♪ AVENGERS ♪
THANK YOU, BOB.
YES, THIS YEAR'S CHILLY THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
IS A REAL LANDMARK,
COMBINING THE LATEST IN ANIMATRONICS AND ROBOTICS
WITH THE PARADE'S TRADITIONAL POPULAR CHARACTERS.
AND SPEAKING OF POPULAR,
AS WE PROMISED YOU EARLIER,
HERE COME THE WORLD-FAMOUS AVENGERS.
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS RITUAL.
HA HA HA HA.
WELL, VISION, PARADES ARE A KIND OF CELEBRATION.
THEY'RE FUN.
SO, IT IS FUN TO STAND EXPOSED
TO A WINDCHILL FACTOR OF MINUS 10
AND VIEW ODDLY DECORATED VEHICLES
AND LARGE BAGS OF HELIUM?
HA HA. IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
WHAT'S THAT?
AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE!
HENRY, WHAT IS GOING ON?
IT'S LIKE THE BALLOONS ARE POSSESSED.
EACH OF YOU FIND A TARGET
AND GET IT CLEAR OF ALL THESE PEOPLE.
ON IT, BOSS MAN.
Ant Man: TIME TO CUT THAT DRAGON DOWN TO SIZE.
HENRY, WAIT, IF YOU GROW THAT LARGE --
JAN, I'VE GOT TO.
[ GRUNTING ]
[ COUGHING ]
[ GRUNTING ]
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
GROWING TOO FAST.
CAN'T CONTROL MY PYM PARTICLES.
AHH!
HENRY!
HENRY, LOOK OUT!
MOVE TO YOUR RIGHT.
[ GROANS ]
I'M COMING TO HELP YOU.
NO, JAN, STAY WITH THE TEAM.
I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO THE LAB.
PLEASE, JUST STOP THOSE MACHINES.
INCREASING DENSITY.
THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA.
WINDS OF DESTINY, CHANGE.
TIGRA, FALCON --
THE MATRIX MANEUVER.
ON MY SIGNAL, GO!
[ ROARS ]
YEAH, BABY!
I THINK WE'VE PUT THIS ONE TO BED.
Wasp: NICE WORK, AVENGERS.
LET'S LET THE POLICE TAKE IT FROM HERE.
NOW WE HAVE TO HELP HENRY.
[ GROANS ]
MUST BE A WAY TO TURN THIS THING OFF.
LOOK OUT!
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH GIANT MAN?
[ GROANS ]
OH!
G- GOOD GRACIOUS! DR. PYM!
J- JARVIS.
OHH!
Wasp: HENRY, IT'S ME. YOU'RE SAFE AT HOME.
Vision: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMETHING EXTERNAL
TRIGGERED THE ACCELERATED GROWTH OF THE PYM PARTICLES.
LOOK, HAWKEYE, I'M STILL KIND OF NEW AROUND HERE.
WHAT ARE THESE PYM PARTICLES?
WELL, THEY'RE WHAT MAKES WASP SHRINK --
SOMETHING ABOUT DISPLACING THE BODY MASS.
[ GROANS ]
EXCEPT NOW, FOR SOME REASON,
HANK CAN'T SHUT THEM OFF.
I HAVE ACCESSED
THE MANSION'S MEDICAL RECORDS.
ANT MAN'S CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CANNOT TAKE THE STRAIN MUCH LONGER.
Hawkeye: WHAT?
IF HE GROWS TO A HEIGHT OF 150 FEET,
HE WILL DIE.
I MUST RETURN TO MY WORK.
TV Anchor: WHILE THE AVENGERS ARE COMMENDED
FOR THEIR QUICK REACTION
TO THIS MORNING'S PARADE DISASTER,
ANT MAN'S OWN UNCONTROLLED GROWTH
CONTRIBUTED TO THE ESTIMATED $70 MILLION WORTH OF DAMAGE.
ONE OF ANT MAN -- NOW GIANT MAN'S FORMER COLLEAGUES
HAS JOINED A GROWING CHORUS OF CONDEMNATION.
EVEN BACK AT THE UNIVERSITY,
I KNEW DR. PYM'S EXPERIMENTS IN SIZE MANIPULATION
WOULD LEAD TO DISASTER.
