Su Ming and Carol arrived at Echo Island with the cat, but everything here was very peaceful. The Kree pursuers apparently had not arrived yet. Perhaps they had been intercepted halfway by some meddlesome Superhero, or perhaps they had gotten lost.
So after circling the town once in the sky, Carol suggested they find somewhere to eat and wait for the pursuers to take the bait.
Su Ming said they were already at her doorstep, so why not eat at her home?
Carol said no. Not only was it too early, and her mother and brother definitely would not be awake to cook yet, but she herself had not returned home since enlisting. She had not even attended her father's funeral.
Other than regularly sending money home to prove she was still part of the family, she had no desire at all to return to this place filled with childhood trauma. Going back to her hometown would remind her of how her father had beaten the three siblings every day.
She had not gone home for years, yet now she would suddenly show up before dawn with a man. What would her mother think?
So she suggested finding a diner in town for breakfast and resting a little.
Su Ming said that was fine. Since they had reached the town, whether the Kree arrived first or the Brood did, he would be able to spot them.
She enthusiastically introduced Deathstroke to Mrs. Li's Diner in town. She said she had loved the cakes here most as a child; they made the best cupcakes in Tennessee.
Since that was the case, Su Ming figured he could give them a try. It would not delay anything, so the two landed in the darkness before dawn and pushed open the door to the