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There is something wrong with me.

An emptiness.

I thought it started when my sister died, but now it feels like something

bigger.

Just a void.

Or maybe I'm just bored.

Boo.

They send me a job, I clock in, clock out, you know?

I'm in the cleanup business.

This week Malaysia, next week who knows.

I thought throwing myself into work was the answer.

But I'm not focused and I'm not happy and I don't have purpose.

And without purpose I'm just...

Drifting like a river.

Or like an old leaf.

Or like an old leaf in a river.

Which you think is better. Hey!

You weren't listening to me.

It's like your mind is somewhere else.

Well, whatever. You're useless to me unless you can get me past that facial

recognition thingy.

Can you help me get in there?

No.

You've got your own problems, I guess.

Well, I didn't say how to destroy the evidence in the assignment.

It's gonna get messy.

Stop right there!

Hi.

Now that's a face that can open a scanner.

Did Valentina send you?

This research is property of Ox Group.

You're going to tell me how I don't understand.

And how you've made a real breakthrough.

And that's going to change the world. No, no, no, it could end the world.

Valentina doesn't understand what happened here.

Look, blame the U .S. government for their pesky investigation.

Now we have to get rid of all of this stuff.

You think I like taking orders, going from job to job, doing the same thing

the time? Don't do it.

I wouldn't do that.

Always a struggle for a gun.

You shoot, I dodge.

Oh, my God.

Tell Valentina she's making a mistake.

You're going to have to never aim for shit.

Oh, my school had throw damage.

You tried to say your last words. Project Sentry isn't what she thinks.

she's starting to fall asleep.

Oh,

damn.

I needed that face.

Okay, assignment is... Oh, wait, hang on.

Assignment is complete.

What's next?

Representative Barnes, as a freshman congressman, any words on today's

Well, I'm not on the impeachment committee, but the rumors of wrongdoing

very worrying. They are very, very concerning and worrying, and I

think that my Brooklyn constituents deserve better.

We're going to get to the bottom of this worrying issue.

Thank you.

Today, the committee is meeting to examine this official who sits before

Articles of impeachment have been brought against her.

And when we vote in favor of the impeachment, she will be removed from

permanently. Please state your name for the record.

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.

Mm -hmm.

Ms. Fontaine. No.

It's de Fontaine. You forgot the de.

Mr. Anderson, for example, is Secretary of Defense, not Secretary of Fence.

Ms. de Fontaine. At this moment, you are serving as the Director of the CIA,

correct? That is correct.

And before that, you were the Chairwoman of the Board of Ox Group?

Yes, although I have...

Fully divested in Ox and taking office, I now sit on the board in a strategic

guidance capacity.

And following this strategic guidance, the Ox Group maintains significant

holdings in unregulated labs in foreign countries and rumored human

experimentation. All parts of an illegal operation to develop your own super...

person.

May I speak now, Congressman?

Yes. First of all, I don't have time to entertain these rumors and this gossip.

Right now, there are multiple rogue nations with technologies that far

our own.

And you'll recall that our last president turned into a bright red

monster who nearly destroyed this city.

The Avengers are not walking through that door.

We have no reliable heroes.

That is why the onus is on me, on us, the American government, to shield

its citizens. And, you know, anything I have done in my role, both at OCC or at

the CIA, has been done with that goal in mind.

I officially reject these articles of impeachment.

This is a partisan waste of time.

And your hunt will come up empty, no matter how many nooks and crannies you

happen to stick your nose in. So you don't mind if this committee continues

investigation? Oh, of course not.

Shit.

We've got to get all of this out of here ASAP. Yep, so far they've removed all

the case studies. Okay, just get rid of any hanging chads that could get me

impeached or land me in federal prison. Copy, no prison. What about our shadow

ops out in the field? Did all those loose ends get tied up?

Well, the ends are tied, yes, but the rope is on fire.

What? Can you please just stay at normal?

Okay. One operative blew up an entire laboratory in the middle of Kuala

Whatever. Did the new assignments get sent out? Yes, ma 'am. All but one have

checked in.

Where is she?

Oh.

Oh, yeah.

That's Brezhnev.

Those guys with the little waves.

Get out of my way.

Another level.

I click leave on porch.

Your subordinates will be reported to DoorDash HQ.

Alert, he is me. Open up.

Milena?

Protecting you from boring evening.

Elena!

So good to see you!

Hi, Dad.

Sorry for the wait.

I was on an important call.

Highly classified.

How long have you been, huh?

A year?

Well, yeah, I guess it has been.

You've been busy with work?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, a lot of, uh, a lot of work.

Me too. Too many irons in fire, uh, security, my limo business.

You would not believe the important people I meet driving.

So you, you feel fulfilled?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, so full. So filled.

Move to D .C., best decision I ever made.

Isn't this technically Baltimore?

No. Baltimore start next block over. Oh. But why do you have this? What brings

you here?

I wanted to talk to you about Valentino.

Okay.

No assignment.

You come to Red Guardian. You want some help.

No. I think I'm going to quit.

What?

I would burn the city to the ground to work for her. What? You just said you

were fulfilled.

Lena, I was lying. Look around you. I'm miserable.

Give me her number.

No way. Give it to me. I call her. Stop.

Stop.

Lena.

Lena, what is wrong?

The light inside you is dim even by Eastern European standards.

I've just been wondering, you know, like, what is the point

in any of this?

The point of work is fame and fortune.

Fortune buys friends and love and a lot of cool clothes.

Okay. Thank you. No, no, no. You want to know when I was really happy?

Yes, please.

When I was serving my country as a hero.

Saving civilians in the streets.

Being cheered on by the crowd.

Adored like a god.

There is no higher calling.

Your sister understood something about that.

Perhaps it is time that you followed in her path.

Why do you have this photo up?

We were so bad.

You were happy.

I'll make you some.

You know, I'm still a super soldier in this rhyme.

Maybe you could put in a good word with Valentina for me, huh?

Okay, Val.

