In
a war-torn section of Mohannda, Captain America and Nomad are trying to get the
refugees to a safe haven when they are surrounded by tanks and fired upon by helicopters.
The two heroes fight off the military while the little boy searches for the
hidden entrance to the haven; when he finds it and opens the door, Cap and
Nomad make sure everyone is inside before dashing in and closing the entrance.
Inside, Cap is angry at Nomad for his violent ways but apologizes, realizing he
is on edge for worrying about Falcon…
…who
has morphed into a vampiric bird-man at the hospital and has to restrain
himself from drinking the nurse’s blood. He hurls himself through a window and
makes it to his abuela’s house. She recognizes him and has him brought inside….
In
the haven, Bathabile introduces the two heroes to Dr. Ayanda Sisulu, leader of
the resistance. Dr. Sisulu is grateful for the support from the USA…until she
learns that it is just Cap and Nomad. They tell the heroes about the White
Wolf, who took control of the parliament and established a land reclamation campaign which
resulted in millions being murdered for their land, with Bathabile revealing
that her entire family was killed before her eyes. Dr. Sisulu was forced out of
her position at the university for failure to support the government-mandated curriculum.
Sam Cap mentions White Wolf’s attempt to release a bioweapon in neighboring
Wakanda and that’s when Nightshade comes forth. The former villain, who insists
on being called by her real name, Tilda Johnson, was one of the multitude of African
Americans who sought paradise in Wakanda and who were forced to leave after
Captain America’s intervention. And now she is ready to fight the White Wolf
and his technologically advanced Apartheid state. Then word comes that the
government has just bombed the hospital….