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The location is secure.

This is FBI special agent Virgil Potts reporting in.

That's right, command.

The sale is going down tonight.

International thief and mercenary moses magnum

Has arrived in new york with the package

And has already made contact.

With who?

Only the most dangerous,

Seriously evil mad scientist ever to walk the earth:

The advanced idea of mechanics,

Also known as A.I.M.

The FBI, the CIA, S.H.I.E.L.D., NASA,

No one can defeat this evil union,

And no one can ever find out about it.

okay, just stop.

Really?

That's how you found out about all this?

[sighs] no.

He just left his door open while he was on the phone,

And I overheard.

for future reference,

Your dad wouldn't call A.I.M. "seriously evil."

how's the stakeout going?

Any sign of Magnum, Tony?

nothing yet.

But I managed to get a bug on one of the A.I.M. Drones.

Even if this Magnum guy doesn't show tonight,

Maybe I can trace A.I.M. Back to our headquarters

And finally bring the fight to--

Ah!

[zapping]

ugh!

okay, you've got good moves,

But your little miss kitty claws aren't going to hurt--

Ugh!

Never mind.

[upbeat rock music]

>> He's a man on a mission

>> in armor of high-tech ammunition

>> trapped on the edge of an endless game

>> his teenage life will never be the same

>> in a dangerous world he does all he can

>> he's Iron Man

>> Iron Man

1x15 - Panther�s Prey

Warning.

Armor integrity has been violated.

Recommend caution and repairs.

no kidding.

What are those claws made of?

analyzing.

[intense whirring]

uh-oh.

[zapping]

Ah!

we've been compromised. That was Iron Man.

what? Abort the meeting.

Contact Magnum. We'll find another location.

Pull everyone out!

[grunts]

Okay, does someone else want to be Iron Man for a while?

Please?

[whistles]

Wow.

Another 1/4 inch, and you'd have been cat food.

Do we have any idea who he was?

what if it's some kind of A.I.M. Super guy,

Like an evil assassin?

Oh, that'd be kind of cool.

Unless he kills you.

I don't think so.

I bet it was the seller,

This guy Moses Magnum.

This stinks.

We didn't even find out what A.I.M. Was trying to buy.

the armor recorded everything,

So I'll go through it and see if we missed something.

if A.I.M. Wants whatever this guy's got so bad,

They're definitely going to try to get it again,

And I'll be there to stop them.

you know, they call it a study period

Because you're supposed to study,

Not hunt down supervillains.

well, somebody should've explained that to me.

Pepper and I are stuck here. Can't you wait?

no. They're moving right now.

And don't worry.

That's why I took the stealth armor.

because it drains all your power

And barely has any weapons?

look, I just want to find these guys,

Not fight them.

Later you, me, and Pepper

Will come up with a really risky, dangerous plan

Involving lots of explosions.

ah, wonderful.

Hey, I found something in the audio recordings

That we got from the bug:

Some word I didn't know,

Wakanda.

I'm going to look it up as soon as--

got him.

The beekeeper I bugged is on a transport

Heading through the city.

I'll call you back when I find something out.

Then we can meet at the armory after school.

[phone beeps]

let me guess.

Tony's studying off campus?

yep. nerd!

If I cut class as much as Tony did,

I'd do something cool, at least.

initiate hack of A.I.M. Transport.

Let's see if we can figure out what they're doing.

initiating connection.

drone 47 to A.I.M. Command,

We're rendezvousing with Magnum in ten minutes.

advanced idea mechanics?

Ha. Here's an idea.

Get better ideas.

alert: Enemy profile "bad kitty" detected.

Magnum.

[sniffs]

no way. I'm cloaked.

There's no way he saw me.

How?

Hey! What about the fighting?

Attention, scumbag:

Outrun this!

Zap!

hang on.

Sensors are picking up an energy discharge.

your A.I.M. Buddies can't help you, Magnum.

what did you call me?

[zapping]

they're targeting him.

But he's Magnum. Why would--

oh!

I want to keep looking into the Wakanda angle.

Everything I've found has been fascinating.

hm.

You know what else is fascinating?

And by "fascinating," I mean

Totally unfair!

That Tony isn't taking me on these stakeouts.

He only found out about Magnum because of me.

[cranking]

hey, guys.

A little help here?

ah!

