All language subtitles for Avengers (2012)

The Tesseract has awakened.

It is on a little
world, a human world.

They would wield its power,

but our ally knows its
workings as they never will.

He is ready to lead

and our force, our
Chitauri, will follow.

A world will be his.

The universe, yours.

And the humans, what
can they do but burn?

All personnel,

the evacuation order
has been confirmed.

Proceed to your designated vehicles
immediately for forced evacuation

This is not a drill

Emergency personnel

Proceed to your designated
vehicles for on site evacuation

How bad is it?

That's the problem, sir.
We don't know.

Dr. Selvig read an energy surge
from the Tesseract four hours ago.

NASA didn't authorize
Selvig to go to test phase.

He wasn't testing it. He
wasn't even in the room.

Spontaneous event.

It just turned itself on?

Where are the energy levels now?

Climbing. When Selvig couldn't
shut it down, we ordered evac.

How long to get everyone out?

Campus should be clear
in the next half-hour.

Do better.

Sir, evacuation may be futile.

We should tell them
to go back to sleep?

If we can't control the
Tesseract's energy,

there may not be a
minimum safe distance.

I need you to make sure

the Phase 2 prototypes
are shipped out.

Sir, is that really a
priority right now?

Until such time as
the world ends,

we will act as though
it intends to spin on.

Clear out the tech below.

Every piece of Phase 2
on a truck and gone.

Yes, sir.

With me.

Talk to me, Doctor.

Director.

Is there anything we
know for certain?

The Tesseract is misbehaving.

- Is that supposed to be funny?
- No, it's not funny at all.

The Tesseract is not only
active, she's behaving.

I assume you pulled the plug.

She's an energy source.

We turn off the power,
she turns it back on.

If she reaches peak level..

We prepared for this, Doctor.
Harnessing energy from space.

But we don't have the harness.

My calculations are
far from complete.

And she's throwing off
interference, radiation.

Nothing harmful, low
levels of gamma radiation.

That can be harmful.

Where's Agent Barton?

The Hawk?

Up in his nest, as usual.

Agent Barton, report.

I gave you this detail

so you could keep a
close eye on things.

Well, I see better
from a distance.

Have you seen anything that
might set this thing off?

Doctor, it's spiking again.

No one's come or gone.

And Selvig's clean.

No contacts, no IMs.

If there was any tampering,
sir, it wasn't at this end.

"At this end"?

Yeah, the Cube is a doorway to
the other end of space, right?

Doors open from both sides.

Not yet.

Sir, please put down the spear.

You have heart.

Please don't.

I still need that.

This doesn't have
to get any messier.

Of course it does.

I've come too far
for anything else.

I am Loki, of Asgard

and I am burdened with
glorious purpose.

Loki.

Brother of Thor.

We have no quarrel
with your people.

An ant has no quarrel
with a boot.

Are you planning to step on us?

I come with glad tidings

of a world made free.

Free from what?

Freedom.

Freedom is life's great lie.

Once you accept that,
in your heart,

you will know peace.

Yeah, you say "peace,"

I kind of think you
mean the other thing.

Sir, Director Fury is stalling.

This place is about to blow

and drop a hundred
feet of rock on us.

He means to bury us.

Like the pharaohs of old.

He's right. The portal is
collapsing in on itself.

We've got maybe two minutes
before this goes critical.

Well, then.

I need these vehicles.

- Who's that?
- They didn't tell me.

Hill!

Do you copy?

Barton has turned.

They have the Tesseract!
Shut them down!

Okay, let's go. No, leave it.
Go!

We're clear upstairs, sir.
You need to go.

Director?

Director Fury, do you copy?

The Tesseract is with
a hostile force.

I have men down. Hill?

A lot of men still under.

I don't know how many survivors.

Sound a general call.

I want every living
soul not working rescue

looking for that briefcase.

Roger that.

Coulson, get back to base.
This is a Level Seven.

As of right now,

we are at war.

What do we do?

This is not how I wanted
this evening to go.

I know how you wanted
this evening to go.

Believe me

this is better.

Who are you working for?

Lermentov, yes?

Does he think

we have to go through him

to move our cargo?

I thought General Solohob is in
charge of the export business.

Solohob

a bagman, a front.

Your outdated information
betrays you.

The famous Black Widow

and she turns out to be
simply another pretty face.

You really think I'm pretty?

Tell Lermentov we don't need him

to move the tanks.

Tell him he is out.

Well..

you may have
to write it down.

It's for her.

You listen carefully

You're at 1-14 Silensky
Plaza, 3rd floor.

We have an F-22 exactly
eight miles out.

Put the woman on the phone
or I will blow up the block

before you can make the lobby.

- We need you to come in.
- Are you kidding'? I'm working.

This takes precedence.

I'm in the middle of
an interrogation.

This moron is giving
me everything.

I don't give everything.

Look, you can't pull me
out of this right now.

Natasha..

Barton's been compromised.

Let me put you on hold.

Where is Barton now?

- We don't know.
- But he's alive?

We think so. I'll brief you on
everything when you get back.

But first, we need you
to talk to the big guy.

Coulson, you know that Stark trusts
me about as far as he can throw me.

I've got Stark. You
get the big guy.

Who are you?

Get out!

There is sickness here!

You're a doctor.

My father's not waking up!

He has a fever and he's moaning

but his eyes won't open.

Slow down.

My father..

Like them?

Please.

You should've got paid
up front, Banner.

You know, for a man

who's supposed to
be avoiding stress

you picked a hell of
a place to settle.

Avoiding stress
isn't the secret.

Then what is it? Yoga?

You brought me to the
edge of the city. Smart.

I assume the whole
place is surrounded.

Just you and me.

And your actress buddy?

Is she a spy, too?
They start that young?

I did.

Who are you?

Natasha Romanoff.

Are you here to kill
me, Ms. Romanoff?

Because that's not going
to work out for everyone.

No, of course not. I'm here
on behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D.

S.H.I.E.L.D.

How did they find me?

We never lost you, Doctor.

We've kept our distance.

Even helped keep some
other interested parties

off your scent.

Why?

Nick Fury seems to trust you.

But now we need you to come in.

What if I say no?

I'll persuade you.

And what if the
other guy says no?

You've been more than a
year without an incident.

I don't think you want
to break that streak.

Well, I don't every
time get what I want.

Doctor, we're facing a
potential global catastrophe.

Well, those I actively
try to avoid.

This

is the Tesseract.

It has the potential energy
to wipe out the planet.

What does Fury want
me to do, swallow it?

He wants you to find it.
It's been taken.

It emits a gamma signature
that's too weak for us to trace.

