Jinero: I wouldn't say worse, but it different. Natasha has known for a very long time she was going to die. Tony is going in completely blind. You'll have to keep reading.
TwiPotter girl: Why thank you.
Loki: So far, I plan to do a modified version of the Morgan scene, not sure about the others.
Agent N: I heard about that. I'm not a sports fan, but it is a tragedy what happened.
Nora-11: Sorry, no.
Grant78: I've heard that theory but there really just isn't a whole lot of basis for it in the MCU. We know very little about Peter's family outside May due to the writers deciding to put all their focus into Peter and Tony's relationship. And even so, having Clint and Nat react doesn't make much sense. In an agency filled with hundreds, thousands of agents, the likelihood that they would have crossed paths with Peter's parents is not that likely, but the odds that they would then make the connection to Peter is very slim.
Guest 1: Truer words have never been spoken.
Guest 2: I've heard all the arguments about why Thor shouldn't have been the one to snap and, respectfully, I just don't buy them. No matter how I look at it, it just seems like Thor should have done it.
Rhodey and Rocket were trapped under the rubble with water flowing around as Bruce held up the collapsing building to save the other two. Water was falling on them from above due to the attack.
Tony paled as he past Avengers looked at Rhodey concerned as tension filled the room.
Rhodey said 'Canopy' 3 times and his suit opened as he fell out while Rocket was trapped under rubble. As Bruce held up the collapsing building, Rhodey crawled to where Rocket was and using a rod, lifted the rubble, helping him out. Rhodey and Rocket lay down when Bruce called out to them and they saw water rushing towards them as a flood.
"Damn it!" Sam swore as the past Avengers paled, looking at Rhodey worriedly.
"It's the plumbing," Tony said as he glanced at his best friend worriedly.
As Rhodey placed an assuring hand on Tony's shoulder, only Natasha and Clint noticed the dark look on Barton and Scarlet's faces. The two exchanged a confused look, wondering what that was about.
Scott woke up and pushing rubble off him, heard Rhodey' 'Mayday' as he asked if anybody copied. "Wait! I'm here! I'm here, can you hear me?" Scott asked as he tapped his earpiece.
"Hopefully I can get there in time," Scott said as the past Avengers were all tense.
Clint woke up, pushing rubble off him and switched on his gauntlet's light, calling out for Steve. Walking around, he saw the Gauntlet nearby and picked it up.
"Well, at least we know where the stones are," Scott said, trying to be optimistic.
"Now we just gotta keep them away from Thanos," Clint muttered.
Then he heard a growl.
"Thor, please tell me that was your stomach," Tony almost begged.
"It was not me Stark," Thor said grimly and the past Avengers all groaned.
"Of course it wasn't," Steve said with a sigh.
Clint fired a light arrow in the direction, illuminating several Outriders.
"Shit," Clint said pale as Barton nodded.
"Yeah, facing that many Outriders at once was not easy," Barton said as everyone looked at him and Clint worriedly.
Picking up the Gauntlet, Clint ran as they all chased him.
The Sanctuary II beamed Thanos down as 2014 Nebula walked to him. "Daughter," He said. "Yes father," She said as she walked to him. "So this is the future," Thanos noted as he looked around. "Well done." "Thank you father," She said as she ripped the plating off and threw it away. "They suspected nothing." "The arrogant never do," Thanos said as he planted the Thanoscopter in the ground and put his helmet on it.
"Oh I'm sorry, we're the arrogant ones Mr. Thinks-He's- A God?" Tony asked angrily.
"Thanos is like most bad guys, he can't see his own flaws," Parker explained.
Sitting down he said, "Go. Find the Stones. Bring them to me." "What will you do?" She asked. "Wait," He said before she walked away.
"For us," Steve said grimly as they all tensed.
"The final battle is about to begin," Thor said darkly.
Up in the Sanctuary II, 2014 Gamora looked down in horror and walked to where 2023 Nebula was held prisoner, asking, "Tell me something. In the future, what happens to you and me?" Nebula looked up and said, "I tried to kill you. Several times. But eventually, we become friends." She added firmly. "We become sisters."