FRANKLY, IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME
IF HIS SO-CALLED PYM PARTICLES
CREATED INTERFERENCE
THAT CAUSED THAT PARADE TO RUN AMOK.
HUMPTY DUMPTY'S TRYING TO BLAME US?
SO, YOU KNOW THAT EGGHEAD?
IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
WE HAVE TO FIND OUT
WHAT CAUSED THOSE FLOATS TO GO HAYWIRE.
NO, NO, THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT NOW, HENRY.
YOU ARE MY FIRST PRIORITY.
IF WE CAN'T CONTROL YOUR GROWTH --
I KNOW, I KNOW. ALL RIGHT.
YOU AND VISION STAY AND WORK WITH ME ON A CURE.
THE REST OF YOU
CHECK OUT THE PARADE ROUTE.
STAY COOL, BIG GUY. WE GOT IT.
WE'VE SCANNED THIS THING'S WHOLE COMPUTER SYSTEM.
SO FAR, THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANYTHING
THAT COULD HAVE MADE ANT MAN GROW OUT OF CONTROL.
WANDA, I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
RUN THAT PARADE FOOTAGE AGAIN.
WHO'S THE CLOWN WITH THE BUBBLES?
I HAVE NEVER TRUSTED CLOWNS.
Tigra: IT'S EGGHEAD!
OH, YEAH.
LOOKS LIKE I JUST GOT A TARGET.
HAWKEYE, JUST 'CAUSE EGGHEAD'S IN THE PARADE
DOESN'T MEAN HE DID ANYTHING TO ANT MAN.
LOOK AT THE TAPE. EGGHEAD NEVER TOUCHES HIM.
Scarlet Witch: I AGREE.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF CONTACT.
Falcon: OH, YES, THERE IS.
CHECK OUT THE CHEMICAL SCAN.
THOSE AREN'T ORDINARY BUBBLES.
YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT'S HOW HE DID IT.
NOW, THAT'S SLICK. EGGHEAD SPIKES THE BUBBLES,
AND ANT MAN JUST BREATHES IT IN.
AHH, THAT'S NOT NICE.
BUT WITHOUT THE LIQUID EGGHEAD USED TO MAKE,
WE ARE NO CLOSER TO HELPING HANK
THAN WHEN WE STARTED.
"DRAGON BREATH" HERE GOT A FACEFULL
OF THOSE BUBBLES, TOO, RIGHT?
YES, BUT --
IF WASP AND VISION CAN ANALYZE THE RESIDUE,
MAYBE THEY CAN FIGURE OUT A CURE.
BEGGING YOUR PARDON, MRS. PYM,
BUT YOU HAVE GUESTS. DOH!
THERE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
LIES THE OVERGROWN DR. HENRY PYM.
A VICTIM OF HIS OWN ARROGANCE.
STARR...
ONLY A SECOND RATE SCIENTIST
COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO SUCH DIRE STRAITS.
WHEREAS I, ELIHAS STARR --
LOOK, ELIHAS,
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO COME IN HERE
EXPLOITING HENRY'S CONDITION TO PROMOTE YOURSELF!
IF YOU'RE SO BRILLIANT, HELP US TO SAVE HIM!
HMM. I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.
I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF DEVELOPING THIS COUNTERMEASURE.
SIMPLE, REALLY, IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THIS SOLUTION WILL PURGE HENRY'S HYPOTHALAMUS
OF PYM PARTICLES, THEREBY RECALIBRATING
HIS AUTO-METABOLIC NERVOUS SYSTEM.
IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, IT'LL PUSH HIS RESET BUTTON.
HIS APPROACH DOES SOUND LOGICAL.
I DON'T CARE. I DON'T TRUST HIM.
NO!
UHH!
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
I THINK I'M TRYING TO SAVE YOUR HUSBAND, JAN.
Ant Man: [ COUGHS ]
HENRY?
[ GROANING ]
OHH.
I SUPPOSE I SHOULD THANK YOU.
NO NEED.
I'M JUST GLAD I FINALLY HAD THE CHANCE
TO BRING HENRY PYM DOWN TO SIZE.
WOMAN: QUICK QUESTION.
Woman #2: OVER HERE!
DR. STARR, THIS EGGHEAD THING...
