" These violent delights have violent ends. "
-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 1
(PRESENT TIME: ROUEN, FRANCE: 5:38 PM)
As the sun had kissed the ground, the azure sky had arrived along with the dark indigo cumulus clouds. The two empty clear glass and a small porcelain plate on the table observed and listened the long conversation of the two women sitting on the bed. The cool breeze coming from the outside greeted and kissed their cheeks. Carol noticed the sky became dark and thought of closing the window.
" Skoúro, it's getting dark. Does your companions know you're still here? " the blonde elderly half-Kree asked with concern.
" Yes, " the dark angel nodded. " They already know I'm going to stay here for a while since my mission is about talking to you as Amnon's mother, not as a retired Avenger. I would like to have more time with you as I gain information from you. Then, I will definitely read your son's writings before I can help you two to reunite here in France. "
" If that is the case, is it fine you will stay with us for dinner? "
" Certainly, " Skoúro sincerely smiled and firmly held the half-Kree's hand. " I will be able to help you out with the chores and errands in the mansion before Amnon returns home to you. I promise you to fix everything when that reunion will happen very soon. I really want it to come true for the both of you. "
Carol looked intently at her visitor and sighed. She felt guilty for being harsh to Skoúro early this afternoon. Skoúro noticed and sensed the elderly woman's long silence.
" Carol, is there something wrong in what I have said? "
" I missed him so badly, " she sadly sighed and broke her silence. " I am really hoping to return home along with his father in Ethiopia. I want my family to live together in peace. Then, my daughter Ella will come home with us too. It's just this prolonged invasion has separated us. "
" I know, I'm sorry to hear that. There will come a time that you, Amnon, Methu-Selah, and Ella will be living in one house like a normal family when this war is over, " Skoúro assured, empathising the lonely old woman.
" You know, you're the third person from the Foundation have spoken nicely. "
" Why? What do you mean? "
" The Kree Eternal and Dr. Fedorov spoke me about an important gift around thirty years ago, " Carol calmly answered. " This will take more time to disclose things. "
" I'd better find out that for myself. Can you even tell me why did you throw shade against us? I knew you find something bad happened to Amnon in the past, based from your stories. "
Carol recalled the encounters from the past where the MIB and SHIELD had a rough time against the MTF troopers along with the Avengers. She let out a deep sigh which she didn't want to recollect those memories. Skoúro awaited for the old lady's response as she was dying to know from the retired Kree-hybrid heroine.
" Remember I told you that we had an encounter with 682 in New York? " Carol asked.
" Yes, it's the time when our troopers had shot that lizard. "
" They asked us not to interfere with your business. "
" Then, what happened afterwards? "
" This had begun the feud and daily encounters with your people, " the elderly Kree-hybrid explained and placed her hands on her thighs. " It took a week for them in conflict in every place they had met. "
" Like? "
" The MIB and SHIELD Agents spent searching about your people everywhere after the MTF had killed 682. They were waging war against each other that ended up injured and perished. The attacks were all over the state. "
" I'm so sorry. I didn't know these had happened. "
" It happened day to day basis, " Carol replied and sighed. " There was one named Kai Izaleith from your group who tried bravely confronted me. "
" But how did they ever try to fight you? Did someone from the Foundation try to spill the beans about Amnon? It's a breach of information. They shouldn't tell those classified things. "
" Dr. Valery Fedorov and Loki. Methu-Selah had avoided to disclose the secrets. I saw that video from my very own eyes, " she seriously replied. " Breach or not, this is why I was angry at you, people! "
Skoùro remained silent and sadly bowed her head as she couldn't remember anything from the past. Everything, the dark angel had heard from the elderly half-Kree was true, but she really needed to find out from the facility where the young Kree-Lizard hybrid remained. This time, she wanted to hear more.
" Carol, I'm really sorry, but can you tell more about that feud? " Skoúro asked.
" We still have more time to talk about that, " Carol answered and began to recall.
