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EXT. ROOFTOP BUILDING - DAY
A top the rooftop, HAWKEYE fires ARROWS into the streaming flow of the CHITAURI RIDERS, hitting his mark each time. Hell, he even AIMS his bow behind him, WITHOUT LOOKING and releases the arrow, EXPLODING a RIDER.
HAWKEYE Stark. You got a lot of strings sticking to your tail.
IRON MAN Just try and keep them off the streets.
HAWKEYE Well, they can't bank worth a damn. Find a tight corner.
IRON MAN I will roger that.
IRON MAN does so and leads towards TIGHT CORNERS and in HAWKEYE'S view, who fires arrow upon and arrow, EXPLODING the CHITAURI RIDERS. IRON MAN keeps leading CHITAURI RIDERS UNDER TUNNELS, THROUGH OPEN PARKING GARAGES. He looks back. None left.
INSIDE THE SUIT TONY Nice call. What else you got?
HAWKEYE (V.O.)Well, Thor's taking on a squadron down on 6th.
TONY And he didn't invite me?
'EXT. OFFICE BUILDING - CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY
We are looking INTO a conference room where office workers sit around a table. But the NOISE has caught one worker's eye, then another, and soon they are all rising, stepping to the window, mesmerized by what lies beyond. WORKERS' POVA CHITAURI LEVIATHAN SWIMS right in front of them.
EXT. OFFICE BUILDING - CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY
Suddenly, another NOISE catches the worker's attention. THE HULK CRASHES THROUGH THEIR FLOOR. SLASHES HIS THROUGH THE ROOM, POUNDING AWAY AND JUMPS OUT ONTO THE JAW OF THE CHITAURI LEVIATHAN. THE CHITAURI LEVIATHAN BEGINS TO HEAD DOWN, TRYING TO WAVE OFF THE HULK.
EXT. BRIDGE STREET - DAY
BLACK WIDOW, using the ENERGY RIFLE, is taken off her feet by a CHITAURI SOLDIER. She TIRESOMELY takes it down by cutting its throat. She grabs the ENERGY RIFLE, turns to attack. Cap stands there, holding his SHIELD. She slumps back, tired.
BLACK WIDOW Captain, none of this is gonna mean a damn thing if we don't close that portal.
CAPTAIN AMERICA Our biggest guns couldn't touch it.
BLACK WIDOW Well, maybe it's not about guns. (gestures the flying CHARIOTS)
CAPTAIN AMERICA You wanna get up there, you're gonna need a ride.
BLACK WIDOW I got a ride. I could use a lift though.
BLACK WIDOW backs up giving herself a running start. Cap lifts and angles his SHIELD.
CAPTAIN AMERICA Are you sure about this?
BLACK WIDOW Yeah. It's gonna be fun.
IVANNA Be careful, I really don't want to move in with uncle Clint and aunt Laura.
Clint looks to Ivanna offended.
"What? I love you guys, but I didn't wanna live on a farm in the middle of nowhere."
Clint lifts his shoulder as to say 'fair enough'.
BLACK WIDOW RUNS AT CAPTAIN AMERICA. BLACK WIDOW DOES A PARKOUR MOVE, USING HER FEET TO RUN UP THE CAR AND JUMPS UP ON CAP'S SHIELD, WHO GIVES HER A BOOST WITH THE SHIELD. SHE GRABS ONTO A FLYING CHARIOT.
[Note: The following sequence will take us through the action in one extended shot.]-
BLACK WIDOW climbs onto the chariot and CUTS the turret shooter's linkage to it. She then JUMPS on the rider and STICKS her knives into his nervous system. She gets him to BANK over a building.-
IRON MAN arrives and SHOOTS any other CHITAURI RIDERS following her. He makes his way down to
CAPTAIN AMERICA, who fights off more CHITAURI SOLDIERS.
IVANNA and ANYA is using their magic combined with their combat skills.
The great hall looks in awe at the girls fighting skills.
Ginny turns to Anna and Anya "Where did you learn to do that." she asked with stars in her eyes.
The two girls felt uncomfortable, but didn't let it show.
"Our mom taught us" Anya answered after a moment of hesitation.
