The Avengers (Marvel;Re Relaunch)/Issue 1 (Captain America)

This is the first issue of The Avengers (Marvel;Re Relaunch).

Synopsis for ("Faith of the Deep Part 1, the Coming")
Captain America's team gets a call to Atlantis to investigate missing Kree and Atlanteans are they begin to learn what is truly going on.

Issue
The issue begins in Atlantis as a strange ship crashes down as King Crab and Andromeda Attumasen walk up to it. They go closer as King Crab grabs the door and opens it. Suddenly, a slimey creature bursts out, the Kree bonded with a symbiote, Tel-Kar aka Sleeper. Next to him the Kree pursuer Tanalth, Kree General Dar-Benn, the Kree warrior Ultimus and the "Super Kree" Mar-Adon as all of them seem to have glowing yellow eyes. King Crab charges at the Krees as Mar-Adon grabs King Crab and uses his free hand to repeatedly punch him. She swings her trident at Mar-Adon as Ultimus catches the Trident and breaks it. He grabs Andromeda and starts choking her as the other Kree begin eerily chanting. Soon Andromeda and King Crab's eyes start to glow. It cuts to the streets of New York as Captain America and the other Avengers are facing the super villain Necro who has brought back the dead. He grabs one of the undead and throws it into another. She grabs her shotgun and blasts away another zombie. He blasts energy blasts at the zombies. He grabs his trident and stabs it into a zombie. She fires more shots as Agent Venom uses his symbiote to create multiple arms to fight off the zombies. She fires at a zombie behind Agent Venom. Captain America is face to face with Necro. He uses two chains attached to him to attack Captain America as he dodges the chains and throws his shield at Necro. He jumps on Necro and keeps punching him. He gives Necro one last punch as suddenly all of the undead fall back down into the ground. Demolition Man shouts happily in glory. Everyone groans loudly. The Avengers call the Quinjet and leave as a title card shows saying "Beta Avengers, Issue One." It cuts to the Avengers' current lair, Avengers Mountain as Demolition Man is cooking turkey.
 * King Crab: Is that a ship?
 * Andromeda: Of course, it's a ship you crustacean buffoon. The real question is who does it belong to?
 * King Crab: I don't know.
 * Andromeda: Oh, for Echidna's sake, it's a rhetorical question.
 * King Crab: Oh. Should we investigate?
 * Andromeda: That is what we are doing now.
 * Sleeper: So, this is Atlantis huh? Perfect for our god.
 * Andromeda: What are you?!
 * Tanalth: We are the Universal Church of Truth, and our god wants Atlantis.
 * King Crab: You will have to get through us fiends!
 * Andromeda: LET HIM GO!
 * Ultimus: We will soon.
 * Andromeda: We understand the glory of Magus now.
 * King Crab: Glory to the Magus!
 * Sleeper: Good. Now you will help us take over Atlantis for our god.
 * Necro: My dead army! Rise and destroy the Avengers.
 * Demolition Man: Zombies? Oooh how fun.
 * Elsa Bloodstone The undead are not fun! Trust me!
 * Adam Warlock: I have to agree with the redhead.
 * Namor: Ah great, of course my teammates are arguing like little girls.
 * Elsa Bloodstone: Sod off!
 * Elsa Bloodstone: Show off.
 * Agent Venom: Sorry ma'am.
 * Elsa Bloodstone: Don't call me ma'am!
 * Captain America: You can stop this madness Necro.
 * Necro: New York is the centerfold of capitalist corruption! I will destroy New York and then I will destroy all of capitalism! Free everyone from the chains!
 * Captain America: Your plan is flawed. You think people would hail you as a savior when you destroy everything they love?
 * Captain America: We are the Avengers and villains like you will never win.
 * Demolition Man: Woo! This is way better than the Peru Mission!
 * Namor: Big man, for all of our sakes, please don't bring up the Peru mission ever again.
 * Demolition Man: Sorry.


 * Demolition Man: It's almost done pals!
 * Flash Thompson: That looks pretty good.
 * Demolition Man: A Murphy Family recipe!