Thor stared at the screen, a mix of emotions rising within him. Nebula's story reminded him very much of him and Loki. In that moment, he felt a kinship with Nebula he knew the others wouldn't understand.
Gamora walked to her and giving her a hand and said, "Come on. We can stop him." Nebula grasped her hand and both walked together.
"Well, looks like cruelty and hate don't breed loyalty," Sam noted with glee as the all watched, happy for Gamora
"It doesn't," Natasha noted as she thought of her experiences in the Red Room.1
Tony walked through the remains of the Compound before finding the unconscious Steve. "Come on, buddy. Wake up," Steve gasped as he woke up. "That's my man." Holding out the shield, Tony said, "You lose this again, I'm keeping it."
"I mean it, I'll keep it, you'll never get it back," Tony joked and some chuckles broke out as the tension lifted slightly.
"I'll keep that in mind," Steve said amused.
"What happened?" Steve asked as he looked around. "We messed with time. It tends to mess back," Tony said as he helped Steve up. "You'll see."
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction," Parker noted.
"There are a million rules of time travel, none of which make sense," Lila said and everyone nodded in agreement.
Thor was standing at an opening in the rubble and they walked next to him to see Thanos sitting on a rock, fiddling with a stone with the Thanoscopter planted next to him and his helmet on it. "What's he been doing?" Tony asked. "Absolutely nothing," Thor said.
"He's been waiting for us," Thor noted.
"Where are the Stones?" Steve asked. "Lost somewhere under all this," Tony said. "All I know is he doesn't have 'em." "So we keep it that way," Steve said.
"We can't let him get his hands on them," Steve said firmly in a voice that left no room for argument, not that anyone disagreed.
"There's still Nebula to deal with," Natasha noted as she glanced at Clint.
"I'll deal with her," Clint said simply, a stony look in his eyes. "We can't let them win now, not after we've come so far…not after all we've lost."
"You know it's a trap, right?" Thor asked. "Yeah..." Tony said. "I don't much care." "Good," Thor said. "Just as long as we're all in agreement."
"It's about to begin," T'Challa said as they all tensed, tension filling the room.
"Under different circumstances, this would be so cool," Peter said quietly.
"Tell me about it kid," Scott muttered.
Thor then raised both his hands as lightning flashed in his eyes and cracked in the sky, darkened by the explosion's smoke. And then Stormbreaker flew into his right hand and Mjolnir into his left as lightning emanated from him while his beard turned into a kempt one and his armor formed around him along with his cape.
"Thor is back!" Tony cheered as Thor nodded, humbly accepting everyone looking at him appreciatively.
"Let's kill him properly this time," Thor said.
"Indeed, let's," Thor agreed with his on screen self.
"This time, let's make sure he never comes back," Tony almost sneered.
The three marched towards him as one, slowly spreading out to surround him. Thanos looked at them and announced, "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me."
"Back to him? He thinks we came back to him?" Clint asked angrily.
"Ego maniac, remember?" Scarlet pointed out.
"I thought by eliminating half of life, the other half would thrive. But you've shown me, that's impossible," Thanos said as the three slowly surrounded him.
"Because by wiping out half of all life, eventually you'll wipe out all life," Steve noted.
"Suicides and loss of faith in life would eventually cause mass extinction," Parker agreed. "But Thanos will never see that, he doesn't want to see that."
"As long as there are those that remember what was, there will always be those that are unable to accept what can be," Thanos announced. "They will resist."
"Yeah, we're all kinds of stubborn," Tony said.
"Yeah, we're all kinds of stubborn," Tony said.
Under normal circumstances, someone would have made a crack about Tony repeating himself. However, the room was too tense for even Tony to crack a joke.
"I'm thankful. Because now, I know what I must do," Thanos said as he threw the rock away. "I will shred this universe down to its last atom," Thanos said as he stood up and took his helmet from the top of his sword, putting it on. "And then...With the Stones you've collected for me, create a new one." He picked up his Thanoscopter. "Teeming with life, that knows not what it has lost but only what it has been given."
"My god," Steve said in horror as they all stared in horror.
"I knew the guy was evil but this…" Scott trailed off.
"He wants this new universe he created to worship him as their God and savior. I have seen in many times on many planets," Thor said grimly.
