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We finally meet. It's an honor.

What brings you before me?

I want you to humbly request your assistance in destroying the Avengers.

Hm.

Allowing them to continue their efforts unchecked will sooner or later bring them down upon your own head.

This is an opportunity to stop them cold, especially Iron Man.

Hm.

I suggest you take the initiative and deal with them.

Hm.

I suppose there's no harm in paying my respects to an old friend.

Thank you for the audience, Mighty Mandarin.

A new Avenger?

I'm telling you everything I know.

I saw Red Skull reach in at the dimension sphere and grab a whole bunch of discs from the alternate dimension.

I wouldn't tell a lie to you guys.

But what's much more important is that I get out from inside this disc.

Oh, I know.

Why don't I join your team and become one of the Avengers to fight for justice?

No way!

I see.

According to what we learned from MODOK, we could use the dimension sphere to create a dimensional wormhole generator.

What for?

Dimensional travel.

If we get it right, this machine could be our door into the dark dimension.

And if we get there, maybe we can get Dad back.

You really think you can build a machine to do that?

Are you kidding? There's nothing I can't build.

Tony, it's not that simple. We're still way behind schedule in the dimension sphere analysis you'll need, and the lab is understaffed.

Not a problem.

I knew we needed more brain power, so I put in a call for help to Dr. Pym.

Pym? Wait, are you saying... you called Dr. Hank Pym?

Yeah.

Who is he?

He's a world-famous researcher and scientist. His findings have been published in many scientific journals.

He's a true genius. With Pym's help on this project, we'll be done in no time.

You really think so?

Yeah, but he does have some personality issues.

Huh?

No kidding.

Good timing. Look, he's calling me now.

Hi there, Hank. Good to see you.

Busy as usual?

Sure. My research keeps me working both day and night, unlike someone who's just babysitting all the time.

Hey! What a jerk.

I know.

Wasp, long time no see.

I've been meaning to talk to you. I want to do an interview.

About how it feels to be trapped inside that teeny disk of yours. As a scientist, I'm quite intrigued.

That man hasn't changed a single bit.

So, Hank, did you read that report I sent you?

Stark, who are you talking to? Dimensional wormhole generator. Truly interesting stuff.

And I'm extremely confident you can succeed in making it work with my assistants.

However, whether you can have my assistants is another matter.

I don't rush into time-intensive projects like you, Tony. I'll need a little while to think about it first.

Hank, no! Don't hang up!

Unbelievable.

He's a pain in the butt.

Our haste will get us nowhere. Let's stay calm and wait for his answer.

Besides, look at the time. We'll be late for school if we don't get out of here right now.

You're right.

Yeah.

Jessica, did you do your homework?

What's wrong, Hikaru?

Oh, nothing. Let's go.

Live on and keep getting stronger.

My son.

Don't worry, Akira. I haven't forgotten what I said. I made a promise to you, remember?

We're going to find your dad.

I can tell that he's been on your mind, but you haven't talked about him in front of the others since we lost him.

I'm assuming you're doing that because you don't want to worry them, right?

Come on. Did you really think a genius like me wouldn't notice?

Tony, I--

Whoa, hold on. You don't have to tell me how grateful you are just yet.

Hold off until the wormhole generator is up and running.

In fact, you can wait until you and your dad are reunited.

Okay.

I know. I'm going to do the task and we all face it.

Heads up! All coming your way!

Thanks. Coming back to you.

My bad.

That's not good.

Sir, I'm finished.

Hmm. That is correct.

Looks like Hikaru does it again.

I know. And can you believe he's only 16 years old?

Excuse me.

Yes, young man.

I'd like to solve this equation in a different way.

Oh, wow. Did you hear that?

Hmm. That's definitely correct as well.

Can't believe it.

Who's that?

He's new and I heard he skipped grades to get in here.

11.5!

Nice run!

Awesome.

Hey, Hikaru. With a sprint time like that, you've got to join our school's track team.

Wait, how about soccer?

