Chapter Summaries

Alvin advised Harvey on connecting with BABY and lent him the Hellcat, then learned that Stark was in danger while transporting injured women in Afghanistan. Alvin decided to go help Stark, leaving Ginny with a promise to take her to a dinosaur island when he returned.

• Alvin told Harvey to treat BABY as a quirky genius and suggested sharing hobbies with him.
• Alvin let BABY drive his car and offered Harvey the Hellcat for a few days.
• Stark called Alvin from Afghanistan while transporting dozens of women rescued from a terrorist camp, and Alvin offered him a plane and Lennox's support.
• An attack injured several women in Stark's truck, so Stark treated their wounds and promised to protect them.
• Alvin hung up, told Ivan to take him back to the restaurant, and apologized to Ginny before promising a future trip to an island full of dinosaurs.

Alvin, Doctor Strange, and Lennox flew toward a hostage crisis in the Middle East, where Stark was battling terrorists and trying to protect civilians. After learning a Chinese convoy was pinned down, Alvin headed to help his fellow countrymen while Lennox and Strange went to protect the women.

• Alvin told Lennox that he would command a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, establish a forward base in Afghanistan, and coordinate logistics for Stark’s Robot army.
• Lennox questioned whether the Avengers could legally interfere in the Middle East, and Alvin clarified that his main targets would be Demons and Terrorists.
• Happy landed the plane near the fighting, and Strange prepared to treat six wounded people and protect the women.
• Stark told Alvin that terrorists armed with United States Military weapons had pinned down a Chinese convoy and taken civilians hostage.
• Alvin ordered Lennox and Strange to protect the women while he went to help the Chinese soldiers.

Captain Yang Rui's soldiers fought to protect workers and civilians from a large armed gang, while snipers Gu Shun and Li Dong tried to clear enemy marksmen. Alvin intervened to save Li Dong, and the chapter left him posing as assault trooper Ye Qing.

• Yang Rui ordered his soldiers to hold the line and evacuate the workers as the gang pushed civilians toward them.
• Li Dong acted as bait to draw out enemy snipers, but was shot and badly wounded while Gu Shun hunted the remaining marksmen.
• Alvin arrived in black armor and shielded Li Dong from a potentially fatal shot as Stark attacked the last enemy sniper.
• Gu Shun killed the last sniper, and Alvin used the Corpse-Eater Vine and living tissue from his Bio-Armor to keep Li Dong alive.
• Alvin told Li Dong that he was Second Squad assault trooper Ye Qing, sent to support them.

Stark rescued Li Dong while Alvin charged into the terrorists attacking the Chinese convoy. As the Chinese soldiers fought to protect civilians and the reporter, Alvin’s arrival threw the attackers into further chaos.

• Stark carried the wounded Li Dong toward Strange for treatment and promised Alvin he would return to fight the terrorists.
• Gu Shun told Yang Rui that Stark had taken Li Dong and Alvin had joined the battle, then continued shooting terrorists posing as cameramen.
• Stone and Yang Rui fought off terrorists trying to reach the bus and seize Xia Nan’s photographs.
• Lu Chen arranged an evacuation vehicle driven by Chen Sheng, while the foreman and workers stayed behind to help.
• Alvin charged into the terrorists with Venom armor and a battle axe, told the civilians to get down, and urged a watching Chinese soldier to keep fighting.

Alvin joined Yang Rui’s soldiers in fighting off the terrorists and took control of the battlefield, while Stone suffered a devastating facial wound. After the survivors retreated to the Bus, Alvin hunted down the remaining attackers and questioned a bearded cameraman, who accused the Americans of betraying them.

• Alvin charged into the terrorists with Venom, while Stone opened fire with his RPK and was shot in the face when the attackers returned fire.
• Alvin summoned his Ghost Wolves, Golden Vine, and Corpse-Eater Vine, then ordered Yang Rui and Lu Chen to carry Stone to the Bus as he shielded their retreat.
• Lu Chen anesthetized and bandaged Stone, while Yang Rui arranged for him to be taken to a nearby hospital base.
• Alvin and his summoned creatures killed the remaining terrorists, including some whose bodies were poisoned by his East Wind Flying Sword.
• Alvin captured a bearded cameraman and claimed to be CIA agent Church before asking who had ordered the attack; the cameraman accused the Americans of having no honor.

