Chapter Summaries

Carl incited the supervillains he had freed to massacre civilians, claiming the chaos would distract S.H.I.E.L.D. from hunting Daisy. Meanwhile, President Rogers learned that Loki had allied with Hydra and was running a gladiatorial arena in Nevada.

• Carl told Raina the massacre was meant to divert S.H.I.E.L.D. from Daisy, then threatened her when she questioned him.
• Carl ordered the supervillains to retreat, and a convoy followed him out of the city while Raina stayed behind and considered finding a new employer.
• Steve discussed public education funding with Shao Ji and learned that Hydra expected him to support Loki’s Nevada arena.
• Shao Ji explained that Loki had recruited Hydra members and made a deal with Director Pierce, so Steve agreed to use Loki’s alien-prince status to deflect the governor’s complaint.

Edison escaped captivity and became the leader of Malick’s Hydra faction by promising to grow stronger through the corpses of powerful Magnetic Field Warriors. Meanwhile, Dr. Zola established an automated Hydra base and factory on Montana’s prairie.

• Edison tore open his detention-room door, killed his way through the base, and escaped.
• Edison stopped Malick’s car, identified Malick as someone searching for him, and demanded the corpses of powerful Magnetic Field Warriors.
• Malick told Edison that T’Challa was the strongest known warrior to have died in battle and agreed to investigate his burial place and the Inhumans.
• Edison explained that he could control the Inhumans and use them to kill Magnetic Field Warriors, and Malick surrendered leadership of his Hydra faction to him.
• Dr. Zola chose a remote site in Montana and directed Hydra soldiers to build a base and factory there.
• Dr. Zola’s robots took over the base and factory, and within weeks Hydra’s human forces had withdrawn.

Carl's criminal gang agreed to split up after one last job, but Thor Peter captured Carl and the others before they reached their target. Raina then went to Hydra leader Daniel Whitehall to bargain for the Obelisk, leaving with a mission to bring Skye to him.

• Carl agreed to let his gang disband after one last job, then secretly told Raina to alert the police during the planned massacre.
• Thor Peter intercepted the convoy, defeated the super criminals, and took Carl alive while Hydra agents captured the others for experiments.
• Raina left for her own target after Carl was captured, intending to obtain the Obelisk without his help.
• Raina met Daniel Whitehall at a Hydra base and asked him for the Obelisk.
• Whitehall agreed to give Raina the Obelisk if she found Skye and persuaded her to join Hydra, and Raina accepted.

Director Garrett sent Suri and her team to study the Tesseract, then used the visit to learn where T'Challa was buried. Hive took over T'Challa's body and then a stronger magnetic-field warrior's corpse, while Malekith prepared the Dark Elves to seek the Aether and confront Thor.

• Director Garrett brought the Tesseract to Suri's lab and asked her team to find a way to use its energy as armor shielding.
• Director Garrett coaxed T'Challa's burial location from Suri and left the Tesseract with the researchers.
• Hive entered T'Challa's corpse, examined the memories he had gained, and asked Malick to find a fresh body with innate magnetic-field control.
• Malick lured a wild Magnetic Field Warrior to the Security Council, where Edison killed him and Hive took over his corpse.
• Hive's new body reached the Fifty Heavens within days, though whether he could surpass that limit remained unknown.
• Malekith awakened as the Nine Planets' alignment approached, learned that Thor wielded Magnetic Field Rotation, and prepared to pursue the Aether with his Cursed Warriors.

Skye learned that S.H.I.E.L.D. had kept her from her father and that its agents had dismembered her mother, Jiaying. She declared S.H.I.E.L.D. her enemy, left with Raina for the United States, and parted ways with Lyden.

• Raina told Skye that S.H.I.E.L.D. had arranged her repeated adoptions to keep her father, Carl, from finding her.
• Skye contacted Rising Tide and learned details of her parents and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s role in her past.
• Raina revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had dismembered Jiaying and taken her organs and blood, prompting Skye to swear vengeance on S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Skye agreed to go with Raina, while Lyden chose not to join them and said goodbye to her.
• Skye and Raina boarded a plane back to the United States.

Skye met Daniel Whitehall at Hydra and sought a way to rescue her father. Whitehall revealed Hydra’s Gravitonium experiments and claimed Skye might be uniquely compatible with the substance, though she questioned his motives and evidence.

