Green Hal37: Yep, it is crazy. Because it is forced. I doubt Bucky would name their son without Wanda's approval, they named him together. Scarlet resents Steve for abandoning her when he went back in time to be with Peggy, that doesn't mean he doesn't care about him.
Guest 1: I think he'll want a drink, but I don't think he'll ask for one.
Guest 2: First, if you're going to leave multiple reviews, use something other than guest please so I know it's you. Second, I didn't say he kept it a secret from the UN, I said he built it behind their backs. Huge difference. And the unconstitutional argument is null and void. The Accords are in violation of several articles of the Constitution, so clearly the MCU American government is not concerned about the constitution. The Accords were never about oversight as claimed, they were about control. You don't have to look further than Season four of Agents of SHIELD or seasons two and three of Jessica Jones to find evidence of that.
Guest 3: No kidding. People read way too much into it, as Tony and Peter can barely be called teacher and student. Prior to IW, all we see is Tony treating Peter like crap and abandoning Peter when he doesn't need him. They're better in IW and Endgame, but without that basis of a strong relationship, there's really nothing there except a relationship between coworkers.
Guest 4: Basically.
Guest 5: You can see him however you want, I just picture him as Timothée Chalamet. Plus, McGuire and Holland don't really look anything alike, so I have time seeing him as Parker.
Guest 6: The novel Titan Consumed, which tells Thanos' origin story, show Thanos' plan to wipe out half of population was a decision he came to all on his own. And I find it highly unlikely that Death is Hela's mother, sorry. I just don't see it.
Guest 7: Whatever happens in Black Widow won't affect this story, sorry.
Guest 8: Yep, they're going to love Luis.
A Quinjet flew towards Wakanda as Steve walked towards Sam in the pilot seat, telling him the code. Sam joked that he hoped Steve was right before he put in the code and the Quinjet went through the holographic illusion of trees and entered Wakanda.
"Still so awesome," Peter said dreamily as the adults all watched, amused as Peter practically drooled, the scene bringing some needed levity to the room after seeing what Thanos had done to Gamora.
"Please tell me I wasn't that bad the first time I saw it," Parker said as he turned to the other future Avengers.
"Would you like the truth or a lie?" Lila asked cheekily, laughing at the face Parker made.
At the palace, T'Challa walked with Okoye, the Dora Milaje and the Kingsguard, with Okoye saying she had not imagined this when he'd said he'd open Wakanda to the rest of the world. He asked what she had and she said Olympics or maybe a Starbucks.
"Starbucks in Wakanda. Sounds like a sitcom," Tony joked.
The Quinjet landed at the palace and the ramp lowered as the Avengers walked out. Bruce asking if he should bow and Rhodey saying he should as T'Challa was a King.
"You're terrible, messing with Bruce like that," Tony joked and Rhodey shrugged. "Clearly I've rubbed off on you."
"God help us," Clint cracked and everyone laughed as Tony glared at him.
Steve shook hands with T'Challa, saying he was always thanking him for something when Bruce bowed and Rhodey asked what he was doing. T'Challa said, "We don't do that here." They walked off as Rhodey laughed at Bruce.
"That is gold," Rhodey said as everyone laughed.
T'Challa asked how big of an assault they were expecting and Bruce said quite big as Natasha asked how many people they had. T'Challa said they had the Kingsguard, the Border Tribe and the Dora Milaje. He then pointed at someone and Bucky arrived, with his new arm attached while his hair was well-kempt and his beard was shaved. "And a semi-stable 100 year old man," Bucky joked as Steve hugged him and asked how he was doing. He said not bad for the end of the world.
Steve's throat tightened as he saw Bucky seeming so…Bucky after all this time. When he'd read the file Natasha had given him, he'd thought Bucky would never be the person he'd known so long ago again. But here was proof that, even if Bucky would never be the same, he'd be able to live a normal, or as normal as he could possibly have, life again.
Later, Bruce and Shuri scanned Vision as she said the structure was polymorphic and Bruce said they had to attach each neuron non-sequentially. Shuri asked why they didn't reprogram the synpases as Bruce said they never thought of it while she condescendingly said they'd have done their best.