There's no one that knows
gamma radiation like you do.

If there was, that's
where I'd be.

So, Fury isn't
after the monster?

Not that he's told me.

And he tells you everything?

Talk to Fury. He
needs you on this.

He needs me in a cage?

No one's going to
put you in a..

Stop lying to me!

I'm sorry. That was mean.

I just wanted to
see what you'd do.

Why don't we do
this the easy way

where you don't use that

and the other guy
doesn't make a mess.

Okay?

Natasha?

Stand down.

We're good here.

"Just you and me."

This is out of line, Director.

You're dealing with
forces you can't control.

You ever been in a war, Councilman?
In a firefight?

Did you feel an
overabundance of control?

You're saying that this Asgard
is declaring war on our planet?

Not Asgard. Loki.

He can't be working alone.
What about the other one?

His brother.

Our intelligence says
Thor is not a hostile

but he's worlds away.

We can't depend on
him to help, either.

It's up to us.

Which is why you should
be focusing on Phase 2.

It was designed for
exactly this..

Phase 2 isn't ready.
Our enemy is.

We need a response team.

The Avengers Initiative
was shut down.

This isn't about the Avengers.

We've seen the list.

You're running the world's
greatest covert security network

and you're going to leave
the fate of the human race

to a handful of freaks.

I'm not leaving
anything to anyone.

We need a response team.

These people may be
isolated, unbalanced even

but I believe with the right push
they can be exactly what we need.

You believe?

War isn't won by
sentiment, Director.

No, it's won by soldiers.

There's not enough time.

I got to put her in the water!

You won't be alone.

Oh, my God.

This guy is still alive!

Trouble sleeping?

I slept for 70 years, sir.
I think I've had my fill.

Then you should be out,
celebrating, seeing the world.

When I went under, the
world was at war.

I wake up, they say we won.

They didn't say what we lost.

We've made some
mistakes along the way.

Some, very recently.

Are you here with
a mission, sir?

I am.

Trying to get me
back in the world?

Trying to save it.

HYDRA'S secret weapon.

Howard Stark fished
that out of the ocean

when he was looking for you.

He thought what we think.

The Tesseract could be the key
to unlimited sustainable energy.

That's something the
world sorely needs.

Who took it from you?

He's called Loki.

He's not from around here.

There's a lot we'll have to
bring you up to speed on

if you're in.

The world has gotten
even stranger

than you already know.

At this point, I doubt
anything would surprise me.

Ten bucks says you're wrong.

There's a debriefing packet

waiting for you back
at your apartment.

Is there anything you can
tell us about the Tesseract

that we ought to know now?

You should have left
it in the ocean.

Good to go on this end.
The rest is up to you.

You disconnected the
transmission lines?

Are we off the grid?

Stark Tower is about
to become a beacon

of self-sustaining clean energy.

Well, assuming the arc
reactor takes over

and it actually works.

I assume.

Light her up.

How does it look?

Like Christmas,
but with more me.

We've got to go wider on the
public awareness campaign.

You need to do some press.

I'm in DC tomorrow,

I'm working on the zoning for
the next three buildings.

Pepper, you're killing me.
The moment, remember?

Enjoy the moment.

Get in here and I will.

Sir, Agent Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D.
is on the line.

I'm not in.

I'm actually out.

Sir, I'm afraid he's insisting.

Grow a spine, Jarvis.
I got a date.

Levels are holding
steady, I think.

Of course they are. I
was directly involved.

Which brings me to
my next question.

How does it feel to be a genius?

Well, I really wouldn't
know, now would I?

What do you mean? All
this came from you.

No, all this came from that.

Give yourself some credit.
Please.

Stark Tower is your baby.

Give yourself 12% of the credit.

12%?

An argument can be made for 15.

12%? My baby?

Well, I did do all
the heavy lifting.

Literally, I lifted
the heavy things.

And, sorry, but the
security snafu?

That was on you.

- My private elevator..
- You mean our elevator?

It was teeming
with sweaty workmen.

I'm going to pay for that
comment about percentages

in some subtle way
later, aren't I?

It's not going to
be that subtle.

I'll tell you what.

The next building is gonna
say "Potts" on the tower.

On the lease.

Call your mom. Can
you bunk over?

Sir, the telephone.

I'm afraid my protocols
are being overridden.

Mr. Stark, we need to talk.

You have reached the life
model decoy of Tony Stark.

- Please leave a message.
- This is urgent.

Then leave it urgently.

Security breach. It's on you.

- Mr. Stark.
- Phil! Come in.

"Phil"?

I can't stay.

His first name is "Agent."

Come on in. We're celebrating.

Which is why he can't stay.

We need you to look this
over as soon as possible.

I don't like being
handed things.

That's fine, because I
love to be handed things.

So, let's trade.

Thank you.

Official consulting hours
are between 8 and 5

every other Thursday.

This isn't a consultation.

Is this about the Avengers?

Which I know nothing about.

The Avengers Initiative
was scrapped, I thought.

And I didn't even qualify.

I didn't know that either.

Apparently I'm volatile,
self-obsessed,

don't play well with others.

That I did know.

This isn't about personality
profiles any more.

Whatever. Ms. Potts,
got a second?

Half a mo.

You know, I thought we
were having a moment.

I was having 12% of a moment.

This seems serious.
Phil's pretty shaken.

How would you know if it's..
Why is he "Phil"?

What is all this?

This is

this.

I'm going to take the
jet to DC tonight.

Tomorrow.

You have homework. You
have a lot of homework.

Well, what if I didn't?

- If you didn't?
- Yeah.

You mean when you've finished?

Well, then..

Square deal. Fly safe.

Work hard.

So, any chance you're
driving by LaGuardia?

- I can drop you.
- Fantastic.

I want to hear

about the cellist. Is
that still a thing?

She moved back to Portland.

What? Boo!

We're about 40 minutes
out from home base, sir.

So, this Dr. Banner was trying to
replicate the serum they used on me?

A lot of people were.

You were the world's
first superhero.

Banner thought gamma radiation
might hold the key to unlocking

Erskine's original formula.

Didn't really go
his way, did it?

Not so much.

When he's not that thing, though,
the guy's like a Stephen Hawking.

He's like a smart person.

I gotta say.

It's an honour to
meet you officially.

I've sort of met you. I mean,

I watched you while
you were sleeping.

I mean, I was present

while you were unconscious
from the ice.

You know, it's really
just a huge honour

to have you on board this..

I hope I'm the man for the job.

Oh, you are. Absolutely.

We made some modifications
to the uniform.

I had a little design input.

The uniform?

