Chapter 8 - Trial By Fire/Dialogues

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Mission 1

Mission Start

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Maria Hill:

There's been another hammerfall here in San Francisco. The Circle of 8 is looking for the hammer and so are we. So, we assume, are the Serpent and the existing Worthy. But we're going to have to face them alone.

Agent Coulson:

After our scrape in the Savage Land with Hela and Ymir and Surtur, we took stock of the situation and realized we need some help.

Maria Hill:

So we sent Valkyrie and Heimdall to make a formal appeal to Odin on our behalf. After all, Cul is his brother. He owes us a hand.

Agent Coulson:

But apparently he doesn't see it that way. He turned us down flat. Wouldn't even talk to us.

Maria Hill:

Where's Thor?

Tony Stark:

Good question. Even Heimdall doesn't seem to be able to find him. I have a hunch Beta Ray Bill knows, but he's not telling.

Deploy 1

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Circle of 8 cultists just went flying out of a building that exploded here. Send a Tactician to keep an eye on things and make sure one of the local firefighters doesn't accidentally pick up a hammer.

Deploy 2

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Local police have been called to what looks like a Circle of 8 sacrifice. Wonder Man happens to be passing by. Send him in to identify the victim.

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Maria Hill:

As part of our ongoing interagency cooperation, the local PD has asked us what to do with a body. They describe is as huge and blue.

Wonder Man:

I can see the crime-scene tape from here. I'll go in. Who do we think it is?

Maria Hill:

From the description? We're guessing Post.

Wonder Man:

I'll find out for sure.

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Wonder Man:

Let's see. Big, blue-skinned with weird gray growths... yeah, that's Post. At least I think it is. You'd have to ask Cable to be sure.

Agent Coulson:

We sent him images. He confirms.

Tony Stark:

Okay. We'll send in an extra-large body bag.

Deploy 3

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As a security precaution, send a hero to start patrols near the Dreaming Sentinel in the bay. The last thing we need is one of the Worthy's hammers touching it.

Deploy 4

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Daimon Hellstorm's looking up some old friends, and instead he found the Circle of 8 holed up in a Tenderloin hotel. They're taken care of, but someone needs to guard the scene until our people can process it.

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Vision's been overflying this part of town to help with the hamerfall search. We've got an unusual energy signature at this location. Send him down to investigate.

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Maria Hill:

Vision, sensors are picking up radiation along unusual frequencies, emanating from a building near you. Sending you the location now.

Vision:

I have detected the energy as well. Beginning investigation.

Complete

Vision:

There was a large cache of Iso-8 in the basement. It was kept in a freezer, and the interaction with the cooling system appears to have created the unusual radiation signature.

Beast:

Bring it in. Iso-8 interacting with a noble gas? I have to see this.

Heroic Battle

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The current Worthy threat branches into many possible futures. Bishop has a plan to set us on the best path. Cable claims it will make it worse. Help them think 4th dimensionally and work out their differences.

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Cable:

Bishop! What's happening here? What are you doing?

Bishop:

Something we should've done a long time ago.

In-Fight

Bishop:

If we eliminate Sin before she becomes Skadi, we can end this before it begins.

Cable:

Don't do this. The ripples will--

Bishop:

You don't see what I see.

Cable:

I see more than you see. I'm warning you. You're going to doom us all. And what about this future? The one where you stop Sin from becoming Skadi. With Sin eliminated, HYDRA unites with the Sentinels, leading to the extermination of mutantkind. Did you think about that?

Bishop:

...

Cable:

Seen enough? Then it's time to go back and fix this.

Bishop:

All right Cable. We'll do it your way. For now. We'll take the chance.

Lose

Cable:

I warned you. Stand down, Bishop. You don't understand the future you might create.

Complete

Bishop:

Dammit, why did you get involved? This should have worked. It was the only way.

Cable:

There's never only one way, Bishop. You know time better than that.

MiniBoss - Cultists

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Spider-Woman:

There's a group of cultists protecting this spot.

Tony Stark:

If you see a hammer, steer clear. Or any tool.

Spider-Woman:

Oh, Tony. You're the only tool I want to steer clear of.

Tony Stark:

Your words hurt, but your tone of voice says love.

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Spider-Woman:

You nutcases need to clear out. Coulson, there are a lot of Circle of 8 cultists here. Hope there are more people coming to this party.

Agent Coulson:

Never fear, Spider-Woman. We've invited all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s finest.

Lose

Spider-Woman:

I think they're guarding a hammerfall. We've got to get in there.

Repeat

Tony Stark:

Watch out, people. Do not get close to a hammer if you see one.

Complete

Spider-Woman:

They faded away. I'm going to see what they were protecting.

Tony Stark:

Do I have to remind you about hammers?

Boss - Kuurth

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Kuurth:

Tony Stark:

Oh no. How many times do we have to tell people not to pick up the hammers?

Maria Hill:

Spider-Woman didn't listen. Now she's... well, what is she?

Agent Coulson:

Kuurth, Breaker of Stone.

Tony Stark:

How do you know this stuff?

Agent Coulson:

I read. Plus I paid attention when Heimdall debriefed us all on the Worthy.

Tony Stark:

I couldn't make that meeting. Busy saving the world. But I'll make up for it. Here I go...

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Kuurth:

Iron Man:

You're Breaker of Stone, huh? Good thing I didn't use any stone in my new suit.

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Kuurth:

Iron Man:

Maybe the next generation of the Worthy will be just a little more articulate.

Lose

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Kuurth:

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Iron Man:

You're not as personable now that you're possessed by the spirit of an evil monster.

Complete

Iron Man:

I don't often say this, but I'm glad she didn't stick around. I didn't have my anti-Asgardian avatar armor with me.

Maria Hill:

She'll be finding the rest of the Worthy soon enough... and soon enough we'll have to face them all.

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Agent Coulson:

The Worthy keep picking up hammers. And we're still losing people to the Circle of 8. We need to step up our response or Cul will reach his peak powers and we won't be able to do anything about it.

Tony Stark:

Did Spider-Woman ever seem especially mighty to you? I mean, I liked her and all, but this isn't what I would have expected.

Maria Hill:

If she wasn't mighty before, she is now. We've lost her, Cage... the worst thing about this is that as the Worthy increase their numbers, ours decrease.

Tony Stark:

I'm not worried about it. We'll figure this out if I have to go to Odin myself and convince him to slap his brother around.

Maria Hill:

If you do that, make sure you leave your armor here so we can use it after you're dead.

