Whether the nations believed it or not, S.H.I.E.L.D. insisted the experiment had failed. When asked when it would conduct another similar experiment, Hill's reply was that they would wait for the right time.
There was no reason to abandon the space station built at enormous expense. Captain Marvel planned to be stationed there permanently, providing air support and orbital strikes whenever needed.
She could also fly faster than light, but flying within the atmosphere could easily cause damage, so she had to hold back. Outside the atmosphere, things were much more convenient.
Daisy agreed directly. To distinguish it from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s original functions, she even hung up a S.W.O.R.D. sign on the space station.
S.W.O.R.D. answered to S.H.I.E.L.D., but its finances were independent. Seeing the numbers on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s books return to normal after the debts were stripped away, Daisy felt a burst of satisfaction, even if it was just self-deception.
The space station now functioned as an enormous satellite orbiting Earth. Defending against aliens was just a pretense—if aliens had already reached Earth's orbit, defending or not would make little difference. The real targets of surveillance had always been humans on Earth.
After resting at home for two days and making love with Wanda, Daisy was preparing to head to New Xandar when Director Fury contacted her.
"Ha, you finally showed yourself. I couldn't even find your shadow when I looked for you a few days ago. You really know how to hide!" Daisy saw the long-unseen Director Fury at a mountain base in Azerbaijan.
Despite the high indoor temperature, he still wore a leather trench coat. His expression was as dark and glossy as ever.
He had vanished somewhere before, afraid Daisy might borrow money from him. Now that the trouble had settled, he immediately popped back out.
"What is