Chapter Summaries

Tony Stark learned that the Tesseract had been stolen and that the Avengers faced an urgent threat. Aboard the Helicarrier, Su Ming met Captain America and was summoned with him to the bridge as S.H.I.E.L.D. began tracking the situation.

• Tony Stark met with Coulson, learned about the Tesseract theft and its consequences, and realized the crisis was serious.
• Su Ming appraised the Helicarrier at 200 billion US dollars, then watched an unusual aircraft land on its deck.
• Coulson introduced Captain Rogers to Su Ming, whom he mistakenly called an Avengers member before Su Ming clarified he was there on Fury's commission.
• Natasha summoned Su Ming and Captain Rogers to the bridge for tracking and positioning, while Coulson left, privately resenting Su Ming's 10-billion-dollar fee.

Natasha, Rogers, Banner, and Su Ming witnessed S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier struggle during its first operational takeoff. When the carrier could not stabilize, Su Ming used his magnetic powers to level it, leaving Fury and the crew astonished.

• Natasha, Rogers, and Su Ming met Banner on the deck, where Rogers focused on Banner's ability to find the Tesseract.
• The Helicarrier rose into the air, but a problem with Engine No. 3 caused it to jolt and tilt.
• Fury refused Hill's recommendation to land and ordered the crew to stabilize the carrier while it remained airborne.
• Hill appealed to Su Ming for help, and he used a powerful magnetic field to level the Helicarrier.

Su Ming used Magnetic Control to level the Helicarrier, letting Nick Fury claim credit before his crew. When the ship still could not rise despite full engine power, Fury realized Su Ming was holding it in place and quietly asked him to save face.

• Su Ming corrected the Helicarrier’s tilt with Magnetic Control, and Nick Fury presented the intervention as part of his own plan.
• Agent Hill credited Su Ming for answering her plea, while Natasha reconsidered her assessment of him and Steve Rogers recognized him as a potential ally.
• Banner searched for a scientific explanation because he had not seen Su Ming act, while the crew prepared the Helicarrier for takeoff.
• The engines reached maximum output, but the Helicarrier remained eighteen meters above the sea and could not rise.
• Nick Fury realized Su Ming was still controlling the ship and asked him to give him some face.

Su Ming let S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier cloak before spending ten billion dollars to upgrade his Freeze Breath, but his new power plunged the lounge into deadly cold. He saved Agent Hill with Heat Vision, while the spreading frost began to disable the Helicarrier's engines.

• Su Ming released his magnetic control of the Helicarrier after making Nick Fury promise him a favor, and Agent Hill activated the ship's emergency cloaking procedure.
• Nick Fury discussed the search for Hawkeye and Loki with Dr. Banner while Su Ming returned to his room and decided to spend his money to prepare for the coming alien invasion.
• Su Ming bought and upgraded Freeze Breath to its strategic level, then accidentally froze the lounge, shattering a water cup and trapping Agent Hill at the doorway.
• Su Ming used Heat Vision and Magnetic Control to thaw and steady Agent Hill before the cold could kill her.
• Su Ming's freezing breath spread through the open door and disrupted the Helicarrier's engines, shaking the ship again and alarming Nick Fury.

Su Ming's uncontrolled new abilities warmed Agent Hill but froze the lounge and Engine One, while Loki's agents worked to obtain iridium for the Tesseract device. Su Ming thawed the engine, leaving Nick Fury impressed and indebted to him.

• Su Ming used Heat Vision to warm Agent Hill while his freezing breath covered the lounge in ice, then regained control and reheated her frozen coffee.
• In a New York laboratory, Dr. Eric told Hawkeye Clint that Loki's Tesseract device needed iridium, and Clint left to retrieve it from the person in a photograph.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. staff discovered that ice on Engine One's propeller was causing abnormal vibrations, and Nick Fury slipped on ice near Su Ming's lounge.
• Su Ming followed Fury to Engine One and used Heat Vision to melt the ice, restoring the engine and earning Fury's gratitude.

Captain America led the Avengers’ first mission to capture Loki in Stuttgart, where Loki used the Mind Scepter to force civilians to kneel. Iron Man arrived and Loki surrendered, leaving Captain America puzzled by how quickly the fight ended.

