HEADS UP, ROOKIE!
COME ON, OLD-TIMER.
YEAH, RIGHT!
WHAT A SHOT!
LET ME SHOW YOU HOW AN EXPERT DOES IT.
NOT BAD... FOR A BEGINNER.
DO YOU ALWAYS WORK OUT WITH THIS ROOM SET ON "LOW"?
SO, YOU WANT TO HEAT THINGS UP?
HEY! THIS STUFF'S REAL!
WHAT'S THE MATTER, FLY GUY -- CAN'T TAKE THE PRESSURE?
UH-OH.
THINGS JUST GOT A LITTLE TOO HOT.
I- I CAN'T MAKE IT!
HANG ON!
I'M COMING!
AAAAAH!
OHH.
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM, MAN?!
YOU ALMOST GOT US KILLED.
HEY! BACK OFF!
I'VE KNOWN GUYS LIKE YOU MY WHOLE LIFE!
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!
YOU'RE STILL WET BEHIND THE EARS!
I WASN'T SO WET WHEN I HAD TO SAVE THE PRESIDENT.
AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE.
AVENGERS, THE MYTHRAX BACTERIUM
IS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST KNOWN TO MAN.
ITS EFFECTS ON PLANT AND HUMAN LIFE
ARE SWIFT AND DEVASTATING.
IT DESTROYS ANYTHING ORGANIC.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO SERIOUS
AS AN AGENT OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE.
OUR GOVERNMENT IS STUDYING THIS BACTERIUM
BECAUSE SOME OF OUR MOST POWERFUL ENEMIES WOULD USE IT.
AND WE DON'T HAVE A CURE.
WHOA. BOY, SIKORSKY!
YOU'RE JUST FULL OF GOOD NEWS, AREN'T YOU?
IT GETS WORSE.
WE'RE AFRAID AGENTS OF THOSE ENEMY REGIMES
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECENT BREAK-INS
AT SEVERAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH LABS.
OH, PLEASE TELL ME ALL THEY STOLE WERE TONGUE DEPRESSORS.
SORRY. IT WAS ALL MYTHRAX.
DURING THE LAST ROBBERY, ONE DROPPED CANISTER DID THIS.
YOUR COUNTRY DESPERATELY NEEDS THE AVENGERS
TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
OKAY, LET'S SEE --
WE HAVE SEVEN THEFTS IN SEVEN CITIES.
HMM.
YES, BUT WHAT MATCHES UP IN EACH CITY, JAN?
WELL, IT'S THE USUAL --
CHAIN STORES, FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS,
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS.
DOUBLEHEADER AND A MYTHRAX HEIST?
NAH, I DON'T THINK SO.
WAIT A SECOND. HERE'S SOMETHING.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT!
WHAT IS IT, HAWKEYE?
DOES HE HAVE TO BE IN HERE?
AFTER ALL I'VE GIVEN THIS TEAM, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS!
HAWKEYE! REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PRESIDENT.
HAWKEYE, PROTECT THE PRESIDENT.
GET DOWN, MR. PRESIDENT.
NOT GOOD.
OHH!
AAAH!
HUH?
HAWKEYE, I TOLD YOU TO PROTECT THE PRESIDENT.
LEAVING YOUR POST GOT THE PRESIDENT HURT.
HE AND HIS DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!
SORRY.
THAT WAS IN THE PAST!
I'VE LIVED THAT DOWN!
I DO NOT WANT THIS GUY TO BRING THE TEAM DOWN.
I'VE HAD IT. THAT'S IT.
I DON'T AGREE WITH IT!
NO, LOOK -- JUST GET HIM OUT OF MY SIGHT.
MR. SIKORSKY, PLEASE! LET'S ALL JUST CALM DOWN.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY IT?
AND, HAWKEYE, STOP WHINING!
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
WASP AND I FOUND AN INTERESTING PATTERN
IN THE MYTHRAX THEFTS.
INTERESTING?
YOUR COMPUTER MADE IT CLEAR --
EVERY TIME A MYTHRAX THEFT OCCURRED,
A CERTAIN CARNIVAL WAS PLAYING NEARBY.
NOT JUST ANY CARNIVAL --
THE ONE HAWKEYE USED TO WORK FOR.
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
OH, COME ON.
SIKORSKY'S PRACTICALLY ACCUSING ME
OF TELLING THEM WHERE THE MYTHRAX IS KEPT.
ONLY A FEW COMPUTERS HAVE ACCESS TO THAT KIND OF INFORMATION --
WELL... LIKE OURS.
GUILTY TILL PROVEN INNOCENT, HUH?
I DON'T NEED THIS!
CLINT, PLEASE!
NO!
EVER SINCE WE LOST WONDER MAN,
THIS TEAM HAS BEEN FALLING APART.
HAWKEYE, WAIT!
HEY, SIKORSKY!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OLD HAWKEYE SCREWING UP ANYMORE.
