Chapter 7 - MIA/Dialogues

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Mission 1

Mission Start

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Maria Hill:

HYDRA is on the move again. They're staking out a number of positions in the Village. Looks like they're trying to establish a perimeter around the Sanctum Sanctorum, Dr. Strange's place on Bleecker Street. Strange can take care of himself, but we're overhearing HYDRA communications about some kind of shipment.

Tony Stark:

If they're waiting on something, let's intercept it. And if they're not, we'll do a little house-cleaning.

Deploy 1

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Spider-Woman has some history with HYDRA. Given their recent resurgence, we need to get her into a briefing room for a while to see what she might know that can help us.

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Spider-Woman:

Been a long time since I was inside HYDRA, Fury. I'm not sure what you want from me.

Nick Fury:

An inside perspective.

Spider-Woman:

I don't have an inside perspective.

Maria Hill:

We want their inside perspective. Nobody wants you to go back. Just get in, listen, get out.

Spider-Woman:

Okay, then.

Complete

Tony Stark:

Interesting. There's something big brewing for sure.

Maria Hill:

Appreciate the commitment, Spider-Woman. We understand that wasn't easy.

Spider-Woman:

You can’t run from your past. All you can do is outlive it.

Deploy 2

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There's been another massive disruption in computer systems at a top-secret military installation. DoD has requested that we send Reed Richards to sort it out.

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Tony Stark:

Reed, the Defense Department has an urgent problem with one of their top-secret labs. But they're too proud to ask me.

Reed Richards:

Too proud, or they just don't like you?

Tony Stark:

Anyway, they're asking for your help. This infiltration might be related to the other cyber-attacks we've seen.

Reed Richards:

Okay.

Complete

Reed Richards:

All set.

Tony Stark:

Any evidence as to who did it?

Reed Richards:

Not yet. I've got data to look at. I'll let you know if I find anything.

Deploy 3

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HYDRA has holed up in a dorm at NYU and sealed every entrance. There are too many students to risk a firefight. What we need is a bruiser who can kick in the door and take them out.

Deploy 4

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We need to get a hero up to Canada to touch base with Alpha Flight and bring back important dossiers from Department H.

Deploy 5

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Dr. Strange needs a package delivered to Jericho Drumm, but his man, Wong, has the week off. We need a hero who can make a fast trip to New Orleans.

MiniBoss - Thunderball

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Maria Hill:

Ms. Marvel's been doing S.H.I.E.L.D.'s advance work in the neighborhood. She's got a visual on Thunderball.

Ms. Marvel:

He's taken over a doctor's office.

Maria Hill:

After all the HYDRA commandos we've roughed up, they probably need a little doctoring.

Tony Stark:

If Thunderball's involved, HYDRA must need scientific expertise. He's a goon, but he's a goon with a physics PhD.

Maria Hill:

What kind of shipment are they expecting?

Nick Fury:

No idea. But the less HYDRA gets involved in physics, the better I like it.

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Ms. Marvel... I guess Moonstone was right. S.H.I.E.L.D. made you a deal to get you back in the Avengers.

Thunderball:

Ms. Marvel:

Moonstone's holding your leash? Whatever. Try to remember this after I dent your thick skull: I'm in the Avengers whenever I want to be. This is just taking out the trash.

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The doctor is in, Ms. Marvel, if you need treatment after that little setback.

Thunderball:

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I keep special hours when I know you're going to be around.

Thunderball:

Ms. Marvel:

Cut the crap. You're not an MD. But you're about to need one.

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Ms. Marvel:

Thunderball's joining the rest of the Wrecking Crew on the Raft.

Nick Fury:

Been a while since we had all four of them in the same place. How about we try to keep them there for a little while this time?

Boss - Moonstone

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Ms. Marvel:

There's Moonstone. Makes sense, I guess.

Tony Stark:

She and Baron Zemo go way back. He would want her in on whatever HYDRA is planning.

Maria Hill:

She fits in with HYDRA's fake-Avenger project, too. Wouldn't you agree, Carol?

Ms. Marvel:

I try not to comment on imitators.