Aren't the stars and
stripes a little

old-fashioned?

With everything that's happening

and the things that are
about to come to light,

people might just need a
little old-fashioned.

The Chitauri grow restless.

Let them gird themselves.

I will lead them in
the glorious battle.

Battle?

Against the meagre
might of Earth?

Glorious, not lengthy.

If your force is as
formidable as you claim.

You question us?

You question him,

he who put the scepter
in your hand?

Who gave you ancient
knowledge and new purpose

when you were cast
out, defeated?

I was a king!

The rightful king of Asgard,

betrayed.

Your ambition is little

and born of childish need.

We look beyond the Earth

to the greater worlds the
Tesseract will unveil.

You don't have the
Tesseract yet.

I don't threaten.

But until I open the doors,

until your force is
mine to command,

you are but words.

You will have your
war, Asgardian.

If you fail,

if the Tesseract
is kept from us,

there will be no
realm, no barren moon,

no crevice where he
cannot find you.

You think you know pain?

He will make you long for
something sweet as pain.

Stow the captain's gear.

Yes, sir.

Agent Romanoff, Captain Rogers.

- Ma'am.
- Hi.

They need you on the bridge.

They're starting the face-trace.

See you there.

It was quite the buzz around
here, finding you in the ice.

I thought Coulson
was gonna swoon.

Did he ask you to sign his Captain
America trading cards yet?

Trading cards?

They're vintage.
He's very proud.

Dr. Banner.

Yeah, hi.

They told me you
would be coming.

Word is, you can find the Cube.

Is that the only word on me?

Only word I care about.

It must be strange for
you, all of this.

Well, this is actually
kind of familiar.

Gentlemen, you might want
to step inside in a minute.

It's going to get a
little hard to breathe.

Flight crew, secure the deck.

Is this a submarine?

Really?

They want me in a submerged,
pressurized, metal container'?

No, no, this is much worse.

Hover power check complete.
Position cyclic.

Increase collective to 8.0 %.

Preparing for maximum
performance takeoff.

Increase output to capacity.

Power plant performing
at capacity.

We are clear.

All engines operating.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Emergency
Protocol 193.6 in effect.

- We are at level, sir.
- Good.

Let's vanish.

Engage retro-reflection panels.

Reflection panels engaged.

Gentlemen.

Doctor, thank you for coming.

Thanks for asking nicely.

So, how long am I staying?

Once we get our hands
on the Tesseract,

you're in the wind.

Where are you with that?

We're sweeping every
wirelessly accessible

camera on the planet.

Cell phones, laptops..

If it's connected to a satellite,
it's eyes and ears for us.

That's still not gonna
find them in time.

You have to narrow your field.

How many spectrometers
do you have access to?

- How many are there?
- Call every lab you know.

Tell them to put the
spectrometers on the roof

and calibrate them
for gamma rays.

I'll rough out a tracking algorithm,
basic cluster recognition.

At least we could rule
out a few places.

Do you have somewhere
for me to work?

Agent Romanoff,

could you show Dr. Banner
to his laboratory, please?

You're gonna love it, Doc.
We got all the toys.

Put it over there.

Where did you find
all these people?

S.H.I.E.L.D. has no shortage
of enemies, Doctor.

Is this the stuff you need?

Yeah, iridium.

It's found in meteorites.
It forms anti-protons.

It's very hard to get hold of.

Especially if S.H.I.E.L.D.
knows you need it.

Well, I didn't know.

Hey!

The Tesseract has
shown me so much.

It's more than knowledge.
It's truth.

I know.

What did it show
you, Agent Barton?

My next target.

Tell me what you need.

I need a distraction.

And an eyeball.

I mean, if it's not
too much trouble.

No, no. It's fine.

It's a vintage set.

It took me a couple of
years to collect them all.

Near mint.

Slight foxing around
the edges, but..

We got a hit. A 67% match.

Wait. Cross match, 79%.

Location?

Stuttgart, Germany.
28 Konigstrasse.

He's not exactly hiding.

Captain,

You're up

Kneel before me.

I said

kneel!

Is not this simpler?

Is this not your natural state?

It's the unspoken
truth of humanity,

that you crave subjugation.

The bright lure of freedom
diminishes your life's joy

in a mad scramble for power,

for identity.

You were made to be ruled.

In the end,

you will always kneel.

Not to men like you.

There are no men like me.

There are always men like you.

Look to your elder, people.

Let him be an example.

You know, the last
time I was in Germany,

and saw a man standing
above everybody else,

we ended up disagreeing.

The soldier.

The man out of time.

I'm not the one
who's out of time.

Loki, drop the weapon
and stand down.

Kneel.

Not today!

The guy's all over the place.

Agent Romanoff. You miss me?

Make your move, Reindeer Games.

Good move.

Mr. Stark.

Captain.

Is he saying anything?

Not a word.

Just get him here.
We're low on time.

I don't like it.

What, Rock of Ages
giving up so easily?

I don't remember it
being that easy.

This guy packs a wallop.

Still, you are pretty
spry for an older fellow.

What's your thing, Pilates?

What?

It's like calisthenics.

You might have missed
a couple of things

doing time as a Capsicle.

Fury didn't tell me he
was calling you in.

Yeah, there's a lot of things
Fury doesn't tell you.

Where's this coming from?

What's the matter? Are you
scared of a little lightning?

I'm not overly fond
of what follows.

What are you doing?

And now there's that guy.

Another Asgardian?

- That guy's a friendly?
- Doesn't matter.

If he frees Loki or kills
him, the Tesseract's lost.

Stark, we need a plan of attack!

I have a plan. Attack.

I'd sit this one out, Cap.

I don't see how I can.

These guys come from legend.
They're basically gods.

There's only one God, ma'am.

And I'm pretty sure he
doesn't dress like that.

Where is the Tesseract?

I missed you, too.

Do I look to be
in a gaming mood?

You should thank me.

With the Bifrost gone,
how much dark energy

did the Allfather have to
muster to conjure you here

to your precious Earth?

I thought you dead.

Did you mourn?

We all did. Our father..

Your father.

He did tell you my true
parentage, did he not?

We were raised together.

We played together,
we fought together.

Do you remember none of that?

I remember a shadow.

Living in the shade
of your greatness.

I remember you tossing
me into an abyss.

I, who was, and should be, king!

So you take the world I
love as a recompense

for your imagined slights?

No. The Earth is under
my protection, Loki.

And you're doing a
marvelous job with that.

The humans slaughter
each other in droves

while you idly fret.

I mean to rule them,
as why should I not?

You think yourself above them?

Well, yes.

Then you miss the truth
of ruling, brother.

