Marvel's Captain Marvel (Earth-113599)

Marvel's Captain Marvel is a 2019 live-action superhero film produced by 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios based on the heroine by the same name. It is the overall twenty-sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and was released worldwide on March 8th 2019.

Production
In the early 2000s, 20th Century Fox had listed a Captain Marvel film centered around the the Mar-Vell variation of the character to be "in development" though no plans ever actually came from this. In 2012 plans for the Captain Marvel franchise resurfaced in the form of a Ms. Marvel film starring Carol Danvers being planned for Phase 2, as Marvel Studios desired to have more female lead solo movies going forward. Unfortunately, Phase 2's schedule was already full before production could start on Ms. Marvel and the film was pushed into Phase 3 with the FOX television series Agent Carter filling the female lead Marvel heroine niche for the foreseeable future.

Once Kevin Feige had announced Phase 3 at Comic Con 2015 Ms. Marvel (now called Captain Marvel) was still slated to be getting a solo film in March 2019. While some criticism was launched at Marvel Studios for delaying the first female lead movie over ten years since the start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008, Feige insisted there was a good reason Captain Marvel is where is on the schedule and to "stay tuned". In late 2016, Lexi Alexander was hired to direct Captain Marvel adding on to Feige's quote insisting that Carol Danvers was planned to be one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel Universe who would be "instrumental" for what's to come. Brie Larson was eventually cast for the titular role with Jude Law, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch and Gemma Chan all joining the cast as pre-production began. Alexander and Kevin Feige at Comic Con announced that Captain Marvel would be a period piece taking place in the mid 1990s years before the events of the Avengers film. With Samuel L. Jackson revealed to be attached to the project slated to appear as a young Nick Fury before he was Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. along with Clark Gregg, reprising his role as Agent Phil Coulson as well.

Filming began in 2018 and Captain Marvel was released March 8th 2019, on International Women's Day.

Cast

 * Brie Larson as Caroline "Carol" Danvers/Captain Marvel


 * Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser


 * Gemma Chan as Doctor Minn-Erva


 * Annette Bening as Supreme Intelligence


 * Jude Law as Mar-Vell/Walter Lawson


 * Lashana Lynch as Monica Rambeau


 * Samuel L. Jackson as Agent Nick Fury


 * Patrick Warburton as Director Rick Stoner


 * Robert Kazinsky as Michael Rossi


 * Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson


 * Colin Ford as Joe Danvers (Flashback)


 * Kenneth Mitchell as Jackson Danvers (Flashback)

Plot
The film starts with a young Carol Danvers at the Carnival participating in a Go-Kart race. Her little brother, Joe, yells out to her that she needs to go slower but Carol insists that's the fun part and goes faster until losing control of the Go-Kart and crashing into a haybale. As she slowly gets up off the ground bleeding Carol's parents and Joe all run up to her. Carol's father, Jackson, starts yelling at his daughter that she doesn't belong out here and to go back to the car! Joe insists he's sorry but Jackson claims he can keep racing. Carol argues that it's not fair he's letting Joe drive and Jackson simply doesn't answer, instead carrying her to the car as Carol starts to cry.

The credits role as it cuts to the year 1995.

Carol Danvers is now an adult serving at the Buckley Air Force Base training in an obstacle course. All the men are watching as she tries to get through the ropes section, taunting her to give up, but Carol persists. Unfortunately though, she slips while jumping and falls down onto the mulch. The men all start booing until Carol’s best friend and the only other woman, Monica Rambeau, helps her up, telling everyone to shut up insisting half of them weren't able to do this course either! Captain Walter Lawson afterwards finds his soldiers all messing around and demands they knock it off and get back to the Barracks, there's going to be a flyby in an hour. Everyone follows the Captain's orders and changes before going to the runway. There, Carol tells Monica she shouldn't have done that at the obstacle course, the only way they're going to earn respect is through hard work and dedication. Monica asks Carol what kind of nonsense that is, they're the only two women in the entire platoon, these guys are never going to see them as anything more than little girls. She needs to stop caring what they think. Carol says that this is the Military, what they think matters, besides she's here because she wants fly, not make enemies, "Higher, further, faster baby". Monica tells her damn right as they fist bump before entering their jets. Carol's callsign revealed to be Cheeseburger while Monica's is Pulsar.

