05. He Is Gone.

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TITLE: “AVENGERS: ENDGAME”

INT. BENATAR, FLIGHT DECK - DAWN

Everyone settles into their seats on the Benatar’s flight deck.

STEVE WATCHES EARTH GROW SMALLER THROUGH THE WINDOW.

CAROL DANVERS
Trust me. You get used to it.

ROCKET looks around from the pilot’s chair.

ROCKET
Okay, who here hasn’t been to
space?.

STEVE, NATASHA, and RHODEY half-raise their hands.

ROCKET (CONT'D)
Oh, you’re gonna hate this.

NEBULA
Approaching jump in three, two...

STEVE’S FINGERS TIGHTEN on the arm rest as...�

EXT. BENATAR - DAWN

WHOOSH! THE BENATAR WARPS, LEAPING INTO JUMP SPACE.

EXT. SPACE - DAY

WHOOSH! THE BENATAR ARRIVES ABOVE AN OMINOUS, ORANGE PLANET.

As the ship maintains orbit, CAROL flies toward the planet.

CAROL DANVERS
I’ll head down for recon. If I’m
not back in fifteen, you’ll know I
found him.

INT. BENATAR, FLIGHT DECK - SPACE

OUR HEROES wait on the flight deck, tense.

NATASHA looks at STEVE, who’s staring at...A COMPASS: PEGGY
CARTER’S YELLOWED PHOTO STILL RESTS INSIDE.

NATASHA
This is going to work, Steve.

STEVE
I know it will.

(beat)

Because I don’t know what I’m going
to do if it doesn’t.

JUST THEN, CAROL FLIES UP TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLASS.

CAROL DANVERS (OVER COM)
No satellites, no ships, no armies.
No ground defenses of any kind.
It’s just him.

NEBULA
That’s enough.

The Avengers exchange a look.

EXT. TITAN-2 - DAY

SMOKE CURLS FROM THE CHIMNEY OF A SOLITARY LODGE.

INT. THANOS’ LODGE - DAY

A POT BOILS OVER A FIRE.

Then...THANOS LIMPS TOWARD IT, LEFT

SIDE PARALYZED, arm blackened. A shell of his former self.�

He stirs the pot. Suddenly, AN ARMORED HAND BURSTS FROM THE
FIRE, GRABBING THANOS’ GAUNTLET...

PREVENTING THANOS FROM CLOSING HIS FIST.

Thanos jerks back as HULK SPRINGS INSIDE.

CAROL AND RHODEY BASH THROUGH THE ROOF, PINNING THANOS’ ARMS.

THOR crashes through the door, followed by the others.

HE SWINGS STORMBREAKER... CUTTING OFF THANOS’ HAND.

The Gauntlet lands at Rocket’s feet. He picks it up...and his face goes slack. He turns the glove toward the others.

And we now realize...THE INFINITY STONES ARE GONE.

STEVE
Where are they?

Thanos doesn’t answer.

CAROL PRESSES HIM TO HIS KNEES.

CAROL DANVERS
Answer the question!

THANOS
The universe required correction.
After that, the stones served no
purpose beyond temptation.

BRUCE BANNER
You murdered trillions.

THANOS
You should be grateful.

NATASHA
Where are the stones?

THANOS
Gone. Reduced to atoms.

BRUCE BANNER
You used them two days ago!

THANOS
I used the stones to destroy the
stones. It nearly killed me.
But the work is done. It always
will be.

That lands, sickening.

ROCKET SEARCHES, FRANTIC, NEAR TEARS.

ROCKET
No...they can’t be gone...�

RHODEY
He’s lying.

NEBULA
My father is many things. A liar
is not one of them.

THANOS
Thank you, daughter. Perhaps I’ve
treated you

SWOOSH. THOR’S AXE SEVERS THANOS’ HEAD FROM HIS BODY.

IT HITS THE FLOOR, FOLLOWED BY THE THUD OF HIS HUGE FRAME.

ROCKET
What did you do?

Thor just stares, his long journey a failure.

THOR
I went for the head.

As Thor walks away, Steve looks at Thanos’ head on the ground.

IT’S OVER. THEY LOST.

FADE TO BLACK.

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