Agent Coulson:

You'll have some time to work on your humility while we fly to Wakanda. T'Challa is asking for our help... and this time it has nothing to do with HYDRA.

Mission 2

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Maria Hill:

While we were focusing on HYDRA's infighting, Kraven the Hunter and Man-Ape apparently decided to team up and invade the City of Wakanda.

Black Panther:

They have brought remnant HYDRA elements into their White Gorilla forces. Their timing was quite clever as well; they waited until I was out of the country.

Maria Hill:

Well, we're happy to give you a ride back. And to help however you want us to.

Agent Coulson:

Some of our field assets were already in Wakanda. Tigra's been organizing them and operating on her own initiative.

Tigra:

Mostly what I'm doing right now is trying to pin down Kraven the Hunter. And what makes it really fun is I know he's leading me on a chase so he can spring an ambush.

Tony Stark:

That's what he does.

Tigra:

I'm hunting the hunter who's hunting me by letting me hunt him.

Maria Hill:

As long as you know that.

Black Panther:

I must lead the defense of the city--but let me know when you have isolated M'Baku.

Deploy 1

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The Circle of 8 is covering their geographical bases. Wakandan security forces have discovered two bodies with all the hallmarks of ritual sacrifice. Send a hero to confirm their identities.

Deploy 2

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Wakanda has more Vibranium than everywhere else on the planet combined. HYDRA's tried to capture it before, and they will again. Send a hero to consolidate defensive measures around the Vibranium Mound.

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The actual gorilla White Gorillas are under threat from a band of the terrorist human White Gorillas. Send Storm to do a little wildlife preservation.

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Storm:

Agent, there are two kinds of White Gorillas in Wakanda. One is a group of terrorist nuts working for Man-Ape. The other is an endangered and culturally significant animal. It is up to us to save one from the other.

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Tony Stark:

While you were out, I made a donation to the World Wildlife Fund.

Storm:

You're the only person I know who literally never tires of mockery.

Tony Stark:

Everyone's good at something.

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One of the stealth-capable Quinjets known as Daggers has been shot down outside the City of Wakanda. Some of Black Panther's elite Dora Milaje bodyguards are on board. Captain America isn't going to leave them to fight their way through HYDRA alone.

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Captain America:

Tony, someone's shot down one of the Daggers. There are Dora Milaje on board.

Tony Stark:

Those guys can take care of themselves, no?

Captain America:

They would come to help us if the situation was reversed. I'm not leaving them out there surrounded by HYDRA.

Tony Stark:

Okay, Dudley Do-Right. Go get 'em.

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Tony Stark:

You feel better about yourself now, Cap?

Captain America:

I don't fight to feel better about myself, Tony. If you'd ever worn a uniform, you'd understand.

Tony Stark:

Well. I have saved the Earth a couple of times. I'm not completely unfamiliar with doing the right thing.

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HYDRA dead-enders are holed up in a garage here. Send a hero to root them out and make sure they aren't planning a dangerous surprise.

Heroic Battle

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The last of the Hydra holdouts have been found. Vision will personally see to the destruction of their remaining Power Armors.

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Vision:

It seems we have not yet completed our census of stray HYDRA units.

Hail HYDRA!

Hydra Power Armor:

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Vision:

These Power Armor designs are demonstrably superior to previous iterations.

Tony Stark:

And you're still the same old Vision. My money's on you.

Lose

Hail HYDRA!

Hydra Power Armor:

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Cut off one head, and two more shall take its place!

Hydra Power Armor:

Complete

Vision:

HYDRA designers neglected to engineer a defense against the solar jewel. A fortunate oversight.

Tony Stark:

Well, for us anyway.

MiniBoss - Kraven

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Tigra:

Okay, I think I've found the ambush that Kraven laid for me. As far as I can tell it involves a bunch of White Gorillas who think I can't see them. And there might be HYDRA elements around here somewhere, too. I've seen some of their equipment abandoned in the area.

Maria Hill:

Roger that, Tigra. Man-Ape might have ordered Kraven to draw you away from the main battle.

Tony Stark:

Once you get Kraven wrapped up, you can get back to the real fun.

Tigra:

What are you talking about? This is fun.

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Now you see I have a little surprise ready for you!

Kraven:

Tigra:

Oh yes. Huge surprise. Nobody would ever have expected you to set an ambush. Wait'll you see what kind of Wakandan justice T'Challa will have ready for you.

Wit! Defiance! What a splendid specimen you are, Tigra. I cannot decide whether to make you a trophy for my mantel, or a fine rug to lay under my favorite chair.

Kraven:

In-Fight

Now it is just you and me...

Kraven:

Tigra:

I wouldn't have it any other way.

Lose

I hope I have not damaged that marvelous pelt too badly.

Kraven:

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Superb! I missed you last time, but the hunt resumes!

Kraven:

Complete

Tigra:

Do I make a trophy of you, Kraven? Hmm... No. On second thought, I don't think I could stand looking at you every day.

You shy away from the kill? The Cat People would scorn you.

Kraven:

Tigra:

Oh, gosh, you're right. I guess I will kill you.

Wait--

Kraven:

Tigra:

See? It's not always a good time to goad someone.

Maria Hill:

You didn't kill him, did you?

Tigra:

Of course not. That was a teaching moment.

Boss - Man-Ape

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Tigra:

T'Challa! I've located Man-Ape. He's making a push for the palace.

Black Panther:

Hold him, Tigra. I am diverted by HYDRA dead-enders who have attacked the palace grounds as well. We shall see which of us can neutralize our assigned threat first.

Tigra:

How many HYDRA dead-enders? I want to make sure this is a fair contest.

Black Panther:

I fear I will only be able to count them after making sure they will remain still. You'll just have to trust me.

Tigra:

If you say so, Your Highness.

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T'Challa sends out a foreign woman to defend the palace of Wakanda?

Man-Ape:

Tigra:

Which part do you object to more? Foreign or woman?

Neither pleases me. Where is T'Challa?

Man-Ape:

Tigra:

He doesn't have time for you. But, lucky you! I have a hole in my schedule just big enough for me to cut you out of that gorilla suit and still make my pedicure.

In-Fight

T'Challa, you hide behind her? Show yourself!

Man-Ape:

Tigra:

Now I'm really starting to feel insulted.

Lose

This city--this nation!--needs a leader unafraid to show his strength!

Man-Ape:

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Where is T'Challa!? Bring him to me!