They begin flying with both women piloting spectacularly. Carol eventually going above the atmosphere as the gravity in her jet gives out and she joyously floats around while looking at the stars. This continues until Walter Lawson contacts Carol on her transceiver asking what she's doing. Danvers apologizes saying she got distracted. Lawson gets a saddened look on his face hearing that, and tells her it’s okay, she can look for a minute. Afterwards, Lawson opens his cockpit compartment revealing it to contain two golden bracelets inside that he looks over before turning his attention back to the sky. The camera pans back into space and then down again showing the planet Kree-Lar instead of Earth. Narrowing in on a large Metropolis bustling with blue-skinned Kree living their everyday lives all overshadowed by the tall Capital Building, the Supremor. Inside, Ronan the Accuser is placing black face paint under his eyes while grabbing his hammer, the Cosmi-Rod. before taking an elevator into a humungous room full of nothing but glowing wires that all lead into a holding tank. Containing an equally large dark green head which the wires attach directly into. Ronan bows and addresses her as the Supreme Intelligence, claiming that it is an honor to have been summoned by them, the collective history and knowledge of the Kree Empire personified.

The Supreme Intelligence starts creating projections of the cosmos all over the room, showing illustrations of Ronan slaughtering innocents with his Cosmi-Rod, the Intelligence stating that that his experience as an Accuser who has lead the conquest of countless worlds will be instrumental in punishing he who stole a treasure that rightfully belongs in the Kree people, the one known as Mar-Vell. The Supreme Intelligence after mentioning Mar-Vell pulls up a picture of Walter Lawson claiming he has been located hiding on Terra along with Doctor Minn-Erva's Nega-Bands. Images of Minn-Erva and the same golden bracelets from before appear in the room as Ronan the Accuser recognizes Mar-Vell claiming that "Pink-skinned savage" had the nerve to steal the Bands while under his very command. The Supreme Intelligence further explaining that the Kree Starforce has found much success in preserving their interests across the Galaxy, but with the Nega-Bands under their control again, the Kree will be able to bend light itself, and the universe with it. Illustrations around the room show the Nega-Bands being used by Kree Soldiers to generate Photon Blasts that decimate entire civilizations. The Supreme Intelligence asks if he be trusted to carry this out. Ronan promises that by the good of all Kree, he will return the Nega-Bands and see to it Mar-Vell is judged for his crimes.

On Earth again, Carol and Monica are relaxing at a bar having some beers together. Michael Rossi then abruptly comes up to Carol and Monica's table, rudely telling them that he now knows why it's called a "Cockpit". Rambeau asks what that's supposed to mean and Rossi clarifies that Danvers went off course today. Monica argues that she veered off course for five minutes, Captain Lawson didn't even care. Michael though claims but he did to which Carol insists that she's sorry. Rossi says maybe she can make it up to him, putting his hand on her thigh before Carol reflexively shoves him off which causes Michael to fall over and spill his drink. He then yells out that this "bitch" just pushed him and Carol along with Monica are kicked out of the bar. It then shows back on Kree-Lar where a space vessel called the Helion flies out of the atmosphere and travels to the Milky Way Galaxy. Within the ship, Ronan looking out the window at a view of Earth from space, claiming that it's a weak planet. No Novas, no Skrulls, they will have no problems finding Mar-Vell and the Nega-Bands here. Doctor Minn-Erva herself then walks over and tells the Accuser she wants to join the Pursuer party through Terra. Claiming how she made the Nega-Bands and wants to be the one to get them back. Ronan claims her "history" with Mar-Vell could pose a conflict of interest but Minn-Erva insists her loyalty is to the Kree first, Mar-Vell is nothing to her now.

