Avengers: United They Stand (1999–2000): Season 1, Episode 8 - Shooting Stars - full transcript
When satellites are blasted out of their orbits, the whole world is threatened. The Avengers recruit Tony Stark into their ranks to assist them.
Announcer: 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.
Taurus: 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?
Sikorsky:
YOUR COUNTRY
DESPERATELY NEEDS
THE AVENGERS
TO PREVENT THIS
FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
Tigra: GROUND REPORTS
PICK UP A SATELLITE
ON ITS WAY DOWN.
Ant Man: 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.
Ant Man: 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?
Scarlet Witch:
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.
Tigra: No t so fast,
Ant Man.
Ground reports pick up
a third satellite on its way.
ANOTHER ONE?
NUCLEAR CORE?
Tigra: Affirmative.
WHAT ABOUT
A MID-AIR DETONATION?
Tigra: 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!
Scarlet Witch:
SHIELDING STRESSED AT 112%.
Hawkeye:
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.
Hawkeye: 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.
Scorpio: There's
a ship approaching.
[ GROWLS ]
MORE RUBBISH
TO DISPOSE OF.
TAKE CARE OF IT!
SCORPIO,
CLEAR THE SKIES!
JUST GOT WORD
FROM THE STARK INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
Tigra: 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.
Tigra: 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.
[ WHISTLES ]
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.
[ GROWLS ]
MORE RUBBISH
TO DISPOSE OF.
TAKE CARE OF IT.
Ant Man:
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!
Hawkeye: HEY, ROOKIE,
YOU OKAY?
Wasp:
THERE'S THE SHIP.
Ant Man:
HOLD YOUR FIRE.
WE CAN'T RISK
HITTING FALCON.
I'M COMING, KID!
FALCON!
CAN'T STABILIZE
THE SPIN!
THIS BETTER WORK.
Falcon:
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.
Scarlet Witch:
SYSTEMS AT 76% PERCENT.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
HOW CAN THIS
BE HAPPENING?
Wasp: RADAR INDICATES
THE SKY-CYCLE MADE IT
BACK TO THE SPACE STATION.
IRON MAN,
WHERE ARE YOU?
DO YOU COPY?
[ EVIL LAUGHTER ]
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.
Ant Man: 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!
Ant Man: 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!
Falcon:
YOU SEE ANYTHING YET?
AVENGERS!
THEY'VE PLANTED
DETONATION DEVICES.
THE WHOLE STATION'S
WIRED WITH BOMBS.
WE MUST CLEAR THE SKIES!
OOH! AH.
Hawkeye:
WHERE'S THE DETONATOR?
FOLLOW ME.
[ GROANS ]
AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE!
YOU GOT IT, IRON MAN.
FALCON, THE DETONATOR.
[ EVIL LAUGHTER ]
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.
[ GROWLS ]
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.
Hawkeye: 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!
Scarlet Witch:
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.
Scorpio: 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.
[ EVIL LAUGHTER ]
[ GASPS ]
IT...
IT IS NOT OVER.
NONE OF THIS IS OVER.
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.
Taurus: 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?
Sikorsky:
YOUR COUNTRY
DESPERATELY NEEDS
THE AVENGERS
TO PREVENT THIS
FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
Tigra: GROUND REPORTS
PICK UP A SATELLITE
ON ITS WAY DOWN.
Ant Man: 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.
Ant Man: 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?
Scarlet Witch:
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.
Tigra: No t so fast,
Ant Man.
Ground reports pick up
a third satellite on its way.
ANOTHER ONE?
NUCLEAR CORE?
Tigra: Affirmative.
WHAT ABOUT
A MID-AIR DETONATION?
Tigra: 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!
Scarlet Witch:
SHIELDING STRESSED AT 112%.
Hawkeye:
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.
Hawkeye: 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.
Scorpio: There's
a ship approaching.
[ GROWLS ]
MORE RUBBISH
TO DISPOSE OF.
TAKE CARE OF IT!
SCORPIO,
CLEAR THE SKIES!
JUST GOT WORD
FROM THE STARK INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
Tigra: 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.
Tigra: 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.
[ WHISTLES ]
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.
[ GROWLS ]
MORE RUBBISH
TO DISPOSE OF.
TAKE CARE OF IT.
Ant Man:
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!
Hawkeye: HEY, ROOKIE,
YOU OKAY?
Wasp:
THERE'S THE SHIP.
Ant Man:
HOLD YOUR FIRE.
WE CAN'T RISK
HITTING FALCON.
I'M COMING, KID!
FALCON!
CAN'T STABILIZE
THE SPIN!
THIS BETTER WORK.
Falcon:
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.
Scarlet Witch:
SYSTEMS AT 76% PERCENT.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
HOW CAN THIS
BE HAPPENING?
Wasp: RADAR INDICATES
THE SKY-CYCLE MADE IT
BACK TO THE SPACE STATION.
IRON MAN,
WHERE ARE YOU?
DO YOU COPY?
[ EVIL LAUGHTER ]
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.
Ant Man: 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!
Ant Man: 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!
Falcon:
YOU SEE ANYTHING YET?
AVENGERS!
THEY'VE PLANTED
DETONATION DEVICES.
THE WHOLE STATION'S
WIRED WITH BOMBS.
WE MUST CLEAR THE SKIES!
OOH! AH.
Hawkeye:
WHERE'S THE DETONATOR?
FOLLOW ME.
[ GROANS ]
AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE!
YOU GOT IT, IRON MAN.
FALCON, THE DETONATOR.
[ EVIL LAUGHTER ]
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.
[ GROWLS ]
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.
Hawkeye: 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!
Scarlet Witch:
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.
Scorpio: 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.
[ EVIL LAUGHTER ]
[ GASPS ]
IT...
IT IS NOT OVER.
NONE OF THIS IS OVER.