A throne would suit you ill.

I've seen worlds you've
never known about!

I have grown,
Odinson, in my exile.

I have seen the true
power of the Tesseract,

and when I wield it..

Who showed you this power?

Who controls the would-be king?

- I am a king!
- Not here!

You give up the Tesseract!

You give up this
poisonous dream!

You come home.

I don't have it.

You need the Cube
to bring me home.

But I've sent it off,
I know not where.

You listen well, brother.

I'm listening.

Do not touch me again.

Then don't take my stuff.

You have no idea what
you're dealing with.

Shakespeare in the Park?

Doth Mother know you
wear-eth her drapes?

This is beyond you, metal man.

Loki will face
Asgardian justice.

He gives up the Cube, he's all yours.
Until then,

stay out of the way.

Tourist.

Okay.

Power at 400% capacity.

How about that?

Hey!

That's enough.

Now, I don't know what
you plan on doing here.

I've come here to put an
end to Loki's schemes.

Then prove it. Put
that hammer down.

Yeah.. No.

Bad call. He loves his hammer.

You want me to put
the hammer down?

Are we done, here?

In case it's unclear,

if you try to escape,

if you so much as
scratch that glass,

it's 30,000 feet straight
down in a steel trap.

You get how that works?

Ant, boot.

It's an impressive cage.

Not built, I think, for me.

Built for something a
lot stronger than you.

Oh, I've heard.

A mindless beast.

Makes play he's still a man.

How desperate are you,

that you call on such lost
creatures to defend you?

How desperate am I?

You threaten my world with war.

You steal a force you
can't hope to control.

You talk about peace, and
you kill because it's fun.

You have made me very desperate.

You might not be
glad that you did.

It burns you to
have come so close.

To have the Tesseract,
to have power,

unlimited power.

And for what?

A warm light for all
mankind to share.

And then to be reminded
what real power is.

Well, let me know if "real power"
wants a magazine or something.

He really grows on
you, doesn't he?

Loki's gonna drag this out.

So, Thor, what's his play?

He has an army
called the Chitauri.

They're not of Asgard,
nor any world known.

He means to lead them
against your people.

They will win him the Earth,

in return, I suspect,
for the Tesseract.

An army

from outer space.

So, he's building
another portal.

That's what he needs
Erik Selvig for.

Selvig?

- He's an astrophysicist.
- He's a friend.

Loki has him under
some kind of spell,

along with one of ours.

I want to know why
Loki let us take him.

He's not leading
an army from here.

I don't think we should
be focusing on Loki.

That guy's brain is
a bag full of cats.

You could smell crazy on him.

Have care how you speak.

Loki is beyond reason,
but he is of Asgard.

And he is my brother.

He killed 80 people in two days.

He's adopted.

I think it's about
the mechanics.

Iridium.. What do they
need the iridium for?

It's a stabilizing agent.

I'm just saying, pick a weekend.

I'll fly you to Portland.

Keep love alive.

It means the portal won't
collapse on itself

like it did at S.H.I.E.L.D.

No hard feelings, Point Break.
You've got a mean swing.

Also, it means the
portal can open as wide

and stay open as
long, as Loki wants.

Raise the mizzenmast.
Jib the topsails.

That man is playing Galaga.

He thought we wouldn't
notice, but we did.

How does Fury even see these?

He turns.

Sounds exhausting.

The rest of the raw materials,

Agent Barton can get his
hands on pretty easily.

The only major component
he still needs

is a power source of
high-energy density.

Something to
kick-start the Cube.

When did you become an expert
in thermonuclear astrophysics?

Last night.

The packet, Selvig's notes,
the extraction theory papers.

Am I the only one who
did the reading?

Does Loki need any particular
kind of power source?

He would have to heat the
Cube to 120-million Kelvin

just to break through
the Coulomb barrier.

Unless Selvig has figured
out how to stabilize

the quantum tunneling effect.

Well, if he could do that,

he could achieve heavy ion fusion
at any reactor on the planet.

Finally, someone who
speaks English.

Is that what just happened?

It's good to meet
you, Dr. Banner.

Your work on anti electron
collisions is unparalleled.

And I'm a huge fan of the
way you lose control

and turn into an enormous
green rage-monster.

Thanks.

Dr. Banner is only here
to track the Cube.

I was hoping you might join him.

I would start with
that stick of his.

It may be magical,

but it works an awful lot
like a HYDRA weapon.

I don't know about that, but
it is powered by the Cube.

And I would like to
know how Loki used it

to turn two of the
sharpest men I know

into his personal
flying monkeys.

Monkeys? I do not understand.

I do.

I understood that reference.

Shall we play, Doctor?

This way, sir.

The gamma readings are
definitely consistent

with Selvig's reports
of the Tesseract.

But it's going to take
weeks to process.

If we bypass their mainframe

and direct route to
the Homer cluster,

we can clock this at
around 600 teraflops.

All I packed was a toothbrush.

You know, you should come
by Stark Tower sometime.

Top ten floors, all R&D.

You'd love it. It's Candy Land.

Thanks, but the last
time I was in New York,

I kind of broke Harlem.

Well, I promise a
stress-free environment.

No tension, no surprises.

- Hey!
- Nothing?

Are you nuts?

Jury's out.

You really have got a
lid on it, haven't you?

What's your secret?

Mellow jazz, bongo
drums, huge bag of weed?

Is everything a joke to you?

Funny things are.

Threatening the safety
of everyone on this ship

isn't funny.

No of fence, Doc.

It's all right, I
wouldn't have come aboard

if I couldn't handle
pointy things.

You're tip-toeing, big man.
You need to strut.

And you need to focus on
the problem, Mr. Stark.

Do you think I'm not?

Why did Fury call us in? Why now?
Why not before?

What isn't he telling us?

I can't do the equation unless
I have all the variables.

You think Fury's
hiding something?

He's a spy. Captain,
he's "the" spy.

His secrets have secrets.

It's bugging him, too. Isn't it?

I just want to finish
my work here, and..

Doctor?

"A warm light for all mankind."

Loki's jab at Fury
about the Cube.

I heard it.

I think that was meant for you.

Even if Barton didn't tell
Loki about the tower,

it was still all over the news.

The Stark Tower? That big, ugly

building in New York?

It's powered by an arc reactor, a
self-sustaining energy source.

That building will run
itself for, what, a year?

It's just the prototype.

I'm kind of the only name
in clean energy right now.

That's what he's getting at.

So, why didn't S.H.I.E.L.D. bring
him in on the Tesseract project?

What are they doing in
the energy business

in the first place?