Meanwhile at the Buckley Air Base, Captain Walter Lawson is in his office typing a report on the computer until he hears someone knocking on the door. He opens it only to find Carol Danvers on the other side, claiming she should be doing Flyby drills right now. Carol claims she finished early and eventually notices Walter's cat. She stars fawning over it and tries to pet them until being stopped by Lawson, who claims Goose doesn't like being touched by strangers. Carol abruptly takes her hand back and then asks Lawson if he wants to train. Walter then smiles and takes her up on the request as it shows them sparring in the Air Force gym with Lawson punching Carol to the floor. Danvers insisting that she slipped and Walter asking before or after she got punched in the face. Danvers continues to fight telling him the story about what happened at the bar last night and how she's frustrated that no matter what she does it just makes everything worse. Walter observes that change takes a long time, and sometimes the only thing you can do is wait for the world to catch up. Carol finally overpowers Walter, telling him she doesn’t want to keep waiting.

Monica Rambeau afterwards interrupts their session telling Captain Lawson he's wanted in the Radome as soon as possible. There, the soldiers inform Captain Lawson along with Carol that the Satellite inside the dome has picked up what appears to be UFOs flying over the Rocky Mountains. Lawson asks to see it himself and when they show him blurry images on the screen he recognizes them as Kree Pursuers and panics, storming out of the Radome. Walter makes it all the way back to his quarters where he grabs the Nega-Bands hidden in a drawer until Carol catches up to him inside and asks what's going on, why did he dash off for a pair of bracelets. Walter insists these bracelets are tools with the ability to weaponize light itself. It's what those ships are here for, he needs to get it out of here as fast as possible or they're all going to be in danger. Carol says there must be something the Air Force can do but Walter says no! This is bigger than any of them know and Carol suggests maybe she can help then. Maybe nobody out there has any idea what to do but him, but she can still offer a pair of hands. Carol begins practically begging Lawson to please let her do this, if she helps drive this off no one will be able to underestimate her again. Walter comments arguing with her would be pointless and tells Carol to come along. They then get into a two person Jet and fly off with the Nega-Bands away from the Air Base and into the Mountains. Suddenly, they then start being quickly tailed by the Pursuers.

Carol and Walter dogfight the Pursuers in their Jet but eventually get overwhelmed and crash. Danvers is disoriented as the Pursuers start landing their Pods and begin emerging from them in their turquoise, black and silver armor. They then remove their masks as Carol sees their blue faces and instantly becomes shocked and horrified. As she's about to be killed Danvers see a Photon blast hit them first, turning around to see Captain Lawson using the Nega-Bands. Walter then gets out and helps Carol as she starts telling him that those soldiers were blue! They were aliens! Aliens are real... before she can continue Danvers notices Walter's blood is blue too. He confesses to her that his name isn’t Walter Lawson, it's Mar-Vell, and he's not human, he's Kree, an alien just like them. Carol asks why he doesn't look like them and Mar-Vell says he's a Pink Kree, his flesh is naturally paler than that of his brethren because he has mixed ancestry with a race that the Kree Starforce took over. It's part of the reason why he took these Nega-Bands from them, they're too dangerous for their their evil empire to ever have. He came to Earth to hide the Nega-Bands but now he realizes they have to be destroyed. Mar-Vell then takes off the bands and just as he's about to shoot them gets blasted in the arm by Minn-Erva, Carol though quickly takes his gun off the ground and holds it to Minn-Erva in a Mexican standoff.

Minn-Erva tells Carol she doesn't want to hurt her and Danvers replies that all the shooting gave her the wrong impression. Mar-Vell insists she's telling the truth, his wife would never come here to hurt him. Minn-Erva becomes tearful saying she’s just here to reclaim her invention. She'll lie if Ronan asks, saying that he was killed trying to get them. Mar-Vell can stay the rest of his life here never having to worry about being hunted ever again. Mar-Vell though insists he could never live with himself knowing what men like Ronan would do with the Nega-Bands. The Kree Empire cannot commit atrocities Galactic atrocities ever again! Minn-Erva responds the Supreme Intelligence is unstoppable, they have no choice. Carol Danvers speaks up telling both of them there's a third option neither of them considered, "me!" Using Mar-Vell's gun Carol shoots the Nega-Bands as they explode and blast Carol with Photon particles. Minn-Erva and Mar-Vell get blown back while Carol falls into the dirt, her veins flowing with Photons as Minn-Erva slowly gets up, confused about what just happened. Mar-Vell tells his wife Carol destroyed the Nega-Bands, there's nothing for the Kree to take anymore, she has no choice but to return to Ronan. Minn-Erva realizes the truth of these words and puts her mask back on as she gets into her pod and flies away. Mar-Vell then checks Carol, surprised to see she's still alive he contacts the Airbase as Captain Walter Lawson asking for them to be picked up.

