friendly jab from her. He told her to learn to control her impulses and to start using her head instead of her heart.
Fury narrowed his eyes at the scene before him. He had only met Yon-Rogg once, and it was during that space mission where he tried to kill him, Maria and the Skrulls. He hadn't heard much about him from Carol but watching both of them interact here, it seemed as though Yon-Rogg actually cared about her like he wanted her to improve.
That was just a small observation though.
The woman arrived at the Supreme Intelligence where she stood at the centre of a hexagonal panel. As she did, the panel turned blue with tentacle-like wires starting to come up from the ground and connect with her body.
"That looks painful," Peter winced.
"No kidding," Scott agreed. "What are those things?"
The woman found herself in vast endless space of black substance with several rays of light being let in. In front of her was a black sea which began to compress. Out of it came a woman with white hair wearing a Starforce uniform. Standing in front of each other, the new woman addressed the former as Vers, while the first addressed her as Intelligence.
"At least we have her name now," Clint said.
Fury recognised the woman as Dr Wendy Lawson, who's real name was Mar-Vell. He had never met her but he had read files on her.
Goose stood up at seeing her former owner after so many years. She missed Mar-Vell, just like she missed Carol.
SI said her commander felt she was fit to serve which Vers confirmed. SI pointed out that she struggled with her emotions and her past which fuelled them. Several holograms of planets materialized to their left. SI told Vers she was just one victim of the Skrull Expansion that had threatened their civilisation for centuries. Imposters who silently infiltrate and then take over their planets. The figure from Vers' dream reappeared showing it was a Skrull. Horrors that she remembered and so much she did not.
"Skrulls!" Thor exclaimed horrified.
"Thor, what is it? What's wrong?" Steve asked both concerned and worried.
Thor took a moment to collect himself before speaking.
"The Skrulls are a race of shapeshifters who once infiltrated Asgard disguised as different soldiers and civilians. Hogun and Sif were among them, and I came close if not for Loki's interference. With his and my mother's help, a spell was enacted to find them and stop them. After a thorough interrogation, we learned that it was happening on other planets. So, joining with other worlds we managed to weed them out and push them back to their homeworld of Skrullos. We made sure they never attempted it again by forcing a treaty that prevented them from acting, though not stopping them from travelling to different planets," Thor gave a lengthy explanation. "We have not had any incident since then."
Everyone was stunned by what they had just learned. These aliens, the Skrulls, were able to enter a planet and assume the identity of anyone they came across. That was scary in its own right.
Fury was the only one not shocked, mostly because he had learned about it from Talos prior. While it had caused him some trust issues due to the Skrulls current situation he didn't have a reason to doubt Talos who had been honest about everything.
Thor was worried about what the SI said. Had another invasion started? If so, could there be some on Asgard? He would wait until this was over until to investigate.
In a despaired voice, Vers admitted she remembered nothing about her life before. It was all gone and there was nothing she could do to bring it back. She even pointed out that the SI was supposed to take the form of whoever she most admired but she didn't even know who this was.
Steve felt an immense amount of sympathy for her. To not be able to remember a single thing about her past, other than bad things would be a nightmare to anyone. It reminded him of Bucky when he was the Winter Soldier.
He wasn't the only one. Other Avengers gave Vers looks of sympathy.
SI suggested it to be a mercy sparing her from further pain and serve as all Kree must. SI told her to put their needs before her own because they had given her a great gift which was a chance to fight for the good of all Kree.
Natasha frowned. Being the master spy she was she always knew when something was off. SI sounded sincere, but she couldn't shake the feeling there was another meaning behind it.
It almost sounded like it didn't want Vers to remember her past.
The chip on Vers neck began to glow just as her fist did. She told SI she wanted to serve, to which SI told her to master herself because what was given can also be taken away. As SI said this, Vers powers were cancelled.
"Okay, is it just me, or does anyone else think that thing is for controlling her instead of her powers?" Tony asked.
"Yes," Fury, Natasha, and Clint unintentionally, but simultaneously, answered.
No one commented but they all shared a similar opinion. Something was off about the SI they just weren't sure what.
Vers told the SI that she wouldn't let it down. SI said they'd know soon enough and informed her she had a mission. SI then told her to serve well and with honour. Their conversation ended as Vers disconnected. Now with a mission at hand, Vers smiled, eager for the chance to prove herself.
"I wonder how that'll go," Scott murmured.
"If her luck is anything like yours, not that great," Nick stated.
Goose purred in agreement. That caused most of the Avengers to turn to her with wide eyes. Tony was the first to break the silence.
"Is that a cat? Is that Nick Fury, sitting there with a cat?"
And that's the end of that chapter. I hope no one minds the ending since they'd have to notice Goose at some point.
I initially wanted to do all the scenes on Hala but decided to end it after her meeting with the Supreme Intelligence.
T'Challa's speech in this chapter is meant to represent Chadwick Boseman's own life and how he lived it. I am still shocked over the ordeal and hope that his family and friends are safe.
Next chapter will feature Carols encounter with the Skrulls. Also, Talos' faction may be good but that doesn't mean other factions are since things seem to be setting up for the Skrull Invasion.
Oh, and if you are wondering why Fury hasn't said he knows Carol it's because he's waiting to be introduced.
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