" Ego is the immediate dictate of human consciousness. "

- Max Planck

(Nome, Alaska: 1:54 AM)

After the encounter in the forest, the troopers arrived to take unconscioue faunus cyborg into the temporary medical makeshift tent at the cabin area to treat him and let him recover. He slowly opened his eyes eyes and heard some chattering in his position. He was too dazed and disoriented which he ended up lying on the stretcher.

" W-where am I? W-what's going on?! " the faunus cyborg asked, widened his eyes in shock, and exclaimed. " Wait?! What?! I have cybernetic arms and legs! You've got to be kidding?! "

The second FW trooper approached him, " Relax, Don't stress yourself too much, or else you might pop a bolt out of your head. "

" Pop a bolt out of my head?!  What are you talking about?! " he raised his voice and found the statement too ridiculous. Nikolai Efpistons moved his head to and fro and sighed, " Look, I can't exactly remember what happened. I didn't even know why I got here in the first place. "

" You were manipulated...."

Nikolai heavily sighed upon hearing the response and said, " I'm sorry I really don't know what happened seriously. All I know is someone just whispered to me. Can you tell who's that person? "

" I believe it was Captain Daisy Johnson, " the second trooper answered.

The Faunus Cyborg blushed hard, widened his eyes in shock, and immediately sat down from the stretcher. He asked, " Oh, Heavens! Captain Johnson, where is she? "

" Just inside of the cabin, reporting back to our officials. "

" Can I see her? I just need to talk to her, please...."

" Right...Just remain here and I'll bring her to you.  "

"  Thank you. "

Former General Nikolai Efpistons was sitting on the stretcher as he was waiting for his subordinate. He slowly moved his head as he was curious at the environment. After a few minutes had past, the Trooper had returned with Captain Daisy Johnson who had just come to see him. He cleared his throat to get Nikolai his attention.

Nikolai was surprised to see the Inhuman lady which he remained silent. Daisy also remained speechless to see him as a Cyborg Faunus. The two were composing their thoughts before they could speak up.

The second FW trooper looked at them and said, " I'll leave you two alone with your own business. " He walked off from the tent and  signalled another trooper to follow him.

Daisy blushed and saluted at her superior, " Sir... I mean....We just brought you here into safety. I am sorry if I..."

" Look, I can't remember why we're here in this dimension. All I can recall is we're leaving away from our world. Then, we ended up here, " Nikolai answered. " I don't what happened..."

" It's a long story, " she sighed heavily.

" Do you have any idea why I turned into a Cyborg? "

The brunette Inhuman deeply thought and recalled of what happened from the time she and the others had entered into this world. Nikolai awaited for her response and curiously tilted his head.

" Sir, someone just found you unconscious and the Kree Imperial people just made you as an experiment, " she calmly said. " I know it's hard to believe. "

" Those blue-skinned men?! " Nikolai raised his voice in shock. " I...c-can't b-believe they..."

" Yes, sir, " she nodded. " I'm really sorry this happened to you, but I can explain everything later as we return to Upstate New York. For now, you are arrested for such crimes you have done. "

The cyborg faunus heavily sighed and bowed his head. He ended up a killing machine like any of those accusers before. This time, he didn't know what to respond and then held his former subordinate's hand.

He looked at her and calmly replied, " It doesn't matter if I get arrested. Just find a way for me to get justice against the Kree slavery. I'll be fine in my imprisonment or custody. Thank you for setting me free from my evil captors. "

Daisy blushed harder than before and muttered, " But sir..."

" I'm willing to comply, until I hear such plausible cause. At least, I can see you again, " he gently touched the Inhuman's curly brunette hair.

For a little bit, the two were internally locked in looking each other until it was broken by a crack of thunder was heard. Nikolai was about to kiss her when a young Ethiopian Inhuman entered the tent. Daisy and her former superior got interrupted upon seeing him.

" Captain Johnson, did you hear something? " he asked.

" A loud thunder I guess, " Daisy answered and turned her head around.

Kamal dimly narrowed his eyes and looked at Nikolai. He was ready to attack the cyborg faunus and take him down for vengeance.

" You murderer! " he angrily growled.

" Kamal, stop it! " Daisy exclaimed and stood in front of her superior, defending him.