In Area 51 at Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. Agent Nick Fury is walking through the hallway until seeing Phil Coulson struggling to get into his office. Fury realizes he forgot his badge and uses his own to let him in, Agent Coulson thanks Nick for the help insisting it's his first day at S.H.I.E.L.D. Phil then introduces himself and Fury does the same, Coulson insisting he's excited to work with him in the field soon but Nick responds not to count on it. It then shows Director Rick Stoner reading a Newspaper until Agent Fury hands him his letter of resignation. Stoner asks what this is and Nick he joined S.H.I.E.L.D. from the CIA because he wanted to serve his country and protect it from threats nobody else understood. But nowadays it feels like all they're doing is just chasing fairy tales, it's not what he signed up for. Director Stoner responds he won't twist his arm, if Fury wants out he'll let him go. But it'll take some time to process his resignation and in the meantime he's still an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Stoner then shows Nick the newspaper section he was reading about Aliens being spotted in Colorado.

On the Helion, Minn-Erva confirms to Ronan the Accuser that the Nega-Bands were destroyed by a Terran woman. He asks what of Mar-Vell and Minn-Erva lies claiming she killed him. Ronan says he promised the Supreme Intelligence the Nega-Bonds as a tool for future war efforts, he will not return to her empty handed. After calming down, Ronan tells Doctor Minn-Erva perhaps she will be the one to inform the Supreme Intelligence of their failure. Minn-Erva insists to Ronan that would bring shame to the Supreme Intelligence herself, this mission was done off her orders! The Accuser yells back the Supreme Intelligence is the best of them all! It knows no shame! After both of them calm down, Minn-Erva tells Ronan matter cannot be created nor destroyed. He asks what she's prattling on about and Minn-Erva explains the Nega-Bands may be no more, but the Photon Particles they manipulated weren't, the Terran absorbed them. Ronan becomes intrigued by what he's hearing but dismisses it claiming a Terran could never survive such an ordeal, they're far too fragile of creatures. Minn-Erva though insists that she saw it with her own eyes, the woman lived. The Accuser responds then there's a chance the Nega-Bands did with her, which means that she is their new target, and they will rip every last Photon from her flesh!

On Earth at the Buckley Air Force Base, Carol Danvers in the infirmary with Monica Rambeau where the Physician informs them that Carol is totally fine, surprised to not even find a scratch on her. Monica punches Carol in the arm insisting she's the toughest they come with Danvers claiming she got a lucky break. Monica clarifies maybe she deserved it, no one else had the balls to chase off those UFOs with Captain Lawson except for her, she's a hero and maybe everyone will start seeing that now. Carol playfully asks if Monica is admitting her way was right this whole time and Rambeau responds for her, yes. Carol then goes outside to look up at the stars until hearing Michael Rossi behind her harass a young female Secretary. Carol eventually walks over and tries to resolve the situation diplomatically but Michael warns Danvers that it's none of her business and to back off. Carol responds that she's just a Cadet who couldn't possibly defend herself, how's that fair. Michael claims she's right, but they're both graduated pilots, guess he should pick on her instead. Michael then tries to punch Carol who surprisingly is able to grab his fist mid air as her hand begins emitting supercharged Photons that burn Rossi's palm, much to both of their surprise. Rossi shouts in pain until Carol lets go and then accidentally creates a full on Photon blast that shoots Michael ten feet backwards into the wall. After Michael shouts in pain and Carol profusely apologizes he and the Secretary both run away screaming.