"He's even worse than Loki was," Clint said in horror.
"Thanos is the worst there is," Barton said grimly.
"A grateful universe," Thanos said as Thor's weapons flashed with lightning.
"Only in your sick dreams, you son of a bitch," Scott sneered.
"Born out of blood," Steve pointed out. "They'll never know it," Thanos said as he prepared to fight all three of them at once. "Because you won't be alive to tell them."
"And now it's on," Scott whispered as the tension mounted in the room.
Thor bellowed a war cry as while Tony formed a blade with his suit and jumped at Thanos who deflected with his sword, throwing him down as he rolled and recovered before Thanos deflected Steve's shield which he had thrown as well back at him and dodged Mjolnir thrown at him by Thor and then smacked Steve away by hitting his shield while Tony flew up before he kicked Thor away into a rock and Tony fired his repulsors which he blocked with his sword.
"The battle for the universe has begun," Thor said grimly, knowing this would be the hardest battle he had ever fought in his life.
No one commented, too absorbed in the recording.
Underneath the rubble of the Compound, Bruce held up the collapsing building as Rhodey said he'd see him on the other side and Rocket whimpered; their heads nearly submerged in water.
"Well, it's been nice knowing you guys," Rhodey said as the past Avengers paled.
"No one else is dying today," Steve said firmly, a roughness to his voice that surprised most of them.
Scott floated on debris, saying he was coming and leaping off some kind of lever, jumped into the water.
"Please make it in time," Scott pleaded with his on screen self.
Clint was running from the Outriders before he planted 2 explosive arrows in the walls and ran further as an explosion occurred, throwing him down and killing some.
"That was awesome!" Peter cheered as the past Avengers all looked impressed.
"Nice," Clint told Barton and he shrugged.
As more came at him, he fired a grapple arrow at the ceiling and was pulled up. Some of them tried to jump at him but he sliced them down with his sword, slicing one clean into two as he fell at the upper level and roared.
"You've been holding out on us Hawkeye," Tony said and Clint shrugged.
"If you ask nicely Tony, maybe I'll show you some moves," Clint joked.
Clint then lay down, tired and panting when 2014 Nebula stood over him.
"She found me," Clint said as he paled.
He thought she was on their side and handed her the Gauntlet when she told Thanos she had the Stones over the Comms. Stunned, he tried to sit up but she pinned him down with her foot, pointing her gun at him.
"And I just give her the stones," Clint groaned as Barton winced.
"We couldn't have known that there was another Nebula," Barton told him.
"Don't blame yourself. It doesn't help, trust me," Scarlet said with a pointed look at her younger self.
"Stop," She turned to see 2014 Gamora approach her, gun out.
"Well, this should be interesting," Tony said.
"You're betraying us?" Nebula asked in shock. 2023 Nebula then approached, her hands up as 2014 Nebula pointed her gun at her. "You don't have to do this," 2023 Nebula said. "I am... this," 2023 Nebula said. "No, you're not. You've seen what we become," 2023 Nebula said. "Nebula, listen to her," Gamora urged as she lowered her gun. "You can change." "He won't let me," 2014 Nebula said in a quivering voice.
"Some people have such strong holds on us that it's almost impossible to break it," Natasha said sadly, thinking of her time in the Red Room.
She was then about to shoot Gamora when 2023 Nebula shot her instead, killing her as a hole was formed in her chest.
"Shit," Tony said as they all stared at the screen in shock.
"I did not see that coming," Scott said.
"I do not think anyone did," Vision said.
2014 Nebula was dead with a glassy look in her eyes as Clint got up and lifted the Gauntlet again.
Outside, Tony landed and the back of his suit opened to reveal a new energy absorber as he said, "Okay, Thor. Hit me." Thor roared and charging both Mjolnir and Stormbreaker, hit the absorber with a huge blast of lightning, supercharging the suit as Tony fired eight overpowered repulsors at Thanos. Thanos spun the Thanoscopter fast enough to deflect them all and walked closer.
"Even without the stones, he's powerful," Wanda said as the past Avengers stared in shock.
"He beat Hulk without even trying, I think that's a given," Rhodey noted.
"Thanos was one of the most powerful enemies we ever faced," Barton said grimly.
