Recaps

Ivan confronted Arthur for skipping school and warned that he needed to build friendships and connections, but Yelena defended her younger brother. Ivan had Arthur taken to the military for experience after William and Halsey approved the decision.

• Ivan scolded Arthur for missing school and asked whether he had bothered Jona and the other maids, and Jona confirmed that he had not done anything improper.
• Ivan urged Arthur to attend school and make useful friends, but Arthur said he had no interest in the Russell family or company leadership and called FuckoffCult his friend.
• Yelena arrived and backed Arthur, telling him he could skip school and inviting him out with her.
• Ivan ordered Ghost Agents to carry Arthur away and told Yelena he was sending him to the military because he kept avoiding school.
• Ivan said William and Halsey had approved the plan, then had the maids prepare clothes for Arthur before leaving with Megan and his entourage.

Ivan took Arthur from Russell Palace to the fleet, deciding to send his troublesome younger brother into the military for a while. At the Phantom, he entrusted Arthur to Carl for protection during the extermination operation.

• Megan worried that Yelena might plead to keep Arthur at the palace, but Ivan said Yelena understood the consequences of Arthur's behavior.
• Ivan and Megan boarded a modified Pelican with Arthur, who lamented leaving his games and maids behind.
• Arthur joked that rich women would still be interested in him, so Ivan punched him unconscious and said the incident strengthened his resolve to send him into the military.
• The Pelican left the palace and docked in the Phantom's hangar within Fleet Zero.
• Carl greeted Ivan, and he asked her to protect Arthur during the extermination operation with the Blood Raven Battle Group.

Ivan sent Arthur with Carl to join the Blood Raven Battle Group, which had been assigned to eliminate the Star Alliance’s remnants. Arthur woke aboard the Observer far from home and greeted Carl, who teased him about his reputation with women.

• Ivan arranged for Carl and Arthur to travel aboard the Phantom to the Blood Raven Battle Group, and Carl promised to look after Arthur.
• Mylon called to check on Arthur, then panicked when Halsey and William threatened to punish him for his remarks about the former chairman.
• Megan used four Dreadnought Warships to open a portal, and the Phantom carried Carl, Arthur, and other personnel to the Blood Raven Battle Group’s sector.
• The Phantom transferred the personnel and equipment to the Observer, then returned through the portal as it closed behind the fleet.
• Arthur woke in a Marine Corps dormitory aboard the Observer, wondered where he was, and eagerly greeted Carl when she entered.

Arthur changed into a military uniform and followed Carl to the Observer’s bridge, where she ordered him to join the operation despite his protests about his age and inexperience. Gabriel briefed Carl that the Exiles planned to raid the MSS-45 colony, and the Blood Ravens’ mission was to destroy them.

• Arthur changed into a black military uniform and followed Carl toward the orbital train station.
• Carl rebuked Arthur for making excuses, reminded him of his family’s abilities, and said she would train him after he experienced the upcoming operation.
• Carl brought Arthur to the Observer’s bridge, where Macha and Gabriel were discussing battle strategy.
• Gabriel showed Carl a star chart of MSS-45 and reported that the Exiles planned to invade the United Government colony for its resources.
• Gabriel stated that the Blood Ravens’ mission was to annihilate the Exiles.

Carl and Arthur prepared to face the Exiles fleet, with Carl planning to lead a Blood Raven boarding operation and teach Arthur firsthand. The chapter ended with Carl donning her Primarch Power Armor while Arthur watched.

• Macha briefed Carl and Arthur on the plan to use Quantum Bombs and hydrogen bombs to destroy most of the Exiles fleet, leaving one cruiser for a boarding operation.
• Arthur questioned the need for boarding, and Macha explained that the Astartes’ upgraded equipment made casualties unlikely while boarding would damage enemy morale.
• Carl decided to lead the Blood Ravens in person and said she would teach Arthur during the operation.
• Carl took Arthur to the Observer Aircraft Carrier’s equipment area, where he asked if he would receive Power Armor and she said he would not.
• Carl changed into her Primarch Power Armor with the technicians’ help while Arthur watched.

Arthur reluctantly accepted Marine Corps equipment instead of Power Armor as Carl prepared him for boarding operations. Meanwhile, the Blood Raven Battle Group ambushed the Exiles Fleet, destroyed its flagship and two CCS-class ships with upgraded weapons, and left the remaining fleet in chaos.