Man: ONE MORE QUESTION.
HOW DID YOU GET...
Man: #2: HOW DID YOU...
OH, THAT INSUFFERABLE LITTLE --
WASP, VISION,
THE PARADE WAS A TRAP! EGGHEAD SET IT ALL UP.
HENRY?
HE'S, HE'S GONE! NO!
WHERE'D HE GO?
PERHAPS HE DID NOT GO ANYWHERE.
YOU MEAN HE KEPT ON SHRINKING?
EVERYONE STOP.
DON'T MAKE A MOVE.
I HOPE THAT'S A PIECE OF GUM.
NOT FUNNY, HAWKEYE.
HENRY. HENRY, DO YOU READ ME?
YES, JAN, I READ YOU.
WHERE ARE YOU?
I'M -- I'M NOT SURE.
IT LOOKS FAMILIAR, BUT --
AAH!
I'M ON THE COT!
THE COT! WHOA!
HENRY, WHAT HAPPENED?
HENRY?
I BELIEVE I WAS JUST RUN OVER
BY A HERD OF DUST MITES.
DUST MITES?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M OKAY, YES,
EXCEPT FOR THE FACT
EGGHEAD PULLED A FAST ONE ON US.
GIVEN HIS CURRENT RATE OF REDUCTION,
HIS BODY MASS WILL IMPLODE AT A SUB-ATOMIC LEVEL
IN APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR.
YOU'RE JUST ONE BIG BALL OF SUNSHINE, AREN'T YOU?
HEY, BOSS, BACK AT THE PARADE,
EGGHEAD WAS THE CLOWN WITH THE BUBBLES.
WE THINK THEY'RE WHAT TRIGGERED YOUR PYM PARTICLES.
Ant Man: YES, THAT'S POSSIBLE! JAN?
WHAT IS IT, HENRY
I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
REMEMBER WHAT EGGHEAD SAID
ABOUT RESETTING MY ON/OFF SWITCH?
YES. SO?
I WANT YOU AND VISION TO COMPARE NY BUBBLE RESIDE
WITH THE SO-CALLED ANTIDOTE EGGHEAD GAVE ME.
I'M SORRY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WELL, IF WE ANALYZE TE TWO,
MAYBE WE'LL FIND SOME COMMON TRIGGER POINT WHICH WILL --
HENRY?
HENRY!
Scarlet Witch: WE HAVE TO HELP HIM!
THAT IS INADVISABLE.
YOU MIGHT CRUSH HIM IN THE PROCESS.
GUYS, WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING!
LOOK, JUST FIND EGGHEAD AND BRING HIM BACK HERE.
WE'LL FIND AN ANTIDOTE. TRUST ME.
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE'LL SAVE MY HUSBAND.
OH, PLEASE BE ALL RIGHT, HENRY -- PLEASE.
Reporter: IN SPITE OF DR. PYM'S DRAMATIC RETURN
TO NORMAL SIZE EARLIER TODAY,
THE MEDIA HAS BEEN BANNED FROM THE AVENGERS' MANSION,
LEADING TO SPECULATION
THAT ALL IS NOT WELL WITH ANT MAN.
WHY SPECULATE?
I KNOW MY TOXIN IS WORKING.
HENRY PYM SHOULD BE A MERE SPECK BY NOW.
HEH HEH HEH HEH.
I DO BELIEVE I HAVE GUESTS.
PYM'S LITTLE PLAYMATES, NO DOUBT.
TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN.
GUESS THEY KNOW WE'RE HERE. LET'S MOVE IT.
TIGRA -- YOU, ME, AND FALCON
WILL DRAW CLUCKHEADS ATTENTION.
THAT LEAVES ME TO DO WHAT?
FIND THIS PLAYGROUND'S COMMAND CENTER
AND HEX IT OUT OF COMMISSION!
Falcon: WHERE ARE ALL THE SECURITY GUARDS?
OH, SORRY I ASKED.
SCARLET WITCH, THE COMMAND CENTER!
I'M ON MY WAY.
Hawkeye: EGGHEAD'S BEEN BUSY.
HAWKEYE, TIGRA --
INCOMING!
WHERE'S YOUR BIG-SHOT MICRO-LEADER NOW, AVENGERS?