• Nick Fury assigned Captain America the mission to capture Loki after Clint Barton located him at a reception in Stuttgart.
• Clint infiltrated the security room and used a device copying a victim’s retinal scan to steal iridium from a vault.
• Loki attacked the reception, took the iridium, and used the Mind Scepter to make the crowd kneel before him.
• Captain America arrived and shielded an elderly man from Loki’s attack, then fought Loki while Black Widow warned him from the air.
• Tony Stark remotely took control of Black Widow’s jet, disrupted its systems with music, and blasted Loki with his armor.
• Loki surrendered when Iron Man arrived, and Captain America greeted Tony while wondering why Loki had stopped fighting.

Thor attacked the aircraft carrying Loki, while Su Ming tested S.H.I.E.L.D.'s new containment cell aboard the Helicarrier. His second punch cracked the cell, leaving Nick Fury and Coulson to face the consequences of the test.

• Loki warned Tony and Colonel Rogers that someone bringing thunder was about to arrive as a storm gathered around the aircraft.
• Thor landed on the aircraft and smashed Tony back inside with Mjolnir while trying to take Loki to Asgard.
• Coulson showed Su Ming the reinforced containment cell and persuaded him, with Nick Fury's backing, to test it from inside.
• Su Ming struck the cell with thirty percent strength, shaking it without leaving a mark, then realized it dispersed force through vibrations.
• Su Ming hit the cell with fifty percent strength and cracked it, making Coulson's smug expression collapse under Nick Fury's stern gaze.

Su Ming broke out of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s transparent cell, while Thor, Tony, and Captain America fought over Loki before setting aside their conflict. Loki was returned to the Helicarrier and found himself confined in the damaged cell.

• Su Ming punched a hole through the transparent cell, criticized S.H.I.E.L.D.'s cage, and joined Agent Hill for coffee.
• Thor seized Loki from the aircraft and took him to a reef to demand the Tesseract and urge him to return to Asgard.
• Tony attacked Thor to stop him from taking Loki, and the two fought fiercely until Captain America arrived and intervened.
• Thor, Tony, and Captain America paused their fight after exchanging blows and discussing their intentions.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. escorted Loki into the cell with its broken wall temporarily sealed by tape, and Loki protested at the sight.

Thor arrived on the carrier and reunited with Su Ming while Nick Fury confronted Loki in his cell. As the Avengers uncovered S.H.I.E.L.D.'s plans for the Tesseract, intruders attacked the carrier, and Su Ming sensed an explosive arrow just before it detonated.

• Thor greeted Su Ming on the bridge and said the Rainbow Bridge was still unrepaired, while Su Ming dodged questions about Thor's missing medal.
• Nick Fury threatened to drop Loki's cell from the carrier, but Loki pointed out that the hole in its wall was still crumbling, prompting Fury to disable the launch switch.
• Loki taunted Banner and suggested that S.H.I.E.L.D. intended to control the Tesseract, leading Banner and the other Avengers to question Fury's motives.
• Tony used JARVIS to uncover S.H.I.E.L.D.'s superweapon plans, while Rogers infiltrated Warehouse 10-C and found special weapons.
• Su Ming sensed intruders aboard the carrier and used Magnetic Control to pull nearby staff to safety before Hawkeye Clint's explosive arrow detonated near Engine No. 3.

After Barton sabotaged Engine No. 3, Banner transformed into the Hulk aboard the Helicarrier. Su Ming rescued Natasha and stopped the Hulk with his powers, leaving Natasha amazed by his strength.

• Barton’s explosive arrow damaged Engine No. 3, and Fury asked Su Ming to keep the Helicarrier from falling.
• Natasha was trapped beneath wreckage while Banner struggled to contain the Hulk, and Su Ming freed her with Magnetic Control.
• Banner transformed into the Hulk and chased Natasha and Su Ming through the Helicarrier.
• Thor charged the Hulk but was punched through steel equipment, so Su Ming stepped in to fight him.
• Su Ming hurled a jeep at the Hulk, stopped a thrown aircraft wing in midair, and encased the Hulk in ice, while Natasha was chilled nearby.

Su Ming thawed Natasha after freezing her while stopping Hulk, who soon broke free and resumed fighting Thor. Su Ming took over the fight, overpowering Hulk with a punch and a kick that sent him crashing through the Helicarrier’s ceiling to the fourth level.