Man-Ape:

Complete

Tony Stark:

This place looks like someone put a White Gorilla in a blender.

Tigra:

Man-Ape made me angry.

Black Panther:

He has escaped? Is he at large in the city still?

Maria Hill:

We don't think so. He was headed for the wilderness when we lost track of him. We're rounding up the last of his followers, following your security forces' lead.

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Black Panther:

I will hunt M'Baku myself. This insult to the throne of Wakanda cannot go unanswered.

Tony Stark:

Don't get too caught up in vendettas, please. S.H.I.E.L.D. needs you and your expertise.

Black Panther:

Wakanda needs my leadership and my strength.

Agent Coulson:

Completely understood. We're headed back to New York. It won't be long before our paths cross again, I'm sure.

Black Panther:

Farewell.

Mission 3

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Daimon Hellstrom:

Mysterio is in town meeting up with the Hellfire Club. That can only mean one thing. He's finalizing the terms for sale for that sextant.

Maria Hill:

Shaw can't use it. The longer he holds onto it, the more Sin and the Worthy are going to go after him. Doesn't seem smart.

Daimon Hellstrom:

It's smart if he knows how to destroy it... or if he can keep it out of his hands but under his control by finding a useful stooge. Speaking of which, I saw the Hood touching base with the Hellfire Club right before Mysterio showed up.

Agent Coulson:

Might be smart just to monitor at this point. If we keep track of the sextant while looking like we can't stop the transfer, we can string Skadi along until we're ready to take her on.

Daimon Hellstrom:

And when is that?

Agent Coulson:

Well, I'd least like to wait until our Asgardian friend is back.

Maria Hill:

All right. Daimon, you follow Mysterio. If you see a chance to engage, do so, but let's find out as much as we can about the details of his plans first.

Daimon Hellstrom:

It's like my old PI days again.

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Send Daredevil on a sweep through Hell's kitchen to make sure the Hellfire Club isn't making overtures to the Maggia... or the Kingpin. Fisk has his own angle, or so he says. We'd like to be sure.

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Daredevil:

I don't trust the situation. The Hellfire Club is playing one angle, Fisk is playing another... I'm thinking both parties might suddenly discover a mutual benefit.

Agent Coulson:

What do you propose about that?

Daredevil:

Stay visible. I'm going to crack some skulls in the neighborhood, just to let the Maggia know we're watching.

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Daredevil:

I'd say it was a success.

Agent Coulson:

Did you talk to Fisk?

Daredevil:

Let's just say I sent him a message.

Tony Stark:

Such lawyerly discretion.

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We'll need to keep a close eye on the Maggia factions that broke away when Fisk took power. Send a hero to make sure they know S.H.I.E.L.D. hasn't forgotten about them.

Deploy 3

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Mockingbird is out hunting after the Hood, and has found a gruesomely murdered body. The first photo she sent back suggests it's a former member of the Death-Throws by the name Knickknack.

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Mockingbird:

I was just minding my own business, taking Circle of 8 cultists and Maggia thugs out of street, and what do I find? A mangled body.

Maria Hill:

We're sending you more information to follow up our preliminary ID, Bobbi. Please confirm if it matches the body.

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Mockingbird:

It was Knickknack, all right. What's left of him, anyway. This looks more like a demon's kitchen than a regular murder scene. Let me check one more thing out before you send the forensics team...

Maria Hill:

Mockingbird? Bobbi. Report in. Where'd she go? Get that field team on-scene. Something's gone wrong.

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We know the Hood's involved. We suspect he's got some kind of deal with Dormammu. Send a hero to sweep the area for portals to the Dark Dimension or other demonic realms. We don't want to be surprised.

Deploy 5

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A Midtown traffic camera just returned an image of a Mindless One, apparently running a red light. Better send a hero to track it down.

Heroic Battle

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Arcade is 'Beta Testing" a new Murderworld. He's kidnapped Molly Hayes and Nico Minoru and is forcing them into his QA & Test Department.

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Hello, girls. I saw you together and couldn't help but think to myself: Now there are a pair of stalwart young heroines who would be perfect to test my new... Muderworld!

Arcade:

Nico Minoru:

Another Murderworld. I can hardly contain my excitement.

I see you right through your gothy attitude, missy.

Arcade:

Molly Hayes:

I'm game, um, so to speak. But Arcade? When you press START, we're coming after you.

Let the games begin!

Arcade:

In-Fight

Nico Minoru:

Gotcha. I think this Murderworld wasn't ready for prime time.

Oh, you haven't seen the best part yet!

Arcade:

Lose

I'm afraid it's game over, girls...

Arcade:

Repeat

Molly Hayes:

I'm putting in more quarters. Let's play again.

Complete

Molly Hayes:

Over already? That game plays pretty short. Try, try again, Arcade.

MiniBoss - Mysterio

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Daimon Hellstrom:

Mysterio's headed into another meeting with the Hellfire Club.

Maria Hill:

Does he have the sextant with him?

Daimon Hellstrom:

I don't know.

Agent Coulson:

We can either wait until we see him and the Hood together, or go after him now and flush the Hood out.

Maria Hill:

If we grab Mysterio now, the Hood will jump in if he wants the sextant. Is that what we want?

Daimon Hellstrom:

Meeting's about to start. Let me know one way or another.

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Daimon Hellstrom:

Okay, Mysterio. Cough it up.

I beg you pardon. Cough what up?

Mysterio:

Daimon Hellstrom:

If you make me spell it out, I'm going to get irritated. And if I get irritated, I'll have to sublimate all my negative emotions into summoning demons.

Demons? Everyone lately can summon demons. You'll have to do better than that to frighten Mysterio.

Mysterio:

Daimon Hellstrom:

Okay, have it your way.

Lose

It seems the understudy is not quite ready for the glare of the footlights.

Mysterio:

Complete

I yield! Your monstrous demonic energies carry the day.

Mysterio:

Daimon Hellstrom:

Then let's have the sextant. Don't make me ask again. I told you, if I get irritated I'll have to summon more demons.

Pray forgo that vengeful act. I don't have it. The Hood does

Mysterio:

Daimon Hellstrom:

You should have told me that before. Would have saved you all the scorching and puncture wounds.

Ah, well. The show must go on.

Mysterio:

Daimon Hellstrom:

Coulson, did you hear that?

Agent Coulson:

Got it, we need to target the Hood immediately.

Boss - The Hood

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Daimon Hellstrom:

Here's a curveball. The Hood got an escort of Mindless Ones.

