02x07 - The Hunt for A.I.M.

[bunniefuu]

Anyone who disrupts
the peace in this city

will have to answer to me.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Ah! [GASPS]

-Look out!
-Oh!

It's good
to see you, Chloe.

Yeah, you too, Kamala.

I mean. Ms. Marvel.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

What's the problem?

Come and get me, Avengers.

That is, if you
can break through.

[ROARING]

[SCOFFING] They never learn.

[ROARS]

-[ICE SHATTERING]
-[GROAN OF PAIN]

Whatever the size,
it's just ice.

All right, Avengers,
everyone focus on the center.

Unibeam!

Lightning strike!

Don't let up!

Let's see if this
makes a dent!

[ICE CRACKING]

Now, Hulk!

[GROANS]

[ROARING]

Hulk smash!

[ICE SHATTERING]

What?

There's no way!

Oh, but there is a way,
snow cone.

Ice becomes brittle
once it's cracked.

Enough!

I'll freeze each and
every one of you!

Hurricane, you're up.

Now, aerial act 10!

Bind attack!

Next up, aerial act 11...
tornado!

[SCREAMING]

Give it up, Blizzard.

It's over.

Now, that we have
your attention,

I'd like for you to tell me
a little story about that mist

that gave you your power.

Huh?

That's not good.

Brace yourselves!

Who is that?

MODOK: Well, well,
what do we have here?

It's been a long time,
Avengers.

MODOK m*ssile!

TONY: Scatter!

[DIGITAL SCANNING SOUND]

You're saying Kamala's
genes have mutated?

FRIDAY: Yes, and
rather aggressively.

TONY: I see.

So whatever's
in that mist

must be what triggered
these mutations.

And that means Kamala?

MAKOTO:
What about Kamala?

Hmm?

How long have you
been standing there?

What's going on, Tony?

From a biological
perspective,

it would appear that
Kamala is no longer a human being.

[GASPS]

Let's keep that
between us for now.

What?
Even from Chloe?

Mm-hmm.

Especially her.

We'll have her stay with
Kamala until we know more.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[MUSIC - "MARVEL
FUTURE AVENGERS THEME"]

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

[BACKGROUND CHATTER]

Are you sure about this?

We'll be fine.

With all these
other students around,

blending in is
going to be a breeze.

-Hey ya, Teach!
-Morning.

I don't know.

I can't believe it!

Real lockers,
just like on TV!

It's everything
I ever dreamed of.

And you're allowed to decorate
the inside with anything you want?

With photos
of your friends?

Shh.

You're supposed to be
keeping a low profile,

not running around and getting
excited about some old lockers.

You're going to get
us both in trouble.

Just relax, Kamala.

Tony hacked the school computer and
registered me as a transfer student.

-BOY: Hey, Kamala.
-Uh...

Oh, hey, Josh.
How's it going?

-Who's this.
-Uh, her?

She's, umm...

You're cute.
What's your name?

Want to hang out
after school?

Whoa, slow down
there, Josh.

She needs more time.

She... She just
got here, and...

CHLOE: Sure, I'll go...

if you can outscore me.

-[CROWD CHEERS]
-CROWD: Yeah!

Woo!

Woo!

Really?

And that's game!

NEIGHBOR WOMAN:
Morning, Doris.

I've made some breakfast.

Would you care to join me?

Doris, can you hear me?

[GROANS AND LABORED BREATHING]

Doris?

Is everything OK?

CHLOE: Finally, lunchtime.

Mm.

Hi, Chloe.

Hey, girl, hey.

Blending in, huh?

I'm having so much fun.

Who'd have guessed,
being a student is awesome!

Are you serious?

Being an Avenger and fighting crime
sounds way more exciting.

If I could trade places
with you, I would.

They say the grass
is always greener.

On the other side.

[BOTH LAUGH]

And what have we here?

Kamala, I've never
seen you so giddy.

What's the occasion?

You get an autograph from
your favorite mathlete?

No, I just...

New girl, I hear you
kicked Josh Richardson's butt

in basketball
earlier this morning.

That makes you
pretty cool in our book.

So why are you wasting your
time hanging with this nerd?

