Cloak and Dagger

When I said I'd go recruit the next generation of heroes for S. H. I. E. L. D., I don't know what I pictured. But it wasn't this. Iron Fist, look out! Gotcha! Appreciate the save. How did you know I'm mildly allergic? Hey, you can't be too careful. Especially given how many villains are based on animals. Mr. Whiskers here could totally have been evil. No! Not the face! Bad kitty! Speaking of cats, White Tiger was supposed to meet us by now. Something is out of balance. Yo, Fury, White Tiger never showed. Her S. H. I. E. L. D. I. D. 'S not registering in your sector. Probably nothing, but I'll track her down. You focus on finding these two new heroes. Cloak can open a portal to his own pocket dimension, allowing him to teleport anywhere. Dagger is his polar opposite. She can create daggers of light with powers we don't fully understand. Cloak and Dagger? Dig the name. Very "secret-agenty. " They're a formidable pair. Don't underestimate them. And get to them as soon as possible. One more thing, we're interested in recruiting only Dagger, not Cloak. File says he's got an attitude problem. Not S. H. I. E. L. D. hero material. Not even gonna give him a chance? Fine. One Dagger, hold the Cloak. It seems wrong to split them up. There can be no light without darkness. Or darkness without Just trust the mission. Where do you get that stuff anyway? Fortune cookies! I knew it! Uh, why did I think about fortune cookies? Now I'm craving moo goo gai pan. Mmm. Moo. Cloak! Finding you was easy. Okay. So, anyway, we're looking for your friend, Dagger. Seen her? Whoa! Spidey sense poundin' like a Jack hammer. What's goin' on here? There is no need to fear what you do not understand. Namaste, friend. Yah! Uh, I'm not sure I want to understand this. But I'm sure startin' to get why Fury didn't want Cloak. He's not just one bad guy. He's a whole army of them! That one take him! Iron Fist! No! - addic7ed. Com - Iron Fist! Hang on, buddy! Hey, that's my friend in there, and I want him back! Yah! Leave him alone! And he's gone. With my friend. I'm gonna guess you must be Dagger. Whoa! How do you know me? Yeah, not important. Your pal just took my friend. Now, put down the pointy glow stick and tell me where Cloak took Iron Fist, before I lose my temper. Whoa! Whoa! Hey! What do I look like a dartboard to you? No more games! Now, where is Iron Fist? - Hah! - Whoa! Hey, was that supposed to hurt? I feel good. Very zen. Wait, I thought we were fighting. That was my Purifying blast. And it's all I had left. Okay. So, now you can fill me in on everything. Like why and where Cloak took my friend. I don't know. It's as if Cloak is under some kind of spell or something. A few days ago, those things attacked us. And he ported away, but never came back. Next thing I know, he's all evil and capturing people. Then let's go find him. I don't even know you, dude. Name's Spiderman. We find your friend, we find mine. We should be working together, two heads being better than one, which, now that I think about it, is kind of a weird visual. What I'm trying to say is, superhero team-up? Come on, it'll be fun. Yo, where are you taking us? Your pal Cloak is under a spell. Spidey's rule of thumb? If it's got weirdo dimensions and crazy magic, we go straight to Dr. Strange. Cloak's in there. We have this bond thing. I can feel it. He's here. We shouldn't even be able to see the house. Which means something's wrong with Doc's magic. Or he lost the lease and moved out. Hello? Knock knock. Yeah, yeah. I get it, Spidey sense. Tell me something I don't know. Great. These guys again. Feel the icy tendrils of Ickthalon! I know not how you gained access to my sanctum, but by the hoary hosts of Hoggoth, you are not welcome! Dr. Strange, sorcerer supreme. Most powerful magician in the universe. And one of these days, I'm gonna ask him what exactly the "hoary hosts of Hoggoth" are. But now's probably not a good time. Whoa! Bring down the house lights! Probably your favorite lamp, right? Sorry to drop in unannounced. Your presence is most welcome, Spiderman. Huh? Cloak, it's