[Scene Four]
The heroes are sitting in a living room area., Tony is sitting at a table, hooked up to an IV bag.
“It's been 23 days since Thanos came to Earth,” Rhodey is the first to speak.
“World governments are in pieces. The parts that are still working are trying to take a census. And it looks like he did... he did exactly what he said he was gonna do. Thanos wiped out fifty percent, of all living creatures.” Natasha adds grimly.
“Where is he now? Where?” Tony asks, his mind reeling with possible ways to reverse what Thanos had done.
“We don't know. He just opened a portal and walked through.” Steve explains.
Tony frowns and glances over to a sullen-looking Thor, sitting on a bench, seemingly deep in thought. “What's wrong with him?”
Rocket looks over at Thor before looking back at Tony. “Yeah, he's pissed. He thinks he failed. Which of course he did, but there's a lot of that's goin' around, ain't there?”
Tony looks at Rocket with slight curiosity before speaking. “Honestly, until this exact second, I thought you were a Build-A-Bear.”
“Maybe I am.”
Steve interrupts their short conversation, “We've been hunting Thanos for three weeks now. Deep Space scans, satellites, and we got nothing. Tony, you fought him.”
“Who told you that?” Tony asks, surprised. “I didn't fight him. No, he wiped my face with a planet while the Bleecker Street Magician gave away the store. That's what happened. There was no fight.”
“Did he give you any clues, any coordinates?” Steve persists.
“Pfft! I saw this coming a few years back. I had a vision. I didn't wanna believe it. Thought I was dreaming,”
“Tony, I'm gonna need you to focus.” Steve cuts him off, his patience already wearing thin.
“And I needed you. As in past tense. That trumps what you need. It's too late buddy. Sorry. You know what I need?” Tony stands, pushing things off the table with a clatter. Everyone winces at the noise. “I need to shave. And I believe I remember telling you, Cap.”
Tony goes for Steve. Rhodey quickly comes in front of him, trying to stop him. “Tony, Tony, Tony, stop!”
“Otherwise what we needed-” Tony pauses to rip the IV out of his arm. “-was a suit of armor around the world! Remember that? Whether it impacted our precious freedom or not- that's what we needed!” Tony growls.
“Well, that didn't work out, did it?” Steve shoots back.
“I said, "we'll lose". You said, "We'll do that together too." And guess what, cap? We lost. You weren't there. But that's what we do, right? Our best work after the fact? We're the Avengers, we're the Avengers. Not the Prevengers, right?”
“Okay, you made your point. Just sit down, okay?” Rhodey pleads, praying that for once, Tony will listen to him.
“Nah, nah, nah.” Tony continues as he pushes Rhodey away. “Here's my point-”
“Sit down,” Rhodey interrupts.
Tony glances over to Carol, “She's great, by the way. We need you. You're new blood.”
“Tony!” Rhodey warns.
Tony ignores his close friend and storms towards Steve, furious. “Bunch of tired old mills! I got nothing for you, cap! I got no coordinates, no clues, no plan, no options. Zero. Zip. Nada. No trust. Liar.” Tony growls and Steve stands his ground, but still clearly affected by his words. Tony glares while Steve stares at him, speechless. After a moment, Tony rips his Arc Reactor from his chest and shoves it into Steve's hand. “Here, take this. You find him, and you put that on. You hide-” Tony collapses to his knees and Steve rushes down to his side and everyone moves to gather around him, everyone concerned. “I'm fine. I…” Tony falls to the floor, unconscious.