Come on,
have lunch with us

and leave Kamala alone
with her dog food.

[LAUGHTER]

That's not cool.

Ariana... look, I can put
up with you teasing me.

But I'm telling you,

you better stop talking bad
about my mom's cooking, right now!

Oh, yeah?
Is that a threat?

OK, I think we better
get back to class.

Come on.

That was very brave,
Kamala.

I guess.

[DIGITAL RINGING NOISE]

CHLOE: Huh?

Emergency!

Emergency!

[ROARING]

FRIDAY,
what am I looking at?

FRIDAY [OVER COMMS]:
My scans indicate

no known data
on the subject.

I guess we'll just have to
get better acquainted then.

Repulser!

[GROAN OF PAIN]

Ugh, not good!

Ah!

[FRIGHTENED SCREAMS]

Don't worry,
we've got this!

Excuse me, young man,
are you with the Avengers?

That's right.

That monster you're fighting...

Ma'am, we're going
to take care of this. Don't worry.

You need to get to safety.

You don't understand.
Listen to me, please.

Makoto, what's going on?

Can you please help me
convince this lady

to get someplace safe
while we deal with this monster?

If you'd only just listen
to what I have to say.

It's going to be all right.

Just tell me what's wrong,
and I'll see if we can help.

Thank you.

That monster,
it's not what you think.

Had enough?

[PAINFUL GROANS]

Iron Man, Stop!

Stop? I finally got this
monster on the ropes.

She's not a real monster.

I mean, she is.

But she's not a monster,
she's a person.

Listen, just stop, OK?

Uh, kids...

Stay away.

Don't come any closer!

We talked to your neighbor.

She told us she
found you like this.

She said you were scared.

It's OK.

I know exactly what
that feels like, Doris.

And if you let me,
I can help.

I'll show you.

You and I are a lot alike.

[GASPS]

[WEEPING]

So catch me
up to speed.

[SIGHS]

Sorry for being late.

This influx of superhuman
appearances is keeping us busy.

Agreed.

Take a look...

reports of people
manifesting special powers

have come in from
all over the world,

and their numbers
continue to grow.

HULK: We've already
dealt with a few

who have abused
their new powers.

BRUNO: Others have panicked

because they can't cope with the drastic
changes they're experiencing

In every case,
it seems their powers

were awakened within hours of
being exposed to that unidentified mist.

What in the world
is going on here?

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

What am I supposed to do?

Help me.
I just can't live like this!

I think it's time
we got to the bottom of this.

But we'll have to
split into two groups.

Alpha team, we're going
to pay a visit

to our friends
over at AIM.

If the mist is
a chemical weapon,

my bet is they had
a hand in creating it.

Bravo team, I need you
to keep an eye on all the afflicted.

Find out what
you can from them,

and keep them
out of trouble.

And, Kamala...

KAMALA:
[MIMICKING TONY'S VOICE] Don't you have

some homework
you should be doing?

[SCOFFS]

Becoming an Avenger
is going to take

a lot longer
than I thought.

KAMALA'S MOM: Kamala?

Huh?

What is it mom?

Your father
wants to see you.

Kamala, what was
so important that

made you leave
school midday?

Where did you go?

Kamala, it's not the whole sneaking
out of school that has upset us.

Of course, you should not
have done that either.

But worse yet, you've...

Been keeping secrets
from the family.

Exactly.

But sometimes
it's important to keep secrets

in order to protect
the people you love.

Kamala!

You want to know
a secret?

I get teased at school
because people think

the lunches
you make are weird.

[GASPS]

[SIGHING] Sorry.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

[SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]

Got in trouble,
didn't ya?

Sorry, I guess I
should've told you

to stay back
at school today.

It's not your fault.
Parents are just a pain.

Ah, come on, they just
want to protect you.

If I had parents,
I'd want them to be like yours.

[CHUCKLING] The grass is always
greener on the other side, right?

[GROANS]

I'm sorry.

You're right.

I'm the worst.

Someone who's smart enough
to save the day with compassion

isn't what
I call the worst.

Cap was so proud of you.

What? No way!
What'd he say?

Maybe now they'll make me
an actual Avenger!

