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EXT. NEW YORK CITY SKYLINE - STARK TOWER - DAY
IRON MAN arrives at STARK TOWER
where Selvig, ACTIVATES the CMS device, holding the Tesseract.
JARVIS Sir, I took off the arc reactor. The device is already self-sustained.
TONY Shut it down, Dr. Selvig.
SELVIG It's too late! It can't stop now. He wants to show us something! A new universe.
IRON MAN Okay.
IRON MAN aims his hands toward the CMS and FIRES. The energy from his boosters SHATTERS with a deafening CRACK! Selvig falls backwards.
DOWN BELOW, CITIZENS OF NEW YORK look up at STARK TOWER.
IRON MAN stares in disbelief at the CMS unharmed.
JARVIS The barrier is pure energy. It's unbreachable. The Mark VII is not ready to be deployed.
TONY Skip the spinning rims. We're on the clock.
TONY lands his SUIT and goes through the gauntlet and unsuits him. LOKI looks up at him, smiling. They proceed to walk into the penthouse
.INT. STARK PENTHOUSE - DAY
Loki walks in, holding the scepter. Tony casually walks down the steps, towards the bar.
LOKI Please tell me you're going to appeal to my humanity.
TONY Uh -- actually, I'm planning to threaten you.
LOKI You should have left your armor on for that.
TONY Yeah, it's seen a bit of mileage. You've got the blue stick of destiny. Would you like a drink?
LOKI Stalling me won't change anything.
TONY No, no, no! Threatening. No drink? You sure? I'm having one.
LOKI The CHITAURI are coming, nothing will change that. What have I to fear?
TONY THE AVENGERS. (Loki looks at him, confused) It's what we call ourselves, sort of like a team. 'EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES' type of thing.
LOKI Yes, I've met them.
TONY SMILING Yeah, takes us a while to get any traction, I'll give you that one.
TONY But, let's do a head count here. Your brother, the demi-God; a super soldier, a living legend who kind of lives up to the legend; a man with breath-taking anger management issues; a couple of master assassins, and you, big fella, you've managed to piss off every single one of them.
LOKI That was the plan.
TONY Not a great plan. When they come, and they will, they'll come for you.
From underneath the bar table, Tony pulls on COLANTOTTE BRACELETS, a honing device.
LOKI I have an army.
TONY We have a two mentally unstable teenage girls .
Anya and Ivanna looked at Tony offended, as Natasha hit him over the head.
James could feel his anger rising, 'how dare this man call his daughter unstable?!'
Lily was wondering if Anya really was unstable, and if she could use it to her advances.
LOKI maybe a bit too unstable to be assets
This caused many in the hall to sent curious looks towards the Romanoff sisters, but they quickly looked away when mama Romanoff sent them a look that could kill.
TONY You're missing the point. There's no throne, there is no version of this, where you come out on top. Maybe your army comes and maybe it's too much for us, but it's all on you. Because if we can't protect the Earth, you can be damned well sure we'll avenge it.
LOKI slowly walks up to him; raising the scepter How will your friends have time for me, when they're so busy fighting you?
Loki TAPS Tony on the chest with his scepter. PING! Nothing. Confused, Loki tires again. PING! NOTHING .
LOKI It should work.
TONY Well, performance issues. You know?
In anger, Loki GRABS Tony by the throat and FLINGS him across the room.
TONY Jarvis. Anytime now.
Loki grabs Tony by the throat again.
LOKI You will all fall before me.
LOKI THROWS TONY OUT THE WINDOW. Tony FREEFALLS down the tower.
"OMG!" The hall looked horrified.
From behind Loki, an elevator opens and a RED POD SHOOTS out. The pod LASER SIGNALS the COLANTOTTE BRACELETS on Tony. The POD begins to TRANSFORM into the MARK VII suit. It LATCHES onto Tony. IRON MAN. The suit FLIES up before he hits the ground or the gazing people. Loki looks up, angry.
IRON MAN And there's one other person you pissed off! His name was Phil.
Loki raises the scepter. IRON MAN FIRES at Loki, sending him on his ass.
