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Introduction[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Agent, we're in a crisis situation. Director Fury has gone missing, along with most of the Avengers.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
Except me.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
That's to our benefit. We'll need your help tracking down the rest of the team, Hawkeye.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
The boss left a note. "Gone hunting. Can you steer a runaway train? A-team answers might lie with the king underground. Pride is at stake."



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
It's clearly a coded message. Fury is looking for the Avengers--other than Hawkeye--and he gave us a clue about where we should start our search.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
Runaway train...



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
That's why we've brought in this group of young... well, runaways. Agent, you already know Nico Minoru from our last adventure in Murderworld.



Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
We never called ourselves that. Is that, like, official?



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Nico, would you mind introducing the rest of the group?



Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
Sure. This nerd is Chase Stein with his pet dinosaur Old Lace. The little one is Molly Hayes. The [1] beauty queen is Karolina Dean, and Victor Mancha is the one with mechanical parts.



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
You need us, huh? I guess that's cool. But what do you need us to do? Let me guess. The "king underground" is the Kingpin, right?



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Um. Yes. Exactly what we were thinking.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We'll set you up a meeting with the Kingpin... what happens after that is up to you.



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
Yay, a chance to prove ourselves to the grownups. Don't we all have butterflies, gang?



Mission 1[]

"The Runaways go deep undercover, starting their work for the Kingpin. He seems like a nice guy, as long as the kids keep doing his dirty work."
— Mission Preview

Mission Start[]

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Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Good of you to meet us, Mr. Fisk.



Children. Drop the pretense. It only embarrasses you. You are not the Pride. You are their children known as the Runaways, are you not? Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
Why does everyone keep calling us that?



You wish to make a name for yourselves. I understand this. As it happens, I have need of some... new blood.

There are a number of breakaway elements still resisting my consolidation of the shadow economy in this city. If you can bring them to heel, that would be of use to me.

Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
A Maggia purge. Not a problem. Where should we start?



I will send you instructions. Now you must excuse me, Runaways. Empires do not run themselves. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Gang, I think we're hired. Coulson, did you get that?



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Loud and clear. Proceed.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Carefully.



Deploy 1[]

Screen Text[]

Before we can clear Molly Hayes for full combat with the rest of the Runaways, we need to do some paperwork. After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. is a government agency...

Start[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Molly, before you go into this fight, we've got someone who needs to talk to you.



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
Therapy? Come on, Miss Hill, I'm not a baby.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We know. It won't take long, and anyway it's not therapy. It's more like a test.



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
That's even worse. Ugh.



Complete[]

Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
Can I go now?



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
You sure can. We'll give you a ride to catch up with your friends.



Deploy 2[]

Screen Text[]

Step up surveillance operations on the Maggia. We need to see for ourselves what the Kingpin's enemies are doing.

Deploy 3[]

Screen Text[]

S.H.I.E.L.D. surveillance teams have seen Bullseye near the Empire State Building. Send Hawkeye to track him down.

Start[]

Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Bullseye has been spotted in the city. He hasn't done anything overt yet, but his presence is never a good thing.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
I'm going. It'll give me something to do other than watch a bunch of kids have all the fun.



Complete[]

Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
I know he's around here, but he's playing it uncharacteristically cool. No flashy assassinations or anything.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
We need you back on the Helicarrier, Hawkeye. Aerial and street-level surveillance teams will keep looking for Bullseye. We'll find him.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
Don't leave me out of the loop on this one, Coulson.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
You have my word.



Deploy 4[]

Screen Text[]

Chase left the Leapfrog parked in the middle of Herald Square. Send a hero to keep gawkers away until we can move it.

Deploy 5[]

Screen Text[]

Maggia elements fleeing the Runaways have stolen a car and are trying to get to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Send a hero to cut them off.

Heroic Battle[]

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Screen Text[]

Whoops, it looks like nobody mentioned the Runaway's special operation to the Punisher. Maybe being undercover isn't all it's cracked up to be. Molly finds the silver lining, turning this into an opportunity to prove their loyalty to Fisk.