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S.H.I.E.L.D. bringing you back into the fold, Ms. Marvel? Times must be desperate if they're trusting someone who's mostly Kree.

Moonstone:

Ms. Marvel:

Looking for a weak spot, Karla? Always the psychologist. Well, let's turn that around. You seek out mentors, find out their powers, and then betray them. How long is it going to take Zemo to figure that out and decide he needs to get rid of you?

Doesn't matter. You won't be around to tell him.

Moonstone:

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The power of HYDRA grows!

Moonstone:

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Ms. Marvel:

The power of HYDRA doesn't last for any one person. They'll chew you up and spit you out.

It will outlast you. Try me again and you'll see!

Moonstone:

Complete

Ms. Marvel:

I am in possession of Moonstone's gem. Standing by for someone to come get it.

Maria Hill:

On our way. Well done, Ms. Marvel.

Nick Fury:

I'd rather be in possession of that shipment HYDRA is waiting for.

Maria Hill:

We're getting closer. Agent, make one last sweep for Sentinels and rendezvous for debriefing.

 

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Tony Stark:

Whatever mail HYDRA's waiting for, they didn't get it.

Maria Hill:

It might not have been coming here. Anything important would be going to Zemo or the Viper. Haven't seen either of them in a while. Long enough that I'm starting to get nervous.

Tony Stark:

Nervous? S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't get nervous. Butt-clenching scared if the occasion calls for it, but never nervous.

Mission 2

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Nick Fury:

The mutants have decided to take things up a notch. They've graduated from waving banners to attacking landmarks.

Tony Stark:

According to some logic that makes sense only to them, they need to wreck the Museum of Natural History.

Maria Hill:

I don't have to tell you this is a powder keg, Agent. We need to keep the mutant issue from boiling over.

Tony Stark:

At least until we get a better idea of how Iso-8 works, and how Magneto might want to use it.

Maria Hill:

Kitty Pryde is scouting the area and reporting in where she finds Sentinels.

Nick Fury:

These guys can't even do their own dirty work.

Deploy 1

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A musician with a substance-abuse problem and delusions of grandeur is buying up Iso-8 thinking it will make him immortal. Send a hero to recover the iso-8 and scare some sense into him.

Deploy 2

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One of the rioting mutants has taken hostages at the New York Historical Society. He says he wants safe passage to see Professor X. Send Wolverine to grant his wish and make sure no one gets hurt.

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Maria Hill:

Logan, we've got a hostage situation here. The hostage-taker is a mutant. He wants an appointment with Professor Xavier.

Tony Stark:

Ordinarily we'd just go in and drag this guy out, but we're trying to be sensitive.

Wolverine:

Meaning you don't want to piss Xavier off.

Maria Hill:

Not just that. It's bad optics to have S.H.I.E.L.D. beating on mutant demonstrators.

Wolverine:

All right. This once, I'll be your patsy.

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Wolverine:

Our precious little rioter is safely at Professor X's house. Need any cats rescued? Babies kissed?

Tony Stark:

No thanks. Resume your regularly scheduled mayhem.

Deploy 3

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Sentinels have the area around the Museum under constant surveillance. We need an infiltrator to slip by them and do some recon in the Museum complex so we're not going in blind.

Deploy 4

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The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia called. They've got a specimen that they think might have been transformed by Iso-8. Send a hero to bring it back for analysis.

Deploy 5

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We're sending the passenger from Shanghai to another facility. He needs a hero escort to make sure someone doesn't pick him off along the way.

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Nick Fury:

The passenger we picked up off that Shanghai flight might actually know something about the Mandarin. He's attracting unwanted attention in his holding cell. While we verify his intel, we need to keep him safe. Escort him to a secure facility.

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Maria Hill:

Fury, do you think he really knows anything about the Mandarin?

Nick Fury:

Now that we've got him hidden away, we've got plenty of time to figure that out. The Mandarin's out there somewhere, that's for damn sure.

MiniBoss - Blob

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Tony Stark:

If the mutants are here to wreck stuff, they sure picked the right guy to do it. There's the Blob.

Kitty Pryde:

There he is, all right. How could you miss him?

