Escape from Level 3

"Haven't you ever seen an alien movie?" "Mack, it's the best way to cover the most ground." "Okay, you see, you see, that's exactly what they say before they get picked off one by one, and you know who the first one will be."

- Alphonso Mackenzie and Quake

The Escape from Level 3 was an escape attempt orchestrated by Phil Coulson and his team to find a way out from Level 3.

Background
"I was enjoying a meal, and then I was taken and zapped to this place."

- Phil Coulson to Deke Shaw

In 2017, a group of soldiers under Enoch's command busted in Rae's Restaurant, where the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Enoch activated a device who emitted a high pitched sound and froze Coulson and all the agents in stasis. The, he ordered soldiers to take the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. away, with exception of Leo Fitz. Using the White Monolith, agents was transported to the Lighthouse in 2091.

Vrellnexians' Hunt
"And you saw an alien?" "No. We saw what they can do."

- Yo-Yo Rodriguez and Phil Coulson

Before Coulson's appearance, Virgil, Jerry and Jones who entered level 3, were attacked and drained of their blood by the Vrellnexians. When Virgil tried to kill one of them, he blew open a window, which caused the creature with Jerry was sucked into the vacuum of space. After that, they met Coulson who didn't understand where is he and what was happened. While they talking, another Vrellnexian killed Jones. Virgil, who realized who Coulson is, took his Plasma Gun and told Coulson that he is one of True Believers. Before he could tell Coulson more details about their situation, Virgil was knocked unconscious by Alphonso Mackenzie.

When Coulson and Mackenzie reunited with Jemma Simmons and Yo-Yo Rodriguez, they decided to interrogate Virgil. He revealed to them that he had studied their history for years, and that he believed they would save humanity. However, Vrellnexian killed Virgil seconds later, forced the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to flee. Rodriguez tried to shoot him but it managed to avoid the shots, Before Vrellnexian could hurt them, it was killed by Quake.

Kree Entrance
"Hey. What are you gonna do with our friends?" "Whatever we want. Experiment. They knew the rule, and they broke it." "They're not gonna make it easy for you." "No. They'll beg for their lives as you humans always do. I've done 22 rotations, and I have never observed anything else."

- Quake and Kree Watch Guard

Reunited S.H.I.E.L.D. agents found the room with computers programmed in English. Before they could proceed further, they was attacked by Kree Watch guards who imprisoned them. For breaking the rules, guards took Mackenzie and Rodriguez to interrogate and punish them. Later, agents was saved by Deke Shaw who managed to talk the Kree guard into believing that Virgil stole their Metrics.

In the meantime, Mackenzie was brutally tortured by the guards. While they beaten him, captain noted Mack's durability and offered to give him to Kasius for battles in Crater. Having made a decision to leave Mackenzie alive, they began to torture Rodriguez, freezing her hands with freon. Thankfully, they was saved by Quake. She attacked guards and make her friends free. In battle between them, guards was killed by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

Aftermath
"You killed a Kree?" "It was us or them." "Well, you made the wrong choice." "Is that gonna be a problem?" "Two? You killed two? It's only a problem for the herd of people they will kill in retaliation."

- Deke Shaw, Quake and Alphonso Mackenzie

When Shaw arrived at the room where Mackenzie and Rodriguez were held captive, guards' bodies. Shaw yelled at the trio, as the Kree would retaliate and kill a horde of humans in revenge. To cover them, he helped them to hide bodies at Level 3.