It was only a half lie their mom had continued their training after they left the red room, she had been paranoid and scared and felt better knowing her daughters could handle anything that life throws at them.
But that killer instinct? The art of killing without a second of hesitation? that was the red room, that was what years of childhood trauma had done to them, had done to all the little girls who had been raised in the program.
"YOU TAUGHT MY DAUGHTER TO FIGHT!" James yelled outraged.
Many of the witches and wizards sent Natasha dirty looks especially Lily and Molly, you shouldn't teach your daughters things like that.
Natasha was filled with guilt something that she had been feeling a lot of since they began to watch the movie, deep down she knew that she had been 17 and pregnant, with no way to escape. But there was this voice in her head that kept saying she hadn't tried hard enough.
Anya and Ivanna each took one of their mothers hands.
Sirius on the other hands looked confused, 'Why would Natasha feel the need to teach her daughters how to fight like that, he could understand to want to teach your kids to learn basic self-defense, but this? Those girls fought to kill, and as much as he would like to deny it Natasha looked like a kind and loving mother who definitely wouldn't have raise her daughters to fight like that. So who did?'
IRON MAN points his HAND BOOSTERS at his SHIELD. The energy comes off and Cap uses it as a REFLECTION BEAM and takes down nearby CHITAURI.- From above them,
HAWKEYE sends down remaining arrows. He sends one across the street, taking down a CHITAURI RIDER following IRON MAN.-
Finally, we have THOR and HULK fight on top the back of the CHITAURI LEVIATHAN, tearing apart and fighting SOLDIERS.
HULK BREAKS OFF A MASSIVE PIECE OF ARMOR AND SLAMS IT DOWN ONTO THE SPINE OF THE CHITAURI LEVIATHAN.
Summoning all his strength he, THOR RAISES, DRAWING LIGHTNING TO IT FROM ALL SIDES, AND BRINGS IT DOWN WITH A FINAL, TERRIBLE BLOW.
INT. HISTORY MUSEUM - DAY
The CHITAURI LEVIATHAN CRASHES into a history museum. DEAD.
THOR and HULK stand on the BACK of the CHITAURI LEVIATHAN after bringing it down. They stand still, admiring.
HULK PUNCHES THOR WITH HIS ENORMOUS HAND. THOR GOES FLYING. HULK SMIRKS.
EXT. STARK TOWER - DAY
SELVIG WAKES UP FROM LOKI MIND CONTROL. He looks around, confused where he is. He looks up at the sky, amazed.
EXT. BRIDGE STREET - DAY
Several HUMVEES aim their MOUNTED .50 Cal guns into the sky, FIRING and HITTING CHITAURI RIDERS.
CAPTAIN AMERICA fights off a SOLDIER who is pinning him down with its energy rifle. Cap BREAKS ITS LEG. He stands up, picking up his SHILED.
HAWKEYE Captain, the bank on 42nd past MADISON, they caught a lot of civilians there.
CAPTAIN AMERICA I'm on it.
INT. 42ND BANK - DAY
Dozens of civilians are gathered in bank. Tension and uncertainty surround them. THREE CHITAURI SOLDIERS oversee them, pointing their weapons at them. One of them charges a BOMB. It BEEPS.
CAPTAIN AMERICA jumps through the window and throws his SHIELD at the CHITAURI BOMBER. The TWO CHITAURI SOLDIERS aim their rifles, but Cap heads for cover under a desk, which he KICKS at them. CAPTAIN AMERICA jumps over the desk, HEADLOCKS A SOLDIER, while BACKHANDING another one over the railing. The crowd moves away. A CHITAURI SOLDIER attacks him from behind and RIPS OFF HIS HELMET. The bomb is beeping faster.
CAPTAIN AMERICA Everyone! Clear out!
CAPTAIN AMERICA flips over the SOLDIER, grabs his SHIELD and just as the BOMB is about to GO OFF, CHITAURI BOMBER dives for, trying to stop it, but it GOES OFF, sending CAPTAIN AMERICA through the window, landing very hard on a car. The civilians look up from below. They're okay.