Tony Stark:

Ah, Kitty, try to, um, bring him in without getting him too riled up. The mayor's calling me. He's worried about the Museum's collection.

Kitty Pryde:

Tell him I will fight the Blob with the utmost delicacy.

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First rule of the jungle, Kitty. You don't mess with the larger animal.

Blob:

Kitty Pryde:

Jungle? We're in a monument to civilization and art here. The rules are different. And anyway, the second rule is that cats don't believe in rules.

Lose

Curiosity ain't killed the cat yet... but it still might!

Blob:

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Guess we're gonna find out how many lives you really have.

Blob:

Kitty Pryde:

Oh, please. Like I never heard that one before.

There's a last time for everything.

Blob:

Complete

Kitty Pryde:

Someone send a cargo ship to pick up the Blob.

Nick Fury:

He stays on the Raft. I don't want to risk transporting him all the way to Xavier's place.

Kitty Pryde:

Professor X prefers--

Tony Stark:

I know, Kitty. We'll sort it out with him.

Boss - Avalanche

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Maria Hill:

Avalanche has led a group of demonstrators into the Museum's Hall of Human Origins. He's threatening to bring the whole thing down if we don't give him... what was the list?

Tony Stark:

All the Iso-8 in the world, repatriation of Greek art to Greece, and something about... I can't read this part.

Kitty Pryde:

Do we pretend we're taking him seriously or just go in?

Nick Fury:

Go in. S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't negotiate with crazed Greek-nationalist mutants.

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Kitty Pryde:

Here's some advice. If you want people to listen, don't threaten to destroy things they love.

What better way to get them to listen? You're listening!

Avalanche:

Kitty Pryde:

No, I'm pretending to listen while I figure out the best and quickest way to kick your ass.

Lose

You got one more chance to give me what I want or this whole building comes down!

Avalanche:

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Kitty Pryde:

What's your thing about proto-humans? Why here?

We begin the next stage of human evolution. From Australopithecus to Homo superior! It is irreversible! You cannot stand in the way!

Avalanche:

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Nick Fury:

Damn fine, Kitty. Avalanche down and a minimum of artifacts wrecked.

Tony Stark:

Remember the Venus de Milo. If it's broken the right way, it's better. Right?

Nick Fury:

We'll have you explain that to the mayor.

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Nick Fury:

This mutant problem isn't going away.

Kitty Pryde:

Mutant problem? Did I just hear you say that?

Nick Fury:

Untwist your knickers, Kitty. You know what I mean.

Kitty Pryde:

I know that when people talk about a mutant problem, they start to want to talk about solutions that don't involve mutants.

Tony Stark:

Not us. Happy to have you along. But Magneto and the Brotherhood are a problem.

Nick Fury:

And we're not going to sugarcoat that just because you're sensitive.

Mission 3

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Tony Stark:

Agent, we've got a bad situation and it's about to get worse. Nick and Maria were summoned to the Latverian Embassy for a diplomatic engagement. Why you would want Fury at a party full of diplomats, I don't know, but that's the story. And now they're gone. Latveria says they don't know anything about it, but the area is swarming with Maggia. I need you on-scene yesterday, Agent. Find Fury and Hill. Take any measures you deem necessary. Black Cat will rendezvous with you at the target location.

Deploy 1

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A S.H.I.E.L.D. dropship accidentally set two agents down on top of this building, and the Maggia has them pinned. Get Spider-Man over there to extract the stranded agents.

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Tony Stark:

There's a pair of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents pinned on a rooftop under heavy Maggia fire. We need an extraction, and nearby buildings are too close to fly in. Spider-Man?

Spider-Man:

I'm swinging into action.

Complete

Spider-Man:

Two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, safely returned to street level.

Tony Stark:

Much obliged, hero.

Spider-Man:

Anybody get good pictures? I could use them for my scrapbook.

Deploy 2

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A half-dozen Maggia goons have holed up in a subway car. We need to get a scrapper in there to take them down.

Deploy 3

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One of the Latverian Embassy's employees wants to defect. Send a tactician in to scout out the best way to get her out without arousing suspicion.

