Marvel's Avengers Assemble (2013) s05e08 Episode Script

The Night Has Wings

[TONY STARK.]
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.
[TONY.]
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.
- [ALARM BLARING.]
- Hmm.
Look, I sent you the menu.
If you wanted mini corn dogs, you should have said so.
Huh? - [GRUNTS.]
- Aah! [GRUNTING.]
- Aah! - Great.
Are you Avengers everywhere? An interesting question, Crossbones.
[GRUNTS.]
[THUD.]
Wait here while I ponder it.
[GRUNTS.]
[SOLDIERS CRY OUT.]
[PANTING.]
I do not have time for this.
- Get out of my way! [GRUNTS.]
- Aah! [GRUNTS.]
[GROANS, GRUNTS.]
[CHEERING.]
I thank you, my friends.
The authorities are en route.
Whew.
What do you know? Right on time.
[WOMAN.]
Where is he? What's going on? [MAN.]
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.
- [GIGGLES.]
- [GASPS.]
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 [SIGHS.]
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.
- [BEEPS.]
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.
[CHUCKLES.]
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.
[SHURI.]
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.
[GROANS.]
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.
[GASPS.]
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.
[GROWLS SOFTLY.]
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.
[MAN.]
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.
[GRUNTS, YELLS.]
Aah! - [GRUNTS.]
- Aah! [WHIMPERING SOFTLY.]
Would it help if I told you I'm a big fan? - [BLOW LANDS.]
- [GROANS.]
- No.
- [ENGINE REVS.]
- [WHIMPERING.]
- [ENGINE REVS.]
[BEEPING.]
[CLICKS.]
Huh? [GRUNTS, GASPS.]
[GRUNTS.]
Aah [YELLS, GROANS.]
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.
It is clear to me now who is behind this incursion Ulysses Klaue.
- [SHURI.]
Well, were you right? - Yes.
Klaue is in Wakanda, along with several mercenaries.
Fine.
You win.
There are no mystical beasts.
Now what? Now, Shuri, I hunt.
Huh? [GASPS.]
[MUFFLED GRUNTING.]
- [BLOW LANDS.]
- [GRUNTS.]
[CRIES OUT.]
[GASPS.]
Oh, man! Why does this always happen to me? [WHIMPERING.]
[GRUNTS.]
Ugh! What's taking so long? - [BLACK PANTHER.]
That would be me, Klaue.
- [MECHANICAL HUMMING.]
You know the penalty for smuggling Vibranium out of Wakanda.
How could I forget? Your father gave me this to make certain I remember.
But who said this is about Vibranium, eh? This is about my business.
Always.
You never understood that.
[BEEPS.]
[LOUD THUDDING.]
[GROWLING.]
- [HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
- [GROANS.]
[GROANING.]
The secret of running a successful business is volume, volume, volume! [LAUGHING.]
[SHRIEKING.]
[GRUNTS.]
- [GRUNTS.]
- [ROARS.]
[HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
[SHRIEKING.]
What have you done to them? [KLAUE.]
Me? Nothing.
My guess is that centuries nesting in those Vibranium caves made them giant size.
Heh.
I'm a techie, not a zookeeper.
I stumbled on these things, saw a chance for profit, and quick as you like, whipped up some shiny new collars for them.
Pretty good, I'd say.
[GRUNTS.]
You admit you are responsible for the attack on my village.
- My little test run got your attention, eh? - [BEEPS.]
[SHRIEKING.]
[GRUNTS.]
- [HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
- [GROANING.]
[SHRIEKING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GROWLING.]
You have disturbed the natural order of Wakanda for the last time, Klaue.
I will see that you pay for this.
I expect the black market will pay rather handsomely for weaponized sonic bats.
[LAUGHING.]
Ah, you're a fool for refusing to profit from the riches around you.
Hamstrung by the same silly traditions as your father.
- [GROWLS.]
- [HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
[CRIES OUT, GRUNTS.]
Oh-ho-ho-ho! Touched a nerve, did I? - [HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
- [GROANING.]
Well, the truth hurts.
Welcome to Wakanda, the most advanced kingdom in the world! Except for its backward king.
Be a sweetheart, eh? Yell out once you hit bottom.
[GRUNTING.]
[GRUNTS.]
Shuri Shuri, do you hear me? [GROWLING.]
T'Challa, are you there? [STATIC, SHURI BREAKING UP.]
[LOUD FEEDBACK.]
[HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARES.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GROWLING.]
[HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
[CRYING OUT.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GRUNTING.]
[YELLS.]
[HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