• Carl refused Arthur’s request for better armor and ordered technicians to outfit him with the Marine Corps’ new Individual Equipment.
• Arthur was fitted with an undersuit, Individual Equipment, and a Mechanical Skeleton.
• The Blood Raven Battle Group waited at the MSS-45 system’s slipspace exit and opened fire as the Exiles Fleet emerged.
• The upgraded Yamato Cannon and Electromagnetic Cannons destroyed the Exiles’ CAS-class flagship and two CCS-class ships, killing Atriox aboard the flagship.
• The Exiles Fleet fell into disarray, and some CRS-class Light Cruisers began opening slipspace portals to flee.

Macha destroyed the Exiles Fleet and sent a Blood Ravens boarding party to capture the surviving CCS-class Cruiser. Carl and Arthur led the assault as the Blood Ravens charged into the ship and began fighting its Brute defenders.

• Macha ordered Quantum Bombs to destroy two groups of Exiles ships, then had the battleship disable the remaining CCS-class Cruiser and the frigates destroy the other vessels.
• Macha confirmed the fleet was no longer a threat and ordered the boarding party to launch, leaving the Grunt informant aboard the surviving cruiser.
• Carl, Arthur, and the Blood Ravens rode a Falcon to the CCS-class Cruiser, then rushed out when the cabin doors opened.
• The Grunts fled as the Blood Ravens emerged, while the Brutes charged them with plasma weapons, ballistic weapons, and kinetic hammers.
• Carl killed two Brutes with her Bolter Pistols and asked Arthur whether he was scared.

Carl and Arthur led the Blood Ravens to defeat the Exiles and capture numerous prisoners, while Arthur asked Carl to train him. As the CCS-class Cruiser prepared to return to the Observer Aircraft Carrier, a spatial vortex appeared and pulled the powerless ship inside.

• Arthur overcame his shock, killed Brute creatures, and helped the Blood Ravens suppress the enemy.
• Carl led more than a hundred Blood Ravens in a boarding operation that annihilated the Brute forces and captured Gnolls, Grunts, Bingfengs, and two Engineers.
• After the battle, Arthur pretended to be troubled by the killing and asked Carl to train him long-term; Carl agreed to teach him.
• The CCS-class Cruiser shook violently as a spatial distortion formed nearby and a vortex sucked the ship inside.

Macha led the Blood Raven Battle Group through a shrinking Vortex Tunnel to protect Carl and Arthur, leaving their destination unknown. On the Ark, William and Catherine enjoyed a quiet afternoon with their granddaughters Naga and Kerrigan.

• A Vortex Tunnel appeared amid the Exiles Fleet wreckage and began pulling in the CCS-class Cruiser carrying Carl and Arthur, along with the approaching transport formation.
• Macha ordered the Blood Raven Battle Group to enter the tunnel before it vanished and told her crew to notify the boss and chairman of what had happened.
• The Blood Raven Battle Group and the Exiles disappeared when the Vortex Tunnel closed after about five minutes.
• On the Ark near Jupiter, Catherine told Naga and Kerrigan stories about the Ancient Humans and ancient gods while William watched them.
• Serena called out to William as he relaxed at the lakeside villa.

Serena told William that Arthur and the Blood Raven Battle Group had vanished through an unknown passage, and William learned from the system that they were in the 2012 Marvel Cinematic Universe. He reassured Halsey that the passage would reopen in five months, then asked her how an Astartes would fare against Captain America.

• Serena reported that Arthur and the Observer Aircraft Carrier had disappeared after a passage appeared during the battle with the Exiles.
• The system told William that Arthur and the Blood Raven Battle Group were in the Solar System in 2012, during The Avengers 1, and that a passage would reopen in five months.
• Halsey hurried to William and urged him to go to Fleet Zero so she could find a way to reach Arthur.
• William explained the situation to Halsey, who relaxed after learning the passage would reopen in five months.
• William asked Halsey to compare an Astartes with Captain America, and she laughed before explaining that the Astartes would have the advantage.

William ordered Serena to recall Fleet Zero while Macha’s fleet discovered it had arrived in a new parallel universe without contact with the Main Universe. With the fleet hiding in the Asteroid Belt, Arthur proposed using a Quantum Bomb to create another unstable tunnel and possibly return home.