Could you repeat that, please?

the--the--the team that was supposed to meet

With Moses Magnum,

They were tracked again.

Should we continue the meeting, scientist supreme?

no. Call it off.

but, supreme, we still need the metal

For the M.O.D.O.K. Harness.

what kind of a game are you playing?

Does A.I.M. Want this or not?

calm down.

We'll make the transaction. You'll get your money.

There's just been...

A complication.

well, you had better uncomplicate things fast,

Because I need this to happen right now.

I have been puruued from africa.

okay, it's official.

You have lost your mind.

yeah, I have to agree with Pepper on this one.

shh. Shh. Shh.

Okay, now you can yell at me.

I just didn't want you to wake him up.

he tried to kill you!

And you bring him here?

he's going to see all your stuff!

Tony, you've put us all at risk.

We don't know who this guy is.

He could wake up and--

whoa. Wait.

First of all, A.I.M. Did this to him,

And that means he's not working with them.

This guy isn't the enemy, and we need answers.

and?

and--and he was hurt.

He fell; what was I supposed to do,

Let him go splat?

and?

and--and it was kind of my fault A.I.M. Got him.

They didn't see him.

They saw Iron Man shooting at him.

If I hadn't attacked him, he wouldn't have gotten hurt.

so why is he dressed up like a giant black cat?

huh!

Not a cat, a panther.

no, a jaguar.

what are you talking about?

that word I heard the A.I.M. Guy say,

Wakanda,

It's a country, a tiny nation in africa.

They haven't had any contact with the outside world

In decades.

Rhodey, what?

the king of Wakanda is called the black panther.

It's a ceremonial title.

the black panther?

wow, that's pretty cool.

He's like a king/superhero.

a few weeks ago, there was an attempted invasion.

Wakanda's king t'chaka was killed

By a group of mercenaries.

what? That doesn't make any sense.

This panther kid is only a year older than us,

If that.

well, if the king is dead,

Who's this guy?

ah!

he's right behind me, isn't he?

Ugh!

[grunts]

Leave them alone!

no!

stop! Hear me now.

I am the king of Wakanda,

And I will not be interfered with.

what do you want?

the villain Moses Magnum

Has stolen something sacred to Wakanda.

It is the king's responsibility to return it.

Magnum? We can help.

We're after him too, kind of.

Magnum is dealing with a group called A.I.M.

If we work together,

Maybe we can take down your guy and A.I.M. At the same time.

I care nothing about A.I.M.,

And I care less about you.

Outsiders have brought only trouble and pain to Wakanda.

I will catch Moses Magnum,

And Iron Man will not stand in my way.

I'm not going to just sit here and do nothing.

you will,

For while you now know who I am,

I know that Tony Stark is Iron Man,

And it would seem that this is a secret

You would prefer to keep.

Should you continue to interfere in Wakandan matters,

Your secret will cease to be.

And while I can always return to my kingdom,

Tony Stark would have nowhere to hide.

what? What are we going to do?

Oh, man. What are we gonna do?

He knows who you are.

Ah! He knows where you live.

I've seen his face somewhere.

Hang on.

An article about the king's son, the prince of Wakanda,

Coming to the states to study.

His name is t'Challa.

t'Challa.

it all fits:

The attempted invasion, the death of the king,

And now t'Challa coming here.

He's the new king.

He's after the man who killed his father.

Moses Magnum.

wow.

Replace king with c.E.O.

And Magnum with stane.

Tony, this guy t'Challa,

He's you.

A.I.M. Surveillance alarm.

Keyword alert: Magnum.

it's my A.I.M. Guy, the one I bugged.

He must be hearing something about Magnum.

Put it on speakers.

panther? Who is the black panther?

someone who shouldn't be alive.

He's been on my trail since I escaped Wakanda,

And now your Iron Man is involved?

This is spiraling out of control.

Don't think for a second there aren't other buyers.

how is this panther tracking Magnum?

sir, we've determined that the vibranium Magnum stole

Gives off a unique vibrational signature.

It's possible this-- stop!

That's perfect.

If Magnum's being tracked by the metal,

We can use it to deal with both the black panther

And Iron Man.

well, that's not good.

it's a trap.

But if you go after him,

He'll tell the whole world you're Iron Man.

Tony,

What are you gonna do?

okay. Let me get this straight.

A.I.M. Is setting a trap for the black panther,

And he's going to fall right into it.

