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I. Power

Chapter One
Soroya

Before we let Kieran Harlow explain herself any further, we alert the whole team to come here immediately. We think everyone should be here to hear what Harlow has to say. Within twenty minutes we have everyone either in the base or here via hologram. Zy, T'Challa, Nakia, Okoye, Shuri, Everett, Ana, Naomi, Khari, and the rest of the kids are here as well. Shuri, despite being cautious about the Kree woman, has been taking care of her severed hand, offering to give her a replacement if she'd like. Harlow looks shocked by her kindness, but nods all the same.

There is a lot of pain in Harlow's face, and not just from her injury. She may be Kree, but there's something about her that makes me trust her sincerity in wanting to warn us. She has the look of someone who has had a pretty rough life, her gaze is almost haunting. I know that look all too well. My belief in her innocence and pure heart is furthered when Carol shows up at the base, smiling at the Kree woman.

"Kieran, what a pleasant surprise," Carol says as she walks into the room. She grips onto the woman's now only hand, giving her a look of respect I know Carol doesn't give to just anyone. "What brings you to earth?"

"You know her?" Sam asks. He's currently sitting on the arm of one of the lounge couches, Jade sitting right next to him, her hand in his.

Carol nods, explaining: "Kieran and I go way back. She saved my life, which could have meant death for her. Whatever reason she has for being here, I know it's well intentioned. She can be trusted."

"I've come here to warn you of an imminent attack on your planet." Kieran repeats to the now full room.

Carol, Thor, and the Guardians' holograms all tense up. We may know about the Kree and the threat they pose, but they are the ones who have had to deal with their tyranny for decades. They know the extent of destruction the Kree can create. We do not, but I have a feeling we're going to find out.

"The Kree are coming here?" Thor repeats, leaning against the hilt of his axe, Stormbreaker.

Harlow nods. "They will attack in three days. In Washington D.C, in London, and in Beijing. They are bringing everyone, their whole army. It's an invasion."

The room grows deadly silent. We all exchange looks, filled with emotions that cannot even begin to be deciphered. Shock, fear, anger, sorrow. All of that dialed up to a twelve. It's feelings I haven't felt since Thanos came here, since the last alien invasion on earth. I shudder just remembering it.

"Why?" Stephen asks, rubbing a hand over his goatee.

"Word has spread over these last few months of enhanced individuals, untrained and untapped, living on earth. Hundreds of them. The Kree have been trying to take over systems for centuries, they feel that with these enhanced humans, they could achieve universal domination."

"They must know that no human would willingly fight for them. We're too stubborn for that." Quill says, his voice filled with his usual sarcastic charm, but his eyes devoid of all humor.

"That's not how they plan to use the enhanced humans. They plan to capture them and harness their powers to use for themselves."

"How? With what?" I dare ask.

Kieran's eyes lock onto mine. "With you."

Another pause of silence, all eyes falling to me. Bucky, who is standing next to me behind one of the couches, slips his metal hand into mine. I don't know if he's trying to comfort me or himself. "M-me? What do you mean me?"

"Word has also spread of what you call the 'universal cure' for enhanced abilities. As we understand it, it was your blood that was used to create the cure. Your DNA's ability to change into anything it wants to, gives it the potential to transform into more than earthly animals. The Kree have the ambition, the technology, and the minds to alter your DNA and create a serum that will embed enhanced abilities into the blood of Kree soldiers. They believe with these enhanced abilities, they can finally take over the Nova Empire and any other world they want. You have no idea how powerful you are, Ms. Roberts. There is no other creature like you."