Nick Fury Returns to Earth

Nick Fury was quite fast; he made it back in just two days.

It seems Captain Marvel's location isn't very close to Earth either; I just wonder how many wormholes she'll have to pass through.

Nick Fury arrived in Quinjet. He originally intended to meet Xia Yu at the Helicarrier, but Xia Yu insisted that he come to the base. Left with no other option, he switched to another aircraft from the Helicarrier.

"Oh, look who's here, the director of the S.W.O.R.D.. This must be a big shot from the universe. Rhodey, you've met the Secretary of State, you've met the President, but have you ever met a big shot from the universe?"

Tony saw Nick Fury arrive and spoke to Rhodey beside him.

"No, I'm just a country bumpkin from Earth. I have no right to meet any big shots from the universe. But Tony, are you sure this is Nick Fury, the director of S.W.O.R.D..? Are you sure it's not an imposter? I've heard there are a lot of Skrulls impersonating people these days."

Rhodey shrugged, perfectly matching Tony's sarcastic tone.

"Really?" Tony said in surprise.

"Skrulls, you can impersonate someone else. Sorry, sir, you need to undergo our thorough inspection before entering my base. Now, please stay where you are, or I'll blast your Nick Fury head off."

"Tony Stark, your greatest talent will never be your scientist's mind."

Nick Fury ignored their verbal sparring and went straight into the base.

However, when facing Natasha and Hawkeye, Nick Fury finds it difficult to appear so indifferent.

Among the Avengers, these two had worked with Nick Fury the longest and trusted each other a great deal. Xia Yu thoughtfully arranged for them to meet Nick first.

"Nick, I only just realized how little you trusted us."

Natasha spoke first. Nick Fury did indeed have many secrets, many of which were buried deep within his heart, but leaving an alien to replace him was truly hurtful.

Imagine you have a friend with whom you occasionally share your innermost thoughts or other things, but you discover that your friend is someone else impersonating him, and you can't accept that emotionally.

Therefore, Nick Fury couldn't simply brush off their questions like he did with Tony and Rhodey.

Nick Fury opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"Maybe the Captain was right before, you never trust anyone."

After saying this, Natasha sat down and said no more.

Hawkeye continued Natasha's words, "He trusts Captain Marvel, doesn't he? He's no longer with S.H.I.E.L.D.., nor with the Avengers intelligence group. He's the director of S.W.O.R.D.. in the universe. Why would he trust someone as insignificant as us?"

"I'd like to interview you, Nick Fury. Every time we talk to that Talos, he always reports to you. What were you thinking then? Look at those two idiots, pouring out their hearts to a fake?"

Hawkeye and Natasha frequently contact Nick Fury because they see him as a mentor figure.

They had a deep affection for Nick Fury.

"I admit I lied to you about this, but it has nothing to do with the Avengers or S.W.O.R.D.. Do you think I'm a power-hungry person? Clint?"

Hawkeye opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Xia Yu who entered the room.

"He just thinks he's the savior, he thinks he controls everything, and the world or the universe is only in order because of him, right, Mr. Nick Fury?"

"Nick, let me tell you plainly, if you think there's any crisis that we'll have to handle, then you should tell us everything. If you think you, your S.W.O.R.D.., or Captain Marvel can handle every crisis? You're wrong. You can't handle many of the crises to come."

Xia Yu launched into a relentless barrage of attacks.

"Do you know how many beings covet Earth? From the universe, from other dimensions? Do you know Dormammu from the Dark Dimension? Captain Marvel wouldn't even be a bite for them. Do you know what Kamar-Taj is?"

"Did you know that there's a place called Hell among the Nine Realms? Do you know what's sealed inside Hell? Do you know how many more years this seal can last?"

"You don't understand, Nick, jumping from Earth to space isn't necessarily a bad thing, but firstly, you haven't even figured out the situation on Earth, yet you're worrying about the Skrulls' fate with Captain Marvel?"

Xia Yu rolled his eyes at Nick with disdain.

He continued, "Secondly, and most importantly, if you consider us a team, you need to share certain things with us. I don't doubt that you can manage the S.W.O.R.D. effectively without hindering Earth's intelligence operations, but you must learn to respect us, understand?"

Xia Yu's mind was very clear: you can go to the universe, whether it's for Earth or for a broader cause, but the premise is that you must keep Earth at the center.

Or you could center it around the Avengers. If not, then you can focus on developing your S.W.O.R.D. and don't need to worry about things on Earth.

Xia Yu's words greatly shocked Nick Fury. S.H.I.E.L.D.. had known some clues about Kamar-Taj before, but they weren't entirely clear on what was actually there.

Let alone the Dark Dimension, Dormammu, or Hell in the Nine Realms, Nick Fury genuinely knew nothing about them.

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Hero are divided into two categories: fantasy and magic, such as the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, the Ancient One, Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, Asgard, and so on.

The crises they face are all fantastical, involving multidimensional spaces, the Multiverse as depicted in Doctor Strange, and so on.

Other Hero, whether Iron Man or mutants, such as Spider-Man, etc.

Most of the crises encountered are physical, high-tech, or involve mutations, national crises, and so on.

Most of the crises or events that S.H.I.E.L.D.. faces are of this type, at least most of the ones Nick Fury encounters during this phase.

Therefore, Nick Fury really didn't know many of the things Xia Yu mentioned.

The room fell completely silent. Regardless of what Nick Fury was really thinking, he felt that Captain Marvel was now dealing with things on a level far beyond what was happening on Earth.

Nick Fury was already surprised when Xia Yu called out Talos's name and explained most of his current situation, but he didn't expect that what Xia Yu said after returning would truly exceed his expectations.

This is a crushing defeat on a different level.

"Are you sure that Dormammu can swallow Carol whole?"

Nick Fury remained silent for a long time before finally asking out of curiosity.

"I'm sure." A small golden spark flashed in the air, and a circular portal opened.