LOUD TOWER
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.
VASTNESS OF SPACE
A 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.
INSIDE THE SUIT
LINCOLN
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.
MANHATTAN
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.
LOUD TOWER
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.
MANHATTAN
SOLDIERS AND COPS have taken positions covering the streets.
They see from the sky, IRON MAN leading a trail of CHITAURI
towards his tower.
SKY
The QUINJET BOOMS into the city.
BLACK WIDOW (V.O.)
Loud, 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.
LOUD TOWER
IRON 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.
LINCOLN
Fine. Let's keep them occupied.
IRON MAN heads back to the portal.
LOUD TOWER
Thor and Loki battle savagely. Loki fires ENERGY from the
scepter, sending Thor sliding across the floor.
QUINJET
HAWKEYE looks out to his left window, finding a target.
HAWKEYE
Yeah.
BLACK WIDOW
See them.
HAWKEYE BANKS the jet towards LOUDTOWER. 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.
QUINJET
With everyone okay, HAWKEYE and BLACK WIDOW unfasten their
seatbelts and open the ramp. CAPTAIN AMERICA runs down, followed
by HAWKEYE and BLACK WIDOW. Each one has their respected weapons
in hand.
FOUR WAY STREET
The TRIO 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.
VASTNESS OF SPACE
From the portal, a FUCKING CHITAURI LEVIATHAN FLIES OUT!
Carrying hundreds of SOLDIERS, the CHITAURI LEVIATHAN PASSES
OVER the TRIO.
BRIDGE STREET
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.
CAPTAIN AMERICA
Loud, are you seeing this?
INSIDE THE SUIT
LINCOLN
I'm seeing, still working on believing.
Where's Banner? Has he shown up yet?
CAPTAIN AMERICA (V.O.)
Banner?
LINCOLN
Just keep me posted. Jarvis, find me a
soft spot.
IRON MAN quietly flies behind and parallel with the CHITAURI
LEVIATHAN.
LOUD TOWER
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. LOKI IS RIDING ON A FLYING CHARIOT. DOZENS of
CHITAURI follow his lead.
BRIDGE STREET
The TRIO 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. Turns to Cap.
BLACK WIDOW
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 my 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 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. He runs over to the jammed door and JERKILY opens it.
People begin to run out.
BLACK WIDOW empties out her CLIPS. HAWKEYE fires ARROWS into the
ranks of the CHITAURI, hitting his mark each time he shoots.
BLACK WIDOW
Just like BUDAPEST all over again!
HAWKEYE
You and I remember Budapest
very differently.
MANHATTAN
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?
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 39th.
SKYLINE
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.
BRIDGE STREET
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.
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.
BLACK WIDOW
I've seen worse.
BANNER
Sorry.
BLACK WIDOW
No. We could use a little worse.
CAPTAIN AMERICA
Stark? We got him.
IRON MAN (V.O.)
Banner?
CAPTAIN AMERICA
Just like you said.
INSIDE THE SUIT
LINCOLN
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.
BRIDGE STREET
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 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!
SKY
Loki watches below, motionless.
LOKI
Send the rest.
VASTNESS OF SPACE
From the portal, THOUSANDS MORE OF CHITAURI SOLDIERS AND EVEN
MORE CHITAURI LEVIATHANS FLY OUT!
BRIDGE STREET
THE 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 , 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 .
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.
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
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, WHICH THEN FUCKING EXPLODES.
HELICARRIER BRIDGE
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.
OH SHIT. Fury presses his screen.
ROOFTOP BUILDING
Atop the rooftop, HAWKEYE fires ARROWS into the streaming flow
of the CHITAURI RIDERS, hitting his mark each time. Hell, heeven
AIMS his bow behind him, WITHOUT LOOKING and releases the arrow,
EXPLODING a RIDER.
HAWKEYE
Loud. 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
LINCOLN
Nice call. What else you got?
HAWKEYE (V.O.)
Well, Thor's taking on a squadron down
on 6th.
LINCOLN
And he didn't invite me?
OFFICE BUILDING - CONFERENCE ROOM
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.
OFFICE BUILDING - CONFERENCE ROOM
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.
BRIDGE STREET
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.
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. 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-
HISTORY MUSEUM
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.
LOUD TOWER
SELVIG WAKES UP FROM LOKI MIND CONTROL. He looks around,
confused where he is. He looks up at the sky, amazed.
