Of Ducks and Men is the first Quest in the first Chapter in the Story Event Dawn of Darkness.
It is succeeded by The Invisible Maze.
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Symbioid (Gold): PREVIOUSLY ON MARVEL CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS: Symbioid (Gold): DR. STRANGE had gathered a group of powerful mystics to rescue Guillotine from THANOS' clutches. Symbioid (Gold): Due to MORDO's betrayal, he failed, but discovered that the Mad Titan has been channelling the energy of great battles in the Contest of Champions to create his own set of INFINITY STONES... Symbioid (Gold): PLAY ON!
- Transmission #1 - Upon starting the Quest
Iron Man: Look at us... Like good ol' times, eh? the so-called "Illumina--"
Doctor Strange: Don't say that name. It brings bad omens. Iron Man: Come on Doc, it brought much more than that! The last time we met, we almost broke... was it the multiverse? Space-time continuum? One of the two, can't remember.
Black Panther: The name does not matter. Only the crisis that brought us together.
Beast: I heard the name "Thanos". That's enough to convince me of the urgency in the matter. Doctor Strange: Urgent doesn't quite cover it, Hank. Let me fill you all in.
- Transmission #2
Iron Man: "Operation Escape this Dump" has gone and is going nowhere. Cap and his "Unity Team" are still trying to find an exit from the Battlerealm, but so far only dead ends. Place is airtight. Doctor Strange: That was always a long shot. The Collector would never allow us to roam free if we could escape that easily. Beast: If it helps, we have some good trackers in the X-Men... Black Panther: Stopping Thanos is our priority. The rest of our agenda can wait. Do we know how close he is to completing his gauntlet? Beast: He has two stones. But Stark and I theorized he does not yet have full control of them. These are not the Infinity Stones from our own universe... they are Battlerealm-specific stones. That makes them hard to master, but also potentially unstable.
- Transmission #3
Doctor Strange: Stark and McCoy are gone to work on their calculations. It's amazing to watch those two phenomenal minds in their element... so much concentrated knowledge! Black Panther: And yet, they can't see you are hiding the truth from them. Doctor Strange: ?! Black Panther: Science is only one side of the equation. The Panther sees through the veil, Strange. You have a backup plan... one so dangerous you don't dare tell anyone. Doctor Strange: I meant to include you, T'Challa. It's just too early to...
Howard the Duck: Hello there! Is this the "Champions Anonymous" meeting? Black Panther: Who is this? Who told you about...? Howard the Duck: Relax, Panther-guy. You don't need to tell me your secret plans... I'm only around because the wizard here asked me to be. Doctor Strange: It's fine, T'Challa. I hired the duck to help me with something. Doctor Strange: Come, Howard. Tell me about your findings.
- Transmission #4
Howard the Duck: Like you asked, we've been snooping around to find where ol' Eggplant Chin will find his next Infinity Gem--Stone--Thing. Doctor Strange: Yes. Guillotine told me that Thanos would search for a large scale battle. They are capable of generating ISO-disturbances, which in turn can be coalesced into new Stones. Howard the Duck: Yeah, what you said. But the problem is...
Jessica Jones: ...The problem is the Battlerealm, as the name implies, is crawling with battle. How can we sort what's important? Howard the Duck: Anyway, we have some lovely candidates for ya. Candidate #1: The Summoner versus some very nasty characters...
- Transmission #5 - Before fighting Venom
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