Marvel Superhero Adventures: Intergalactic Grand Prix - The Prelude/Quotes

A list of quotes per issue from Marvel Superhero Adventures: Intergalactic Grand Prix - The Prelude.
==Issues==
===#1: “Enough Fight, Let's Ride!”===
(issue starts in Sakaar, with the Grandmaster watching a gladiatorial battle, which is not putting any impression on him or the crowd)
:Grandmaster: (voice over) The eyes of my people tell everything. This peculiar battle is not enough to entertain them. Not enough to entertain even me. What is the point of this? Am I, the great Grandmaster, to fall into what humans refer to as retirement? Am I to cease hosting gladiatorial battles like I have for centuries?
(Then, Taneleer Tivan the Collector appears)
:The Collector: Not much entertained by those recent battles. Are you, brother? Are you sure you are not willing to do it the old ways?
:Grandmaster: Out of the question, brother. You remember very well that I swore an oath to the Terrans and other worlds I would no longer capture their might warriors, and force them to fight these gladiatorial battles. Not after they saved Sakaar from that usurper Mojo.
:The Collector: You are growing a bit too soft for these outsiders, brother. This might cost you your reputation as...
:Grandmaster: (interrupts with his eyes glowing energy; angered) I'm trying to make less enemies than I had before these days. Perhaps, you should consider doing the same for your own reputation as the Collector!
(Grandmaster walks away)
:The Collector: Yes... perhaps, I will.
(Grandmaster is met with the Collector's assistant Carina)
:Carina: If that's the way to alleviate your boredom from these gladiatorial battles, your lordship... perhaps, hosting a different type of sport would make a great difference.
:Grandmaster: It would have to be a truly entertaining one, my dear Carina. (they watch footage of sports being played on Earth) Perhaps, based on those played by humans on Earth. If other warriors in the galaxy are filled with... (they suddenly hear video game noises) interest. (Topaz comes by) Topaz? What is that sound I am not familiar with?
:Topaz: Please, don't be irritated, your lordship. But it would happen to be a human using one of our monitors to play what they call video games. And...
(Grandmaster checks the room, and finds Gwen Poole / Gwenpool playing video games)
:Grandmaster: Ah, Gwenpool.
:Topaz: Do we know this one, sire?
:Grandmaster: Interdimensional traveler, and friend and fan of Earth's superheroes. She once helped the Avengers stop those insane variants of Kang the Conqueror, including the Silver Centurion, from destroying the Multiverse. She's an unusual, but very remarkable heroine, as well.
:Gwenpool: (pauses her game, and notices the Grandmaster) Oh. Hey there, Grandmaster. I hope you don't mind, because I was dying to try this new game I got, and I needed a screen with high definition to play.
:Grandmaster: As you might have seen, my dear... I'm in a state of boredom, and considering retiring from hosting gladiatorial battles in Sakaar. And needing a little inspiration to host a somewhat different sport which my people would find exciting... (Gwenpool offers him the Player 2 controller) which this game you're playing might be an inspiration.
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===#2 “Test Drive”===
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(Peter, Gwen and Miles are walking in the halls of in Horizon Labs, as news notify of the superheroes' victory)
:Peter Parker: So? You guys free to do something relaxing?
:Gwen Stacy: After all that joyride, I pretty much wouldn't say no to a few video games. Racing games, for that matter. What do you think?
:Peter Parker: Yeah, that would be good.
:Miles Morales: Totally. Also, as much as I hate the bad things Arcade's been doing... that Infinity Combat game he promised once, I'm pretty sure it would've been good.
:Gwen Stacy: Yeah, if that ogre Jameson hadn't bad-mouthed it before Arcade even released the game.
:Peter Parker: But now, we know he won't be bad-mouthing anyone else in favor of his precious son, now that they're both behind bars. Jameson, mostly for not being brave to tell the world that Norman Osborn was the Green Goblin... well, let's forget about that idiot, and move on.
:Gwen Stacy: Yeah. Sorry I brought it up.
:Peter Parker: It's cool. (they enter their lab, and are met with agent Maria Hill) Captain Hill. How can we help you?
:Maria Hill: Just passing by. Checking the work you and your friends did in Horizon... (showcases footage of Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider and Kid Arachnid in their motorcycles) and with your toys. An outstanding performance you did there.
:Peter Parker: All in a day's work.
:Maria Hill: Pretty sure it was.
:Gwen Stacy: So... director Fury's got another mission for us?
:Maria Hill: An offer, actually. For something big and exciting even S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Nova Corps agreed to endorse. (gives them three invitation letters) Do any of you remember the Grandmaster?
:Miles Morales: The same Grandmaster who rules over Sakaar?
:Peter Parker: The same who used to host gladiatorial battles until we heroes saved his planet from Kang's evil variants? Yeah, we remember him.
:Gwen Stacy: He's inviting us for another battle tournament, isn't he?
:Maria Hill: A tournament, yes. But not much of a battle tournament, like that Contest of Champions. (Peter touches the button in his letter, showcasing sketches for a race track) It's something else his people became more interested to watch. Something another friend of yours inspired him to begin. So, what do you think of that?
:Peter Parker: Intriguing.
===#3 “Runaway Sloth Baby”===
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(after watching Blake Dorman lose a go-kart race, and ditch his kart)
:Ms. Marvel: (voice over) And that's it, huh? Blame the kart, but not yourself for being a bad driver. Typical of you and the rest of these ogres, Dorman. Plus, he couldn't even ride a bike. Or even a skate. Let alone drive a kart. (inspects the kart) And look at you. There's nothing wrong with you, and that jerk throws you away like you're nothing. (shifts to triple of her size, and picks up the kart) But, don't worry. You're in good hands, now. With me, my adopted moms, and... (scenes to Kamala back home, where she is met with her surrogate sister Anya Corazon; voice over) my surrogate sister, Anya.
