- "A week ago, a village in Mexico was wiped out by a cyclone. Witnesses say that cyclone had a face."
- ―Talos to Spider-Man[src]
The Attack on Ixtenco was one of the first Elemental attacks orchestrated by Quentin Beck, aimed at gaining the trust of Nick Fury and Maria Hill.
Background[]
By 2024, Nick Fury was off-world, having relocated to the S.A.B.E.R. Space Station.[2] In order to maintain global security, Fury assigned the Skrull spouses Talos and Soren to impersonate him and Maria Hill respectively, to complete a terrestrial mission, while he took a 'vacation' of sorts. Keeping in line with their ordered aliases, Talos and Soren began following reports of a "cyclone with a face" that destroyed the town of Ixtenco, Mexico.[1]
Attack[]
When Talos and Soren arrived at Ixtenco, having shapeshifted into Nick Fury and Maria Hill respectively, they found the town in ruins from a "recent storm." Startled by the sudden arrival of Mysterio, they were then taken by surprise by the emergence of Sandman, a large monster made of ground and rock, which arose from the ground and attacked them. Talos and Soren began to fire at Sandman as it roared across the area, inflicting minimal damage. Mysterio then blasted energy from his hands, and after a momentary battle had he seemingly destroyed the monster.[1]
Aftermath[]
Mysterio works with Nick Fury's Crew
- "Thank Mr. Beck for destroying the other three. There's only one left: fire."
- ―Talos[src]
Mysterio seemingly "destroyed" the Elemental, and was invited to join Talos and Soren, in order to stop the other three Elementals that were expected to attack in other locations on Earth. Talos was forced to contact Spider-Man for assistance, only to get ignored, resulting in his hijacking of Parker's summer field trip to Europe.[1]