(February 16, 2018: SHIELD HELICARRIER: ABOVE THE SKIES OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, 9:45 AM)
" Sir, there are still no successful results with the joint search and investigative activity of the MIB and our side with regards about the hideous Foundation Facility, " a balding man in his late forties wearing a business suit calmly spoke and approached the bald and stern African-American man in an eyepatch. " The MTF Troopers had successfully defeated our men. We are definitely losing, sir, despite the Foundation
Director Nicholas Fury grimaced and angrily pounded the table. The other SHIELD Agents got surprised and turned their attention to him. Agent Coulson remained calm and sighed, but he felt dismayed at the series of onslaughts against the Mobile Task Forces of the Foundation.
" This is a damn motherf (ing week! " he angrily cursed and commented. " Are they trying to prove they're the most powerful and undefeatable organization?! Hell no! They're a bunch of arrogant motherf (3r$! That giant hellspawn lizard came to them. We were supposed to kill that thing into our hands! "
" Sir, as much as possible, we're trying to wage war against those men in kevlar suits and guns. Their weapons are more extraordinary than the MIB and SHIELD combined even Agent Johnson and her team had reported me of those, " Coulson added. " They think we are a bunch of clowns. "
" What else we can do? " Fury heavily sighed and crossed his arms.
" Gentlemen, I would volunteer to monitor and defend our people, " a female voice echoed.
" Danvers?! " the two men raised their voices in shock.
The blonde half Kree woman walked over to them and visited them for she was assigned by Tony Stark. Carol knew it was in relation to the feudal exploits against the Foundation. Fury and Coulson approached her as they decided to talk to her.
" We have heard about your joint fight against that lizard, " Fury said. " Any developments? "
" The Avengers showed me a video from a Foundation scientist who had recorded of Kree-Lizard hybrid child being physically abused by the same lizard we were supposed to defeat, " she answered. " Now, the Foundation is attempting to wage war against us because of that information breach. "
" Mind if we can have a copy of that video? " Coulson asked.
" Dr. McCoy has it. You may ask him to have it. "
" A Kree-Lizard hybrid child? " an eyepatched SHIELD Director curiously repeated the words from the Avenger. " How the hell did they keep him? "
" More like an experiment, sir. "
" I guess I have to find it myself one of these days, " Coulson nodded to his superior and turned to Carol. " I need to find the boy's identity and background. Any ideas about him? "
" A clone of SCP-682 with Kree Eternal genes, " she answered and recalled the exact description from Mar-Vell, Loki, and the video. " Someone from the Foundation had created him. "
" Is that boy still living there? Perhaps, we can break him out of containment and bring him here in custody? "
" Coulson! " Fury indignantly called him out. " We don't even know that he could be dangerous like the original! "
" Sir, we're not even sure if he could be one of us. Who knows? He's entirely different, " Coulson reasoned and raised his right hand in interjection.
A Hispanic SHIELD Agent in his late twenties approached the three and said, " Sirs, ma'am. There was a recorded intensity eight earthquake four days ago in California. We have found an unknown and abandoned building structure. It looks like it's one of the Foundation Facilities. "
" Do you have a satellite imagery of the location? " Carol asked.
" Yes, ma'am, " the younger subordinate nodded and used a holographic projector, showing to three. It was an image of a secluded forest where some dismantled parts of the building was found.
" So, I heard the earthquake, " Fury replied.
" This location is the epicenter, tectonic in origin. "
" I doubt it, " Coulson muttered. " It must be something else. "
" I'd better find it out for myself when I get there, " Carol added.
Suddenly, there was an alarm showing on all of the holograhic screens. It revealed to be an alert from the MIB. Coulson patched and opened the notification as he and the others noticed an elderly blonde Englishwoman dressed in black. She looked calmed infront of the holographic call.
