Marvel's Avengers Assemble

What do you mean you just left?

We deliver our keynote in ten minutes.

Something has come up.

You're the Black Panther.

What could you possibly... Never mind. I don't wanna know.

Calm yourself, Stark. I will be there.

But this presentation is unnecessary.

Everyone is aware of Wakanda's technological superiority.

Yeah, yeah. We all know about you and your superior tech.

Someday you should use it to build a superior wristwatch.

I am not late... yet.

Oh, great. Let me explain that to the prime minister of...

We have the resources to fund this project ourselves.

I do not see the need for this showboating.

"Showboating"? It's a little late for me to send 53 foreign dignitaries packing.

And besides, it'll be fun.

They've got these great snacks.

You have a strange definition of fun, Stark.

I don't think you appreciate all the hard work I've put into this.

Hmm.

Look, I sent you the menu.

If you wanted mini corn dogs, you should have said so.

Huh?

Aah!

- Aah! - Great.

Are you Avengers everywhere?

An interesting question, Crossbones.

Wait here while I ponder it.

I do not have time for this.

- Get out of my way! - Aah!

I thank you, my friends.

The authorities are en route.

Whew. What do you know? Right on time.

- Where is he? What's going on? - Where is he?

Uh.. Just a minute longer, folks.

Where the heck are you?

And why are they reporting that you're breaking up a bank heist?

If you do this, T'Challa, you're never going to get...

Here. On time.

Ha. Yeah.

And he calls me the showboat.

The emergency beacon was activated last night.

Whoever attacked the village was long gone by morning.

What about the security system, Shuri?

They don't have one.

This is farm country, T'Challa, not the capital.

This village strikes a different balance between nature and technology.

Understood.

Our people may keep the balance in their own way.

My king, it is an honor to welcome you to our village.

I only wish it were under better circumstances.

Until now, we've had an excellent year.

Our crop yield has been the best in decades.

The sonic netting the palace provided?

Yes, they are perfect protection to keep the insects away from the fields.

We thank you, of course, Your Highness.

Our trouble is not insects now.

It's...

They came on a moonless night, when most of us were asleep.

We woke to the chaos...

the village being destroyed, the awful howling...

Howling?

You were not told this was the work of Kawulo?

I was not.

It must have slipped someone's mind.

If I said the village was attacked by monsters from old stories,

you wouldn't have taken it seriously.

Of course not.

Kawulo are creatures of superstition.

T'Challa. Respect.

My friend, these are unusual matters, you will admit.

Indeed, Your Highness.

Can you be certain this destruction was not caused by something else?

I saw one myself. So did many others.

You... saw them?

Yes, Your Highness.

There were many witnesses.

It was a horrible beast.

A Kawulo.

Howl? I'd say more of a roar.

And it had these wings.

Wings? No. They were claws!

With this thick fur.

Fangs. Huge fangs.

I'm positive I saw a tusk.

A Kawulo!

If you will excuse me.

I would like to inspect the damage.

Yes. Right this way, Your Highness.

Alone. Please.

It will be easier

for me to investigate without distraction.

Yes, Your Highness. Of course.

That was painful.

You need practice talking to normal people.

A traditional protection bell.

They think to ward the creatures off this way?

When was the last time you were out in the rural provinces?

I have been... occupied, as you well know.

Dashing around the world, saving the planet with the Avengers.

It's a good thing, brother, of course.

But sometimes you must remind yourself who you're saving it for.

Why did you send me here, Shuri?

Something attacked that village.

Someone with experience needed to investigate.

This village is too remote to make an effective military target.

Hundreds of miles from the border, too few resources...

Here's a thought. Maybe it was Kawulo.

Maybe the villagers saw what they saw.

Those beasts are the stuff of fables, sister.

Old tales often hold a spark of truth.

Perhaps our ancestors mistook something natural for something supernatural.

Perhaps. Unless...

These are not animal tracks.

As I suspected. This is the work of human beings.

Six or seven men. All medium-to-heavy build.

Do you need backup?

No, I do not.

Did you know Father designated this whole area a wildlife preserve?

Yes, Shuri.

But did you know the region was once home

to Wakanda's most productive Vibranium mine?

Father had it decommissioned. He even deleted its coordinates

from the archive so no one could find it.

I seem to have located it.

So not only are these people in violation of eight international treaties,

they're going against Father's wishes.

Whoever is behind this attack has no regard for Wakandan law

or the wishes of its king.

You joking me?

No way Black Panther wins a fight with Thor.

But that Vibranium suit. Nah.

I got a cousin, still has bruises from that hammer.

Thor would be lenient. I will not.

Aah!

Aah!

Would it help if I told you I'm a big fan?

No.

Huh?

Aah...

Shuri, I am sending you a scan of a weapon.

I need your analysis.

Whatever it is, it's not a projectile or a laser weapon.

The barrel is more like an amplifier.

A sonic cannon?

Maybe.

That would explain the strange sounds the villagers heard.