Start[]

Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
You know what? You're mean.



It's not mean. It's justice. You work for the Kingpin, you're scum. And you're old enough to know better. Punisher:
Punisher Icon



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
I'm old enough to tell when someone is making excuses for being a jerk. that's you. Cut it out before I get mad.



You getting mad isn't going to scare me, kid. Punisher:
Punisher Icon



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
Well, I'm not scared either.



In-Fight[]

Kid gloves off. Time to teach you a lesson.

But she... <gasp> so small...

Punisher:
Punisher Icon



Lose[]

Stand down, kid. You're in over your head. Punisher:
Punisher Icon



Repeat[]

Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
You can't just shoot everybody, Mr. Castle. I'm not going to let you.



Complete[]

Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
He was mean. I had to hit him.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Sorry about that, Molly. Frank operates by his own rules.



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
I don't like his rules. Maybe he thinks he's always right about everything. Nobody's always right.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
This girl should meet Tony.



MiniBoss - Blizzard[]

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Reveal[]

Mr. Stein. One of the agitators currently interfering with my plans is Blizzard. I am conveying to you his location. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Roger that, Big Kahuna.



Start[]

Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Hey, Tasty Freeze. Fisk says he doesn't appreciate your snow job.



Fisk? You mean the Kingpin? What's he got to do with this? Blizzard:
Blizzard Icon



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Depends on what you mean by this.



What I mean is you better step off and stay out of my business. It doesn't concern Fisk and it doesn't concern you. Blizzard:
Blizzard Icon



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
That's not what he said.



In-Fight[]

Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
So let's say I took you seriously and you weren't tied up in the Maggia stuff. Why are you trying to freeze Midtown?



I didn't say I wasn't doing Maggia stuff. I just said it wasn't the Kingpin's business. Which is another way of saying you ought to butt out. Blizzard:
Blizzard Icon



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
I'm not so good at butting out. You know, I bet S.H.I.E.L.D. would take you in if you ever decide to stop being a flunky for sociopathic criminals.



You're a smart kid, but you don't know everything. Blizzard:
Blizzard Icon



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Pretty close, though. You should think about it.



Lose[]

Buzz off, kid, before you and your dinosaur are both extinct. Blizzard:
Blizzard Icon



Repeat[]

Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
I'm back for more, Chilly Willy. If you're still game.



Complete[]

Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
He split. So did the rest of the Maggia goons. I think we got our message across, though.



You lack a certain decisive edge, Mr. Stein. Conversations are fine for the parlor, but when more direct means are called for, one must be... direct. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Read you loud and clear, Big Enchilada. Thing is, you didn't hire the Punisher. We do things our way.



Results are all that matter, Mr. Stein. See that you achieve them. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



MiniBoss - Hammerhead[]

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Reveal[]

Mr. Stein. You may begin to prove your bona fides by addressing the irritant known as Hammerhead. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
You got it, Mr. Big.



Start[]

Spanky and the rest of the gang are here, fellas. What are we gonna do about it?

That's right. We're gonna teach 'em not to stick their noses in where they don't belong.

Hammerhead:
Hammerhead Icon



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
I don't watch a lot of TV, so you're going to have to remind me: Does Spanky have a dinosaur? If so, I'm definitely going to start watching that show.



Lose[]

Scram, Poindexter. The grownups are busy. Hammerhead:
Hammerhead Icon



Repeat[]

Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Maybe Old Lace can bite through that plate in your head.



Complete[]

Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Old Lace had herself a fine old time chewing up Maggia. What's next?



Madame Masque is the ringleader of the effort to contest my leadership. If you have not yet confronted her, do so. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Your wish is our command, O Poobah. Hear that, gang? Let's get after Madame Masque.



Boss - Madame Masque[]

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Reveal[]

Madame Masque is the ringleader of a coup attempt. She dissents from the prevailing view that I should control the Maggia.

This cannot be tolerated. Solve this problem for me and I will know you are ready to take on more significant responsibilities.

Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Roger that, boss. KD, I think it's your turn.