" Miss O, it's a pleasure to meet you again, " Fury greeted. " Any updates with your turf? "
" Director Fury, the MIBs and your group have a difficult situation at Area 51 in Nevada, " Chief O spoke in a posh accent. " The Foundation's Mobile Task Force troopers had created a mutiny to those extraterrestrial exiles and our agents there. We need more back up from your people along with the Avengers. "
" How many casualties? "
" 1520 dead. 278 agents and personnel were injured. The facility was burned, " she said.
" It's them! "
" I'll go, " Carol replied.
" Thank you, Ms. Danvers, " O smiled and sighed in relief.
" Danvers, are you sure with this? " Coulson asked with concern and seemed to be anxious.
" I can handle this and teach them a lesson, " Carol confidently clenched her both hands and replied with a determination.
(Area 51, NEVADA 7:45 AM)
An exchange of bullets and laser beams had created such chaos between the three forces, MIB, SHIELD, and the Mobile Task Forces from the Foundation. There was bloodshed around the area under the hot bright sun. The multitude of agents kept firing their weapons against the people dressed in kevlar. With them, a brunette man with spiky hair and blue eyes had a small flame on his left hand and threw it to his opponents, sending them pushing and exploding away.
The MTF Troopers rejoiced in victory as they were almost winning and seeing their commander's powerful ability. The others ended up in third degree burns and injured. Some were dead. A tall African-American man in his early forties stood up and coughed, holding his alien blaster gun. He slowly walked over, crippling. His elderly partner slowly rose up from the rubble and also coughed out from the smoke.
" Hey, you! " the surviving man in black called the MTF official. " I ain't gonna let you explode our MIB base! "
Kai Izaleith heard the MIB Agent and cocked his eyebrows, taking another grenade from his belongings. He glared at the approaching man and sternly replied, " You guys interfere our hunt against 682 last week, but gladly we have someone in our turf had taken him down. "
" So, you released that damn freak?! Tell me?! "
" What an idiot he is! How come he's considered as the best of the best? "he insultingly thought and sighed. " Are you even intelligent to understand that indestructible lizard belongs to us? We are responsible for taking him down at all costs. "
" What kind of an organization are you? You have just badly nerfed all our people here! "
" More like it's our protocol to finish you off since you are losing! "
" You son of a..." Agent J pointed his blaster gun on his opponent.
" Slick...look out! " Agent K cried.
Kai formed another ball of flame. This time, it was larger and hotter than what he created a while ago. He threw it to Agent Jay and the other surviving MIB Agents, so he could let them meet their explosive and burning demise. The MIBs were badly hit and burned.
" $#!t! " J angrily cursed as he was on fire.
" Well, don't you dare to interfere MTF's business along with the files! " Kai scoffed and held another grenade when the SHIELD Agents aimed at him.
The pyromancer's energy was transferred into the grenade and throwing to them. The rest had exploded and fled away. Agent Daisy Johnson saw the skirmish and touched the ground where the MTF troopers felt an intensity seven to nine earthquake. The others became dazed and toppled, remaining the ground. Their vehicles were being engulf and trapped by earth.
" Run! " the MTF Trooper yelled.
" Ceasefire! " his colleague added.
" Don't just run away and cower! " Kai heatedly growled. " Take them down! "
The brunette Inhuman placed her arms on her hips and emotionlessly replied, " You guys don't give up, do you? You killed our people in duty. Now, I'm letting it done for you. "
" Is it because someone on your turf received a classified video? "
" Well, I can't tell, " she said and smirked. " Why can you ask someone who's responsible for that and who receives it, not involving us and the guys in black suits? "
" You witch! "
" Call me you want, but I'll shake your heads for good. "
Kai took another grenade and transferred his energy, throwing at the woman. Daisy instantly dodged at his flaming attack by jumping with her seismic vibrations. She placed her arms forward on the Elite Commander of the MTF. Kai felt being pushed back by an earthquake from an Inhuman. He summoned a large pillar of fire that instantly shot and burned her. Daisy felt the heat and almost burned to death when she fell down. The other remaining MIB and SHIELD Agents watched her losing. The Inhuman SHIELD Agent moaned in pain and slowly rose up, feeling exhausted. Kai walked over to her and evilly grinned.