Oh, that would be great!

Uh.

[BOTH LAUGH]

TONY [ON COMMS]:
Alpha team to Bravo team,

we're approaching
our landing zone

near AIM's main stronghold.

We'll let you know
what we find.

ADI: Technical act.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

ODD VOICE: Multiple
unarmed lifeforms detected!

Should we call
Bravo team for backup?

Security's light.

It could be a trap.

BRUNO: Let's find out.

Well, that's not something
you see every day.

The Avengers.
Thank goodness you've come.

Hurry, bust us
out of here.

Who are all of you?

My name's Flint.

All of us have been affected
by some strange mist.

Look what
it's done to us!

Some creep kidnapped us
after we changed.

Iron Man, why is
this happening to us?

TONY [VOICE OVER]:
That's the question of the day.

If AIM is responsible for the
mist creating the superhumans,

why would they
hold them c*ptive?

So nice to see
you again, Avengers!

THOR: Once we've
freed these people,

we'll come for you next.

Ha, ha! Do you know why there are
no security soldiers in this facility?

Take a guess.

It's because all
my security needs

can be handled
solely by my creation.

TONY: FRIDAY,
give me something.

FRIDAY [OVER COMMS]:
Initial scans

show it's sophisticated
android prototype.

TONY: Looks expensive.

It's a shame every new AIM toy
we run into ends up broken.

Codec and Twister,
that's your cue

to get everybody
out of here.

BOTH: You've got it.

Arm m*ssile!

Got him!

FRIDAY [OVER COMMS]:
Direct hit.

But no damage detected.

[GASPS]

I'm sure Mjolnir
can make a dent!

[YELLING]

How did he?

[CLANKING OF METAL ON METAL]

[SCREAMS]

[GROANS]

Thor, talk to me, buddy.

FRIDAY [OVER COMMS]:
The android's hammers

are identical to Mjolnir
in both form and destructive force.

How is that
even possible?

We're getting you
out of here.

Come on, let's go.

[RICOCHETING NOISES]

Now's my chance.
Unibeam!

What?!

Don't try to fight it, it's built
to replicate its opponents attacks.

Now, you tell us.

Argh!

[GROANS]

No!

Let's see him
try to copy this.

Bruno, don't.
You'll only make it worse.

Then what do we do?

We have to find a way
to fight it without using our powers.

It's no use.

It's too powerful.

It's copied us and now has
our abilities at its disposal.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[EXASPERATED SIGH]

[QUIET GROAN]

[GROANING] Bravo team,
do your read?

We could use some backup.

What do you mean Iron Man
and the others are missing?

CHLOE: We tracked their
last known location,

but there's no sign of them.

We'll search the perimeter
for any traces of Alpha team.

You find anything,
you report back to me immediately.

We don't know what we're up
against, so no solo heroics.

Are we clear?

Mm-hmm.

KAMALA [ON COMMS]:
Let me help.

Just send me a jet,
and I'll be right there.

Hey, check this out!

HULK: Hmm.

WASP: It looks like
something was dragged.

This way.

Let's move.

Sorry, gotta go, Kamala.

See ya.

End of transmission.

[FRUSTRATED GRUNT]

[YELLING]

At this rate, I'll never
become one of the Avengers!

I'll be stuck in Jersey
and never be able to save

the world like Captain Marvel.

[EVIL LAUGHTER]

WASP: They couldn't
have just disappeared.

No signal detected.

Oh great, we can't
track them now.

MODOK!

If anything thing
happens to our friends,

I'll give his noggin
a headache he'll never forget!

Don't give up.

I think I know how
we can still find them.

Hmm?

All right, Bruno,
I need your help.

Our comms are down and we don't have
any clues to lead us to you.

But I can still sense the glow
of your emerald power.

I need you to magnify
its strength.

GIRL: [WHISPERING]
I always knew she was weird.

[MORE WHISPERS]

ARIANA: Well, well, well,
if it isn't captain stretch herself.

I have to admit,
I'm a bit jealous.

I never thought
you'd become more popular than me.

Your unremarkable life
is the perfect cover.

Who would have guessed
that Ms. Marvel

is just some ordinary,
run-of-the-mill

high school student
named Kamala.