Get her! Now's our chance! [GROWLING.]
Oh-oh-oh! She'll make a fine trophy.
Easy, girl.
[MECHANICAL HUMMING.]
You used me as bait.
Yeah, yeah.
What's your point? - [HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
- Aah! [GRUNTS.]
[GROWLING.]
Aah! She's even more powerful than I imagined.
[SHRIEKING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[GROWLING.]
- [STRAINING.]
- Still won't hurt her, will you? Your stupid Wakandan traditions have gotten the better of you again, Black Panther.
[GRUNTS.]
You are wrong.
Without tradition, we are lost.
Even you.
Is that so? Well, then, let me tell you about my tradition.
It's the one where man's destiny is to rule nature, - [MECHANICAL HUMMING.]
not appease it.
[SHRIEKS.]
[BLACK PANTHER GRUNTS, GROANS.]
See? Look at that.
Even a brute like her knows who's master.
If only your people could see you like this, on the verge of defeat.
I've already destroyed one village.
How many will it take before you bend your knee to me, eh? Or better yet, maybe I'll cut to the chase, head straight to the capital.
[GASPS.]
- [YELLS.]
- [GRUNTS.]
[YELLS.]
[SOLDIERS GRUNT.]
You can run, but you cannot hide! [BAT SHRIEKING.]
Good-bye, Black Panther.
Say hello to your father.
[WHIRRING.]
[ROARS.]
[HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
Aah! Where are you, Black Panther? Come out and play with my new toy.
[SCREECHES.]
[GROWLING.]
Klaue! Where - [BELLS CLANG.]
- [VILLAGE ELDER.]
The Kawulo still hunts you, my king.
These will protect you.
Klaue is not a Kawulo.
Never mind.
You should not be here.
It is not safe.
You fight for Wakanda.
Wakanda will be your shield.
[BELLS CLANG.]
More protection bells.
[CLANGING.]
[BELLS CHIMING LOUDLY.]
[SCREECHING.]
[VILLAGE ELDER.]
It is said that chimes can defeat the strongest Kawulo.
[BLACK PANTHER.]
Indeed.
Perhaps these bells will not, but you have given me an idea.
I thank you for your assistance.
All of you.
But you must go.
It is not safe for you here.
We can help you, my king.
You already have.
Go.
I will defeat the Kawulo.
Come out, Black Panther! When you run and hide, it's much less fun! Who is running? Aah! [ROARS.]
[HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
- [YELLS.]
- [HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
[GROWLING.]
[SCREECHING.]
- You're not getting away that easy.
- [MECHANICAL HUMMING.]
[LAUGHING.]
[SCREECHES.]
[GRUNTING.]
[GROWLING.]
Looks like you don't know Wakanda as well as you thought, Panther.
[MECHANICAL HUMMING.]
Is that so? [SHRIEKING.]
I've got you now.
- [HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
- Ha.
[YELLING.]
[SCREECHING.]
[GROANS.]
[GRUNTS.]
Be free.
[CAWING.]
[GASPS, GRUNTS.]
[SQUAWKS.]
[HIGH-PITCHED SOUND BLARING.]
[CRYING OUT.]
[GRUNTS.]
Wait! I'm your master! [BLACK PANTHER.]
There are no masters in nature, Klaue.
Only predators and prey.
You! Me.
What now? Another brand? More prison time? I think not.
Everything in Wakanda exists in balance, Klaue.
Our land, our technology, our people.
All of these things are part of Wakanda.
All of these things are under my protection, except for you.
Do your worst, Panther.
Your crime was against nature.
You upset the balance.
I believe she wants a word with you about that.
[BATS SQUEAKING.]
[GRUNTING.]
[SONIC BELLOWING.]
[GROANING.]
[CRIES OUT.]
[YELLS.]
[GROWLING.]
[GROANS.]
[KIDS LAUGHING.]
[BELLS CLANG.]
- Huh? - After all you've done for us, - would you allow me one final request? - Indeed.
[BEEPS.]
Selfie! [KIDS LAUGHING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS.]
The other villages will be so jealous once I post this.
The Black Panther saved us from the Kawulo.
You know it was only a man Ulysses Klaue.
An evil man corrupting the natural balance with his evil schemes.
Yes, my king.
As I said, Kawulo.
[LAUGHS.]
Kawulo.
Fair enough.
Mm, giant bats, huh? So is now the right time to say, "I told you so"? Agree to disagree, sister.
[GASPING.]
[GRUNTS.]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING.]
Huh? [GRUNTS.]
Killmonger.
Drink up.
You've earned it.
[PANTING.]
Come to gloat over my failure? Hardly, my friend.
The Shadow Council thanks you for your service.
Service? What are you on about? The Panther ruined everything.
- And those bats! They almost - None of that matters now.
Did you find the information hidden in the caves? Yes.
But what about my losses? This operation cost me a lot of That should cover your expenses.
[CHUCKLING.]
Now we have work to do.

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