Sam Wilson, the all-new Captain America, recalls his father’s
commitment to do what’s right which leads to his present problem. He and the
new Nomad (Ian Rogers) have invaded a Hydra stronghold and been teleported to a
mysterious locale where they came face-to-face with a cadre of Cap’s worst
enemies. A mad free-for-all breaks out; Ian will hold off the baddies while Cap
gets the captive boy Lucas to safety. Baron Zemo sends Crossbones after Cap to
recover the boy whose blood is essential to his schemes.
Exiting the building, the high-flying new Cap discovers he
had been teleported to Bagalia, a sovereign nation run by and for criminals.
Pausing to gain his bearings, Sam is shocked when his charge pulls a gun and
shoots him—after all, who said Lucas was a prisoner? Wounded in the shoulder,
Cap flies off clumsily and crashes into a sex club. Crossbones arrives with
guns blazing and the clubgoers start taking bets on the outcome—as a mystery
woman in red-and-white takes interest. The much larger and stronger Crossbones
soon gets the upper hand, with a knife poised just inches from the hero’s
face—then the mystery woman arrives and knocks the villain out. On the run she
unmasks to reveal herself to be Misty Knight on a deep undercover
assignment—which she has just blown. She tells Sam of her discovery: that the new
Hydra has infiltrated everyone, even the Avengers, Inhumans, and X-Men….
Back at the Hydra stronghold, Nomad has been strung up by
his ankles. Baron Zemo explains that the spread of the Terragen Mist has
changed Lucas: his blood contains a toxin which sterilizes human beings.
Hydra’s agents all over the world have been given an antidote so they will
survive when the rest of humanity goes extinct. Zemo then slashes Nomad’s
throat with a knife….
Other Cap baddies include Armadillo, Baron Blood, Batroc, Cobra, Sin, Taskmaster, Viper.