me! Whoa! Yah! So, what are the lookie-loos after? I know only the mindless ones serve the dread Lord of the dark dimension. Dormammu! Dormam-who? Whoa! Dr. Strange, the old thorn in my side. There is no escape. All will fall to the will of Dormammu! Spiderman! Use it wisely Cloak, wait! Argh, your friend keeps doing that! The bad news? Doc would never give someone else his magic toys unless this was seriously, seriously bad. The good news? New toys! Whoa! No Whoa! Didn't realize I was up for a mystical upgrade. Check me out! I am the spider supreme! And for my first trick Sweet! Purple webs. Maybe they're grape-scented. - Hmm. Nope. - Really? My friend is possessed by some kind of demon, and you're smelling your wrists? - Do something! - Hey! It's not like this kooky stuff came with instructions. I don't know how to use it. Wish it was just as simple as saying, "oh, mystic eye of Augimoto, take us to Dr. Strange!" Like that? I never should have trusted you! Don't panic just yet. Dr. Strange gave me this Cloak of levitation. Now, let it do its job. Uh, hey, cloaky thing, little help? Please? Whoa! Spiderman! Whoa! Would you look at that thing? Cloak is up there. Wait for me! How do Dr. Strange and Thor deal with these things? It's worse than a dress Uh, not that I know. Hold on! You know your friend's not himself, unless you're really bad at choosing friends. Not grape-scented, but good for something after all. Cloak, I know you can hear me, bro! Use my light! Fight the darkness! Uh Uh, I think I blinded that demon. But I can't hold him forever. So Dormammu controls his body, but what about his mind? Right! The only way you could maybe reach his mind is through the dark of his Cloak. Then I'm goin' in. How do I know you can do it? I got you this far, didn't I? Have a little faith in me. Take this. Dr. Spidey on the case. Wow, I don't believe it. It's kind of peaceful in here. Good feeling's gone. Hello? I know you're there. Can you turn on the lights or something? Cloak, I know it's you. At least I'm really hoping it is. - Who are you? - I'm I'm Spiderman. Dagger's worried about you. Look, she gave me this. Dormammu, head on fire, eyes on fire? We know he's got some kind of spell on you. Cloak, I'm here to help you. You can't even help yourself! Give up. No one can defy Dormammu. You can. You can fight him. Listen to me. Why? Why should I trust you? Because I know what it's like To be a kid who got crazy powers, and how overwhelming that can all be. I came in here believing Dagger when she said you were a good person. Her word was good enough for me. That's what trust is. Ow! Hey! I thought we were friends! Dormammu's too strong. I can't resist. Unless I need Dagger's light. It's the only way! You've got to believe me! I do! You can do it! You got this! Getting out of the way now! Whew! So happy that was a roundtrip ticket. Dormammu he's buildin' an army of mystics, all under his control. And he's gonna take over the Earth! I was afraid you were gonna say something like that. He forced me to capture mystics, like Dr. Strange, your friend Iron Fist, and another girl A white cat girl. White Tiger? We gotta go get 'em! Uh, no. Dagger and I gotta get away from Dormammu. Like, as far away as possible. We ought to stay. Spidey helped us. But he told us not to trust anyone. Who told you not to trust anyone? Okay. We'll help. But I don't like it. Great! A gung-ho rescue mission. How about you doin' that awesome thing where you just teleport us to wherever my friends are? Uh-uh. Dormammu will sense me comin' and take us out before we could even blink. We need another way. Hmm. What would Dr. Strange do? I have an eye-dea. Get it? You sure you know what you're doing? No, but that's never stopped me before! