Alexa Lukin brings her newly
resurrected husband Aleksander Lukin up to speed on the Power Elite
and their plans to take over the USA and to kill Captain America.
They go for a romantic walk in the woods and she deflects the
question of how he died (shot by Sharon Carter) to rekindle their
love....
Her mind flashes back to when she used
a magic spell to summon her former teacher Grigori Rasputin (yes, THE
Rasputin) whom she met while trying to separate the Red Skull from
her husband's mind; she explains the emptiness of her life since
Aleksander died and how her world has fallen and she wants to restore
it to its former greatness with Aleksander at the helm. Rasputin
declines an offer to join her but steers her to Selene who has
ambition to match hers. It was Selene who was able to raise
Aleksander from the dead using the blood of his killer Sharon Carter
(last issue). And now that America is troubled by uncertainty and
fear, this is the time to strike. And to kill Captain America, one
must first kill the dream....
Nick Fury Jr. gets in touch with Steve
Rogers, Sharon Carter, and Winter Soldier with the news that General
Thunderbolt Ross has been murdered—and Cap is the chief suspect....