Captain America teams up with the Winter Guard to take down a Hydra conspiracy within the Russian government. While there, Captain America wants to save Bucky to make up for not being able to protect him from Hydra, but Bucky knows he needs to take time alone to re-discover himself.

The Avengers are charged with defending a stockpile of Wakandan weapons from the Masters of Evil. Thor recruits his brother Loki to assist the Avengers but they don't know if he can be trusted. Turns out that Loki and Makoto actually have a lot in common. Loki reveals his backstory to Makoto and the two commiserate over their lost childhood friendships: Loki's with Thor and Makoto's with Bruno.