I should probably look into that
once my decryption programme

finishes breaking into all of
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secure files.

I'm sorry. Did you say..

Jarvis has been running it
since I hit the bridge.

In a few hours, I'll
know every dirty secret

S.H.I.E.L.D. has
ever tried to hide.

Blueberry?

Yet you're confused about why
they didn't want you around.

An intelligence organization
that fears intelligence'?

Historically, not awesome.

I think Loki's trying
to wind us up.

This is a man who
means to start a war

and if we don't stay
focused, he'll succeed.

We have orders. We
should follow them.

Following's not really my style.

And you're all about
style, aren't you?

Of the people in this room,

which one is, A, wearing
a spangly outfit,

and, B, not of use?

Steve, tell me none of this
smells a little funky to you.

Just find the Cube.

That's the guy my dad
never shut up about?

I'm wondering if they shouldn't
have kept him on ice.

The guy's not wrong about Loki.

He does have the jump on us.

What he's got is an
Acme dynamite kit.

It's going to blow
up in his face.

And I'm going to be
there when it does.

Yeah. I'll read all about it.

Or you'll be suiting up
with the rest of us.

You see, I don't get
a suit of armour.

I'm exposed. Like a nerve.

It's a nightmare.

I've got a cluster of
shrapnel trying every second

to crawl its way into my heart.

This stops it.

This little circle of
light, it's part of me now,

not just armour.

It's a terrible privilege.

- But you can control it.
- Because I learned how.

It's different.

Hey, I read all about
your accident.

That much gamma exposure
should have killed you.

So you're saying
that the Hulk..

The other guy saved my life?

That's nice.

It's a nice sentiment.
Saved it for what?

I guess we'll find out.

You may not enjoy that.

And you just might.

As soon as Loki took the doctor,

we moved Jane Foster.

They've got an excellent
observatory in Tromso.

She was asked to consult there
very suddenly yesterday.

Handsome fee, private
plane, very remote.

She'll be safe.

Thank you.

It's no accident, Loki
taking Erik Selvig.

I dread what he plans
for him once he's done.

Erik is a good man.

He talks about you a lot.

You changed his life.

You changed everything
around here.

They were better as they were.

We pretend on Asgard
that we're more advanced

but we come here, battling
like bilge snipe.

- Like what?
- Bilge snipe.

You know, huge,
scaly, big antlers.

- You don't have those?
- I don't think so.

Well, they are repulsive.

And they trample
everything in their path.

When I first came to Earth,
Loki's rage followed me here,

and your people paid the price.

And now, again.

In my youth, I courted war.

War hasn't started yet.

You think you could
make Loki tell us

where the Tesseract is?

I do not know. Loki's
mind is far afield.

It's not just power he craves,
it's vengeance, upon me.

There's no pain would
prise his need from him.

A lot of guys think that

until the pain starts.

What are you asking me to do?

I'm asking, what are
you prepared to do?

Loki is a prisoner.

Then why do I feel like he's
the only person on this boat

that wants to be here?

There's not many people
who can sneak up on me.

But you figured I'd come.

After.

After whatever tortures
Fury can concoct,

you would appear as a
friend, as a balm.

And I would cooperate.

I want to know what you've
done to Agent Barton.

I would say I've
expanded his mind.

And once you've won,

once you're king
of the mountain,

what happens to his mind?

Is this love, Agent Romanoff?

Love is for children.
I owe him a debt.

Tell me.

Before I worked for S.H.I.E.L.D..
I..

Well, I made a name for myself.

I have a very
specific skill set.

I didn't care who I
used it for, or on.

I got on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s
radar in a bad way.

Agent Barton was
sent to kill me.

He made a different call.

And what will you do
if I vow to spare him?

Not let you out.

No, but I like this.

Your world in the balance,
and you bargain for one man.

Regimes fall every day.

I tend not to weep over that.
I'm Russian.

Or I was.

And what are you now?

It's really not
that complicated.

I got red in my ledger,
I'd like to wipe it out.

Can you?

Can you wipe out that much red?

Dreykov's daughter,

Sao Paulo,

the hospital fire?

Barton told me everything.

Your ledger is dripping.
It's gushing red

and you think saving a man no
more virtuous than yourself

will change anything?

This is the basest
sentimentality.

This is a child at prayer.

Pathetic!

You lie and kill

in the service of
liars and killers.

You pretend to be separate,
to have your own code,

something that makes
up for the horrors.

But they are part of you.

And they will never go away.

I won't touch Barton, not
until I make him kill you.

Slowly, intimately,

in every way he knows you fear.

And then he'll wake just long
enough to see his good work

and when he screams,
I'll split his skull.

This is my bargain,
you mewling quim.

You're a monster.

Oh, no.

You brought the monster.

So, Banner.

That's your play.

What?

Loki means to unleash the Hulk.

Keep Banner in the lab.
I'm on my way.

Send Thor as well.

Thank you

for your cooperation.

What are you doing, Mr. Stark?

Kind of been wondering the
same thing about you.

You're supposed to be
locating the Tesseract.

We are. The model's locked

and we're sweeping for
the signature now.

When we get a hit,

we'll have the location
within half a mile.

Yeah, then you get your Cube back.
No muss, no fuss.

What is "Phase 2"?

Phase 2 is S.H.I.E.L.D. uses
the Cube to make weapons.

Sorry, computer was moving
a little slow for me.

Rogers, we gathered everything
related to the Tesseract.

This does not mean
that we're making..

I'm sorry, Nick.

What were you lying?

I was wrong, Director.

The world hasn't changed a bit.

Did you know about this?

You want to think about
removing yourself

from this environment, Doctor?

I was in Calcutta. I was
pretty well removed.

Loki is manipulating you.

And you've been doing
what, exactly?

You didn't come here because
I bat my eyelashes at you.

Yes, and I'm not leaving

because suddenly you
get a little twitchy.

I'd like to know
why S.H.I.E.L.D.

is using the Tesseract to build
weapons of mass destruction.

Because of him.

Me?

Last year, Earth had a
visitor from another planet

who had a grudge match
that leveled a small town.

We learned that not
only are we not alone

but we are hopelessly,
hilariously, outgunned.

My people want nothing but
peace with your planet.

But you're not the only
people out there, are you'?

And you're not the only threat.

The world's filling up with
people who can't be matched,

that can't be controlled.

Like you controlled the Cube?

Your work with the Tesseract

is what drew Loki to
it, and his allies.

It is a signal to all the realms

that the Earth is ready
for a higher form of war.

A higher form?

You forced our hand.

We had to come up
with something.

A nuclear deterrent.

Because that always calms
everything right down.