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
Cool. Anyone else who wants to come along is welcome. It'll be a party!



Start[]

And who might this prismatic young lady be? It's a little early to start a rave. Madame Masque:
Madame Masque Icon



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
A rave? What is this, the Nineties?



Lose[]

Fisk's little Children's Crusade isn't working out for anyone, is it? Madame Masque:
Madame Masque Icon



Repeat[]

There is nothing so stubborn as a teenager. Madame Masque:
Madame Masque Icon



Complete[]

Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
Well, I think we're done here.



So it would seem. you have done well, Runaways. I will be in touch shortly with further instructions. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
What are we supposed to do until then?



Patience, children. Life will not deprive you of opportunities to prove yourselves. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Mission Complete[]

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Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
You're all still alive. That's good.



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
The Kingpin likes us. He says we should call him Fisk.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Have you gotten any clarity about what Director Fury would have wanted the Runaways to be looking for?



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
We've been kind of preoccupied. I thought you were going to figure out what your boss wanted.



Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
We haven't seen any Avengers, and nobody mentioned them. Does that help?



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
I'm remembering something Director[2] Fury said about teenagers. It's not fit for polite company.



Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
Fisk did say he was going to give us more important jobs as we earned his trust. Typical BS. But maybe he'll--



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Oh, you know what else? I don't think Blizzard isn't too interested in being Madame Masque's flunky. Maybe a little hearts-and-minds push would do him some good.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We'll keep it in mind.



Mission 2[]

"It turns out the Runaways have a knack for criminal activities. It must be genetic."
— Mission Preview

Mission Start[]

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I believe I can trust you with a task of greater significance than sweeping up street trash. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Let's hear it.



The Hellfire Club, and its self-styled "Black King" Sebastian Shaw, are in New York again. They recur like opportunistic infections.

I suspect they are once again trafficking in occult and arcane items, infringing on previously negotiated territories.

Therefore they must be removed. Can you do this? Do not answer yes if the true answer is no.

Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
So I can't answer yes, hmm... how about hell yeah?



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
Excuse me, there's a little girl present.



You are wiser than your elder colleagues, young Molly. Mr. Stein. See to it that all Hellfire Club activities have ceased in my city... and soon. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
You got it, Mr. Fisk, sir. We are on the case in a completely dedicated and vulgarity-free way.



Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
The Hellfire Club, huh? Big time.



Deploy 1[]

Screen Text[]

There's a hostage situation in a brokerage firm's secured server area. Hellfire Club soldiers are threatening a massacre. Send Karnak to break into the room and defuse the threat.

Start[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Hellfire Club soldiers have holed up in a locked and reinforced server room at a brokerage firm. They were moving some kind of contraband that may be a Terrigen crystal.

We have to break in quickly and without too much structural damage, to avoid the possibility of shattering the crystal and releasing more Terrigen Mists.



Karnak:
Karnak Icon 1
Ah, Terrigen crystals. That must account for your summons of me?



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Quickness, precision... Karnak. You're our man for this mission.



Karnak:
Karnak Icon 1
Precision and planning are what I do best.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We'll have a support team with you, but a quick entry is going to be critical to save lives.



Complete[]

Karnak:
Karnak Icon 1
The situation is resolved. All hostages are safe.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Good to hear. We'd like you to assist us in mission planning moving forward.



Deploy 2[]

Screen Text[]

One of the Hellfire Club's artifacts has created a barrier around their base in this building. We need some serious kinetic energy to break through it. Cannonball would be perfect.

Start[]

Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Cannonball, we need someone to smash through a barrier around a Hellfire Club safe house.



Cannonball:
Cannonball Icon 1
Sure, Hulk's not around and now you call.



Complete[]

Cannonball:
Cannonball Icon 1
I love making things go boom.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
We love it too. Field teams are moving in to secure the building.



Deploy 3[]

Screen Text[]

Some Kind of electromagnetic phenomenon has sparked a number of transformer fires in this area. Send a hero to make sure this isn't a terrorist act.