Maria Hill:

Dormammu must want the sextant too.

Daimon Hellstrom:

Or he doesn't want Shaw to have it.

Maria Hill:

All right. We've got too many variables here. Daimon, go after the Hood and get him talking.

Daimon Hellstrom:

Okay, one conversation about occult weirdness coming up.

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Daimon Hellstrom:

I'm losing tracking of all the double-crosses and competing agendas here. If you have the sextant from Mysterio. You're supposed to sell it on Shaw, right?

Right so far.

The Hood:

Daimon Hellstrom:

But Shaw's not here, and if you really wanted him to have it, you'd already be in London. So...

Shaw's trying to keep it from Skadi until he gets what he wants. I'm trying to keep it away from Shaw until I get what I want.

The Hood:

Daimon Hellstrom:

You mean what Dormammu wants.

We have a common interest.

The Hood:

Daimon Hellstrom:

And that is...?

A hammer, baby.

The Hood:

Daimon Hellstrom:

Ah. That's going to end well.

Everybody gotta have goals.

The Hood:

Lose

Outmaneuvered again, Daimon. You're just not cut out for this business.

The Hood:

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You need to stand aside and let the professionals work.

The Hood:

Complete

Daimon Hellstrom:

Hood's gone. I'm going after him.

Maria Hill:

No, hold on. I think we've done exactly what we should have done so far. The Hood's been forced into open and now Shaw will be after him. Also, Dormammu won't be able to stay in the background. We're going to get all the players out in the open, make them show their cards, and take them down.

Daimon Hellstrom:

So we're picking a fight with the Worthy.

Maria Hill:

That's right. You have a better idea?

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Daimon Hellstrom:

Mysterio's out of the picture for now. Shaw's still holding back but he'll make a move for the sextant sooner rather than later, is my guess.

Agent Coulson:

That's our sense, too. We'll have to keep a close eye on London.

Maria Hill:

And on the Hood, whenever he pops back into this dimension.

Daimon Hellstrom:

The Hood's trying to stay on Dormammu's good side, but if I know him, he's playing another angle at the same time. Wouldn't be surprised if he was planning to double-cross Sin somehow.

Maria Hill:

The sextant is his only leverage there. She'll just have the Worthy beat him in to the ground.

Daimon Hellstrom:

And nobody would weep over him, but we still need to avoid that cicumstance. The longer we can keep the sextant in play, the better.

Agent Coulson:

Then it's Dormmammu's move. We just have to be ready when he makes it.

Mission 4

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Maria Hill:

Dr. Strange has gone to London. We're right behind him. There's some kind of demonic outbreak there, which may or may not be related to Hela's army appearing in the Savage Lands.

Tony Stark:

I don't think it's related. These are Mindless Ones.

Maria Hill:

But the Circle of 8 is active here as well. Either they're in league with the demons or they're all working in parallel. Either way, it connects back to the Worthy.

Tony Stark:

Let's let Strange figure that part of it out. When it comes to things demonic, he's the authority.

Dr. Strange:

How Cooperative of you to admit that.

Tony Stark:

Strange! Jeez, you know astral projections scare people.

Dr. Strange:

If you have a better method for existing in two places simultaneously, Stark, I'm listening.

Tony Stark:

Telephone?

Dr. Strange:

When you are in London, I will meet you. Dormammu is surely behind this, but the Faltine has yet to show himself.

Tony Stark:

First he tries to get the sextant, now he's springing Mindless Ones on London... Where it just so happens Sebastian Shaw is too. Anyone see a connection there?

Maria Hill:

We're here, Strange. Where are you?

Dr. Strange:

I will meet with you soon.

Deploy 1

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Every time we come to London, it's good idea to make sure we sweep our area of operations for new Hellfire Club installations.

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So far we have only seen Mindless Ones, but there are surely demons nearby. Send Ghost Rider to find them and ride them down.

Start

Ghost Rider:

Someone called?

Agent Coulson:

We did. Strange is here hunting Dormammu. We need someone to keep the streets clear of other kinds of demons while he gets started.

Ghost Rider:

Done.

Complete

Ghost Rider:

I can keep going, but they're getting harder to find.

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There's a body down by the Thames on a dock. The report was called into Scotland Yard, who referred it into us because of magical paraphernalia nearby. Send Dr. Voodoo to check it out.

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Tony Stark:

Jericho, Scotland Yard as asked us to assist on a murder investigation because of what might be a magical angle. Can you give it a once-over?

Doctor Voodoo:

Do we suspect the Circle of 8?

Tony Stark:

We do.

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Doctor Voodoo:

This is the mutant known as Gideon. I am sure of it.

Tony Stark:

Gideon? Seriously? Five hundred years old mutant power-absorbing Gideon? The Circle of 8 got him?

Agent Coulson:

They're stepping up their game. We need to step up ours.

Deploy 4

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A Hellfire Club cell is meeting here... with what appears to be a demon. Not the Mindless One kind, but one of Mephisto's. Send a hero to check it out.

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A body found hanging from the underside of the Tower Bridge has some "suspicious signs" on it, according to Scotland Yard. We suspect the Circle of 8. Send a hero to confirm and identify the body.

Heroic Battle

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Shatterstar has been tracking down Dragoness in this area. Rumor has it that she's been recruiting for a new Mutant Liberation Front.

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Shatterstar:

Is the Mutant Liberation Front recruiting Mindless Ones now? Or is that redundant?

Aren't you clever. Did you bring any of your X-Force pals, or is this a private dance?

Dragoness:

Shatterstar:

Just you and me.

In-Fight

You spent all this time just looking for me? I guess I should be flattered.

Dragoness:

Shatterstar:

It's more obsession than flattery. I just can't stand it when terrorist maniacs get away from me.

Lose

I am not entertained.

Dragoness:

Repeat

Shatterstar:

Note to self: Keep a closer eye on the fireballs this time.

Complete

Shatterstar:

Don't fly away now. We're just getting started... dammit. Thought I had her that time.

MiniBoss - Mindless Ones

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Reveal

Dr. Strange:

These Mindless Ones are not ordinary. Someone is enchancing their strength... and the sorcery I detect is not all Dormammu's.

Agent Coulson:

Whose is it?

Tony Stark:

I have a guess. Mordo! Do I get a prize?

Dr. Strange:

There is no prize for irritating one's colleagues.

Tony Stark:

You just fight the Mindless Ones and quit complaining.

Start

Dr. Strange:

The flames of the Faltine burn with uncanny intensity here...