Carol tries to run after them to try and explain but her legs jolt with Photons as she ends up losing her balance and flying into the air at super speed eventually going above the clouds and over the entire Air Base. She screams in terror until eventually slowing down and enjoying the view. Carol then tries to fly herself down but ends up free falling into Denver and crashes through the roof of a Blockbuster. As Carol becomes reoriented she comments that... hurt way less than it should've. She then gets up and notices her hands continually glowing with Photon sparks, much to her fear and confusion. Mar-Vell meanwhile is sleeping in bed until getting a phone call which he answers, only for it to be revealed that Carol is on the other line using a Payphone telling him that something's happening to her and she needs his help. Mar-Vell asks where she is and Carol responds outside a Blockbuster in Denver, she literally flew here from Buckley. Mar-Vell demands she stay where she is and that he's coming before quickly hanging up. At the Blockbuster, Mar-Vell walks inside looking for Carol only to find her in the Janitor's closet submerging her Photon glowing hands in a bucket of water.

Mar-Vell kneels down to her level as Carol tells him no matter what she does they won't stop! He claims it's just as he feared, insisting that this power inside of her came from the Nega-Bands, after she destroyed them the energy that was released transferred directly into her cells. Carol says this can't be happening, she can't be some "Mutie", she's a woman in the Air Force, her life is already hard enough. Mar-Vell insists this isn't a misfortune, it's a blessing. Photons are truly amazing particles, they're all around us, they're the warmth that comes from the sun, a fundamental force of the universe, how we perceive the flow of time, and with them inside of her, she can fly. Carol smiles insisting that she does like being able to fly. Mar-Vell gently removes her hands from the water saying they will learn how to control this. He then encourages her to think about something that brings her peace, Carol listens to Mar-Vell's advice and has a flashback to when she was helping her brother Joe with his High School science homework, telling him all about aerodynamics. He's able to answer all the questions correctly because of her help and afterwards tells Carol how smart she is, and that he wishes could've been allowed to stay in school.

In the present once again Carol's hands stop emitting Photons as Mar-Vell points out that she did it! They spend the rest of the night trying to control her other powers while Mar-Vell explains to Carol that he's being hunted down by Ronan the Accuser, one of the most ruthless and well accomplished members of the Accuser Corps, a class of Kree Generals who conquer worlds and enforce the will of the Supreme Intelligence against infidels. Carol asks who the Supreme Intelligence is and Mar-Vell corrects her "what" is the Supreme Intelligence, going on to say it's the Techno-Organic leader of the Kree people, its body is made from the flesh of the greatest scholars, artists, and Accusers throughout all of Kree history. Being able to meet the Supreme Intelligence on Kree-Lar is one of the highest honors a Kree can be given, he always dreamed of being able to do so before... Carol finishes he ran off with his Ex-Wife's bracelets and turned the whole Empire against him. Mar-Vell chuckles claiming that's not how he would put it, but yes.

After the sun rises they walk out of the Blockbuster, Carol tells Mar-Vell that she was serious before about this not getting out, it's bad enough that Michael Rossi knows but nobody is going to listen to him, which is why this has to be their secret from now on or her life is over. Mar-Vell responds that he understands, and he won't tell a soul so long as she does the same for him. Carol responds no one would exactly believe her if she said her Captain is an alien named "Marvel". Mar-Vell corrects her pronunciation of his name, insisting it's two words. Carol is surprised to hear that claiming Marvel sounds a lot better which Mar-Vell chuckles at until he notices a line of S.H.I.E.L.D. cars all pulling over in front of them. Nick Fury exits one of them and introduces himself as an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., saying that there's been a report of someone crashing through the roof of a Blockbuster last night. Carol puts on a pretend laugh insisting she doesn't know what he's talking about until Mar-Vell interrupts her telling Nick Fury that he's Captain Walter Lawson and that what happened at the Blockbuster was just a drone accident, he's here to clean up.