Thor threw Mjolnir up and used Stormbreaker to bat it at Thanos. However, Thanos grabbed Tony and lifted him up, putting him in the way. Mjolnir hit him and both Tony and the hammer were sent tumbling to the ground, with Tony out cold. "Boss, wake up!" FRIDAY said and even the AI sounded concerned.
"Damn," Tony said as Thor looked at Tony apologetically.
"I'm sorry Stark," Thor said apologetically but Tony waved him off.
"Don't feel too bad, you didn't intend to hit me," Tony assured him.
Steve flipped and kicked Thanos' face, very slightly affecting him. Thanos then punched him as he put the shield in the way but was still sent flying back, crashing into a rock.
Steve winced, wishing he could help more as everyone else looked at him worriedly.
Thanos then threw the Thanoscopter at a rushing Thor, who ducked and slid under it as Thanos caught it on return and brought it up just in time to block Stormbreaker.
"This is going to be awesome," Peter said gleefully, thinking this would be the fight of the century.
Thor then managed to disarm Thanos of his sword.
"Wait a go Point Break!" Tony cheered at the small victory.
"It's not over yet Stark," Thor said grimly.
Then Thanos disarmed Thor too and lifting him up by the throat, threw him into a broken tree.
"No!" Clint shouted as the feeling of victory faded.
Thanos punched Thor several times before tossing him into a rock on the other side, dazing him badly. He then kicked Thor on the chest and punched his face again, dazing him more as Thor bled.
Everyone watched, horrified as Thor began to get tossed around like a rag doll. It was not easy for any of them to watch.
Peter couldn't help feeling disappointed that the battle was so one-sided.2
Thor raised his hand, summoning Stormbreaker but Thanos caught it instead and gripping the handle in one hand and the ax's head in another, attempted to drive it into Thor's chest as Thor grabbed it, desperately trying to stop it.
No one said a word as fear filled their hearts, terror filling them as they watched what they thought was about to be Thor's final moment. None of them noticed the smirk on Barton's face.
Unknown to them both, Mjolnir slowly lifted into the air a few yards away
"Oh yeah, you can summon your hammer," Tony said in relief.
"Thank god," Natasha said in relief.
"You can thank someone, just not a god," Barton said cheekily, confusing the past Avengers.
Except for Thor, who quickly caught on.
"I knew it," Thor said with a laugh, causing everyone to look at him confused.
"Something you wanna share?" Sam asked.
"Just watch, you'll get your answer in a second," Parker said with a smirk.
Thanos had almost pushed Stormbreaker into Thor's chest when suddenly Mjolnir flew into him, making him stumble away and drop Stormbreaker. Mjolnir halted in its path, then reversed course and flied back over Thanos' head. Right into the hand of Steve Rogers!
"Son of a bitch!" Tony said, laughing in disbelief as Steve looked stunned.
"Always knew you had it in you," Natasha said with a smirk.
"You couldn't have done that a little earlier?" Rhodey teased.
"He almost did," Thor said, surprising the original avengers and Rhodey. "Mjolnir moved when you tried to lift it. If you were unworthy, it would not have moved at all."3
"Then why couldn't Cap lift it?" Clint wondered.
"I don't want to," Steve shrugged.
"What's the big deal? Why is everyone freaking out over this?" Sam asked as he, Wanda, Peter, Scott and T'Challa looked confused.
"Before Loki invaded Earth, I was…cast out of Asgard by my father," Thor said with a wince of shame. "When he cast me out, he placed an enchantment on my hammer. 'Whoever wields this hammer shall be worthy of the power of Thor'. Only someone with the qualities my father was looking for in me, selflessness, nobility, humility, only someone who would not only be a great tactician, but a great leader and king as well would be able to wield it."
"Nice Steve," Sam said as he looked at Steve in an even better light.
"Impressive," T'Challa said with a nod.
"So Cap has your powers now?" Scott asked in awe and Thor nodded.
"This is gonna be so awesome!" Peter cheered.
"Thanos is so screwed now," Clint said with a smirk.
"We'll see," Steve said, unable to shake the feeling of dread that had crept up in him.
"I knew it!" Thor laughed happily.