Alvin helped Yang Rui’s Jiaolong Team after terrorists attacked their convoy, offering treatment for the wounded and evidence about the assault. The injured soldiers were sent through a magical portal to New York for surgery, while Yang Rui remained at the camp trying to understand what had happened.

• Alvin let Yang Rui question the captured terrorist, injured the prisoner, and offered to help the wounded soldiers and uncover why the convoy was attacked.
• Yang Rui agreed to take his injured comrades to Alvin’s camp, ordered his team to search for cameras, and accepted a copy of Alvin’s recording as evidence.
• At the camp, Dr. Yinsen examined Stone and arranged for him and Li Dong to receive treatment at a New York hospital, with medic Lu Chen accompanying them.
• A portal transported the stretcher from the tent, and Stark explained that the injured soldiers had gone to New York while complaining that someone had stolen his robot wreckage.
• Yang Rui spoke with Lu Chen by phone, learned that his comrades were really in New York, and struggled to understand Alvin’s explanation that magic had made it possible.

Alvin asked Xia Nan for photos that might expose an American official working with terrorists, while Stark identified the people in them. The discovery linked Grover Van Buren to the terrorists and to the people who had kidnapped Stark, leaving Alvin with a lead on the man he was pursuing.

• Alvin checked on the injured Chinese workers in the medical tent and secretly used the Corpse-Eater Vine to help them recover.
• Alvin took Xia Nan outside and asked for copies of her Afghanistan photos, explaining that they might show an American bagman meeting with terrorists.
• Xia Nan gave Stark her memory card to copy, but insisted that it stay in her sight; Yang Rui then left to check on the injured and await the helicopter.
• Alvin reassured Yang Rui that the Gun Club could handle the strange events and teased Xia Nan about the soldier.
• Stark identified Andrew Van Buren, Grover Van Buren, and Watt Abbott in the photos, and said Grover might have helped Stark Industries' weapons reach terrorists connected to Stark's kidnapping.

Alvin spent a rare weekend at his restaurant while Raymond prepared a political campaign to buy Stark time. As Bob Lee Swagger prepared to protect the Vice President from an assassination attempt, the Mandarin delayed Killian’s attack on Stark for three days.

• Old Cage, Professor Wilson, Old Parker, and the other guests complained about losing their hair and eyebrows after Alvin’s treatment, while Mindy continued to cry after Ginny gave her Dragon Bone Wine.
• Raymond told Alvin that he planned to release damaging evidence about Vice President Andrew Van Buren gradually, then said Van Buren would meet a Middle Eastern activist in New York in three days.
• Bob Lee Swagger surveyed the site of Van Buren’s upcoming speech and planned to identify likely sniper positions with help from other security personnel.
• The Mandarin ordered Killian to postpone his attack on Stark until three days later and promised to send him the wreckage of two Stark Robots.

Alvin dealt with the school's bald-headed boys and their plans to bring dates to dinner, while Ginny, Mindy, and Nick played and fought at the Peace Hotel. He left Nick facing an extra hour of boxing practice after Nick joked that he needed to get fat to avoid being bullied.

• Alvin watched Ginny spin Wilde around and teased Richard about the boys' bald heads.
• Peter told Alvin that Gwen and Chief George were coming to dinner, and Alvin ordered the boys to eat with Frank until Shang-Chi got a girlfriend.
• Harry said Norman would also come to meet Mary Jane, while Harry admitted he felt uncomfortable with Norman's constant attention.
• Old Cheng teased Wesley about his low-paying internship, and Wesley asked Shang-Chi to share a place with him, but Shang-Chi refused.
• Alvin rescued Nick from Mindy, and Nick suggested that he and Ginny eat extra steaks to get fat; Alvin told Mindy to spend an hour boxing in Steve's basement each day.

Harvey kept Aldrich Killian from entering the boutique, where Pepper and the others were shopping, and ordered him followed after a shockwave hurled him into a car. At Alvin’s bar, Chief George discussed his children and the Emergency Squad’s recruitment, while Alvin warned Norman Osborn about Harry dating Mary Jane.

• Harvey welcomed Fox, Shirley, Hela, Pepper, Jessica, and the makeup artist to the boutique and told the owner to make sure their visit went smoothly.
• Harvey and the Italian gentleman refused Aldrich Killian entry, but Killian tried to force his way inside and a white shockwave sent him crashing across the street.
• Harvey identified Killian, told him he was protecting his safety, and ordered someone to follow him and investigate his plans.
• Alvin and Chief George talked about Gwen’s relationship with Peter, while Norman Osborn defended Harry’s relationship with Mary Jane.
• Chief George told Alvin that the Emergency Squad had recruited new members using information from Kevin Dominic and warned him about hacking into the city’s surveillance system.

