Chapter 63:
"Please calm down, ma'am," Nick Fury said, trying to soothe Gamora's anxiety.
Nick Fury immediately started questioning Gamora, "First, you need to clarify who you mean by Nebula. Are you referring to your blue-skinned companion? Where is she?"
"Yes, it's her," Gamora replied.
"She has a powerful cosmic army at her command, capable of effortlessly destroying your planet. You must find a way to stop her. But right now, I don't know where she is either."
"Well, that's bad news," Nick Fury responded calmly, demonstrating his leadership as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. "However, I must remind you, ma'am, that you previously attempted to harm me with a knife. So, given your past actions, I am more inclined to believe that you have ulterior motives unless you can provide convincing evidence."
"Nebula is my sister, but she attacked me under her control," Gamora explained, covering her head and trembling. "I was terrified. It's like being pushed aside while someone else takes control. I could only watch as everything unfolded."
"What she said may be true," Fang Mo interrupted before Nick could respond.
Surprised, both Nick Fury and Gamora, who was locked in a glass cell, turned their attention to Fang Mo.
"Fang Mo explained that she is Thanos' daughter, but they are no longer on the same side," Fang Mo clarified to Nick Fury.
"Who is Thanos?" Nick asked.
"He's a crazy purple potato," Fang Mo waved dismissively. "In short, he's a universal tyrant who wants to eliminate half of the universe's population to preserve resources he claims as his own."
"A universal tyrant, huh?" Nick Fury sighed and rubbed his forehead. "But from what you're saying, this guy is indeed insane. So, he's targeting Earth now?"
"Why should I trust you?" Nick Fury glanced at Fang Mo. "You yourself said she is Thanos' daughter."
"She was adopted," Fang Mo shrugged. "Thanos killed her entire family when she was a child, and then he wiped out her planet."
"That means I can't fully trust her either," Nick Fury concluded.
Despite their skepticism, the group managed to gather a lot of information from Gamora about the Chitauri army, Thanos, and Nebula. Learning about an impending alien invasion of Earth, everyone became tense.
Tony and Dr. Banner analyzed the research data provided by Nick Fury on the Tesseract and Vibranium. They concluded that Vibranium could be used as a catalyst to stabilize the structure and scale of the teleportation portal. However, activating this element required extremely high temperatures of at least one billion degrees.
The group narrowed down their search to nuclear reactors worldwide, as only a nuclear reactor could generate such high temperatures. They focused their efforts on locating suitable reactors but knew it would take some time to find clues.
Captain America, unable to contribute much to the technical matters, could only wait patiently. Thor, driven by his connection to Asgard, interrogated Gamora about Thanos. Natasha, skilled in interrogation, joined him as she felt her expertise would be more useful than staying in the laboratory.
In the meantime, Dr. Banner noticed that Tony Stark seemed to be up to something.
"Wait, Tony," Dr. Banner questioned, "The program I gave you wasn't supposed to be like this. What's with this database... Wait a minute."
"Are you hacking into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intranet?" Dr. Banner asked, realizing Tony's actions.
Thank you for the support! not feeling good... gonna sleep early.