Agent Fury wonders why they'd just send one guy to clean up a drone, commenting that one of those must weigh like two tons. Carol then asks why Nick is asking so many questions, they're not aliens, okay! Nick Fury then responds by wondering who said anything about aliens. Mar-Vell gives Carol a dirty look and in an act of desperation she nervously spins in her fingers in a circle and tells Fury "these are not the droids you’re looking for." He remains unamused and Carol mutters that mind tricks aren’t one of her powers apparently. Agent Fury then says they need to come with him and Mar-Vell reminds Fury that he is a Captain in the United States Air Force who outranks him in every way imaginable so if he thinks he can arrest him he's... before Mar-Vell can finish Carol notices a Kree Pursuer perched on the nearby rooftop who shoots a laser at them. Fortunately, Carol with her enhanced reflexes manages to push Nick Fury and Mar-Vell out of the way just in time. She then quickly shoots a Photon Blast at the Pursuer which easily incapacitates them. More Pursuers than begin coming out of hiding as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents start to shoot at them with their bullets doing nothing. The Kree Pursuers then kill all the Agents with blasters before hurting Carol, who suffers only minimal damage from their lasers. Realizing she's "invincible" while also noticing her generating Photons again, Carol starts defending herself from the Kree Pursuers all across Denver as Nick Fury forces Mar-Vell into the car as he chases after them.

Carol after fighting hordes of Kree Pursuers they eventually start going after Danvers with a special device that when stabbed into her flesh absorbs the Photon energy from her body as well as draining her power. Weakened from the device, Carol has no choice but to run away onto a train. It takes off before the Kree can get on and Carol sits down, thinking she's safe. The Pursuers though start running after the moving train and break in through the window, continuing to go after Carol as she fights them off with her poorly controlled strength and Photon blasts. Seeing the destruction she's causing in the train Carol climbs onto the roof while trying her best to fight off any last Pursuers still going after her. On the street below them, Mar-Vell warns Nick that the Kree Pursuers will stop at nothing to complete their mission, Carol is the only one strong enough to defeat them. Fury claims that he has no idea what Mar-Vell is talking about but this is a S.H.I.E.L.D. Protocol code purple threat easily, he's not going to retreat with innocent civilians still at risk. Suddenly, Carol and a Kree Pursuer are both blasted off the train right in front of their car. The Pursuer gets up and seeing Mar-Vell tries to attack him until Nick Fury starts running him over a dozen times, eventually killing it, much to Mar-Vell's surprise.

Agent Fury sees the blue blood all over his windshield before insisting that they really are aliens. He then gets out of his car and finds Carol walking around, recovering her Photons by being in the presence of the sun. When Danvers sees Nick she awkwardly tells him you're welcome for saving your life, but Agent Fury nonetheless insists she's under arrest. Carol then humorously claims that's what she thought and cooperates with Fury's orders, getting on her knees and putting her hands behind her head. In space, Ronan the Accuser is onboard the Helion where he's watching a Pursuer recording of Captain Marvel alongside Doctor Minn-Erva. She's amazed about how Carol merged with the internal composition of the Nega-Bands so smoothly, is literally a walking conduit of Photon energy. Ronan warns her to stop talking as he begins walking away onto a special pad within in his private chamber. After stepping onto the pad a series of wires connect into his body and a life-like hologram of Ronan is generated in front of the Supreme Intelligence on Kree-Lar. The Intelligence detects based on Ronan's micro-expressions that he has projected himself across Galaxies to deliver bad news. The Accuser claims that the Supreme Intelligence is wise as always, that the Nega-Bands were destroyed by a Terran infidel before the Pursuer Corps could secure them.

The Supreme Intelligence claims there's more he isn't telling her. Ronan claims the Photons housed in the Nega-Bands were absorbed by the Terran, granting her the ability to manipulate them at will. Doctor Minn-Erva has attempted to construct a device that can strip her of these abilities, but to no avail. The Supreme Intelligence asks why he doesn't just take her instead. Ronan asks why he would want a worthless Terran when the Photons were all that he was sent for. The Intelligence sternly tells him because an Intelligent weapon is worth more than lifeless trinkets! Does he forget why she is Kree and not computer!? Ronan apologizes and the Supreme Intelligence continues on that the Nega-Bands can be stolen or misused by their enemies, but a warrior enslaved to the Kree ideal, will always be theres. Ronan asks how he will obtain that warrior with the power of the Nega-Bands coursing through her veins and the Supreme Intelligence responds by using the same ruthlessness and ingenuity that earned him this mission in the first place. Unless of course she made a mistake granting him the highest honor an Accuser could hope to achieve. Ronan though swears to the Supreme Intelligence he's worthy of his titles and will use everything in his arsenal to do what needs to be done.