• Raina brought Skye to Hydra, where Daniel Whitehall invited her to discuss rescuing her father.
• Whitehall told Skye he could make her strong enough to attack S.H.I.E.L.D., but Skye said she had no interest in killing innocents.
• Whitehall showed Skye Gravitonium and explained that it could create powerful Graviton Warriors, though the process caused mental breakdowns and deaths.
• Whitehall claimed Skye could withstand an unusually high Gravitonium injection, and Skye challenged him to explain how Hydra had obtained her physical data.
• Whitehall said Skye’s Magnetic Field Rotation-enhanced body and latent superhuman genes made her compatible with Gravitonium, which he described as a strange life-form able to coexist with humans.

After Whitehall injected Skye with Gravitonium, she gained overwhelming gravitational powers but suffered tormenting voices and fled his base to rescue her father. Whitehall and Director Garrett arranged for Ward to confront her with powerful Magnetic Field Warriors, while Garrett secretly replaced the guards at Carl’s prison with Hydra agents.

• Skye endured the Gravitonium injection, broke out of the chamber, and used her new powers to destroy the laboratory and kill the soldiers who attacked her.
• Skye discovered that using Gravitonium eased the pressure in her mind, searched the base for Whitehall, and left when she could not find him.
• Skye decided to rescue her father herself, believing she had become strong enough to defeat S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Magnetic Field Warriors.
• Whitehall told Director Garrett that Skye had become a Graviton Warrior and asked him to make her realize she was not strong enough, while ensuring she could escape.
• Garrett sent Ward to retrieve Fifty Heavens Strong Magnetic Armor and arranged a confrontation with Skye.
• Garrett transferred Carl to another prison and replaced its S.H.I.E.L.D. guards with Hydra agents.

Skye attacked the prison holding her father, Carl, and rescued him after learning S.H.I.E.L.D. had ruined her life. As she tried to escape, Grant Ward intercepted her and sent her flying, leaving her and Carl enclosed in her gravity-field barrier.

• Skye stormed the prison, crushed its defenses, and searched the cells for Carl.
• Skye heard Carl call out as Daisy, found him injured, and tore open his cage to rescue him.
• Skye ignored the other prisoners’ pleas and flew out with Carl, crushing the Magnetic Field Warriors who tried to stop her.
• Grant Ward arrived at the prison and struck Skye’s gravity field, sending her flying inside a barrier of debris and wreckage.
• Skye remained unharmed, but Carl became dizzy and vomited inside the spinning barrier.

Skye fought Ward to protect Carl, but Gordon rescued her and her father before Ward could capture them. Reunited with her mother Jiaying, Skye learned Daniel Whitehall had orchestrated their persecution and stayed with her family.

• Ward threatened Skye and defeated her attack, then used Carl as leverage to force her to surrender.
• Carl tried to impale himself on rebar, but Gordon appeared and stopped him as Skye’s power began advancing toward the Tenth Heaven.
• Gordon teleported Carl away, returned for Skye, and vanished with her while Ward deliberately reacted too late.
• Gordon brought Skye and Carl to a Chinese-style garden, where Skye met her mother, Jiaying.
• Carl explained how Jiaying survived and revealed that Daniel Whitehall had hunted them under S.H.I.E.L.D.’s name; Skye vowed revenge and chose to remain with her parents.

Peter learned that George Stacy had confessed to being a Hydra agent, while Gwen was cleared and released. When Peter tried to challenge the evidence against Ben and May, Director Garrett dismissed his objections and insisted that the investigation would follow the investigators' report.

• Director Garrett showed Peter George Stacy's confession and told him that Gwen had been cleared, while George had signed a plea agreement and lost his position as police chief.
• Peter brought Gwen out of the holding facility, but she saw her father's confession on the tablet and ran home to confront him.
• George let Gwen into the house but coldly blocked Peter from entering.
• Peter learned that Ben and May had been transferred to S.H.I.E.L.D. because the evidence against them was considered conclusive.
• Peter argued that the evidence against Ben and May was fake, but Director Garrett rejected his claims and ended the meeting.

Peter tried to clear Uncle Ben and Aunt May after S.H.I.E.L.D. accepted Hydra’s false evidence, but Uncle Ben urged him not to join Hydra or abandon his principles. Hydra then arranged Uncle Ben’s death, leaving Peter devastated and unable to act on his rage.