Lose

Dr. Strange:

Fall back. We must replenish our strength before going on.

Repeat

Dr. Strange:

No minion of Dormammu can escape the eye of Agamotto!

Complete

Dr. Strange:

I have imprisoned the Mindless Ones in a pocket dimension Dormammu himself created. You are permitted to savor he irony, Stark. I certainly intend to.

Tony Stark:

Well, golly, if I have your permission then I'm going to do some serious savoring.

Dr. Strange:

As long as you know that shadenfreude is one of the surest way to create your own little pocket in Hell.

Tony Stark:

Dammit, Strange. Is that a joke? I can never tell with you.

Boss - Baron Mordo

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Tony Stark:

Karl Amadeus Mordo. Dormammu's favorite human stooge puts in another appearance

Agent Coulson:

He has himself an army of Mindless Ones. Dormammu isn't known for his sharing impulses, is he?

Dr. Strange:

Not at all. If Dormammu has permitted this, he is setting a trap. Mordo has been known to divide his loyalties, and Dormammu will not tolerate that.

Tony Stark:

I'll bet you my favorite car that Dormammu is eliminating rivals so he can take over the Circle of 8. He wants one of the Worthy's hammers.

Dr. Strange:

Which car is your favorite?

Tony Stark:

I'll let you know if I lose the bet.

Start

Strange, you rally too late. I have remade these Mindless Ones, and even you will not be able to oppose them.

Baron Mordo:

Dr. Strange:

Dormammu is generous to you. What do your other allies in the demonic realms think? Will they stand by as you build the Faltine's strength?

You saw this in the Savage Land, Strange. This world's days may be numbered. Those who can seize its spoils are acting on their opportunity.

Baron Mordo:

Dr. Strange:

Perhaps--but are they not also seizing the opportunity to settle old scores? You should watch your back. No demon's promise is ever kept.

How solicitous of you. I had no idea you worried so much about my safety.

Baron Mordo:

Dr. Strange:

Mordo, you imperil your soul. Are you fool enough to believe Dormammu has given you this gift while expecting nothing in return?

You need not school me in Dormammu's wiles, Strange. Better you should have a care for your own soul and essence!

Baron Mordo:

Lose

The dark principalities have found you lacking, Strange. I confess myself disappointed.

Baron Mordo:

Repeat

The Mindless Ones respond well, do they not? Dare you meet their abyssal stare yet once more?

Baron Mordo:

Complete

Dr. Strange:

Mordo has withdrawn. He is wounded and his Mindless Ones are difficult to control. If he does not release them, they will turn on him. And that, I suspect, is Dormammu's intent.

Tony Stark:

I don't see the problem.

Dr. Strange:

Mordo is my enemy, Stark, but I would not have his soul fed to Dormammu. Perhaps you have calibrated your ethics differently.

Epic Boss - Dormammu

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Mordo, your methods have strengthened the Mindless Ones... perhaps a little too much?

Dormammu:

Too much for you, perhaps. The Dark Dimension will cast you out, Dormammu, and I will rule there!

Baron Mordo:

Did you think I would not anticipate this? Mordo, you have been useful to me. These Mindless Ones have performed well. Now we will test them against their creator.

Dormammu:

Destroy Dormammu, my Mindless Ones! You answer only to me.

Baron Mordo:

They do not heed your command, Mordo. But they will heed mine...

Dormammu:

Dormammu, you--back, demons! Away! Nooo--!

Baron Mordo:

Hahahaha! Now, Mindless Ones... You are mine to command, and Strange will suffer the tortures of his conscience.

Dormammu:

Dr. Strange:

Mordo is gone. The Mindless Ones have destroyed him utterly...

Tony Stark:

You'll pardon me if I don't shed a tear.

Dr. Strange:

If I had stopped him before he returned to Dormammu, he would still be drawing breath, Stark. No death is to be taken lightly.

Tony Stark:

It's not your problem, Strange.

Start

You could not save Baron Mordo. The despair of failure gives your astral form a certain piquance.

Dormammu:

Dr. Strange:

Mordo was fool enough to be duped by your false promises. I regret his death because we were bound by our common humanity--and because I did not do enough to destroy you. That, at least, is an error I can begin to correct now!

You may strive, Strange, but I will usurp first the other demonic realms, and then--with the instrument you vainly pursue--the powers of the Circle of 8. The next hammer of the Worthy will be mine to wield!

Dormammu:

In-Fight

Despair Creeps into your mind again... and this time, not for Baron Mordo but for yourself!

Dormammu:

Dr. Strange:

By the Vishanti, no!

Lose

That scent of despair... ah, the promise it holds.

Dormammu:

Repeat

Bravery turning to terror, that is a sensation I find delectable. And from you, yet more so.

Dormammu:

Complete

Dr. Strange:

Dormammu is pent up once more in the Dark Dimension... but this was no victory. His horde of Mindless Ones will grow in strength, and he is rid of Baron Mordo.

Agent Coulson:

The other demons who needed Baron Mordo aren't going to like this.

Tony Stark:

You got that right. They already don't like Dormammu, and this is going to be war.

Maria Hill:

I think we can contain that. What worries me is the idea that Dormammu will put one of the Worthy's hammers in the hands of a Mindless One. We need to watch the skies very carefully... while we're keeping a lid on demonic fallout. Mephisto isn't going to stand still while Dormammu gets stronger.

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Maria Hill:

We've forced the Mindless Ones back... and the sextant is still with the Hood, who had the common sense to avoid getting between Baron Mordo and Dormammu.

Dr. Strange:

But at a terrible cost. Baron Mordo is dead. Dormammu turned the Mindless Ones on him.

Maria Hill:

You warned him, Strange. It's not your fault.

Dr. Strange:

My guilt is not yours to determine, Director Hill. Perhaps he is not dead. I must admit the possibility. But if anything of him remains, why can I not detect that essence in the astral plane?

Doctor Voodoo:

You put too much on yourself, Strange. Mordo wanted to play demons' games, and he suffered a demon's fate.

Dr. Strange:

I appreciate the consolation, Jericho. But I could have prevented Mordo's death had I held onto him. In that I failed.

Maria Hill:

Strange, if you think Baron Mordo might have survived astrally, maybe you can search there. But we're still seeing demonic activity in the city, and that's our priority.

Doctor Voodoo:

Go if you must, Strange. I will answer this new threat.

