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Chapter 7 - Crest of the Wave: Premium Mission: Explosive Events[]
Mission Start[]
Maria Hill:
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Grim Reaper and the Absorbing Man have struck some kind of deal with the Hand. |
Agent Coulson:
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We've observed Hand ninjas cooperating with Maggia elements, but the Kingpin says he doesn't know anything about it. |
| Maria Hill:
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For a change, I believe him. He's no friend of the Hand. But the Hand might know about the sextant Mysterio stole, and be trying to get it for themselves. |
| Agent Coulson:
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Grim Reaper's leadership is why we're bringing Wonder Man in. He knows his brother better than anyone. |
Wonder Man:
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I'm not sure that's always true, but I'll help however I can. Why are the Hand here? |
Dr. Strange:
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Boundaries between dimensions and worlds are weakening. Part of this is from Incursions, but the Serpent's awakening accelerates the process.
The Hand will try to bring the powers of their demon patron to bear. This may be what Grim Reaper is hoping to gain from them. Agent Hill may also be correct about the sextant. |
Tony Stark:
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What does he have to offer them in return? |
| Agent Coulson:
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A breakaway Maggia faction, right? The Kingpin doesn't seem to be entirely in control. |
| Tony Stark:
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Does the Kingpin know this? He seems to have the impression that he's the captain of the Maggia ship. |
| Agent Coulson:
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The Circle of 8 have also sacrificed two more people in the Presidio. Preliminary results suggest they're Zaran and Wildside. |
| Tony Stark:
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Simon, you go looking for your brother and we'll see what the Hand and the Maggia do. We'll follow up on the Circle of 8. |
| Wonder Man:
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Let's get busy. |
Mini-Boss - Absorbing Man[]
Reveal[]
| Wonder Man:
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I found Absorbing Man, and it looks like he's in mixed company. Both Hand and Maggia fighters. |
| Maria Hill:
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Agent, you're free to engage. Watch out for the Grim Reaper. |
Start[]
| Whoa, I must be big time if Captain Famous is after me. | Absorbing Man:
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| Wonder Man:
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Captain Famous. I kind of like it. But I'm afraid I don't know you...? |
| Everyone knows Crusher Creel! Bring it, Hollywood. | Absorbing Man:
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Complete[]
| Wonder Man:
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I believe he has found limits of his power to absorb energy. |
| Maria Hill:
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Is he dead? |
| Wonder Man:
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Crispy around the edges, but I think he'll be all right. |
Boss - Grim Reaper[]
Start[]
| The Kingpin sold me out? Figures. | Grim Reaper:
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| Wonder Man:
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You know that old saying about honor among thieves. |
| I don't need him. There's enough Maggia with me that once this deal with the Hand is done, he'll be asking me for a deal. | Grim Reaper:
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| Wonder Man:
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I think S.H.I.E.L.D. sees things differently. |
| I didn't ask them. Keep chasing your hammers, Simon. Leave me alone. I'm not going to tell you again. | Grim Reaper:
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| Wonder Man:
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Save the threats, little brother. The Hand will eat you alive. They will feed you to their demon lord once you've given them what they want. |
| That's my problem. Yours is staying alive long enough to worry about me more. | Grim Reaper:
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In-Fight[]
| Wonder Man:
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Eric. Come on. Give me the sextant and you will make things easier on yourself. |
| Sextant? What the hell are you talking about? | Grim Reaper:
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| Wonder Man:
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That's what I thought. |
Complete[]
| Wonder Man:
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My brother's on the run. I do not know where the sextant is, and I don't think he does either. |
| Agent Coulson:
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Then we keep looking. Could be the Kingpin still has it. |
| Wonder Man:
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We should also consider the possibility that Mysterio has traded or sold it to someone without the Kingpin knowing. |
Nick Fury:
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There are lots of possibilities we could consider. They all lead to the same solution: Find the damn thing. |
Epic Boss - Skadi[]
Reveal[]
| Tony Stark:
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Figures we can't go a week without bumping into one of the Worthy. |
| Maria Hill:
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This isn't just any of them. That's Skadi. |
| Wonder Man:
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You think if we can take her down and get that hammer out of her hands, the whole Serpent thing will just go away? |
| Maria Hill:
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I doubt it. But I'm not an authority on Asgardian magic. |
| Wonder Man:
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Well, let's give it a try. |
| Maria Hill:
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All agents, priority dispatch. Converge on Wonder Man's location. He is engaging Skadi at any moment. |
Start[]
| Run away, mortal. This is not your battle. | Skadi:
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| Wonder Man:
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I think I'll pick my own battles. It's kind of like picking scripts. Start letting someone else do it, pretty soon you're just a show pony. |
| That's the kind of phrasing I'd expect from a movie star. Let's see how you prance, pony. | Skadi:
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| Wonder Man:
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Whoa. She's a handful. |
| Nick Fury:
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We got away with one there, people. It looked to me like she was called away. |
| Wonder Man:
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Off to a meet-and-greet with Jennifer and Cage? Or...? |
| Nick Fury:
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Right. Or this another hammer out there that's about to find a new owner? |
