In The Ashes [Avengers AU]

Prequel to my upcoming story Legends of the Past.

The Avengers beat Loki in New York and won many more battles.
Tony and Pepper had a son, as did Bruce and Betty. Thor took Jane and Darcy to visit Asgard. Steve found Bucky. Everyone was happy.
That's when Loki made his move.
He shut off all portals to Earth and defeated the Avengers that remained. Now, almost a hundred years later, his empire is going strong. But the blood of the Avengers still lives on.
We are showed that with a short tale in the life of Ginny. Humans may be living in the ashes, but they aren't defeated yet.
In the words of Tony Stark, "Because if we can't protect the Earth, you can be damn sure we'll Avenge it."