Mission 5

Mission Start

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Maria Hill:

The Circle of 8 has provoked a war among demons. The real demony demons are going after Dormammu. They don't much care for what happened to Baron Mordo

Agent Coulson:

He was one of their favorite useful humans. Even without that issue, though, the demons don't like Dormammu. He's not one of them.

Maria Hill:

We need to keep peace in the streets of London while we stop Mephisto from escalating his vendetta into a full-blown war.

Union Jack:

Not just Mephisto. According to Dr. Voodoo, we'll be seeing Blackheart as well.

Tony Stark:

Wait a sec. Refresh my memory. Weren't those two trying to kill each other before? Like recently?

Doctor Voodoo:

No allegiance among demons lasts, and no blood feud either. If they see a chance to kill Dormammu and feast on the Dark Dimension, they will do so. All the while planning to betray each other as well, of course.

Tony Stark:

Sure, of course. So they're like politicians. Now I understand.

Deploy 1

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Demon hunters are popping out of the woodwork. Most of them are deluded amateurs who wil get themselves killed. Send a hero to discourage them.

Deploy 2

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In addition to our problems with demon hunters, we've got some overly enthusiastic men of the cloth wanting to banish the demons. Send a hero to tell them that we'll be handling this another way.

Deploy 3

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Magik was part of a team that killed several demons here. In the aftermath, they've discovered a body that appears to have been exposed to Terrigen Mists...

Start

Maria Hill:

Clearing out this demon den, we found a body. It's going to be tough to ID this one, but field teams are saying it's been exposed to Terrigen Mists.

Magik:

I'll take a look. This is a Circle of 8 kill?

Maria Hill:

Looks like it, but we'll need to make sure.

Complete

Magik:

Are you getting the feed from the site?

Agent Coulson:

We are. The Terrigen Mists readings are also correct. That's the Reaper. He was a Weapon X alumn. A tougher fight than your average Circle of 8 target.

Maria Hill:

This confirms what the Gideon kill suggested. They're getting more ambitious.

Deploy 4

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Send a hero to bring in some possibly new demon specimens. Drumm and Strange might learn something from them.

Deploy 5

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Blackheart has left behind some instability near a cemetery not too far from here. We're going to need a lot of power, mustered very quickly. Scarlet Witch fits the bill.

Start

Maria Hill:

The ripple effect from Blackheart's appearance is causing some... unsettling phenomena at the cemetery we're highlighting on your map, Agent.

Scarlet Witch:

What she means is that there are people coming out of the ground. Some of them from medieval crypts.

Maria Hill:

That is what I mean. How did you know to show up here now?

Scarlet Witch:

Little birdie named Emma said you'd be calling, so I decided to save you the trouble.

Complete

Scarlet Witch:

There are a lot of dead people in this city. I mean, a lot. I'm not going to have a solid meal for a while, I don't think.

Heroic Battle

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A brood of vampires has been located. Union Jack has volunteered to clear them out. He wants some payback after what Dracula did to him.

Start

Union Jack:

It's not bad enough dealing with demons, now we've got vampires too?

In-Fight

Agent Coulson:

How's it going?

Union Jack:

How the bloody hell do you think?

Agent Coulson:

Good to hear. I wanted to let you know that I had packed a few blessed bullets in with your gear. You left before I could mention it.

Union Jack:

Coulson, you're a lifesaver.

Agent Coulson:

I try.

Lose

Union Jack:

I'm not bitten. At least I don't think I am. At least none of them drank from me, I mean.

Repeat

Union Jack:

Now then. Unfinished business.

Complete

Union Jack:

What's next? A werewolf? Mummy?

MiniBoss - Blackheart

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Reveal

Tony Stark:

Blackheart. So are we sure he and Mephisto are on the same team?

Doctor Voodoo:

No. It's worse than that.

Tony Stark:

I can tell I'm going to love this. Do tell.

Doctor Voodoo:

Blackheart was allied with Baron Mordo. Now that Mordo is gone, Blackheart answers to no one. That prospect might even give Mephisto pause.

Tony Stark:

Let's get ready then, people. Think we can take him and Mephisto on together?

Agent Coulson:

It's worth considering. Get them in the same fight and they might take the opportunity to turn on each other.

Doctor Voodoo:

Whichever we decide, we must act. The demonic forces are mustering, and London suffers for it.

Start

Drumm. No need to hurry. I would have found you soon enough.

Blackheart:

Doctor Voodoo:

You may cross an ocean. You may cross dimensions. But you will not escape me.

I don't want to escape you. I want to consume you, Drumm, and the spirits that ride you.

Blackheart:

Doctor Voodoo:

Ah, the truth. Like all demons you are a glutton for souls.

Lose

You're not feeding your loas enough candy and booze, Drumm.

Blackheart:

Repeat

Here to get even? Double or nothing, then. I'm ready.

Blackheart:

Complete

Doctor Voodoo:

Mephisto must be next. We cannot waste time.

Union Jack:

Agreed. We've got enough trouble with the hordes of demonic minions

Agent Coulson:

We're working with MI-13 field teams to control that threat. Meanwhile, Dr. Voodoo is correct. We need to move against Mephisto quickly.

Boss - Mephisto

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Doctor Voodoo:

I have detected the presence of Mephisto. He directs this demonic invasion. Also, he has control over the Circle of 8 cultists attacking us.

Tony Stark:

Shouldn't the Circle of 8 have control over Circle of 8 cultists?

Doctor Voodoo:

That is perhaps a question for Mephisto himself. I will relay it and tell you what he says.

Start

I find this ancient city well-suited to ancient evils. Such as myself. You, Drumm, are but a sapling here.

Mephisto:

Doctor Voodoo:

The ancient powers of this place are not all on your side, Mephisto. They laugh at you, whose devil's greed turns so quickly into envy of the Circle of 8. Were you not invited?

Invited? The Circle of 8 is my creation.

Mephisto:

Doctor Voodoo:

Ha! A devil's lie. Or perhaps you even believe it. But the Circle of 8 is older and greater than you. And it will turn on you once I have sent you back to the hells where you belong.

You may, this time. Or you may not. But you will soon learn that the Circle of 8 is wider... and deeper... than your arrogance permits you to understand.

Mephisto:

In-Fight

Dormammu cannot long stand against us all. Nor can you, Jericho Drumm. Nor even, perhaps, Cul Borson himself.

Mephisto:

Lose

Back to hell? No. As I once said to a writer of my acquaintance: Why this is hell, nor am I out of it.