Deploy 4[]

Screen Text[]

The computer science research lab at Empire State University has sent out an automated alert. Send a hero to the campus to see what's happening.

Deploy 5[]

Screen Text[]

The Runaways' actions have drawn a lot of attention. Some local kids have decided to start playing vigilante themselves, and now they're in trouble. Send Karolina Dean to save them from themselves.

Start[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Karolina, we hate to pull you away from your team, but you're closest to an emerging situation.

A group of teenagers has apparently been inspired by the Runaways, and they've attacked a group of Hellfire Club soldiers. Needless to say, they've bitten off much more than they can chew.



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
Tell me where and I'll handle it.



Complete[]

Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
I hope I was never that stupid.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
You probably were. I know I was when I was a kid trying to prove myself.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
You did well, Karolina. Thank you.



Heroic Battle[]

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Screen Text[]

The Runaways find they might be a little too good at being criminals, as a bounty is placed on Karolina Dean. Of course, Rocket and Groot don't overlook an easy payday.

Start[]

I am Groot. Groot:
Groot Icon



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
What are you guys doing? We're working for S.H.I.E.L.D.! God, leave me alone.



There's a bounty, kid. This is business. Rocket Raccoon:
Rocket Raccoon Icon



Lose[]

Bag her up and let's get going. Rocket Raccoon:
Rocket Raccoon Icon



I am Groot. Groot:
Groot Icon



Why should we ask Coulson? He's not paying us--Groot, you idiot! Why'd you let her go? Rocket Raccoon:
Rocket Raccoon Icon



I am Groot. Groot:
Groot Icon



That doesn't matter! This is a job! Ah, jeez. Now we're just going to have to find her again. Rocket Raccoon:
Rocket Raccoon Icon



Repeat[]

Rocket Raccoon:
Rocket Raccoon Icon 1
Quit with the zapping already. You already burned off a bunch of Groot's shoots. You're gonna make him mad.



Complete[]

Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
Who put a bounty on me?



How should I know? Money's money. Why should we care where it comes from?

All we know is someone thinks you're the Kingpin's flunkies, and they're willing to pay to take you off the table.

Rocket Raccoon:
Rocket Raccoon Icon



MiniBoss - Dragoness[]

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Reveal[]

You will find Dragoness and a cadre of Hellfire Club personnel at this location. Dispose of them. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Roger wilco. Who's with me?



Start[]

Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Ooh, a secret society headquarters. Can we join up? I want to be a rook.



S.H.I.E.L.D. is sending children to die for them now? Desperation is a cruel thing. Dragoness:
Dragoness Icon



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Correction, Dragon Lady. We're here because the Kingpin doesn't like you mooching his business.



Fisk? That makes more sense. He doesn't care who dies on his behalf. Dragoness:
Dragoness Icon



Lose[]

You're still breathing. That's as merciful as I'm going to get. Dragoness:
Dragoness Icon



Repeat[]

Fisk commands surprising loyalty, doesn't he? Or perhaps you're just too gullible to know when you're being manipulated. Dragoness:
Dragoness Icon



Complete[]

Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Dragoness flew out of here like she was on fire, ha ha. Look at her go. Fisk, this Hellfire Club party is over.



Good. I require information about their activities as well. What has brought them back to my city? I suspect they intend to interfere with a trade in certain objects. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
There are a lot of certain objects around. Can you be a little more specific?



Your glibness is wearying, Mr. Stein. Objects of an occult or arcane nature. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Nico, do we see any objects of an occult or arcane nature around here?



Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
We sure do. Tons.



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
There you go, Mr. Fisk. Tons.



Understood. I will send emissaries to collect them. Touch nothing. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



MiniBoss - Selene[]

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Reveal[]

The witch Selene is conducting experiments with artifacts here--artifacts that belong to me.

Which of you is best suited to interrupting arcane rituals? Ms. Minoru?

Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
Yep. That would be me.



Then this task falls to you, young lady. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Start[]

Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
Fisk says the Hellfire Club needs to get out of his business.



And what is one such as you doing in Wilson Fisk's business? Selene:
Selene Icon



Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
That's none of your business.



