Thunderbolts*

Mel: I was in high school when the aliens came. And the Avengers. Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier: High school, huh? I was, like, 90. Mel: Hah. It's kinda strange that it's all over now, right? I mean, the Avengers are gone? No one else is coming to save the day... Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier: Maybe we could be the people that are coming...

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John Walker/Captain America: Okay, well, look at the facts. The infamous Ghost, a S.H.I.E.L.D. reject on the run from 15 nations? The dead one over there, she destroyed half of Budapest. Yelena Belova: Don't talk about her like that John Walker/Captain America: And you. [referring to Yelena] A former Red Room assassin. God only knows the blood on your hands. Ava: Pretty ludicrous coming from the dime store Captain America. John Walker/Captain America: I'll have you know I was actually the official Captain America, so... Yelena Belova: [scoffs] Yeah, for like two seconds. Ava: Before you publicly murdered an innocent man on the streets. Do I have that right? John Walker/Captain America: Really? Define innocent. Hey, look, I'm a decorated combat veteran. I have a loving wife and son. Let's be honest, you guys are just cheap mercenaries. So clearly, I'm supposed to bring you in. Yelena Belova: [chuckling] That was funny. Thank you, we needed that.

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Ava: That doesn't sound like a shredder...It's an incinerator. Yelena Belova: [noticing the countdown on the wall] Two minutes. Then Valentina's slate is wiped clean. John Walker/Captain America: You don't know that for sure. Could be anything. Could be for anything. Could be for when they come to pick me up. Ava: Do you feel that?! The temperature rising dramatically as if heat were involved? John Walker/Captain America: ...Okay, it's an incinerator. Bob: Oh, boy. That is no way to go. John Walker/Captain America: Well, how would you like to die today, Bob? Yelena Belova: Okay, ghost lady. Ava: Ava. Yelena Belova: Sure. Whatever. Don't care. We need to get you through the walls, so that you can open the door. John Walker/Captain America: She tried that already. Yelena Belova: I know she did. But we haven't tried shutting down the sound barrier. John Walker/Captain America: Well, if they built it just for her, there's gotta be an independent power source. Ava: [Yelena makes a you-can-b

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Yelena Belova: [referring to Bob] I think he's just a civilian. John Walker/Captain America: If he's a civilian, he knows too much. If he's an agent, he sucks. Either way I say we throw him back into the fire. Bob: [chuckling] You said you were Captain America? John Walker/Captain America: ...Why are you laughing? Bob: [still chuckling] Just, cause you're an asshole.

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Yelena Belova: I understand. We all feel like shit sometimes. And loneliness? I get that. I get it. And that darkness gets pretty inticing. And then it starts to feel a little bit like... Bob: A void. Yelena Belova: ...Yep. A void. Bob: What do you do about it? Yelena Belova: ...You shove it way down. You just...push it down. Bob: That's great. That's really good advice. Yelena Belova: You're welcome.

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Yelena Belova: Eww! Which one of you is wet? Bob: I run hot. Sorry. John Walker/Captain America: Someone's got a weird, hard butt. Ava: It's not my butt. It's my suit. Yelena Belova: Well, you need to get a new suit. Ava: Pardon me for the inconvenience. I mean, I only spent my entire life in labs hooked up to machines so I could create this physical cage to keep my material body from disintegrating at all times. So, yeah, I’m so sorry about that. Yelena Belova: You do not want to start the whole sob story game. I win. Enslaved child assassin over here. John Walker/Captain America: Well, you were just a kid, so... Yelena Belova: Oh? So that's a good thing now? John Walker/Captain America: I just think it might be nice to know that you didn't really know any better. Yelena Belova: [sarcastically] Thanks. I feel way better.

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