"Typical teenager," Barton and Clint said in sync.
"Spooky," Scott said as the two of them exchanged a look.
"Teenage years are bad?" Clint asked and Barton nodded.
"Nate just entered his. I just hope his aren't as bad as Cooper and Lila's," Barton said with a grimace.
Wanda asked if she could remove the stone and Shuri said one misalignment could cause a cascade of circuit failures but she could do it in time. She said she needed as long as they could give her when Okoye's beads beeped and she activated them, saying something had entered the upper atmosphere. From the Q-ships above, some dropships flew out.
"They have arrived," T'Challa said as the past Avengers paled.
"It's too late," Steve said sadly.
Bucky, Sam and Rhodey noticed outside as one dropship crashed on the barrier around Wakanda and Bucky groaned how he loved this place.
"I can see why," Natasha noted impressed. "Good shields."
"Thank you Ms. Romanoff. Although I am not sure what good they will do against Thanos," T'Challa said with a sigh.
Several others fell outside the barrier as Vision got up and said they needed to destroy the Stone but Natasha told him to get his ass back on the table. T'Challa said they would hold the enemy off as Steve told Wanda to blow the stone to hell once it was extracted and she said she would.
"Cap said a bad word, it must be bad," Tony joked and Steve rolled his eyes good naturedly.
"I do not believe that worked," Vision noted. "Otherwise, we would not be here."
"Things didn't go to plan," Scarlet agreed with a wince.
"Evacuate the city. Engage all defenses," T'Challa said before looking at Steve. "And get this man a shield."
"Thank you Your Highness," Steve said and T'Challa simply nodded.
At Nidavellir, the pod flew to the rings as Rocket said they were gigantic and they needed something big to yank them lose. "Leave that to me," Thor said as he held the pod with a rope. Rocket was skeptical as Thor started spinning the pod and it gained speed as Rocket fired the engines at Thor's command and it gained more speed, with Thor digging his heels into the rings.
"So you're using the pod as a giant rope," Natasha noted.
"So it would seem," Thor noted as he eyed the screen anxiously. "I hope this works."
"We all do Thor," Steve told him as they eyed the screen, as anxious as him for this to work.
Rocket pushed the pod to full power as the rings started moving and there was a burst of light as the star began glowing again. Eitri complimented Thor who jumped at pod's windshield and said, "That's Nidavellir."
"It's beautiful," Wanda said softly as they all eyed the screen in amazement.
"I've traveled all over the world and seen a lot of places…but nothing like this," Tony said in awe.
"It's by far one of the most beautiful things I have seen in all my travels across the universe," Thor said.
Rocket watched it in amazement as the star shot out a beam of light to where Eitri stood but a part snapped off and the light shut off.
"Damn it! The mechanism is crippled," Thor said in dismay.
"Thanos covered all his bases," Steve noted sadly as they all felt their hearts drop into their stomachs.
"Of course, because why would anything be easy?" Clint muttered.
Eitri said the mechanism was crippled and he won't be able to heat the metal with the Iris closed. Thor asked how long it'd take to heat it and Eitri said a few minutes. "I'm gonna hold it open," Thor said.
"Thor, you'll be taking the full force of a star! That'll kill you!" Tony exclaimed as they all stared at Thor shocked.
"Only of I die," Thor said simply.
"That's what killing you means!" Clint snapped.
"If I don't get that weapon, we're all dead anyone," Thor snapped back and no one had argument for that. "This is the only way."
Eitri said that was suicide but Thor countered so was facing Thanos without the ax as he flew towards the star beam.
In Wakanda, the army was speeding to the front line on floating ships. Bruce was in the Iron Man Armor: Mark XLVIII, which was another Hulkbuster.
"Another Hulkbuster?" Steve asked and Tony shrugged.
"You never know when one might come in handy," Tony said and Steve nodded, conceding his point.
Bruce happily said it was like being Hulk without being Hulk when he tripped on a rock and Okoye gave him a look.
Everyone chuckled, the scene bringing some levity to the room.
Bruce got back up as Rhodey said he had 2 heat signatures breaking through the tree line. Proxima Midnight and Cull Obsidian were those two.
"Oh great, they're back," Scott said as they all tensed.