I'M OUTTA HERE!
SIKORSKY SUGGESTED THAT HAWKEYE MIGHT HAVE
SOME THEORIES ABOUT THE CRIMES
SINCE HE MAY KNOW PEOPLE WHO COULD BE INVOLVED.
HE COULD NOT REALLY BE IN ON THIS, COULD HE?
I'M SURE HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, WANDA.
BUT KNOWING HIS BACKGROUND,
WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY.
SWORDSMAN?
HOW YOU DOING, CLINT?
OR SHOULD I SAY... HAWKEYE?
MY DAYS AS HAWKEYE ARE OVER.
YOU AND ME -- WE GOT HISTORY.
YEAH.
ATTABOY, CLINT! GOOD TRY!
GREAT!
SEE HOW THE PRACTICE PAYS OFF?
STOP! STOP!
OH, NO!
NO POINT BOTH OF US IN JAIL. RUN!
COULDN'T HACK THE STRAIGHT LIFE?
I HEARD YOU LEFT THE AVENGERS.
OR WERE YOU KICKED OUT OF THE CLUB?
LOOK, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
THE RINGMASTER DOESN'T LIKE PEOPLE NOSING AROUND.
THE RINGMASTER?
SWORDSMAN, WHO'S THE NEW MAN?
HE'S OKAY, BOSS. I KNOW HIM.
WE'VE GOT A LONG HISTORY TOGETHER.
YEAH? WHAT DOES HE WANT?
I NEED A JOB.
BEING A SUPERHERO DIDN'T PAY MUCH.
I WAS TALKING TO SWORDSMAN.
HEY! KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF ME!
LOOK -- YOU HAVE A CARNIVAL, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE AN ARCHER.
I'M THE BEST THERE IS.
HMM. YOU MIGHT BE USEFUL.
GET SOME NEW CLOTHES FROM THE COSTUME WAGON.
WE'RE MOVING OUT.
HE MAKES ANY TROUBLE, YOU TAKE HIM OUT PERSONALLY.
GOT IT?
WE'RE AFRAID AGENTS OF THOSE ENEMY REGIMES
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECENT BREAK-INS
AT SEVERAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH LABS.
THIS IS THE LAST MAJOR BIO-LAB THAT HAS NOT BEEN HIT.
AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE!
SCARLET WITCH, KEEP SWEEPING THE AREA FOR MOVEMENT.
VISION, HOW DOES IT LOOK AT YOUR END?
NO UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITY TO REPORT.
AND, HEY, FALCON,
I KNOW HAWKEYE'S GOT A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER,
ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU CAME ALONG,
BUT -- BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE HIM A CRIMINAL.
I'M NOT SAYING IT DOES, BUT --
FACILITY INTEGRITY HAS BEEN BREACHED.
NO JOKE!
YOU TAKE THE ONES ON THE LEFT, FALCON.
BREAK-IN IN PROGRESS. WE ARE ENGAGING.
ON OUR WAY.
AAH!
SWORDSMAN, I DIDN'T SIGN ON FOR THIS.
EVERYONE! TO THE TRUCKS! LEAVE THESE HEROES TO ME.
HEY! WHERE'D HE GO?
FORGET ABOUT HIM.
THEY PLANTED BOMBS.
AN EXPLOSION WILL SPREAD BACTERIA FOR MILES.
WE HAVE TO CONTAIN THE MYTHRAX AND DEFUSE THOSE BOMBS!
OH, BROTHER.
IT'S -- IT'S AN ILLUSION.
IT'S LIKE WE'VE ALL BEEN HYPNOTIZED.
THOSE WEIRD WAVES FROM THAT GUY'S HAT --
THEY MUST HAVE DONE IT!
HENRY, HOW CAN WE TELL IF ANYTHING HERE IS REAL?
THIS MYTHRAX IS.
THOSE MIND GAMES DON'T WORK ON REDWING.
IF THERE'S A BOMB HERE, HE'LL FIND IT.
REDWING!
FALCON!
HANG ON, REDWING!
IT'S OKAY, FRIEND. I'VE GOT YOU.
LET'S ANALYZE THIS.
COMPUTER, CROSS-REFERENCE
POSSIBLE CARNIVAL LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE CITY.
HOW FORMIDABLE THESE OPPONENTS ARE.
TALK ABOUT A CIRCUS OF EVIL.
HEADS UP, AVENGERS. THE CARNIVAL IS RIGHT THERE.
THEY'RE SURE IN A HURRY DOWN THERE.
PERHAPS THEY HAVE MUCH THEY WISH TO HIDE, EH?
HUH. YOU MEAN THE MYTHRAX.
HENRY, LOOK!
THEY'RE GONE!
I'M NOT SURE YOU FIT IN HERE.
SWORDSMAN TELLS ME
YOU HAD SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT JOINING US.
HEY, I DON'T LIKE SURPRISES.