But if Iron Man helps,

There's a chance that the panther

Will reveal your secret identity to the world.

But if the panther gets to Magnum before

He makes the vibranium exchange,

We'll lose the only lead we've got to the head of A.I.M.

Ugh!

That's a pickle, all right.

It's a lose-lose scenario.

But you can lose a few different ways,

So it's like a lose-lose-lose-lose,

And maybe one more "lose."

stop helping, Pepper.

[tense music]

this is all Tony's fault.

Let him come up with a way

To do the right thing and fix it.

wow. Thanks, guys.

Just remember how we did the right thing

When our pictures are all over the news

And every supervillain in new york has come to burn down

Your family's house.

uh, on second thought,

Panther was a pretty big jerk.

I've got the signal.

The drone is on the move.

he's heading up the george washington expressway,

Getting on the bridge now.

what are you doing?

uh, texting my dad to see if he can request

A transfer out of new york.

You know, just in case.

Hey, here's a question.

What's vibranium?

That's what they said Magnum is selling, right?

What's so awesome about it?

[chuckles]

You've never heard of-- of--

Actually I've never heard of vibranium either.

I have.

My dad mentioned it once.

Vibranium is a rely rare metal

That absorbs kinetic energy,

Vibrations, essentially.

It can store and redirect the energy,

Making it very powerful.

And in the wrong hands,

Like, say, A.I.M.'s,

It could be dangerous.

so your dad mentioned it.

Got it.

wow.

I'm glad I got a tracer on that beekeeper.

Otherwise I'd never find these guys.

[zapping]

Moses Magnum,

Face me!

so the black panther lives again.

I do not believe in ghosts,

So you must be t'Challa, the prince.

I do feel bad about taking a boy's father from him,

So I will kindly reunite you.

ah!

Zap!

Zap!

Ah!

my new friends at A.I.M. Have been studying

Your sacred metal for a long time, panther.

They've even found a way to destabilize it.

I'm no scientist, but vibranium,

It stores energy, no?

Well, these beams are pumping the metal on your royal person

So full of vibrational energy that it will turn you

Into a living bomb.

Too complicated for my taste,

But apparently they think you exploding

May take care of this Iron Man person

Who's been bothering them.

Oh, when you see your father,

Please thank him again for his sacred rock.

He's going to make me very wealthy.

the scientist supreme is waiting for you, mr. Magnum.

Rhodey, are you getting this?

That must be Magnum with the two beekeepers.

They're taking him to A.I.M.

This is what we've been waiting for.

All I have to do is follow 'em.

Wait.

Where's the panther?

Crash!

[zapping]

Are you okay?

you must go.

You must get away from me.

The vibranium on my uniform,

It is going to explode.

warning.

Distractive kinetic energy release imminent.

the metal. It's become unstable.

leave. Now!

wait, the vibranium.

It absorbs kinetic energy,

But it has to release it too, right?

yes, but--

so release the energy kinetically before it explodes.

You can physically siphon off the energy and stabilize it.

how?

try hitting something.

[zapping]

report.

Someone? Magnum?

Where is the vibranium?

ah.

[moaning]

Ugh!

vibranium stabilized.

so tempting,

But death is too easy for you.

You will face Wakandan justice,

And then you will wish I finished this here.

ugh!

no! The sacred ore.

Where?

looking for something?

Magnum carried the stolen vibranium with him.

If A.I.M. Has it now,

I have failed.

I am not worthy of Wakanda's crown or this uniform.

Losing the vibranium, asking for help,

It has brought dishonor to the mantle of the panther.

uh, when I asked you if you were looking for something,

I actually meant,

"are you looking for this?"

Look.

I know what you're going through.

you know nothing!

I know what it means to lose a father,

To have to take on his responsibilities.

Trust me, I know.

But I also know that I couldn't have done it without friends.

You don't have to go through this alone, t'Challa.

I am not a child any longer.

I am a king,

And a king cannot ask for help.

you didn't ask for my help.

You were just in my way.

perhaps keeping Wakanda isolated from the world

Has hurt us more than it protected us.

Perhaps had Wakanda called for help,

My father would not have perished in the attack.

Perhaps this king needs to change

The way Wakanda thinks about outsiders.

Do not get excited, Stark.

I said, "perhaps."

you're welcome!

sync: f1nc0 thx to Adriano_CSI