PREVIOUSLY ON "THE AVENGERS"...
AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE!
I HAVE TIES TO PEOPLE WITH REAL POWER.
I DELIVER THIS MYTHRAX BOMB,
AND THEY DELIVER THE POWER.
YOU IN?
I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU
GO THROUGH WITH THIS CRAZY SCHEME OF YOURS.
ALL THE BOMBS WERE FOUND?
TAURUS, PLEASE!
TEAR HIM INTO 12 PIECES --
ONE FOR EACH SIGN OF THE HEAVENS.
HEY, WE CAN WORK THIS OUT.
I JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME
THE AVENGERS HAVE MEDDLED
WITH THE PLANS OF THE ZODIAC,
BUT IT WILL BE THE LAST.
HOW SOON WILL THE CHOSEN SECTORS
OF MY CELESTIAL DOMAIN
BE FREE OF THE POLLUTING INTERFERENCE
OF MAN'S TECHNOLOGY?
SOON.
SOON, LORD TAURUS.
TIME IS PRECIOUS.
THE STELLAR CONVERGENCE IS NEARLY AT HAND.
THE PATH MUST BE CLEAR, SCORPIO.
WE UNDERSTAND, MY LORD.
SCORPIO, CLEAR THE SKIES.
SIKORSKY, THAT'S THREE FALLEN SATELLITES IN TWO HOURS.
WHAT'S GOING ON UP THERE?
WE DON'T KNOW. AT THIS RATE, EVERY SATELLITE
COULD BE KNOCKED OUT.
EVERYONE THINKS THEIR CITY'S NEXT.
BOY, SIKORSKY,
YOU'RE JUST FULL OF GOOD NEWS, AREN'T YOU?
YOUR COUNTRY
DESPERATELY NEEDS THE AVENGERS
TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
GROUND REPORTS
PICK UP A SATELLITE ON ITS WAY DOWN.
WE'LL HAVE TO ALTER ITS DESCENT.
We got lucky this time, Avengers.
That satellite hit was in Australia.
It had no nuclear core, and it hit open territory.
No injuries.
LATEST PROJECTED IMPACT SITE --
AUTOMATED OIL RIGS, TEXAS GULF COAST.
OKAY, THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE'S NO ONE TO EVACUATE.
BUT IF THE SATELLITE HITS THE RIGS...
THE OIL SPILL WOULD BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE.
HEADS UP.
COMPUTER JUST VERIFIED THE WORST.
WE'RE CHASING AN OLD ECHO-F CLASS-3 MILITARY SAT
WITH A NUCLEAR-POWERED CORE.
AH, GREAT.
WHATEVER DOESN'T GET SMASHED
GETS SMOKED.
VISION, TIME TO GET YOU OUT OF THERE.
THERE IS A 93.2% CHANCE
THAT I CAN REDIRECT THE SATELLITE
AWAY FROM THE OIL RIGS.
IF I LEAVE NOW, ALL WILL BE LOST.
WE'RE MOVING IN TO PICK YOU UP.
DONE.
I HAVE AFFECTED THE ANGLE OF RE-ENTRY.
I MUST DETONATE THE NUCLEAR CORE
BEFORE IT RE-ENTERS THE ATMOSPHERE.
VISION!
DIVERT POWER TO THE SIDE THRUSTERS.
WE HAVE TO STABILIZE.
BASE, THIS IS QJ-1.
WE HAVE A LEVEL-5 SITUATION.
Level 5? Who's hurt?
TIGRA, IT IS VISION.
WE MAY HAVE LOST HIM IN THE EXPLOSION.
NOBODY DIES TODAY.
WE'RE NOT LEAVING UNTIL WE FIND HIM.
I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT IS NOT NECESSARY.
VISION.
HEY! YOU MADE IT! ALL RIGHT, VISION.
He's okay? Oh, man, that's great!
QJ-1 HEADING FOR BASE.
No t so fast, Ant Man.
Ground reports pick up a third satellite on its way.
ANOTHER ONE? NUCLEAR CORE?
Affirmative.
WHAT ABOUT A MID-AIR DETONATION?
Ca n't. It's not heading for the ocean.
WHERE'S THE PROJECTED IMPACT SITE?
CHICAGO.
LONG-DISTANCE RADAR HAS A LOCK ON TARGET.
WE BLOW IT UP, AND THE BLAST DEBRIS
WILL TAKE OUT HALF OF ILLINOIS.
WE'LL HAVE TO ALTER ITS DESCENT.
BRACE YOURSELVES!
GUESS WE'RE DOING THIS THE HARD WAY.
EVERYONE HANG ON!
SHIELDING STRESSED AT 112%.
ENGINES ONE, THREE, AND FOUR
PEGGING IN THE RED ZONE.
PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS IS LESS THAN 3.9%.
BUT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SUCCESS.
WINDS OF DESTINY...
CHANGE!
THAT DID IT.
IT'S IN THE LAKE, NUCLEAR CORE INTACT.
