Prologue: 1926: Hydra Agent Elisa
Sinclair takes the young Steven Rogers to a remote house where she
tells him of his destiny (while lying about the fate of his mother)
and encouraging him to stay strong through the coming ordeal. Steven
is then introduced to his overseers, Daniel Whitehall and Dr
Sebastian Fenhoff....
The discovery of Ulysses, an Inhuman
who can see the future, has torn a rift in the superhero community
[the basis of CIVIL WAR II]. Captain America (a villainous Steve
Rogers) and Dr. Erik Solveig discuss the implications. Cap has
ordered a halt to all Hydra operations lest Ulysses foresee them and
give warning. Solveig suggests that it is only a matter of time
before the boy discovers Cap's loyalty to Hydra, therefore, Cap must
eliminate him. Cap heads over to New Attilan to kill Ulysses but
while he is there, Iron Man arrives on the same mission and is caught
by the Inhumans [as shown in CWII #2]. Cap manages to leave
unseen....
Cap suggests to Selveig that a bigger
event may distract Ulysses from what they are doing. They send a
thumb drive with gamma research anonymously to Bruce Banner [which
leads to his death (in CWII #3) and the trial of Hawkeye. This causes
the break between Iron Man and Captain Marvel (CWII #4) followed by
the arrest of a woman named Alison Green, accused by Ulysses of being
a Hydra agent bent on economic terrorism (also #4).] Cap learns from
the Red Skull that Ms. Green is not a secret Hydra agent, meaning
Ulysses can be wrong, and the villain advises Cap to join with
whichever faction seems strongest so that he can snatch the boy for
the Red Skull and his sinister schemes....
1926: Dr Fenhoff considers young Steve
to be a poor prospect for their plans and scoffs at Elisa Sinclair's
talk about his “aura.” She responds by causing blood to spurt
from Fenhoff's mouth revealing psychic powers not before hinted at.
Whitehall agrees to keep Steven in the program....
Cap dreams of Ulysses as the means to
bring peace to the world on behalf of Hydra—except that Ulysses'
latest vision shows Steve being brutally killed by the young
Spider-Man Miles Morales [as seen in CWII #5]....