A.I.M. HEADQUARTERS...
DEEP IN THE DEEPEST LEVELS OF THE DEEPLY SECURED BASEMENT....
MISTER SINISTER: A.I.M.'s resources have been valuable, but I will not change the terms of our agreement. In return for your manufacturing assistance, you've been paid...handsomely.
MISTER SINISTER: As unfortunate as it may be that you will not survive to see the return on my investment, it is even more unfortunate that you'll never be as handsome as your reward.
MISTER SINISTER: But those are your problems, M.O.D.O.K., not mine. My plan has been set in motion, and there's nothing you or anyone else can do to stop me.
M.O.D.O.K.: What makes you so sure, Sinister? Surely you don't think I would have created that...thing...without including a failsafe.
MISTER SINISTER: Spare me, M.O.D.O.K. You're referring to the genetic trigger you included, which, if activated, causes the Monad to revert to a mortal infant? I manipulated the pattern and removed it...the Monad's genetic design creates the inevitability of the end of all existence, including yours.
MISTER SINISTER: But more importantly, it will be the end of Apocalypse! Once and for all.
M.O.D.O.K.: So that's what this is about? Your petty feud with Apocalypse?
MISTER SINISTER: My aspirations are far greater than finally extinguishing my ancient foe, M.O.D.O.K., but his demise will be a particularly pleasing benefit.
MISTER SINISTER: Farewell, M.O.D.O.K.
M.O.D.O.K.: God, I hate that guy. Okay, Victor, come on out. It looks like you were right after all. Sinister double crossed me...as usual.
M.O.D.O.K.: Damn. How did he know about the genetic reversion trigger? I thought that was pretty clever.
DR. DOOM: It was clever, M.O.D.O.K. But, Sinister's no dummy. I presume he disabled it?
M.O.D.O.K.: Yeah, he said he did, so I figure...yeah. What a freakin' gyp!
DR. DOOM: Don't worry, my mongloidious friend. Everything is proceeding according to the plan.
M.O.D.O.K.: Everything? Then Mole Man has recovered the Monad?
DR. DOOM: Well, okay, not everything. But it's only a matter of time. He's headed to the Hulks' apartment as we speak. Within hours, the Monad will be in our possession, and then...the universe will be mine! Er, um, I mean ours.
TO BE CONTINUED IN CHAPTER 11: CONVERGENCE!!!
What does M.O.D.A.K. stand for? And why in the hell do you have that action figure?
ReplyDeleteIt stands for Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing. You can read more about him here).
ReplyDeleteAnd actually, he's not an action figure. He's a little lead statute I found in a comic shop for half price; he just happened to be roughly the same scale as the action figures. On one level, I just like him because he's so weird looking. On another level, he's actually a really interesting villain. He's a living computer who has (mostly) lost all connection to humanity. But deep down inside he's motivated by insecurity about his appearance, which is understandable when you've got guys like Thor teasing you all the time (you can see an example of that here.
Please note: That's not how M.O.D.O.K. sounds in my photonovel, however. In my photonovel, M.O.D.O.K.'s lines should be read in this voice.
Pretty insensitive of MODOK to be dropping the term "gyp" right in front of Victor like that. Lucky for him Doom was distracted.
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