WANDA!
HELP ME.
SOON THE STARS WILL UNDERGO
THE FIRST OF THE 12 ENERGY CONVERGENCES
REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE ZODIAC KEY.
WHEN I AM FINALLY EMPOWERED
WITH THE STRENGTH OF THE STARS,
HUMANITY WILL GROVEL BEFORE ME.
There's a ship approaching.
MORE RUBBISH TO DISPOSE OF.
TAKE CARE OF IT!
SCORPIO, CLEAR THE SKIES!
JUST GOT WORD
FROM THE STARK INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
STARK SPACE STATION? IT'S IRON MAN.
THIS IS IRON MAN
FROM THE STARK INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
THE BASE IS UNDER ATTACK.
THREAT IS OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN --
UNKNOWN ORIGIN -- UNKNOWN--
SOUNDS LIKE METALHEAD'S GOT HIS HANDS FULL UP THERE.
FEED WENT DEAD
BEFORE IRON MAN COULD VERIFY A LOCK-DOWN.
WHAT ABOUT THE ZEUS-2 NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLATFORM
UP THERE?
FOR ALL WE KNOW,
THOSE NUKES COULD BE THE NEXT THING TO FALL.
HEY, DO YOU THINK ULTRON'S BEHIND ALL THIS?
ULTRON WOULD HAVE LET US KNOW BY NOW.
HE LIKES TO BRAG TOO MUCH.
VISION, WASP, HAWKEYE, FALCON,
REPORT BACK TO THE QUINJET.
SCARLET WITCH, YOU'RE WORKING WITH TIGRA ON GROUND SUPPORT.
THAT MYSTERY SHIP HAD TO LAUNCH FROM SOMEWHERE.
ON IT, BIG "A."
I'M READY.
WANDA, YOU'RE NOT FEELING 100%.
YOU WILL NEED ME.
I'M FINE, HANK. PLEASE.
AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE!
HENRY, ANY WORD FROM IRON MAN?
NO, NOT YET.
MAKE SURE SHIELDS ARE UP.
THERE'S THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLATFORM
AND TONY STARK'S SPACE STATION.
WONDER IF THE ROOM SERVICE IS ANY GOOD.
NO SIGN OF OUR MYSTERY SHIP, HUH?
I'VE GOT A FEELING WE'LL KNOW WHEN THEY ARRIVE.
PATIENCE, HAWKEYE.
THAT'S NOT EXACTLY ONE OF MY VIRTUES.
MY HANDS!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YES, YES. I'M ALL RIGHT.
I WAS, UH, THINKING ABOUT IRON MAN'S TRANSMISSION.
I SENSE THE STARS ARE NOT RIGHT.
HA. YOU TALKING ABOUT THE ZODIAC?
COME ON. ALL THAT STUFF'S A JOKE.
FOR 4,000 YEARS,
MANKIND TREATED "THAT STUFF" AS AN OBSERVABLE SCIENCE.
THERE'S A PRESENCE APPROACHING.
AQUARIUS AND LIBRA ARE HANDLING THE SPACE STATION.
WE WILL HANDLE THIS INTRUDER.
IT'S A LINE-OF-SIGHT DISTRESS SIGNAL
FROM THE SPACE STATION. IRON MAN!
HAWKEYE, FALCON, GET TO THE STATION.
WE'LL COVER THE NUCLEAR PLATFORM.
BE CAREFUL.
FOR ALL WE KNOW,
OUR MYSTERY SHIP IS RIGHT OUT THERE.
IT IS OUT THERE!
I KNOW IT. I CAN FEEL IT.
HENRY, DEAD AHEAD!
THE MARKINGS ON THE HULL -- I RECOGNIZE THEM.
ALL 12 SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.
MORE RUBBISH TO DISPOSE OF.
TAKE CARE OF IT.
EVERYONE HANG ON!
IT'S CLOAKED.
JAN, PLOT ITS LAST KNOWN TRAJECTORY.
RETURN FIRE!
WHAT'S THIS?
IRON MAN, DO YOU READ?
UNH!
AAH!
HAWKEYE! FALCON!
HEY, ROOKIE, YOU OKAY?
THERE'S THE SHIP.
HOLD YOUR FIRE.
WE CAN'T RISK HITTING FALCON.
I'M COMING, KID!
FALCON!
CAN'T STABILIZE THE SPIN!
THIS BETTER WORK.
THANKS, HAWKEYE.
GLAD TO LEND A HAND, ROOKIE.
VISION, POWER UP THE THRUSTERS.
WASP, RETURN FIRE.
SCATTER ARRAY INITIALIZED.
IT'S THE AVENGERS. WE'LL GIVE THEM A VERY WARM WELCOME.
WE'LL HAVE TAURUS' SECTORS CLEAR
IN NO TIME, SCORPIO.
YES, YES, GEMINI. I KNOW.
WE'RE ON A STRICT TIMETABLE.