Reporting for duty. What's my next assignment?

Thank you, Ms. Blev. I'm starting to worry. After this, though, I need a

Oh, really?

Yeah, maybe something more public -facing.

Interesting. Elena's ready for her close -up.

Yeah, this just isn't working for me anymore.

Okay, well, you know I love promoting women. You complete this last assignment

for Oxen, you have a deal.

Okay.

Okay.

There's a warehouse facility, a vault, built a mile down into a mountain.

It stores all of Ox Group's most sensitive assets.

Intels come in that a rogue operative with attributes perfectly tailored to

me is intending to, well, rob me.

I need you to follow the target inside and find out what she intends to steal.

I'll add your biometrics to the system. You'll have full access.

Once you assess what's being stolen, you have to go ahead to terminate on site.

And then no problem. You know, we can find you some good guy material.

It's simple, really. It's just one little target.

And you're done.

You're not even my target.

You're mine.

Well, get over yourself.

Jane,

out of my way.

Is he actually... Oh.

Oh, no.

Hi.

I'm Bob.

Yes, these are the Chitauri handcuffs.

...recovered from the Battle of New York by the first responders.

They came with a new property. It just reminds us that, of course, we struggle,

but then we get back up.

Oh, wow. Yeah.

That's inspiring. Oh, thank you, Congressman.

I'm so happy that you're here.

Yes, this is a beautiful fake event. Well, the first responders finally find

you. Yes.

That's cute.

Cute? Oh. This won't sway the votes enough to save your ass.

Oh.

Okay, so can you go get him now? Yeah. Thank you. This gaudy Avengers

reeks of desperation.

If you really thought that, you wouldn't be here.

You're scared because your investigation of my office came up clean.

Squeaky clean?

Mm -hmm.

Almost like someone had frantically gotten rid of all the evidence.

Or like someone was incredibly innocent.

Without proof, this impeachment thing is running on borrowed time.

Excuse me.

How great.

Oh, thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you very much.

What do you think?

Oh.

Hi. Mel, right?

Mm -hmm.

This must be all humiliation history to you.

You know, Kierkegaard says that life can only be understood backwards.

Very true.

Is it?

I don't know, actually.

Did sound good, though.

He did believe that it was up to individuals to create values.

I know who you are and what you're doing.

What am I doing?

You're working me.

You're trying to get me on your side.

Okay, look.

You say you know who I am, so you know my story. And you know I didn't have a

choice who I worked for.

But you do.

I need to keep Valentina on schedule.

Oh, what is this?

Is this your trash?

It's my business card. Oh.

In case you need some help or, you know, you want to share some secret hidden

evidence.

Okay.

Goodbye.

Who are you? I'm Bob. I told you. I'm, uh, yeah.

Bob. Jesus Christ, stop saying Bob.

Who sent you, Bob?

Nobody. Why would I be sent?

Were you all sent?

I'm not sure what's happening here, but you're all exhausting and my job is

done. But you see, my job is to keep an eye on you. So no, you are not going to

go anywhere anymore.

So you're keeping an eye on her, huh?

That's a halfway decent cover for somebody stealing assets from Ox.

I'm not stealing. She's stealing.

Okay.

It's clear we have all worked for Valentina in some sort of shadow ops

Yeah, so?

So all of this stuff is Ox's secrets, but so are we.

Which makes us liabilities that no one would miss.

Speak for yourself.

We are the evidence and this is the shredder. She wants us gone.

Your theory's flawed.

Oh, please, go on.

Okay, well, look at the facts.

The infamous ghost.

A S .H .I .E .L .D. reject on the run from 15 nations? The dead one over

she destroyed half of Budapest. Don't talk about it like that. And you, former

Red Room assassin. God only knows the blood on your hands.

Pretty ludicrous coming from the dime store Captain America.

I'll have you know I was actually the official Captain America, so... Yeah,

like two seconds. Before you publicly murdered an innocent man on the streets.

Do I have that right?

Really define innocence.

Hey, look, I'm a decorated combat veteran, okay? I have a loving wife and

Let's be honest, you guys are just...

Cheap mercenaries, okay? So I clearly am supposed to bring you in.

That was funny. Thank you. We needed that.

I'm getting so tense in here.

For a second.

I'm not leaving here without completing my mission.

Valentina gave me a clean slate guarantee, and I'm not screwing that up.

this weirdo wasn't part of the job, so I gotta know.

How'd you get in?

I don't remember.

Terrific answer.

All right, um, tie yourselves up.

Wow. No.

And goodbye.

You guys hear that?

I

have

a plan.

Holy shit, Bucky.

The assistant.

She's ductile.

Ductile? Yeah.

I mean, good.

But next time, why don't you just text me like a normal... person look we're

safe here we're in a blind spot okay away from those two cameras just hold on

all right we don't need to go rogue in the darkness or whatever you people do

hold on you don't know what val is capable of we need to move fast and the

assistant is on the fence without a smoking gun the best chance to get val

of power is to whip the votes and you can help with that and then let the

do its job the system that goes on recess every day at 4 p .m we are in a

spot i assure you my team is putting together Juicy packet for the next

Packet? Yes, Bucky.

Read the packets.

At this time, I can confirm all your guests are in attendance and Vault Level

has been completely sealed off.

All right, then.

All right, then. Move on to the final step for Torch It All.

Are you sure? Oh, my God.

Hey,

job or not, can you have some respect, please?

Oh, Jesus.

Hold on a second.

What? Do you want me to have it?

I need it.

What the hell is that?

Sounds like a shredder.

An incinerator.

Two minutes.

Then Valentina's plate is wiped clean.

I don't know that for sure. It could be for anything. It could be for when they

come to pick me up. Do you feel that? The temperature rising dramatically as

he was involved?

Yeah, it's an incinerator. Oh, boy, that is no way to go.

How would you like to die today, Bob?

Okay, ghost lady.