" So, you're gonna burn me to death? "
" I don't have a choice, but I'll make it happen. You just quaked my crew. "
Daisy nervously gulped and began to sweat in fear. She saw Kai forming another powerful ball of fire. He was ready to incinerate her to death in a tremendous heat and flames. The Inhuman SHIELD Agent slowly stepped back into her safety. Kai's hair turned into hot and bright tangerine as his eyes turned into crimson. His both hands were flaring and releasing towards her. Almost burning her, there was a blonde woman in a battlesuit appeared and defending the SHIELD Agent. Kai Izaleith angrily gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
" I won't let you cause another death toll here! " the half-Kree woman retorted.
" I didn't expect Captain Marvel would be here, " the Elite Commander of the MTF emotionlessly replied. " So, you're defending these pitiful whelps, here. "
" Just heard about your raids here, " Carol sternly replied.
" It's just because you and your people dared to stop SCP-682 several days ago! "
" It was your fault that you guys had let that beast escape! "
" It was a damn containment breach! "
" Even if he got out of that deadly facility of yours, weren't you aware that he killed more than a dozen of lives?! Tell me! That's why we had to act! "
" That's none of your business, Danvers! "
" But still, you have let a child being abused and murdered in your four corners of that facility! Guess what, who's responsible? It was SCP-682! "
" You despicable...you're not supposed to tamper our assets! Where did you get..."
" Why don't you ask yourpersonnel?! "
" Damn you! "
Kai became furious and clenched his fists to the half-Kree woman. He was releasing a series of flames towards her. Carol instantly absorbed the energy from him and counteracted it with her series of photon blasts. Kai immediately dodged her attacks and angrily gritted his teeth in seeing her.
" What kind of woman she is?! I can sense her light soul like Skoúro's, but this is really intense! "he thought and saw her attacking him with another photon blasts.
" What's the matter?! " Carol indignantly asked and scoffed. " Dare to retaliate? "
" I won't give up until I see you lying on the ground! " Kai answered. " Power of Within! "
The pyromancer's crimson flames released and aimed towards the half-Kree woman. Carol instantly ascended and avoided the firey attacks. Kai tried his hardest and grinned to bring and burn her down. Carol moaned in pain and felt something was burning on her body. The scorching heat had consumed her. Her light soul had triggered her to use her Binary energy when her body's radiance had turned from yellow-gold to red-orange. Kai was surprised to see her powerful transformation and thinking of another attack.
" SOULAR BOMBA! " he loudly yelled and released his flames to send her exploding.
The scorch was aiming towards her. Carol in her Binary form was able to absorb them. She exhibited her enormously blast punch and hit him on his gut. Kai moaned in tremendous pain and retaliated her with his scorching blasts. The two opponents continued exchanging a series of blasts and flames which the surviving fighters witnessed. Kai released his extremely scorching heat and fire when he was successfully subdued her. Carol finally fell down and felt exhausted after giving all her might to take her opponent down.
Kai reverted to his normal form and walked over to her. He intenty looked at her and taunted, " The so-called Captain Marvel had ended her might and wits! Let's see if you dare to fight back. " He formed another large ball of fire on his left hand and readied himself in ending her life.
In her unconscious state, Carol's vision was nothing, but pitch black. She couldn't hear anything from the outside world. Finally, she saw a bright tunnel going into that facility where the Kree-Lizard hybrid remained and weeping. Then, she moved her head to the left. It was the same people who watched him suffer.
Out of anger and rage, the blonde half-Kree woman's eyes turned yellow-gold in radiance and defended the boy as she was ready in giving them a Big Bang for good. Carol instantly opened her eyes as her Binary form got activated once again.