BRIDGE STREET
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 SHIELD.
HAWKEYE
Captain, the bank on 42nd past MADISON,
they caught a lot of civilians there.
CAPTAIN AMERICA
I'm on it.
42NDBANK
Dozens of civilians are gathered in the 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.
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.
HELICARRIER BRIDGE
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 FURY
I recognize the council has made a
decision, but given that it's a stupid
ass decision, I've elected to ignore
it.
WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL #1
Director, you're closer than any of
oursubs, 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 viewscreen.
MANHATTAN
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.
ROOFTOP BUILDING
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...
BOOOOM! THE ARROW EXPLODES IN LOKI'S FACE, CRASHING INTO
THE LOUD PENTHOUSE PAD.
BLACK WIDOW looks down and building her momentum, she JUMPS of
the chariot, lands on top of LOUD TOWER, rolling herself to the
edge.
LOUD PENTHOUSE DAY
As Loki looks up, shocked at what just happened, THE HULK IS
LEAPING 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.
LOUD TOWER
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.
MANHATTAN
THOR rides on top of chariot, SMACKING SEVERAL RIDERS with the
hammer. As Thor takes the reins, a CHITAURI LEVIATHAN crashes
through a building, knocking him down to where Cap is, fighting
off SOLDIERS.
IRON MAN flies right next to the CHITAURI LEVIATHAN and aims his
LASER BOOSTER at it. Nothing.
JARVIS
Sir, we will lose power before you cut
through that shell.
IRON MAN flies up ahead, facing the oncoming monster.
IRON MAN
JARVIS. You ever hear the tale of
Jonah?
JARVIS
I wouldn't consider him a role model Sir.
IRON MAN FLIES TOWARDS THE CHITAURI LEVIATHAN, UNLEASHING EVERY
ARSENAL ON THE SUIT. The CHITAURI LEVIATHAN opens its mouth.
IRON MAN flies in and BURSTS out the other end, making the
CHITAURI LEVIATHAN collapse. IRON MAN rolls down the street. The
wind is knocked out of him. He looks up with an overwhelming
sigh as a SMALL BAND of CHITAURI SOLDIERS rush towards him,
holding out their rifles.
EXT. ROOFTOP BUILDING DAY
HAWKEYE turns to fire HIS LAST ARROW. Using his bow as a staff,
he knocks some CHITAURI SOLDIERS, before yanking his last arrow
off the dead body a CHITAURI SOLDIERS.
HAWKEYE nocks his arrow, DIVES DOWN THE BUILDING and FIRES his
GRAPPLING ARROW up into the side of the building. Falling down,
HAWKEYE finds the MOMENTUM and SWINGS himself into a building
and CANNONBALLS in.
MANHATTAN
The HULK holds CHITAURI SOLDIERS by the face and SLAMS them
down. More keep coming. HULK looks up. HUNDREDS OF RIDERS HOVER
OVER HIM. Then... they begin to fire ENERGY BLASTS. HULK TAKES
THEM LIKE HE'S RUNNING THROUGH A LIGHT RAIN. BLOCKING THE STREAM
OF STREAKING BLASTS, AS THOUGH SWATTING AT BEES.
HELICARRIER DECK
A lone pilot sits in his cockpit, listening.
WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL #2
DIRECTOR FURY is no longer in command.
Override order, 7 ALPHA 11.
7 ALPHA 11 PILOT (AKA GARY)
7 ALPHA 11, confirmed. Prepare to
takeoff.
He ignites his engine.
HELICARRIER BRIDGE
Back in the bridge, Agent Hill sees on her SCREEN 7 ALPHA 11
preparing to leave.
AGENT MARIA HILL
Sir, we have a bird in motion! Anyone
on the deck, we have a rogue bird! We
need to shut it down! Repeat! Take off
is not authorized!
HELICARRIER DECK
NICK FURY RUNS OUT TO THE DECK, HOLDING A FUCKING AIRTRONIC RPG-
7. He takes AIM and FIRES, HITTING the TAIL END of the jet. The
jet SKIDS OFF towards the edge. PILOT UNHARMED.
Suddenly, another 7 ALPHA 11 JET FLIES off. Fury stands there,
knowing he can't do anything about it.
NICK FURY
Loud you hearing me? We have a
missile headed straight for the city.
IRON MAN (V.O.)