Don't come join us on the tennis team.

Oh, thanks, you guys. Can't believe it.

11.49!

We'll get in big trouble if someone sees us.

My apologies. But I have this strange feeling.

It's quite strong. I sense a presence, someone with mighty powers, very close to us.

A villain? Or a superhero? At school?

I'm not sure.

What?

Someone's approaching.

Hey, you're Hikaru Okatsuki, right?

Yeah, that's right.

Sam Alexander. My friends call me Sam.

I'm new, and actually I skipped some grades to get into this school.

I heard you did too. I figured I'd introduce myself and get to know you.

So, hi.

Oh, yeah, hi there.

Anyway, what are you doing just hanging out on your own back here?

Well, I... sometimes I just come out here to think.

Huh. Well, that's kind of strange then.

Because I could've sworn I saw you talking to someone when I came over.

Nope. Nobody else. Well, I gotta go. Sorry.

I thought he'd found us out. I was in a cold sweat.

Sorry. In any case, it would be unwise to ignore Thor's bad feeling about this presence.

And there's something weird about this Sam guy too.

He just wants to buddy up with the Star Pupil.

That's how he thinks he'll get popular with all the girls.

Maybe, but I think he's already way ahead of me in class.

Ahead of you? What kind of genius is he?

Uh, Hikaru? It seems you have a visitor.

I do.

Hi, everybody. Hey, I'm Sam, Hikaru's new best friend. How's it going?

Huh? His best friend.

Hey, are you Akira, Hikaru's kid brother? It's a pleasure to meet you, man.

Pleasure's all mine.

I'm not sure this is what I expected. How about you?

So Sam, let me introduce all my other friends here.

I've been so excited for this moment. I can't wait to get to know all of you.

And the Avengers too.

But how did you know?

Sorry. I saw you. You were talking to Thor today, hiding in the trees at school.

Don't worry about it, pal. Your secret's super safe with me.

Besides, I'm in the same boat. I have a secret too.

What are you talking about?

Well, to be honest, I'm kind of a hero myself.

Nova! I'm sure of it. He's Nova the superhero. Look!

Whoa.

I never took you for a superhero.

Hey, I'm not advertising. It's fine.

That's awesome. I guess there's no harm if he's a hero too.

Yeah. Disc mode on.

Iron Man, Captain America, Wasp, Hulk, and Thor. This is awesome. You're for real.

We're flattered you're so happy to meet us, but we don't know why you were looking for us.

Great question. You see, it's like this. I wanted to ask you guys for a big favor.

Yeah? What kind of favor?

It's simple. Please, please let me join the Avengers.

What?

No one else will get in your way if you fight the Avengers here.

It's the perfect place to lure them in before you crush them to pieces.

Yes. This will work quite well.

Tornado!

Flame Blast!

Electro Blast!

What's happening?

Fire! We can't communicate with the control room!

Just wait. Avengers.

Pretty, pretty please. I'll make a great Avenger.

Seriously? I don't remember us running a recruitment campaign to you guys.

Nova, can you tell us why you want to join the Avengers?

I've always looked up to you guys. Even when I was little, I wanted to join you.

But hey, I'm not the only one who gets something out of this. If you add me to the team, you'll be even stronger.

Give me a break. We're not gathering members to put together a baseball team.

Chris makes a valid point. This unit was forged in conflict, sometimes even fighting against each other.

Sam, I'm sorry, but we just can't take on a new member as a favor.

Okay, I get it. So what do I do to earn a spot with you guys?

Were you even listening? Everyone was explaining to you that it's not...

There's an emergency.

I just got word. An unknown villain is wreaking havoc in the garbage plant under Techno Isle Tokyo.

Pepper, put it on screen.

No way! It's an inferno!

That's strange. Over here, everything is frozen solid.

And here, a tornado.

What's going on? Hold on. This is familiar.

No, it can't be. Pepper, cordon off the area surrounding the factory. There's no time to lose.

Okay.