NO ONE TOLD ME YOU WERE GOING AFTER THE MYTHRAX.
THAT STUFF IS DANGEROUS.
HMM. IT'S A TOUGH WORLD, CLINT.
YOU WANT SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO TAKE SOME RISKS.
NOW IT'S JUST A MATTER OF SELLING IT
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
KEEP ON THEM, REDWING.
LOOK, YOU DON'T LIKE ME AND I DON'T LIKE YOU.
SO WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?
YOUR EX-FRIENDS, THE AVENGERS, DON'T GIVE UP EASILY.
YOU CAN HELP ME GET RID OF THEM
OR BECOME FOOD FOR THE LIONS.
IT'S YOUR CHOICE.
GOOD HUNTING, REDWING.
AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE!
TIGRA, SCARLET WITCH, DROP AND GO MANEUVER 12.
ALL RIGHT, NOWHERE TO HIDE.
THE MYTHRAX IS SAFE,
BUT THOSE CURSED AVENGERS WILL PAY FOR THEIR INTERFERENCE.
WINDS OF DESTINY, CHANGE.
OHH!
CLINT, IT'S US OR THEM.
HAWKEYE?
NOT THIS TIME, PAL!
NO!
STOP RIGHT THERE,
OR I'LL RELEASE THIS DEADLY BACTERIA.
NICE WORK BACK THERE.
I WASN'T SURE WHICH TEAM YOU'D PICK
ONCE THE AVENGERS SHOWED UP.
THEY HAD THEIR CHANCE.
YOU AND ME -- WE GOT HISTORY.
AND IF YOU'RE SMART, WE'VE ALSO GOT A FUTURE.
WHAT'S THIS?
I NEVER AGREED WITH RINGMASTER'S PLAN TO SELL THIS STUFF.
I'VE GOT BIGGER PLANS.
THERE ARE BIGGER THINGS AT STAKE.
I'LL RELEASE THIS DEADLY BACTERIA.
REDWING, NO!
WHAT?! EMPTY!
BUT HOW?!
SWORDSMAN!
THE RINGMASTER'S JUST A SMALL-TIME HOOD.
I HAVE TIES TO PEOPLE WITH REAL POWER.
I DELIVER THIS MYTHRAX BOMB, AND THEY DELIVER THE POWER!
YOU IN?
SORRY, SWORDSMAN.
I KNOW I'VE OWED YOU FOR YEARS.
THAT'S WHY I CAME.
I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU
GO THROUGH WITH THIS CRAZY SCHEME OF YOURS.
YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO STOP ME?
I TAUGHT YOU TOO WELL.
NICE MOVE.
YOU SHOULD KNOW. YOU TAUGHT IT TO ME.
I GUESS I DIDN'T GET AROUND TO TEACHING YOU THAT ONE.
BUT YOU'RE A QUICK STUDY.
THINK, CLINT.
THINK!
CLINT, CALM DOWN.
PHEW.
THAT DISCONNECT CIRCUIT WAS IN THERE DEEP.
MAN, AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU.
SORRY I DIDN'T GET HERE SOONER.
I BETTER GO AFTER SWORDSMAN.
LATER, HAWKEYE.
WE'VE GOT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT.
GOOD JOB, AVENGERS.
THANKS TO YOUR EFFORTS, ALL THE MYTHRAX WAS RECOVERED.
YEAH, WELL, SIKORSKY,
IF IT WEREN'T FOR HAWKEYE'S UNDERCOVER PLAN,
WE WOULD NEVER HAVE TRACKED IT ALL DOWN IN TIME.
THANK HIM.
MAYBE ANOTHER TIME.
HARDNOSE.
SIKORSKY MAY NOT SAY IT, BUT I WILL, HAWKEYE.
GLAD YOU'RE BACK.
THANKS. OH.
SORRY ABOUT THOSE ARROWS I SHOT AT YOU BACK THERE.
GET REAL.
AS IF YOU COULD HIT ME WEARING THAT ROBIN HOOD GETUP.
OH, YEAH?
IF I WANTED TO HIT YOU, BIRDMAN,
YOU'D ALREADY BE ROASTING ON A SPIT.
YOU'RE ON.
WITH THE RINGMASTER IN JAIL,
DO YOU THINK WE MIGHT BORROW THAT HAT OF HIS?
MAYBE IF WE MAKE THEM BOTH DISAPPEAR,
WE'LL GET A LITTLE PEACE AND QUIET.
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
ALL THE BOMBS WERE FOUND?
I- I REGRET TO ADMIT IT, TAURUS.
BUT... YES.
TEAR HIM IN TO 12 PIECES --
ONE FOR EACH SIGN OF THE HEAVENS.
WE CAN WORK THIS OUT.
I- I JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME.
TAURUS! PLEASE!
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE AVENGERS
HAVE MEDDLED WITH THE PLANS OF THE ZODIAC.
BUT IT WILL BE THE LAST.