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Tony Stark:

A staffer at the Latverian Embassy wants to defect. We can't get her out right now, but we need to scout out the best way to do it when the time comes. It's a job for a tactician.

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Tony Stark:

Okay, leave her in place for now. She's giving us good inside information. But we need to be ready to pull her out at a moment's notice.

Deploy 4

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We're fielding a million calls from people claiming to know what happened to Fury and Hill. This one seems real. Bring the caller in for an interview.

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J. Jonah Jameson is swearing that he's going to run a story accusing S.H.I.E.L.D. of being a Latverian front. Needless to say, this is the wrong time and the story's wrong too. Send a hero to talk some sense into him..

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Tony Stark:

Word is the Daily Bugle's about to run a story on Fury and Hill being abducted. This is a bad idea. Someone needs to go over to the Bugle. Let J. Jonah Jameson know we'll give him an exclusive... once we have them back.

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Tony Stark:

It's not that I don't believe in freedom of the press. I just think the press should be free to shut up once in a while.

MiniBoss - Vector

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Black Cat:

Tony, I just spotted Vector leaving the Latverian Embassy. Piping you his location now.

Tony Stark:

Got it, Cat. Looks like the U-Foes are still in business, and involved with this abduction. We need Vector brought in, Agent.

Tony Stark:

And Cat, if you can draw Vector out at all, we'll take any clue we can get about Nick and Maria's whereabouts.

Black Cat:

Interrogation's not one of my specialties.

Tony Stark:

Then just beat it out of him.

Black Cat:

That I can do.

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Black Cat:

Vector, you bit off a lot more than you can chew this time.

What, you're going to be meaner to me because two of your own are missing? My heart breaks. Please. We're all adults here. Accept your losses and move on.

Vector:

Black Cat:

You better be ready to take your own advice, Vector. You're going to need it.

Lose

Don't get your feelings hurt, Cat. Long as Nick and Maria do what we want, they'll be just fine.

Vector:

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All right. I was nice to you last time because you were upset. But now you're starting to upset me.

Vector:

Complete

Black Cat:

He didn't stick around long enough for us to have a conversation.

Tony Stark:

Did you see where he went? We're getting jammed up here.

Black Cat:

Right back into the embassy. Someone at S.H.I.E.L.D. needs to have a conversation with Doom.

Boss - Jack O'Lantern

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Black Cat:

It's not just the U-Foes here, Tony. Jack O'Lantern is just down the block from the embassy.

Tony Stark:

Scout the location. If you see Nick or Maria there, report back. If not, you're free to engage.

Black Cat:

I already did. No sign of either one of them.

Tony Stark:

Then that's your cue. Deploy at will.

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Black Cat. And just when I was feeling lucky.

Jack O'Lantern:

Black Cat:

I'm here for Nick and Maria.

No Nick and Maria here. Care to leave a message?

Jack O'Lantern:

Black Cat:

You bet I do. Here it comes.

Lose

I thought black cats were supposed to be bad luck. Me, I'm thinking fortune smiles.

Jack O'Lantern:

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Black Cat:

Still feeling lucky?

Like I'm untouchable. Like I bleed luck.

Jack O'Lantern:

Black Cat:

Let's find out what that looks like.

Complete

Black Cat:

He popped some kind portal and vanished, just like the last time. They're just trying to slow us down, Tony. I doubt Nick and Maria are anywhere near here by now.

Tony Stark:

Let's make sure. Agent, continue hitting the Maggia as you find them. Cat, continue reconnaissance. I've got a feeling we haven't gone all the way up the chain of command on this operation yet.

Epic Boss - Green Goblin

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Black Cat:

Tony, the Green Goblin is on the Latverian Embassy grounds.

Tony Stark:

Maggia, U-Foes, plus Doom and the Goblin... the consolidation continues.

Black Cat:

Someone big is controlling all of this. Maybe more than one someone working together.

Tony Stark:

Last thing we need right now is supervillains cooperating.

Black Cat:

Well, that's what we've got. As Fury would say, step up or step off.

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Only one member of the rescue mission? S.H.I.E.L.D. must not value its directors very highly.