EXT. OUTSIDE THE BANK - CONTINUOUS
Cap gets off the car, looks around the city. Destroyed. The police and firemen arrive, pulling out those civilians he saved. A WAITRESS looks back, thankful
.INT. HELICARRIER BRIDGE - DAY
Back in the bridge, Fury sees on his VIEWSCREEN the WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL.
WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL #2 Director Fury, the council has made a decision.
NICK FURYI recognize the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid ass decision, I've elected to ignore it.
Ivanna smiled "God I love Fury."
Lily frowned "He shouldn't talk to his superiors like that."
Tony rolled his eyes tired of the redhead and her enjoying comment. "He was trying to save the lives of millions of people, those "Superiors" Wanted to blow up Manhattan and the millions of men women and children living there."
The witches and wizards looked at the avengers in shock, the muggles could do that? Blow up an entire city without as much as blinking.
WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL #1 Director, you're closer than any of our subs, you scramble that jet --
NICK FURY That is the island of Manhattan, Councilman. Until I'm certain my team can't hold it, I will not order a nuclear strike against a civilian population.
WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL #1 If we don't hold them in the air, we lose everything.
NICK FURY I send that bird out, we already have. '
Fury shuts off his view screen.
EXT. MANHATTAN - DAY
BLACK WIDOW, still driving the chariot with the RIDER, is hit at her side. She looks about, wondering whose ENERGY FIRE it was she looks behind.
BLACK WIDOW Oh. You.
LOKI FOLLOWS IN HOT PURSUIT. They RACE DOWNWARD, trailing between buildings. They RACE MADLY, driving and dodging.
EXT. ROOFTOP BUILDING - DAY
HAWKEYE looks at BLACK WIDOW, astonished.
HAWKEYE Nat, what are you doing?
BLACK WIDOW (V.O.)Uh -- a little help!
HAWKEYE pulls the trigger twice, nocks an arrow, and points it at Loki, smiling.
HAWKEYE I've got him.
FIRES. THE ARROW STREAKS DOWN THE CITY, STRAIGHT AT THE LOKI'S HEAD. SNATCH! LIKE A CAT, LOKI GRABS THE ARROW STRAIGHT OUT OF THE AIR. LOOKS STRAIGHT AT HAWKEYE, SMILING. BBOOOOMMM!!!THE ARROW EXPLODES IN LOKI'S FACE, CRASHING INTO THE STARK PENTHOUSE PAD.
BLACK WIDOW looks down and building her momentum, she JUMPS of the chariot, lands on top of STARK TOWER, rolling herself to the edge.
EXT/INT. STARK PENTHOUSE - DAY
As Loki looks up, shocked at what just happened, THE HULK ISLEAPING UP AND KICKS LOKI, HURTLING TOWARDS THE GLASS WINDOW. He COLLAPSES as he hits the wall. THE HULK jumps in, ready to attack. Loki ROLLS himself up in a flurry of broken glass, STANDING UP TO THE HULK.
LOKI ENOUGH! YOU ARE, ALL OF YOU ARE BENEATH ME! I AM A GOD, YOU DULL CREATURE, AND I WILL NOT BE BULLIED --
HULK GRABS LOKI BY THE LEGS AND SMASHES HIM AGAINST THE FLOOR REPEATEDLY AND FINALLY THROWS HIM ASIDE TO THE GROUND, FLATTENING LOKI.
HULK PUNY GOD.
LOKI WHIMPERS IN PAIN.
The hall burst out in laughter
EXT. STARK TOWER - DAY
BLACK WIDOW walks up the CMS machine. Selvig, slumped down, weakened, looks at her desperately. The Tesseract's energy is firing towards the portal, gaining in strength, at the surge of energy moving through the sky.
BLACK WIDOW Doctor.
SELVIG Loki's scepter, the energy -- the Tesseract can't fight. You can't protect against yourself.
BLACK WIDOW It's not your fault. You didn't know what you were doing.
SELVIG Well, actually I think I did. I built in a safety to cut the power source.
BLACK WIDOW Loki's scepter.
SELVIG It might be able to close the portal. (Selvig looks down. He sees a GOLD GLEAM) And I'm looking right at it.
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