Remind me again how you
made your fortune, Stark.

I'm sure if he still made weapons,
Stark would be neck-deep..

Hold on. How is
this now about me?

I'm sorry, isn't everything?

I thought humans were
more evolved than this.

Excuse me, did we come to your
planet and blow stuff up?

You treat your champions
with such mistrust.

Are you boys really that naive?

S.H.I.E.L.D. monitors
potential threats.

Captain America's
on threat watch?

We all are.

Wait, you're on that list?

Are you above or
below angry bees?

Stark, so help me God, if you
make one more wisecrack..

Threat! Verbal threat.
I feel threatened.

- Show some respect.
- Respect what?

Transport Six-Six-Bravo,
please relay confirm codes.

I've got you on the computer,
but not on the day log.

What is your haul? Over.

Arms and ammunition. Over.

You speak of control,
yet you court chaos.

That's his M.O., isn't it?

I mean, what are we, a team?

No, we're a chemical
mixture that makes chaos.

We're a time bomb.

You need to step away.

Why shouldn't the guy
let off a little steam?

You know damn well why.
Back off!

I'm starting to want
you to make me.

Yeah. Big man in a
suit of armour.

Take that off, what are you?

Genius, billionaire,
playboy, philanthropist.

I know guys with none of
that worth ten of you.

I've seen the footage.

The only thing you really
fight for is yourself.

You're not the guy to
make the sacrifice play,

to lay down on a wire and let
the other guy crawl over you.

I think I would
just cut the wire.

Always a way out.

You may not be a threat

but you better stop
pretending to be a hero.

A hero? Like you?

You're a laboratory
experiment, Rogers.

Everything special about
you came out of a bottle.

Put on the suit. Let's
go a few rounds.

You people are so
petty and tiny.

Yeah, this is a team.

Agent Romanoff, would you escort

Dr. Banner back to his..

Where? You rented my room.

The cell was just in case..

In case you needed to kill me.

But you can't. I know, I tried.

I got low. I didn't see an end.

So, I put a bullet in my mouth,
and the other guy spit it out.

So I moved on.

I focused on helping other people.
I was good.

Until you dragged me back
into this freak show

and put everyone here at risk.

You want to know my
secret, Agent Romanoff?

You want to know
how I stay calm?

Dr. Banner,

put down the scepter.

Got it.

Sorry, kids,

you don't get to see my
party trick after all.

You located the Tesseract?

I could get there fastest.

The Tesseract belongs on Asgard.
No human is a match for it.

- You're not going alone.
- You're gonna stop me?

Put on the suit, let's find out.

I'm not afraid to
hit an old man.

Put on the suit.

Oh, my God.

Put on the suit.

Yeah.

All hands to stations.

- Hill!
- External detonation.

Number three engine is down.

We've been hit.

- Can they get it running?
- Fire in engine three!

Talk to me.

Turbine looks mostly intact

but it's impossible to get
out there to make repairs

while we're in the air.

If we lose one more
engine, we won't be.

Somebody's got to get outside
and patch that engine.

- Stark, you copy that?
- I'm on it.

Coulson, initiate defensive
lockdown in the detention section

then get to the armory.

Romanoff?

We're okay.

We're okay, right?

- Keep that engine down!
- Yes, sir.

Detention, wait for
cameras to go dark.

- Got it.
- Stay close.

Let's go, Level 4.

Engine three. I'll
meet you there.

Doctor?

Bruce?

You got to fight it. This
is just what Loki wants.

We're going to be okay.
Listen to me.

Are you hurt?

We're going to be okay.
All right?

I swear on my life, I
will get you out of this.

You will walk away
and never ever..

Your life?

Bruce

Bring the carrier about to
a 1-8-0, heading south!

- Take us to the water!
- We're flying blind.

Navigation's recalibrating
after the engine failure.

Is the sun coming up?

- Yes, sir.
- Then put it on the left.

Get us over water.

One more turbine goes
down, and we drop.

Thanks.

Stark!

Stark, I'm here!

Good.

Let's see what we've got.

I got to get this
superconducting coolant system

back online

before I can access the rotors,

work on dislodging the debris.

I need you to get to that
engine control panel

and tell me which relays
are in overload position.

What does it look like in there?

It seems to run on some
form of electricity.

Well, you're not wrong.

We are not your enemies, Banner.

Try to think!

Okay, the relays are intact.

What's our next move?

Even if I clear the rotors,

this thing won't re-engage
without a jump.

I'm going to have to
get in there and push.

If that thing gets up to
speed, you'll get shredded.

That stator control unit
can reverse the polarity

long enough to disengage
maglev and that could..

Speak English!

You see that red lever?

It will slow the rotors down
long enough for me to get out.

Stand by it. Wait for my word.

We need full evac on
the lower hangar bay.

Grenade!

We've got a perimeter breach!

Hostiles are in S.H.I.E.L.D.
gear.

Call-outs at every junction.

We have the Hulk and Thor
on Research Level 4.

Levels 2 and 3 are dark.

Sir, the Hulk will
tear this place apart!

Get his attention.

Escort 6-0, proceed to
Wishbone and engage hostile.

Don't get too close.

Copy

Target acquired.

Target engaged.

Target angry, target angry!

They're not getting through
here, so what the hell..

Engine one is now in shut-down.

We are in an
uncontrolled descent.

Sir, we've lost all
power in engine one.

It's Barton. He took
out our systems.

He's headed for the
detention level.

Does anybody copy?

This is Agent Romanoff.

I copy

Stark, we're losing altitude.

Yeah, I noticed.

No!

Are you ever not going
to fall for that?

The humans think us immortal.

Should we test that?

Move away, please.

You like this?

We started working on the prototype
after you sent the Destroyer.

Even I don't know what it does.

Do you want to find out?

No!

Natasha?

You're going to lose.

Am I?

It's in your nature.

Your heroes are scattered.

Your floating fortress
falls from the sky.

Where is my disadvantage?

You lack conviction.

I don't think I'm..

So, that's what it does.

All hands to crash
stations immediately.

Captain, hit the lever.

I need a minute here!

Lever

Now!

Help!

Sorry, boss.

The god rabbited.

Just stay awake.

Eyes on me.

No, I'm clocking out here.

Not an option.

It's okay, boss.

This was never gonna work

if they didn't have something

to..

Agent Coulson is down.

A medical team is on its
way to your location.

They're here.

They called it.

These were in Phil
Coulson's jacket.

I guess he never did
get you to sign them.

We're dead in the air up here.

Our communications, the
location of the Cube,

Banner, Thor..

I got nothing for you.

