NEW YORK CITY SKYLINE - STARK TOWER
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 unbreakable. 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.
STARK PENTHOUSE
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 (CONT'D) "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 two men 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 HULK."
in another universe some pirate is dancing around with a jar of dirt
PIRATE "I HAVE A JAR OF DIRT"
LOKI "I thought the beast had wandered off."
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. 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.
STARK 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
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.
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.
STARK 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.
IM THE SKY OVER NEW YORK
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."
STARK 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."
TONY "Fine. Let's keep them occupied."
IRON MAN heads back to the portal.
STARK TOWER
Thor and Loki battle savagely. Loki fires ENERGY from the
scepter, sending Thor sliding across the floor.
INSIDE THE QUINJET
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.
INSIDE THE QUINJET
With everyone okay, HAWKEYE and BLACK WIDOW unfasten their seatbelts and open the ramp. CAPTAIN AMERICA runs down, followed by HAWKEYE, BLACK FLAME and BLACK WIDOW. Each one has their respected weapons in hand.
ON A FOUR WAY STREET
The group 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.
IN THE VASTNESS OF SPACE
From the portal, a FUCKING CHITAURI LEVIATHAN FLIES OUT! Carrying hundreds of SOLDIERS, the CHITAURI LEVIATHAN PASSES OVER the Group
ON 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 "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.
INSIDE STARK 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 and BLACK FLAME) "You think you can hold them off?"
HAWKEYE "Captain. (pulls a trigger on his bow; an arrow is mechanically CHOSEN) "It would be my genuine pleasure."
BLACK FLAME "oh hell yeah it's go time bitches"
HAWKEYE shoots an ARROW into the creature's head, gaining a few seconds for CAPTAIN AMERICA as he falls down the bridge, by an EXPLOSION. as BLACK FLAME throws a fire ball at one catching a group of them on fire
Cap races over to the plaza, jumping over dozens of EXPLODING cars. THE FIRST AVENGER RUNS LIKE A FUCKING CHEETAH.
BLACK FLAME "Damn cap you fast"
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 FLAME is roasting each one he looks at.
BLACK WIDOW "Just like BUDAPEST all over again!"
HAWKEYE "You and I remember Budapest very differently."
IN THE CITY OF 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."
IN THE SKY LINE
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.
ON 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. BLACK FLAME is running out of patience and blasts the whole area but to no avail since more show up after that.
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."
BLACK FLAME "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?"
BLACK FLAME "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.
ON 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 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."
BLACK FLAME "I see what you did there I said it earlier"
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!
IN THE SKY OVER NEW YORK
Loki watches below, motionless.
LOKI "Send the rest."
IN THE VASTNESS OF SPACE
From the portal, THOUSANDS MORE OF CHITAURI SOLDIERS AND EVEN MORE CHITAURI LEVIATHANS FLY OUT!
ON 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 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, me and Lincoln 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.
ON THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
Thor grabs onto the tower. Raises MJLNIR and KRAKAKABOOM! A BLINDING BOLT OF LIGHTNING strikes down from above, colliding on MJLNIR. 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.
INSIDE THE 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.
ON A RANDOM ROOFTOP BUILDING
Atop 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?"
BLACK FLAME "Tony I have some burnt to a crisp on 5th and it smells like ass. It's making me hungry how about some food after this?"
TONY "sure kid and I'm paying"
INSIDE AN 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' POV A CHITAURI LEVIATHAN SWIMS right in front of them.
OUTSIDE THE 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.
ON 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 FLAME "I would but I can't carry and fly with one hand...I need both for that" (1)
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.AS BLACK FLAME USES HIS FIRE TO BLAST OFF AND FOLLOW HER
[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,AS BLACK FLAME LANDS ON IT AFTER CAP TOSSED BLACK WIDOW. 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 AS BLACK FLAME CATCHES THE REST OF IT ON FIRE --
IN THE HISTORY MUSEUM
The CHITAURI LEVIATHAN CRASHES into a history museum. DEAD. THOR, HULK AND BLACK FLAME 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. BLACK FLAME LAUGHS HIS ASS OFF FROM IT
ON THE ROOF OF STARK TOWER
SELVIG WAKES UP FROM LOKI MIND CONTROL. He looks around, confused where he is. He looks up at the sky, amazed.
ON 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 SHILED.
HAWKEYE "Captain, the bank on 42nd past MADISON, they caught a lot of civilians there."
CAPTAIN AMERICA "I'm on it."
INSIDE THE 42ND BANK
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.
OUTSIDE THE BANK
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.
INSIDE THE 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 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 viewscreen.
OUTSIDE THE CITY OF 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.
OUTSIDE A RANDOM 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...
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.
SOMEWHERE AROUND STARK PENTHOUSE
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.
OUTSIDE STARK 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."