WHERE? I'LL TELL YOU WHERE.
EATING HIS OWN DUST!
JAN, VISION, CAN ANYONE READ ME?
DON'T MOVE!
AT THIS SIZE,
EVERY STEP YOU TAKE IS LIKE A 10-POINT EARTHQUAKE!
SAME GOES FOR VISION.
UNDERSTOOD. DECREASING DENSITY.
ANT MAN,
WOULD IT NOT BE WISE
TO TEST THIS FORMULA VIA SIMULATION
BEFORE YOU USE IT?
THERE'S NO TIME.
BESIDES, IF IT'S THE WRONG ONE,
I'M DEAD ANYWAY.
DO IT.
IT IS DONE,
BUT HOW ARE WE TO ADMINISTER IT TO ANT MAN?
HE IS SO SMALL.
DON'T FORGET, VISION,
HENRY'S NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SHRINK.
JAN, TO SACRIFICE YOURSELF FOR HENRY IS
TO JEOPARDIZE THE LEADERSHIP OF THE AVENGERS.
VISION, ANY ONE OF YOU
IS CAPABLE OF LEADING THE AVENGERS,
BUT I LOVE HENRY,
AND I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS CHANCE.
WITHOUT THAT,
THE AVENGERS WOULDN'T EVEN EXIST.
CONTROL SYSTEMS USE SOFTWARE.
ALL SOFTWARE HAS POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE.
LET US IMPROVE THE ODDS.
WINDS OF DESTINY, CHANGE!
AAH!
WHAT -- WHAT HAPPENED?
NICE SHOOTING, GIRLFRIEND.
Egghead: THEY'LL NEVER MAKE ME CRACK.
[ LAUGHING EVILLY ]
HANG ON, HENRY.
HERE I COME.
UNHAND ME, YOU WORMS.
Jan: [ SOBBING ] NO! NO, NOT MY HUSBAND!
NO, NOT LIKE THIS.
HIS DEATH WAS MOST UNFORTUNATE.
YES.
DEAD.
FINISHED. KAPUT!
I WON.
I, ELIHAS STARR,
HAVE DESTROYED THE CELEBRATED HENRY PYM!
YOU SAID HE WAS DEAD!
IT FELT STRANGE TO ME, BUT IT WAS APPROPRIATE.
I BELIEVE THE TERM IS,
"I LIED."
BUT I DESIGNED
THE HYPOTHALAMUS OVERRIDE MYSELF.
NO ONE COULD HAVE FOUND AN ANTIDOTE -- NO ONE!
OH, YOU MEAN THIS ANTIDOTE WE DEVELOPED?
WHAT?
YOU -- YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY --
[ COUGHS ]
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?
HEY! HEY!
I THOUGHT YOU NEEDED PYM PARTICLES INSIDE YOU
TO SHRINK.
I PUT SOME IN THE SPRAY,
BUT MODIFIED WITH A SHORT HALF-LIFE.
THEY'LL WEAR OFF IN A FEW HOURS.
I'M WARNING YOU!
I'M RICH! RICH!
I'LL SUE!
I HAVE MORE LAWYERS THAN YOU HAVE UNDERWEAR!
YOU'LL SEE!
HEY!
PUT A LID ON IT, WILL YOU?
Henry: OFFICERS, ARREST DR. STARR.
I'LL FILE A COMPLAINT --
IF YOU'LL PARDON THE EXPRESSION -- SHORTLY.
BUT YOU CAN WATCH EGGHEAD'S CONFESSION
IN THE MEANTIME.
Reporter: IN THE WAKE OF THE ARREST
OF DR. ELIHAS STARR, THE INFAMOUS EGGHEAD,
THE AVENGERS HAVE BEEN VINDICATED OF ANY WRONG DOING.
THEY'VE EVEN BEEN ASKED TO RETURN AS GRAND MARSHALLS
IN NEXT YEAR'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE.
NOW HERE'S ENTERTAINMENT NEWS WITH RON MYRICK.
I THINK I'VE HAD IT WITH PARADES.
BUT TIGRA, I THOUGHT YOU SAID THEY WERE FUN.
OH, I DON'T KNOW. HENRY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
AVENGERS, HOW ABOUT THANKSGIVING IN...
BERMUDA?