" You trust this man?! He killed everyone in Russia! Now, he is going to kill us! "

" You don't understand, he's been manipulated! "

Nikolai humbly bowed his head and sighed, " Okay, okay. I get it. "

" Sir? " Daisy turned to him.

" My captors just controlled me into a killing machine.  "

" Sir, you're free..."

" Innocent or not. I'm willing to face charges and get imprisoned, " Nikolai replied and turned to Kamal. " I'm really sorry for what happened. If only you could comprehend, how terrible it was being enslaved and doing horrible things. " Then, he heavily sighed, " Besides, I never knew anything why did I get into be a killer.  "

Elder Hawkeye stood beside Kamal and listened at the Cyborg Faunus as he felt pity. Suddenly, the elder Avenger
felt a strange presence around him and heard a younger voice. Nikolai and Daisy also heard the voice and became clueless.

" Hey..." a female voice echoed.

" Yes? "

" Behind you..."

" What is it? "

" Just turn around..."  she called out for the third time.

Nikolai became too baffled, scratched his head, and noticed
Daisy trying her best to not laugh of whatever was behind him. He frowned to his annoyance and crossed his arms.

" Captain Johnson, what's wrong?! I'm expecting to be in a prison cell after this! " he spat and felt a tap on his shoulder. Then, he sighed, " Just take me to the prison cell and let me have my solitude... "

"Okay, just give me a moment to put you down..." the other female voice echoed.

Nikolai's stretcher was carefully being brought down as he looked at his companions. Elder Hawkeye approached the cyborg faunus and assured, " Hey, even if you are arrested we still treat you as one of the exiles. Don't worry, we'll find a way to get your justice back. "

" Sure, thanks..." he nodded.

One of the assigned troopers guarded him as he looked at them. Nikolai wryly smiled at them and found himself sweating in seeing them.

"  Sir, I have asked them to guard you in case of emergency. The Indestrucs might find you and lead to your astray again, " Daisy reminded.

" Okay..."

The ninth Fire Wing trooper turned to the figure behind him and said, " By the way, was knocking him out cold really necessary, Mist? "

"  I wanted to be sure, okay?! " Mist chuckled in response.

" Wait, how did you even get here? We didn't see you at all, " the second one asked.

" Hey, you've been watching us all this time?! " Daisy raised her voice in shock.

" She's been hearing your conversation aside from me! " Elder Hawkeye laughed.

The younger brunette Inhuman and the cyborg Faunus blushed the hardest which they have ever had. They never realised that the others got intrigued and eavesdropped in their conversation. They became too embarrassed to anyone who witnessed them.

" But...." Daisy mumbled and bowed her head.

" Oh, shocks! " Nikolai facepalmed to his dismay.

" Sir, I don't think..."

" Wrong timing! "

Mist gleefully chimed in and chuckled, "  I've heard every syllable..."

" Eh?! " Nikolai raised his voice in shock.

" Well..." Daisy grinned nervously.

" Anyways, on the question from the Trooper. I just merely snuck into Daisy's shadows and reside there. You've should've notice a difference in her shadow, " Mist explained and shrugged.

" Weird. I'd rather talk privately to Captain Johnson when I get into the prison cell. I found it too embarassing when all of you eavesdrop, " the cyborg faunus sighed.

" Come on say it! " Elder Hawkeye blurted and chortled.

" Sorry, I can't help it, " Mist nervously smiled as she chuckled softly.  The two troopers grinned as Nik and Daisy feel more  embarassed than ever.  Then, she turned to them, " Hey, it's okay, guys. " She gently held the two of them close to her. " Besides, it's only secret too this squad, right? "

Daisy and Nikolai exchanged glances. He whispered on the Inhuman lady's ear as she blushed and held the Cyborg Faunus' hands. She smiled and laughed with him.

" Knew it! " Mist smirked.

" Well? " the retired Avenger raised his voice and cocked her eyebrows at her.

" They accept each other's feelings, " she whispered at Elder Hawkeye's ear.

" Ooh! "

" Come on say it out loud! " the ninth trooper exclaimed.

" Don't pressure them, " his colleague added.

" Captain Johnson, will you be my faithful one despite of my condition: imprisoned or free? Will you love me as you find me in this form? " Nikolai meekly asked.

" Yes! " Daisy confidently replied and hugged the prisoner as he felt being loved. Mist pleasantly smiled at the sight of the two lovers.