"Don't repeat yourself Thor," Tony joked, able to joke now that the situation didn't seem so dire.
Angrily, Thanos kicked his face into rubble.
"What a big baby," Scott said as they all glared at the screen.
Steve twirled Mjolnir and the two charged each other. Steve leapt up and swung Mjolnir upwards, hitting Thanos under the chin and knocking him down into rubble.
"Awesome!" Peter cheered along with everyone else.
"See how you like it!" Scott cheered, glad to finally see Thanos get hurt.
As Thanos got up, Steve threw his shield which Thanos deflected with his sword. Steve then threw Mjolnir at the shield and a loud shockwave went off, knocking Thanos to his knees.
"Nice combo Cap!" Tony cheered.
"You learned to master it in seconds," Thor said in awe.
"I guess it was instinct," Steve shrugged.
But it wasn't, Thor knew. That was skill; there was nothing else to it. Thor had always respected the Captain a great deal, but it was clear to him now more than ever than Steve Rogers was the greatest Avenger.4
Steve caught Mjolnir and his shield on return and leaping up, kneed Thanos back before hitting his knee with Mjolnir and following up by a shield blow to the face, before striking his face with Mjolnir twice, the second strike breaking the helmet as Thanos staggered back.
"Can we get some of this footage to take back home?" Tony asked pleadingly. "I wanna watch Thanos get his ass handed to him more often."
"Sorry, we're messing with things enough just by bringing you here. Let's not tempt fate," Barton said and Tony pouted, causing everyone to laugh at him.
Steve then threw the shield at Thanos, staggering him back and then batted it with Mjolnir at him, staggering him back again and catching the shield, fired a powerful lightning bolt from Mjolnir which ripped the ground and hit Thanos, throwing him down.
"This is just awesome!" Peter cheered.
"Hey, why didn't you do that when you had the hammer?" Tony suddenly asked as he looked at Vision, who frowned.
"I did not feel any bursts of power come to me from Mjolnir," Vision said and it was silent for a moment.5
"I believe that is a mystery for another time," T'Challa said and everyone nodded in agreement as they turned their attention back to the recording.
Steve raised Mjolnir skyward and as clouds gathered; an even larger lightning bolt was summoned which struck Thanos, making him roar in pain.
"Do it Cap!" Clint cheered, eager to see the being who had taken his family from him pay.
"Yeah, just finish him," Tony said, knowing this had to end fast.
Steve leapt at him with Mjolnir raised but he rolled away at the last moment and picking Steve up by the throat, slammed him to the ground.
"No!" Scott cried as they all paled.
"Shit," Steve swore.
"He had to roll away," Clint sneered as tension filled the room.
Steve rolled away and got up as Thanos picked up his sword and threw his broken helmet away. He swung but Steve blocked or dodged a few times before being stabbed in the leg. He yelled in pain but tried to strike with Mjolnir. However, Thanos grabbed Steve's wrist and stopped the strike, dropping his sword and punching Steve with his other hand, knocking Mjolnir away.
"I'm sorry everyone," Steve said with a sigh. "I failed."
"We haven't failed yet Steve," Natasha assured him.
"The battle is not yet over Captain," Vision added.
Steve was kicked away but got up as Thanos kicked his sword into his hand. Steve raised his shield as Thanos brought the sword down on him. Steve's shield held up. But Thanos brought it up and back down on Steve's shield many times and the seemingly unbreakable shield shattered into pieces at the top.
"It broke," Peter said in disbelief as they all stared in shock.
"It's supposed to be unbreakable!" Tony cried.
"Apparently not," T'Challa said, shocked that a Vibranium weapon, even one not made in Wakanda, had been broken.
Steve stared at the screen in a state of shock. The shield had been a part of him for so long, to have it broken was like losing a limb.
Thanos then smacked Steve who put his shield in the way and he was thrown back. Steve lay on the ground, straining heavily and groaned as he struggled to get up. "In all my years of conquest...violence...slaughter...It was never personal. But I'll tell you now...what I'm about to do to your stubborn, annoying little planet...I'm gonna enjoy it. Very, very much," Thanos said.
"You would, you bastard," Clint growled as they all glared at the screen.
