- Chapter 1.2: "FOR YOU, THIS IS AN EPIC AND DESPERATE BATTLE. FOR DIRE, THIS IS TUESDAY."
- Chapter 2.1: In an impressive display of Chess Master skills, Dire prepares the Undersiders for the future, a month or two in advance."When the ABB is eliminated, there's going to be a bit of a power vacuum. Seen this many times before... The players remaining will jostle for new boundaries, a few new players will rise up, and interests from outside will intrude, looking for weakness. You're small-scale now, but this next stage... Well, it usually goes on for a few months. The time may come when you look to expanding your operations. Getting minions. Running the show, instead of doing jobs for a bigger player."
- Chapter 2.2: Dire taunts Kaiser just enough that he ruins her metal chair with his power. A few minutes later, Dire carefully retrieves "the sensor hub that I'd hidden in the middle of it." Next battle, she has a hard counter to his power.
- Chapter 2.3: "Wires. They'd hooked up their EMP device to power drawn through WIRES. Fools."
- Chapters 2.4 and 2.5: Half the Protectorate versus Doctor Dire. Dire wins.
- They were brave, they used their powers well, they showed teamwork, and though their leader was arrogant beyond belief, he was a decent fighter. Against most villains, they'd do fine.
But tonight, well, the poor bastards were up against ME. - "DO YOU WANT THE MONOLOGUE BEFORE OR AFTER DIRE WINS?"
"You don't look like you're winning."
"CHECKMATE IN FIVE MOVES." - I activated the jets, and hovered into the air. "AMATEUR."
What I could see of [Armsmaster's] face was twisted with rage and pain. I grabbed a pic for posterity's sake. That was one for the wall of shame!
And then I rocketed off into the night.
- They were brave, they used their powers well, they showed teamwork, and though their leader was arrogant beyond belief, he was a decent fighter. Against most villains, they'd do fine.
- Chapters 3.3 through 3.5: Saint attacks Dire and Dragon. Dire's response? Beat Saint in a fight, defuse his Dead Man's Switch, hack into his lair and steal everything that's not nailed down, and leave him in a position where he can annoy Dragon, but not truly harm her anymore.
- Chapter 4.5: Dire's Awesomeness by Analysis is about to uncover too much about the Case 53 Tattoos. So...After another tense minute, the report came back. Someone had ditched a car ahead of the convoy, temporarily blocking the way before fleeing down an alley. The only description was a slight figure in a black suit.
- Chapter 5.5, ending. Dire doesn't offer Taylor We Can Rule Together. No, she offers to set Taylor up as the benevolent ruler of the setting.
- Chapter 7.5, through Exact Words, Awesomeness by Analysis, and Refuge in Audacity, Dire escapes Pact's gang and rescues Timetripper to boot.
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