Ava. Sure, whatever, don't care. We need to get you through the walls so that

you can open the door. She tried that already. I know she did, but we haven't

tried shutting down the sound barrier.

They built it just for her.

It's got to be an independent power source.

Come on, let's go.

What exactly are we looking for? We're looking for not stupid questions, Bob.

I think I found it.

Okay, I can have a ride there. On your left!

Oh, that worked.

I hope. Go, go, go, go, go, go.

You think she's coming back?

You should have seen this coming.

Where did you go so far?

Anya, I'm here.

Well done, Yelena. You passed your first exam.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Hey, didn't think you'd come back. Thanks. I had to. Someone got the power

the elevator.

Lovely evening.

Nice to be in the room, you know.

Okay, what is this? Mel just spit it out already. What?

Um, it's your guests.

They've somehow evaded the housewarming gift.

Oh, come on. And is it possible that they've maybe joined forces against you?

Mel, these are defective losers.

Antisocial tragedy in human form. You know, honestly, I cannot think of a

group of people trying to work together. My God.

Right. Is it that, um, what? They're working together?

What?

Who the hell is this guy?

I have no idea.

I need an ID on John Doe. I want to know how this man -boy got into my

supposedly impenetrable stronghold.

Copy. And call Holt. Give him the vault coordinates.

I want the full strike team mobilized. We need to end this now.

Everybody's got a reason for being here except this guy.

Hey, Bobby.

Less talking to yourself, more talking to us.

This is bullshit.

All right, you tell me how you got in here right goddamn now. I swear, man, I

just woke up in this place.

One minute I was, you know, getting my blood drawn for this medical study, and

the next I'm here in my pajamas.

I don't know what's happening. Okay, then show me where you woke up.

In there.

Where everything's on fire.

That's real convenient.

Walker, relax.

You don't remember anything.

Bag over your head, a needle in your neck?

No. Choke hold, nerve pinch?

No.

I think he's just a civilian.

If he's a civilian, he knows too much. If he's an agent, he sucks. Either way,

say we throw him back into the fire.

You said you were Captain America.

Why are you laughing?

Just because.

You're an asshole.

You know?

Yeah. It's just funny.

Hey.

Whoa. Okay. Okay. Whoa.

Whoa. Whoa. We swung our tiny dicks. It was a lot of fun.

You go over there.

Bob, come with me.

Come here.

Are you hurt?

No, I'm fine. I'm fine.

You do not seem fine.

Yeah, well, we've only just met. This is how I am.

Oh.

The talking to yourself?

Yeah.

The emo aggressive thing? I mean, that... That guy's been a dick to me

start. Oh, I get it. He sucks.

But we have to work together to get out of here, so... Well, you guys should

just go without me. It'll be easier.

Oh, no, you'll die down here.

Yeah, well, whatever. I mean, I think everyone's better off if I just stay

Okay, I understand.

We all feel like shit sometimes.

And loneliness, I get that. I get it.

And that darkness gets pretty enticing.

And then it starts to feel a little bit like...

Avoid Yep avoid What

do you do about it You

shove it way down here just push it down

That's really good advice

You guys done with therapy yet? I think I found a way out.

Look, we're all alone.

All of us.

Let's just stick together until we make it to the surface, and after that, you

can start a fight with a super soldier, get yourself killed, I don't care.

Okay?

Okay.

Hello? Hi, this is, uh, Mel.

Mel!

Hi.

You called.

I did.

I know that you're new to D .C., and I wanted to, um, network.

Network? Mm -hmm.

So, uh, how are you feeling about your new job?

Oh, it's, um, great.

Love it.

It's not ancient history, you know.

I was in high school when the aliens came.

And the Avengers.

High school, huh?

I was like 90.

It's kind of strange that it's all over now, right?

I mean, the Avengers are gone.

No one else is coming to save the day.

Maybe we could be the people that are coming.

Just come in and testify against her.

You must really not know my boss.

We can protect you. Oh.

Can you? Is that coming from the freshman congressman who hasn't gotten a

passed or the winter soldier?

Come on, Mel. Just give me something.

Hey, you can check my phone, right?

Yes, I can, but I don't do that anymore.

Thank you, Congressman.

Have a great night.

So, none of us fly?

What, we all just punch and shoot?

Okay, don't worry, I got this.

You should try that again.

Oh, we're pretty far down here.

Hey, okay, why don't you... You walk up through the walls or whatever and then

just throw us a rope down.

Yeah. Okay, well, first of all, someone other than you would have to ask me. And

second of all, I'd have to know where I'm going because I've never been able

hold it longer than a minute. So I'd just get lost in an ocean of dirt and

I'd be crushed to death.

Right? Just a minute.

Oh, shut up.

Oh, my God, we suck.

Uh, I have an idea.

Right, left, right.

Which one of you is wet?

I run hot, sorry.

Someone's got a weird hard butt.

That's not my butt. It's my suit.

Well, you need to get a new suit.

Pardon me for the inconvenience. I mean, I only spent my entire life in labs,

hooked up to machines so I could create this physical cage to keep my material

body from disintegrating at all times. I'm sorry about that.

You do not want to start the whole soap story game.

I win.

Enslaved child assassin over here.

Well, you're just a kid, so...

Oh, so that's a good thing now? I just think it might be nice to know that you

don't really know any better.

Thanks, I feel way better now.

Hey, quit it!

All right.

Okay.

Okay. Hey.

All right.

Oh, God.

Oh, my God. Why are you gasping?

But please don't gasp at work.

It's the John Doe. He's Century Project.

No, everyone who went through Century Project is dead, Mel. That's why we're

this whole stupid mess.

Yeah, but look. There.

Robert Reynolds entered the pretrial program in Malaysia.

And he'd had a real rough go before that.

One of the test subjects.

How did he get in my vault?

He was supposed to be...

Dead. You threw him out with the rest of the evidence.

If he survived the procedure, that means... Yeah.

It might actually work.

Oh, my God.

It's crazy. I can't even see the floor.

We're not talking about how high up we are. I'm just not great with heights.

