One more time, you arrogant subroutine.
Negative. You are attempting to illegally access Stark technology.
Engaging offline application mark one.
Processing. Access granted. Welcome back, Mr. Stark.
That is how you hack software. He's all yours.
Computer, you will refer to me as "master."
Pre-play simulation. Avengers versus my Cabal.
As you wish, master.
Enough. Don't you see?
As you know, The Stark Pre-Play Variable system
compiles data collected in combat, creating
predictive strategies that drastically increase the Avengers' efficiency in battle.
My turn!
Modify pre-play input. Assume that the Cabal works
as a unit. Assume that they perform like Avengers.
Doubtful, but interesting, master.
Success, forty percent.
An understatement, computer. A transformation
of the Cabal's strategy would be significant.
Success, sixty percent.
Success eighty percent. Master, you have discovered
a weakness in the Avenger's defense strategy.
Finally! Play it through.
Is Stark's little video game all you hoped it would be?
It is the key to everything, M.O.D.O.K. The Cabal's
time is at hand. And Tony Stark has shown me the way!
Success, one hundred percent.
Disgusting.
Silence, head, before I pop you like a blowfish.
The repugnant one does have a point.
They're called utensils. Try one.
You do not command me. I am a warlord of Atlantis! You are a King of leeches!
Computer, implement a proper response.
Your wish is my command, master.
Huh?
A cold, red center. Perfect.
You've never shown such skill. Explain.
What you see before you is a software that was locked deep inside my armor.
The program contains
a limitless array of battle tactics and strategies.
It is one of Iron Man's most critical tools.
With it, we have the means to destroy our enemies
by using their own methods against them.
With one problem: success
requires a talent that this group sorely lacks.
Trust. If success is what you crave, are you willing to trust me?
Lord Dracula, if you please.
Washington D.C., your city has been chosen as the first to witness the power of the.
Cabal. Hand over your leaders to us and we shall be merciful. Defy us and we shall not.
It has begun. The future of the Cabal rests with you.
We will do our part, Skull. If you fail us again, there is nothing in this
world, nor any other, that will stop me from feasting upon your soul.
That would be terrifying, vampire, if I had a soul.
Meet your new king!
Tank!
Is that the best you humans can muster?
Attuma! You have two minutes and thirty-eight
seconds! M.O.D.O.K, the vultures are gathering.
Forty-five seconds slower than you predicted, Skull.
When we rule the world, I will see to it the
planes run on time. Cabal! They are here!
Bah! It's only the Thunderer. I shall knock him back into the sky!
What are you gonna do to me, fish-face?
They're here.
Impossible, how could they get here so quickly? My plan was foolproof!
So says the fool!
Announcing that you're attacking Washington D.C.? Are
you getting more desperate or just plain dumber?
We are at our strongest! The Avengers' day has come.
If by 'day, ' you mean another day the Avengers hand you your boney butt? Sure!
Since you hooked up with the Adaptoid, you're all body and no brain, M.O.D.O.K!
What?
Something's different. The Cabal aren't usually this coordinated.
Maybe, but a target's still a target.
Master, the percentages are moving so rapidly, even I'm getting dizzy.
Shut up, Computer. Cabal, listen to me! Stay with the plan! Cabal! Cabal!
In record time. Man, even I'm starting to feel embarrassed for you.
The Cabal might not take D.C. today. But you Avengers won't be
around to see it. Computer, commence self-destruct sequence.
Wha...
Avengers, move!
Quickly, regroup! Attuma? M.O.D.O.K? Dracula? So much for trust.
Oh, I say we take the next month off! I'm gonna need a month just
to enjoy this moment. Say defeat! That's my new profile pic.
Wouldn't believe it if I wasn't seeing it with my own eye.
Might want to back up. I know standard procedure is to
confiscate his armor, but Skull may have it booby-trapped.
I'll get it off him.
Didn't I just say not to do that? I did, right?
Yeah, I know you are angry, but just stay calm.
Something's wrong. This was too easy.
Don't be such a star-spangled spoilsport. We do
actually catch the bad guys, once in a while.
Cap's right. As long as the rest of the Cabal is out there, Skull's still a threat.
Okay, put the victory cake back in the fridge.
Falcon, we got a blown up Cabal sub to check out.
Sounds like a hoot.
Skull's team couldn't have gotten far. Use the Avenjet's tracking systems,
local police bands, cell feeds, anything that can catch their scent.
And what of you, Captain?