EXT. STARK TOWER - DAY
Selvig looks up at the sky. The Tesseract's energy BEAMS into the sky. The beam then forms a VORTEX, which then opens up
ANOTHER PORTAL.EXT. VASTNESS OF SPACEA
hole in space rips open, and from it, the CHITAURI ARMY SPILLS out in FLYING CHARIOTS, carrying ENERGY RIFLES with a bayonet on the end.
The hall was quiet all you could hear was heavy breathing, all the wizards looked horrified.
None looked more afraid than the remaining 3 marauders, there daughter/niece had faught those things?
INSIDE THE SUIT TONY Right. Army.
IRON MAN flies up towards the portal. From his shoulders, a miniature multiple rocket launcher, pops out and FIRES. Like the JERICHO MISSILE, several targets are taken down unlike no missile. It's useless.
THOUSANDS OF CHITAURI FLY OUT.
IRON MAN flies towards the city
.EXT. MANHATTAN - DAY
The CHITAURI UNLEASH.
New Yorkers fill the streets, staring at the fire fight in the distance. BOOM!!! The CHITAURI unleashes BLASTS as it goes, blowing up cars, setting storefronts aflame.
AN EXPLOSION RIPS OUT THE WINDOWS OF THE TOP CORNER OF BUILDINGS. FLAME AND STONE RAIN DOWN. A DOMINO-EFFECT OF EXPLOSIONS RIPPLING ACROSS THE BRIDGE
.EXT. STARK TOWER - DAY
Loki walks onto the balcony as the SOUNDS of the CHITAURI rings out. He admires his soon to be kingdom.
THOR LANDS ON THE TOWER.
Loki turns to his ENEMY.
THOR Loki! Turn off the Tesseract or I'll destroy it!
LOKI You can't. There is no stopping it. There is only the war!
THOR So be it.
Loki and Thor rush at each other. They and their weapons collide. The two battle, Loki unleashing another pent-up rage and jealousy, Thor having no choice but to defend himself
.EXT. MANHATTAN -
DAYSOLDIERS AND COPS have taken positions covering the streets. They see from the sky, IRON MAN leading a trail of CHITAURI towards his tower
.EXT. SKY - DAY
The QUINJET BOOMS into the city.
BLACK WIDOW (V.O.)Stark, we're heading north east.
INSIDE THE SUIT IRON MAN What, did you stop for drive-thru? Swing up PARK, I'm gonna lay 'em out for you
.EXT. STARK TOWER - DAYI
RON MAN BANKS around his tower. Sees Thor and Loki still going at it. IRON MAN SWOOPS down the street, causing a CHITAURI to crash. Flying up, IRON MAN puts the following CHITAURI in view of the QUINJET. BLACK WIDOW takes out machine gun and FIRES at the CHITAURI
INSIDE THE SUIT JARVIS Sir, we have more incoming.
TONY Fine. Let's keep them occupied.
IRON MAN heads back to the portal
.EXT. STARK TOWER - DAY
Thor and Loki battle savagely. Loki fires ENERGY from the scepter, sending Thor sliding across the floor.
INT. QUINJET - DAY
HAWKEYE looks out to his left window, finding a target.
HAWKEYE Yeah.
BLACK WIDOW See them.
HAWKEYE BANKS the jet towards STARK TOWER. Aims the MINIGUN at Loki. Loki AIMS the scepter at the QUINJET and FIRES A BLAST OF ENERGY. Thor gets to his feet, TACKLING Loki down hard. THE QUINJET is soon caught on fire. HAWKEYE maneuvers one wing of the jet. They SPIN and SLOW. DROPPING OUT OF THE AIR AS IT PASSES OVER SKYSCRAPERS. Then they SLAM into the street
People looked at the screen in horror as the plane crashed.
.INT. QUINJET - DAY
HAWKEY,E IVANNA, ANYA, and BLACK WIDOW unfasten their seatbelts and open the ramp. CAPTAIN AMERICA runs down, followed by HAWKEYE, BLACK WIDOW, ANYA, and IVANNA Each one has their respected weapons in hand.
EXT. FOUR WAY STREET - DAY
The five arrives in the middle of a four-way street. Suddenly, the city LURCHES to a stop.
A DEEP, PRIMAL RAGE BELLOWS OUT.