• Agent Hill was injured by a grenade during an attack on the Helicarrier’s bridge, but she shot an intruder who was aiming at Nick Fury.
• Agent Coulson arrived at a highly secured warehouse as the facility’s emergency warning announced an enemy breach.
• Su Ming used Heat Vision to thaw Natasha after noticing she had been caught in his Freeze Breath.
• Hulk broke free from the ice, and Thor returned to protect Banner and fought him with his hammer.
• Su Ming charged Hulk and sent him flying with a punch, then kicked him through the third-level ceiling and up to the fourth level.

Tony and Colonel Rogers worked to repair the Helicarrier’s damaged engine while Su Ming fought Hulk and rescued a fighter pilot. After Thor joined him, the Helicarrier’s engines failed, and Su Ming used Magnetic Control to cover the entire carrier.

• Tony asked Colonel Rogers to inspect the engine control panel, but Rogers could not identify the overloaded switches.
• Nick Fury ordered the Helicarrier crew to redirect Hulk, and Agent Hill sent a fighter to engage him.
• Su Ming fought Hulk at close range, while the fighter pilot fired on Hulk and provoked him into attacking the aircraft.
• Su Ming used Magnetic Control to stop the damaged fighter and freed its cockpit so the pilot could eject; he then struck Hulk’s wrist with a metal fragment, allowing the pilot to escape by parachute.
• Su Ming let Hulk fall away, and Thor arrived to praise him before the Helicarrier tilted from engine trouble.
• Su Ming raised both hands and spread a powerful magnetic field across the Helicarrier.

Hawkeye Barton sabotaged Engine One, and Su Ming used Magnetic Control to keep the Helicarrier from crashing. At the containment area, Loki trapped Thor and tried to deceive Coulson, but Su Ming beat him into surrendering and ordered him to strip.

• Barton disabled Engine One with a data-disrupting arrow and headed for the containment area, while Natasha ran to intercept him.
• Su Ming leveled the tilting Helicarrier with Magnetic Control, and Thor rushed toward the containment area as Loki escaped his cell and trapped Thor inside.
• Natasha confronted Barton in a narrow corridor, while Loki activated the cell’s dropping mechanism to stop Thor from breaking free.
• Coulson confronted Loki with a S.H.I.E.L.D. energy weapon, but Su Ming spotted Loki’s duplicate sneaking up behind him and attacked the real Loki.
• Su Ming repeatedly blasted Loki until Loki begged to negotiate, and Su Ming ordered him to strip.

Su Ming tried to take Loki's valuable armor, but Loki's illusions let him escape after stabbing Agent Coulson and launching Thor's cage from the carrier. As Nick Fury grieved over Coulson, Su Ming realized Coulson was still alive and rushed him away for treatment.

• Su Ming ordered Loki to remove his armor, hoping to claim its immense value, while Tony and Captain America worked to restart Engine No. 3.
• Loki used illusions to launch Thor's cage, stab Agent Coulson with the Mind Scepter, and fool Su Ming with fake armor and a fake scepter.
• Su Ming destroyed Loki's attacking duplicate and froze Coulson's wound, while the real Loki escaped.
• Nick Fury found Coulson gravely wounded, and Coulson urged him to keep the Avengers Initiative going before falling silent.
• Su Ming heard that Coulson's heart was still beating, pushed past Fury, and carried Coulson off to find a doctor.

Tony and Captain Rogers escaped Engine Three’s propeller, while the Avengers regrouped after the carrier battle and learned that Coulson was down. As Nick Fury tried to rally them, Odin appeared before Su Ming and introduced himself.

• Tony urged Captain Rogers to pull the lever, and Rogers slowed Engine Three after Tony was spun through its propeller blades.
• Tony used the failing Mark Armor to eliminate the enemies firing at Rogers, then collapsed as the armor shut down.
• Romanoff knocked Clint unconscious and freed him from the Mind Scepter’s control.
• Su Ming handed Coulson to medical staff, while Thor and Banner survived their falls from the carrier.
• Nick Fury showed the Avengers Coulson’s Captain America cards and secretly ordered staff to conceal that Coulson was still alive.
• Odin appeared before Su Ming and said he had heard about him from Heimdall.

Odin sought Su Ming’s help for an impending crisis in Asgard, offering a reward from the treasury, but Su Ming refused the deal. Odin then used Gungnir to give Su Ming a gift, and a system notice announced that Su Ming’s talent had been upgraded.

