Codename:
Sergei has detonated a nuclear bomb in Russia, sending shock waves throughout
the world, even underwater as Namor’s Atlantean ship breaks up. Namor and the
Defenders seek to save themselves and the crew; back in Russia, Sergei and Dr.
Tania Belinsky undergo transmogrification….
Nighthawk
is swept away by strong currents as Hellcat tries to carry an oxygen helmet to
him. Hulk is also determined to save his air-breathing friends. Hellcat catches
up to an unconscious Nighthawk and puts a helmet on him—but she is then pulled
away by something grasping her leg….
Back
in New York, Dollar Bill invites Valkyrie home to show her the movie he has
made of his own life. As the film unfolds we see that Bill grew up in a wealthy
family…and then he notices that Val has fallen asleep….
Hellcat
has been grabbed by a giant monster and Namor arrives to force it to let her go
with a mighty blow; he then carries her to the surface. Meanwhile, Hulk has
discovered Nighthawk and likewise draws him upward….
Jack Norriss ponders Nick Fury’s offer for him to join SHIELD and the more he
thinks, the more he likes it. And then he realizes he has no way of contacting
Fury….
Namor,
Hulk, Hellcat, and Nighthawk are on the surface, clinging to a large piece of
floating wreckage. Hulk spies land and, despite his teammates’ protests, leaps
over to it with the equal and opposite reaction pushing them all underwater
again. Namor carries Kyle and Patsy over to the island where Nighthawk loses
his temper at Hulk for such a foolish action, which makes Hulk mad…but then
they are interrupted by the appearance of those responsible: a glowing and godlike
Presence and Red Guardian, floating in midair….
“Fury
Times 5!”
Writer:
Scott Edelman. Pencils: Juan Ortiz. Inks: Bruce Patterson. Colors: Ken Klaczak.
Letters: Howard Bender.
Synopsis:
On the SHIELD Helicarrier, Nick Fury is lured into a training area where four
Fury Life Model Decoys attack him under orders from a masked villain. Fury is
able to fight them off and seizes a gun from one. The villain flicks a switch,
rendering the gun powerless so Fury hurls it to short out the electricity,
plunging the room into darkness. When the villain turns the lights on again,
Fury has stripped to his shorts, making him indistinguishable from two of the
LMDs. The villain flicks another switch, shutting down the LMDs. Which was what
Fury was planning on: he hurls himself through the glass partition into the
control room and clobbers the villain, who, unmasked, is revealed to be another
Nick Fury LMD. Fury calls Clay Quartermain to clean everything up while
worrying what would happen if LMDs ever gain sentience….