1. Hmm!
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2. There's my ride.
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3. Sure beats curbside pickup.
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4. Indeed, Ms. Marvel.
Ooh! Thanks, Vision.
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5. What flavor?
Strawberry, banana,
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6. and kale.
Ugh!
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7. My spectrometer shows
it is very high in nutrients.
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8. It's good for you.
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9. Mmm! I am in
full stress mode.
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10. Being an Avenger's
pressure enough,
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11. but now I've got
a presentation due,
midterms to cram for—
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12. "Midterms"? Ah.
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13. I am not familiar with them,
but researching this concept,
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14. they appear to be
a customary element
of your education system.
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15. Fascinating.
I wish I could
assimilate stuff like you do.
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16. That'd be so cool. Hmm.
Maybe you could help.
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17. I mean, homework would go
a bajillion times faster.
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18. Like, what's the cosine
of a 30-degree angle?
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19. If I gave you that answer,
it would defeat the purpose
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20. of your analog
instruction method.
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21. Research indicates these lessons
are best learned the hard way.
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22. No shortcuts.
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23. Intruder detected
at the mansion.
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24. Homework can wait.
It's Avenger time!
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25. Who do you think
we're dealing with?
Hydra? Ultron? Thanos?
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26. Remember your lessons,
Ms. Marvel.
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27. Speculation could result
in underestimating one's foe.
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28. Intruder, halt!
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29. Taskmaster? Awesome!
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30. I mean, you are so busted!
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31. Hey, Taskmaster,
thanks for dropping by.
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32. Next time,
try knocking first.
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33. Or is that the one move
you haven't copied?
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34. Nice move.
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35. Patent's pending,
so don't even think about
stealing that one.
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36. Mic drop!
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37. This isn't Mike.
This is the Taskmaster.
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38. No, "mic,"
as in "microphone"?
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39. It's like, you know,
an expression you say
right after you've crushed it.
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40. My vocal hardware
was not designed
to be extracted or crushed.
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41. Never mind.
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42. You missed the housewarming.
So, what gives, Taskmaster?
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43. According to
the Avengers' files,
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44. you prefer well-calculated risks
with favorable odds.
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45. A solo assault
on Avengers' home turf is highly
uncharacteristic behavior.
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46. Sometimes it pays
to be unpredictable.
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47. Besides, I'm not here
for a fight.
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48. I'm here to warn you.
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49. With Red Skull and the Leader
off the table,
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50. and the Avengers missing,
there's a power vacuum,
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51. so when MODOK
offered me a job,
I took it.
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52. But MODOK's methods
are too extreme.
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53. He's planning to wipe
the entire planet clean
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54. and repopulate Earth
with his clones.
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55. Okay, I'm sufficiently
creeped out.
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56. Let's go stomp MODOK.
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57. Not so fast, Wasp.
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58. Taskmaster could handle
MODOK himself.
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59. Why ask us?
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60. World saving
is Avengers' work.
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61. Sticking my neck out for others
would be bad for business.
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62. There's gotta be
something in it for you.
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63. That's when the whole
"honor between thieves" thing
always breaks down.
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64. From what I've been told.
And from personal experience.
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65. When MODOK hired me,
I thought I'd get
wealth and power.
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66. Ruling a planet filled
with egotistical bloated heads
was not what I had in mind.
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67. Yup, that's fair.
What do you think,
Black Panther?
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68. The best assurance that
you are not sending us into
a trap is to bring you with us.
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69. Aw, great.
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70. Nothing like being
saddled with a B-team.
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71. Hey, don't knock it
till you try it.
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72. Reboots are so in right now.
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73. This base
is deep in the jungle.
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74. Hope everyone
packed their bug spray.
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75. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Not cool, Captain Marvel.
Not cool.
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76. Sorry, Wasp.
Meant no offense.
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77. None taken.
All good.
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78. How am I supposed to defend
myself with cuffs on?
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79. I am certain
you will find a way.
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80. But be warned,
those restraints are equipped
with a location tracker.
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81. You need to factor
the sum of the cube.
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82. The answer should be 616.
Oh, right. Thanks.
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83. Ms. Marvel, the quickest route
isn't necessarily the best.
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84. No shortcuts. I know.
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85. What's wrong
with shortcuts?
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86. In a fight,
every second counts.
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87. Working hard isn't always
the smartest solution.
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88. And my photographic reflexes
are the ultimate shortcut.
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89. Yes, but copying others' moves
could be considered cheating.
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90. Cheating? All I do
is take advantage
of my resources.
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91. Look around. If everyone
pooled their knowledge,
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92. she'd be done
with her work by now.