With that roar, a SHADOW comes over them
.EXT. VASTNESS OF SPACE
From the portal, a FUCKING CHITAURI LEVIATHAN FLIES OUT! Carrying hundreds of SOLDIERS, the CHITAURI LEVIATHAN PASSES OVER the TRIO
.EXT. BRIDGE STREET - DAY
They look up, out of their element. From both sides, CHITAURI SOLDIERS CLING OFF and attach themselves to the sides of the buildings, sliding down. Some CRASH into these buildings and begin FIRING from their ENERGY RIFLES at innocent people.
IVANNA This is awesome
Everyone looked at Anna like she was crazy.
"What? it was pretty awesome!"
Anya and Yelena both burst out laughing
Natasha sends her daughter a look
CAPTAIN AMERICA Stark, are you seeing this?
INSIDE THE SUIT TONY I'm seeing, still working on believing. Where's Banner? Has he shown up yet?
CAPTAIN AMERICA (V.O.)Banner?
TONY Just keep me posted. Jarvis, find me a soft spot.
IRON MAN quietly flies behind and parallel with the CHITAURI LEVIATHAN
.EXT. STARK TOWER - DAY
Thor holds down Loki's face straight ahead, forcing him to watch the city falling to ash.
THOR Look at this! Look around you! You think this madness will end with your rule?
LOKI tries to look away It's too late. It's too late to stop it.
THOR No. We can. Together. Loki looks at his brother, showing a sign of hope. Then Loki stabs Thor with a small knife. Thor keels over.
LOKI Sentiment.
Thor gets up, KICKS Loki and lifts him into the air. Thor then SLAMS him down, hard. Loki, bleeding, rolls over the edge. Thor looks down.
"See mom, I told you they fight just like you and aunt Lena!" Ivanna exclaimed.
The 2 sisters looks offended.
"We are not that bad."
Anya gives her mother a look. "You kinda are mom."
LOKI IS RIDING ON A FLYING CHARIOT.
DOZENS of CHITAURI follow his lead.
EXT. BRIDGE STREET - DAY
The five runs behind upside taxis. They look up and see Loki taking his band down the street and FIRES at the street
IN A CHAIN OF EXPLOSIONS. SMASHING CARS AND HURLING PEOPLE AS IT GOES IT GOES OFF IN ONE FINAL CONFLAGRATION.
TERRIFIED PEOPLE running from Loki, looking over their shoulders, coming straight at us. CAPTAIN AMERICA looks down the bridge.
CAPTAIN AMERICA Those people need assistance down there.
CHITAURI SOLDIERS that have landed near them and begin FIRING at them.
BLACK WIDOW pulls both pistols and FIRES. ANYA turns to Cap.
ANYA We got this. It's good. Go!
CAPTAIN AMERICA AT HAWKEYE You think you can hold them off?
HAWKEYE Captain .(pulls a trigger on his bow; a narrow is mechanically CHOSEN) It would be our genuine pleasure.
HAWKEYE shoots an ARROW into the creature's head, gaining a few seconds for CAPTAIN AMERICA as he falls down the bridge, followed by an EXPLOSION. Cap races over to the plaza, jumping over dozens of EXPLODING cars. THE FIRST AVENGER RUNS LIKE A FUCKING CHEETAH. HAWKEYE and ANYA runs over a bus full of people. From the windows, SMALL CHILDREN are held by their parents for HAWKEYE to pull them out to safety and hands them over to ANYA. He runs over to the jammed door and JERKILY opens it. People begin to run out.
NATASHA and IVANNA Is shooting at the aliens side by side. HAWKEYE fires ARROWS into the ranks of the CHITAURI, hitting his mark each time he shoots.
We see Anya using her magic to light a alien on fire.
The witches and wizards looked at the screen in disbelief, Dumbledore was the first to speak up.
"You can do wandless magic?"
Anya felt uncomfortable at the attention, but didn't let it show, the years of assassin training paying of.
"Yes"
Dumbledore had that greedy look in his eyes again.
James looked proud, they had a wandless magic user in the family a very rare thing, that the family could use in the future.
Lily was fuming with silent anger.
BLACK WIDOW Just like BUDAPEST all over again!
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"So when are you gonna finally tell us what happened in Budapest?"
