The screen first panels up to an arrow being nocked into a bow. The archer behind firmly grips it tight as it was aiming towards the target. The camera reveals Clint Barton holding up a few arrows while mentoring his daughter, Lila Barton, on shooting one.]
CLINT: Okay, hold on. Don't shoot. You see where you're going?
LILA: Mhm.
CLINT: Okay, now let's worry about how you get there. [Clint corrects his daughter's foot to the proper position, and adjusts her shooting stance.]
CLINT: Put your foot this way. Here. Can you see?
LILA: Yeah.
CLINT: You sure?
LILA: Mhm. [Clint pushes Lila's hair in front of her face while covering her left eye.]
CLINT: How about now?
[Both Lila and Clint giggle, as the camera panels into a long shot showing a target nailed on a tree, and the rest of Barton family having a picnic in the field.]
CLINT: Alright. Ready your fingers.
COOPER: Nice.
LAURA: Nice throw, kiddo.
COOPER: You go.
LAURA: Hey, you guys want mayo or mustard, or both? [Camera switches to Lila who then proceeds to look at Clint.]
LILA: Who wants mayo on a hotdog?
CLINT: Probably your brothers.
[Clint looks at his wife, Laura]
CLINT: Uh, two mustard, please! Thanks, mama. [Camera switches to Laura facing Nathaniel]
LAURA: Mayo or mustard?
NATHANIEL: How about ketchup?
LAURA: Ketchup? [Camera switches back to Clint and his daughter]
CLINT: Mind your elbow. [Lila releases the arrow and it hits the target directly in the bullseye.]
CLINT: Hahaha! Good job, Hawkeye. Go get your arrow.
LAURA: Hey guys! Enough practice, soup's on!
CLINT: Alright, we're coming; we're hungry. [Clint looks behind him, but there's no one there, but dust being blown away by the wind.]
CLINT: Lila, let's go. [Clint starts to look around]
CLINT: Lila? [Clint starts to move and look around, and pick up the bow she had.]
CLINT: Honey? Hey, babe! Babe? Babe? Boys? Boys? Laura?
[Lightning crackles]
[SOMEWHERE IN SPACE]
[Opening sequence begins with Dear Mr. Fantasy playing]
[Scene switches to Nebula and Tony on the ship playing paper football]
NEBULA: Wrra! [Nebula, frustrated, puts her hands in a fighting stance while looking at Tony]
TONY: You don't need to do that. Because uh... you're just holding position. [Nebula flicks a paper football towards Tony]
TONY: Oh yeah, that was close. [Nebula once again flicks a paper football towards Tony]
TONY: That's a goal. You're now one apiece.
NEBULA: I would like to try again. [Nebula flicks a paper football towards Tony]
TONY: We tied up. Feel the tension? It's fun.
[Tony poorly flicks a paper football towards Nebula]
TONY: That was terrible. Now you have a chance to win. [Nebula flicks the paper football towards Tony]
TONY: And... you've won. Congratulations. [Tony reaches his hand out to shake Nebula's hand]
TONY: Fair game. Good sport. [Nebula shakes Tony's hand]
TONY: Have fun?
NEBULA: It was fun.
[Camera switches to see Iron Man's busted helmet. Tony Stark's hand reaches forward to turn on the helmet. We pan out to see that he's sitting on the floor of a gloomyBenatar. The weight of the recent events of INFINITY WAR evident in Tony's posture. He taps the helmet with a sigh.]
TONY: This thing on? [The helmet scans Tony. Tony leans against the wall while taking deep breaths. He looks weak and malnutrition.]
TONY: Hey, Miss Potts... Pep.
TONY: If you find this recording, don't post it on social media. It's gonna be a real tear-jerker. I don't know if you're ever going to see these. I don't even know if you're... if you're still... Oh god, I hope so.
TONY: Today is day 21, uh 22. [Cut to Tony standing at a window to stare out in space, waiting for his impending doom to arrive.]
TONY: You know, if it wasn't for the existential terror of staring into a void of space, I'd say I'm feeling better today. The infection's run its course, Thanks to the blue meanie back there. [Cut to a shot of Nebula sitting in the back of the Benatar.]
TONY: You'd love her. Very practical. Only a tiny bit sadistic. Some fuel cells were cracked during battle, but we figured out a way to reverse the ion charge to buy ourselves about 48 hours of time. [A shot of Tony and Nebula working on the fuel cells of the Benatar.]
TONY: But it's now dead in the water. We're 1000 light years from the nearest 7 -11. Oxygen will run out tomorrow. And that'll be it. And Pep, I ... I know I said no more surprises, but I was really hoping to pull off one last one. But it looks like... well you know what it looks like. Don't feel bad about this. I mean, if you grovel for a couple of weeks, and then move on with enormous guilt. I should probably lie down. Please know that... when I drift off, I will think about you. It's always you.
[With that, Tony turns the helmet off. He rubs his thumb over the left eye, and then leans down, to what would be his last sleep. Nebula walks over to him, and carries him to Drax's seat, and lies him there. She walks away dejected.]
[Cut to a shot of Tony's face, which for the first time shows age and weakness. There is a light on his face, which grows brighter and brighter until he's forced to open his eyes. The camera pans around to the light source, which is slowly revealed to be CAPTAIN MARVEL.]
[A bathroom in the Avengers compound. We see Steve Rogers holding a blade, having just shaved off his beard. He sighs and looks into a side mirror. The mirror suddenly starts shaking, slowly at first, and then severely. Cut to the yard in the Avengers Compound, we see Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Bruce Banner, and James Rhodes walking out looking at something, the Benatar carried by Captain Marvel as she lands the spacecraft. The landing gears deploy as they touch down. The entry hatch opens, and Tony and Nebula walk out, Tony being supported by Nebula. Steve runs to Tony to help him stand up. Tony grips Steve's arm as he joins him.]