I lost my one good eye.

Maybe I had that coming.

Yes.

We were going to build an
arsenal with the Tesseract.

I never put all my chips
on that number, though

because I was playing
something even riskier.

There was an idea,
Stark knows this,

called the Avengers Initiative.

The idea was to bring
together a group

of remarkable people

to see if they could
become something more.

To see if they could work
together when we needed them to,

to fight the battles
that we never could.

Phil Coulson died still
believing in that idea.

In heroes.

Well,

It's an old-fashioned notion.

You fell out of the sky.

Did I hurt anybody?

There's nobody around
here to get hurt.

You did scare the hell out
of some pigeons, though.

Lucky.

Or just good aim.

You were awake when you fell.

- You saw?
- The whole thing.

Right through the ceiling.

Big and green and buck-ass nude.

Here.

Didn't think those would fit
you until you shrunk down

to a regular-size feller.

Thank you.

Are you an alien?

What?

From outer space, an alien.

No.

Well, then, son, you've
got a condition.

Clint. You're going
to be all right.

You know that?

Is that what you know?

I've got no window.

I have to flush him out.

You got to level out.
It's going to take time.

You don't understand.

Have you ever had someone
take your brain and play?

Pull you out and stuff
something else in?

Do you know what it's
like to be unmade?

You know that I do.

Why am I back?

How did you get him out?

Cognitive recalibration.

I hit you really
hard on the head.

Thanks.

Natasha..

How many agents did I..

Don't.

Don't do that to
yourself, Clint.

This is Loki.

This is monsters and magic,

and nothing we were
ever trained for.

Loki, did he get away?

Yeah.

I don't suppose you know where.

I didn't need to know.

I didn't ask.

He's going to make his
play soon, though.

Today.

We got to stop him.

Yeah? Who's "we"?

I don't know. Whoever's left.

Well,

if I put an arrow through
Loki's eye socket,

I would sleep better, I suppose.

Now you sound like you.

But you don't.

You're a spy, not a soldier.

Now you want to wade into a war.
Why?

What did Loki do to you?

He didn't. I just..

Natasha.

I've been compromised.

I got red in my ledger.

I would like to wipe it out.

Was he married?

No.

There was a cellist, I think.

I'm sorry.

He seemed like a good man.

He was an idiot.

Why? For believing?

For taking on Loki alone.

He was doing his job.

He was out of his league.
He should have waited.

He should have..

Sometimes there isn't
a way out, Tony.

Right, I've heard that before.

Is this the first time
you lost a soldier?

We are not soldiers.

I'm not marching to Fury's fife.

Neither am I.

He's got the same blood on
his hands that Loki does.

But right now, we got
to put that behind us

and get this done.

Loki needs a power source.

If we can put together a list..

He made it personal.

That's not the point.

That is the point.
That's Loki's point.

He hit us all right where we live.
Why?

To tear us apart.

Yeah, divide and
conquer is great

but he knows he has to
take us out to win, right?

That's what he wants.

He wants to beat us, he
wants to be seen doing it.

He wants an audience.

Right. I caught his
act in Stuttgart.

Yeah, that was just previews.
This is opening night.

And Loki, he's a
full-tilt diva, right?

He wants flowers,
he wants parades.

He wants a monument built to the
skies with his name plastered..

Son of a bitch.

Time to go.

- Go where?
- I'll tell you on the way.

Can you fly one of those jets?

I can.

You got a suit?

Yeah.

Then suit up.

Hey, you guys aren't
authorized to be in here.

Son, just don't.

Sir.

Agent Hill.

Those cards,

they were in Coulson's
locker not in his jacket.

They needed the push.

We have an unauthorized
departure from Bay 6.

They found him.

Get our communications back
up, whatever you have to do.

- I want eyes on everything.
- Yes, sir.

Sir, I've turned off
the arc reactor

but the device is already
self-sustaining.

Shut it down, Dr. Selvig.

It's too late!

She can't stop now.

She wants to show us something!

A new universe.

Okay.

The barrier is pure energy.

It's unbreachable.

Yeah, I got that.

Plan B

Sir, the Mark 7 is not
ready for deployment.

Then skip the spinning rims.
We're on the clock.

Please tell me you're going
to appeal to my humanity.

Actually, I'm planning
to threaten you.

You should have left
your armour on for that.

Yeah.

It's seen a bit of mileage,

and you've got the
glow stick of destiny.

Would you like a drink?

Stalling me won't
change anything.

No, no. Threatening.

No drink? Are you sure?

I'm having one.

The Chitauri are coming.
Nothing will change that.

What have I to fear?

The Avengers.

That's what we call ourselves.
We're sort of like a team.

"Earth's mightiest
heroes" type thing.

Yes, I've met them.

Yeah.

It takes us a while
to get any traction,

I'll give you that one.

But let's do a head count, here.

Your brother, the demigod,

a super soldier, a living legend who
kind of lives up to the legend.

A man with breathtaking
anger-management issues,

a couple of master assassins,
and you, big fella,

you've managed to piss off
every single one of them.

That was the plan.

Not a great plan.

When they come,

and they will,

they'll come for you.

I have an army.

We have a Hulk.

I thought the beast
had wandered off.

You're missing the point.
There is 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 damn well
sure we'll avenge it.

How will your friends
have time for me

when they are so
busy fighting you?

This usually works.

Well, performance issues,
it's not uncommon.

One out of five..

Jarvis, anytime now.

You will all fall before me.

Deploy!

Deploy!

And there's one other
person you pissed off.

His name was Phil.

Right.

Army

Loki!

Turn off the Tesseract,
or I'll destroy it.

You can't.

There is no stopping it.

There is only

the war.

So be it.

Stark, we're on your
three, headed northeast.

What? Did you stop
for drive-through?

Swing up Park. I'm going
to lay them out for you.

Sir, we have more incoming.

Fine. Let's keep them occupied.

- Nat?
- I see him.

We got to get back up there.

Stark, are you seeing this?

Seeing. Still working
on believing.

Where's Banner? Has
he shown up yet?

Banner?

Just keep me posted.

Jarvis, find me a soft spot.

Look at this!

Look around you!

You think this madness
will end with your rule?

It's too late.

It's too late to stop it.

No. We can, together.

Sentiment.

We've got civilians
still trapped up here.

Loki.

They're fish in a
barrel down there.

We got this. It's good. Go.

Do you think you
can hold them off?

Captain,

it would be my genuine pleasure.

Just like Budapest
all over again.

You and I remember
Budapest very differently.

It's going to be an hour

before they can scramble
the National Guard.

National Guard?

Does the army know
what's happening here?