Hey, I think I see the door.

Okay. Okay.

Now what?

Um, I guess one of us should go first.

Then the other three immediately fall.

Oh, shit.

Sorry. Yeah, I guess I didn't really think this far ahead.

Genius plan, Bobby.

Always making things worse.

Oh, you bloody bitch. I don't think I can hold it much longer.

Hand me your baton. I can reach it. What? No way. You're just going to leave

Okay.

Spin us around, and then I can latch us on. I'm not spinning us around, okay?

Somebody's got to go first. Cucumber, cucumber, cucumber.

What the hell is happening? Growing up, somebody told me that you could stop a

sneeze if you confused your brain. I always just yelled cucumber. Okay.

I have to sneeze, but if I sneeze, you know, then I'm going to lose control.

This is insane, okay? I can get us all out of here. I just need to go first.

no, no, no, no. It's going to be the other way.

Oh, no.

Cucumber, cucumber, cucumber.

Cucumber, cucumber, cucumber.

Okay, just give me it.

I made a tactical decision to secure my own safety and insure all yours.

I'm pretty ungrateful if you ask me, but... You gonna make it, Bobby?

Looks like you might have missed arm, leg, and chest day.

John?

What?

Are you watching him?

What? I'm doing it. I'm watching him.

John.

What, Olivia? What?

Please. I'm watching him. He's fine.

You're in your phone.

You don't like the way that I do it? Then you can do it yourself, okay?

Walker.

What the hell are you doing?

Okay, we need to come up with a plan. Here's what we're gonna do. Oh, you're

boss now. Cute.

Well, yeah, it's our only chance of getting out of here, so... Okay, I think

might just surrender, probably.

Okay, fine.

Every man for himself.

Why should you be in charge? You almost killed all of us right there. Well,

let's see. I've been in the trenches of every war -torn country on this planet,

rescued God knows how many hostages, and shook the hands of two U .S.

presidents. What else?

Uh, oh! High school state football champs. Back to back to back. Go Bears.

Oh, wow.

When I was five, I was in a peewee soccer team called the West Chesapeake

Thunderbolts, sponsored by Shane's Tire Shop. We won zero games, and one time

this girl Mindy, she did a poo at midfield. Anyone else have any pointless

childhood stories to tell?

Grew up in a lab prison.

Meth addicted, sign twirling, chicken.

Summer job.

Right, okay, here's the plan.

We set off an explosion to bring them in. I don't know. Too many variables

an explosion. They turn on their night vision. You handle the first wave, but

you wait for me after I've blinded the remaining troops. So I'm just going to

wait for you? It will only work if you wait. Certain plan.

Ava, you find an escape gear.

And what about me?

You stay behind me, Bob.

Let's do this.

What's the latest?

We're dug in, ma 'am. Got it covered from all angles. There's no way out.

Reach team ready at the front.

It's going to be non -lethal protocol.

Not lethal?

No one told me this was non -lethal. Well, I'm telling you now, Holt. It's

just... I spent a lot of time planning for lethal. Then change the plan, okay?

There's somebody inside there. I don't want catching any strays.

Strike team four, enter now.

Non -lethal.

One minute, then I'll go back on.

Okay.

Maybe I should have a gun?

No, I don't think so.

But we are going to need a fight, right? Mm -hmm. I will fight. You stay behind

me.

The medical trial was supposed to make me better. I don't know. I feel like

maybe I could help.

I thought you said that you didn't know anything about it.

No, not much. I just remember they said it was for people who wanted to make

something better of themselves.

You can trust me, Bob.

Can I?

No, not really.

I've always had these episodes since I was a kid.

There's a high, and there's a big low, and then my memory just goes blank.

But this time, I feel like there's... I don't know, something bad happened, or I

did something bad.

I mean, everyone here has done bad things.

I think this is like a whole new kind of... Yeah.

No. Why did that not work?

Well, you got to turn the power back on. I mean, you got to blind the guy. Yeah,

I know that, Bob.

That was your plan. Nothing helpful, Bob. Give me that.

Follow me.

It's okay, but I think Walter was right on that one. His name is Walker, Bob.

I will repeat, Tango Foxtrot Lima requesting report.

Next team up. Get in there.

Where is he? He's gone.

Every man for himself, right?

I can tell. Stay behind me.

That's it. You're done.

Wait. I can tell.

Take this.

How do I use it? You point and shoot.

Where were you?

The explosion fried the wires. I told you, too many variables, I knew it. And

then you didn't wait. I did wait, and then... What's going on in there?

Do we need to go lethal?

Okay.

We probably got about 50 seconds until they mobilize.

And if Ghost Lady actually did what she was supposed to, maybe we'll all get out

of here alive.

Do you want to be carrying it anymore?

Shut up, Bob. You're injured, remember?

We need a truck.

Where's Ava?

She's gone.

Of course she's gone.

Now what?

You going to be okay back here?

Yeah. Yeah? All good. Okay.

Second time you came back.

This was the only way out, okay?

That's all.

Uh, yeah.

All right, just let me do the talking. Oh, my God.

Identify yourself, soldier.

Part of the medical team.

Need to get the wounded to the hospital.

Medical bay set up north side.

No, medical bay wants to fight. We are headed off base.

No one leaves the premises until mission is completed.

Orders are no deviations, soldier.

Identify yourself.

No. Oh, wow, it's masterful.

Remove your helmet and identify yourself.

Now, soldier. You are messing with the wrong...

Oh, no, Bob helped.

Open fire!

End this now! I want him toes up!

What the hell are you doing?

Seize fire! Seize fire!

Come on, let's go.

Come on, let's go. That's why he did it.

Is that...

Mel,

I need you to connect me to our satellites. I need to know exactly where

going, and I need it now.

I, uh, think he's coming back down.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Shit.

I'll call an Uber.

Jesus Christ.

I know. What was that?

That was her.

She did that to him. She turned him into a Tomahawk cruise missile.