At dinner, Harry realized Mary Jane saw him only as a friend and wanted to pursue her Broadway dream. Norman, Shirley, and Alvin reassured her and urged Harry to respect her choice, leaving the two families joking over their children’s romantic troubles.

• Nick teased Harry about his supposed girlfriend, and Mary Jane apologized for misunderstanding his feelings and explained that she was focused on her future.
• Shirley told Harry not to become an obstacle to Mary Jane’s dreams, and Norman apologized while offering to help her pursue Broadway without pressuring her.
• Alvin interrupted Norman’s matchmaking efforts, affirmed Mary Jane’s ambition, and reminded Harry and Norman to let the young people make their own choices.
• Nick mocked Peter and Harry after Peter freed him from the Silk, and Richard dragged Nick away before Gwen could react.
• Alvin joked with Chief George about his protective feelings toward Gwen, and George recalled how cute she had been as a child.

Chief George asked Alvin for help searching New York’s sewers and warned him about unexplained explosions and a possible threat to the Vice President. After Hela identified Pepper’s suspicious visitor as Aldrich Killian, Alvin kept Pepper at the school and planned to warn Stark; Sharon Carter was then ambushed while pursuing Killian.

• Chief George asked Alvin to lend the Little Turtles to train police in the sewers and warned him about unexplained explosions and the Vice President’s upcoming Manhattan visit.
• Alvin agreed to alert his friends and urged Chief George to share his concerns with the FBI.
• Fox told Alvin that a strange man had approached Pepper, and Hela said she had thrown the man, Aldrich Killian, through the air without stopping him.
• Pepper agreed to stay at the school while Alvin arranged to investigate Killian and planned to tell Stark the next day.
• Sharon Carter followed Killian to an abandoned Harlem warehouse, lost contact with Harvey, and was blocked by a figure crashing through a nearby wall.

After Sharon Carter was knocked out while investigating Aldrich Killian, Harvey took charge and urged the rookies to gather intelligence rather than confront the attackers. The agents accepted that they would need Alvin’s help to deal with the threat, though Sharon remained uneasy about relying on someone they were supposed to monitor.

• Harvey rushed to Sharon Carter’s location and learned that she was injured and the attackers had escaped.
• Sharon described being struck by a skilled attacker, and Harvey ordered the agents to send Aldrich Killian’s file to headquarters and report that she had fallen.
• Harvey argued that headquarters was occupied with hunting Demons and that the rookies should investigate Killian and provide Alvin with useful information.
• Sharon apologized to her colleagues for getting them involved, but Warren and the other agents supported Harvey’s practical approach.
• Warren said the agents’ work was to solve problems and suggested they would need someone like Clark Kent for direct help, leaving Sharon frustrated that S.H.I.E.L.D. might rely on the people it was monitoring.

Killian advanced his Extremis Virus experiments while defying the Mandarin’s orders and attracting S.H.I.E.L.D.’s attention. The Mandarin arranged to abandon Killian, killed his double Trevor Slattery, and prepared to escape.

• Killian watched disabled soldiers receive the Extremis Virus, with three surviving the experiment and gaining enhanced strength and healing.
• The Mandarin reprimanded Killian for drawing S.H.I.E.L.D.’s attention and reminded him to create explosions and kill Tony Stark.
• Killian dismissed the Mandarin’s warnings and privately imagined becoming the boss and the richest man.
• The Mandarin told Harif to find his double and evacuate, while ordering his people to back up the Extremis Virus data and leave Killian.
• Trevor Slattery arrived at the Mandarin’s villa, where the Mandarin immobilized and burned him, then practiced impersonating him.

Eddie Brock learned that disabled men were disappearing from Hell's Kitchen after being promised experimental treatments, and he decided to investigate. Alvin met Brian Mills, who introduced himself and his men as Pepper Potts's new bodyguards.

• Eddie Brock gave snacks to homeless men and heard that disabled people had gone missing after being recruited for an experiment.
• A bearded homeless man revealed that he had a wooden prosthetic and had refused the recruiters' offer.
• Alvin found Ginny asleep with Maximus and Fat Bear, then carried them onto her bed before going downstairs.
• Alvin greeted Robin at Old Cheng's stall and praised him for running his Coffee business while keeping up with school.
• Brian Mills introduced himself and his men to Alvin as Pepper Potts's new bodyguards.

