Thor's arrival was something Roger truly did not expect.

However, Roger wasn't entirely surprised either. In the third Avengers movie, Thor arrived in Wakanda at the last moment.

So, following that timeline, the Thor of the zombie universe should also arrive on Earth. But why did he appear at the Caspian Sea base instead of Wakanda?

While Roger was puzzled about Thor's unexpected arrival, the other Avengers were absolutely thrilled. They had just been discussing how to deal with Thanos, and now, their strongest ally, Thor, had shown up with two companions. This significantly boosted everyone's morale.

Thor was also momentarily confused by the new location until Banner explained what had happened.

"So, Thanos isn't here?" Thor asked.

"No, he's in Wakanda, and we're planning to head there soon," Bucky replied.

Thor gripped his axe tightly and asked, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

But then he noticed everyone was looking at Roger, and asked, "By the way, I haven't asked yet, who are you? A new member?"

Roger, seeing that Thor was solely focused on heading to Wakanda to fight Thanos, sighed and replied, "…My name is Roger, and I was just about to tell you about Thanos."

Roger then briefly recapped what he had already told the other Avengers: the parallel universe, the zombie crisis, and Thanos with five Infinity Stones.

After summarizing everything, Roger felt parched, while Thor listened in astonishment. Thor then asked, "So, according to what you're saying, even if we head there now, we might not be able to defeat Thanos?"

"Yes, that's the most likely outcome," Roger replied.

Thor stared at his axe in deep thought, then resolutely said to Roger

"Listen, brother, I don't care if what you're saying is true or not. Right now, all I want is to chop off Thanos' head. And I don't believe I'll lose, not even if he has five Infinity Stones. I will kill him!"

Thor's words were filled with determination. In his eyes, Roger saw the flames of anger. Roger knew that Thor, despite appearing calm, was actually consumed by hatred.

Half of Asgard's people had been slaughtered by Thanos, and his brother Loki had also died by Thanos' hand.

Trying to persuade Thor, who had just acquired a powerful weapon, to stay rational and avoid confronting Thanos was futile.

Seeing the determination in the others, who seemed to agree with going to Wakanda to confront Thanos, Roger realized there was no convincing them otherwise.

He sighed and said, "Alright, I see you've made up your minds. I won't try to persuade you any further, but we need to prepare before facing Thanos."

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"What kind of preparations?" Banner asked.

Recalling some details from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Roger listed out what needed to be done:

"First, our current numbers aren't enough. We'll need help from others. Rocket, Groot, you should be able to contact the other members of the Guardians of the Galaxy and allies from other planets, right? Call for reinforcements. And… get in touch with Captain Marvel."

"Alright, no problem… Wait a minute." The raccoon known as Rocket suddenly realized something was off. He looked at Roger in surprise and asked, "I don't think I ever mentioned my name. How do you know it?"

Groot also expressed his curiosity: "I am Groot?"

Roger, not wanting to explain further, simply said, "Parallel universe. I learned about you guys in a parallel universe."

With that, he turned to Vision and said, "If you want to use the Infinity Stones to restore everyone to their original state, the Mind Stone on your forehead will need to be placed into the Infinity Gauntlet. But without equipment to safely remove it, taking out your stone would be equivalent to suicide.

So you'll need to create slots in your body for the other stones. The Caspian Sea base doesn't have the necessary equipment, but Stark Tower definitely does. You'll need to go there to modify yourself and retrieve the Mark series armor for the others."

Just then, Happy raised his hand and said, "I can help lead the way to Stark Tower, and Peter can assist too."

"Me? How can I help?" Peter asked in surprise.

Happy looked at him and answered, "You might not know this, but Tony prepared a set of permissions in his operating systems specifically for you. After Tony's death, you now hold the highest authority among them. Essentially, you're the inheritor of Stark Industries… or at least Tony's part of it."

"Wait, wait! Why didn't you tell me something so important before?" Peter asked, shocked.

Happy thought for a moment and replied, "Probably because I didn't think we'd make it back…"

"Then it's settled," Roger said, turning his attention back to the group. "Follow my instructions, and as soon as Vision returns, we'll head to Wakanda. Thor, there's no need to rush. Since Thanos hasn't come for us yet, we have time to prepare. He won't run, he'll need the Mind Stone, and for that, he won't run. Trust me."

With everything arranged, Roger then asked, "So, that's the plan. Does anyone have any questions?"

"I have a question… ahem, don't look at me like that. I really wanted to raise my hand, but I don't have any hands right now…" Scott, who was now just a head, interjected. Once everyone turned to him, he coughed and asked, "I want to know… in my current state… can I still fight?"

Roger didn't answer. Instead, he looked at Rocket.

Rocket immediately understood, sizing up Scott before saying, "Your current state is really fascinating. If I had the time, I might be able to build you a mechanical body you could control, but as it stands… sorry, we're out of time."

"Oh… that's really unfortunate…" Scott sighed.

After that brief interruption, Roger continued, "Alright, if there are no other questions, let's move out. As Rocket said, we're running short on time."

With everything confirmed, the Avengers sprang into action.

Vision, along with Happy and Peter, headed to Stark Tower, bidding farewell to the zombie Wanda before they left.

Rocket began using his equipment to contact the other Guardians of the Galaxy members and the Nova Corps, sending out signals to even farther reaches in search of Captain Marvel.

Hope and the others prepared the shrunken vehicles for transport.

Once Vision and the Mind Stone left, the zombies outside would be able to breach the Caspian Sea base's defenses.

They needed to find a new, secure location before Vision's departure.

Watching the Avengers busy at work, Roger couldn't help but feel a bit emotional. He never imagined that on his first day in the Marvel universe, he would be preparing to fight Thanos.

This was probably an achievement that even many predecessors who traveled through time and space couldn't accomplish.