• William asked Halsey how Thor compared to Athena, then ordered Serena to tell Ivan to return Fleet Zero to the Solar System and resume company affairs.
• Macha learned that the Observer Aircraft Carrier had arrived in a Solar System without Umbrella’s colonies and could not contact the Ark or Fleet Zero.
• Macha concluded that the fleet was in a new parallel universe and ordered the transports to retrieve Arthur and Carl before the fleet hid in the Asteroid Belt.
• The transport formation brought Arthur, Carl, Gabriel, Blood Raven Astartes, and captured races aboard the Observer Aircraft Carrier.
• Arthur suggested that detonating a Quantum Bomb between approaching universe bubbles might create another unstable tunnel.

Arthur calculated that the universes would connect in four to six months, but the fleet's supplies would run out sooner, so the commanders planned to gather provisions on Earth. Arthur proposed covert reconnaissance first to identify the universe, and the fleet prepared to travel to the Moon's far side while readying for possible threats.

• Arthur used the Quantum Bomb explosions and the passage's spatial distortion to calculate that a stable connection between the universes would form in four to six months.
• Macha noted that the fleet had only three months of living provisions and proposed trading with Earth's United Nations for supplies.
• Arthur suggested sending covert reconnaissance teams to Earth first to determine whether their universe came from a known movie or game.
• Macha approved the plan, and Carl agreed to accompany Arthur and protect him; Vadim offered to join, but Gabriel mocked his conspicuous appearance.
• Arthur recommended that the fleet use Warp travel to reach the Back of the Moon and asked Gabriel and Vadim to prepare for battle.
• Macha ordered the crew to activate the Warp channels, while Gabriel and Vadim agreed to prepare for possible threats on Earth.

The Blood Raven Battle Group arrived at the Moon and sent agents to Earth to scout its surface. Arthur and Carl landed near Washington D.C. with their team and set out through the forest to find a vehicle.

• The Blood Raven Battle Group emerged from jump channels near the Back of the Moon and used an electromagnetic pulse to disable nearby human satellites.
• Three Pelicans carried agents toward Earth, with Arthur and Carl joining the team bound for North America.
• The Pelican reached Washington D.C. and landed in a forested river valley, where the agents concealed it beneath a camouflage covering.
• Arthur asked the pilot to avoid unnecessary killings, then led Carl and the agents south through the forest to begin their reconnaissance.

Arthur, Carl, and the agents needed local identities and money for their investigation, so Sergeant Agent led them into a wealthy Washington-area home and used the agents’ equipment to make counterfeit documents and cash. The family remained anesthetized as the group prepared to leave with four cars and compensation in gold coins.

• Arthur warned Sergeant Agent that the group needed local identification and money, and he led them to a secluded villa.
• The agents surrounded the villa, broke in, and anesthetized its five residents without killing them.
• Sergeant Agent explained that the agents had disabled the alarm and that the villa lacked street surveillance, while Arthur questioned their blatant robbery.
• The agents found identification documents, cash, and four car keys, then used a 3D Printer to create counterfeit IDs and money.
• Sergeant Agent left seventy Chamber of Commerce Gold Coins on the coffee table as compensation and took the car keys.

Arthur and Carl drove northeast from Washington and stopped at a motel near Philadelphia after Arthur became exhausted. They checked in for a room, and Arthur hurried Carl away from the receptionist’s suggestive offer.

• The robbed family contacted the police, who took their report but had no clear descriptions of the agents and left without pursuing the case.
• Arthur and Carl continued toward Philadelphia in a Mini, with Arthur driving and Carl navigating on her Personal Computer.
• After five hours on the road, Arthur grew drowsy, and Carl found a motel where they could rest.
• Arthur and Carl arrived at Cowboy Night and paid cash for a double room without the receptionist checking their fake ID.
• The receptionist teased Arthur and offered Carl a product to help him handle her, so Arthur grabbed Carl and rushed toward the stairs.

Arthur and Carl settled into a shabby motel room, where Arthur identified their destination as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He reported his findings and a proposal to Captain Macha, then warned Carl that New York would face an alien invasion the next day.

• Arthur and Carl inspected their dirty, cramped motel room and made do with it for the night.
• After showering, Carl noticed Arthur's focused expression reminded her of William, whom she regarded as a father figure.
• Arthur used the tablet's internet connection to identify their universe from a report about Captain America reappearing in Germany beside Loki.
• Arthur told Carl he had reported their discovery and his proposal to Captain Macha through his encrypted communicator.
• Arthur said the report meant New York would face an alien invasion the next day.