Green Goblin:

Black Cat:

You'll meet the rest of the team in a minute. You and the Maggia might think life is cheap. We don't.

Please. The Maggia? Useful goons. Nothing more. Fury and Hill are a ransom to them. As you may imagine, I view them a little differently.

Green Goblin:

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Pathetic effort. Surely, for its adored directors, S.H.I.E.L.D. can do better?

Green Goblin:

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Glad to see you back, Cat. I was disappointed last time because you left alive. Let us rectify that.

Green Goblin:

Complete

Black Cat:

Osborn's gone back into the Embassy too. Should I follow?

Tony Stark:

Negative, Cat. Let's not give Doom any pretext for fake outrage. S.H.I.E.L.D. is supposed to brief Congress pretty soon. We don't need a diplomatic incident hanging over that.

Black Cat:

Nick and Maria abducted at the Latverian Embassy isn't a diplomatic incident?

Tony Stark:

You want to talk politics, run for office. If not, stick to the mission. Understood?

 

Mission Complete

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Tony Stark:

Two of the three directors of S.H.I.E.L.D. are in the hands of the Maggia. Mutants are still raising hell. Loki's out there somewhere. The Hand is dabbling in some arcane ritual and nobody knows why. Running Stark Industries is a picnic compared to this.

Mission 4

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Tony Stark:

Agent, I need you to break off the search for Nick and Maria. We've got other assets pursing that search. Right now, there's an emergent situation downtown. When we dug Loki out of Chinatown, looks like he left us a little present. There's Jotun everywhere down there, and... Sif? Can you confirm what you told me before?

Sif:	Loki has unleashed the Destroyer.

Tony Stark:

Hear that? Even the Destroyer is occupying Wall Street.

Deploy 1

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Jotun are big and mean but not too subtle. There's a big garrison of them here. Send an infiltrator to get in and find out what they're guarding.

Deploy 2

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Rumors about Loki's father Laufey keep flying around. Send Thor to Asgard to see if he can get to the bottom of this.

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Tony Stark:

S.H.I.E.L.D. has intel in some weird places. We keep hearing whispers that Loki's father Laufey might be alive. Maybe if Thor took a trip to Asgard we could get this sorted out once and for all.

Thor:

I will leave now.

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Thor:

No one in Asgard believes Laufey is alive...

Tony Stark:

...but?

Thor:

But no one is willing to swear he is dead. Not even my father, who killed him.

Deploy 3

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Jericho Drumm has learned something from the item Dr. Strange sent him. Now Strange needs to head to New Orleans himself to get the full story.

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Tony Stark:

Dr. Strange needs to travel to New Orleans to consult with Jericho Drumm. He's in the files as Brother Voodoo. And he is one of the few people on Earth who knows as much as Strange about the occult.

Dr. Strange:

He has disturbing news about the material I sent him recently and he will only speak of it face to face.

Tony Stark:

Whatever you believe about magic, if Dr. Strange thinks he's onto something, he's usually right.

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Dr. Strange:

Jericho believes that Dormammu is very close to breaking through into our world. After what he showed me, I believe it too.

Tony Stark:

Dormammu? He's supposed to be a demon, right?

Dr. Strange:

He is a demon. An extraordinarily dangerous one. We must prepare.

Deploy 4

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There's a bunch of guys dressed as Vikings looking for a Jotun to fight. Idiots. Get a hero over there to break up the party and send them home.

Deploy 5

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Astronomical data from the most recent observations at Kopernik is available. We need to bring it in before HYDRA or AIM goes after it.

MiniBoss - Executioner

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Sif:	No sighting of the Destroyer yet, just the trail he left. But I did find the Executioner. Agent, we must strike him down. We cannot risk having him on our flanks when we engage the Destroyer.

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Lady Sif.

Executioner:

Sif:	Where is the Enchantress, Skurge? Has she let you off the leash today?

No woman may leash me. Not even you. But the Bloodaxe will leash your tongue!

Executioner:

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Fear the Bloodaxe!

Executioner:

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Sif:	I fear no fool with an axe.

Then you are more the fool!

Executioner:

Complete

Sif:	Tony, I have subdued the Executioner. He is being returned to Asgard.