SYSTEMS AT 76% PERCENT.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
HOW CAN THIS BE HAPPENING?
RADAR INDICATES THE SKY-CYCLE MADE IT
BACK TO THE SPACE STATION.
IRON MAN, WHERE ARE YOU?
DO YOU COPY?
UH-OH.
I GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.
DISARMING THOSE MISSILES ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH.
IF WE DON'T DESTROY THEM,
NO PLACE ON EARTH WILL BE SAFE.
I ADVISE CAUTION.
THE STEALTH SHIP COULD STILL BE OUT THERE.
I CAN SEE IT!
WANDA.
I WAS TRAINED
IN THE WAYS OF THE STARS
BY MY MENTOR AGATHA HARKNESS.
BUT YOUR EYES -- YOUR HANDS!
I'M ABLE TO SENSE
THOSE WHO WOULD USE THE STARS TO THEIR OWN DARK PURPOSES.
THE STEALTH SHIP IS THERE.
JAN, FIRE!
WE'RE NEARING THE NUCLEAR PLATFORM, GEMINI.
IT IS TIME TO KNOCK THEM FROM THE SKIES!
HOW CAN THEY SEE US?
WANDA, IT'S WORKING. WE'RE HITTING THEM!
RIGHT THERE! I JUST SAW IT!
ENOUGH OF THIS PETTY DISTRACTION.
OUR MISSION IS CLEAR.
THE PESTS!
THE AVENGERS BELIEVE THEY CAN STOP ME?
FOOLS!
YOU SEE ANYTHING YET?
AVENGERS!
THEY'VE PLANTED DETONATION DEVICES.
THE WHOLE STATION'S WIRED WITH BOMBS.
WE MUST CLEAR THE SKIES!
OOH! AH.
WHERE'S THE DETONATOR?
FOLLOW ME.
AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE!
YOU GOT IT, IRON MAN.
FALCON, THE DETONATOR.
HAWKEYE, HIT THE RED RELEASE LOCK.
GEMINI, RESCUE AQUARIUS AND LIBRA
FROM THEIR CONFINEMENT.
NEXT TIME SOMEBODY TRIES TO TAKE ON THE AVENGERS,
THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER
THAN TO SEND IN THEIR FLUNKIES.
SCORPIO, MAKE THEM FALL FROM THE SKIES.
YES. YES, MY LORD.
OH!
WE'RE FALLING, JUST LIKE THE SATELLITES!
OH, NO. COME ON!
THE JETS ARE STILL OPERATIONAL!
OUR PULSE RAYS WON'T WORK ON THEIR ENGINES.
GEMINI, TAKE ME TO THE WEAPONS PLATFORM.
BUT, SCORPIO --
I INTEND TO CLEAR THESE SKIES
IF I HAVE TO DO IT MYSELF!
ALL SYSTEMS REPORT DAMAGE.
WE CAN BARELY MOVE.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT!
THEY'RE LAUNCHING A MISSILE.
OUR SHIELDS ARE FAILING!
TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.
NO! IF THAT MISSILE GETS PAST US,
IT'S HEADED STRAIGHT FOR EARTH.
HAWKEYE! FALCON!
WE HAVE TO INTERCEPT THAT MISSILE.
TRANSPORT VISION NOW.
VISION, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
GO!
PLEASE, VISION, TAKE CARE.
GO! SOUTH 360. EXECUTE!
DONE!
THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO INSURE
THAT THE REMAINING MISSILES DO NOT HARM EARTH.
I CAN CHANGE THEIR TRAJECTORY.
SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.
DIVERT ALL POWER TO SHIELDS.
SHIELDS ARE BUCKLING. WE'RE TOO CLOSE!
WE WON'T SURVIVE THE BLAST.
DIVERT MY ARMOR ENERGY INTO THE SHIELDS.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY.
BUT, TONY, YOUR HEART.
DO IT!
VISION.
VISION!
BUT, VISION,
ARE YOU CERTAIN YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?
MY SYSTEMS APPEAR OPERATIONAL.
I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN.
THOSE NUCLEAR WEAPONS CAN'T HURT ANYONE NOW, HENRY.
EVERYONE CAN REST MORE EASILY TONIGHT.
NOT ME, JAN.
NOT UNTIL I FIGURE OUT
WHO'S BEHIND ALL THIS AND WHY.
STARK INDUSTRIES WILL WANT SOME ANSWERS, TOO.
LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN HELP.
LET US THANK THE AVENGERS
FOR THEIR UNWITTING ASSISTANCE
IN THE FINAL STEP OF OUR MISSION.
YOU WERE MOST CLEVER, SCORPIO.
THE SKIES ARE CLEAR FOR THE CONVERGENCE.
THEY ASSUMED WE WANTED THE WEAPONS.
INSTEAD, WE WANTED THE SKY!
HA HA HA HA HA.
THE POWER OF THE STARS
WILL SOON...
BE MINE.
IT...
IT IS NOT OVER.
NONE OF THIS IS OVER.