On Earth at Area 51, Carol Danvers and Mar-Vell are brought into custody along with the bodies of all the Kree Pursuers. The next day, one of the Kree begins getting dissected while Director Stoner and Nick Fury watch. The Diener tells them that these aliens aren't carbon based, whatever they run isn't even on a periodic table. Director Stoner asks what else he needs to know and Nick Fury explains that the X-Ray scans show Walter Lawson with the same bodily abnormalities, he's one of them. Stoner insists they need to figure out how Lawson is connected to all, if he can tell them why these ETs are here maybe he knows how to kick them out. Fury responds that they haven't been able to get a word out of him since Denver. Director Stoner comments that just means they have to motivate him to talk Vietnam style. With that said, Stoner informs Nick that his resignation letter went through and he's free to leave whatever he wants. They'll take care of this from here on out. Nick though says that he isn't going anywhere, this just got good and as long as he's still on the clock they're not going to be "motivating" anyone. Lawson's accomplice, Carol Danvers, she's trusting, more talkative. Nick asks the Director to give him ten minutes with her and he'll be able to get S.H.I.E.L.D. everything it needs to know.

In a locked room, Carol is yelling that she wants to see her lawyer, going on about how she's an American citizen and she has rights! Agent Fury then walks in and says how actually she doesn't, and the only reason they haven't locked her in the Vault is because they don't know what she is. Carol insists that she's not an alien, he's looking at 100% human lady right here. Nick claims they'll see about that and hooks her up to a lie detector. He then asks Carol what her name is and she responds Caroline Jane Susan Danvers. Nick then asks where she was born and Carol responds Boston, Massachusetts October 5th 1966. Favorite movie, Empire Strikes Back. Why did she join the Air Force, because her father wouldn't pay her College tuition to study Astronomy, so she joined the army to do it herself, found out she liked the feel of a Jet and has been in ever since. Nick then finally tells her to say something about her so bizarre an alien could never fabricate it. Carol cringes before telling Nick how in basic training she'd eaten a Cheeseburger for lunch before being put into the G-Force simulator for the first time... Carol then humorously asks Agent Fury if he knows what it feels like to barf half at five Gs, it comes out of your face and then right back the way it came. Nick tells her stop, he believes her, she's human. But now that just means he needs to know what the story behind Lawson and her powers are.

It then cuts to Mar-Vell in another room where Nick Fury enters and gives him a belated welcome to the planet Earth, in the process referring to Mar-Vell by his given name, which causes him to realize Carol told Nick everything. Agent Fury claims they're not going to hurt him, he only one who knows about the Kree Starforce and how to keep them away, the only question being is he going to start cooperating. Mar-Vell thinks for a second before telling Nick that he wants his personal belongings brought to the Base. Hours later, Agent Coulson walks into the Area 51 with briefcases of everything found inside Walter Lawson's office, including his cat, Goose. Mar-Vell is angry that Coulson put Goose in a bag and Nick insists if he doesn't like it he shouldn't have asked for his damn cat to be taken across state lines. Mar-Vell insists that Goose isn't a cat, she's a Flerken from his homeworld, to which Nick replies whatever he wants to call it it's still a wild animal, he can't stand them. Carol tells Nick to back off, that even aliens need a little comfort sometimes too, and look at her, she's adorable. Carol then starts cutely asking Goose who's the prettiest Flerken on Earth and Goose responds by opening her mouth revealing it to be full of massive grotesque tentacles that sprawl around the room startling everyone. Mar-Vell gets her to calm down and retract them with Coulson claiming that they need to start giving crash courses on situations like this at the Academy.