How long?
NICK FURY
Three minutes, at best. Stay low and
wipe out the missile.
MANHATTAN
IRON MAN fights off as many CHITAURI SOLDIERS as he sustains.
IRON MAN
Jarvis put everything we got into the
thrusters!
JARVIS
I just did.
IRON MAN leaves the streets and flies up into the sky.
SKY
7 ALPHA 11(AKA GARY) arrives outside the city. He flips the switch to press the button. He presses it. THE MISSILE IS FLYING OUT TO
MANHATTAN.
7 ALPHA 11(AKA GARY)
The destination is in 2 minutes, 30 seconds
mark.
MANHATTAN
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THOR BATTLE, SIDE TO SIDE. Cap and Thor both throw their respected weapons. Thor catches MJÖLNIR, but as Cap turns, an ENERGY BLAST strikes him down hard. Thor runs over to a broken car, swings the hammer, and flips the car over and over on its side, crushing a few CHITAURI SOLDIERS.
Cap tries to get up. Thor helps him back to his feet. Cap raises
his SHIELD back up.
THOR
Are you ready for another bout?
CAPTAIN AMERICA
What? Are you getting' sleepy?
LOUD TOWER
Selvig, back in scientist mode, CLACKS away at his laptop.
He nods. BLACK WIDOW grabs Loki's scepter, slowly breaks into the
FORCE FIELD, almost touching the Tesseract.
BLACK WIDOW
I can close it! Can anybody hear me? I
can shut the portal down!
MANHATTAN
CAPTAIN AMERICA
Do it!
IRON MAN (V.O.)
No, wait!
CAPTAIN AMERICA
Loud, these things are still coming!
INSIDE THE SUIT
LINCOLN
I got a nuke coming in, it's gonna blow in less than a minute. And I know just where to put it.
SKY
IRON MAN catches up, now comes at the missile from behind. The missile speeds on. IRON MAN grabs it from behind, gripping it tightly.
With a mighty effort, he wrenches the rocket off its course.
Steering it from behind, he accelerates quickly, flying straight
up into the sky, towards the portal.
INSIDE THE SUIT
CAPTAIN AMERICA (V.O.)
Loud, you know that's a one-way trip?
LINCOLN
(TO JARVIS)
Save the rest for return, J.
JARVIS
Sir. Shall I call Miss Wolf?
IRON MAN
You might as well.
LOUD JET
AMANDA, along with her crew, watches on T.V., in horror, the destruction in NEW YORK. On the table, her cell is VIBRATING,
with Lincoln's picture on it.
HELICARRIER BRIDGE
Back in the bridge, every single agent holds their breath as
they too watch IRON MAN fly up into the portal.
SKY
IRON MAN climbs higher and higher over the city, gaining speed,
suddenly flings himself through the portal. Communications die.
The suit begins to freeze. Lincoln looks in horror.
HELICARRIER BRIDGE
Every single agent CHEERS. Fury smiles. He tries to communicate with lincoln. NOTHING.
IN THE VASNASS SPACE
We then see Lincoln's horror. AN ARMADA. The black sky is filled with what must be ninety ships in a vague cluster. Most of them hang still in the air. Some move swimmingly about.
IRON MAN let's go of the missile. It whistles off into the
blackness as IRON MAN IDLY falls back down the portal's opening.
The missile reaches the MAIN SHIP. The MAIN SHIP IMPLODES,
causing the entire ARMADA to burst into a supernova, creating a
spectacular heavenly display.
MANHATTAN
Suddenly, all of the CHITAURI SOLDIERS and CHITAURI LEVIATHANS
KEEL OVER and begin to SHAKE, then stop. They all fall over. THE
AVENGERS look up at their CONSULTANT, not sure if he'll make it
through.
LOUD TOWER
Still holding the scepter in hand, BLACK WIDOW shifts around,
waiting.
BLACK WIDOW
Come on, Loud...
MANHATTAN
Thor and Cap see the supernova coming towards them. Thor nods to
Cap.
CAPTAIN AMERICA
(to BLACK WIDOW)
Close it.
LOUD TOWER
Without hesitating, BLACK WIDOW pulls the scepter out, the
TESSERACT turns off its energy beam. The PORTAL QUICKLY CLOSES.
A SMALL FIGURE is hurled back into the open now closed portal. IRON MAN. Plummeting to the earth.
