While the Kree Starforce squad overwhelmed the Skrulls in battle, Carol, who was searching for the spy, experienced an unexpected turn of events.
She discovered the missing Kree operative, Soh-Larr, and verified the Kree secret code with him.
The Skrulls, using their advanced cellular disguise abilities, could not only mimic appearances but also access their targets' recent memories. Because of this, standard security codes weren't reliable for identifying impostors.
Only events from long ago—things unlikely to be recalled easily—could serve as a means of identifying a Skrull.
Therefore, the codes known by the Kree squad and Kree spies were implanted directly into their subconscious using specialized technology. If no one actively revealed the code, even the Kree themselves wouldn't realize they knew it.
So when Soh-Larr responded with the correct code, Carol let down her guard.
In that instant, she was struck by a Skrull Electroshock Baton. Despite her immense power, the attack overwhelmed her, rendering her defenseless.
As she collapsed, chaos erupted outside. A Skrull warship, hidden within the dust clouds above, descended and unleashed a devastating bombardment. The sheer power of its assault overpowered the Kree's energy shields, forcing the squad to retreat.
The Kree scattered in all directions to avoid the bombardment, knowing that the mission was essentially over.
If they didn't want to be turned into rubble by the Skrulls, they would have to return to their ship.
"Vers, do you hear me? Return to the ship!"
Carol heard Yon-Rogg's transmission, but the electric shock left her paralyzed. She couldn't even get up, let alone respond to Yon-Rogg's orders.
"Why... why do you know our code?" she gasped weakly.
Even now, she couldn't understand how the enemy had cracked the Kree's secret code.
At that moment, Soh-Larr revealed his true identity—he was Skrull General Talos.
"I'll tell you my secret," he said, stepping closer. "But first, let me see yours."
Before Carol could react, another powerful surge of electricity coursed through her body, and her world faded to black.
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In the depths of her mind, Carol saw a flurry of visions.
A planet with underdeveloped technology. An old-fashioned airport.
She wore a flight suit, proudly looking at the surrounding fighter jets, laughing with her friend. She had made a vow—to prove that women could be just as skilled as men in the air.
Then, she saw herself piloting a fast-moving plane, dodging enemy fire while performing flips.
The scene shifted again. This time, she saw her younger self.
While other girls played with beautiful dolls at home, she was at a go-kart track with her brother. Refusing to lose, she flipped the kart while overtaking and injured herself.
Another shift.
She saw herself rope training. Male colleagues had urged her to give up, and everyone believed women couldn't pass pilot training.
But she wouldn't back down. In the end, she failed to catch the rope in mid-air and fell from a height of several meters, crashing into the sand below.
Each time she fell, every time the dust rose around her, she glimpsed a brilliant blue explosion—like it marked the most crucial moment of her life.
Finally, she saw it.
On the underdeveloped planet known as C-53 by the Kree Empire, she saw her past.
Maybe… she wasn't Kree after all.
Under the twilight sky, she approached someone familiar. Beside them was an orange, fat cat.
It was the figure she had always seen as the Supreme Intelligence—the person she admired most.
But now, as the memories resurfaced, they clashed with what she had been told. The same moments kept repeating, overlapping.
Yet no matter how disoriented or emotional she felt, one thing was clear—she was being manipulated. The Skrulls had captured her. They were digging through her memories.
Strange voices echoed in her mind.
The Skrulls were trying to extract something from her memories.
She saw herself piloting a ship in space, eventually crashing after being attacked by enemies. She saw the person she admired standing beside her, only to be killed by the approaching Skrulls.
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Carol's eyes snapped open.
She found herself hanging in midair, restrained, with purple lasers scanning her temples—probing her memories.
"Have we found anything useful?" A Skrull asked.
"No," another responded. "All we know is that Lawson was once on planet C-53."
"Then keep digging," Talos ordered. "Lawson can lead us to the light-speed engine... and everything we need."
When Talos turned his head, Carol quickly shut her eyes again, pretending to remain unconscious. In reality, the pulse energy from her bound hands was slowly building up.
Just as the Skrulls sensed the anomaly, she unleashed a blast. Her restraints melted away, and she dropped to the ground, immediately taking down several nearby Skrulls.
Some Skrulls raised their weapons to fire, but Talos stopped them.
Carol's memories were their last hope. If she died, they would never find the light-speed engine.
The Skrulls had no choice but to engage Carol in close combat.
However, with Carol's superb combat skills and powerful physique, these Skrulls were no match for her. Even Talos was being overwhelmed.
After defeating all the Skrulls in the room, she started interrogating Talos.
"What did you do to me?" Carol demanded.
"We just took a little information," he replied.
Hearing the answer, Carol wasn't convinced. Had they tampered with her? Were they altering her memories?
Nothing she had just seen aligned with what the Supreme Intelligence had told her.
She had always believed she was Kree, thinking she had lost her memory after the Skrulls invaded her home and killed her family.
But from Talos's words, she began to realize that he wasn't lying to her. They had only read her deepest memories. She wasn't Kree, and it was the Supreme Intelligence that had deceived her.
As Talos continued speaking, she gradually began to understand the whole situation.
The Skrulls' target from the start had been her because she possessed memories of working with Dr. Wendy Lawson. They needed the light-speed engine that Dr. Lawson had developed.
But before Carol could press further, another group of Skrulls arrived, and the battle resumed.
She adapted quickly, growing stronger as she fought. The energy inside her surged, finally shattering the metal suppressor on her fists.
Seizing her chance, she boarded a small escape pod and flew toward the nearby planet—known by the Kree as C-53, Earth.
Shortly after, the Skrulls, whose ship had been damaged in the battle, were forced to flee. Led by Talos, they followed Carol toward Earth.
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