Do we?

You need men in these buildings.

There are people inside and
they're going to be running

right into the line of fire.

You take them to the basements
or through the subway.

You keep them off the streets.

I need a perimeter
as far back as 39th.

Why the hell should I
take orders from you?

I need men in those buildings.

Lead the people down and
away from the streets.

We're going to set up a perimeter
all the way down to 39th Street.

Well, we got its attention.

What the hell was step two?

What's the story upstairs?

The power surrounding the
Cube is impenetrable.

Thor's right. We got to
deal with these guys.

- How do we do this?
- As a team.

I have unfinished
business with Loki.

Yeah? Well, get in line.

Save it.

Loki's going to 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
going to need us to..

So, this all seems horrible.

I've seen worse.

Sorry.

No, we could use a little worse.

- Stark, we got him.
- Banner?

Just like you said.

Then tell him to suit up. I'm
bringing the party to you.

I don't see how that's a party.

Dr. Banner.

Now might be a really good
time for you to get angry.

That's my secret, Captain.

I'm always angry.

Hold on!

Send the rest.

Guys.

Call it, Captain.

All right, listen up.

Until we can close that portal,
our priority is 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
you turn it to ash.

- Can you give me a lift?
- Right.

Better clench up, Legolas.

Thor, you got to try and
bottleneck that portal.

Slow them down.

You got the lightning.
Light the bastards up.

You and me, we stay
here on the ground.

We keep the fighting here.

And Hulk..

Smash.

Sir.

The Council is on.

Stark, you got a lot of
strays sniffing your tail.

I'm just trying to keep
them off the streets.

Well, they can't
bank worth a damn.

So find a tight corner.

I will roger that.

Oh, boy.

Nice call.

What else you got?

Thor is taking on a
squadron down on Sixth.

And he didn't invite me.

Captain, none of this is
going to mean a damn thing

if we don't close that portal.

Our biggest guns
couldn't touch it.

Well, maybe it's not about guns.

If you want to get up there,
you're going to need a ride.

I got a ride.

I could use a boost, though.

Are you sure about this?

Yeah. It's gonna be fun.

Okay, turn, turn.

Less! Less!

Captain, the bank on
42nd past Madison.

They've cornered a lot
of civilians in there.

I'm on it.

Everyone! Clear out!

Director Fury,

the Council has made a decision.

I recognise the Council
has made a decision.

But given that it's a
stupid-ass decision,

I have elected to ignore it.

Director, you're closer
than any of our subs.

You scramble that jet..

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.

If we don't hold them
here, we lose everything.

If I send that bird
out, we already have.

You.

Hawkeye!

Nat, what are you doing?

A little help?

I got him.

Enough!

You are, all of you, beneath me!

I am a god, you dull creature.

And I will not be bullied by..

Puny god.

The sceptre..

Doctor.

Loki's scepter. The energy.

The Tesseract can't fight,

but you can't protect
against yourself.

It's not your fault.

You didn't know what
you were doing.

Actually, I think I did.

I built in a safety to
cut their power source.

Loki's scepter.

It may be able to
close the portal.

And I'm looking right at it.

Sir, we will lose power before
we penetrate that shell.

Jarvis, you ever hear
the tale of Jonah?

I wouldn't consider
him a role model.

Director Fury is no
longer in command.

Override order 7-Alpha-1- 1.

7-Alpha-1-1, confirmed.
We're go for takeoff

Sir, we have a bird in motion!

Anyone on the deck,
we have a rogue bird.

We need to shut it down!

Repeat, takeoff is
not authorized.

Stark, do you hear me?

You have a missile headed
straight for the city.

How long?

Three minutes, max.

The payload will
wipe out Midtown.

Jarvis, put everything we
got into the thrusters.

1 just did.

Package is sent.

Detonation in 2 minutes,
30 seconds, mark.

Are you ready for another bout?

What, are you getting sleepy?

Right at the crown!

I can close it.

Can anybody copy?

I can shut the portal down.

- Do it!
- No, wait.

Stark, these things
are still coming.

I got a nuke coming in.

It's gonna blow in
less than a minute.

And I know just where to put it.

Stark, you know that's
a one-way trip.

Save the rest for the turn, J.

Sir, shall I try Miss Potts?

Might as well.

The streets of New York City
have become a battleground.

The Army is here trying
to contain the violence

but clearly, it is outmatched.

And I have to say, in all
my years of reporting,

I have never seen
anything like this.

We have limited
information on the team

but we do know that billionaire
Tony Stark's Iron Man..

Come on, Stark.

Close it.

Son of a gun.

He's not slowing down.

Is he breathing?

What the hell?

What just happened?

Please tell me nobody kissed me.

We won.

All right, yay!

Hurray. 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 want to try it.

We're not finished yet.

And then shawarma after.

If it's all the same to you,

I'll have that drink now.

Despite the devastation of
what has been confirmed

as an extraterrestrial attack,

the extraordinary heroics

of the group known
as the Avengers

has been to many a cause
not only for comfort,

but for celebration.

It's just really great
knowing they're out there.

That someone is
watching over us.

I love you, Thor!

And then these guys were like..

And then the air goes..

And this green guy walks
up and he goes..

I don't know.

I don't exactly feel safer
with those things out there.

It just seems that there's a
lot they're not telling us.

Superheroes in New York?
Give me a break.

These so-called "heroes"

have to be held responsible

for the destruction
done to this city.

This was their fight.
Where are they now?

Tough questions are being asked
about the Avengers themselves.

Their sudden appearance

and equally sudden
disappearance..

What, this is all
somehow their fault?

Captain America saved my life.

Wherever he is, and
wherever any of them are,

I would just..

I would want to say thank you.

Where are the Avengers?

I'm not currently tracking
their whereabouts.

I'd say they've earned
a leave of absence.

And the Tesseract?

The Tesseract is
where it belongs.

Out of our reach.

That's not your call.

I didn't make it.

I just didn't argue
with the god that did.

So, you let him take it

and the war criminal, Loki,

who should be answering
for his crime.

I think he will be.

I don't think you understand
what you've started,

letting the Avengers
loose on this world.

They're dangerous.

They surely are, and the
whole world knows it.

Every world knows it.

Was that the point of all this?

A statement?

A promise.

Sir, how does it work now?

They've gone their
separate ways.

Some, pretty extremely far.

If we get into a situation
like this again,

what happens then?

They'll come back.

Are you really sure about that?

I am.

Why?

Because we'll need them to.

Humans.

They are not the cowering
wretches we were promised.

They stand.

They are unruly, and
therefore cannot be ruled.

To challenge them

is to court death.