Great. This is my chance to show you what kind of hero I am. You sit tight. I'll take this bad guy down.

No.

Huh? Why?

If you try going solo, you'll get hurt, rookie. I'm warning you. This little bad boy is way out of your league. Do you understand?

We're dealing with Mandarin.

Mandarin? He's a supervillain who summons the power within his ten gemstones to unleash all kinds of attacks.

What?

Right. Even I've had trouble handling him and we've gone head to head.

A challenge. I'm even more fired up. Just watch me take him out.

No!

Stop! Don't do it, Sam!

Avengers, how much longer before you get here? If you don't show up soon, I'll be destroyed.

Are you all right, Miss Security Guard?

Who are you?

I'm the new Avenger, Nova.

Huh?

Yeah, well, I'm really more of an Avenger in training.

Huh?

You've finally found your courage. Take this. Impact me.

Huh, now you've done it. Nova blast.

Hey, could you chill out a bit?

Sure. I'm sorry.

You should run to safety right now.

Yeah, thanks for that.

Now, take this.

Tell me, where are the others?

Don't need them. I can take you by myself.

Is that so? Very well, then.

Stop!

Hikaru!

Like I told you, try to act all tough on your own and you'll get hurt.

Sit tight. We're going to teach you about the power of teamwork.

Captain America, Mighty Thor!

Whoops! Now, Hulk, Iron Man!

He's back!

One down!

Courage, honor, freedom, and hope!

For the glory of Asgard!

Villains in town, let's take them down.

Suit up. It's on.

All right, Avengers, assemble!

Iron Man, it's been too long.

Not really. You're one of those old friends I don't feel like I need to see again. Ever.

Ice blast!

Iron Man, look out!

For what?

Iron Man!

What can we do? Iron Man's the target for all of Mandarin's attacks.

It is futile. I can predict your attack patterns with ease.

You're finished.

Where did you guys go?

Sorry, Tony. You're never getting rid of us.

Tell me about it. I couldn't lose you if I tried.

As you wish. You can all perish together.

That guy's just too strong.

You disappoint. Why, you?

Don't. He's after me to settle an old score.

I don't want you all getting hurt for my sake.

Quit talking like that teenage rookie. We're a unit, Iron Man.

And since we're already teaching a lesson about teamwork, let's bring the bad guy into the classroom, too.

Enough of this bladder. Prepare for oblivion!

Maybe you're right. Fighting against him on my own, my attacks don't work.

So, uh, how about you know what?

Read my mind. Throw on Wasp, you're up.

Understood.

Eagle Eye, Stinger!

Ready?

Yeah.

Gamma Catapult!

What tactics are these?

Iron Man, it's time!

Right.

Do it! Being deflector!

Hm. Repulsors.

I did it!

Felt good to dust off the old moves.

A victory for teamwork.

Yes, but it really boiled down to my great aim.

In your dreams, pal.

I see. That's teamwork.

Man, those guys are really something.

One day, I'll make it into that team, too.

Dream on, kid.

D, secure!

Filthy tricks! I will hold back no more!

Give this to me!

Build up!

Smash!

Target, walk on!

Lightning...

Dissolve beam!

It's up to you now.

Teamwork?

We'll see how long it helps you survive.

We'll meet again, Iron Man.

Really? Do we have to?

You're not getting away that easily.

Nova!

Huh?

Are you all right?

I can't believe you ended up in a disc.

Don't worry about it.

After all, it's my fault for going off on my own.

And anyway...

Anyway?

On the bright side, I can still fight with the Avengers.

Oh, brother. You just never learn, do you?

So, Hikaru, how about if I become your second hero?

What do you say?

And since I'm your newest partner, I have a special request.

Would you mind getting all my stuff from the school dorm and bringing it back here?

Well, I can't do it myself like this, can't I?

I truly hope Hikaru enjoys his pushing you partner.

Yeah, tell me about it. I know how he feels.

Hey, wait. What's that mean?

Oh, nothing.

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