Glad About Everything He-El Has Done

"I was glad to tour S.H.I.E.L.D. with you, He-El, but my affairs are troublesome, so I'll have to leave first."

After touring S.H.I.E.L.D.'s armaments with the president and having lunch together, the president vaguely expressed his desire to mend ties with He-El. Then, escorted by security, he left the Triskelion Building. Before departing, he gave He-El a meaningful, friendly smile.

What he feared most was He-El refusing to name any conditions. Now that he had, the president could finally breathe easier. This hurried trip to tour S.H.I.E.L.D. with He-El had not been in vain after all.

A Helicarrier outfitted with a full arsenal of weapons and firepower could not possibly be handed over to anyone.

But a Helicarrier riddled with difficult-to-solve power issues during construction, one that would require enormous manpower and resources to redesign, simply was not worth the cost.

It would be better to build a new one and strip the weapons from this "problematic" Helicarrier before selling it off. The substantial funds recovered could then be used to build several more carriers that were safe and free of problems.

The World Security Council also had considerable objections to Project Insight, worried that the Helicarriers might be used against their own countries.

Earth had not yet experienced a large-scale alien invasion, so it naturally felt uneasy about Helicarriers that consumed such vast manpower and resources, belonged to another country, carried powerful armaments, and could fly above their own nations at any time.

After weighing all these considerations, the president gave He-El a suggestive smile. In front of the Triskelion's main entrance plaza, he waved to He-El, turned, got into his sedan, and drove across the elevated bridge, disappearing from the sight of He-El, Alexander Pierce, and Nick Fury.

After watching the president leave the Triskelion Building, He-El and