You were right. She definitely wants us dead.

To test on someone like that, it's inhuman. She's lost it. Nope.

She's found it.

And she'll use it.

What is that?

Power of a thousand exploding suns.

Golden guardian of good.

That's a mouthful.

Wow.

Century.

Very shiny, given that.

Well, what do you know about this? There was a rumor Ox is on the verge of some

kind of big breakthrough.

Whatever it was, it was way too extreme. Test subjects were dying.

And the government looked into it. Val shut it down. She put me on cleanup

Let's just make it home without getting crated.

Might need new homes.

Anybody hungry?

Cap is very Here so um that woman back there that I

Can you huh?

Yeah, I did She had a tough life she killed a lot of people and then she got

killed same as us someday

Oh, so it's the guy with the Norman Rockwell family waiting for him at home.

Yeah.

How do you do that?

Just keep working at it every day.

Never give up.

Beautiful.

Dr. Phil, that was really beautiful.

You know that show's not on anymore, right? Yeah, it is. I watch it.

It got canceled a few years ago.

It was a good show. It was on, but it's not on anymore.

It's got to be like a YouTube thing. They took them off cable.

Well, it isn't great.

Seven local outlets have picked up the story of the blast.

One has already connected the vault to AUC.

And I have 15 messages from concerned house members on our side of the aisle.

You know, I don't say it enough, but I am so impressed that in circumstances

like this, you can still get me a good cup of coffee.

It's extraordinary.

Thank you.

Okay, time to pivot.

I'm going to need a new team of scientists, and I want them there when

arrive. D .C.? No, a new place.

But we stopped mid -renovation when we shut down the project.

Exactly. We're officially unshut down.

What about Yelena and the others?

Nothing yet.

Get rid of them now.

They're the last piece of evidence.

On it.

Let me know when our boy in the box gets to New York.

Those birds are way too high.

They're doing recon loops at 4 ,000 feet. I mean, they don't know what

doing.

They'll be five or ten clicks away in no time.

All right, well, can we get it? You're in the military.

Five or ten clicks.

That, that, that, that, that.

There.

It's coming right at us. Who is that?

It's no one.

It's nothing.

Oh, God.

an expensive event. I figured good networking, but as soon as I overhear

coordinates of the vault, I rush home, I get the tactical beat, then I drive

straight here.

Oh, America's so big. You ever drive through Oklahoma so flat?

Oh, I forgot to tell you, don't drink from the big old bag there.

Hey, Lexi, have you slept?

I sleep when I'm dead.

Oh, I'd like not to die today, so maybe somebody else be driving?

Mr. Walker,

Second coming of Captain America.

You and I have a lot in common, you know. I too was state -sponsored super

soldier in Russia.

But also very different because Walker actually knows what he's doing. Of

course. What a magician. You disappear, you reappear.

When you reappear, does sometimes things not pop up in the right place? I find

it best just to ignore him sometimes.

What impressive friends you have with them. We are not friends, Alexei.

were just disposable delinquents. Whatever you are, the light inside you

brighter, Elena.

How about this?

You are a team of scrappy anti -heroes. Yeah, I go Thunderbolts. What?

Elena? Oh, my God. You named them after your peewee Thunderbolt?

Oh, my God.

The West Chesapeake Valley Thunderbolt, sponsored by Dimitri's Elite Industrial

Lighting and Electronics. No, no, no. Never won a... game but Elena had so

fun. There was a girl who pooped in one game. It was crazy.

I was yelling at the ref. It was sponsored by Shane's Tire Shop.

Shane? Yes. What in the dog is Shane?

It was. You didn't have that kind of money. No, Shane, what a joke.

You really need to sleep. What about this, Bob, you mentioned? What's the

Where am I driving? It's not like that. We need to escape and we need to hide.

Yeah, way smarter for us to split up. There's actually an airfield not far

here. We'll just disappear from there. Split up? No, no, no.

You may not see what I see, but... I have been around long time. No shit.

This has the makings of a team that can raise to glory.

A team that can bring light from the darkness.

A team of heroes that can be on the Wheaties box and have

little kiddie toys. No, no, this is not a marketing opportunity, okay?

Valentina is hunting us and we cannot win.

Do you understand?

You don't understand.

I do. You don't.

Look, you say that Valentina's going to use the power of this century project to

take over and kill us all. Yes. You need to stand up to her. You and your team.

You got a convoy approaching fast. Step on it. Aye, aye, Captain.

Is that it?

We'll get any time now.

Working on it.

A little bit faster.

Alexi!

Alexi! Okay, don't worry, don't worry.

Keep bulletproof, huh?

Engaging defensive measure.

Who are you driving?

Move it, Bill!

Proof is that everyone's a clinic today.

Time to break out the bottle service. Come on, ghost. Give me the good stuff.

You're not very appropriate.

Won't go.

Won't go now.

Oh, my God.

If you don't know, get out.

Hey, I'll be back.

Hop, hop. The winter soldier.

Why'd you call an emergency session of the impeachment committee?

What I can say is that I've gotten a tip from a trusted cohort that will be

bringing some new evidence in.

And that evidence is juicy.

Impeachment was just an appetizer.

They should be getting a nice, cozy cell in federal prison ready for Ms.

Fontaine. I just got word the impeachment committee is convening

is serious, Val. Were you able to get the lab fully operational?

Yes, but the rest of the building is only 70 % finished.

Okay, Mel, we'll get it there.

Welcome to the Watchtower.

Val, something happened in Malaysia. Have you read his file?

Delusions of grandeur, depression.

Was someone that imbalanced amplified by the treatment?

People in the labs, they were just test subjects.

You are never going to be the one. Does this look nurturing enough?

Very nurturing.

How are you feeling, Robert?

Are you comfortable?

Yeah. My name is Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.

No, no, no. You tried to kill us.

Let me explain. Would you like

that?