Mephisto:

Repeat

Jericho Drumm, perhaps this time I will keep your brother's spirit as a souvenir.

Mephisto:

Complete

Tony Stark:

So Mephisto claims he created the Circle of 8. Show of hands if you believe him.

Union Jack:

Not me.

Agent Coulson:

Me neither.

Tony Stark:

That's what I thought. I think that old devil told us more than he meant to. He doesn't know what the Circle of 8 is really doing any more than we do.

Maria Hill:

That won't stop him from trying to use it for his own purposes.

Doctor Voodoo:

He's already doing that. There are demons following the Circle of 8 now, shadowing them in search of the last hammers of the Worthy.

Maria Hill:

If you see a stray demon, that's probably why. It goes without saying we can't have Mephisto in control of one of the Worthy, doesn't it?

Tony Stark:

It does.

Mission Complete

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Thor:

My friends. I fear I have been away too long.

Maria Hill:

Thor!

Tony Stark:

You missed all the fun in the Savage Land. Oh, and another hammer fell in San Francisco.

Thor:

I know. I was unable to stop it. I tried to secure my father's help... but he has refused.

Agent Coulson:

Beta Ray Bill and the Enchantress dropped some hints that you might be doing that.

Tony Stark:

They did?

Agent Coulson:

If you know how to read between the lines.

Thor:

Well played, son of Coul. But we have a little leisure for jests. The Worthy grow in number, and we must fight them without Asgard's aid.

Enchantress:

I knew that was what embolded Surtur, Ymir, Malekith, and Hela to band together.

Thor:

Aye. And they are not yet done.

Agent Coulson:

None of our other adversaries are stopping either. While the demonic powers settle their differences, Mr. Sinister has been up to his usual tricks in the Savage Land. That's our next stop.

Mission 6

Mission Start

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Agent Coulson:

The disruptions in the Savage Land just keep on coming. We got rid of Hela and Surtur, and then...

Tony Stark:

Don't forget Ymir.

Agent Coulson:

And Ymir. Thank you. Also Executioner and the Destroyer. Am I forgetting anyone?

Tony Stark:

You were just about to tell the Agent that we are soon to have the pleasure of dealing with Mr. Sinister's freak show again.

Agent Coulson:

Perhaps you ought to continue the briefing, Mr. Stark.

Tony Stark:

Terrific idea. Agent, we are soon to have the pleasure of dealing with Mr. Sinister's freak show again. Back to you, Sparky.

Agent Coulson:

He's... this is the unpleasant part... killing mutants and using them as raw material for a new subspecies of Iso-Saur

Domino:

This is where I make my big entrance?

Agent Coulson:

We're sending Domino out on a Sinister hunt. Expect to see Sugar Man along the way. We know he's keeping Iso-Saur testing labs.

Deploy 1

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We need to run an experiment. If birds are the closest living relatives to dinosaurs, and Falcon can talk to birds...

Start

Tony Stark:

Sam, Hank and Hank asked me if you would help them run an experiment.

Falcon:

I might. What is it?

Tony Stark:

They want to see if you can communicate with dinosaurs the way you can with birds.

Falcon:

Are you serious?

Hank Pym:

We are serious.

Beast:

Birds are dinosaurs' closest living relatives. Cousins separated by only 65 million years! Come on, Hank and I have figured out a good way to do it.

Complete

Falcon:

Well, I can say with complete honesty that I have never felt anything like that.

Beast:

What it was like? Could you talk to them?

Falcon:

Not exactly. I could sort of hear echoes that might have been... thoughts would be the wrong word.

Tony Stark:

We need Sam back in the field, nerds. Go write up your report. You can experiment on him more later.

Deploy 2

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A forward observation team has found a ruin that looks to be of nonhuman origin. The Savage Land is lousy with things like this, but we'd better send a hero to make sure this isn't from a recent Incursion we didn't notice.

Deploy 3

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Just to keep us all on our toes, local police have called us to the scene of a murder where the victim appears to be melting post-mortem. Cable might know something about it.

Start

Agent Coulson:

This one's hard to believe. A police detective just called in to say he's at a murder scene where the victim is melting.

Cable:

What's so weird about that?

Agent Coulson:

He's melting into ice cream

Cable:

There's really only one person that could be. I'll have to do a little time-slipping to make sure.

Complete

Cable:

It's Eye-Scream. Confirmed

Tony Stark:

Someone tell Obnoxio the Clown.

Cable:

Didn't they hate each other?

Tony Stark:

Yeah. But who else would care?

Agent Coulson:

The Circle of 8 already got Obnoxio.

Tony Stark:

Oh. Well, then

Deploy 4

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Rogue elements within the Hauk'ka are trying to start a civil war by blaming the other Hauk'ka for the creation of the Iso-Saurs. Send Tigra in before things get out of hand.

Start

Maria Hill:

A potential civil war is brewing among the Hauk'ka. Some of them are trying to blame the current rulers for the creation of the Iso-Saurs. We need a smart way to intervene.

Tigra:

I know some Hauk'ka.

Maria Hill:

The sensible ones or the rebels?

Tigra:

I'll let you know when I get there.

Complete

Tigra:

Well, that's a first. I've never brokered a diplomatic agreement among sentient dinosaurians before.

Maria Hill:

S.H.I.E.L.D. specializes in broadening employees' areas of expertise.

Deploy 5

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We've found where Mr. Sinister disposed of one of his early batches of... experimental subjects. Send a hero to keep an eye on the recovery team while they gather the remains and get them ready for transport.

Heroic Battle

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Kang just showed up and he's talking to... Kang. They're arguing over how to prevent a past that belongs to the future. The problem is that past is our future.

Start

Kang:

Agent, we must avert the disaster that this misguided alternate Kang will cause. Bishop and Cable understood part of we understand, but not all of it.

You are me, so you are intelligent enough to understand that I am correct. But your blindness will kill us all!

Kang:

Kang:

Wrong. Only Kang sees the future... and only Kang can prevent Kang from leading this world to ruin!

If you fight the Worthy on their terms, Asgard will watch and Earth will burn.

Kang:

Lose

Kang must save Kang from himself.

Kang:

Repeat

The timestreams are looping together. Fool! You'll cause a singularity!

Kang:

Complete

Kang:

We have adverted one disastrous future, but only one. Other equally calamitous outcomes are still possible.

