Fury Finally Pressed the Pager

Talos took a deep breath. "We were defeated by the Kree, then forced to flee. Millions of Skrull refugees were left without homes."

"Oh? So they all came to Earth? Or were they still wandering somewhere out there?"

Nick Fury's eyes darkened, his gaze stabbing at Talos like a blade.

Talos was rendered speechless.

He licked his lips, helplessness appearing on his dry green face.

After hesitating several times, he finally nodded. "That's right. They're here."

"Who?" Nick Fury's tone turned icy as he pressed, "Who is here?!"

Talos grew even more helpless. "Everyone..."

"Ha!" Nick Fury sneered. "So there really are a million Skrulls on Earth?"

Talos took a deep breath and nodded. "That's right..."

"God, I swear that ugly green brain of yours must be broken!"

Nick Fury slammed the table. "You lied to me!!"

Talos tried to explain. "Nick, I was only trying to send a call out into the universe!"

"I told the Skrulls who were still fleeing.

"There are good people here, willing to take us in.

"They could come to Earth and take refuge for the time being.

"And countless people in the universe are hunting us down.

"We only had two choices: be killed, or come to Earth.

"Nick, I'm a Skrull general. I had no choice!"

Talos spoke with utter sincerity.

But Nick Fury flew into a rage. "Ah, no choice. It was all for your people. That makes perfect sense... but! What the fuck does that have to do with me?!"

"What?" Talos stared at Nick in disbelief, then became enraged as well.

He jabbed a finger at his own chest.

"Yes, you treated us as spies, as your underlings, as tools who would lay down our lives for your cause!"

"And now that you're sitting high and mighty, it has