"Good. Your next job is to watch this area. Don't try to play hero and venture into enemy territory."
Kara put away her communicator. She had just reported the discovery of Hydra's secret base to the Avengers. She hated the elder-like tone Iron Man had used as he repeatedly cautioned her, but he had more experience as a superhero, so she could only follow his orders.
"Bu Lai, the Avengers want us to watch this area and make sure none of those Hydra bastards get away."
Kara's tone and choice of words betrayed her resentment. She hoped Brad would agree with her, but to her surprise, he seemed accustomed to following orders and had no objection whatsoever to the Avengers' instructions.
"Uh-huh."
"Uh-huh? That's all you have to say?"
Unable to get the emotional support she had expected from Brad, Kara began speaking more urgently.
"We're both superheroes. We're only dealing with ordinary terrorists. This is the outskirts, far from any city residents, and neither of us is weak. Together, we could take down the whole base before they even get here."
Brad was already sitting cross-legged on a pile of gathered leaves. He looked up at the woman so eager to prove herself, recalling the information he had seen through Future Sight.
The second Moonstone, Karla Sofen, was an antihero. She had briefly served with the Avengers before joining the Dark Avengers founded by Norman Osborn, where she filled Captain Marvel's role.
After the Dark Avengers disbanded, she served as a superhero in the Thunderbolts under Luke Cage's leadership.
She was naturally bad at following orders. Like most antiheroes, she fundamentally disagreed with the procedures of so-called legitimate superhero organizations.
Judging by her current behavior, Kara was someone desperate to prove herself. The fact that she had tricked the