BACK TO THE BATTLE IN 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. And BLACK FLAME was throwing fire balls and pillers of fire at the CHITAURI.
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.
ON A RANDOM ROOFTOP
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 building. Falling down, HAWKEYE finds the MOMENTUM and SWINGS himself into a building and CANNONBALLS in.
STILL WITH THE BATTLE 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.
BACK ON THE 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 "7 ALPHA 11, confirmed. Prepare to takeoff."
He ignites his engine.
INSIDE THE 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!"
BACK ON THE 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 "Stark, 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."
BACK IN THE BATTLE OF MANHATTAN
IRON MAN fights off as many CHITAURI SOLDIERS as he sustain.
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.
UP IN THE SKY
7 ALPHA 11 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 "Destination is in 2 minutes, 30 seconds mark."
BACK IN THE CITY OF MANHATTAN
CAPTAIN AMERICA, THOR AND BLACK FLAME BATTLE, SIDE TO SIDE. Cap and Thor both throw their respected weapons. while BLACK FLAME burns the CHITAURI. Thor catches MJLNIR, 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.
BLACK FLAME "You ready for another go old man?
CAPTAIN AMERICA "What? You gettin' guys already getting sleepy?"
ON THE ROOFTOP OF STARK 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!"
OUTSIDE THE CITY OF MANHATTAN
CAPTAIN AMERICA/BLACK FLAME "Do it!"
IRON MAN (V.O.) "No, wait!"
CAPTAIN AMERICA "Stark, these things are still coming!"
INSIDE THE SUIT
TONY "I got a nuke coming in, it's gonna blow in less than a minute. And I know just where to put it."
IN THE SKY OVER THE CITY
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 sky, towards the portal.
INSIDE THE SUIT
CAPTAIN AMERICA (V.O.) "Stark, you know that's a one-way trip?"
TONY (TO JARVIS) "Save the rest for return, J."
JARVIS "Sir. Shall I call Miss Potts?"
IRON MAN "You might as well."
INSIDE A STARK JET
PEPPER, along with her crew, watches on T.V., in horror, the destruction in NEW YORK. On the table, her cell is VIBRATING, with Tony's picture on it.
ON THE HELICARRIER BRIDGE
Back in the bridge, every single agent holds their breath as they too watch IRON MAN fly up into the portal.
BACK IN THE 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. Tony looks in horror.
BACK ON THE HELICARRIER BRIDGE
Every single agent CHEERS. Fury smiles. He tries to communicate with Tony. NOTHING.
IN SPACE
We then see Tony'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 lets 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.
BACK ON THE GROUND OF 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.
BACK ON THE ROOF OF STARK TOWER
Still holding the scepter in hand, BLACK WIDOW shifts around, waiting.
BLACK WIDOW "Come on, Stark..."
BACK ON THE GROUND OF MANHATTAN
Thor, Cap and Black flame see the supernova coming towards them. Thor nods to Cap.
CAPTAIN AMERICA (to BLACK WIDOW) "Close it."
BACK ON THE ROOFTOP STARK 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 backwards into the open now closed portal. IRON MAN. Plummeting to the earth.
BACK ON THE GROUND MANHATTAN
CAPTAIN AMERICA (SMILING) "Son of a gun!"
TIGHT ON IRON MAN: He keeps falling. And falling. And falling.
BACK ON THE GROUND OF MANHATTAN
THOR "He's not slowing down."
Thor swings Mjlnir around. and flame powers up. but Just as Thor flies up, THE HULK SNAGS IRON MAN OUT OF THE AIR, BOTH CRASHING AND SLIDING DOWN A BUILDING.
BACK ON BRIDGE STREET
HULK throws IRON MAN off him. Thor and Cap run over to him. Thor RIPS off Tony's helmet. He appears to be dead. They stand around not sure. Then... THE HULK YELLS IN FURY. THE NOISE STARTLES TONY AWAKE.
TONY "What the hell? What just happened Please tell me nobody kissed me?"
BLACK FLAME (A BEAT) "We won Tony"
TONY "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 Stark Tower) "We're not finished yet."
(A beat goes by)
TONY "And then shawarma after.?"
INSIDE THE STARK 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.
INSIDE THE SHIELD ANALYTICAL ROOM
In 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."
IN 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. Tony opens the Tesseract's case.
Banner takes it out and places 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 sportscar. Steve rides away in his Harley. Natasha and Clint climb back into SHIELD cars. They all part. For now.
BACK INSIDE THE 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.x
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.
INSIDE THE 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 "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.
NICK FURY "By the way Agent Hill. You can go and see him"
AGENT HILL "What do you mean Sir?"
NICK FURY "I know you like him. that Lincolin kid? it's plan as day. so im giving you permission to go and spend a week or two with him"
AGENT HILL "Thank you sir i will head out now if that ok with you"
she salutes and walks off to spend two weeks with Lincoln