He chuckles as Adam Warlock and Elsa Bloodstone are playing Darkstalkers against each other.


 * Adam Warlock: Hmmph. These mortal games are surprisingly fun.
 * Elsa Bloodstone: Too bad you suck at the game.
 * Adam Warlock: I don't suck!
 * Elsa Bloodstone: Then play like it.

They keep playing competitively as Namor is meditating when suddenly his Avengers Wave watch beeps. He answers and sees Namora's face.


 * Namor: Namora? What's going on.
 * Namora: Atlantis needs your help, King Namor. This is the only way I know to get your attention. But I think your Avengers friends should help.
 * Namor: I wouldn't say they are my friends.
 * Namora: Just come.

Namor sighs as with Captain America, he is reading a book as suddenly Ronan the Accuser teleports into the mountain as everyone stops what they are doing.


 * Captain America: Ronan? What are you doing here?
 * Ronan: Captain America, I need you and your Avengers help.
 * Flash Thompson: Wait, didn't you try to use a giant robot to destroy Earth?
 * Ronan: Yes, I used to clash with these Avengers, but I did some introspection. But I am not here to talk about if I am a good guy or a bad guy.
 * Captain America: What's wrong?
 * Ronan: A group of Kree investigated a mysterious ship that crashed on Hala's moon. They never contacted us again and one of our scientists were able to track them to somewhere on Earth.
 * Namor: Atlantis?
 * Ronan: Yes.
 * Namor: Heh, I figured. My cousin, Namora, told me something sinister is going on in Atlantis. Looks our paths are colliding, Accuser.
 * Ronan: Are you in?
 * Captain America: We won't let any innocents die, Kree or Atlantian, Ronan. We are in.
 * Ronan: Good. I'm coming with.
 * Elsa Bloodstone: No disrespect, but I think we can handle it ourselves.
 * Ronan: I know you can, but one of these missing Kree is my own niece, Tanalth. It's personal.
 * Elsa Bloodstone: Oh.

The conversation ends as it cuts to the Avengers swimming down to Atlantis, Cap, Demolition Man, Elsa Bloodstone and Ronan in high tech swimming gear while Adam Warlock, Namor and Agent Venom aren't in them for different reasons.


 * Demolition Man: So, what are we searching for?
 * Namor: The gates of Atlantis. These missing Kree must've entered Atlantis.
 * Ronan: Agreed.

They swim and soon arrive to Atlantis as Namora rushes to Namor.

Agent Venom uses his tendrils to swing himself over the gates. He looks around and sees the Kree, King Crab, Andromeda and numerous other Atlanteans on their knees chanting. They are repeating the words, "Magus, truth, desolation". Realizing the words just said he drops down to the front of the gates.
 * Namora: Namor! You and your team has arrived!
 * Namor: I have a vague idea of the problem. The Kree, yes?
 * Namora: Yes, but there is something worse about it. Andromeda and King Crab are with them.
 * Namor: But they are loyal to Atlantis.
 * Ronan: And Tanalth and the others were loyal to the Kree. We are dealing with something that can override wills.
 * Adam Warlock: (thinking) Could it be? No, it can't. He is dead.
 * Captain America: Do you know where these Kree and Atlanteans are now?
 * Namora: ...they took over Atlantis. I was able to escape.
 * Demolition Man: Can we just take them all on?
 * Namor: So, you are suggesting that we run into battle against hundreds of Atlanteans without knowing what is controlling them and how to neutralize them?
 * Demolition Man: Yes, exactly. You get it.
 * Namor: That's suicide, D-Man.
 * Demolition Man: Oh, I am out of ideas.
 * Agent Venom: If everyone is controlled, maybe we just need to collect one of them and then we can have Adam Warlock peer into their mind so see what is corrupting them?
 * Namor: That's.... not actually a bad idea. It might work.
 * Adam Warlock: It will work.
 * Demolition Man: Can I add something?
 * Captain America: What is it, Murphy?
 * Demolition Man: Okay two things. One, I remember my Turkey is burnt.
 * Elsa Bloodstone: We have more serious things going on now.
 * Demolition Man: And the second, which of us will get that brainwashed cult guy?
 * Agent Venom: I've been trained by the military in stealth among many things. I can handle this.
 * Elsa Bloodstone: Plus, the fact you got an alien on your back.
 * Agent Venom: Okay, that too.