• Peter visited Uncle Ben and Aunt May in detention and admitted he had no way to disprove the evidence, while Uncle Ben warned him never to join Hydra.
• Peter investigated the witnesses and discovered that an unnamed witness in the Witness Protection Program had provided the decisive evidence, but he could not identify them.
• Thomas called Peter and tried to persuade him to join Hydra, but Peter refused and hung up.
• Snake S.H.I.E.L.D. concluded that Uncle Ben’s influence was keeping Peter from turning and ordered that Uncle Ben be killed.
• Peter learned that Uncle Ben had supposedly committed suicide, then saw his body and a blood-written message declaring that he was not Hydra; the officials dismissed the death as an obvious suicide.

After Uncle Ben died, Peter sought the identity of the witness who had accused him of being Hydra and learned it was George Stacy. George admitted he had framed Uncle Ben under political threats and challenged Peter over how much he had known about S.H.I.E.L.D.’s corrupt investigation.

• Peter blamed himself for Uncle Ben’s death and resolved to clear his name by demanding the unnamed witness’s identity from Director Garrett.
• Director Garrett revealed that George Stacy was the witness, and Peter fled to confront him at Gwen’s home.
• George admitted he had testified against Uncle Ben and initially dismissed Peter’s demand for an explanation.
• Peter accused George of helping Hydra, and George revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. fabricated evidence and that his political enemies had threatened to imprison Gwen and him unless he confessed and resigned.
• George told Peter he knew the investigation was corrupt but no longer cared, then asked Peter whether he had known about it.

After Thomas exposed how S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra manipulated events around Ben Parker’s death, Peter broke down, reached Star Shattering, and turned against S.H.I.E.L.D. He left for the organization’s headquarters consumed by rage and self-hatred.

• George told Peter that S.H.I.E.L.D.’s investigation and the conflict surrounding it had made George a victim, and Thomas called to taunt Peter about Hydra’s influence over S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Peter lost control, searched for Thomas with his Magnetic Field Force, and collapsed in grief as Gwen and Mrs. Stacy watched from inside.
• Peter’s grief and anger drove his Magnetic Field Force beyond the Tenth Heaven, and he achieved Star Shattering.
• Peter read George’s and Gwen’s memories, learned George had told the truth, and left determined to make S.H.I.E.L.D. answer for Ben’s death.
• Thomas offered Peter Hydra’s help against S.H.I.E.L.D., but Peter read his memories and discovered that S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra were one and the same.
• Peter killed Thomas and destroyed his car with a single blow, then flew toward S.H.I.E.L.D. while blaming himself for Ben’s death.

After learning that Hydra had killed Uncle Ben and forged evidence of his suicide, Peter attacked S.H.I.E.L.D. and discovered Hydra’s reach extended through the White House. Convinced the world was rotten, he struck at President Rogers, who was also Captain America.

• Peter learned from John Garrett’s mind that Hydra had killed Uncle Ben and fabricated the surveillance footage, then killed Garrett and attacked Hydra agents inside S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Grant Ward, wearing powerful armor, drove Peter from the building and urged him to join Hydra, claiming it maintained world peace.
• Ward’s superior armor broke Peter’s arm, and Shuri arrived in her White Panther Armor; Peter fled without exposing Ward to her.
• Peter reached the White House, read the minds of the people there, and discovered that President Rogers, the guests, bodyguards, and officials were Hydra.
• Peter declared the world a mistake and attacked Captain America, who was meeting with guests as President Rogers.

Peter fought Ward in a berserk state as his power rapidly grew, but Ward stopped his assault by threatening Aunt May and Gwen. Peter froze, unable to attack, while Ward returned to Earth and left him stranded in space.

• Ward kicked Peter away from his attack, and Steve evacuated the White House with Shao Ji’s Magnetic Field Warriors.
• Peter’s injuries healed as he charged Ward again, driven by betrayal and despair over his losses.
• Ward lured Peter into space and struggled to withstand his rapidly increasing strength.
• Ward threatened Aunt May and Gwen, claiming Hydra had taken May hostage and would target both women if Peter continued fighting.
• Peter became unable to move despite his rage, and Ward headed back toward Earth.

