Before anyone could make sense of it, the Harrier jet had already begun to descend slowly.
Yes, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s aircraft really was quite fast. Before long, it had returned to the Helicarrier's hangar. Seeing this, they could only set aside their doubts for the moment and escort the unconscious Gamora back to report in.
Just like in the original story, Gamora was placed in that circular glass prison. It was located at the very bottom of the Helicarrier, with a movable hatch connected beneath it. With a light press of a button, the prison could be dropped directly from an altitude of thousands of miles.
Clearly, this thing was meant to deal with some major threat, though it worked just fine for holding an alien for now.
However, the problem before them was that while they had indeed captured an alien, they had not found the Tesseract. Agent Barton and Dr. Selvig were also still missing. That was a serious problem, especially since the alien was genuinely badly injured and unconscious. Figuring out how to wake her up had become the top priority.
After hearing Captain America and Natasha's report, Nick Fury clearly realized something was wrong as well. The enemy had suddenly exposed herself and allowed herself to be captured, as though she were trying to draw his attention.
With that in mind, Nick Fury made preparations on two fronts.
On one hand, he tried to wake Gamora for interrogation. On the other, he had Dr. Banner continue searching for Gamma rays in an attempt to locate the Tesseract.
But honestly, Gamora's injuries were quite severe. She had multiple fractures throughout her body, damage to her brain stem, and internal bleeding. Seriously, if an ordinary person suffered injuries like these, they would be rushed straight into the ICU for a