| Tony Stark:
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Either way she's gone. We've got some time to rally and plan. Let's use it. |
Mission Complete[]
| Maria Hill:
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So we still have no idea where the sextant is. Does the Kingpin know, or has he moved it along? |
| Agent Coulson:
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He's not telling. I think he's keeping that little bit of information for himself until he can make the best use of it. |
| Tony Stark:
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At least we've broken up Grim Reaper's little Maggia coup attempt. Simon, what did you find about the Hand? |
| Wonder Man:
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There weren't too many of them around. My guess is they were getting a sense of my brother's ability to deliver on whatever he promised them. |
| Wonder Man:
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The way things turned out over these past few days, the Hand might be rethinking their arrangement. |
| Tony Stark:
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That's what we wanted. |
| Agent Coulson:
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We've still got Cage and She-Hulk out there. And Skadi. The rest of the Worthy will be coming together. |
| Nick Fury:
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That's our number one problem. Stay on it. |
Special Operations - So Shall Ye Reap: Mission 1 - Hostile Takeover[]
Mini-Boss - Sandman[]
Reveal[]
| Wonder Man:
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Hello there, S.H.I.E.L.D. Excellent to see you! |
| Maria Hill:
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Wonder Man! Glad to see you're able to communicate. Can you give us a sitrep? |
| Wonder Man:
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HYDRA is closing in all around the area here, but Sandman just poured himself into this building here. I use it for storage sometimes, and...well, there might be a lot of Iso-8 there. |
| Tony Stark:
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You're awfully matter-of-fact for a guy who everybody thought might be dead. |
| Wonder Man:
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Been there before, Tony. I just can't get too worked up about it anymore. |
Start[]
| Uh oh. Thought you were trapped. | Sandman:
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| Wonder Man:
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Think again. Now you're the one who's trapped. |
| Who, me? Nah, unless you're gonna fight me with a vacuum cleaner I can always get away.
Not that I'll need to. You don't look so good. |
Sandman:
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| Wonder Man:
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I've got more than enough in the tank to take care of a Maggia errand boy like you. |
Complete[]
| Wonder Man:
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I guess Sandman was right. I would have needed a vacuum cleaner. Still, he's out of the way. |
| Maria Hill:
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He was right about something else, too. You're clearly not at full strength, Wonder Man. What's the problem? |
| Wonder Man:
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The first lab explosion... it caught me a little. I'll be all right. Just need a little time. But we don't have time, so I'll just have to tough it out. |
| Maria Hill:
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We've got support teams surrounding all of your company's facilities in the area. Don't try to do it all yourself. |
| Wonder Man:
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It's my problem. I'm going to solve it. |
Mini-Boss - Jack O'Lantern[]
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| Boss man's here, everyone! Time to make sure he gets the memo about who's in charge now! | Jack O'Lantern:
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| Wonder Man:
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Or maybe I'll send you back to the Maggia with a memo carved into your head. How does that sound? |
| Like your mouth is writing checks your fists can't cash. Come on. | Jack O'Lantern:
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Boss - Arnim Zola[]
Reveal[]
| Maria Hill:
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Wonder Man, you are entering an unstable area of that block. Get out of there. |
| Wonder Man:
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Can't. Arnim Zola is inside. He's holding some stolen data from my Iso-8 trials. Not sure where he is now, but I'm looking. |
| Tony Stark:
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Well, what do you know. Arnim Zola. I knew something was missing from HYDRA. Turned out it was a guy with a TV for a body. |
| Wonder Man:
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If we can keep this channel open, we can... nevermind. There he is! Get me some fire support and I'll go after him--aaggghh...! |
| Not so fast, Herr Williams. HYDRA is not done with you yet. | Arnim Zola:
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Start[]
| Wonder Man:
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You got the first shot free, Zola, but you're not going to get the last one. |
| American bravado! Ausgezeichnet! Let us dance, Wundermann. Then I will take you apart and find where that bravado comes from.
Remember HYDRA made you. We will unmake you when we feel fit. With the ESP-Box, you will enjoy it. |
Arnim Zola:
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| Wonder Man:
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No, you damn well won't. If I have to put every single HYDRA leader in jail or in the ground to get free of you, that's what I'll do. |
Special Operations - So Shall Ye Reap: Mission 2 - Critical Condition[]
Boss - Baron Strucker[]
Complete[]
| Maria Hill:
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Status report, please, Tigra. |
Tigra:
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Strucker's out of the picture, but this whole complex is a wreck. Wonder Man is starting to come around, though. |
| Wonder Man:
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I'm fine. |
Beast:
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Depends on what you mean by fine. We're going to check you out before you're cleared to fight again. |
| Wonder Man:
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As long as you do it somewhere other that here. I want out of Bellevue. |
| Nick Fury:
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That sounds healthy to me. |
Special Operations - So Shall Ye Reap: Mission 3 - Death in the Family[]
Mission Start[]
| Maria Hill:
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HYDRA has amassed forces all over the area surrounding Avengers Tower. We've had sightings of both Viper and Baron Zemo. Possibly Strucker as well. |
| Tony Stark:
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On top of that, we can confirm that Wonder Man's brother Eric Williams has... had some work done, as they say.