"We don't talk about Budapest." Anya, Ivanna, Natasha and Clint all spoke in perfect sink
The Avengers looked disappointed, they had wanted to know what went down in Budapest for years.
The witches and wizards looked curious.
EXT. MANHATTAN - DAY
The COPS continuously fire at the flying chariots. It's pretty pointless.
A YOUNG COP runs over to his POLICE SERGEANT.
YOUNG COP We need to get out! They gotta bring the National Guard!
POLICE SERGEANT National Guard? Does the army know what's happening here?
YOUNG COP Do we?
CAPTAIN AMERICA jumps in front of them. They look up at this ridiculous looking man.
CAPTAIN AMERICA I need men in these buildings. There are people inside that can run into the line of fire. You take them through the basement or through the subway. You keep them off the streets. I need a perimeter as far back as 39th.
POLICE SERGEANT Why the hell should I take orders from you?
"Because he is captain America!" A first year exclaimed making Steve blush.
Suddenly, an EXPLOSION comes up from behind Cap. An ENERGY BLAST is blocked by his SHIELD. TWO CHITAURI SOLDIERS attack. The cops watch in shock as CAPTAIN AMERICA FIGHTS them off with ease. The Sergeant turns to his officer.
POLICE SERGEANT I need men in those buildings, lead the people down and away from the streets. I need a perimeter as far back as
A few people laughed at the officers quick change of heart
39th.EXT. SKY LINE - DAY
IRON MAN swerves around a building and faces the CHITAURI LEVIATHAN. He pulls out his miniature multiple rocket launcher and FIRES. The CHITAURI LEVIATHAN ROARS in annoyance. The CHITAURI LEVIATHAN turns to him.
IRON MAN TO JARVIS We got his attention. What the hell is step two?!
IRON MAN flies away.
EXT. BRIDGE STREET - DAY
HAWKEYE TRIPS a CHITAURI SOLDIER and RAMS an arrow down its throat. BLACK WIDOW gets her hands on an ENERGY RIFLE and STICKFIGHTS the hell out of them. IVANNAS hands are glowing blue as she uses her powers to brutally murder the aliens ;-)
Anya is saying spells left and right using wandless magic
CAPTAIN AMERICA joins back in and using his SHIELD, SWAPS and WHACKS oncoming CHITAURI SOLDIERS. It's all too much on them, until --Lightning strikes down from the sky, channeling the blast, firing the electricity out at the CHITAURI SOLDIERS around them. They're blasted back in a massive shockwave. The CHITAURI SOLDIERS convulse, drop dead to the ground. THOR TOUCHES DOWN.
CAPTAIN AMERICA What's the story upstairs?
THOR The powers surrounding the cube is impenetrable.
IRON MAN (V.O.)Thor is right. We gotta deal with these guys.
BLACK WIDOW How do we do this?
CAPTAIN AMERICA As a team.
THOR I have unfinished business with Loki.
HAWKEYE Yeah, get in line.
CAPTAIN AMERICA Save it. Loki's gonna keep this fight focused on us and that's what we need. Without him these things could run wild. We got Stark up top, he's gonna need us --Just then,
BANNER ARRIVES ON A SMALL MOTORBIKE.
Getting off, he looks around the city.
BANNER So, this all seems horrible.
IVANNA I still think it is pretty awesome
Anya gives her sister a swat at the back of her head.
IVANNA Au, I'm just saying that this is one in a lifetime event, I mean aliens!
the team looks amused
"This is not a time to make jokes young lady" Molly said sternly, Ivanna just rolled her eyes at the redhead which only made her angrier.
CAPTAIN AMERICA Stark? We got him.
IRON MAN (V.O.)Banner?
CAPTAIN AMERICA Just like you said
.INSIDE THE SUIT TONY Then tell him to suit up. I'm bringing the party to you.
IRON MAN comes out from behind a building. The CHITAURI LEVIATHAN follows, impatiently
.EXT. BRIDGE STREET - DAY
The rest of the AVENGERS look up, getting ready and standing still.
BLACK WIDOW I -- I don't see how that's a party --
IRON MAN SWOOPS down the street. The CHITAURI LEVIATHAN also swoops down, BARRELING down the street like a FREIGHT TRAIN that keeps building and building its intensity. Banner looks behind. Cap looks at him. Banner begins to walk towards the monster.
