The artificial lake beneath the Triskelion slowly began to rise.
Before long, the massive mechanical doors hidden beneath the water slowly opened...
Crossbones and the Hydra members under his command clashed with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents led by Kate.
Gunfire erupted throughout the warship's command center.
Amid the chaos, Crossbones dodged the bullets filling the room and activated the Helicarrier launch sequence.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents' marksmanship was truly formidable.
Somewhere in the universe, aboard the Dark Aster.
A guard Quill had injured earlier was reporting the theft of the Orb to Ronan.
This Ronan was the Kree leader whom Captain Marvel Carol had once frightened away.
He wanted to find the Orb in order to complete a deal with Thanos—destroy Xandar.
To ensure the Orb was recovered, Thanos had sent his two adopted daughters, Gamora and Nebula, to assist Ronan.
Meanwhile, on Xandar.
Its technology was advanced, and its civilization highly developed.
Species from all across the universe could coexist peacefully here.
The little raccoon, Rocket, was using a tablet to examine everyone's information:
An old geezer who looked like a museum security guard was hitting on girls.
There was also a toddler wobbling along while being led by an adult...
"Whoa! Xandar is full of nothing but rabble...
What's this? A baby?
Trying to look all cool? Cool my ass!!
If you're so capable, walk by yourself!
And that dirty old pervert is a real piece of work. Total sleazebag, right, Groot..."
Rocket viciously roasted them at his computer.
Suddenly, the sound of unusually rushing water reached him.
A wooden humanoid over two meters tall, seemingly formed from tangled tree roots, was gulping down water from the fountain.
Rocket rolled his eyes. Wasn't that his big, dumb teammate Groot~
"Hey! Groot, could you stop drinking that dirty fountain water?