On the Helion once again, Ronan the Accuser watches as the Starforce soldiers onboard all begin moving Nega Bombs from storage into the ship's firing tubes. Realizing what's going on, Minn-Erva walks up to Ronan and advises him against using Nega Bombs, claiming they're impractical to use on such a small world, that the Terrans didn't know they were harboring the Mar-Vell, they don't deserve this. The Accuser tells her nonsense, there are two only worlds in the eyes of a Kree. That which must be conquered, and that which is meaningless, Terra is the latter. It merely stands in the way of what they came here to do, its destruction will be inconsequential. Minn-Erva asks what of the woman with can control Photons and Ronan responds her that the Bombs are made from the same technology as the Nega-Bands, she will survive their blast. It then shows outside the Helion where all the Nega Bombs start getting shot out of the firing tubes descending towards Earth.

At Area 51 alarms begin going off all over the entire base. Nick Fury along with Carol Danvers and Mar-Vell ask Director Rick Stoner what's going on and he explains how Satellites have detected seven high tech nuclear bombs entering the atmosphere, each one aimed at a different continent. Nick looks to Mar-Vell and asks if this is from his neck of the woods. He confirms it saying that Nega Bomb was the precursor to the Nega-Bands, its primary purpose being to destroy everything in a violent explosion. Carol says that this is like the Cuban Missile Crisis times a million and demands to know what they're going to do!? Mar-Vell clarifies what is she going to do, the Nega Bombs could never hurt her since they manipulate the same power source she does. The only chance humanity has is for Carol to fly into the atmosphere and disable the bombs by absorbing the Photon energy. Carol starts panicking claiming that she's just barely getting the hang of these powers but still can't even fly across a city yet. Mar-Vell tells her she can use his old Starforce uniform, it's designed specifically for light speed travel and has its own helmet that would allow her to breathe in space. Carol still doesn't know but Director Stoner reminds Carol she signed up to the Air Force to protect her country, they need her now to step up and do what's right. Carol continues to think until Nick Fury bluntly tells her he doesn't want to die.

It then cuts to outside Area 51 where Carol is dressed in Mar-Vell's turquoise, black and silver Starforce uniform, complaining that these colors don't match at all. Nick Fury asks what she was expecting from a bunch of a little green men. Carol says that's true, except that they're blue, and tall. Nick then punches in the coordinates on her suit's GPS before wishing Carol good luck. She thanks Fury and takes a deep breathe before activating her helmet and forcing herself to start flying. Carol awkwardly travels at super speed to the first Nega Bomb and grabs onto the front it, trying to use her strength to stops its descent and absorb the Photons. Despite trying as hard as she can nothing happens and the Bomb nearly makes contact with the surface until Carol starts to have a flashback. In it, she's at a Buckley Air Force Bar singing Karaoke alongside Monica Rambeau until Michael Rossi and his friends start booing them, but Carol continues to sing and dance enjoying herself irregardless. In the present, remembering that moment Carol's eyes glow yellow as she absorbs the Photons from the Nega Bomb and destroys it. Afterwards, she starts effortlessly flying all over the world disabling the other bombs, having a blast using her powers to their full potential. That night at Area 51, Carol slowly lands outside with a glowing aura around her entire body as Nick Fury, Mar-Vell and Director Stoner all run out to watch. The three all appear to be relieved with Carol merely telling them "I did it..."

They all go inside as Agent Coulson tells Director Stoner due to the trajectory of the Nega Bombs S.H.I.E.L.D. has been able to find the approximate latitude and longitude of the Kree Helion. Stoner thanks Coulson for the intel and starts telling the S.H.I.E.L.D. Personnel to get the Quadjets prepared for space travel pronto, they're going to war tonight. Carol asks Mar-Vell what's going on and he explains to Danvers how while she while she was disabling the Nega Bombs, he and Director Stoner and realized that even if she's able to save them from the bombs the Kree will continue to threaten Earth so long as Ronan the Accuser wishes to enact judgement on it. Their only chance for longstanding peace is to make an example of him. If humanity can prove it has the power to stave off invasions, the Supreme Intelligence might leave them alone. Carol tells Mar-Vell that Kree technology is thousands of years more advanced then anything Earth has, he said so himself. Mar-Vell then reminds her so he thought, until she single handedly took apart their greatest weapons. Carol is just what Earth needs to show the Kree that they are not to be stifled with.