" Cute..."

" Love behind bars! " Elder Hawkeye snickered as Mist sighed slightly. Then, he turned to the two and said, "  As for Captain Johnson, you'll be having a visitation schedule. For you, we'll get you interrogated as you are under imprisonment and investigation. You'll be seeing the Destroyer of Worlds from time to time. "

" Thank you, " Nikolai smiled.

" Fair enough! " Daisy chuckled.

" Heh...Ironic, " the FW Trooper snickered and remarked.

" It's the higher ups orders, " the second one added.

" I know, I know. "

" It's rather than being enslaved and doing something terrible, " Nikolai sighed.

"  Sir, we'll bring your justice back once we find more evidences, " Daisy replied.

" You are really my loyal subordinate ever since, " he turned to her and held her hand.

Mist turned to one of the troopers and said, " How long until one of the.....the....um....uh..."

" The Transport shi..." the FW trooper muttered and paused.

" I'm getting there! I just need a specific one, " she replied.

" Really? "

" It will take time, " Kamal answered and turned to Nik. " I'm sorry for what I have acted earlier. I never realized you had been manipulated. Perhaps, I can help you as well. "

" Sure, it's a pleasure, " the cyborg  Faunus offered a handshake.

Kamal responded in the same gesture and nodded, " Thank you. "

(AVENGERS COMPOUND, UPSTATE, NEW YORK: 9:27 AM)

Shade kept walking and looking around the hallway as he was looking for someone or something. He noticed a blonde man and another with his uncanny resemblance who happened to be semi-bald blonde one coming towards him. 

" Oh, it's Andrew and "Dense", " he thought.

" Hey there! " Jaune happily greeted.

" Do you need our help? " Andrew chimed in.

" Um, maybe..." Shade blandly replied.

" Well, young Grandpa Jaune is curious though how he got here in the first place and so I am, " the younger Arc interjected and shrugged.

The shadowed one sighed and aksed, " Have the two of you seen a shadow girl that may or may not look exactly like Ruby Rose? "

Andrew looked at his grandfather and gave him a curious look. Jaune kept scratching his chin and recalled of hearing some people going to far northwest.

" Andrew, have you heard of a group had been to Alaska? " the older parallel asked.

" Yeah, I guess so, " his grandson replied and turned to Shade. " I am having a feeling that she has gone there with the others.  "

" All the way there?! And she never told me any of this?! " the shadowed being raised his voice.

" You know that girl wants to have a secret mission or something, " Jaune shrugged and sighed. " She's full of surprises. "

" Well, take a good long guess where she gets that personality from, " Shade responded.

" Like this one! " the younger blonde one pointed at the young woman with long scarlet hair and then another girl coming with her. " Grandma! Alicia! "

" Jaune, Andrew, You boys, caught me again! " Pyrrha raised her voice as Alicia chuckled to see her father.

" Grandma, we know you're gonna do your magnetic tricks, " Andrew replied.

Jaune kissed his lovely wife, "  To surprise us, of course..."

" Hi dad, great grandpa! " Alicia happily greeted her father and great grandfather.

The two Arcs also kissed the girl's forehead as she hugged them. Shade looked at them and recognised the woman with long crimson locks.

" Oh, its her again..." she thought and greeted. " Hey there, Mrs. Nikos-Arc! "

" Hi, there, " Pyrrha cheerfully greeted him.

" Actually, she's my parallel world grandmother, " Andrew explained. "  Her elder counterpart was just killed by the roaches along with my grandpa. "

" My sincerest condolences, " Jaune sadly sighed and gently patted his grandson's back.

" We could have seen them if they're still living, " Pyrrha added.

" That's before I was born right, Dad? " Alicia curiously asked.

Andrew nodded back at his daughter when his alternate universe grandparents felt sorry for him. Alicia hugged her father and remained silent.

" Well, at least your younger counterparts of your great-grandfather and great-grandmother , " Shade turned to the little girl and assured, smiling at her.

" Yeah, thanks, " she slightly smiled back at him.

Suddenly, a group of troopers brought the prisoner to the detention cell as they walked along the hallway. Shade looked over to the incoming troopers.

" Guess the transport ship is back, " he said.

Jaune and Pyrrha looked at the prisoner as they got surprised in seeing him. Nikolai Efpistons gave them a sad look and remained in his hand cuffs. He was being surrounded by troopers.