The army all leapt off the ships and took positions while T'Challa walked to the front where M'Baku and the Jabbari tribe were chanting. T'Challa shook hands with him and thanked him for standing with them as he called him brother in Xhosa.
"It appears he truly has changed," T'Challa said shocked. "I never thought I would fight side by side with the Jabari."
"Never thought I'd fight side by side with Captain America. Things change," Tony said and T'Challa nodded.
"Indeed they do," T'Challa said softly.
Midnight touched the barrier with her blade as Steve, Natasha and T'Challa walked to it. "Where's your other friend?" Natasha asked cheekily. "You will pay for his life with yours," Midnight sneered. "Thanos will have that Stone."
"He's dead?" Sam asked as Natasha narrowed her eyes, feeling something was off.
"Just watch," Scarlet said simply.
"That's not gonna happen," Steve said. "You are in Wakanda now," T'Challa said. "Thanos will have nothing but dust and blood."
Barton, Scarlet, Lila, and Parker winced, something Natasha, Steve, and Clint all noticed. The trio exchanged an uneasy glance, a hollow feeling settling in the stomachs. Something was going to happen, they just knew it.
"We have blood to spare," Midnight said as she raised her blade and dropships rumbled. Steve, Natasha and T'Challa returned as Steve and Bucky shared some talk and the dropships opened, with several four-armed white aliens running out.
"Thanos' army?" Tony asked and Barton nodded.
"Outriders, basically Thanos' version of the Iron Legion," Parker explained.
"Shit," Rhodey said as they all paled.
"This is gonna be good," Natasha muttered.
T'Challa and the Wakandans started chanting 'Yibambe' as Midnight brought down her sword and Outriders rushed them through the trees. They rushed the barrier, trying to pass through but were killed or maimed but they didn't care, shocking everyone.
"What the hell?" Sam asked shocked as they all stared in horror.
"Don't they feel pain?" Steve asked.
"Thanos trained them to ignore it. All they do is follow orders and kill," Barton explained darkly.
Some entered as the Wakandans put on their barriers and fired from their spears, killing some as Bucky put some down with his rifle and Sam flew around, firing with his Steyr SPP pistols and took more down while firing his projectiles as Rhodey dropped bombs from his suit's back, killing many as they exploded while several more swarmed at the barrier.
"Take out one, two more seem to pop up," Scott noted as he watched wide eyed.
"An endless sea of soldiers who don't care about pain," Thor said softly.
Bruce noticed them circling the barrier and said there would be nothing between them and Vision then. Steve said they needed their attention on them. Okoye asked how they did that and T'Challa said they needed to lower the barrier. T'Challa contacted a technician and ordered them to open North-West section seventeen of the barrier.
"I'm sorry Your Highness," Steve said guiltily. "If I hadn't involved Wakanda-"
"This affected the entire universe, including Wakanda," T'Challa cut him off. "Knowing what I know now, I would still make the same choice. This is bigger than any one country."
After a moment, Steve nodded, although it was clear that he did not feel any less guilt.
"This will be the end of Wakanda," M'Baku said. "Then it will be the noblest ending in history," Okoye said.
T'Challa gripped his pants legs tightly, although his face remained blank due to years of training.
Everyone put down their barriers as T'Challa stepped to the front and shouted, "WAKANDA FOREVER!" They charged at the enemy just as a small portion of the barrier opened and Outriders streamed in. Sam and Rhodey were flying up. Steve and T'Challa outran the others and leapt at the Outriders, Steve gutting them with his new shields as T'Challa killed them with his claws and the armies clashed.
"And so it begins," Thor said grimly as they all tensed.
The battle continued as Steve killed more Outriders with his shield as T'Challa asked Shuri how much longer and she said she had barely begun as she worked on Vision's Stone. T'Challa said she might want to pick up the pace as the fighting continued.
"Yeah, pick up the pace a lot," Scott said.
At Nidavellir, Thor in the beam of the forge, "Allfathers, give me strength."
"You're gonna need all the strength you can get Point Break," Tony noted uneasily as Thor nodded.
"You understand, boy? You're about to take the full force of a star. It'll kill you," Eitri said. "Only if I die," Thor said.