Arthur explained that the Blood Raven Battle Group should wait until the Avengers were struggling against the Chitauri before intervening, both to save civilians and to gain leverage with Earth’s leaders. Carl agreed to prepare for the battle, but rebuked Arthur after he teased her about liking him more than Ivan and William.

• Arthur told Carl that the Chitauri would invade New York the next day and argued that the battle would cause many civilian casualties.
• Arthur proposed that he, Carl, and the agents protect civilians while the Avengers fought, then have Captain Macha send two warships to rout the Chitauri when the Avengers were in danger.
• Arthur explained that a limited show of force would earn the Blood Raven Battle Group supplies and cooperation without making the Avengers and the United Nations Security Council fear them.
• Carl understood Arthur’s plan and laughed when he insisted that otaku could not lose at war if it were a game.
• Arthur teased Carl by asking whether she liked him more than Ivan and William, so Carl tapped him on the head and ordered him to have Captain Macha notify the other agents for the New York operation.

Arthur and Carl gathered Umbrella agents in Brooklyn and seized a Hammer Industries warehouse as their temporary base. The next day, the Battle of New York began, and Umbrella's agents drove toward the fighting before traffic forced them to stop on Forty-Second Street.

• Arthur and Carl drove to Brooklyn and arranged to meet the agents arriving in New York.
• The agents gathered at Prospect Park, acquired vehicles and supplies, and searched Brooklyn's port warehouses for a base.
• At Arthur's suggestion, the agents seized a sealed Hammer Industries warehouse and concealed their people and vehicles inside.
• The next morning, a Vortex Tunnel opened above Stark Tower, and Tony Stark attacked the Chitauri as they poured into Manhattan.
• Umbrella's agents drove against the fleeing traffic toward Midtown, but congestion stopped their convoy on Forty-Second Street.

Arthur led Umbrella’s agents into the Chitauri attack on 42nd Street, where they swiftly brought down the enemy airships and prepared to rescue civilians. He and Carl then headed toward Stark Tower, leaving the agents to protect people and promote Umbrella as Manhattan’s defender.

• Arthur, Carl, and the agents arrived on 42nd Street as Chitauri airships began attacking civilians.
• The sergeant ordered the agents to fire, and they destroyed several airships with Gauss Rifles.
• Arthur told the sergeant to protect civilians while making clear that Umbrella—not the government—was helping them, and to criticize the government and the United Nations Security Council.
• Arthur and Carl left for Stark Tower, while the sergeant ordered the agents to continue the operation.
• In an alley near Sixth Avenue, Carl admired Arthur’s change in standing as they approached Stark Tower and the Vortex Tunnel.
• Arthur grabbed Carl’s forearm and asked if she was ready to make a dazzling entrance.

Arthur and Carl entered the Battle of New York, waiting to intervene when the Avengers were in desperate straits. After Carl destroyed a Leviathan and Arthur cleared the Chitauri around them, they charged onto the overpass and found Captain America and Black Widow.

• Thor struck the Chitauri airships and a Leviathan with lightning near the Vortex Tunnel.
• Arthur explained that they would wait until the Avengers were desperate before intervening, while Carl condemned Hulk's destruction of civilian buildings.
• A Leviathan flew past Arthur and Carl, deploying Chitauri soldiers near Captain America and Black Widow on the overpass.
• Carl shot the Leviathan with her Gauss Sniper Rifle, splitting it in half, while Arthur killed the nearby Chitauri with his Gauss Rifle.
• Arthur and Carl fought their way onto the overpass, where Captain America threw his Vibranium Shield toward a Chitauri soldier in front of Arthur.

Arthur Russell and Carl fought alongside Captain America and Black Widow against the Chitauri, while Natasha grew wary of Carl’s powerful Gauss Sniper Rifle. After Stark warned that a nuclear missile was headed for Manhattan, Arthur called in reinforcements, and two Umbrella Corporation warships emerged through new portals and turned the tide of battle.