 * Agent Venom: I got some good news and some possibly bad news.
 * Captain America: Spill the good news first.
 * Agent Venom: I don't need to steal a cultist. They are chanting the leader.
 * Namor: Who is the leader?
 * Agent Venom: Something called Magus.

Adam Warlock's eyes widen.


 * Adam Warlock: It can't be. I-I killed him.

Suddenly Namora begins to laugh as her voice begins to get distorted as the cultists begin to swarm the Avengers and Ronin.


 * "Namora": You think you can kill a god?
 * Namor: Namora?! What have they done to you?!
 * "Namora": Don't worry king of Atlantis, her body is fine. I just needed to lure you Avengers here.
 * Captain America: So this is all a trap.
 * The Magus/"Namora": Exactly. This world is 70% water. It surrounds all of the land.
 * Namor: So you are planning an invasion. But why us? And why not Ronan and the rest of the Kree?
 * The Magus/"Namora": For the first question, simple, your powers would make my invasion way easier.
 * Elsa Bloodstone: We'd never join you, you facist cunt!

The Magus walks towards Elsa and places his/her hands on her face as Elsa's eyes begin to glow.


 * The Magus/"Namora": That is what Tanalth said when Ronan's crew found me.
 * Agent Venom: Did you say Ronan's?!
 * Ronan: I can explain.
 * The Magus/"Namora": Oh you didn't tell them huh? Tell them how you are a failure and caused your entire squad and your niece to see the light? Oh lord, you're so pathetic.
 * Captain America: Why didn't you enslave Ronan then and there?
 * The Magus/"Namora": I don't want Adam to be too one sided to stop my invasion. So I gave him this accuser as a pity prize. Not like his toy hammer can do anything to a god. Now Elsa, show your other Avengers the light.
 * Elsa Bloodstone: Yes glorious Magus.

She grabs Demolition Man as his eyes start to glow as well as Namor tries to punch Namora as Namora/Magus grins as the aspect of Magus begins to consume Namor, as Namor's eyes begin to glow black instead of Namora's. The enslaved Demolition Man grabs Captain America as it cuts to his mind palace, fully blank as the image of Magus stands before Captain America.


 * The Magus: Submit. Submit.
 * Captain America: (unphased) No. I don't think I will.
 * The Magus: You don't have a choice. I am better than you.
 * Captain America: Everyone has a choice. And I choose to not side with you.
 * The Magus: You must think you're so strong. I will succeed. It is written in the stars!
 * Captain America: Have you heard of Alexander the Great?
 * The Magus: What?
 * Captain America: He ruled over the Greek Nation of Macedonia, and he wanted to conquer the world. He failed. The Roman Empire? Failed. Napoleon? Failed. The Axis Powers? They failed as well. Tyrants always fail Magus. And I promise you, you will fail.
 * The Magus: Fine then, keep having your false hope. Play with your toy shield. None of you can stop me.

The Magus disappears as Captain America wakes up. He sees that all the cultists that surrounded him, including the enthralled Elsa, Demolition Man, Namor and Agent Venom are gone as only Ronan and Adam Warlock are left.


 * Adam Warlock: Captain?! You're normal?
 * Captain America: I wouldn't fall that easily.
 * Ronan: I am sorry friends, for not telling you what I saw.
 * Captain America: It's understandable. You felt guilty for the loss of your comrades, your niece. I would've done the same.
 * Adam Warlock: I have a question Captain. How are we going to fight off hordes of brainwashed by the Cult?
 * Captain America: We form a new Avengers. Designed specifically to face this threat. And I have the perfect first member.

It cuts to Latveria as Doctor Doom is sitting on his throne, reading The Republic by Plato, as suddenly Captain America comes in.


 * Doctor Doom: Well, well, Captain America, what brings you here?
 * Captain America: Doctor Doom, I need your help.

The issue ends.