TONY: I couldn't stop him.
STEVE: Neither could I.
TONY STARK : I lost the kid.
STEVE ROGERS: Tony, we lost.
TONY STARK : Is ummm... [Tony struggles to ask about Pepper.]
PEPPER POTTS : Oh my God! [She and Tony embrace.]
TONY STARK : It's okay. [In the Avengers Compound. The heroes are sitting in a living room area. Tony is sitting at a table, getting blood for healing.]
NATASHA ROMANOFF: It's been 23 days since Thanos came to Earth. World governments are in pieces. The parts that are still working are trying to take a census. And it looks like he did... exactly what he said he was going to do. Thanos wiped out fifty percent, of all living creatures.
TONY STARK : Where is he now? Where?
STEVE ROGERS : We don't know. He just opened a portal and walked through.
[Cut to a shot of a sullen-looking Thor, sitting on a bench, seemingly deep in thought.]
TONY STARK : What's wrong with him?
ROCKET : 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 STARK : Honestly, until this exact second, I thought you were a Build-A-Bear.
ROCKET : Maybe I am.
STEVE ROGERS : We've been hunting Thanos for three weeks now. Deep Space scans, satellites, and we got nothing. Tony, you fought him.
TONY STARK : Who told you that? I didn't fight him. No, he wiped my face with a planet while the Bleecker Street Magician gave away the stone. That's what happened. There was no fight.
STEVE ROGERS : Did he give you any clues, any coordinates, anything?
TONY STARK : Pfft! I saw this coming a few years back. I had a vision. I didn't wanna believe it. Thought I was dreaming.
STEVE ROGERS : Tony, I'm gonna need you to focus.
TONY STARK : 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.]
RHODEY : Tony, Tony, Tony, stop!
TONY STARK : Otherwise what we needed was a suit of armor around the world! Remember that? Whether it impacted our precious freedom or not- that's what we needed!
STEVE ROGERS : Well, that didn't work out, did it?
TONY STARK : 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?
RHODEY : Okay, you made your point. Just sit down, ok?
TONY STARK : Nah, nah, nah. [He pushes Rhodey away] Here's my point.
RHODEY : Sit down!
TONY STARK : [Referring to Carol] She's great, by the way. We need you. You're new blood.
RHODEY : Tony!
TONY STARK : 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.
[Steve looks affected by Tony's words. The old friends just gaze at each other. After a moment, Tony rips his Arc Reactor from his chest and shoves it into Steve's hand.]
TONY STARK : Here, take this. You find him, and you put that on. You hide.
[Tony falls to the ground. Steve is by his side and everyone is starting to gather.]
RHODEY : Tony!
TONY STARK : I'm fine. I...
[Tony falls into a heap, unconscious.]
[Cut to a shot of Tony on a bed, with Pepper at his side.]
RHODEY : Bruce gave him a sedative. He's gonna be out for the rest of the day.
CAROL DANVERS : You guys take care of him. And I'll bring Xorrian Elixir when I come back.
NATASHA ROMANOFF : Where are you going?
CAROL DANVERS : To kill Thanos.
NATASHA ROMANOFF : Hey, you know, we usually work as a team around here, and between you and I, we're also a little fragile.
STEVE ROGERS : We realize out there is more of your territory, but this is our fight too.
RHODEY : Do you even know where he is?
CAROL DANVERS : I know people who might.
NEBULA : [Standing behind Carol] Don't bother. I can tell you where Thanos is. Thanos spent a long time trying to perfect me. Then when he worked, he talked about his great plan. Even disassembled, I wanted to please him. I'd ask "where would we go once his plan was complete?". His answer was always the same: To the Garden.
RHODEY : That's cute, Thanos has a retirement plan.
STEVE ROGERS : So where is he then?
ROCKET : When Thanos snapped his fingers, Earth became ground zero for a power surge of ridiculously cosmic proportions. No one's ever seen anything like it... Until two days ago. [A hologram of a planet pops up, with a shockwave visibly traversing the surface.] On this planet.
NEBULA : Thanos is there.
NATASHA ROMANOFF : He used the stones again.
me: great now he going end universe as we know it.
BRUCE BANNER : Hey, Hey, we'd be going in short-handed, you know.
RHODEY : Look, he's still got the stones, so...
CAROL DANVERS : So let's get him... We'll use them to bring everyone back.
RHODEY : Just like that?
STEVE ROGERS : Yeah, just like that.
[Steve and Carol share a knowing look.]
NATASHA ROMANOFF : Even if there's a small chance that we can undo this... I mean we owe it to everyone who's not in this room to try.
BRUCE BANNER : If we do this, how do we know it's gonna end any differently than it did before?
CAROL DANVERS : Because before, you didn't have me.
me: Hey, new girl, everyone here is about that superhero life. And if you don't mind my asking, where the hell have you been all this time.
Sabrina: Johnathon! so being mean to her.
me: i sorry! i just need her understand..
CAROL DANVERS : There are a lot of other planets in the universe. And unfortunately, they didn't have you guys. plzz your the hero of the light, i know who you are..Johnathon rice.
[Thor, who has been eating a snack behind all this time, stands up and walks over to Carol. He holds his hand up, and catcher Stormbreaker as it flies over to him, missing Carol by inches. But Carol doesn't even flinch, instead smiling at the God of Thunder.]
THOR : I like this one. she my personal favorite..
Sharon: Johnathon...
me:Let's go get this son of a bitch.
THE ADVENTURES OF JOHNATHON RICE: ENDGAME
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