Infiltrating a Helicarrier sounded simple enough.
But including Nick Fury.
They only had four operatives they could deploy.
Four people infiltrating a world-class military facility was practically a joke.
Yet neither Hawkeye nor Coulson and Hill hesitated in the slightest.
They truly believed humanity's mission of survival rested on their shoulders, and they spent the entire night seriously studying their strategy.
"We have to break into the command room at all costs. I believe there are agents in there who are still on our side. We need to win that part of the force over first!" Hill analyzed.
"This plan is aggressive, but it's our only option right now. We can only go all in!" Hawkeye said.
"Let me try contacting Tony Stark again. He'll step in when it matters most," Coulson promised with complete confidence.
After the three left, Nick Fury's inscrutable expression turned grave.
Everything had changed too quickly.
He had thought he could take it slowly and quietly reclaim S.H.I.E.L.D. with his own strength.
But overnight, the higher-ups all over the world had somehow learned of Hydra's existence.
A war was clearly building momentum.
He had no time left to wait.
After standing alone for a long while, Nick Fury dialed a number.
"Talos, I need your help..."
Talos was the leader of the Skrulls, an important member of S.W.O.R.D., and Fury's friend.
That was right. Fury's trump card was his alien friends, the Skrulls.
He would rely on this unexpected force to turn the tide of Extremis!
Meanwhile, in Brooklyn.
Leon, who had kept Super Hearing active to monitor every development, nearly laughed out loud when he heard the contents of Fury's call.
"That Black Braised Egg really doesn't know when to be cautious. And when he shouldn't be naive, he's adorably naive instead."
The Skrulls