Alvin welcomed Brian Mills and his team to the Peace Hotel while Pepper stayed under their protection. As Mills introduced his former CIA colleagues, Alvin learned about their pasts and traded jokes with the group.

• Alvin invited Mills and his five teammates to the Peace Hotel for coffee and assured him Pepper was safe in Hell's Kitchen.
• Mills introduced Sam and Cassie, who revealed their CIA backgrounds and warned Alvin that agents struggled to trust even their coworkers.
• Alvin tried to connect with the team by mentioning Church and Robert, but his references stirred up uncomfortable memories.
• Mills introduced Face and Baracus, teasing Face about his record and Baracus about his fear of heights and flying.

Alvin befriended Baracus over their shared fear of heights and introduced Ginny to Mills’s crew at the Restaurant. Ginny’s blunt compliments and insults left Baracus pleased and Face humiliated, while Mills remembered her of his daughter Kim.

• Alvin served Baracus breakfast and bonded with him over their shared fear of flying.
• Baracus warned Alvin that Howling Wolf was a lunatic and should never be allowed to pilot a plane.
• Mills explained that he had brought his crew to Stark Industries after receiving an offer from its HR department.
• Ginny woke up and joined Alvin for breakfast, then called Baracus handsome because of his huge mouth and sandwich.
• Face tried to charm Ginny, but she told him he was less handsome than Baracus, and Alvin praised her honesty.
• Mills reminded Ginny that they had gone fishing together and that she had played with his daughter Kim.

Alvin kept Nick out of trouble during breakfast, then embarrassed him with an improvised hip-hop lesson while Ginny cheered him on. Nick accepted Mills’s offer to guide Mills and Kim around Hell’s Kitchen, and the chapter ended with Frank sighing as Alvin joked about Ginny helping him beat up Harry.

• Mills gave Ginny a glowing plastic ball, and she excitedly showed it to Mindy.
• Alvin stopped Nick from bothering Mindy and made him toast bread for two dollars.
• Nick offered to be Kim’s tour guide, and Mills agreed to bring her to the Peace Hotel the following weekend.
• Alvin rapped at Nick about hip-hop, prompting Nick to abandon his ambitions and focus on becoming the Peace Hotel’s top dog.
• Ginny cheered for Alvin, then praised Peter and suggested they beat up Harry together.
• Alvin joked with Frank about Ginny choosing an easy target, and Frank sighed while watching Nick work.

Alvin and his friends joked over breakfast while discussing Pepper’s safety and her new bodyguard, Brian Mills. Across the street, FBI agent Timmons received a chance to prove himself by investigating a plot to assassinate the Vice President.

• Shirley teased Frank by kissing him and warning him to remember the taste, while Fox called Nick a proper Hell’s Kitchen bastard.
• Fox said Pepper seemed to be in trouble, and Alvin proposed that Pepper stay at the Peace Hotel under Brian Mills’s protection.
• Pepper met Mills, and Alvin reassured her before agreeing to go with her to Stark’s Long Island estate to discuss the situation with Stark.
• Pepper and Fox joked about their partners, while Hela ate buns and Ginny chased Maximus until Alvin accidentally tripped the wolf into her reach.
• FBI agent Timmons received a call about a super-sniper planning to assassinate the Vice President during a speech the day after tomorrow, and he decided to search for the sniper’s best vantage point.

At Stark's Long Island estate, Alvin and Stark discussed a mysterious team that had targeted Pepper, and Dr. Yinsen connected their leader, Aldrich Killian, to Stark's past. Yinsen recalled that Stark had promised Killian funding and left him waiting on a freezing rooftop, while Stark remembered almost nothing.

• Stark promised Little Ginny that JARVIS would put a monster in her glowing orb, and she asked him to make more for her friends.
• Alvin teased Happy about his flashy pilot outfit before Happy flew to Stark's logistics base in the Middle East.
• Alvin told Stark that Hela had thrown a strange man into a car, and Harvey's people had discovered that he belonged to a team of similarly powerful individuals.
• Alvin identified Aldrich Killian as a possible enemy, but Stark said he did not remember him.
• Dr. Yinsen recalled meeting Stark and Killian at a Geneva science party five years earlier, where Stark promised Killian funding and told him to wait on the rooftop in freezing weather.