• Odin explained that a vision had led him to seek Su Ming and ask him to help Asgard during a future catastrophe.
• Odin offered Su Ming one item from Asgard’s treasury if he helped overcome the crisis, but Su Ming refused.
• Odin accepted Su Ming’s refusal without anger and summoned Gungnir.
• Odin channeled energy through Gungnir and pointed it at Su Ming, triggering a talent upgrade.

After Odin’s energy transformed Su Ming’s physique and heightened his senses, Su Ming cleaned the impurities expelled from his body while the Helicarrier crew reacted to the stench. On the ground, Banner woke after transforming, Barton recovered from Loki’s control, and Tony realized Stark Tower could be Loki’s target.

• Odin’s emerald energy upgraded Su Ming’s Level 5 Physique Enhancement to Demigod Body, and he told Su Ming he would be waiting for him in Asgard.
• Su Ming discovered foul-smelling grime covering his body, vanished to wash, and found that his senses had become exceptionally sharp.
• Banner woke naked in an abandoned factory, confirmed that no one had been hurt, and accepted clothes from an elderly security guard.
• Natasha explained that she had freed herself from Loki’s control by hitting Barton on the head, and Barton worried about the harm he had caused.
• Tony and Colonel Rogers discussed Coulson’s confrontation with Loki before Tony concluded that Loki might target Stark Tower.

The Avengers armed themselves and set out to stop Loki, while Su Ming joined them in his Crimson Suit. At Stark Tower, Tony failed to destroy the Tesseract device and stalled Loki until the Mind Scepter failed to affect him, leaving Loki baffled before he grabbed Tony by the throat.

• Captain Rogers recruited Hawkeye Barton to pilot a plane, and the Avengers decided to take the initiative against Loki.
• Thor retrieved Mjolnir and prepared to fight again as Barton, Captain America, and Tony readied themselves for battle.
• Nick Fury used Agent Coulson's collectible cards to motivate the Avengers, while Tony flew away and Fury ordered communications restored.
• Captain Rogers told Su Ming to wear a uniform, and Su Ming returned in his scarlet formal suit, silver mask, and dress shoes before boarding the aircraft.
• Erik Selvig activated the Tesseract device on Stark Tower, and Tony's energy blasts bounced off its barrier as Selvig fell asleep.
• Tony confronted Loki, but the Mind Scepter failed to affect him; Loki then grabbed Tony by the throat.

Tony escaped Loki’s attack in the Mark 7 armor as the Tesseract opened a portal above Stark Tower and the Chitauri invaded New York. Su Ming joined the battle, discovered he could not exchange aliens for money but could appraise their equipment, and wiped out 68 Chitauri soldiers in one attack.

• Loki threw Tony out of a high-rise window, but the Mark 7 suit caught him and let him return to knock Loki down with a repulsor blast.
• The Tesseract opened a portal above Stark Tower, and the Chitauri army poured through as Tony charged into battle.
• Su Ming arrived by plane, used Magnetic Control to seize a Chitauri soldier and flying vehicle, and confirmed that the system valued the vehicle at $1.5 billion.
• Su Ming immobilized nearby Chitauri with a magnetic field and killed 68 of them with Heat Vision.
• Tony watched Su Ming’s attack and realized that the battlefield had changed faster than JARVIS could finish analyzing it.

Su Ming held back the Chitauri invasion above Stark Tower while the Avengers fought across New York. As the enemy numbers overwhelmed his ability to keep up, he froze the portal’s incoming forces and shattered a giant transport creature, though he regretted destroying the valuable equipment.

• Su Ming used his magnetic field and Heat Vision to slaughter waves of Chitauri, while Tony and Nick Fury watched his display.
• Loki damaged Barton's aircraft during his fight with Thor, forcing Captain Rogers, Barton, and Natasha to land and rescue civilians on the ground.
• A giant armored Chitauri transport creature emerged from the portal and unleashed infantry across the city.
• Thor tried to reason with Loki, but Loki stabbed him and escaped on a Chitauri motorcycle to attack civilians.
• Su Ming struggled to contain the growing army and worried about the piles of valuable Chitauri weapons and vehicles he had no time to collect.
• Su Ming unleashed freezing breath over the portal, turning incoming Chitauri and their vehicles to ice before leaping up and shattering the giant transport creature.