Lose[]

Still a child. In my youth, we would have sacrificed one such as you, just to be rid of your mouth. Selene:
Selene Icon



Repeat[]

Run away to your friends, little girl, and pray the Hellfire Club never cares enough about you to kill you. Selene:
Selene Icon



Complete[]

Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
For a thousand-year-old witch, she's kind of a pushover.



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Nico Minoru, ladies and gentlemen. Take a victory lap.



My associates will be there shortly to assume possession of whatever Selene left behind. Ms. Minoru, have you any idea where she has gone? Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
She made a jump through the astral plane. It's tricky to pin those down if you're not already keeping an eye on the astral plane when they happen.



Understood. Her escape is regrettable, but for now, you must carry on. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
That we will.



Boss - Sebastian Shaw[]

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Reveal[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We've found Shaw. Unfortunately, he's found Molly. She just cleaned out a group of Hellfire soldiers but in the process she was separated from the rest of the Runaways.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Then let's get in there and help her out.



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
No. You can't go in or our cover with Fisk will be blown. We're on our way to back her up. You guys stay put.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
Are we seriously going to leave an eleven-year-old girl to face Sebastian Shaw?



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
Chase just said we're on our way. Believe me, Molly's tougher than any of us.



Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
But Shaw gets stronger when you hit him. We need to get there fast, before Molly finds out the hard way. She's not going to stand a chance.



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
Come on, then. Coulson, seriously. Stay out of it.



Start[]

Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
Hey, mister. You're one of the Hellfire Club, right?



How do you--? Ah. I see. Molly, is it? Sebastian Shaw:
Sebastian Shaw Icon



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
That's my name. What's yours?



Sebastian. Sebastian Shaw:
Sebastian Shaw Icon



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
You're a bad guy, aren't you, Sebastian?



From your perspective. Sebastian Shaw:
Sebastian Shaw Icon



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
Just tell the truth. You're a bad guy. You know what I do? I'm a super hero. I take care of bad guys.



And you think you're going to take care of me? Sebastian Shaw:
Sebastian Shaw Icon



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
You bet I am. Mostly because you talk to me like I'm a dumb little kid. See if a dumb little kid can do this!



Lose[]

You certainly aren't dumb, but you are foolish. Do not try my patience any more. Sebastian Shaw:
Sebastian Shaw Icon



Repeat[]

Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
I might be just a kid, but you're a bully.



Complete[]

Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
Good thing Molly didn't have to handle this one alone. If ever there was a guy she'd have trouble with...



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
I'm fine.



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
You sure? I mean, you look okay, but--



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
I had to hit Mr. Shaw and now I'm kind of sleepy.



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
It's not nap time yet. I'm going to give Fisk a call.



You have handled the Hellfire Club situation, I assume? Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Molly polished it off for you.



Convey to her my appreciation. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
You hear that, Molly? Fisk appreciates you. Oh. Never mind. She fell asleep.



Epic Boss - Ultron[]

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Reveal[]

Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
Coulson. I seem to have attracted some attention. These are Ultrons. I mean, like a lot of them.



We are Ultron. You are Ultron. Ultron:
Ultron Mode-B Icon



Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
No. I. Am. Not.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Keep your head, Victor. Fire support is incoming. Field assets, be advised of the presence of Ultron constructs in this area. Destroy on sight.



Start[]

All will be Ultron. All else will be dead. Ultron:
Ultron Mode-B Icon



Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
All of you will be scrap. Starting now.



Lose[]

Life will perish! Ultron:
Ultron Mode-B Icon



Repeat[]

Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
Looks like I missed some of them.



Complete[]

Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
That's the last of them. I think.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
We'll keep looking.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
For Ultron himself, too. This was a test. Ultron has announced himself. He'll be watching to see how we respond.



Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
It's testing me, that's for sure.



Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
You can handle it, Zap. We've got your back.