" Nikolai Efpistons? " Shade surmised.

" He's arrested from the crime he has done, " Jaune watched the arrested cyborg faunus and commented.

" There's something off, his soul feels different. "

" Something off?! " Pyrrha raised her voice as she found him too ridiculous. "  He must have been manipulated ever since the Kree Imperial troops found him. He turned into a killing machine under their influence. "

" No, there's something more than that, " Shade surmised and tried to approach to Nikolai, but was stopped by an MTF Trooper.

" Sir, everything is going too be fine. We're just..." he paused.

"  I need to see him real quick. "

"  No can do, sir. "

" Let them be, Shade, " Andrew called him out.

" It's all right, " Nikolai sadly broke his silence. " I hope this will give hope after all of this mess. Let me be, please. "

" Sir, there's something wrong with your soul, and I need to fix it, " Shade replied.

The MTF Trooper couldn't control himself and helplessly bursted into laughter. Then, the others joined him which they found the shadowed being's statement too ridiculous. Shade angrily glared at them and didn't respond.

" You hear this guy?! " he snickered. "  ' There's something with your soul, and I need to fix it! ' What a bloody joke, like you could tamper with anyone's soul?! That's absurd! "

Daisy indignantly shot a glare at them and crossed her arms. She sternly broke her silence " I need Shade in the investigation process. Now, don't waste much time here. "

The MTF Trooper looked at the brunette Inhuman and continued laughing, " Ma'am, are you serious?! There's no such being who can tamper souls. Not even the top sorcerers could even learn soul spells! "

Shade clenched his right hand into a fist as a red aura started to emerge around his hand. Then, he indignantly spoke, " Oh, you think so, huh?! "

" Hm?! "

" Uh....I think your should stop messing with him, " his colleague warned.

" Why?!  It's just an aura! "

" I'm not sure aura behaves like that, " the second MTF trooper replied and pointed at Shade who was extremely angry.

Daisy indignantly glared at the opposing people and cleared her throat. She sternly spoke, " Before tampering anyone's souls, we need to abide in the formal process. Don't waste your damned time, bickering here! "

Suddenly, a half-Lizard SHIELD director stood infront of them and calmly called their attention, " Interrogation first, understand? "

The MTF nodded as he glared at Shade under his helmet before he continued taking the prisoner to the interrogation room. Shade joined Jared and volunteered to meet the prisoner. Daisy and the others watched at the one-way mirror when the three started conversing. Jared offered everyone seats and began the interrogation.

" So, what happened? " Shade asked.

"  The ship got exploded into pieces and we ended up nowhere. It's like a cold environment in the south, " Nikolai answered.

" Antarctica, " Jared surmised.

" Yeah, I was dying and found myself bleeding when Captain Johnson sat beside me, " the cyborg faunus recalled.

" Trying to tend your wounds I presume? " Shade chimed in.

" Yeah, but there were a group of strange men who captured us. Then, I was put into a deep sleep. "

" Can you tell us the time you woke up? " the half-lizard queried.

" Well, There were voices that ask me to do special missions. You know, clairvoiyance? " Nikolai answered.

" Never heard it in my life, " the shadowed being commented.

" I had an inhibitor in my head. It's a metal sensory device which I can hear my masters telling me to do some impossible tasks. It controlled me like a puppet. "

Shade sighed and muttered, " I know the feeling too well. "

" Here's the thing, they bothered me once I badly failed those tasks. "

" And that's when they start a cybernetic enhancements project on you? "

"  Yeah, it's not just me. There are other slaves like the Lizards, Humans and other aliens forced to this project. I'm afraid my successor Gourai and the others will be next, " Nikolai explained.  " Sometimes, I have severe migraines, personality changes, and psychotic episodes during the time I get controlled. "

Shade talked quietly too himself, "  And that's it.... " Then, he returned to normal speaking levels and asked, "  And do they still occur when they aren't active? "

" Rarely. "

" I see..." the half-lizard man nodded. " Well, he needs a psychiatric evaluation and treatment during his imprisonment. "

Suddenly, a male AI voice named O.R.D.I.S echoed in Nikolai's mind as he anxiously moved his head around.

" Operator? Are you feeling alright? "  he asked.

