Marvel's Avengers Assemble

The Avengers, Earth's mightiest heroes.

But something's different about them.

There's Hulk.

Gonna put this big whatever next to the other big whatever.

Black Widow, Hawkeye.

Are we connected?

I like to think so.

Oh, you mean the cable. Yeah. Let me check.

Captain America, Thor, and Falcon.

This should do it.

Now, what are they up to?

Go for it, Cap.

Iron Man? Can you hear us, Tony?

This is everybody's favorite, Tony Stark,

coming live and direct from another dimension

that's recently become unstable.

'Tis shameful that we had to leave you behind, friend Tony.

But we will bring you back. I swear it.

Thanks, guys. Soon, this machine

will bring more than just my voice back to your dimension.

It's gonna finally return me home,

before the eyes of the world, right here, at Stark Expo.

So the rumors are true.

They're trying to build a machine to bring Iron Man back.

But until then, everything of his is up for grabs.

You picked the wrong day, Ghost.

Sorry, Ghost. Just because Tony Stark is out of town

doesn't mean you get to play with his stuff.

The whole world knows that Iron Man's trapped in an unstable dimension.

And without Stark, you Avengers won't see what's coming...

Until it's too late.

Well, that certainly didn't sound ominous.

- You okay? - You mortals have a saying...

"No man gets left behind."

We left a fellow warrior on the field of battle,

trapped many universes away.

- Thor, it's not... - It is.

We came home, while Tony is still out there.

Now we play with his toys at a carnival.

Tony sacrificed himself. It was his choice.

He saved us and the whole world.

The least we can do is protect his legacy here until we can bring him back.

Uh, was that important?

And, honestly, we really need your help.

Tony, I don't like all this tech out in the open.

It already drew one uninvited guest today.

It was only Ghost, and the Avengers saved the day.

Look, Cap, Stark Expo is a statement to the world

that we're not afraid to let people see what we do...

That we don't hide in the shadows.

But the people who do hide in shadows would do anything

to get their hands on advanced tech like this while it's out in the open.

Is all the glitz and glamour really necessary?

No one's going to believe it's me unless it's louder

and bigger than everything else.

Even trapped across infinite dimensions, you are still Tony Stark.

Besides, if I'm gonna find my way back,

I need a beacon to show me where home is.

Well, there's your beacon.

It's not a beacon.

It's a prototype trans-dimensional quantum particle filter.

Well, I mean, obviously.

Dr. Jane Foster, Earth's finest cross-dimensional researcher.

I am relieved that you are here.

Careful.

That's "Stark Industries' cross-dimensional researcher" to you.

Look, I totally understand this device and all,

but I think... Hulk would appreciate an explanation

that was more, you know, at his level.

- Right, Hulk? - Huh?

Hulk understand Dr. Foster just fine.

This is like a divining rod.

Somewhere along the voice connection we found with Tony

is a gateway to his dimension.

If we can trace that signal and find that gateway,

we could open it and bring him back.

And what better timing than to come back right here at Stark Expo?

I've never seen anything like this, Dr. Foster.

That's because there isn't anything like it.

This is one of a kind,

and I need you guys to take care of it.

We're gonna try. But with Tony's Expo so wide open,

it might be impossible to keep...

It's the Leader.

Avengers Assemble!

Oh, are we too late?

I heard you had Stark Arc Reactors and were practically giving them away.

Humanoids. Made of elastic. Brute force won't work.

So, no mash?

No smash. And that makes me wanna smash!

Sorry. These are for display only.

I was already in a foul mood.

But now you find me angry!

Hawkeye, face-plant special, on the rocks.

You got it.

Have you seen how Hulk's doing with the "no smashing"?

Looks like he found a work-around.

Dr. Foster, what's happening out there?

It sounds... fighty.

The Leader's going on a shopping spree. After your Arc Reactors.

Obviously because they're the most powerful.

Fitting that Tony Stark's final words would be something smug,

arrogant, and entirely incorrect.

That's our only link to Tony.

If you take it, he'll be lost forever!

That's the general idea, Doctor.

Ah, you hit me!

What kind of doctor are you?

PhD in astrophysics.

And I'm not going to make it easy for you, fathead.

Everything is easy for me.

Jane!

Farewell, Tony Stark.

Your final Expo was quite the blowout.

Forget the Leader.

Get the civilians out first.

You heard him. Go!

No pushing. Stay calm.

I said, "Stay calm"!

We're all clear.

Everyone okay?

Not everyone.

The connection's been broken. There's no way to get him back.

Tony is gone.

'Tis my fault.

The Leader was never there for the Arc Reactors.

His real goal was to destroy our bridge to Tony.

Not just destroy, steal.

Leader took the unit's one-of-a-kind prototype core,

then destroyed decades' worth of work into trans-dimensional travel.

How long will it take you to rebuild?

Even if I had the prototype back, it could take me months,

maybe years, to rebuild all the data.

But even then, we've lost our link to him.

Finding Tony again would be like finding a needle in an ocean of haystacks.

Friend Tony.

I failed him, and now he's lost in the void.

Things have already been tough.

It'll be even tougher without Iron Man on our side.

Nay, Hawkeye. I vow, so long as I live,

no Avenger will ever be allowed in harm's way again.

We have to get the stolen prototype from the leader.

It's the only way we have a shot at relocating Tony.

I disassembled this Humanoid's control center.