He's the one calling himself Grim Reaper, and he has a bone to pick with his brother. |
| Wonder Man:
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This is my fight. I'm ready to go. |
| Beast:
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Far be it from me to question such a heroic declaration, but you were out cold less than five minutes ago, Simon. Are you sure you're ready? |
| Wonder Man:
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HYDRA hit my company and blew up my building, and my brother is involved. I wouldn't recommend trying to stop me. |
| Nick Fury:
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Target-rich environment out there, Agent. You'd better get started. |
Mini-Boss - Viper[]
Reveal[]
| Maria Hill:
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HYDRA's throwing their top leadership into this fight. Viper is leading an assault here. |
| Nick Fury:
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We'd better keep an eye out for the Red Skull. |
| Tony Stark:
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I'm not so sure of that, Nick. Wonder Man was Zemo's brainchild from the beginning.
Red Skull won't jump in and take over until Zemo proves incompetent, or Wonder Man goes back to HYDRA and Schmidt can take the credit. |
| Wonder Man:
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If the Red Skull shows up, I'll take him on, too. But right now, and until my brother shows his face, we'll settle for Viper. |
Start[]
| Wonder Man:
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Your only chance was to kill me in that first strike, Viper. Now you just made me mad, and if you've hurt my brother... |
| Hurt him? Far from it. He has never been stronger than he is now. As you shall soon see. | Viper:
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| Wonder Man:
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I'll see you dragged off to the Raft. You threw everything you had into this little caper, and you're going to come out of it with nothing. |
| Hardly nothing. Already we have recovered quite a bit of usable material from your laboratories. HYDRA thanks you for that. And for your brother's service.
However, if you continue to oppose us, we shall be forced to make Eric an only child. |
Viper:
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Complete[]
| Maria Hill:
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We've got the upper hand now. S.H.I.E.L.D. teams are in control of most of the area surrounding Avengers Tower. Prepare the final push. |
| Nick Fury:
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We're not going to be done until we can confront the Grim Reaper. I'm thinking more and more that HYDRA's whole objective was to clear the way for him to take on Wonder Man. |
| Tony Stark:
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Disagree. From here it looks like they got wind of Simon's Iso-8 project and wanted its results for themselves. Grim Reaper's just a happy extra for them. |
| Wonder Man:
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Either way, if he's around we can't let him go. He's my brother. I'll see if I can bring him in. |
| Tony Stark:
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We need to pin him down first. |
Boss - Grim Reaper[]
Reveal[]
| Nick Fury:
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The Grim Reaper has attacked Avengers Tower. Hell of a way to make your debut. |
| Tony Stark:
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Guess we don't have to worry about pinning him down anymore. Simon? |
| Wonder Man:
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I'm already here, Tony. Get your team in place fast or I'm going in alone. Eric and I need to sort a few things out. |
Start[]
| Why'd you have to cut me out, Simon? None of this had to happen. | Grim Reaper:
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| Wonder Man:
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Cut you out? I went to jail for you, remember? And you think I owe you something after that? Let me ask you a question:
Why'd you have to get yourself mobbed up and try to ruin everything our family built? And now you turn yourself into a HYDRA toy? |
| Just trying to be like my brother. | Grim Reaper:
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| Wonder Man:
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Don't give me that crap. I learned better. You should try doing the same. |
| Oh I learned plenty, Simon. HYDRA gave you the power of a god, but it was a fluke. An accident! They can't give it to me, not without you to experiment on!
Did you expect me to just sit and watch while you took Dad's company, took all the power, and let Stark Industries walk all over-- |
Grim Reaper:
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| Wonder Man:
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Stop it. Just stop. Spare me the rationalizations. You want to blame someone, take a look in the mirror. You won't like what you see. |
Repeat[]
| The company's mine now. Like it always should have been. | Grim Reaper:
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| Wonder Man:
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You haven't taken it yet. |
Complete[]
| Wonder Man:
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The Grim Reaper. Eric never did have much in the way of creativity. |
| Beast:
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This must have been hard on you, Simon. Great job keeping yourself together. |
| Wonder Man:
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Yeah, well... thanks, Hank. He hasn't been himself in a long time. Maybe one of these days he'll figure that out. |
| Tony Stark:
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Maybe so. HYDRA has a way of spitting people out if they're not sufficiently psychotic. |
| Wonder Man:
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I hope so. |
| Tony Stark:
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I think we can start returning some of your experimental materials back to your lab now. I brought them over here to protect them. |
Vision:
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I will convey them. |
| Wonder Man:
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Thanks, Vision. I'll catch up, but I'm guessing Fury will want to debrief first. |
Mission Complete[]
| Maria Hill:
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Iso-8 recovery efforts are underway and making good progress. Also we're getting good intel from HYDRA prisoners. They're going to be sorry they started this particular fight. |
| Nick Fury:
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We're getting a head start on cleanup work back at your HQ, Wonder Man. You might want to be on-scene to oversee it. |
| Wonder Man:
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I'll get there. Thanks, Fury. Let me know when you need me... especially if you run into my brother again. |