" Who said that?! Where are you?! "  Nikolai became restless and heard the same voice.

" Oh by the way, someone wants to see you, " Jared reminded and stood up from his seat.

The half-lizard SHIELD Director opened the door and smiled at the newcomer. An elderly Faunus man entered the room who looked uncanny to Nikolai and smiled at Jared. Then, he turned to his younger counterpart and widened his eyes in shock.

" My goodness! You're here! What did those Kreepers do to you?! " he gasped.

" Er, well. I'm a cyborg now, and you? " the cyborg faunus asked.

" I'm just a widowed old man with his granddaughter. Marie is the only family member I got. The rest got died, " Elder Nikolai sadly replied and bowed his head.

" I'm sorry for your loss, Mr. Efpistons, " Jared empathised the elder faunus.

" I know. Thank you, Mr. Coulson. "

The younger Nikolai Efpistons felt sorry for his senior citizen counterpart and heavily sighed upon hearing him. Then, he looked at his cybernetic arms, tightly gripped his hands, and indignantly asked, " Who did this? "

" Let's say, some Kreepers reinvented you. I saw how did they made and controlled you into a cyborg, " the senior Efpistons seriously replied.

" Really, sir? " Jared asked.

" Yes. "

" It is possible to recreate your body, " Shade broke his silence and explained. " Although in a way, it would be a bloody mess and the other would be longer, but simpler. "

" Let's say do that in a morbid way, " Elder Nikolai interjected. " We'll see what will happen. "

" It would require removing all of the cybernetic enhancements and find a way to replace all of his missing organs, especially his heart and his brain."

" That's what I saw in him, " the senior fox faunus replied. " I was attending at the experimental facility once, but when I saw him being tortured. I decided to quit, because I couldn'tstand seeing those people that way. "

" It's all, but corrupt nature within most of the Kree Empire and their allies, " Shade added.

" Exactly, they just use everyone for their benefit. Anyway, this young man needs help for now. "

The younger cyborg faunus heard the conversation between the two men and understood what they meant. He was determined to remove such wretched object from the Kree, so he could live a normal life after this prolonged invasion.

" Alright, gentlemen, " he finally spoke up. " Please do so. "

" Systems readjusting and rebooting, " O.R.D.I.S confirmed.

" Well, I hope this one will learn from my mistakes. "

" No, they had a back up plan if your cybernetic systems gets "corrupted", " " Shade replied.

" Shade, just do it, please. Stop negating here..." Nikolai desperately pleaded. " I don't want any unneccessary argument. Just do it, I'm begging you! "

Shade sighed, nodded at him, and looked at the senior fox faunus, " Elder Nikolai, may I use your younger self in something real quick? "

" Well, let's see. But in case of serious event, we'll need a neurosurgeon and some hackers, " Elder Nikolai replied. " We just need to make sure he will be recovered. Understand? "

Shade nodded in agreement and looked at the younger one, " This will hurt a lot. "

" Go ahead..." the cyborg Faunus replied.

" Alright..." the shadowed being's hand was engulfed in the same red aura as he raised his hand at where Nik's heart used to be. " Even in a cybernetic body, the soul still remain that same spot. "

The elder fox faunus and the half-lizard man watched the procedure. Somehow, they reminded of someone in the past who happened to be a cyborg.

" So, is this a similar case to Mike Peterson? " Jared curiously asked.

" I guess so, let's see what he can do to my young one, " Elder Nikolai answered. " It looks like we're going to have a new Deathlock on our way. "

" For some reasons. "

" I've never seen this one in my MIB days before. "

" Yeah, " the brunette half-reptilian nodded.

Shade plunged his hand into the younger Nikolai's chest as the darkness started to seep out of the cyborg faunus.  Nikolai was loudly yelling in excruciating pain which he couldn't handle this kind of procedure. He angrilly gritted his teeth and clenched his both fists. Shortly afterwards, Shade had twisted his hand inside of the cyborg Faunus which caused tremendous amount of pain and pulled his hand out. Nikolai was moaning in pain when the shadowed being eyed of what he had released.