Tony Stark:

Hope they hold onto him longer than they did last time.

Sif:	You fault Asgard for that, when your Wrecking Crew treats Ryker's like a motel?

Tony Stark:

Well said! The field is yours, Lady Sif.

Boss - Destroyer

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Tony Stark:

Destroyer is out in the open again. Sif, now's the time.

Sif:	It is past time. The Destroyer never should have been created. We must uncreate it.

Tony Stark:

I'll settle for you stopping it before it burns down Lower Manhattan.

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Sif:	Destroyer!

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Sif:	I must regroup. The Destroyer is even more powerful than the last time I fought it.

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Sif:	Asgard be my strength!

Complete

Sif:	All that remains is the armor. The enchantment is broken.

Tony Stark:

We've got a dropship coming to pick up the armor. Stand clear of it in case it animates again.

Sif:	It will not.

Tony Stark:

It's not that I don't trust you, Sif, but I'd just as soon be certain.

 

Mission Complete

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Tony Stark:

We've got the Destroyer armor on the way to a secure location. But I don't think we're done with the hoodoo just yet. Strange is reporting a surge in magical energies around town. Just when we get rid of Asgardians again, looks like we might have to deal with the Dark Dimension. Sif has gone back to Asgard. We've got no sign of Fury or Hill. It's just us, keeping this ship afloat. How do you like learning on the job?

Mission 5

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Tony Stark:

Jotun weren't bad enough? Now Greenwich Village is under attack from... I don't know what the hell they are. I'm going to let Dr. Strange give you the details.

Dr. Strange:

The Hood's ritual worked. Portals to the Dark Dimension are opening near the Sanctum Sanctorum. The Mindless Ones pour out. They once attacked Dormammu, and he penned them within a part of the Dark Dimension. They exist only to destroy. And if the Mindless Ones are here, Jericho Drumm was right. Dormammu himself will not be far behind.

Tony Stark:

Nick and Maria are still out there somewhere, too. Get these portals locked down so we can get back to finding them.

Deploy 1

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This group of Mindless Ones is about to converge on a day care. We need to get a bruiser in there to head them off before we've got a tragedy on our hands.

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There's a Hand ninja scouting for someone at this location. Send Danny Rand to take him down, nonfatally, so we can interrogate him.

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Tony Stark:

There's a Hand scout keeping a close eye on this location. Let's bring him in and find out why. Our best bet to nonfatally subdue a ninja is... you got it. Iron Fist.

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Tony Stark:

You got him, Danny?

Iron Fist:

I got him.

Deploy 3

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NYPD is overwhelmed by Mindless Ones here. They need some extra firepower, and they need it now. Send a Blaster on the double.

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Iso-8 signatures have spiked suddenly right here. Get a hero over there to find out why.

Deploy 5

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Mindless Ones at this intersection are cutting off firefighters and rescue crews. They need a hero to clear the way.

MiniBoss - Nitro

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Tony Stark:

Magic isn't Nitro's field, Strange. What's he doing here?

Dr. Strange:

One imagines that the Hood made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

Tony Stark:

Our giant one-eyed monsters are apparently being shepherded by Nitro. Sending you his location.

Start

These Mindless Ones are almost as good at blowing stuff up as I am.

Nitro:

Dr. Strange:

By the moons of Munnopor, they know no better. You should!

Oh, I do. I like it. And I'll do it again.

Nitro:

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Boom, Dr. Strange! How's that for magic?

Nitro:

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Dr. Strange:

Any child can delight in an explosion. Only wisdom controls the fire.

Complete

Dr. Strange:

Nitro is imprisoned by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. We move on. I am closing the portals as fast as I can, but I fear I will not be fast enough.

Tony Stark:

You and me both, Strange. You and me both.

MiniBoss - Vulture

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Tony Stark:

Vulture's in the area too, Agent. We spotted him landing on a rooftop near the Sanctum Sanctorum.

Dr. Strange:

Like Nitro, he is not ordinarily interested in occult powers.

Tony Stark:

The Hood must be persuasive.

