Invincible: Guarding the Globe story · Campaign

Chapter 43: Practice, Practice, Practice

Campaign season 3, chapter 43.

14 scenes, 59 lines

1. Stage 1, before the fight

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Cecil Stedman

We've got Machine Head taking care of Earth-based crime, which allows us to focus on the looming Viltrumite problem.

Donald Ferguson

I hope you know what you're doing, Cecil.

Cecil Stedman

Of course I do. Will it work? Now that's the real question.

Donald Ferguson

Oh no... we've got incoming, boss.

Cecil Stedman

Damn it. Viltrumites already?

Donald Ferguson

No… Something else. They're big, red, and scary.

Cecil Stedman

Get the heroes.

2. Stage 9, after the win

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Atom Eve

What the hell are these things, Cecil?

Ragnars

Grrr...

Invincible

I know them. They're Ragnars. Giant pain in the ass for the Viltrumites.

Cecil Stedman

And now they seem to be our problem.

Atom Eve

What are they doing here?

Invincible

No idea... They're not exactly master strategists. Or master thinkers, really.

Cecil Stedman

But they're tough as hell and there are a lot of them.

3. Stage 10, before the fight

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Cecil Stedman

Another wave of Ragnars are sweeping through DC.

Invincible

We're on it, Cecil.

Cecil Stedman

This is a disaster.

4. Stage 19, after the win

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Kid Omni-Man

They're killing us out here.

Cecil Stedman

We're going to get slaughtered handling this on our own.

Donald Ferguson

What are you thinking, Cecil?

Cecil Stedman

Time to call up an old "friend."

5. Stage 20, before the fight

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Damien Darkblood

You've summoned me… again?

Cecil Stedman

Damien, we've got a bit of an alien infestation and we need your help.

We need to send these things somewhere else.

Damien Darkblood

I'll do my best, Cecil. But I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing it for this realm.

Cecil Stedman

Yeah, sure. Whatever you gotta tell yourself.

Oh, and your new style is... interesting, I guess.

6. Stage 29, after the win

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Kid Omni-Man

Holy crap! Damien, where did you send the Ragnars?

Damien Darkblood

To a realm where they belong. A ring of hell made for ungodly beasts.

Cecil Stedman

Thank you, Damien.

Damien Darkblood

Am I to assume you'll be sending me back now?

Cecil Stedman

No. I think you could still help us out up here.

7. Stage 30, before the fight

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Thragg

While Earth is distracted by the Ragnars we sent their way, we'll focus on bettering ourselves by seeking out the toughest warriors in space.

Conquest

Is that really necessary? Are we not already the toughest warriors in the universe?

Thragg

There's always room for improvement.

And I've spotted our first targets. They're together.

Allen The Alien

Hey, what the hell is this?

I was just helping Universa back to her home world.

Universa

What is the meaning of this?

Thula

This trip is over, for both of you.

8. Stage 39, after the win

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Thragg

Well done. They escaped, but they were badly beaten.

Let's see how we can further improve your skills.

9. Stage 40, before the fight

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Thragg

Okay, let's make this challenging. Next, go to Mars and face the Sequids.

Conquest

Sequids? Those slimy pests.

Thragg

They're tougher than they look, and they're good practice for fighting unconventional enemies.

10. Stage 49, after the win

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Anissa

Ugh. Disgusting. I'm never fighting those things again.

Thragg

You'll fight who and what I say. Now clean yourselves up.

11. Stage 50, before the fight

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Thragg

The greatest challenge we have in front of us are the heroes of Earth.

Using Viltrumite technology, we've developed a way to fight them before fighting them.

A simulation of the Earth heroes to test you to your limits.

Conquest

A simulation?! I fight the real thing and only the real thing.

Thragg

You will do this, or we'll see to it that you never fight again. Now get started.

12. Stage 59, after the win

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Lucan

That was… surreal. So realistic…

Thragg

Yes. Now you see the challenge ahead of you.

13. Stage 60, before the fight

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Thragg

Your last test is in the simulation again. This time, you'll be fighting your toughest fight yet…

Yourselves.

14. Stage 60, after the win

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Thragg

You have defeated yourselves.

Now you're ready to face anything that may come our way.