MiniBoss - Sugar Man

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Domino:

Sugar Man is breeding new populations of Iso-Saurs here. I can watch and wait until Mr. Sinister drops in to inspect the newest generation... ...or you can nuke him from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Maria Hill:

We'd prefer to avoid mass casualties if possible, Domino. Engage at will, or you can wait on Mr. Sinister. We think you're right that he'll pay Sugar Man visit at some point.

Start

Did Sinister sent you along? I could use whatever little extras are in your double helix, sweetheart.

Sugar Man:

Domino:

The only way you get my DNA in your system is if I get a hangnail while I'm gouging your eyes out.

Inventive and sadistic. You're my dream girl.

Sugar Man:

Domino:

I'm your nightmare.

Lose

Gimme just a little piece. I promise I'll put it to good use.

Sugar Man:

Repeat

You keep giving me chances, sooner or later I'm gonna keep some of your best nucleotides.

Sugar Man:

Complete

Domino:

Can I kill him? He's out cold and won't shrink until he wakes up. Please.

Professor X:

No, Domino, no. I will not embarrass you with a lecture about right action, but I will tell you no.

Domino:

...okay. But someone better come get him or I won't be able to resist the fantasy of a world without him.

Agent Coulson:

Your restraint is noted and appreciated, Domino. Feel free to continue your search for Mr. Sinister.

MiniBoss - Sauron

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Ka-Zar:

I guess we should have anticipated this. Sauron wants in on this action. He's demanding S.H.I.E.L.D. remove all assets from the Savage Land.

Maria Hill:

And, get this, we're supposed to "stop interfering with the innovative research currently conducted by Nathaniel Essex and his associates".

Tony Stark:

Sauron double-talking like a bureaucrat. Did he add a RAWK at the end?

Ka-Zar:

If he's decided to protect Mr. Sinister, what do you bet Mr. Sinister has offered him some new Iso-Saurs in return?

Maria Hill:

Domino, maybe you can find out for us.

Start

Domino:

Listen. You're stopping me from finding and killing Mr. Sinister, which has put me in a real bad mood. The kind where I want to kill sentient pterosaurs.

You were warned to leave the Savage Land. You didn't. Now I'm going to hurt more than your feelings!

Sauron:

Domino:

It's going to take more than a few Iso-Saurs to get me off Sinister's trail.

Lose

RRAAWWWWWKK

Sauron:

Repeat

Domino:

The harder you make it for me to find Sinister, the harder I'm going to make it on you.

Complete

Domino:

Sauron flipped away, but there are a lot of stray Iso-Saurs with bad attitudes here.

Agent Coulson:

We are going to repatriate some of them to the Hauk'ka after treatment with their genetic modification.

Domino:

Does that mean I have to babysit?

Agent Coulson:

No, we've got teams coming in and we think the perimeter is already solid. Go after Sinister.

Boss - Mr. Sinister

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Reveal

Shanna:

Domino, I know you've been misdirected by chasing Iso-Saurs, but Mr. Sinister is now appearing at another one of Sugar Man's labs.

Domino:

I'm on my way.

Maria Hill:

There will be a large number of Iso-Saurs. Proceed with caution.

Domino:

Caution? Not my style. I'm more of a fortune-favors-the-bold type.

Shanna:

I'm here if you need me.

Domino:

Thanks, but this is a mutant grudge match.

Start

Domino:

The Savage Land isn't your genetics lab, Sinister. And mutants aren't your raw material.

Wrong on both counts, Domino, my dear. I take my samples where I wish, and build new species at my own pleasure.

Mr. Sinister:

Domino:

You know what I do at my own pleasure? Kill people who endanger the future of mankind.

Ah. Straight to the point. Give a moment to set aside my instruments.

Mr. Sinister:

In-Fight

The thing you and your crusader colleagues fail to understand is that when you fight me, you fight the future... but the future comes whether you wish or not.

Mr. Sinister:

Domino:

I think we'll decide what future we live in. Not you.

Lose

And now, let the march of progress continue...

Mr. Sinister:

Repeat

Domino, I shall be forced to disassemble you and put your genome to use.

Mr. Sinister:

Complete

Domino:

He's not dead.

Tony Stark:

You sound like you're apologizing.

Domino:

I am. Even though he's a psychopath, I got thinking about what Xavier said, and damned if I don't have a harder time killing people now. Are you mind controlling me, Xavier? If you are, I might have to kill you.

Professor X:

I have done nothing other than express to you my opinions, Domino, and issue the single order to which you refer.

Domino:

Then I might be developing a conscience. Anyway, Sinister's not dead. You figure out what to do with him. I've got Iso-Saurs to hunt down.

Epic Boss - High Evolutionary

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Ka-Zar:

The High Evolutionary! Mr. Sinister was not working alone, it seems.

Domino:

He's not a deranged lunatic. He's more dangerous than deranged lunatics because he thinks he's helping.

Shanna:

Lord save us from people who want to help.

Start

Domino:

I already cleared Sugar Man and Mr. Sinister out of the Iso-Saur improvement business. Now if I find you are using mutant genes, I'm going to have to do the same to you.

I fear I must confess to that very transgression, if transgression it be. I make no apology, Domino. It is the health and survival of mutantkind I seek.

High Evolutionary:

Domino:

We've heard that one before. Funny how everyone always wants to kill us so they can protect us.

In-Fight

You are an advanced specimen... but not a final version. I envision improvements.

High Evolutionary:

Domino:

I envision forcibly removing you from the mutant business. As of now.

Lose

I had not thought to use human mutants in this progression, but now that you're here...

High Evolutionary:

Repeat

All organisms contain the shape of something greater, something unrealized that must be drawn forth. Even you.

High Evolutionary:

Complete

Domino:

The High Evolutionary had his own little breeding pen here.

Maria Hill:

Are those empty pens I'm seeing?

Domino:

Yes. But I don't know how long they've been empty.

Ka-Zar:

We must ensure that he has not freed a new hybridized Iso-Saur strain.

Shanna:

I've trapped a few unusual specimens in the area. Let's get them to a S.H.I.E.L.D. lab and see what can be done to purge or undo Sinister's mutations.

Mission Complete

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Domino:

I still can't believe I didn't pull the trigger on Sugar Man or Mr. Sinister. I'm getting weak.

Professor X:

Or you're growing stronger. Learning when not to kill is also known as maturation

Maria Hill:

Either way, we've broken up Sinister's operation and saved a lot of lives.

Shanna:

Both human and Hauk'ka.

Tony Stark:

The Savage Land will live to be its own special brand of weirdness another day.

Agent Coulson:

Back to the Helicarrier, everyone. We did a good work today.