You signed up for a medical study, which was as advertised at the... cutting

edge of human improvement but not everybody could handle the amount of

that we had in mind what happened to elena elena oh well those people you

with those are not honest people they're they're criminal villains really no no

they they helped me robert let's just forget about them and

let's focus on you and how perfect you are

You always thought of yourself as a victim.

But you overcame.

You went to Malaysia. You were lost, right? You were searching.

And you found me.

How do you know all that?

I know all of it. I know about your mom's mental illness. I know about your

addiction and your juvenile record.

I mean, I even know about the times your father... Stop! No, no, no. I didn't

say you could know that.

And I still want you to be my guy.

And isn't that what you want?

To be accepted?

To be chosen?

No one else sees it.

But I do.

And I think maybe your past is what makes you so...

He said he's your friend.

So I said it. Yes, yes.

We can't talk to anyone.

I told you everything.

Yes, Dad.

I'm sorry.

Everything's fine. Now hide yourself.

You know, I've been doing this job for a long time.

There's always someone like you. Good, but arrogant.

A dog is hungry when it's already hungry.

Would you excuse me just for a moment?

No, wait, wait, wait.

I can control it.

Great.

All right.

Let's get the press here in the morning. It's time to show everyone what I've

been working on. Val, you put a serum into someone like Steve Rogers, he

Captain America.

But to do it to someone this unstable, I mean, who knows what it did to him.

That's... Why, we build in safeguards. Didn't we make a kill switch?

Yeah, but we threw it out along with everything else.

Well, then remake it.

I don't really care who this guy was.

I do know what it can become.

Get the press here, like I asked.

No, no, no, no!

Just when I get my team together.

Mr. Soldier, you are making terrible mistake.

Save it for the committee.

What committee?

You're all evidence in the impeachment trial against Valentina.

We don't even work for Valentina anymore. She tried to kill us. We were

to destroy all of her secrets. We really were sent to kill each other in this

vault. But then we met Bob.

Bob.

There was a man in the vault.

She's done something to him. It's called Project Sentry.

shot up into the sky, he exploded, and then he crashed into this mountain, and

then he died, didn't die. Yes, I got it. He's very, very scary.

Okay.

Congressman Barnes.

All right, Walker.

What's that supposed to mean?

He needs to know me, Bucky.

So cut the shit and listen to what we're trying to tell you. Yeah, I know you,

John. And you made your choices.

I know it's been hard since Olivia left you and took your kid, but still, this

is on you.

Bucky, there won't be a committee left.

Okay, there might not even be a government.

She has some big threats.

Yes, I got it.

Name Bob, or Sentry, who flies, right? And you're all heroes going after Val,

ready to save the day. Am I supposed to believe that? We're going after her

together. We were just trying to get home alive, actually. That's even more

pathetic. No, no, that's what I've been telling you. Shut up.

All right, plane lands in six minutes. Will you be quiet?

Yes. Bucky, I need your help.

What is it?

Val has gone off the rails. I mean, Project Sentry is not just a failure,

dangerous. Project Sentry?

She has too much power in her hands. And this guy is a disaster waiting to

happen. What guy?

Bob.

Bob. Bob!

We're at the old Avengers place. The press are set to come tomorrow morning.

Someone has to do something.

Shit, okay, I have to go, but come now, please.

It's bad, Bucky.

What are you doing?

I'm letting you go. You're coming with me.

Why? Shh.

For the glory.

Well, you know Valentina.

She's got this thing out there.

People are gonna get hurt, and I gotta stop her. And you are gonna help me.

Wait. Up?

Why? You got someplace to be?

Bucky, you have the wrong people.

Look, I've been where you are.

You can run, but it doesn't go away.

Sooner or later, it catches up to you, and when it does, it's too late.

So you can either do something about it now, or live with it forever.

Stop, Val. You save Bob.

Fine. Yeah.

Go on, then.

Yes!

Yes!

What do you think this job is going to be?

I don't know. I hope I've done...

Then good?

Good.

Good girl.

Good enough.

You want to be good?

Or do you want to be somebody who changes the world?

Can I be both?

I mean, I thought you wanted to change the world for the better, too.

Mel, righteousness without power is just an opinion.

Look, you're brought up to believe that there's a good guy and a bad guy.

But then eventually you come to realize that there's a bad guy and a worse guy

and nothing else.

Let me know when you come to your senses.

I don't know.

Okay, yeah. Can we just try again?

Yeah. Let's just focus.

I believe in you.

I can do that?

You can do anything.

People think they know you.

They just see you as Bob.

They pity Bob.

I'm the only one who knows what your true potential is, Robert.

And it's limitless.

Ready for the next lesson?

And then I have these little widow light things. I remember.

And then I have this 19.

45.

The long barrel.

Oh, wow.

Big, long.

Yeah, it's a little long.

And what about your hat?

The hat?

The helmet?

Yeah, whatever you want to call it. It's like cool, right? You like it?

Did you like the head?

Yeah, I think the head's pretty sweet.

Then cool.

What kind of super serum did you get?

I don't know. Regular.

Hydra. Hydra. Oh, fancy.

Mine was Soviet recreation, but it's still good, you know?

We are the same, you and me.

I mean, we are different, but we are the same. You know, we could be co -leaders

of this, huh?

A little different.

You get tired.

I drive.

I don't get tired.

No, I mean that's corny. I don't actually want to drive.

Almost!

Okay.

Mr. Soldier, what is the secret plan?

The plan?

Yeah.

How crazy is it to think of all the monumental fights that happened exactly

where you're standing?

Well, I don't really care.

I mean, the place wasn't cheap, but it's got good optics.

Well, it's over, Valentina.

Good sense today.

Congressman Barnes, wow.

You know, I never really thought you'd have a promising political career, but

less than half a term.

Yikes.

We're taking you in, Val.

I don't think so.

Junior varsity, Captain America.

Walker.

Oh, nice to see you, Ava.

Elena, you look awful.

You sure you're really ready for that public -facing role you asked me about?

It's shit, Valentino.

Where's Bob?

Look at you.