CAPTAIN AMERICA Dr. Banner. Now might be a really good time for you to get angry
.BANNER That's my secret, Captain. I'm always angry.
Banner's body starts to swell and stretch and harden. GREEN SHOOTS THROUGH HIS BODY. THE HULK. Aaaannndddd SSSMMMAAASSSHHH!!!! HULK POPS the CHITAURI LEVIATHAN IN THE NOSE. THE CREATURE FLIPS OVER A 360.IRON MAN, in mid-flight, extends his arm out and a ROCKET, ready to shoot. IRON MAN FIRES, the rocket hits a SOFT SPOT LARGE CHITAURI LEVIATHAN are BLOWN COMPLETELY AWAY. Real pain from the CHITAURI LEVIATHAN. Other pieces of meat CATCH FIRE and withdraw, SIZZLE as they hit the pavement. CAPTAIN AMERICA raises his SHIELD to block them. From above and on the buildings, the CHITAURI ARMY watches in horror as a group of
EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES FIND THEMSELVES UNITED AGAINST A COMMON THREAT. TO FIGHT THE FOES NO SINGLE SUPER HERO COULD WITHSTAND!THE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!EXT. SKY - DAY
Loki watches below, motionless.
LOKI Send the rest.
EXT. VASTNESS OF SPACE
From the portal, THOUSANDS MORE OF CHITAURI SOLDIERS AND EVEN MORE CHITAURI LEVIATHANS FLY OUT!EXT. BRIDGE STREET - DAYTHE AVENGERS look up. Way out of their fucking element.
BLACK WIDOW Guys.
IRON MAN Call it, Cap.
CAPTAIN AMERICA Alright, listen up. Until we can close that portal up there, we're gonna use containment. Barton, I want you on that roof, eyes on everything. Call out patterns and strays. Stark, you got the perimeter. Anything gets more than three blocks out, you turn it back or your turn it to ash.
HAWKEYE Wanna give me a lift?
IRON MAN Right. Better clench up, LEGOLAS
.IRON MAN lifts HAWKEYE up to the building.
CAPTAIN AMERICA Thor, you've gotta try and bottleneck that portal. Slow them down. You've got the lightning. Light the bastards up. Thor flies up; to Natasha You and me, we stay here on the ground, keep the fighting here. And Hulk.
SMASH.THE HULK SMILES A MOST MAGNIFICENT GRIN AND LEAPS, SOARING HIGH UP INTO THE NEAREST BUILDING, HULK RUNS UP THE WALL HITS SEVERAL CHITAURI SOLDIERS, SNAPPING IN HALF.HE DIVES TOWARDS A BUILDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, THROWING THE DEAD CHITAURI SOLDIERS TOWARDS OTHER SOLDIERS. The CHITAURI SOLDIERS fire at him. THE HULK BACKHANDS THEM, SEIZES THEM AND WITH RAW POWER, THROWS THEM DOWN.IN HIS MOST POWERFUL LEAP YET, THE HULK FLIES UP AND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLYING CHARIOT TRAFFIC JAM, TO WHICH HE SMACKS THEM OUT OF ALTITUDE.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - DAY
Thor grabs onto the tower. Raises MJÖLNIR and KRAKAKABOOM! A BLINDING BOLT OF LIGHTNING strikes down from above, colliding on MJÖLNIR. THOR AIMS THIS MASSIVE SHOCKWAVE TOWARDS THE PORTAL.THOR CHANNELS THE BLAST AND FIRES THE ELECTRICITY OUT AT THE CHITAURI SOLDIERS FLYING OUT OF THE PORTAL. THEY'RE BLASTED BACK IN A MASSIVE SHOCKWAVE. THE CHITAURI SOLDIERS CONVULSE, DROP DEAD TO THE GROUND. HE EVEN RIPS THE SHIT OUT OF A CHITAURI LEVIATHAN, THICH THEN FUCKING EXPLODES
.INT. HELICARRIER BRIDGE - DAY
Back in the bridge, Fury sees on his VIEWSCREEN the destruction going on in NEW YORK. Agent Hill walks up to him.
AGENT MARIA HILL Sir. The council is on.
Fury presses his screen.
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