Dr. Strange:

It is possible that properties of Iso-8 make it useful in matters both scientific and arcane.

Tony Stark:

Osborn and Doom both seem to think so.

Dr. Strange:

If so, it is all the more important that it be controlled only by the most righteous among us.

Tony Stark:

Never thought of myself as righteous... just right.

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Dr. Strange. A visitor approaches. He's very keen to rekindle your acquaintance.

Vulture:

Dr. Strange:

Vulture, you meddle in affairs that are beyond you.

When the Hood pays me off, I'll have enough Iso-8 that nothing will ever be beyond me again.

Vulture:

Dr. Strange:

And if Dormammu annihilates this dimension, what will you do with it?

Lose

Your superstitious malarkey is no match for real science, Strange!

Vulture:

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Ooh, the magic show's about to start. I can't wait!

Vulture:

Dr. Strange:

Who mocks the mystic arts only proves himself the greater fool. Now watch.

Complete

Dr. Strange:

I have defeated the Vulture. Convey him to the Raft. I must continue closing the portals.

Boss - Dormammu

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Reveal

Dr. Strange:

I have not closed the portals quickly enough. Dormammu is loosed into this world!

Tony Stark:

Agent, I know you're still new around here, but if you don't stop Dormammu, none of us will be around to worry about Iso-8.

Start

All your efforts have failed, Strange.

Dormammu:

Dr. Strange:

I have not yet tested the limits of my powers, demon.

You may yet... but it will avail you nothing. Death awaits you at my hands.

Dormammu:

Dr. Strange:

By the Eye of Agamotto, you shall not prevail!

Lose

This world will be mine, Strange. If there were ten of you, or a hundred, you still would not defeat me!

Dormammu:

Repeat

Dr. Strange:

You will leave my home, and leave this world.

This world is my home now, Strange. And its people will be my slaves.

Dormammu:

Dr. Strange:

By the Book of the Vishanti, I deny you!

Complete

Dr. Strange:

The final portal is closed... Dormammu is banished to the Dark Dimension again. For now. Agent, your aid was decisive. When S.H.I.E.L.D. made their bet on you, they chose more wisely than they knew.

 

Mission Complete

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Tony Stark:

Nitro and the Vulture in league with Dormammu. Science plus magic equals crazy. Why is everyone so interested in these portals, is what I want to know. I don't think we're going to like the answer. Let's get on with finding Maria and Fury.

Mission 6

Mission Start

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Tony Stark:

As the current one-and-only director of S.H.I.E.L.D., I'm making an executive decision. It's time to stir some things up in the Latverian Embassy. The U-Foes are there. All four of them. We know Vector was involved in abducting Nick and Maria. I think it's about time we let them know they can't hide behind Doom forever. And we need to let Doom know that S.H.I.E.L.D. is coming for him, too.

Deploy 1

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We've got a chance to use this fight as cover for a little field investigation into the kidnapping of our directors. But the forensics team is going to need some superhuman cover. Help them out.

Deploy 2

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We need to clear the Servo Guards from this spot to get closer to the Embassy, but it's close quarters. A scrapper would be able to get in tight and do the job.

Deploy 3

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The Latverian defector is calling for help. She's been discovered and her life is in danger. Send the Thing to bust in and rescue her!

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Tony Stark:

The Latverian embassy staffer we've been working for intel? She's been discovered. Her life is in danger. Ben, you're closest to her location. Get her out of there and leave a message for Latveria.

Thing:

You got it.

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Thing:

She's all safe and sound back in my old neighborhood.

Tony Stark:

Excellent. She's already given us good stuff. I'd hate to lose her now.

Thing:

Also, ya know, she's a person and it would be sad if she was murdered by Latverian goons.

Tony Stark:

Yeah. I know. That too.

Thing:

You let me know when, I'll move her along to a S.H.I.E.L.D. safe house.

Deploy 4

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Servo Guards are on the rooftop here. They're pouring fire down into the street. We have to shield our team so they can get into the building. The Invisible Woman's force projections, would be perfect.

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Tony Stark:

We need to get an assault team into this building, but there's too much fire coming down from the roofs and windows. If we could advance the team under a force field, they could get inside and clear it. Send Invisible Woman. And quick. These Servo Guards are putting a serious cramp in our plan of attack.

