William Taurey is prisoner of the merciless Red Skull—inside the
head of Aleksander Lukin who sees what the Skull is doing in his nightmares….
Sharon Carter tests her new, improved youthful body (courtesy
of Shuri last issue) by sparring with Steve Rogers and they rekindle the
romance they once had. Later, as they dine on take-out from one of Sharon’s
favorite restaurants, she is concerned with old business: she can hear the
voices of Selene’s victims calling for her to avenge them….
Alexa Lukin questions her husband about the Red Skull within
him, dismissing his fears and, killing the maid with her mental powers, mildly
mocking his moral code when he is shocked. She tells him not to fear the
monster within him—but they will use him….
That night, Sharon reveals that the Secret Empire episode
only showed her how out of touch she was with the people she was supposed to be
protecting. But over the last few months she has grown and she is still an
agent but she and Cap are the only agency left. Sharon gets a call from Toni Ho,
having picked up Misty Knight’s signal in Madripoor. It indicates that
Misty and her team—Dryad, Black Widow, Mockingbird, and Thunderbolt Ross—have been
captured. And so Toni unveils the new armored suit she has designed for Sharon….