I got a Skull to crack.
I've watched you sacrifice thousands of lives for your own petty ambitions, never
once have I seen you risk your own for a teammate, until today. That troubles me.
We do know each other well, don't we, Captain?
That will make my victory all the more sweet.
Victory? You have no chance of escape. All your so-called allies abandoned you.
In order to escape, I would first have to have been captured. And,
as for allies, you seem to be the only one who has been abandoned!
Sometimes being right really bites.
Clever choice of words, meat.
Now, soldier. Your blood is mine!
Not yet. We must have our bargaining chip.
Tony, you might want to see this. Is it just me, or does this set-up look like...
The Data Crux. My pre-play software? That armor stealing,
software-hacking... Cap! We've got a situation. Cap?
Master, Stark has discovered our little secret, as scheduled.
Huh?
Greetings, Colonel.
Get off my bridge! Aah!
No longer is your bridge. Don't run too far. We'll be
needing you shortly. M.O.D.O.K, will you do the honors?
Uplink complete. The Cabal is in control of the Tri-Carrier.
I am loathe to say it.
Oh, please do.
You are a competent leader after all.
Avengers! Back to the Tri-Carrier!
Master, you're resting on your laurels. You may want to speed it...
Cabal stay focused. There are preparations to be made before the Avengers arrive!
Bah! Let them come! I'll do to them what I will do to this fool Fury!
Stark. You guys are up. Get them off my bridge and I can do the rest.
You soft-shelled fool! Fury had operational codes not stored in the Shield computer
banks! How does such a nano-sized brain create such a large volume of idiocy?
Watch it, troll. I'll just make Captain America give us the codes.
You will not touch the soldier. He and his superior blood are mine!
Stick your face in mine again, parasite, and
I will bury it where the sun does not shine.
Failure, sixty percent.
Oh, no, no! Victory is ours!
To lose.
Incoming!
That is a bit of an understatement, master.
Careful, guys, Fury's probably gonna want this thing
back in one piece. Let's try not to wreck it, much.
Sure, I'll smash, gently!
I do not think you truly mean that, Hulk!
Skull certainly wanted to get on board. What's the play?
If I say, "Duh, he wants the Tri-Carrier" do you promise not to sting me?
No. He's after something bigger.
Bigger? What's bigger?
Success, forty percent.
Skull, I am implementing mark nine three "Divide and Conquer" strategy!
Yes. Excellent, M.O.D.O.K, that might just work! Cabal, crush them!
Hulk! Let us play.
You're weird.
I smash weird.
Hulk! Stand aside, the water king is...
You can swim but you can't run, Fish Man.
Cretin. Attuma is not running. He's leading.
What is happening?
Whoa!
Yes. What, indeed?
Hulk crash?
No. Hulk splash. You are in my element now, beast!
One immortal against another, eh?
In the one place devoid of my only weakness. Can you say the same?
M.O.D.O.K, I leave the Avengers in your adaptable hands.
My pleasure, Skull.
The Adaptoid thing's getting old, Melon-Head.
How 'bout throwing us something new?
That's new!
I rather like winning. I'll have to try it more often!
No matter how you slice it, the Cabal can't beat us. You just don't have the power!
I am in the process of changing that equation.
Cap!
Your pathetic attempts to switch roles and be unpredictable, is so predictable!
Boom. Did you predict that?
Of course.
Tony, heads up! Big heads up! M.O.D.O.K's loose on the ship!
Cabal, the pawns are in place!
Excellent. Release the Captain. You are good at math,
Stark. Is the life of one worth the lives of so many?
Sometimes, I hate math. Hold on, Cap!
Avengers!
Hulk, strongest one there is? I will feed your bones to my dogfish!
Avengers, assemble!
Cabal to me!
This dance ain't over, blue boy.
Avengers, assemble!
Cabal to me!
We will meet again, Thunderer.
You let Skull get away?
You're welcome.
We saved the Tri-Carrier from the world's greatest
villains and we saved you. How is that not a win?
They weren't after the Tri-Carrier. Don't you
know who they were holding prisoner on that ship?
Master, isn't this the base where you first started
operations? I thought the idea was to advance your position.
Oh, but I have, computer.
But, sir...
We were victorious! What wars shall we wage next?
Let us discuss that with our newest member. Hyperion.
Vengeance! The Avengers will pay for imprisoning me!
In time, Hyperion. I would like to make you a
mutually beneficial proposition. Trust me.