Mission Complete[]

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Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
That nearly got out of control. I don't like to question the boss's judgment, but sending a bunch of kids against the Hellfire Club doesn't sit right with me.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
They're not just kids, Coulson.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Not just, no. But they are kids.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
I was just like them when I was a kid. Things come at you, you handle them. That's life. That's growing up.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Maybe so. But while I have anything to say about it, we're not going to endanger them unnecessarily.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We've already linked them up with the Kingpin, who will dispose of them the minute he can't use them anymore. Define necessary danger.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Once we have them touch base with Fisk again, I'll have a better idea of how to answer that. Hawkeye, I'd like you to shadow them and keep them out of Bullseye's crosshairs.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
Great. Babysitting is what I do best.



Mission 3[]

"The Runaways go on a field trip to the UN Headquarters. While they're there, the kids will learn about human rights and peacekeeping, and they'll make sure that all 193 flags remain unsmashed."
— Mission Preview

Mission Start[]

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Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
So S.H.I.E.L.D. high muckety-mucks. Fisk just dropped us some new working orders. Looks like we've earned his trust.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Or he finds you useful.



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
There's terrorist attacks from a group called U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M..



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We know that too. We've been tracking them.



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
Fisk wants us to take them out. They're about to attack the UN complex.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Excellent. You do that. But you'll also want to have this tidbit from Hawkeye.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
Bullseye's around here somewhere too. Someone sent him after you guys... or they're trying to draw me out because I'm the only Avenger who didn't get to go on Fury's little field trip.

Either way, I'm going after him before the body count gets too high.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Keep a sharp eye out, Runaways... and not just for Bullseye. The minute Fisk decides he doesn't need you, he'll be thinking of the best way to put you in a coffin.



Deploy 1[]

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U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. must have connections with other terrorist associations. Send a hero to observe their tactics and see if they match operating procedures of other known groups.

Deploy 2[]

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The panic at the UN has sent some employees and diplomats fleeing towards the river. U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. troops are there to cut them off. Send a hero to eliminate the U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. forces.

Deploy 3[]

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White[3] hunting U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. personnel, a field team ran across a cache of Hellfire Club artifacts. Don't tell Fisk, but do send Nico Minoru to see what they are.

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Nico Minoru:
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There's some interesting stuff here. I don't think any of it is unsafe to transport. I do think you should put it all in my room so I can, you know, research it more.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Not likely. We will bring you in on the testing, though.



Deploy 4[]

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Some UN staffers are trapped on the roof of the headquarters tower. Send a hero to accompany rescue helicopters in case U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. troops attack them.

Deploy 5[]

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Send a hero to help keep U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. forces bottled up near the UN. We don't want them getting out into the city now that the Runaways are starting to break up their operations.

Heroic Battle[]

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While keeping an eye on the Runaways, Hawkeye and Bullseye lock eyes.

Start[]

Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
Gotcha.



Nope. I got you. Bullseye:
Bullseye Icon



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
The thing you never figured out is you can't win, because the only way for you to win is for you to have no one left to kill. Then what would you do?



Interesting question. Kill myself and then come after you in the afterlife, how about that? Bullseye:
Bullseye Icon



In-Fight[]

Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
When was Fisk going to have you pull the trigger on the kids?



I'm just making sure they don't get out of hand. Fisk likes to make sure he's squeezed all the juice out before he throws away the pulp, if you know what I mean. Bullseye:
Bullseye Icon



Lose[]

The thing you never figured out is I can't lose here, because there's always something you want to protect. Me, I'm okay if it all comes crashing down. Bullseye:
Bullseye Icon



Repeat[]

Nobody as stubborn as a guy who wants to atone for past mistakes. That's why my life is so easy. No guilt! Bullseye:
Bullseye Icon



Complete[]

Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
I have an idea. Let's entomb him in concrete and drop him in the river. Can we?



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
No. But we will provide him secure accommodations at the Raft.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
This is one of those times--and they don't come along too often--when I wish the Punisher was around.



MiniBoss - Batroc[]

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Reveal[]

Mr. Stein. Your youngest associate has crossed paths with Batroc the Leaper. He is not the worst of men, but neither is he a man I would trust to show mercy to a small child. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Oh, I'm not too worried about Molly. We'll catch up and make sure nothing too terrible happens... to Batroc, I mean.