You are all so adorable. Just think, I send you down there to kill each other,

and instead you make nice and you form a team.

Who is this old Santa?

I'm Lexi Shostakov.

The Red Guardian.

What?

Where's Mel?

Mel? Oh, Mel, yeah.

Mel is having a little loyalty issue, but I'm just so... grateful that she

stayed long enough to lure you all in.

I'm not alone.

Robert.

Oh, my God.

That's Bob.

Yeah, he's changed a little.

It is my great honor.

to introduce to you the Sentry.

Hey, guys.

Wow. That's cool, then.

All -powerful, invincible, stronger than all of the Avengers, rolled into one,

and soon to be known as Earth's Mightiest Hero.

Have you died with her?

Yeah, well, it was... Yeah, it was my idea.

People love a classic hero.

Okay, I'll bite.

What's the plan?

You haven't figured it out yet, Bucky? Well,

at least you're kind of cute.

You're not going to hurt people.

Oh, no.

No, I'm not going to hurt people.

I'm going to hurt you.

You see, the press is on their way here now, and they're going to witness the

awesome power of Sentry as he takes down this ruthless group of rogue agents.

thus beginning a new era in which I decide how to keep the American people

answering to no one.

I'll be unimpeachable.

That's never going to happen.

Sentry, your first mission is to take out these criminals.

I don't want to hurt you guys.

Why don't you just turn yourselves in?

You don't want to do this, Bobby.

You can call me the Sentry.

Please, don't do this. You do not need to listen to her.

Robert, they don't think you're good enough. That's not true. Remember?

You can trust me. I know you.

I don't think that you do.

Enough talking!

No one messes with the West Chesapeake Valley.

Thunderbolts! Thunderbolts?

I'm so glad you're able to catch a glimpse before your retirement.

Camera crews are assembling.

Finish the job, Robert.

Finish the job?

No.

What?

They're not a threat to me, so... Why do I need to kill them?

You need to do what I say, Robert.

Why?

Why?

Okay.

We need a new plan.

No, no new plans.

That thing is too powerful.

We just need to regroup and think. There's got to be a way to stop that

We're not regrouping. This isn't even a team.

Of course we're a team. We are the Thunderbolts. I don't know what that

It's a peewee fuck -a -team thing. We need to go somewhere to discuss this.

Discuss what?

We are going to regroup. We are going to go back in there. Turn my shield into a

taco. Oh, my God.

Bob changed into that thing, and there's nothing any of you can do about it. And

what did you do exactly?

Because I seem to remember you getting your ass beat way worse than mine. Yeah,

yeah, I suck.

I'm terrible.

We're all terrible.

Hey, but you're not a hero. You're not even a good person.

Bitch. See?

Slow down, Omnichka. Alexei, I am not your Omnichka.

I haven't heard from you or seen you in a year. Okay, go easy on him. Oh, so

you're nice now.

It's my turn?

No, you know you're a piece of trash, Walker. So does your family.

Jesus.

We're all losers.

And we lost.

Yolanda!

It needs to be more of a collaboration.

The hair, for example. You know, maybe I should have had more of a say. Don't

let those idiots get in your head. The blonde is great.

You sure? I don't know. I thought I liked it, and now I'm not so sure. It's

enough about the hair. Well, it's not just about the hair. Well, you keep

talking about the hair. Well, it's everything.

My suit, my name, my missions.

I mean, why would a god take orders from

anyone at all?

I think you're throwing around the word God a bit loosely there. No, no, no,

because you said I was all -powerful, invincible, and stronger than a whole

of Avengers, which includes at least one God, so...

But I'm starting to think maybe you don't

know what I am.

Oh, God damn it.

Or what I'm capable of.

Maybe I need to show you.

So irritating.

You were gonna turn on me.

Just like the rest of them.

I'm not afraid of you, Robert.

It's not Robert you need to be afraid of.

Good girl.

You came to your senses.

Come here, help me up.

I want a raise.

Okay, fine. Get clean up on the body. And tell Holt it's finally time to go

lethal on these losers.

Little one. Go away.

No, I will not.

Well, then chase me forever.

Fine, I will, because that's what family does. Oh, my God, stop.

If you cared, you would have called. I would have heard from you.

I lost my sister again, but forever.

And you disappeared.

Dear Lord, dear Lord, I'm sorry.

I don't know how to do this.

I'm not good at it.

I didn't think you wanted me.

I did.

I see that.

I'm late, but I'm here now.

Daddy, I'm so alone.

anything anymore all i do is sit and look at my

phone and think of all the terrible things that i've done and then i go to

and then i drink and then i come home to no one and i sit and i think about all

the terrible things i've done again and again we all have things that we regret

no but i have so many my first test

At the Red Room.

Anya, she was just a child. She was so small.

So were you.

I know.

I know. There were dark times. Very, very dark times. But before, you were

a special little girl. Did you know this?

You walked into a room.

You made it bright.

You felt a lot of joy.

You were so kind.

Do you remember why you want to be goalie on your terrible soccer team?

So I didn't have to run as much.

Maybe that too, but you told me I want to be the one everyone can rely on

if they make a mistake.

That Lena is still in you.

I still see her.

I don't.

You're stuck.

You're alone.

You look only at the bed.

When I look at you, I don't see your mistakes.

That's why we need each other.

Okay, that was really good.

Yeah, it's cleanup from the penthouse, and they're saying, well, there's no

bodies.

What?

Are you tired of fighting?

Let me help you.

Hope, are you seeing this?

Yes.

Oh no.

Done.

You all know the truth.

You can't outrun the emptiness.

I think Bob's dark side got superpowers.

Get everybody off the street.

Let's go! Let's go!

What are you doing?

It's what he said.

We're all alone.

All of us.

UGH!

I'm here.

I'm sorry.

No, no, no!

No, no, no!

There you are.

I'm going after her. And then what?

If she did that, she did it for a reason. Well, what if she's dead?

Huh? What if there's no coming back?

What if she didn't? How do you know that?