" YOU HORRIBLE MURDERERS! " she heatedly growled as anyone could hear. She was ready to take down the MTF Troopers as soon as possible
Kai watched her raging and thought of defending his subordinates from the Foundation. He also unleashed his large pillar of flames, targeting towards her.
" POWER OF WITHIN! "
The two continued the exchanges of deadly flames and illumination under the hot sun. They kept hitting and brawling as the power struggle between the Kree-hybrid Avenger and the pyromancer was present. Kai released his ultimate heat and fire as Carol's radiant Binary energy became too intense. Their mighty aura and bioilluminescene had kept pushing and pulling when they would cause an extremely massive explosion within the area. Kai and Carol were equally at par against each other.
Watching them, the remaining SHIELD, MIBs, and MTF Troopers thought of fleeing into safety since they realised it would be dangerous to stay and continue the onslaught. The others warned and tried to stop them as some had left them. Yet, they were ignoring the cries of other people and focusing on their continuous power struggle, even they could cause an immense danger. Inside the half-Kree woman's mind, she was beginning to realise that her powers could destroy anyone. On the other hand, Kai wanted to take the Avenger for good since he learned about the breach of information from a week ago. He decided to end this mess by eliminating his enemies, but he never thought that his powers could also contribute to an enormous genocide.
Hearing the voices of the MTF troopers's warning and becoming exhausted, Kai took a deep breath and reverted to his normal form. Carol also ceased using her light soul's Binary form and glared at the MTF Elite Commander.
" Not bad for a warrior, Danvers, I'm going to get even at you very soon. I'll make it happen soon if you dare to interfere with our activities, " he proudly scoffed.
" Likewise, but your arrogance ticks me off, " she seriously spoke and crossed her arms. " What's your name? "
" Kai Izaleith, Elite Commander of the MTF troopers. "
" I'll make sure to remember that. Mark my words, Izaleith. "
As the MTF troopers had left, the rest of the MIB and SHIELD had begun to do a cleaning operation. Carol instantly flew away, going above the horizon. On the skies, she was supposed to head away, but she began to feel tiredness and fall down. She didn't know where she was landing when darkness had come to her.
(In the Forests, Near Site 19 Facility, California: 5:45 PM)
Carol slowly opened her eyes and watched the trees and birds flying on the indigo turned blue skies. She managed to sit up on the grassy ground and moved her head to and fro. She was dumbfounded which she remembered falling down from the skies.
" Where am I?! Why did I get here in the first place?! "she thought to her surprise." What am I doing here? It's nearly evening. Did I get lost for more than twelve hours?! All I can remember is I've stopped fighting with that damn fireboy from the Foundation. How come I'm here in the forest?! Where the heck is everybody?! "
The blonde half Kree woman stood up and began walking, noticing the faultlines on the ground. She carefully followed them as they lead her onto a nearby abandoned facility building. Carol recalled of this place just this morning when a SHIELD agent had mentioned of this exact location. She intently looked at the place and decided to enter it. Reaching the premises, she noticed that half of the building was destroyed by a seismic earthquake. Then, she eyed at the direction where the other side remained strong and standing.
Carol carefully entered, walked around, and avoided stepping any fallen sharp objects and dangerous debris on the premise's ground. She wanted to explore the remaining parts of the building, but she saw a tall cloaked figure standing.
" Hello? Can you hear me? " she called the hooded being. " Hey! You, there! "
The figure noticed and approached her. He happened to be a man and never wanted to reveal himself to her. Carol cocked her eyebrows in suspicion and thought of defending herself if the mysterious man would dare to attack her.
" The one I wanted to be with is no longer in this place, " he spoke with a seriously calm and deep male voice. " The people asked me not to see him. "
" Who are you referring to? " she curiously asked.
"My son..."
