CHAPTER 52: Destruction of Starforce
All the people inside the laboratory were shocked. Most especially the Kree, a few moments ago they had the numbers advantage and in one fell swoop, they were surrounded.
"Who are you?" this time Yon-Rogg asked with lest aggression.
"I'm just a man who is angry at what you are doing?", the masked man said to him.
"Don't you dare!", Minn-Erva said as she pointed the gun in the back of the masked man.
For a few moments, there was a hush silence in the laboratory, it was only broken when the masked man turned around and began laughing.
"hahahahahahahaha. That's too much..hahahahaha...You're threatening me...hhahahahaha", the masked man said as he held his stomach due to laughter.
Seeing this opportunity Yon-Rogg wasted no time as he took out a laser gun and turned around to shoot the mysterious man, but before Yon-Rogg could properly aim his gun a portion of hair of the masked man suddenly moved in extreme speed. Yon-Rogg's entire body was then suddenly wrapped by the black hair of the masked man. Wanting to help her leader, Min-Erva fired multiple laser beams towards the man, but the man's hair acted quicker and expanded itself to act as a shield for the masked man. The laser beams that Minn-Erva fired were powerless in penetrating the hair shield.
"Seriously, can't a guy even laugh in peace these days. Tsk.tsk", the man said in a disappointing tone.
"Put me down, I am a Kree Starforce Commander, I---",
"Shut up, will you. That's it, I grow tired. Finish this already", the masked man said after he covered Yon-Rogg's mouth.
Hearing the mysterious man, the people who appeared in a puff of smoke began to move, each of them targeted one Kree.
The Kree who were veterans in battle took the challenge and attack the incoming pale men. "DIE!!!"
"AH!"
The Kree's fired their laser beams at the pale men, Korath began engaging the nearest opponent in a sword fight while Minn-Erva continued firing at the hair of the mysterious man hoping that she could break through its defenses.
The laboratory became a battlefield, the Krees fired laser beams while the pale men move like phantoms in the wind, they moved which such speed totally unbothered by the weight of their gear. Seeing this, the young Skrulls tried to escape the skirmish. Some even trip due to running too quickly.
"Who are these people?!", Maria shouted to Fury as she ducks behind the reactor.
Her, Fury, Carol, and the Skrulls all took cover in anything they can find, some copied Maria by hiding in the reactor, a few others turned over the desk of the deceased Lawson and used it as a cover.
"Hey, don't ask me. As of yesterday, I didn't even believe in aliens, now I have seen an alien that can shapeshift, an alien that has blue skin, and a man that can control his hair. This day has been weird for the both of us", Fury said as he took out his gun from his holster.
Before Fury could help the masked man, the fighting stopped. He stood up from his position to get a better view and he saw the dead bodies of all the Kree that wanted to capture the Skrulls, the only one who was alive was Yon-Rogg due to him being wrap by the perpetrator of the scenario. Yon-Rogg kept alternating his eyesight between the masked man and the pale men, you could clearly see the fear in his eyes.
"Well that ended quickly", Fury commented.
There was a moment of silence in the lab, in one hand Carol and her group were thankful to the mysterious man for saving them, but on another, they were wary of the possible danger the man possess, they weren't sure if the mysterious man held no ill will towards them.
"um…Thank you…for saving us", Talos said to the masked man, but while saying this it was clear that Talos was in a protective stance.
The masked man looks at Talos for a while and said, "You don't have to be wary of me, I mean no harm towards the Skrulls, that comes for your group as well Miss Carol".
Even while saying this everyone was still wary of the masked man, Fury, for example, didn't holster his gun, he was ready to shoot if he feels his life is being threatened.
Seeing this the masked man didn't bother about them anymore and he said to his companions, "Gather them in one spot".
The men wearing the black theme attire oblige by gathering the dead Krees in one pile. The masked man who was still holding Yon-Rogg with his hair walks towards the pile of dead Krees and he took out a scroll inside of his long cloak. He opened the scroll and place it on the floor, he then made a weird gesture with his hand and suddenly the dead Krees were surrounded with a huge puff of smoke. All the people who watch what he was doing were shocked when the pile of dead Krees was gone, some were in a state of disbelief when they saw the corpses disappear out of thin air.
"um.....What the F*CK! Is magic real now?!", Fury exclaimed.
The man rolled his scroll and place it inside of his cloak and stood up.
"I have some bad news, Yon-Rogg here has called the Accusers to bomb earth", the masked man said as he moves his hair up and down repeatedly, nearly causing the Kree to vomit.
"The Accusers!", Carol said with worry in her voice.
"What are the Accusers?", Fury seeing the worried look of Carol ask her, he was clearly worried at what that news entailed for earth.
"The Accusers are the Kree's military force that serves the Kree empire. Each Accuser ship contains enough firepower to destroy cities, cities that have a force field defending them. Earth doesn't stand a chance if the Accusers are coming here", Carol said.
Fury was then shocked when he heard this, realizing the powerlessness of humankind against a real threat made him feel dejected.
"What are we gonna do?" Maria asks, worried about her daughter and all the people on earth. Maria looks at the masked man in the eyes, pleading for an answer.
People notice where Maria is looking and they all look at the masked man, trying to find an answer.
"Don't look at me, I can't destroy a spaceship in space, but there should be someone that can help with that" said the masked man
"Who?" Carol ask
The masked man stares at Carol and said, "You".
Carol seems stunned, not knowing what the masked man meant.
"The Tesseract is one of the most powerful items in the universe. It somehow gave you powers, who knows what you can do" the masked man said.
Carol looks at the masked man and then looks at her hands.
"You're limiting yourself, Carol, you need to let go" the masked man stared at Carol straight in the eye. He slowly walks towards her and touches her shoulder and then they vanish.
The very moment the masked man vanished, all the pale men also vanishes in a puff of smoke, leaving Fury, Maria and the Skrulls bewildered at what just happened.