" Just as I suspected, " he turned to the others and presented them with a slightly floating glow that had dark swirls surrounding the core. " This is his soul, and someone had already tampered it. And from my theory, " he controled the darkness within the soul to force the younger Nikolai to quickly raise his arm at a fast rate." This spell is a advanced dark spell that can take on the user's soul and basically control them as they wish. The Kree must have an Abyssal creature in their aid to preform this type of spell. "

" Hmmm, no wonder why the cyborgs have been such dreadful ones we encountered them in the past, " Jared surmised.

" What a coincidence that I heard some news of Stephen Strange met Old Methu-Selahand his son, Amnon a couple of days ago, " Elder Nikolai added. " They had been talking about Dormammu. "

" Hmm..." Shade heard the conversation and muttered.

" You mean the Dark forces? " the half-Lizard asked.

" Yes, " the elder fox faunus nodded.

" So, Dormammu is also a disciple of the Abyss? "

" Yep, I guess so. That's what I've heard from them. "

" I guess that's another loyal subject chained to the Abyss, " Shade interjected and sighed.

" The powers of the Darkhold, I think? " Elder Nikolai theorised. " Perhaps, Another minions aside from Dormammu? "

" I think, I'm feeling chilly! " the younger one frowned and shivered.

"...Hang on a moment, " the shadowed being tampered Nikolai's soul, overrode the dark spell with his own and then cancelled the spell as Nikolai's soul appears to be bright white. " There, much better. " Finally, he used his dark arts to place Nikolai's soul back within his body. ".....Anyway, this power isn't part of the Darkhold. It's just another advanced spell of the Abyss. The One was given to the fiercest warriors that resides there. The Darkwraiths. "

" Hmmm..." Jared nodded.

Shade looked down slightly at the younger cyborg faunus who had just recovered.

" Am I going to be all right? " Nikolai asked.

" Yeah, you are. Just be careful with yourself, after a removal of a spell like that, you'll start to feel major pain all around your body. "

" It's like an entire reboot or something, Thank you, Shade, " the younger one commented and turned to his senior citizen self. " So, what am I gonna do now? "

" It's better for you to be in the containment cell, kid, " Elder Nikolai answered. " You'll be under observation for now. "

" Right..." he nodded. " Thanks, pops..."

" At least, I've recorded the entire interrogation and this procedure, " Jared broke his silence and pressed stop recording in his device. The two Efpistons knew what the half-lizard did.

Shade seemed to be shocked and exclaimed, " You....Recorded it?! "

" Documentation purposes, at least our prisoner's details will serve as an evidence, " Jared seriously answered. " Well, this is the only way, how to suppress our enemies. "

" Well.....at least redact some parts of it. "

" Already working on it! " the MTF Engineer remarked.

" Anyway, the younger Efpistons's charges will be under investigation until we find more evidences. We still need to find the others as well. "

"  Is it really necessary at the time like this era?  "  Shade asked.

" It'll be after the war if you want to think that way, " the MTF trooper instantly replied.

" Protocols are important. We will stick to our mission, " Elder Nikolai added. " These how are things work here ever since before this prolonged war started. "

" May I ask you a request, if you don't mind? " Nikolai turned to everyone.

" Me? " Shade curiously raised his voice.

" No, I mean everyone here.  "

" Oh, well. It would better be important. "

"  Gourai is the only one who has the Mask of Leadership. I don't know where she is. Probably she is taken captive as a slave, " Nikolai answered. " Perhaps, someone can find and rescue her before she will end up like me. Please tell him or her that I have requested for this. "

" Well, Amnon can rescue her, " Jared instantly replied.

" That new seer...I mean the secretary and the Kree Eternal's son? " Elder Nikolai asked.

" Yes, " the half-lizard nodded and recalled. " Around five days ago, I spoke with him that his father mentioned of rescuing that woman. He was willing to rescue her and take risks for it. I warned him that it could be dangerous, but he was very determined and confident. "

" That's Gourai, " Nikolai commented. " Please tell him to keep an eye of those Kreepers and Lizards. "

" I will, " Jared assured. " Perhaps after his shift. "

" So, how long until this rescue operation would start? " Shade asked.

" We need to spy the Manhattan base first, it could be a day or two, " Jared replied. " We need more forces to defeat Kasius's men. "

" I got an idea, " Shade chimed in.