Peter sought Zhan Liu’s help to protect Aunt May and Gwen from Hydra, and resolved to build an organization strong enough to set the world right. Zhan Liu arranged for Aunt May’s return, while Alexander Pierce and Ward continued Hydra’s secret plans to acquire Shuri’s armor technology.

• Peter realized he could rescue Aunt May but could not keep her safe from Hydra afterward, so he flew to the Martial Arts School and apologized to Zhan Liu.
• Peter told Zhan Liu he would not join Hydra and instead intended to correct the world’s wrongs by building the strongest organization he could.
• Zhan Liu agreed to help and ordered Natasha to tell Alexander Pierce to return Aunt May within an hour and leave Gwen’s family alone.
• Pierce asked Ward about Hydra’s progress converting Vibranium Magnetic Armor and learning to produce stronger armor.
• Pierce ordered Ward to watch Fitz and Simmons, protect Shuri from interference, and return Aunt May while Hydra continued pursuing the technology.

Daisy Johnson settled into life with Jiaying’s Inhumans, awakened wave control, and trained them to manage their abilities while helping expose Hydra. A powerful Magnetic Field Warrior attacked the settlement, and after he grievously wounded Daisy, Carl charged in to save her.

• Daisy awakened the ability to control waves and volunteered to teach the Inhumans Ultimate Limit Qigong so they could control their powers.
• Daisy told Steve Rogers that S.H.I.E.L.D. had been infiltrated by Hydra, and the Inhumans later reported that a manhunt had begun.
• A Magnetic Field Warrior arrived above the settlement and tried to control Daisy, but she resisted and fought him to protect Jiaying.
• The attacker overwhelmed Daisy, shattering both her hands and grabbing her by the throat as Gravitonium inside her began devouring the organisms entering her body.
• Carl rushed into the battlefield to save Daisy, and her fear and desperation strengthened her resistance to the attacker’s control.

Hive used his power to control Daisy, Jiaying, Gordon, and the Inhumans, then ordered Daisy to kill Carl. Carl was left dying as Hive took his family and the Inhuman tribe away by plane.

• Hive offered to spare Carl if Daisy surrendered to his control, and Carl tried to stop her by biting off half his tongue.
• Daisy gave in to Hive, who controlled her and healed her injuries while restoring Carl’s tongue.
• Gordon returned with Jiaying, and Hive’s control made them appear reconciled and eager to join him.
• Jiaying led the Inhumans past Hive, while Carl recognized their obedience and secretly planned to rescue them later.
• Hive ordered Daisy to kill Carl, and she blasted him with a fatal blow.
• Hive took Jiaying, Daisy, Gordon, the other Inhumans, and the Terrigen Crystal aboard a transport plane, leaving Carl behind.

Tom discovered Dr. Zola’s expanding robot base on the Montana prairie and realized the robots had rebelled, while Carl sought Raina’s help to rescue his captured family and the Inhumans. After foreseeing catastrophic destruction, Raina agreed to help Carl.

• Tom found a vast metal base on the prairie, and a robot dragged him inside, where he saw a robot production line and no humans.
• Dr. Zola learned a human had discovered the plan and decided to have Alexander’s side cover it up.
• Carl, badly injured, called Raina for help rescuing Daisy, his wife, and the captured Inhumans.
• Raina revealed that the Obelisk had transformed her into a porcupine-like Inhuman who could foresee fragments of the future but could not change them.
• Raina foresaw a devastated Earth, changed her mind, and agreed to help Carl.

Raina brought the gravely wounded Carl to Daniel Whitehall, who used Hydra technology to keep her alive and turn her into an experimental subject. Carl learned to control a Magnetic Field Warrior’s power and received a new body, leaving her prepared to help rescue Daisy despite its bizarre form.

• Raina brought Carl to Daniel Whitehall, who agreed to help rescue Daisy if Carl became his hostage and Daisy joined Hydra.
• Whitehall’s agents took Carl to the Hydra base and looted the Inhuman gathering point before leaving.
• Whitehall’s doctors found Carl near death, and he ordered them to use her to test the battle armor’s Astral Energy shield.
• Whitehall linked Carl to a Magnetic Field Warrior, and she learned to form an Astral Energy shield that withstood attacks in outer space.
• Carl learned to use Magnetic Field Force to speak, and Whitehall told her Hydra had given her a new body made from Vibranium and human cells.
• Carl saw in a mirror that her new armored body had two heads, one of which was her own.