EXT. STARK TOWER
Selvig, back in scientist mode, clacked away at his laptop and nodded. Black Widow grabbed Loki's scepter, slowly breaking into the forcefield, almost touching the Tesseract.
"I can close it!" Black Widow said. "Can anybody hear me? I can shut the portal down!"
EXT. MANHATTAN
"Do it!" Captain America told her.
"No, wait!" Iron Man replied.
"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."
EXT. SKY
Iron Man caught up and came at the missile from behind. The missile sped on. Iron Man grabbed it from behind, gripping it tightly. With a mighty effort, he wrenched the rocket off its course. Steering it from behind, he accelerated quickly, flying straight up into sky, towards the portal.
"Stark, you know that's a one-way trip?" Captain America said.
"Save the rest for return, J," Iron Man told JARVIS.
"Sir. Shall I call Miss Potts?" JARVIS asked.
"You might as well."
INT. STARK JET
Pepper, along with her crew, watched on T.V., in horror, the destruction in New York. On the table, her cell was vibrating with Tony's picture on it.
INT. HELICARRIER BRIDGE
Every agent held their breath as they watched Iron Man fly up into the portal.
EXT. SKY
Iron Man climbed higher and higher over the city, gaining speed, then flung himself through the portal. Communications died. The suit began to freeze. Tony looked in horror.
INT. HELICARRIER BRIDGE
Every agent cheered. Fury smiled. He tried to communicate with Tony, but got nothing.
EXT. SPACE
Tony's faced an armada. The black sky was filled with maybe ninety ships in a vague cluster. Most of them hung still in the air. Some moved swimmingly about. Iron Man let go of the missile. It whistled off into the blackness as Iron Man idly fell back down the portal's opening. The missile reached the main ship. The main ship imploded, causing the entire armada to burst into a supernova, creating a spectacular heavenly display.
EXT. MANHATTAN
All the Chitauri soldiers and Chitauri Leviathans keeled over and began to shake, then stopped. They fell over. The Avengers looked up at their consultant, not sure if he'd make it through.
EXT. STARK TOWER
Still holding the scepter in hand, Black Widow shifted around, waiting as she muttered, "Come on, Stark..."
EXT. MANHATTAN
Thor and Captain America saw the supernova coming towards them. Thor nodded to Captain America.
"Close it," Captain America ordered.
EXT. STARK TOWER
Without hesitating, Black Widow pulled the scepter out and the Tesseract turned off its energy beam. The portal quickly closed. A small figure was hurled backwards into the open, now closed portal. It was Iron Man plummeting to the earth.
EXT. MANHATTAN
Captain America smiled and exclaimed, "Son of a gun!"
Iron Man kept falling.
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The Tragedy of Living
ActionElsie Stark is as much as genius as her elder brother, but she prefers to be out in the field as opposed to in a lab. The day of the Stark Expo changes everything for the young agent. Far more than she ever thought it could. A chance encounter bri...
