Carrol Danvers had a dream in life.
Since she was little, she was never a fragile woman, Carol sought no emotion in everything she did.
Her dream was to fly, to conquer the skies, so she enlisted in the Air Force, trained until exhaustion and endured everyone's scornful looks, until she finally had the opportunity to become a pilot.
Through all the hardships she faced, Carol always believed that she was a strong person, and whatever life threw her way, it wouldn't shake her.
Therefore, after waking up from the explosion, she never expected to discover that her worldview was so limited.
"Wait... Wait, repeat again to see if I got it right."
Rubbing her temples, she stared at the man who appeared out of nowhere - "You mean... Dr. Lawson's original name is Mar-Vell, and he comes from an alien Kree planet, or whatever?"
"Hmm... To be precise, Kree is the name of his race, the home planet of the Kree Empire is called Hala."
Asher smiled, finishing his explanation, even though Carol still looked confused.
"I...You know, this is all crazy."
Carol still remained reticent, given the fantastic story.
To be honest, if someone told her this kind of thing, then her first reaction would be to call the police or the nearest sanitarium.
But now after everything that happened, a seed of doubt sprouted in her heart.
It was very difficult to think that the man's words were completely lies, after all, two extremely cute creatures were floating next to the intruder right in front of him, and Dr. Lawson herself, in addition to the intruder, was wearing a type of armor, which was not befitting. with nothing she could imagine finding on earth.
"Dr. Lawson... Is that true?"
She looked at Wendy Lawson, and asked with a slight tremor in her voice.
"What he said is true, Carol – this intruder or rather Asher... He told the truth, and offered me help."
Mar-Vell confessed her identity, but it was noticeable, the strong feeling of helplessness in her expression.
She knew that Asher was not truly a trustworthy ally—the other party's identity was a complete mystery; Mar-Vell could not even judge by what means the other party managed to break into her laboratory.
But she can be sure of at least two things.
First, the other side is strong – incredibly strong.
At least, relying solely on her scientific knowledge, she could not imagine any way to absorb such a large amount of raw spatial energy, instantly and without causing a colossal explosion.
Furthermore, seeing a Flerken of all things exhibit such behavior showed that the two seemingly harmless creatures were hiding much more than they let on!
The second point is that the other party must not be affiliated with the Kree, otherwise, once the other party obtained the Cosmic Cube, he would already be dead.
It was precisely because of these two points that, Mar-Vell decided to take the more friendly route - the other party seems to want to keep her identity a secret, so she won't take the initiative to create a powerful enemy for herself.
"Help you? What are you going to do, who needs help?"
Carol said, and her expression became serious-"You don't want to conquer the land, right?" Wait a minute... And Maria, how is she?"
"The one you call Maria, from what I can sense, has been taken to a hospital room, and she's fine just a little dazed from the explosion - as for conquering the earth, Mrs. Carol, you seem to have watched too many movies. "
"If you're not here to conquer the land? Then why did you come? Tourism?"
Looking at Asher's slightly mischievous eyes, Carol still had some doubts in her heart - she really didn't want to believe that Dr. Lawson, who she knew and trusted, was actually some kind of alien invader.
"It's a long story..."
Seeing Carol's expression, Mar-Vell began to tell her story.
From the war between the Kree Empire and the Skrull Empire, through their defection, to the Kree Empire's genocidal and xenophobic policy against the defeated races.
For Carol, who interacts with Dr. Lawson on a daily basis, the doctor's words were more believable.
"So you studied this energy, specifically to create a space engine, to help the race called Skrulls find a new home..."
"Basically yes, Carol – I know it's a surprise now, but it's all true."
Mar-Vell, looked at Carol seriously - "And I need your help."
"My help?"
Carol was stunned when she heard this-"But... I don't understand anything about space engines, how could I be of any help?"
Asher smiled slightly at this time - "It seems like you haven't noticed the changes in your body yet."
"Changes, what are you talking about?"
Carol also frowned after hearing this – This man's words sounded like a cheap pickup line.
"What did I say... Well let me show you!"
Asher reached out and directly grabbed Carol's arm!
"What do you think you're doing!"
Carol was surprised by Asher's actions, her only reaction was to scream and try to push Asher's hands away.
But right now...
"Buzz!"
Carol saw a glowing golden energy emanating from her arm, and then.
"Boom!"
The energy exploded with the swing of her arms, opening another hole in the laboratory walls!
And in the entire room, only Asher, who grabbed Carol's arm, preventing further unnecessary attacks, was still calm - the small explosion wasn't even able to move him.
After calming down a bit, Carol saw Asher gently lift his leg and step!
"Boom!"
Then, another energy was released, eliminating the remnants of Carol's attack.
"Can you see it now?"
Aher smiled and looked into her eyes -"This is the change I talked about."
"What the hell is going on, Doctor?"
Carol, who was stunned by this otherworldly scene, looked at the Doctor in disbelief, but also had a wry smile on her face - "Now, the energy from the Cosmic Cube exploded, you must have absorbed the released energy." "
"The light speed engine I designed failed, and I lost my power source."
During this sentence, Mar-Vell, showed a strange look towards Asher - because, indeed, the energy accumulated in the cube met its end.
"Then?"
Carol frowned.
"So... You're the only source of energy left, Carol."
"No one else can help me save the Skrulls except you with your new power."
"So for now Carol - Asher, will be your mentor."
"Mentor?"
Carol's eyes widened in astonishment, her brain didn't seem to know how to deal with what was said.
Then she saw Asher smile at her.
"Yes - a mentor to teach you how to control the energy in your body and also how to fight."
In saying this, Asher had some ulterior motives.
Becoming a mentor to Captain Marvel, one of Earth's strongest heroes, is something that countless Marvel fans would give an arm or a leg to experience.
"Fight?"
Carol frowned suspiciously.
"Yes... Fighting... It's the quickest way to teach you to control your powers."
It was obvious that the slightly crooked smile that Asher had on her lips, on her fanboy side, was successfully released.