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93. Hmm?
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94. Look. By the temple.
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95. Looks like
they're on the move.
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96. You have said MODOK
was launching
the attack from here.
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97. He was. There must have
been a change of plan.
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98. You should strike now
before he gets away.
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99. Not so fast.
I'm picking up several sensors
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100. installed around
the temple complex.
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101. Motion detectors.
Yes. We should use caution
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102. not to alert MODOK to our—
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103. What?
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104. Taskmaster?
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105. Ohh! I'm surprised
even you would stoop so low
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106. as to join forces
with the Avengers.
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107. You didn't leave me
much choice, MODOK.
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108. Allow me to return the favor.
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109. Avengers, bear witness
to the wrath of my NODOKs:
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110. Network Operated Drones
Optimized for—
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111. Well, you'll find out.
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112. This calls for a gentle touch.
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113. Just kidding.
I'm gonna break 'em.
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114. This is bigger
than we anticipated!
There are too many!
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115. Aw, man! These guys
just keep coming.
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116. Avengers, spread out!
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117. They are learning
our moves.
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118. These NODOKs are adapting
to your attacks
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119. because I designed
their battle program.
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120. Great. Now you tell us.
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121. Uh-oh.
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122. Get these cuffs off me.
I know them.
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123. I'm the only one
who can counter their moves.
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124. Trusting Taskmaster
is an irregular course
of action, Ms. Marvel.
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125. Are you sure about this?
I know, I know.
He's a villain.
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126. I mean,
he has a skull for a face.
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127. But look!
He's kind of amazing.
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128. And he's gotten us
this far.
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129. I found a shortcut.
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130. Where's MODOK going?
Avengers protocol dictates
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131. that we relay our position
and await backup.
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132. I will open
a secure channel to—
There's no time.
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133. Taskmaster's right.
This is our only chance.
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134. Come on, Vision!
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135. This is highly irregular.
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136. Phasing through the door.
Nice shortcut.
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137. What? No.
No, that was not a—
I never—
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138. This is precisely
what I feared.
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139. Taskmaster has
led us into a trap.
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140. Easy.
Don't blow a circuit.
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141. Is he always
this uptight?
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142. Uh...
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143. I'm detecting a rather large
energy signature below us.
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144. Relax, Vision.
Maybe take a chill—
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145. Whoa! On second thought,
what the heck's going on
down there?
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146. Now, there's something
you don't see every day.
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147. I believe we were premature
in our assessment
of this headquarters.
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148. It appears
we are inside some sort
of orbital launch vehicle.
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149. In English?
You mean,
like a spaceship?
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150. Precisely.
All incoming and outgoing
signals are jammed.
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151. I'm unable to establish
a comm-link with the Avengers.
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152. Leaving the atmosphere
on a school night
is so not cool.
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153. No one on Earth
knows we're here.
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154. Following Taskmaster's shortcut
got us into this mess.
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155. Like I said, in a fight
you've gotta think fast,
improvise.
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156. And it worked, didn't it?
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157. MODOK's got a moon base?
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158. If we hadn't stowed aboard,
MODOK would've gotten away.
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159. Where's Ms. Marvel?
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160. I saw her last with Vision
and... Taskmaster.
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161. No signal from Ms. Marvel,
Vision, or Taskmaster.
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162. If they were on that ship,
they could be anywhere by now.
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163. The moon!
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164. One small step
for the Avengers,
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165. one embiggened step
for Ms. Marvel.
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166. Whoa.
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167. Wait up!
I'm here. I'm here.
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168. Scans indicate
that the power conduits
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169. all terminate
in one location.
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170. It must be MODOK's
command center.
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171. We can follow these ducts there,
disable the signal jammer,
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172. alert the Avengers—
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173. Or... that.
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174. You're strangling yourself
with these rules and protocols.
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175. Not everything has to be
so by the... book!
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176. We are cornered.
Evasive maneuver number 73,
Ms. Marvel.
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177. No. Trust your instincts
and use what's around us.
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178. Hmm?
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179. Uh-oh. Hey!
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180. Heads up!
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181. Whoa!
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182. Nice!
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183. Now's our chance.
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184. I strongly advise against
such a hasty approach.
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185. Need I remind you what happened
the last two times you—
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186. Well, great. So,
now is when you get to say,
"I told you so," Vision.
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187. Vision?
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188. Are you okay?
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189. Vision?
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190. Oh, man!
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191. It appears your colleagues
can't handle their volts.
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192. I can't move.
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193. Yes. I've taken
the precaution
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194. of inhibiting
your pesky power.
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195. You won't be embiggening
your way out of this one,
Ms. Marvel.