"I think that's he meant," Peter said.
"Yes, that's what killing you means," Eitri said confused.
"Kid's right. You sure about this Thor?" Steve asked uneasily.
"It is the only way," Thor repeated.
Thor held the parts and with all his might, pulled as the beam shot out through him and the mechanism started working.
"You're doing it," Wanda said softly as they all stared wide eyed.
"Now just don't die," Natasha said.
Thor roared as Eitri told him to hold it and saw the metal melting in fires. Thor roared as the energy burnt him.
"Holy crap," Peter said softly as they all stared at the screen, wondering how much more of this Thor could take.
Eitri poured the metal into the mold and started forging as Thor passed out from the pain. Thor fell down with Rocket flying after him when he bounced off the pod. Thor landed on the ground as Groot looked up from his game, looking worried.
"So that's what it takes to get him to look up from his game?" Tony joked weakly but everyone was too worried about Thor to notice.
The pod landed and Rocket rushed over to Thor. Rocket said he was dying as Eitri tore the forge open and asked Groot to help him find the handle, which was missing, because Thor needed the axe.
"Well find the damn handle!" Steve shouted as they watched with baited breath.
Groot reached out and, growing a hand, wrapped it around the two pieces of the ax, lifting them up and connecting them as the branches intertwined, straightening into a handle. With a roar, he cut off his arm as another started to grow, with the completed ax now falling to the ground.
"Alright Groot!" Peter cheered as they all stared at the screen in shock.
"He finished it," Steve said in relief.
"Just in time," Thor said grimly. "I doubt I would have lasted much longer without it."
The ax started floating as lightning ran through it while Thor's hand twitched, lightning running through it.
At Wakanda, the battle was going on as Bucky was thrown down by an Outrider and tried to stab it.
Steve and Natasha tensed, worried for Bucky as Scarlet tensed as well. Oh she knew her husband was alright, but it didn't make this any easier to watch.
Rhodey was firing at them all, killing many when Cull's hammer smashed him down while Cull and Midnight walked into the barrier.
"Damn it," Rhodey said as Tony paled.
T'Challa was thrown around by several of them as they ganged up on him.
T'Challa tensed, wondering if this was the end.
Steve tried to hold one back when several ganged up on him, trying to bite while Bruce was knocked down too and yelled there were too many of them.
"Way too many," Scott agreed as they all watched pale.
Then a beam of light shot down from the heavens, incinerating all the Outriders standing there.
"Is that…" Tony trailed off as Thor smirked and Barton nodded. "Oh, this is going to be sweet."
Stormbreaker flew out of the Bifrost, flying and twirling in the air as lightning ran through it. It killed several scores of Outriders, including the ones that were upon Steve and Bruce. It flew back towards the Bifrost which dissipated as Thor caught it in his hand on return, with Rocket and Groot standing with him.
"That was awesome!" Peter exclaimed as Thor smirked.
"Thank you, boy of spiders," Thor said humbly.
"Seriously man, the kid's right. That was awesome," Sam said and Thor just smirked.
"With you there, the tide will definitely turn," Clint said and Thor nodded.
"They are so screwed now!" Scott exclaimed as they all chuckled at his antics.
Natasha, T'Challa and Steve watched in relief as Bruce retracted his helmet and laughed, "You guys are so screwed now!"
"Looks like Banner agrees Scott," Clint cracked as Scott flushed.
"Great minds do think alike," Tony mused.
"Thanks…I think," Scott said.
"BRING ME THANOS!" Thor roared as lightning surged through him while Cull and Midnight watched in fear.
"Yeah, don't look so confident now do you?" Scott said gleefully at their fear.
"Bully's never do when faced with someone they can't intimidate," Steve noted.
Thor charged and leapt up, Stormbreaker raised as lightning emanated from him and the now darkened skies. He then brought Stormbreaker down on the ground, with the exploding lightning killing more than 100 Outriders as the ground they were on became a smoldering crater.
"That was badass man!" Scott exclaimed.
"Thank you, man of ants," Thor told him humbly.
"The tide has turned," T'Challa noted.
"Hopefully, that's enough," Steve said as the recording continued.