Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 17 Nick's Back-up Plan

"Save him."

Before anyone else spoke, Rocket Raccoon was the first to speak.

"It's easy to say, but how can we save him?"

Its body was relatively small, and when it sat on the chair, most of its body was blocked by the table. From Su Ze's perspective, he could only see its two ears.

"We can't determine Thanos' location right now. He could be anywhere in the universe with the Space Stone. And most importantly, even if we find him, what can we do? Can we defeat him?"

"We can beat them."

Steve Rogers turned around and looked at Thor, who had been keeping his head down. Seeing that he was still immersed in the previous defeat, he spoke seriously again.

"As long as we unite, we will definitely be able to defeat him this time."

"and then?"

Rocket Raccoon twitched his ears and continued.

"Even if we can defeat Thanos, who among us can resist the power of the Infinity Stones? Back then, Quill and I briefly came into contact with the Power Stone, and in just a few seconds, we almost died."

"So you mean, we just sit here and do nothing?" Natasha frowned. She felt that there was a sting in the little raccoon's words from the very beginning.

Although we know that this may be the other person's character, pouring cold water on him/her in this situation is not something that anyone can accept.

"You think I don't want to take out Thanos? You think I want to sit here and suffer the post-war trauma with you guys? Not only did you lose your family members losers, I lost mine too, twice!"

Rocket Raccoon stood up from his chair, folded his arms and gritted his teeth.

"And the most critical problem is that we can't determine Thanos's coordinates, understand? If we can't find Thanos, all our plans will be in vain!"

Hearing Rocket Raccoon's rude words, everyone's already depressed look became even worse. Natasha tried several times to say something to restore morale, but in the end she was unable to say anything.

Because she knew very well that what Rocket said was right.

Except for Thor and Banner, everyone sitting here has never left the Earth, and has no idea how big the universe is.

Even Thor didn't know much about it. The scope of his activities was basically concentrated in the Nine Realms. He only visited other galaxies when communicating with gods in other galaxies. Banner had only been to Asgard and Sakaar.

It can be said that Rocket Raccoon is the only one who truly lives among the stars in the universe, and only he truly understands how difficult it is to find Thanos in the universe.

Seeing that Rocket Raccoon had left everyone speechless, Steve Rogers sighed slightly. He looked up at Su Ze sitting opposite him and took the initiative to change the subject.

"Kaia, what's the situation with S.H.I.E.L.D."

Su Ze, who was originally listening to the conversation among the heroes as a bystander, sat up straight when he saw the topic was suddenly thrown to himself.

After considering his words, Su Ze spoke slowly. "It's not very optimistic. Nick Fury and Chief Hill are both dead, and a large number of agents are on the missing list. The bureau is in chaos now, and even I was temporarily transferred here."

If Rocket Raccoon just hit the morale of the heroes, then Suze's words were like a punch to everyone's heart.

Without Nick Fury and Hill, S.H.I.E.L.D. is leaderless, like a giant whose eyes have been poked out and whose ears have been poked out.

Originally, Steve Rogers had hoped that Nick Fury would be able to step forward to stabilize the chaos, but now it seems that the situation is much more serious than he imagined.

Thinking of this, Steve Rogers also lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing that his words had silenced them all, Su Ze felt a little embarrassed.

To be honest, what he feared the most in his previous life was silence. Every time he experienced this strange silence, he would feel uncomfortable and even a little scared. Su Ze was fidgeting and didn't know what to do. If it were his previous life, he might tell a joke to ease the awkward atmosphere.

And now, facing a group of superheroes who have just experienced failure.

Although Su Ze had a lot of hellish jokes in his mind, such as Lawyer Ma walking on the street and suddenly finding that half of the city’s heartbeats had disappeared.

But now, he couldn't say a single word.

After a dry cough, Su Ze looked at Steve Rogers.

"Maybe you can go back and lead S.H.I.E.L.D."

"I'm a fugitive, Kaia. We all are." Steve Rogers shook his head slightly. "You should know about the Raft prison. We can't go back."

"I know, but what I mean is that Thanos should have accomplished his goal. He won't attack again. There's no point for you to stay here. Going back can at least calm people down. At this time, they really need someone to stand up."

Su Ze tapped his fingers lightly on the table and paused. He decided to reveal some not-so-confidential information to the people in front of him.

"Do you know what my mission was before I came here?"

Upon hearing this, everyone except Thor, the God of Thunder, focused their attention on Su Ze.

"I was the closest to Fury and Hill at the time, so I was also responsible for collecting Fury's relics. Judging from what was written on them, they should be the backup plan left by Fury."

"Backup plan?" Steve Rogers turned and looked at Natasha after hearing that.

But Natasha was also full of confusion. As a veteran SHIELD agent and the person who had followed Fury for the longest time, even she didn't know what other tricks Nick Fury had.

So after thinking for a while, Natasha looked at Su Ze curiously. "What do you mean?"

"I don't know either, but that thing looks like an antique pager. I think that when Nick Fury took out this thing before his death, he probably didn't just want to send a text message."

Su Ze looked at Natasha meaningfully. When Nick Fury contacted the aliens, it seemed that Black Widow had not yet officially joined SHIELD, and SHIELD was not called SHIELD at that time.

Thinking of this, Su Ze said half-truthfully.

"When I was on a mission before, I heard some stories from my seniors. There are rumors that the predecessor of S.H.I.E.L.D. had encountered aliens before. Maybe Nick Fury's backer is those extraterrestrial beings."

"impossible."

Before anyone else could react, Rhodes, who had been silent, spoke.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Rhodes knew that he had spoken out of turn, but he quickly adjusted himself and continued speaking.

"I've been in the army for a long time and have never heard of such news. If it weren't for the battle in New York, I wouldn't believe that there are aliens in this world."

After hearing Rhodes' explanation, Natasha shook her head.

"Not necessarily. Nick Fury has many secrets that he has not revealed, including the SHIELD intelligence that I exposed at the United Nations before. That was also incomplete. There are many secrets that only Nick Fury knows."

"That's it."

Su Ze spread his hands. Natasha was almost getting to the point.

"So no matter what Nick Fury's back-up plan is, I think you all have to go back. This is the only way at the moment."

(End of this chapter)