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196. What exactly
are you up to, MODOK?
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197. Oh, just ushering in
a new era.
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198. The era of MODOK!
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199. In mere moments,
I will launch satellites
armed with atomizing lasers
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200. that will render Earth's oxygen
into a poison.
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201. The world as you know it
will cease to exist.
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202. And once the Earth is clear,
my brood will
repopulate the planet—
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203. and I, MODOK,
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204. will reign
as their supreme leader!
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205. No, you won't!
You and your creepy little
MO-DOK-lings are gonna wish
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206. you never messed
with the All-New,
All-Different Avengers!
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207. Am I right, guys?
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208. Uh, guys?
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209. Uh... Avenger.
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210. Big talk for such a puny head.
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211. But I'm afraid
it's already too late.
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212. Stand by to deploy satellites!
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213. Five, four, three, two, one.
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214. Enjoy your front-row seat
to the annihilation of mankind!
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215. Not... good.
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216. Huh? Vision!
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217. Once your body's exposed
to the vacuum of space,
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218. we have approximately
one minute before—
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219. Wait. What?
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220. Your lungs are likely to burst
if you hold your breath.
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221. I will be back.
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222. That's one way
to make an entrance.
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223. I improvised.
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224. You again?
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225. I just want you
to stop living.
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226. Is that too much to ask?
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227. Draw MODOK away.
I need to get
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and shut down those satellites.
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229. You know, I'm starting
to like this guy.
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230. Planetary annihilation
initialized.
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231. The trajectories
are locked in.
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232. This struggle is fruitless.
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233. You've already lost!
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234. Victory is never assured, MODOK.
Eh?
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235. I have one trick left
up my proverbial sleeve.
Huh?
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236. I left one of
the Taskmaster's cuffs
on the satellite.
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237. It contains
a location tracker.
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238. Scratch one!
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239. Not today, MODOK!
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240. Scratch two!
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241. Boom! Three for three!
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242. Noooo!
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243. Ooh, he looks mad.
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244. Right, Taskmaster? Huh?
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245. Watch as I merge
with my moon base.
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246. No longer MODOK,
I am MOON-DOK!
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247. Whoa!
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248. Aah!
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249. Hold on!
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250. Looks like MODOK's
got a big head
in more ways than one.
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251. We can use that
against him, right?
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252. Attack plan Epsilon.
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253. Read my mind.
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254. You think we're scared
of mindless robots?
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255. Huh! If you could
control all of them,
now, that'd be impressive.
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256. Of course I can!
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257. I was going easy on you.
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258. Are you just gonna give up
on world domination?
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259. What, can't the mighty MOON-DOK
build more satellites?
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260. I was just getting to that!
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261. Follow the leader.
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262. Warning.
Power levels at maximum.
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263. Now look what you made me do!
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264. System failure. Failure.
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265. Failure.
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266. B.R.B.!
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267. Oh!
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268. Ghosting like that
is so not cool.
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269. I'm not one
to overstay my welcome.
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270. Come on.
You were awesome today.
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271. It was like having
the old-school Avengers
with us—
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272. Cap, Hawkeye, Widow...
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273. Please, never tell them
I said that.
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274. Move. Now.
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275. You should stay. Admit it.
We make a pretty great team.
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276. I'll admit,
I like your style.
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277. But if you don't
get out of my way,
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278. I won't hesitate to do
what I need to do.
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279. Naive little girl.
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280. Don't you get it?
I'm a bad guy.
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281. Actually, I do get it.
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282. Avengers protocol number 1138:
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283. never trust Taskmaster.
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284. And always stall
for backup.
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285. Look, T.M., I really did
appreciate all the hot tips.
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286. But seriously, you think
an Avengers fangirl like me
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that "shortcut" business?
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288. From a guy
in a skull mask?
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289. Now who's naive?
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290. Huh?
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291. That was my parting gift,
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292. before you betrayed
and captured me.
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293. Aw, thanks, but no, thanks.
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294. I'll do the work myself.
Then I have to do
my presentation.
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295. Although, this whole adventure
did give me an idea.
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296. Putting a man on the moon
took lots of hard work.
But most importantly,
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297. winning the space race
meant quick thinking,
not shortcuts.
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298. Believe it or not,
there's a big difference
between the two.
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299. And that kind of quick thinking
is what the Avengers still use
to protect our planet today.
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300. Did you drop the mic?
I really shouldn't
have taught you that one.
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301. Yeah. I got an A.
Should've been an A-plus,
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302. but the teacher deducted points
because my reports always end up
being about the Avengers.
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303. So, crushed it?
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