MANHATTAN
CAPTAIN AMERICA
(SMILING)
Son of a gun!
TIGHT ON IRON MAN: He keeps falling. And falling. And falling.
MANHATTAN
THOR
He's not slowing down.
Thor swings Mjölnir around. Just as Thor flies up, THE HULK
SNAGS IRON MAN OUT OF THE AIR, BOTH CRASHING AND SLIDING DOWN A
BUILDING.
BRIDGE STREET
HULK throws IRON MAN off him. Thor and Cap run over to him. Thor
RIPS off Lincoln's helmet. He appears to be dead. They stand around not sure. Then... THE HULK YELLS IN FURY. THE NOISE STARTLES
LINCOLN AWAKE.
LINCOLN
What the hell? What just happened?
Please tell me nobody kissed me?
CAPTAIN AMERICA
(A BEAT)
We won.
LINCOLN
Alright. Hey. Alright. Good job, guys.
Let's just not come in tomorrow. Let's just take a day. Have you ever tried shawarma? There's a shawarma joint about two blocks from here. I don't know what it is, but I wanna try it.
THOR
(looking up at LoudTower)
We're not finished yet.
A beat.
LINCOLN
And then shawarma after.
LOUD PENTHOUSE
Loki crawls onto the stair, looking like a piece of shit rag doll. He takes a few breathers, senses someone is behind him. He turns TO FIND THE AVENGERS STARING AT HIM, PISSED.
LOKI
If it's all the same to you. I'll have
that drink.
THE HULK SNORTS AT HIM.
WEEKS LATER.
SHIELD ANALYTICAL ROOM
In the TV news montage about THE AVENGERS, we see various reports of what happened. Some people agree that the avengers did good,
protecting the city. Others believe it was their cause.
OLD MAN (STAN LEE)
Superheroes? In New York? Give me a
break!
SENATOR BOYNTON
These so-called heroes have to be held responsible for the destruction done to the city. This was their fight. Where are they now?
WAITRESS
What? That this was somehow their fault? Captain America saved my life.
Wherever he is, wherever any of them
are, I just wanna say thank you.
CENTRAL PARK
The Avengers take Thor and Loki, who is handcuffed and muzzled,
to a blocked area. Thor shakes hands with his team and gives
Selvig a hug. Lincoln opens the Tesseract's case.
Banner takes it out and places it inside a glass tube, held by
Thor. Thor gives Loki the other end, who reluctantly takes it.
The Asgardians leap into the energy beam. GONE.
Then, one-by-one, the group splinters off, strolling into different directions. Banner climbs in with Tony in his sports car. Clyde rides away in his Harley. Natasha and Clint climb back into SHIELD cars. They all part. For now.
SHIELD ANALYTICAL ROOM
Fury is facing once more members of the WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL.
WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL #3
Where are the Avengers?
NICK FURY
I'm not currently tracking their whereabouts. I'd say they've earned a
leave of absence.
WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL #2
And the Tesseract?
NICK FURY
The Tesseract is where it belongs: out
of our reach.
WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL #1
That's not your call.
NICK FURY
I didn't make it. I just didn't argue
with the god that did.
WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL #1
So you let him take it and the war
criminal, Loki, who should be answering
for his crimes?
NICK FURY
Oh, I think he will be.
WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL #1
I don't think you understand what you've started. Letting the Avengers loose on this world. They're dangerous.
NICK FURY
They surely are. And the whole world knows it. Every world knows it.
WORLD SECURITY COUNCIL #1
Was that the point of all this? A
statement?
NICK FURY
A promise.
Fury walks out, towards the bridge.
HELICARRIER BRIDGE
Fury and Agent Hill walk together, toward the window looking out
into the world.
AGENT MARIA HILL
Sir, how does it work now? They've gone their separate ways, some pretty extremely far. We get into a situation like this again, what happens then?
NICK FURY
They'll come back.
AGENT MARIA HILL
Are you really sure about that?
NICK FURY
I am.
AGENT MARIA HILL
Why?
NICK FURY
Because we'll need them to.
Agent Hill turns around. Fury looks out, smiling.
LOUD PENTHOUSE
LINCOLN AND AMANDA UNVEIL A NEW DESIGN FOR LOUD TOWER. showing the letters for "LOUD TOWER" have been blown
away, and all that remains is a giant A for Amanda.
THE END