Carol knew what the man had meant. She recalled those days when she discovered about the boy in the facility. Then, she asked, " Did you ever try to search him? "
" I'm about to start my journey in searching and following him, " he answered. " In a distant future, we will cross our paths together, but not here in America. The boy will be with us very soon. "
" I don't understand. Why? "
" It's too early to tell, Carol Danvers, or should I say, Car-Ell, daughter of Mari-Ell. You're also a bearer of the Light Soul. You have been so exhausted. "
" Wait! Mister, how did you know? What are you talking about? Who are you, really?! "
" I can read your mind. I'd rather not discuss everything to you. "
Carol looked puzzled at him and asked, " Why? "
" It's not the right time to fully cross our paths, but we will meet each other very soon. "
" I don't understand. I still have more questions to ask. "
" Not now..."
The hooded man secretly sensed the half-Kree woman's apprehension and confusion. Carol was shocked and supposed to step away. He walked over to her and gently held her right hand. He passionately placed his lips towards her as she blushed and closed her eyes.
" I'll see you soon in Republic of Remnant when the invasion begins..."he telepathically answered as Carol's eyes opened. The mystery man was no longer on her sight.
(PRESNT TIME: ROUEN, FRANCE: 6:58 PM)
" From then on, my search for that man had pushed me to the farthest reaches of the cosmos, " the elderly half-Kree woman continued as the dark angel was keenly listening to her. " I couldn't find him before returning home to Earth. That's how the invasion had started. "
" Do you even know who the man was? " Skoúro asked.
" Yes, it was the Kree Eternal Methu-Selah, the man whom you had despised from the Foundation and Amnon's real father and creator! "
Skoúro remained silent and heavily sighed upon hearing the half-Kree woman's furious response. This time, she had completely understood why the elderly lady had thrown so much shade towards the Foundation. She felt sorry for Carol from fifty years ago.
" You Foundation people had done nothing good all these years! " the old Kree-hybrid lady continued and bitterly wept. " This is all your fault why you had let Amnon suffer and plotted to kill him! I couldn't forget those nightmares he has told me! You'll pay for all the tremendous damages that you have done to him! "
" Carol...I really apologise for what happened to him. I completely understood why you were so angry at us, " the dark angel humbly spoke, stood up, knelt and bowed down at the retired Avengers feet. " On behalf of the Foundation and the MTF troopers, I'm very sorry for everything. I really need to pay him, I mean you as his immediate family member. "
" He really never deserved those things from you! I took care of him and raised him as my own biological son for two years! Now, he's gone! There's no way that you guys can bring him back safe and alive! What you have done to us is utterly unforgiveable! You're even the worst as the legion of Kree and Lizards who kidnapped and enslaved him! "
Skoúro sadly bowed her head and felt ashamed as she had to take all the harshest words from an old woman. The dark angel recalled of her encounter with Amnon in New York City since yesterday.
" Carol, " she calmly broke her silence, calling her attention. " I saw your son in New York and didn't expect to meet him. He was begging for mercy to stop killing those slaves. I was with the flamethowers fighting those invaders. Amnon told me to kill him and mentioned you to me, saying his final words if he would die along with the slaves. Honestly, I didn't want to kill him. Kasius confronted us. Amnon was still there defending me. Then, something happened to us as we got separated. I told Kai everything as I asked him that I would visit you. That's the reason why I have come here. I want to fufill that promise which your son mentioned me of you. I'll do my best to help you. Let's hope for his return. We're not sure when, but we're sure that you will reunite.
Carol silently wept and listened to the dark angel's assurance and empathy as she had nothing to respond.
" I know you miss him so much, " Skoúro continued. " You're right, Carol. We have put so much misery on him for years. Then, we didn't know he ended up as a slave. If I were in your shoes and saw him in that situation, I would feel the same way as you are. I'm really sorry. It didn't have to be this way. "
The elderly half-Kree woman fell down into her knees and covered her face, sobbing. Skoúro put her arms around her, comforting the depressed and worried one. Unrelenting sadness and longingness had visited this room.
(Plot idea on the first half, Skoúro Valour and Kai Izaleith belongs toFlashlightMan)