A beam shot down from the Sanctuary II and the entire Chitauri army appeared led by Ebony Maw, Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight and Cull Obsidian. Leviathans were flying in the air too. Some war devices were being moved by Sakaarians. Chitauri gorillas were unchained. And Outriders ran into the fray as well.
Tension mounted in the room as a feeling of hopelessness washed over the past Avengers. Tony and Thor were out cold, the others were buried beneath the rubble of the Compound. It was just Steve, alone, with a broken shield. What hope was there?
Steve got to his feet and looked at the approaching army. He wanted so badly to just lie down and rest. But he was the last line of defense between not just Thanos and the Stones, but the Universe as well. He straightened up and tightened the remainder of his shield's strap on his arm, sealing a giant cut Thanos' sword had made. He staggered towards the limitless marching army, ready to face them all alone.
"You're going to face them all alone?" Scott gapped as they all turned to stare at Steve in shock.
"We've lost too much to let Thanos get his hands on those stones now," Steve said grimly. "Even my death will be a small price to pay if it prevents Thanos from getting his hands on the stones."
Everyone stared at Steve, at a loss for words. On one hand, it was a noble notion to give up your life for the greater good. On the other hand, doing it this way was borderline suicidal.
As Steve continued marching, he suddenly heard a voice in his earpiece. "Cap?" Steve froze. "You hear me?"
The entire room froze at this, turning to stare in shock at Sam, who looked just as shocked.
"Was that…" Sam trailed off as the future Avengers all nodded.
"It's happening," Parker said with a smirk.
"Cap, it's Sam. Can you hear me?" Sam asked again as Steve breathlessly tapped his earpiece with shaking hands. And then Sam settled a score from years ago. "On your left." Steve turned behind to his left to see a golden portal open up.
"Ha, got you back! After all these years, I finally got you back!" Sam cheered and Steve laughed.
"What?" Tony asked as they all looked at the pair confused.
"Inside joke," Steve said with a grin.
Out of the portal walked T'Challa, Okoye and Shuri. T'Challa retracted his visor as Steve looked at the three, panting in relief. T'Challa gave him a nod.
"You're back!" Peter cheered and T'Challa nodded.
"So I am," T'Challa noted.
"It worked, it really did work," Clint said, his throat tightening as he thought of his family.
"Then it was worth it. All of it," Natasha said and they knew she was talking about her death.
Then Sam flew over their heads as several golden portals started opening up all around.
"And you're back to," Rhodey said relieved.
"And it looks like I'm not the only one," Sam said as they saw the portals.
Thanos looked around as out of one portal flew Doctor Strange with Mantis and Drax. Drax brandished his knives as Mantis took a fighting pose while Strange summoned Tao Mandalas and Quill flew next to them, retracting his visor just as Peter swung down and standing up, retracted his mask too, revealing a smile on his face.
"Oh thank god," Tony said, relieved his actions hadn't inadvertently led to a kid staying dead.
Steve smiled in relief on seeing Peter while T'Challa chanted 'Yibambe' and Okoye, Shuri and his Wakandan troops that had assembled behind him repeated.
T'Challa sighed in relief, happy to see that all of his people were back as well.
Several more portals opened as Ravager ships flew out with Ravagers coming out of several of them. Bucky and Groot walked out of another portal with several Wakandans.
"Buck," Steve said as he smiled in relief.
Natasha relaxed as well and out of the corner of her eyes, she noticed Scarlet's shoulders relax. What was that about she wondered.
Korg and Miek stood in front of another portal with Valkyrie on her Pegasus called Aragorn while several Asgardians stood behind them. Wanda flew down to join them.
The knot in Clint's stomach vanished as he saw Wanda, wrapping an arm around her and placing a kiss to her hair. Wanda didn't protest, sensing he needed to feel that she was alive.
Barton reached out and took Scarlet's hand and she squeezed back, letting him know she was here. It hadn't been an easy road for them after Thanos, with her abandonment issues and his guilt, but they had moved passed it and it had made them even closer.
Wong and other Masters of the Mystic Arts clapped their hands, forming Tao Mandalas, prepared to fight. As Ravagers and Howard the Duck marched out behind them, Hope, in her suit, suddenly enlarged, looking at them all.
