After teaching the mercenaries who had developed other ideas a lesson and completely taking control of the unit, He-El quickly handed over the unit's training matters to the seven captains. Then he boarded the Manta Ray spacecraft, which rose into the sky and left the training grounds.
Inside the Manta Ray spacecraft.
"Has it fully appeared?" He-El connected to Vivian's communication channel and began adjusting the spacecraft's course, intending to fly toward the United Kingdom.
But after a moment's consideration, He-El stopped and redirected the spacecraft toward the White House.
If he suddenly appeared in the United Kingdom and the Reality Stone then surfaced there, such a coincidence would surely arouse the Avengers' and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s suspicions. They already trusted him sufficiently.
But He-El had to take Ancient One's presence within S.H.I.E.L.D. into account. She had always been watching the Avengers and observing his actions as well, like an inspector. If she detected his interest in the Reality Stone, Ancient One would immediately know what she had to do.
Ancient One would never allow He-El to obtain the Infinity Stones.
Why had Ancient One agreed so readily when Nick Fury invited her into S.H.I.E.L.D.? Was it really only to find somewhere to stay?
More likely, she was openly reminding He-El: I'm watching you!
Of course, He-El did not particularly mind Nick Fury bringing Ancient One into S.H.I.E.L.D., since he could always know where she was.
Otherwise, an Ancient One who could keep portals open and run all over the world at any time—even to alien planets or Asgard—with an unpredictable location was the last thing He-El wanted.
At least now, she had a place to stay, which gave him something to work against.
"No. I detected a target location with an abnormal spacetime distortion coefficient from particles exhibiting irregular gravitational, radiation,