Bootstrap

## Basic Information

**Bootstrap** is the third Quest in Act 7 Chapter 3: A Matter of Time, and was released on October 13, 2021. It contains 6 paths and has 7 Opponents per path, with Spider-Ham , Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced)  or Spider-Man (Stealth Suit)  as the final boss.

It is preceded by 7.2.2: Dichotomy and succeeded by 7.3.4: Cruel to Be Kind.

## Dialogue

 Caption: With a little ISO-manipulation and good old fashioned super-strength, Carina and Ægon are able to safely pull several Avengers from the rubble.

 Iron Man (Infinity War): Thanks for the save, kid. Glad you were able to get here even with comms down. Kang did a number on us.
 Black Widow: That’s a kind way of saying that we got our butts kicked in seconds, Tony.
 Iron Man (Infinity War): A cosmic suckerpunch is still a suckerpunch, Nat.
 Iron Man (Infinity War): On the bright side, I think I can work around the communications issue. Right now the tears in reality are absorbing our broadcasts.
 Iron Man (Infinity War): I can manually modify the frequency to something that will orbit and slingshot off the tears, and get us back in contact. Give me a few minutes.
 Carina: Anything to get us back in touch with the other members of the Council. Thanks, Tony.

- Transmission #1 - Upon starting the Quest

 Carina: Alright... we were able to reach a few of the Council members.
 Carina: According to Doctor Strange they’ve been scattered, with a few holding defenses against the divergents in their own territories.
 Carina: It looks like Kang’s Paradox Engine has opened the floodgates for his new “friends.”
 Carina: For now, we’re on our own. They’re barely keeping their homes stable as it is.
 Iron Man (Infinity War): Sounds like Kang’s little toy is our target, then.
 Guillotine: I will take great pleasure in bisecting it.

- Transmission #2

 Carina: We know what we’re after, but we’re gonna need backup. With reality still warping, my powers aren’t responding predictably, or safely.
 Iron Man (Infinity War): And the cosmic forces at play are pure havoc on anything high tech. I hate to say it, but I think magic is the answer.
 Guillotine: Perhaps we should make a housecall to the docteur, non?
 Carina: Yes, definitely. At the very least, we’ll be able to help him defend the Sanctum Sanctorum.
 Carina: Gwen, stay here with the Avengers, and don’t... Well, don’t do anything.
 Gwenpool: Okay...
 Black Widow: We’ll hold down the fort now that we’re on steady ground here. Stay in touch, Carina, Summoner.
 Carina: You bet. Good luck!

- Transmission #3

 Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced): In my world, Overlord Stark did the smart thing: He stopped babying humanity, and dominated like he was meant to.
 Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced): As his right-hand man, I was honored to enforce his rule, and dispense justice swiftly, precisely.
 Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced): The Iron Man of this timeline is a sham. Pathetic and mewling in this chaotic mess of a “Battlerealm.”
 Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced): Kang alone has the authority to control this place.
 Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced): And I will place you beneath his boot, where you belong!

- Transmission #4 - Before fighting Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced)

 Carina: Of all the people to see from these warped timelines, Peter is the last one I’d wish it on.
 Guillotine: That’s why we have to keep pressing forward, Carina. To save him and others from whatever Kang has in store.
 Ægon: Indeed. This wickedness will abate once we can put a stop to his Paradox device.
 Gwenpool: And I’ll be right alongside to help!
 Carina: Gwen...
 Gwenpool: Look, I screwed up. Big time! I did the classic “hero unwittingly helps the bad guy” thing. That’s awful, hackneyed, a bad look!
 Gwenpool: I promise I’ll stay out of the way, but if there’s anything I can do to help, I want to be there when it comes up!
 Carina: ... we’ll talk about it. Come on.

- Transmission #5 - On the final node