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Invisible Woman:

The building is clear, Tony.

Tony Stark:

Nicely done, Sue.

Invisible Woman:

Now let's get rid of these U-Foes. They're... like plagiarists. I feel like we should sue them.

Tony Stark:

We're going to have to settle for beating them up and throwing them in jail. Will that do?

Deploy 5

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These decommissioned Servo Guards look like they've been enhanced with Iso-8. Get a hero to this location and get the Servos to the Helicarrier.

MiniBoss - Vapor

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Tony Stark:

Now that we're reducing the population of Servo Guards in the area, we need to pick off some leaders. Starting with Vapor. Locking her position on your display now, Agent. Yours too, Johnny.

Human Torch:

I see her, Tony. Go in now?

Tony Stark:

If Doom was involved in the abduction, we need to turn up the heat on him. And if he's sheltering the U-Foes, that's good enough reason to send a message, too. I guess what I'm saying is I want you to give them some second thoughts. Know what I mean?

Start

Johnny Storm, I look at you and I feel a little pity. You got a taste of cosmic rays and think you're invincible. But Iso-8 puts me in a whole new league.

Vapor:

Human Torch:

Spare yourself some embarrassment, Vapor. Just hand over Nick and Maria. On second thought, nevermind. I'd rather embarrass you.

Lose

I do hate to douse your enthusiasm, Johnny.

Vapor:

Repeat

Some gases ignite. Some choke out flames. Which do you think I am?

Vapor:

Human Torch:

You guys are like Canal Street knockoffs of the real Fantastic Four. I'm the pure product. Choke on that.

Complete

Human Torch:

This particular genie is back in the bottle for now, Tony.

Tony Stark:

Nicely done, Johnny. Three more of them to go. Agent, don't be afraid to leave some marks. We're sending a message here.

MiniBoss - Ironclad

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Reveal

Human Torch:

There's Ironclad. Ready to hit him on your go.

Tony Stark:

One of these days we should fly over Ironclad with one of those junkyard crane magnets. I'm going to build one right now. But while I'm working on it, why don't you take your team in and settle things the old-fashioned way?

Start

Human Torch:

You guys sure got on the wrong side of S.H.I.E.L.D. this time.

We got on the right side of what's coming, Johnny boy. Bet on it.

Ironclad:

Human Torch:

Only thing I'm betting on is Nick Fury turning you into chicken wire when he gets back.

Maybe he's not coming back.

Ironclad:

Human Torch:

Then I'll have to do it for him.

Lose

Fire only makes steel harder, Torch! Bring it on!

Ironclad:

Repeat

You think you can burn me?

Ironclad:

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Tony Stark:

Chicken wire. Man, I wish you had.

Human Torch:

You need tools and stuff to do that. I did what I could.

Tony Stark:

You did plenty. Two down, two to go.

Boss - X-Ray/Vector

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Reveal

Human Torch:

Vector and X-Ray, before my very eyes.

Tony Stark:

Together? Lace 'em up, team. A 2-for-1 special at the Discount Villain Warehouse.

Start

Latverian territory here, Johnny. You looking to cause an incident?

Vector:

Human Torch:

I have a message for Doom. And for you.

Seriously? Never thought you were one for speeches.

X-Ray:

Human Torch:

This one's short. Flame on!

Lose

What was that? I didn't hear you!

Vector:

Repeat

We didn't quite get your message last time.

X-Ray:

There was a bit of interference.

Vector:

Human Torch:

Don't sweat it. The channel's about to clear up.

Complete

Human Torch:

Message sent, Tony.

Tony Stark:

I believe Nick would term that grade-A ass-kickery. And if he wouldn't, I'll go ahead and do it for him. Johnny, do me a favor and update Reed. Agent, we'll meet up at the Helicarrier.

 

Mission Complete

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Tony Stark:

That went well. You excel at delivering this kind of message. I wasn't completely on board when Nick made the call to put you on the Helicarrier, but you've earned it. Now let's get back to tracking Nick and Maria down.