(Three Months Later: Southern Queensland Correctional Centre: Spring Creek, Queensland)

A middle-aged blonde mad scientist turned convict spent mopping the prison hallway's floor throughout the day. He was dressed in a long-sleeved blue shirt and a pair of navy blue pants. He was angrily glaring at the tall half-Aborigine warden who was crossing his arms and eyeing on him.

" If only I could have defeated those meddling mice three months ago, I should have never suffered like this! " he grumblingly thought and kept toiling.

" You still have ten minutes to finish this portion, Doonwurry, " the warden sternly reminded him. " You have to get all the rubbish in the kitchen and the mess hall. "

" All right, I'm coming! " John Doonwurry spat and heavily sighed.

Suddenly, another middle-aged Caucasian female warden approached her colleague and the prisoner. She was standing tall and glaring at the middle-aged blonde man. A-List gave her a heavy sigh and placed the mop at corner.

" What now? " he emotionlessly spoke.

" Doonwurry, come with me at the visiting area, " the lady jailer answered. " You have some visitors to meet. "

" Visitors? I have never expected to meet anyone for three months... "

" Just come with me. "

A-List nodded no furiously and followed the woman when they headed to the prison's west wing. While walking, he was having some flashbacks of how his Purity Towers was very peaceful and abundant of his resources and technologies. He was so proud and happy of his achievements, but now he lost everything. A-List ended up alone in his cell and met some fellow convicts, experiencing being beaten up, ridiculed, scorned, and observed. The correctional facility made him into his deep depression and downfall.

Reaching the visitation area, deep silence roamed around the place. A-List entered into the white cubicle when the lady jailer was standing behind him and watching him sitting. The former mad scientist wondered who could his visitors be and curiously moved his head around. Then, he heard some loud footsteps from a distance. They were banging on the floor and breaking the premise's silence. A-List suspiciously eyed on the two bald men in black business suits. The tall Caucasian man with spectacles had patches of green reptilian scales. His tail was carefully placed on the chair. On his right, his partner was a tall and skinny man with a light frame. He was balding as his pointy nose was prominent in between his two verdant irises in his eyes.

" John Doonwurry, aka A-List, " the reptilian hybrid man calmly broke his silence in his American accent and clasped his scaly hands, intently looking at the former mad scientist. " I have heard a lot of things from you. Thanks to my partner whom I have met three weeks ago. "

" My things are very confidential, gentlemen, " A-List sternly replied. " I have never shared anybody about..."

" You can't keep secrets from us, A-List, " the gaunty man emotionlessly spoke. " I have observed all of your activities in the past two decades. My partner and I found you a potential member of New HYDRA. "

" That defunct and occult organization is no longer existing anymore! " A-List gave the two men a hardy laugh and loudly banged on the cubicle wall. " You guys can't be serious! "

" We have our sources to back us up, " the reptilian man stessedly answered. " After this prolonged damned invasion, we have decided to revive it. "

" We understood we have some common enemies, " his balding partner interjected. " We need to recruit a potential expert like you to take those vermin down. It's up to you if you want to join us. We'll give you time to consider your further involvement. "

" Who's your sources then? " A-List asked and intently stared at them.

" Chaos Insurgency, " they spoke in unison.

A-List was dumbfounded and gulping to his astonishment. He had known that Foundation had a number one enemy just like HYDRA. He deeply thought further and got convinced at them. He was interested and planning of reviving his exploits throughout the globe and composing his words before he could confirm. Finally, he grinned and made his mind after several minutes of pondering in silence.

" All right, then, " A-List said and played his fingers. " I am helping for your development. I am sick and tired in staying to this dark and dismal facility. How long are you going to let me free? "

" We're arranging your documents, Doonwurry, " the gaunty man sternly replied. " In a couple of days, you will be out of Australia. We'll bring you home in the United States. You'll start to be stationed in New Mexico first for your orientation and training. Eventually, we will make some transitions for you to be a HYDRA Agent. "

" Interesting. "

" You'll gonna be liking the whole place, Doonwurry, " his reptilian hybrid added.

" By the way, may I know your names please? I will be glad to be acquainted with you both very soon. "

" Erikson Johnson, former CIA Agent, " the balding man on the right introduced himself.

" Jude Sitwell, grandson of Jasper Sitwell, " the reptilian hybrid man grinned, showing his sharp teeth. " Welcome to New HYDRA, A-List. "

(Five Years Later: Manhattan, New York City, USA)

Bennet du Paris or Exodus spent himself from a distance at a bar and watched the patrons drinking and laughing this evening. He became uninterested to look at them and drank his mug of beer. For the last five years, he had been all by himself after that failure in Queensland. Between those years, he had been targeting and terrorizing the Kree Eternal's son from Australia to Russia. This time, he had to make sure he would be sucessful without anyone's help.

He raised his mug and slowly ingesting the cold white foamy part of the golden alcholic drink into his mouth to the throat. Finally, a news footage from the holographic television had caught his attention. It featured a mysterious and powerful masked and suited man with blue skin and short silvery white locks. He was found hovering and lifting a yellow school bus somewhere in Brooklyn. The French mutant instantly stood up from his seat and walked over to the holographic display. He curiously tilted his head and grinned.

" Will ya look that, mate?! " an middle-aged balding Aussie man exclaimed and laughed. " I thought the Kree were no longer invading along with the lizards?! How come that mysterious bloke just saved a bunch of kids! "

" Maybe, he's part of the New Avengers, " a male African-American patron in late thirties held his bottle of beer and answered. " He must have been newly recruited. "

" Yet, I wonder who's the guy behind the mask? " a Puerto Rican man asked and finished his drink.

" Messieurs, whoever that man is, he could be my worthy opponent, " Exodus replied and grinned when he placed his empty mug on the table.

" What do you mean by that? "

" I will make him out of the food chain. Let's see if he could defeat me. "