Captain America Vol. 1 # 400 - Operation: Galactic Storm Part 15: Murder By Decree!

Operation: Galactic Storm part 15

Arctic Circle.

A group of Inuit eskimoes are ice-fishing, when a plane buzzes them, creating a sonic boom. The group is frieghtened except a large man with light skin and red hair. The sound of the plane triggers a flashback for the the large man. The man walks off in the direction of the plane. After three days of walking the man comes upon a building, unlike any igloo he has seen in the past year. The man kicks in the door, suddenly he is surrounded by ULTIMATUM agents and their leader the Flag-Smasher. The agents frisk him and find a costume underneath his heavy coat. The Flag-Smasher recognizes him as Captain America's ally D-Man. D-Man, apparently suffering from amnesia, has a vague recollection of them.

Project: PEGASUS

The Avengers that have remained on Earth during "Operation: Galactic Storm" are using Project: PEGASUS as their base of operations. Peggy Carter, the Avengers communications officer, appears on a screen with a message for Captain America. The Flag-Smasher want to meet with Captain America, but does not know he is off-planet, U.S.Agent says he'll go. Falcon, who is a friend of D-Man insists on going also. U.S.Agent protests, but Wasp pulls rank and tells him he is not going alone.

In the Quinjet en route, Falcon disagrees on the best course of action and leaves the plane.

ULTIMATUM BASE

U.S.Agent lands and is frisked. The Flag-Smashed noticed right away that this is not the same Captain America and is furious. After yelling at U.S.Agent abiut being an imposter he orders he to be taken outside and shot.

Meanwhile...

Falcon searches for D-Man.

Back outside...

U.S.Agent acts like he tripped and pulls a small container of Pym Particles form his belt and breaks it open, revealing his shield growing to full size. The Ultimatum agents are quickly defeated and U.S.Agent continues his search.

Elsewhere in the base...

The Flag-Smasher finds where Falcon broke in, but before an alarm can be raised, U.S.Agent arrives. The two trade blows, then the Flag-Smasher flees. U.S.Agent follows, but blow end up hanging from an icey precipice. The pair fall off, but U.S.Agent is caught by Falcon, who has made good his escape with D-Man.

End.  

AN ABANDONDED SUBWAY STATION

Diamondback is standing over Crossbones, who is sleeping, with a large cinder block. Crossbones has held her captive for 25 hours now, and she is going to kill him. Diamondback thinks to herself that he deserves it for all that he has done to her.

Flashback to years ago...