Arrangements (Two-in-one, seeking monthly votes)

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Triskelion.

Inside the conference room.

Nick Fury had just reported his contingency plan. Aside from the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who had already been injected with the Physical Enhancement Serum, he had also proposed Hulk Bruce Banner, Iron Man Tony Stark, and Captain America, Steve Rogers, who had only recently awakened.

Looking at the United Nations Security Council members appearing before him through the virtual screen, one councilman spoke up.

"You've gone too far, Director."

"You're talking about forces you can't control."

Nick Fury did not follow his lead. Instead, he asked back, "Councilman, have you ever fought in a war?"

"Have you ever experienced the feeling of being in complete control?"

The councilman asked, "Are you saying this alien has already declared war on Earth?"

"Yes, Councilman."

"The moment he arrived, he took the Tesseract. Clearly, this was planned long in advance."

"So in the face of an emergency like this, we need a response team."

After a second of silence, the councilman said, "The Avengers Initiative has already been canceled."

Nick Fury countered, "I'm not talking about the Avengers."

The councilman asked, "I've seen that list. You have a world-class covert intelligence organization, yet you want to place humanity's fate in the hands of a bunch of freaks?"

"I'm not placing anything in anyone's hands, but we do need a response team."

"These people may be loners, even less than normal."

"But I believe that with the right motivation, they can give us the help we need."

Another female councilmember asked, "You believe that?"

At this moment, the male councilman who had spoken earlier said, "Sentiment won't win a war, Director."

"No. Soldiers will."

Under Nick Fury's silver tongue, the Security Council still agreed to his request, approved the formation of this response team, and allowed him to recruit