No, no, no, wait, hold on. I think she might have a point.

When I was back in the vault, I saw something. I went somewhere. I can't

it, but... What did you see?

Enough, Bob.

Enough.

Yelena?

Hi.

Hey.

I just want to talk, okay?

About what?

About the stuff we spoke about in the vault.

Hey.

What's up?

Um... Not much, you know, just watching New York disappear into a big

maze of interconnected shame rooms.

You ever seen anything crazy like that before?

I don't know what you want me to say.

That you'll stop.

Oh, it's not me, me.

It's, it's, it's it.

The void.

I have these good days, you know, where I feel invincible.

But then there are a lot of bad days when I remember that nothing,

nothing matters, you know.

So you're just going to sit here and let it take over?

There's no use in fighting it.

At least I found a nice room.

The other rooms are much worse.

It is nice and quiet here, yeah.

What was that?

I don't mind them. I'll be out.

Say it again.

Say it again.

I said, don't touch her.

That man speaks up.

Mom, no.

I've done the hero. Look at you. What are you going to do? You're a hero,

You're making it work.

You always make it work.

I'm sorry.

That's fine.

What I said to you before was wrong, Bob.

You can't stuff it down.

You can't hold it in all alone.

No one can.

We have to let it out. We have to spend time together.

And even if it doesn't make the emptiness go away, I promise you it will

lighter.

I know.

Because it already has for me.

We can find a way out of here together.

Will you try and live here with me?

Okay. Look out!

I think I am.

Try to get used to it, okay?

There's no death here.

The pain only gets worse.

You came for us.

What did you see? Are you okay?

Oh, I'm fine. I have a great past, so I'm totally fine.

Yeah, this place is messed up.

We're here together.

That's what matters.

Thank you, guys.

Really. Of course.

Here we are, Shane's Elite Electronic Thunderbolts.

It's not Shane. Okay, okay. How do we get out of here?

As far as I know, it's just endless rooms.

Wait, you said that this was the nicest room you found and the others were way

worse, right?

Yeah.

Okay, well, show us the worst.

Keep going, Robert.

Oh, he seems nice.

The strangest mission I've ever been part of. Come on.

Oh,

no.

Bob,

you hit me with that sign one more time. I was on this.

before this is where it started i was roaming around southeast asia

thought i'd figure something out at least find more drugs and there's

this guy started talking to me about a medical study a

trial drug that can make me stronger felt like a miracle

I finally get to show everyone that I was more.

That I was... something.

And look what you unleashed.

The most shameful thing of all was thinking you could be anything more

nothing.

We're leaving.

Let them go.

You think they care about you?

You don't matter to anyone.

That's not true!

No!

Don't hurt her.

Robert the Hero.

I'm stronger than you.

Let's see.

Get up, Bobby.

You thought you were going to be some great man?

Some savior?

You can't even save yourself.

will always be alone.

Well, you got

This

is

right

always be just us.

I'm here.

You're not alone.

You were great in there, Bob.

Thanks, Walker.

Wait, in where?

Whoa.

What happened here?

Sorry, I'm just a little fuzzy.

Okay.

Are you serious?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I'm going to kill that person.

Wait, wait, wait. Hold on. What happens when he regains his memory?

Okay, come on.

Oh, me too?

Yep. We stick together from now on.

Right.

Can't kill her. We got to take her in. Can't kill her.

Maybe when we take her in, I'll break a few bones.

Oh, I'd like to kill her.

What do you mean? It does get his memory back. He can fix it.

Okay,

guys. I know. We're all having a lot of feelings right now.

I am too. I get it. Give me half a second.

Are we live?

Great. For years, I have been working secretly to develop a new age of

protection. Today, the citizens of the United States needed that protection,

thanks to my hard work, they got it.

Ladies and gentlemen, meet...

The new Avengers.

We own you now.

Oh, so many choices, huh?

Hard to decide.

Oh, look, Wheaties.

Toasted whole wheat flakes, whole grain vitamins.

Gives you energy good for kids, huh?

Okay.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

That's me on the box.

But we are the Avengers.

The government said so.

How does Sam Wilson not understand that?

Well, he does have the shield.

Well, I got a shield too. It's not a shield. Yeah, it is a shield. It's a

shield. It's a great shield, Bucky. Okay, if he puts together a team, and

the team is called the Avengers, then who are the real Avengers?

Well, that's the question the internet has been asking, and judging by the very

nasty memes that I've read, they don't think that it's us.

Weren't you going to talk to him?

I already did. And?

It went poorly.

I don't know what any of these buttons do. It's unbelievable they didn't mark

any of them.

You know he's filed for copyright of the name?

Did he?

Mm -hmm.

We're losing credibility.

Yeah, but we had very little to begin with. And now there's a huge space

and no one's telling us about it. We're running out of space already? It's

impossible. This building is enormous.

Hey? What?

Outer space.

Outer space.

Run a threat analysis. I want a full report.

Hello, Steve.

What the hell are you wearing? I heard about Sam Wilson.

He's a dumb, litigious man, but I am smart. I am a smart man. I have a smart

solve.

Avengers.

Avengers. With a Z, there is no copyright.

No. So soft to feel like bottom of baby seal.

You want to?

You want to savor that? I don't want to touch your baby seal, but... I have one

for you. I don't want to. I got one for you. I got you one.

I got you one.

And for you, Bob, in the corner, hiding, pretending to read the book.

We're all matching.

All part of super team.

Unidentified craft entering Corpus. We should get a satellite image.

Uh, get a satellite image.

I was going to say that. And fire up the jets. We wouldn't need to fire up the

jets if we had a sentry who could fly.

Sorry, guys.

Can't be the sentry without the other side.

I did the dishes, though. And what are we going to do? Just, like, ride Bob

the sky?

Yes. Can you imagine Red Guardian riding on top of sentry?

This is why we're Avengers with the Z.

Extra dimensional?

What does that mean?

Wow.

It's a cool ship.