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Big, nasty, nightmare castle? Seriously? We're going there? This is all your fault. Come on, eye, open the door! Open the door! Now, that was easy. Any sign of our bad guy? I don't sense Dormammu. That's probably not good. See that crystal? Dormammu's charging it up to make a portal big enough for his army of monsters. How'd he get a hold of that thing? He made me take it from your wizard friend. Speaking of Doc Strange, we've got to find him and my teammates. Hey, eye, little help? Danny! Ava! Dr. S! Consider yourselves officially rescued Flaming eyes of evil. There really should be eye drops for that. Hyah! Gyah! Burn! Always there when I need ya. - Day and night. - Darkness and light. I'll port us out of here. No. Get me closer. The fire eyes, the fire powers, at least, Dormammu is consistent. Ee-yah! Yah! Hey, I got your back! I'm starting to think Fury was wrong about Cloak. This dude's a-ma-zing! Dagger, make 'em see the light! Whoa! Check the new threads! Stylin'! What was that? A dark power. One that wants to destroy the harmony of the universe and plunge humanity into chaos. Sooner we free Doc Strange and get out of here, the sooner we can "un-chaos" everything he's already "chaos-ed. " You have failed! You're new Master approaches. The dread Dormammu. Yeah. Stick a fork in us. We're done. Dormammu. And evil Dr. Strange. So, how are you? You dare defy my will? It matters not. You are of no more use, for I now possess the Siege Perilous! Mere magic cannot send my armies through all dimensions. But this artifact is without limits. You shall burn with your allies. Whoa! If we're gonna stand a chance, we need Dr. Strange on our side. Then go. Tiger and I will try to keep Dormammu occupied. Ee-yah! Yah! Your abilities may be impressive in your own realm, but here in my dark dimension, they are nothing! Hold on, Doc! This won't hurt. Dagger, you better hurry! Doc, did you see that slick move? Cloak and Dagger are on fire! Okay, poor choice of words, but Up high? Anybody? Okay, maybe later. Whoa! Oh, yeah. Take those back. Eye of Agomotto! Defend! Thank you. No! Even with our combined strength, we cannot hope to defeat Dormammu. Can we use this to make a door? Not charged with Dormammu's power. And all other gateways between here and our realm have been sealed shut. All the gateways, except the one inside me. But even if we go, what's stopping Dormammu from following us back and invading Earth? Go! Once you're back home, close me for good, so Dormammu can't use me again. But you'll be stuck here forever! It's the only way. No, I can seal Cloak up after he rejoins us back on Earth. - Now, go! - Can we trust him? Yes. The answer to that one is "yes. " Watch that first step! Now, Cloak! Going somewhere? Cloak! Something prevents him from joining us. He's trapped between our dimension and the dark dimension. There's no escape from Dormammu! So we can't touch him. But I bet magic can. Yah! Purple webs are back! Magic rocks! Maybe I should think about playing Las Vegas. By the sword of the Illuminati! Ty! Dormammu has been sealed back in his dark dimension. And out of yours. Well, I guess everything is back to normal. All taken care of. So much for Vegas. I almost forgot. This is yours. Dormammu knew I had possession of the Siege Perilous. Perhaps it's best we have S. H. I. E. L. D. keep it for now. Hmm. Souvenir time? Sweet! You sort of accidentally teleported away without saying "good-bye. " We can't stay. We have to keep movin'. When you're ready to stop running and fight the good fight, this will call S. H. I. E. L. D. And you work for S. H. I. E. L. D. too? We're the good guys. Your file was wrong about Cloak. They're both hero material. Fine. But can we trust them? They don't trust anybody, and they trusted me. That's a good start. Who protected you? Provided you with food, shelter, everything you need? You did, Taskmaster. But Spidey helped us! He he even got Cloak away from that demon. And then, let me guess, he tried to recruit you to join S. H. I. E. L. D. ? Who would use you as weapons. Now, say it. You can't trust anyone. That's right. Gratitude for braving the darkness to come after us. What he said. Thanks, Spidey. Aw. Well, now, I feel all squishy inside. Maybe that's my empty stomach. Been craving Chinese food all day. Follow me, guys! I know a good place with the best moo goo gai pan and fortune cookies in town! Trust me!