(they later work on fixing the kart)
:Anya Corazon: So, that jerk Blake Dorman lost this kart race, and blamed this poor sloth baby for his failure? And to think that ogre Flash Thompson blaming Peter for his daddy issues when Peter had nothing to do with it was bad enough.
:Kamala Khan: Just like Peter said before. Bullies like those idiots from Midtown High are the same pieces of work in every way. Arrogant, repugnant, and so poisoned by ego, always blaming someone else instead of themselves for their own mistakes...
:Anya Corazon: Yeah, just like that other ogre Jameson with all of those bogus stories he wrote in newspapers about Spider-Man. And his own son, mostly. Also just like that zealot William Stryker and his obsession with the genocide of mutants, including the X-Men. And who could forget? That overbearing tyrant General Ross and his obsession with chasing the Hulk. All of them: big jerks and bullies who are poisoned by ego. (the girls finish repairing the kart) And in the end, their ego gets the better of them, and puts them in their harsh, but right place.
:Kamala Khan: I know, right? (picks up a canister containing a Terrigen Crystal and checks on the engine) You might approve or disapprove of what I have in mind right now, but it's just something I suddenly wanna try.
:Anya Corazon: (notices the kart and the Terrigen Crystal in Kamala's hands) I know. You're planning to use that Terrigen Crystal as a power source, right?
:Kamala Khan: Yeah. Pretty much...
:Anya Corazon: Not against your idea, but I'd say we should try it elsewhere like not in your garage. Just in case the experiment might end having a terrible result like... you know...
:Kamala Khan: ...an explosion that might level this garage? And for which our moms might ground us for maybe forever? Yeah, good point.
(as Kamala takes the kart outside, Anya checks on the canister and the Terrigen crystal. Scene shifts to the girls in an abandoned Oscorp facility)
:Anya Corazon: Well, this facility seems like an appropriate place. No one's ever cared about blowing up Oscorp properties ever since you and Betty exposed the Goblin's identity, and made that zealot Osborn a non-person.
:Kamala Khan: Especially after his son Harry's untimely doom. And now, back to business. The crystal?
:Anya Corazon: (shows the crystal in the modified canister) I converted the canister into a fusion unit. To see if it could stabilize the crystal more properly.
:Kamala Khan: Nice. (they insert the fusion unit on the kart) And of course... remember how this crystal awakened my powers?
:Anya Corazon: I remember it happened when you put on your bracelet. Or Quantum Band, as Captain Marvel called it... and that whole show happened.
:Kamala Khan: And if you ask why I'm asking... just want to see if the same trick will kick in. (uses the Quantum Band on the kart, which begins sparkling energy) (inner thoughts) Please, don't blow up. Please, don't blow up.
(the kart transforms into a bigger racecar, with double-sized back wheels, and the colors of Kamala's Ms. Marvel costume)
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===#4 “Menace and Bookworm No More”===
===#5 “The Galaxy's Deadliest Mom”===
===#6 “Cat-Suited Robin Hood”===
===#7: “Something Pretty to Wear”===
===#8 “Bring on the Bad Guys!”===
===#9 “A Matter of Trust”===
===#10 “Reach for the Star-Lord”===
===#11 “More of a Tiger Person”===
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(flashbacks show Mary Jane being approached by Midtown High's jocks, and by John Flynn)
:Anna Watson: (voice over) Of course, Diego wasn't just a giant kitty for Mary Jane. He was also like her bodyguard. Many of these ogres as Mary Jane and her friends call them tried to have a less than appropriate approach to her. Those high school bullies like Thompson, and big men thinking they have power over women, like that hypocrite John Flynn... (flashback shows the jocks and Flynn being attacked by Diego; Flynn is bitten in his skull and clawed on his shoulders, a jock is thrown off a bridge, and Flash is shown pinned down, with Diego growling angrily at him) but they all suffered the same drastic fate: clawed, mauled and bitten into a savage pulp by Diego. They survived, of course. But Diego's attacks on them taught them a hard lesson in pain, and gave them nightmares for the rest of their lives. (flashback shows Flash being confronted by his father Harrison Thompson) But none of them suffered more than Thompson's father. The repugnant, abusive ogre who influenced his son to be the bully he was to Peter and all others he considered weak to the society. He conspired to force Mary Jane to woo his son. Even though it was just to express dominance. (flashback shows Diego biting Thompson's arm, clawing his face, and pinning him down, with Mary Jane watching) But Diego foresaw his plan before it happened, and took action. Being a super-soldier tiger, Diego's senses were strong enough to help him track his prey... and put it on its place. (flashback shows Thompson in a hospital bed (missing his arms and left leg, and half of his face disfigured) being confronted by two officers, and Betty Brant showcasing footage about him) That horrible man also survived. But not without the price he had to pay for his cowardice: medical attention for a day, followed by prison for life. (flashback shows the officers in good terms with Mary Jane, with a female officer petting Diego) And because Mary Jane was an attempted victim of that brute's abuse, she wasn't judged for what happened. The officers very genuinely accepted that what Diego did... he did it to protect his princess. (we see the officers bidding them farewell as Mary Jane and Diego left peacefully) And so, they were in peace.
(flashback ends)
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===#12 “Fasten Your Seatbelts”===
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