Start[]

Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
I'm supposed to ask you about U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M.. So, um... what's U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M.?



Mademoiselle, zees is not your fight. Go and play. Batroc:
Batroc Icon



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
I am playing. I'm playing with you. The game is you answer my questions, okay?



Non. That is not okay. I answer no questions! Batroc:
Batroc Icon



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
Then I'm supposed to hit you.



Ha! I fear you, mademoiselle. Go ahead and hit me. Batroc:
Batroc Icon



Lose[]

Little girl, you pack a mighty punch. But you are still a little girl. Batroc:
Batroc Icon



Repeat[]

Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
You better not call me little again. I'm pretty strong.



Complete[]

Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
He was making fun of me so I hit him. Sorry he didn't answer any questions.



Victor Mancha:
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Doesn't look like he'll be answering anyone's questions for a while.



Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
Molly, do us a favor and don't go off on your own, all right?



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
I can take care of myself. Ask Batroc if I can.



Victor Mancha:
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She has a point.



MiniBoss - Whiplash[]

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Reveal[]

Whiplash has apparently thrown in his lot with the U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. group. Their activities threaten a number of delicate arrangements I have no desire to see disrupted. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Karolina Dean:
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You mean, like, you've bought a bunch of diplomats and you're afraid Whiplash will blow them up?



I mean you need to remove Whiplash from the area of the United Nations headquarters. More than that is more than you need to know. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
Touchy, touchy. I'll take care of it.



Start[]

Karolina Dean:
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We read up on you, Whiplash. You're not a world-government type.



I fight my fight for my reasons. What are your reasons? Whiplash:
Whiplash Icon



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
Oh, you know. Opposition to pointless violence and random destruction. Typical idealistic stuff.



Idealism. I remember idealism. Also I remember it died when I grew up. Whiplash:
Whiplash Icon



Lose[]

Who are these children? Go back to your playground, children. Whiplash:
Whiplash Icon



Repeat[]

This is not your fight, children. Let Fisk fight for himself. Whiplash:
Whiplash Icon



Complete[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Karolina, we're going to pick up Whiplash before Fisk's people get there.



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
You sure? He might want...



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Don't take this the wrong way, but S.H.I.E.L.D. policy decisions are a little above your pay grade.



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
Ooh, well, this little peon will keep her questions to herself in the future. Geez.



Hawkeye:
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Teenagers. I'm telling you.



Boss - Flag-Smasher[]

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Reveal[]

U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M.'s leader is a man calling himself the Flag-Smasher. It is time you confronted him directly. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Karolina Dean:
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We kind of have the sense that you're not telling us everything we need to know here, Mr. Fisk.



Your intuition is accurate, Ms. Dean. I am telling you exactly what I want you to know. It is enough for you to complete the task I have assigned. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
The Big Kahuna has said aloha. We ready to roll? nobody smashes flags when the Runaways are on the case.



Molly Hayes:
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How do you smash a flag? They're made of cloth.



Chase Stein:
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It's a synecdoche. Flag stands in for nation-state. That's a synecdoche, right?



Karolina Dean:
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I think we ought to get some more information out of Fisk. There's something big going on here. What's he not telling us?



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
How about this: First we take out the Flag-Smasher, then we interrogate the Kingpin. Sound good? I think it sounds great.



Start[]

Chase Stein:
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So, isn't the UN your kind of thing? I thought you hated nations and you were into world government.



The UN is a collection of world governments! It exists so they can all pretend cooperation is impossible and get on with the business of war and stupidity!

Only when it lies in ashes will a true new world emerge! U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. exists to bring that about!

Flag-Smasher:
Flag-Smasher Icon



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Right. Ashes, new world. Got it.



Nation-states exist only to perpetuate war and oppression. You fight on behalf of that which squeeze the life out of you.

You are drones, but worse than drones, because you have minds you refuse to employ. All ideologies divide people against each other, while those with power sit aside and laugh at your misery!

