Marvel's Avengers Assemble

1x09 - Depth Charge

We've got confirmation.

- The city's been evacuated. - Typical monster attack protocol.

What's it say about being an Avenger when the word

"typical" can be used to describe a rampaging monster?

Less talking, more smashing!

- Speaking of rampaging monsters... - Don't sweat at talkin'...

he's just grumpy 'cause he missed breakfast.

Didn't miss it. Fridge was empty!

Let me at him!

If I can't eat, I gotta smash!

Let him out before he breaks down the door. Again.

Again?

- Uh... Oops. - Smash!

Don't you just love it when the Hulk goes all "rage monster"?

Like we need another one to deal with.

Hopefully his rage will serve us well in battle this time.

Famous last words.

Huh?

Back off!

- Stay on the big monster. - Incoming!

Whoa! Get off, you big green...

Still a fan of his rage, Thor?

Finish this off, would you?

What's the big idea, Hulk?

Did you mistake us for a full fridge?

I know monsters. I know when they want to make trouble.

Takes one to know one, right?

This one was running scared.

Scared? What would scare a giant monster?

A big tidal wave?

You had to ask.

It's not just a giant tidal wave.

We've got surfers.

Scanning the leader. Yow! An Atlantean.

This guy's not going to go down easy. He's heavy on muscle.

Atlantean? You mean, like, the lost underwater nation of Atlantis, Atlantean?

Yeah, that's the one.

Do I really have to say the words? Avengers, assemble!

All right, buddy. What's your beef?

You will address me as Attuma.

I've spent years amassing my Atlantean army.

Now you surface dwellers

will experience a true conqueror's ambition.

So you came to the big apple to make a name for yourself. How novel.

I've studied your kind.

This city is the first step.

Soon, the entire surface world will fall before me.

Tough talk, but nobody floods my city, and gets away with it.

Cannonball!

Now is not the time to be reckless, Hulk.

We need strategy, not mindless chaos.

Time for a little fishing.

Of course they're running away.

But didn't their boss just say they came here looking for a fight?

Something's not adding up here.

Head's up, they're going underground!

Iron Man, we've got Atlanteans on the subways.

I hear you, cap. Loud and clear.

Subways?

You have no idea how vulnerable

your beloved city truly is.

- Jarvis, deploy rubber ducky. - Rubber ducky?

When you invent an undersea suit of armor,

you can name it whatever you want.

You're running away from me? Seriously?

You're going to be so embarrassed when I post this video online.

Keep laughing, fool.

Avengers, these tunnels are crawling with Atlanteans.

I need you all down here, except Thor.

Thor, you're our wildcard.

Keep as many of the Atlanteans top-side as you can.

They obviously want to be underground.

As you wish.

How come Thor stays up here and has all the fun?

Because Thor knows how to follow strategy.

You just stick to what you do best.

So Hulk smash. Again.

Exactly.

Fine!

Time to put my tech to use.

I don't need a rubber ducky suit to tell me

they're deploying in a specific pattern.

- Quick, Hawkeye, they're getting away. - Cap, wait, look.

What is this Atlantean slimy thing?

Don't. We have no idea what this thing is or what it does.

Iron Man, Falcon, are you getting this? Any ideas what it is?

I'll take a look.

- Uh-oh. - Oh, man, I hate it when you say "uh-oh."

Cap, get out of there. Whatever it is, there's hundreds of them down here,

- and they're powering up. - Already on it.

Cap, Hawkeye, we gotta get top-side.

Uh-oh.

Deep breath, guys.

Now what?

Feels like this whole place is going to come down.

Yeah, right on our heads.

Why do I get the feeling you guys were just a distraction?

And there it is.

I can do this all day.

Huh?

Ah! Victory is ours!

This is a new one, guys.

Those Atlantean devices have destabilized

the bedrock beneath Manhattan.

This whole island is going to slide into the ocean.

Shellhead! Please tell me your rubber ducky

has a built in anti-earthquake gizmo.

Attuma separated the top layer of bedrock.

He knew exactly the right stress points. His devices were perfectly placed.

Not bad for a snarling sea-barbarian.

Try and stay dry while Falcon and I get a look at what we're dealing with.

I hate to say this to you guys,

but this is even worse than we thought.

Have I mentioned lately how much I love Iron Man's gift for stating the obvious?

- Bring 'em on! - We shall drive these Atlanteans

- back to depths of the ocean, where... - Thor! We need you up here, buddy.

- But... - No time for buts, just get yours up here.

- What about me? - You're our heavy artillery, Hulk.

You know that. Don't step outside the box.

Whatever. Maybe you can make it back here

before I've smashed them all.

You see what we're dealing with here?

- Can you buy us some time? - With pleasure.

Whoa! How long can he keep that up?

Hopefully, as long as we need him to.

Now set your armor to match my electromagnetic frequency.

We're about to pull a high-tech whamma-jamma.