Captain Marvel #2

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Rick Jones struggles as he climbs up the side of a snowy and craggy mountainside. He nearly slips off, but manages to hold on with one hand. Rick says that he has had some crappy months before, but that to beat this one you would have to go back to when he was dying of cancer. Rick says that he is the best at what he does, and that what he does is get himself into more trouble than any ten human beings put together. Rick ignores the wind and pain as he continues climbing looking for the wise man named Shinga Doon. Rick looks up to see an enourmous being with long curling horns and flowing white hair looking down at him. Rick says, “You… wouldn’t happen to be Shinga Doon… would’ja?” The gigantic crature looks down at Rick and says, “And if I were? I’m not saying I am, mind you, but… if I happened to be… what of it?” Rick starts to tell Shinga that Siffrin Froid sends his greetings, but he slips off the moutain. Shinga Doon catches Rick and says that him falling to his death won’t accomplish anything. Shinga Doon says that he is who Rick thought he was, and that Rick is a fragile thing. He suggests going somewhere that won’t freeze Rick to death and he can tell him why he has sought him out.In a cave, Rick and Shinga Doon sit next to a fire. Rick eats as he tells Shinga the story. Shinga says that he wants to see if he understands this. He says that Captain Marvel is out in Rick’s universe while Rick is stuck here in what he calls the ‘Microverse’, and that about a month ago Marv had a nervous breakdown. Rick says that is pretty much it. Rick says that Marv’s cosmic awareness completely overwhelmed him. Rick says that for days he just shouted at Marv to try and bring him out of it. He says that all he did was eat, sleep, and shout at Marv to get up. Finally Rick thought of the right words to make Marv get up and felt foolish for not having thought of it sooner. Rick said, “What would your father say if he saw you like this?” Rick...