"Hope," Scott breathed, a beaming smile crossing his face.
Thor summoned Stormbreaker to him and smiled happily while Tony woke up, looking around in shock. Then Pepper landed in her Rescue armor and retracted her visor, revealing her face.
"That's my girl," Tony said with a smile.
"Never thought I'd see her in a suit," Natasha mused.
"Is that everyone?" Strange asked Wong. "What, you wanted more?" Wong asked incredulously.
"There were other heroes we could've called, but they busy," Scarlet shrugged as the past Avengers wondered who else hadn't been called.
Then there was a crashing sound as Scott emerged from the rubble as Giant-Man and opened his fist. Bruce and Rocket jumped out while Rhodey flew out in a new War Machine suit while Rocket jumped at his shoulder and loaded his gun.
"Thanks Scott," Rhodey said in relief as Scott sighed in relief.
The future Avengers didn't say anything, wondering how they would take what they had to tell them about the Rhodey in the recordings.
All the armies of Wakandans, Asgardians, Ravagers and Masters of the Mystic Arts roared in unison as Steve turned to look at Thanos who was watching in shock.
"What's the matter Thanos, you look nervous?" Tony said mockingly.
"What, you thought there were only six of us?" Clint added in the same way.
"Whenever someone like Thanos rises up, heroes will also rise up to stop them," Steve said firmly.
Everyone got into fighting poses while Steve stepped forward. "Avengers!" He shouted and held out his hand while all looked at him and the approaching army just as Mjolnir flew into Steve's hand. "Assemble."
"Hard to believe, isn't it?" Barton asked as he saw the looks on the faces of the original Avengers. "That this all started with the five of us and Bruce."
"It's a humbling feet, to be certain," Thor said.
"Try mind blowing. If you told that this would happen a year years ago, I would've thought you were crazy," Tony said as he watched the screen in awe.
"It does make you feel pretty important. This how you felt when you found out what history remembered you as?" Clint asked as he looked at Steve.
"Something like that," Steve said with a tight smile.
Thor bellowed, followed by T'Challa and then all charged as Rhodey flew with Rocket on him and Valkyrie too flew on her Pegasus along with Tony, Pepper, Wanda, Quill and Ravager ships as Scott ran in giant form while Peter swung from his hand. An unintimidated Thanos pointed his sword at the charging army and his army charged too. Thor continued bellowing as the armies reached closer with M'Baku roaring. And then the two armies clashed, determined to end the Battle of Earth once and for all.
"And now it's time for the battle of Earth t really begin," Lila said as they all watched, tension and anticipation filling the room.
1: The Black Widow trailer is awesome, so I'm cautiously optimistic, despite some misgivings with the direction the MCU is going. That said, I find it annoying that the trailer seems to suggest that Nat had a family in the Red Room. Not only is it inconsistent with what we know from Age of Ultron, but it cheapens Nat's relationships with the Bartons and her calling the Avengers her family in Endgame.
2: As nice as it was to see the Big Three stand together against Thanos, let's be honest, it was just another way Thor was treated horribly in Endgame. We're made to believe that Thor needs to fight Thanos because that is what supposedly haunts him, but Thor and Thanos never exchange a single line of dialogue, despite Thor supposedly having such a strong connection to Thanos. And, aside from disarming Thanos briefly and ensuring Steve gets to wield Mjolnir, Thor is mainly just beaten to a pulp by Thanos. Tony defeats Thanos, Steve beats the crap out of him for a few minutes, and Thor gets tossed around like a ragdoll. Something's wrong with this picture.
3: There has been speculation that Steve was unable to pick up Mjolnir in Age of Ultron because, for whatever reason, he wasn't deemed worthy then. But the writers have explained that Steve was always worthy, he just didn't want to pick it up.
4: Just a reference to the fact that, in the comics, Thor has declared that he sees Steve as the greatest Avenger.
5: I'll be honest; I don't think Vision is worthy. Minus the fact that Vision has not shown any leadership skills, much less a desire to lead, his actions in Civil War hardly seem like the actions of someone who is worthy. He also never used any of Thor's powers while holding Mjolnir. It's more likely that Mjolnir is unable to tell what Vision is and that is why he is able to wield it.