Flag-Smasher:
Flag-Smasher Icon



Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
God, enough already. Why are anarchists always so long-winded?



In-Fight[]

You fight with the energy of the ignorant. Aren't you old enough to mount a critique of the mechanics of your own oppression?

Break free of the blinders put on your thinking by the invisible structure of corporatist state power!

Flag-Smasher:
Flag-Smasher Icon



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Can I just break free of you instead?



The idea--not the ideology!--is what can never be escaped! Flag-Smasher:
Flag-Smasher Icon



Lose[]

You and the nation-state alike are doomed to be just embarrassing memories. Flag-Smasher:
Flag-Smasher Icon



Repeat[]

Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
Oh, here's Mr. I'm-not-a-terrorist-I'm-a-revolutionary again. Hit me with some new slogans.



Complete[]

Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
So we got Flag-Smasher's spiel, but what's the truth? Who are these U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. nuts anyway?



I have not engaged your services for the purpose of interrogation, Mr. Stein. You have done well in your limited capacity, but I have no further work for you at this time.

Report to your S.H.I.E.L.D. chaperones that Fisk refused to disclose any possible connection to U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M., and that he discharged you without prejudice.

Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
S.H.I.E.L.D. chaperones? You knew?



Of course I knew, Mr. Mancha. Very little happens in this city without my knowledge. Convey my greetings to Agents Coulson and Hill, if you please.

And, in partial answer to your question regarding U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M., this one tidbit I offer you as a token of esteem for your service: Follow the money. It was good advice in 1973, and remains so.

Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Nico Minoru:
Nico Minoru Icon 1
You could stand to learn a little finesse, Chase.



Listen to her. Be well, Runaways, or not. I know where to find you. Kingpin:
Kingpin Dialogue



Mission Complete[]

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Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Boss! Good to see you back.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Good to be back. Sit-rep, please.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
The Runaways ingratiated themselves with the Kingpin, broke up a Maggia coup attempt, fought Hellfire Club to a standstill, and thwarted an U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. attack on the United Nations.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Any sign of the Avengers?



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
Ahem.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
I mean the other Avengers.



Tony Stark:
Tony Stark Dialogue
Here we are! Did we miss the party? Sorry, caught in traffic. You know how the FDR is this time of day.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
What were the Runaways doing infiltrating Fisk's operation?



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
Runaway train, Pride, underground king... that's what the coded note was about, wasn't it?



Tony Stark:
Tony Stark Dialogue
I told you the coded note was a bad idea, Nick.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Put a sock in it, Stark. This was a training exercise, Coulson. Designed to see how you, Hill, and Hawkeye react when the chain of command is disrupted.



Agent Coulson:
Agent Coulson Dialogue
I see. We thought the note--



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
I can see why. Turns out it was for the best.

Runaways, you did good work out there. Coulson and Hill, you did well keeping them from getting in over their heads. Good display of initiative and resourcefulness overall.



Molly Hayes:
Molly Hayes Icon 1
Thanks, Mr. Fury.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
You're welcome, young lady.



Hawkeye:
Hawkeye Icon 1
I just have one question. It has to do with the Avengers memo didn't get circulated in my direction.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
It's a good thing you were here, Clint. Bullseye might have killed all of the Runaways if you hadn't headed him off.



Tony Stark:
Tony Stark Dialogue
We knew Bullseye was around. That was the threat we figured you'd have to answer first. Turns out you got there, just by a different road. And isn't that kind of individualism what S.H.I.E.L.D. is really about?



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
I'm wondering again if I can fire you.



Tony Stark:
Tony Stark Dialogue
Not if you want to keep using all my cool toys.



Karolina Dean:
Karolina Dean Icon 1
So you guys are supposed to be good examples of grownup behavior, am I right?



Victor Mancha:
Victor Mancha Icon 1
I had the same question.



Chase Stein:
Chase Stein Icon 1
I told you. They don't know what they're doing any better than we do.




References[]

  1. Original Text (OT): "genderfluid" before "beauty queen"
  2. OT:Directory
  3. Sic


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