The final question of this round of the quiz game seemed quite simple, didn't it?
The five players silently looked at each other, prepared to answer confidently.
At the same time, the countdown for answering began, and Scott Lang and Hank Pym pressed the buzzer without hesitation.
Nick Fury and Loki also acted swiftly, leaving only Tony Stark, who was sure of his answer, to press the button last.
[Player Loki Laufeyson successfully buzzed in first, please answer]
Upon hearing the prompt from above, Scott Lang raised both hands. "We lost, Hank, we lost!"
Hank Pym sighed, "Luck never seems to be on my side."
Loki chuckled and made his choice, "I choose B!"
The others naturally followed suit without hesitation. Soon, the correct answer was revealed, and it was indeed B—Nick Fury, the head of the S.H.I.E.L.D.
Tony Stark blinked at Nick Fury. "Are you ready to tell your story in front of the whole universe?"
Nick Fury shrugged, "I have many stories, Tony, more than you can imagine. Don't think you know me so well."
"Then go ahead, let's see your story."
After the correct answer was announced, the screen began to play related videos. In the footage, a young Nick Fury was playfully holding an orange cat inside the cockpit of a flying ship.
"It's quite thrilling, isn't it, Goose?"
At that time, Nick Fury still had hair, and he wasn't a one-eyed man. Just like other cat lovers, he held the orange cat high in front of him, teasing and playing with it.
It's understandable because who can resist the charm of a fluffy orange cat?
"Are all those bad guys inside your belly?"
Nick Fury was having a great time in the footage, but danger struck at the next moment. The angry orange cat let out a sharp meow and then swiftly swiped its claws on his face.
"Motherfuc...!"
Nick Fury cursed in pain.
His left eye also had three bloody marks. Sitting next to him was a girl who was the pilot, and she asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Nick Fury claimed that he had just been scratched by a little kitty, so what could go wrong?
"Hahaha... You say you're fine? Then you lost one eye."
Tony Stark couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Nick, do you know, we're all curious about how you actually lost your eye? Everyone guessed there must be a complicated story behind it. Like going deep behind enemy lines, getting seriously injured to protect your teammates, or being captured by some terrorist for interrogation. But who could have thought your eye was scratched out by a cute little kitty?"
Scott Lang joined in the laughter, "This story teaches us that petting cats is risky; it's not to be taken lightly."
Loki shrugged, "Thor often says that scars are a warrior's badge of honour or something. He quite admires your one-eyed look. Everyone knows Odin lost an eye too, but I can assure you, Odin didn't lose his eye for such a comical reason."
Nick Fury rubbed his forehead, "Damn it, I almost forgot about all of this... Shit, you guys are wrong! First, the orange cat in the video is not cute; it's very dangerous. Second, it's not a cat; it's a terrifying Devouring beast from the flerken race!"
"Oh, a Devouring beast!" Tony Stark spread his hands. "Nick, even if you give that little kitty a scarier name, it doesn't change the fact that it's an adorable little cat."
Nick Fury shook his head, "It doesn't matter, it's up to you guys to believe me or not."
In the video, the camera switched to a courtyard cottage. Nick Fury, Captain Marvel, the female pilot from the earlier scene, and two aliens were having dinner together.
Tony Stark raised an eyebrow, "Do you remember when this was?"
Nick Fury glanced at him, "It was decades ago. At that time, I was just a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Beside Carol was her friend Maria Rambeau, and as for those aliens, they were Skrulls, who could be understood as refugees from space. By the way, I forgot to remind you, Skrulls and Kree are mortal enemies, and Carol is a Kree."
"Kree?" Tony Stark pondered. "The same species as Ronan the Accuser, right? Wow, I thought they were all evil, but it turns out there are also honest superheroes among them."
Nick Fury said, "Don't be so narrow-minded, Tony. Aliens are just like us, with both evil villains and righteous heroes."
Tony Stark spread his hands, "At least you seem to get along well with those Skrull aliens."
In the video, the Earth and alien atmospheres were very friendly. The Skrulls revealed their shapeshifting abilities, and it seemed that before this, they had even impersonated Nick Fury's superiors.
Seeing this, many could understand why the present Nick Fury had such deep trust issues.
"You had conflicts with those aliens, but then you became a team?" Tony Stark was quite curious. "What happened in between?"
Nick Fury looked left and right, coughed twice, "Tony, you should know, these are S.H.I.E.L.D. secrets, not suitable for disclosure."
Loki sneered, "Come on, everyone has seen it now, and even if not now, everyone will know sooner or later."
Scott Lang chimed in, "You've seen all our stories, can't you let us hear yours? It's unfair!"
"Fairness has always been unfair," Nick Fury shrugged. As long as the quiz game didn't expose his past, he wouldn't casually reveal these old stories.
Everyone had no choice but to continue watching the video.
In the video, Captain Marvel promised to help the Skrull aliens find a new home. After dinner, she and Nick Fury were washing dishes in the kitchen, while washing the dishes Fury began singing.