You just have to see these
wonderful nicknames they're giving you...

the Great Bubblegum Woman,
the Amazing Pretzel Girl.

I get why you'd want
to hide your identity.

[LAUGHTER]

What am I going to do?

If mom and dad
ever see this...

How could you
do this to us?

...it'll break their hearts.

Some superhero I am.

[CRYING]

Are you crying?

Poor baby.

I really wish
I knew who did it.

It's just so mean to post
something like that on the internet.

Maybe you can use
your weird powers to track them down.

[LAUGHTER]

GIRL: Knock it off, Ariana.

What?

Why are you
being so cruel?

Ms. Marvel uses her
abilities to help people.

She's one of the best
superheroes out there.

She once rescued
a family

through the window
of a burning apartment

when no one else
could reach them.

You're amazing,
Kamala!

It must be stressful trying
to live a normal life

while secretly
being a superhero.

Wait, what?

Your friend,
is she a superhero too?

You let her know
I want a rematch and her phone number.

You've got it.

Thank you all...
you're the best.

How dare that little twerp
embarrass me like that!

Oh, just wait,
I'll make her life miserable!

[SINISTER MUSIC PLAYING]

She's going to be sorry
she ever messed with me.

[EXHALING] It'll be OK.

Mom and dad barely
know how to check their emails,

much less surf the web
for trending videos.

Oh.

Oh, man, but if it
made the nightly news...

I don't know
what to do!

Enough!

I can't continue to keep
the secret from them.

They'll just
have to understand.

It's what
Captain Marvel would do.

She'd have the courage
to tell them.

[ELECTRIC ZAPPING]

You've got to be kidding me!

Who are you?

Don't recognize me?

No way!

Ariana?

That's right.

But you can just
call me, Kaboom.

What happened?

Wait, Ariana, if you
were exposed to the mist, I can help.

Unlike you, I'm not going
to be some boring do-gooder hero.

I'm going to use my electrifying abilities
to become internet famous.

But before I do,

I'm going to make sure
you'll never embarrass me again!

Whoa!

Ariana, stop!

[EVIL LAUGHTER]

All of this power,

why would you want
to hide something like this?

What is going on
out there?

It's Kamala!

Kamala?

Stop!

Ariana, enough!

[GROANS]

You're going to pay for that!

[SCREAMING]

[GLASS SHATTERING]

That's not good.

[EVIL LAUGHTER]

Kamala!

Stay back.

It's not safe.

Perfect! [SCREAMING]
I'll fry you all!

[ELECTRIC expl*si*n]

[PAINFUL GROANS]

Ariana!

It... hurts so much.

Oh, my goodness!

What in the world
is going on here?

Is she OK?

What am I going to do?

What am I going to do?

[SHIMMERING NOISE]

[JET ENGINE ROARING]

I haven't heard
from Kamala.

I hope she's OK.

STEVE: There it is,
AIM's secret base of operations.

Good thing we can
trace the emerald power.

Nicely done, Makoto.

Thanks, Hulk.

Now, let's get in there
and save our friends.

Listen up!

Stick together once
we enter the AIM facility.

Our mission is to extract Alpha team and
any others being held c*ptive by MODOK.

The data Iron Man collected

may bring us closer to understanding
this mysterious mist.

Failure is not an option.

Let's go!

Avengers...

ALL: Assemble!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ Avengers ♪

♪ Avengers ♪

♪ Future Avengers ♪

♪ Avengers ♪

♪ Avengers ♪

♪ Future Avengers ♪

[VOCALIZING]

♪ Avengers ♪

♪ Future Avengers ♪

NARRATOR: The Super-Adaptoid
is a monstrous android

that mimics everything
you throw at it...

Iron Man's beam,
Cap's shield, Thor's Mjolnir.

Doesn't this creature
have any moves of its own?

How do you defeat such a foe?

Don't give up, Avengers.

If you fight with heart,
steely determination,

and a little emerald power,

MODOK and the evil
AIM organization won't stand a chance.

Next time,
on Marvel Future Avengers,

the Super-Adaptoid strikes!

Catch the future, Avengers!