" Amnon and his father have to be there as well. Then, what do you imply? "

" It will draw too much suspicion if Amnon and Old  Methu-Selah join along. But anyway, I would want to start a campaign of taking down the Kree overlords strongest supporters. As each supporter falls one by one, it would probably cripple the empire. "

" Well, Amnon exactly knows the Manhattan base. He had been there before his sudden escape, " Elder Nikolai reminded. " But watchout for Kasius's brother, Faulnak, he is one of the fierce people I have ever seen. "

" Please do so, we'll be sending more back-ups as undercover slaves, " Jared added.

" Don't worry, I'll find a way to draw them out one by one. It won't be necessary, " Shade replied.

Suddenly, they heard a door knocking when an MTF Trooper opened it. Amnon entered and held two file folders, looking at Jared and the others.

" Director Coulson, you need to check on these files here. Everyone is awaiting for your approval on the battle plan execution before it will start, " the pink Kree secretary called his half-lizard best friend and boss.

" Amnon, the formalities, " Jared wryly grinned and chuckled.

" But still, you're my superior aside from my long-time friend, " Amnon reasoned. " You are with some people around. "

" Right, " he nodded. " I assume this is in relation to the raid in Miami, Florida from some of the MTF Troopers and Rebel Forces. Then, I also aided the battle plans in the Manhattan Base. "

" I see, " the half-Lizard man checked the files and reviewed them.

Shade looked at the files and cocked his eyebrows in defiance at Amnon. The pink Kree shot a glare at the Abyss Watcher and sighed. He cleared his throat and calmly said, " Sir, I guess it won't be long to remain here since I have so many files and adhoc admin duties to do. I just need your approval signature before I deliver them to the designated teams. "

" Right, " Jared finished reading them, took out his pen, and signed them. " Amnon, you need to stay here. Elder Efpistons and I will have a word with you. "

" But sir, I believe you have Shade who doesn't need me, " he hesitantly said and turned to the older fox faunus. " With all due respect, Elder Efpistons, I have some important tasks to do in the office. "

" No, no, no, Agent Montmartre, you're staying, " Elder Nikolai grabbed the young Kree secretary's shoulder and gave him a warm smile.

" But..."

" Let me explain, young man, " the senior fox faunus replied. " Remember you and Mr. Coulson had a talk? "

" Yes? " Amnon curiously tilted his head.

" You are going to fill in with your father's mission, right? "

" Yeah, Jared and I had discussed that before, " the pink Kree secretary nodded and remembered. " What is it that I need to know? "

" You'll be disguising as one of the highest bidders of the Inhuman fights in Manhattan. Shade will come with you, but you need a new name for that, " Elder Nikolai grinned and looked at the ceiling for a while, deeply thinking and snapping his fingers. " Aha! Your name will be Zorax the Venusian. "

" Zorax?! " Amnon curiously repeated his supposed alias.

" Since you know the entire place, Montmartre, you have to spy first and behave like your former self or perhaps you can create another personality.  "

" An Undercover mission?  "

" Yep, just like the good ol' days..." Jared smiled and gently patted his subordinate. " Besides, I had approved the Manhattan raid.

" Okay, " Amnon nodded.

" Guys, it won't be necessary. Me and Mist can take care of it ourselves, " Shade indignantly spoke.

" The prophecy from Old Methu-Selah needs to be fulfilled, " the half-lizard SHIELD Director replied on behalf of his best friend and secretary. " This is already planned. "

" It would be easier without him being on their hit list. I'm not trusting this plan at all if you're involved again! " Shade heatedly argued and indignantly pointed his index finger at Amnon.

The Abyss Watcher angrily clenched his right fist and readied to give the secretary another blow on his face. Jared and the two Efpistons were about to prevent Shade from doing it when Amnon instantly grabbed the Watcher's hand and sternly looked at him.

" What the?! " Shade exclaimed in shock.

" I am sorry I know you don't want me to be involved in this one. Is it because I'm a Kree and you really don't like me? Tell me, why did you hate me with a burning passion? " Amnon calmly replied. " Did I have ever done something wrong to you in the first place? If I had, I sincerely apologise for those mistakes. "

Shade had let go of Amnon's hand, heavily sighed, and walked out of the interrogation room.

(Scenes on this chapter is based from Great War RP by FlashlightMan, Budderwriter1, and yours truly. )

(Additional scenes and dialogues by yours truly.)

(Nikolai Efpistons belongs to Budderwriter1)

(Shade the Abyss Watcher belongs to FlashlightMan)