• Arthur caught Captain America’s Vibranium Shield, used it to kill a Chitauri soldier, and then fought alongside Carl to clear the overpass.
• Arthur and Carl introduced themselves to Captain America and Black Widow as more Chitauri poured through the Vortex Tunnel.
• Carl destroyed a Leviathan with her Gauss Sniper Rifle, and Natasha continued sniping the largest threats while keeping watch on Carl.
• Stark told Captain America that a nuclear-armed F-35 was approaching Manhattan and that he was going to intercept it.
• Arthur contacted Macha, and two more Vortex Tunnels opened above Manhattan.
• Two Umbrella Corporation warships emerged and unleashed their Gauss Point Defense Cannons, overturning the battle’s balance.

Umbrella’s escort ships and Blood Raven Marines broke the deadlock in Manhattan as Freedom intercepted the nuclear bomb and carried it through the portal to destroy the Chitauri mothership. Rogers and Natasha watched the Astartes overwhelm the enemy, and the Chitauri suddenly collapsed.

• Two Umbrella escort ships arrived over Manhattan, deployed aircraft, and landed Blood Raven Marines to fight the Chitauri and protect civilians.
• Twenty Blood Ravens landed near Arthur, cleared the overpass of Chitauri, and stunned Rogers and Natasha with their strength.
• Freedom intercepted Tony Stark’s nuclear bomb, protected it with an AT Energy Shield, and flew through the portal toward the Chitauri mothership.
• Freedom released the nuclear bomb, which destroyed the mothership, and the pilot reported the successful mission to Arthur before returning to Manhattan.
• The Blood Ravens continued slaughtering Chitauri on the overpass until the remaining Chitauri suddenly collapsed.

Arthur and the Blood Ravens joined the Avengers after helping stop the Leviathans in Manhattan, then worked with them to close the Vortex Tunnel. The chapter ended with the immediate crisis resolved, while Arthur still looked for a chance to demonstrate Umbrella’s strength.

• Arthur told Rogers that the Manhattan battle plan had worked and suggested they deal with the Vortex Tunnel.
• Arthur, Carl, and the Blood Ravens met Rogers and Natasha on a transport bound for Stark Tower, where Thor, Hulk, Stark, and Hawkeye gathered.
• The Blood Ravens aimed their weapons at Stark when he approached Arthur, prompting Hulk and Thor to prepare for a fight.
• Rogers, Stark, Arthur, and Carl calmed both sides and restored a wary truce.
• Natasha urged everyone to close the Vortex Tunnel before talking, and the group found Erik Selvig and used Loki’s Scepter to seal it.

After Loki was taken away by Thor, Arthur ordered the Blood Raven forces to withdraw from Manhattan and began preparing to negotiate with S.H.I.E.L.D., the US Government, and the UN Security Council. He assumed command of the frigates and considered his overwhelming military strength while staying cautious about the Infinity Stones and future events.

• Loki awoke, and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s assault team took his Scepter without Arthur interfering, despite his knowing the team were Hydra operatives and the Scepter held the Mind Stone.
• Alexander Pierce failed to seize the Space Stone from Thor, who took Loki back to Asgard, then demanded that Arthur withdraw his troops from Manhattan.
• Arthur ordered the Blood Raven units to return to their warships and agreed to discuss his origins with Pierce in a negotiation meeting.
• Two days after the Chitauri attack, Arthur returned to the Paris with Carl and twenty Blood Raven Astartes while the rest of the force remained aboard the frigates.
• Arthur contacted Macha, Gabriel, and Vadim on the Back of the Moon, and Macha and Gabriel transferred command of the two frigates to him.

Arthur and Carl arrived at the Triskelion Building under a show of force from US fighter jets, while Arthur explained why Umbrella would avoid interfering with Hydra before its main forces arrived. The DR-7 Transport Boat landed on the building’s helipad as they prepared to meet the planet’s leaders.

• Thirty F-22s joined the Freedom MS and Viking Fighters in escorting the DR-7 Transport Boat toward Washington.
• Arthur laughed at the US Government’s display of force, and Carl reminded him to behave during the upcoming negotiations.
• Carl offered to kill Hydra’s leader, but Arthur told her to wait because Hydra had not yet exposed itself and Umbrella’s main forces had not arrived.
• Arthur explained that the Blood Raven Battle Group could reshape Earth’s balance of power but needed to remain restrained and serve as his bodyguard and secretary.
• The DR-7 Transport Boat landed on the Triskelion Building’s helipad.