[HAWKEYE]
AND SO WE BID A FOND FAREWELL
TO DIMENSION Z. AFTER SAVING IT FROM
ANNIHILATION, THAT IS. [IRON MAN]
EVERYONE, STRAP IN. TEARING HOLES BETWEEN REALITIES
CAN GET A LITTLE BUMPY. GO ON, GOLDILOCKS. BUCKLE INTO
YOUR BOOSTER-SEAT. I'VE NO FEAR OF INJURY,
GAMMA TROLL! BUT PERHAPS YOU SHOULD
BE RESTRAINED-- FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. [EXPLOSION, SIRENS] [IRON MAN]
COSMIC TURBULENCE, INCOMING. HOLD ON TO SOMETHING! [HULK]
GET OFF ME, GOLDIE!
WHAT'RE YOU DOIN'? [HULK GRUNTS] WHOA-- PLANETARY ALARMS
ARE GOING CRAZY! SOUNDS LIKE
WE MISSED A PARTY. WHAT HAPPENED? THAT HAPPENED! [HAWKEYE]
UH, I'D LIKE TO GO BACK
TO DIMENSION Z NOW, PLEASE. HE HAS RETURNED, AVENGERS. THE DEVOURER OF WORLDS. GALACTUS! AND HE'S ALREADY PAST
THE APPETIZER STAGE. AVENGERS, WE'VE GOT
LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES BEFORE GALACTUS POWERS UP
HIS MUNCH-O-TRON AND SUCKS ALL THE ENERGY
FROM EARTH. WE DON'T STOP HIM NOW,
THERE'LL BE NOTHING LEFT. SO WHAT'S THE PLAN? I'VE PREPARED
A STRATEGY SPECIFICALLY TO DEAL WITH HIS RETURN. THOR, SUMMON EVERY ELECTRON WITHIN A HUNDRED KILOMETERS. ONE BOLT. MAKE IT COUNT. HAWKEYE, BREAK OUT
THE HEAVY ARTILLERY. TONY, ROUTE ALL
UNI-BEAM POWER-- CAP, I NEVER TOLD YOU THIS, BUT I ONLY WENT ALONG WITH
YOUR GALACTUS PREP DRILLS BECAUSE I THOUGHT
HE'D NEVER COME BACK. NOW THAT HE'S HERE-- OH NO. YOU ARE
NOT GOING ROGUE. THE ENTIRE PLANET'S AT STAKE.
WE NEED TO ACT AS A TEAM. AND HOPEFULLY, YOU WILL. [HAWKEYE]
AND HOPEFULLY, WE WILL? WE'RE NOT THE ONES
PULLING A STARK! [CAPTAIN AMERICA GROWLS] <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>[CAPTAIN AMERICA]
IRON MAN. I ASSUME YOU'VE GOT</i></font> <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>YOUR OWN PLAN, AS USUAL?</i></font> THE PLAN IS "TRUST ME." <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>[IRON MAN]
TO SAVE THE EARTH,
WE NEED TO BE WILLING</i></font> <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>TO MAKE ANY SACRIFICE.</i></font> JARVIS. LOCK ONTO
GALACTUS' DATA STREAM. IF I'M GOING TO TALK
TO THE BIG GUY, I NEED TO BROADCAST
ON THE SAME FREQUENCY. OKAY, TONY. TIME TO PUT YOUR MONEY
WHERE YOUR MIND IS. ACTIVATE PULSE! [IRON MAN GRUNTS] FEW HAVE ATTAINED
DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH GALACTUS. YOU ARE UNLIKELY TO SURVIVE. WELL, THE SEVEN BILLION
OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET AREN'T GOING
TO FARE ANY BETTER. <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>REGRETTABLE.</i></font> <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>BUT GALACTUS HUNGERS.</i></font> AND GALACTUS MUST FEED. THAT'S WHAT
I WANTED TO DISCUSS. IRON MAN, NO! HMM?
HUH? THAT WAS HIS PLAN? IRON MAN HAS PERISHED?
THIS CANNOT BE! WHY IS HE ALWAYS PULING THESE
CRAZY MOVES AND NOT TELLING US? 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE DOES. YOU THINK HE ACTUALLY SACRIFICED HIMSELF
FOR A GREATER GOOD? [FALCON]
NO WAY. JARVIS! REPLAY EVENT FROM
ONBOARD RECORDERS. EXTREME SLO-MO. FULL-SPECTRUM ENHANCEMENT! SEE? EVAPORATED. NOT EVAPORATED. TELEPORTED. TONY'S ARMOR HAS
A BUILT-IN TRACE FREQUENCY. MICRO-PINGS THAT
ONLY WE CAN TRACK. EVEN ACROSS LIGHT-YEARS. [CAPTAIN AMERICA]
STRAP IN FOR HYPERSPACE TRAVEL. YOU FIRST. TOGETHER THEN. HUH. KNEW YOU WERE CHICKEN. [HAWKEYE]
SO ONCE AGAIN
OUR SO-CALLED LEADER CALLS HIS OWN PLAYS AND LEAVES
THE REST OF US OUT IN THE COLD. HE DID ONE THING RIGHT. HE GOT GALACTUS
OFF THE EARTH. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
IT LOOKS LIKE TONY ENGAGED IN SOME SORT OF
ULTRA-HIGH-SPEED DATA EXCHANGE. YOU MEAN
HE AND GALACTUS ENTERED THEIR OWN PRIVATE CHAT ROOM?
WHAT'D THEY TALK ABOUT? THE COMPUTER WASN'T
FAST ENOUGH TO DECIPHER IT. SCANNERS HAVE A LOCK
ON IRON MAN'S SIGNAL. HE'S CLOSE. <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>[JARVIS]
POSITION ESTABLISHED.
OUTER SPIRAL ARM.</i></font> <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>THE D'BARI SYSTEM.</i></font> WE NEED A PLAN. LET'S ALL JUST FLY OFF AND DO OUR OWN THING.
THAT'S WHAT TONY DID! WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TONY DID. THAT'S MY POINT. <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>[ALARM BEEPS]</i></font> COLLISION ALERT! HUH, THEY'RE NOT ATTACKING. [THOR]
NO WEAPONS.
THESE ARE NOT WARSHIPS. [CAPTAIN AMERICA]
THEY'RE TRANSPORT VESSELS. MILLIONS OF THEM. IT'S AN EVACUATION. BUT WHY? ONE. GIANT. GUESS. SCAN THE PLANET. [FALCON]
IT'S THERE. CENTER
OF THE MAIN CITY. GALACTUS'S MACHINE. WHAT OF OUR ARMORED ALLY? LOOK! ANOTHER SHIP
IS COMING IN! IT'S ON INTERCEPT.
TRY AND LOSE THEM. WE DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR A FIGHT. UH-OH. COMM IS DOWN! [FALCON]
AND SO ARE THE SHIELDS! TRACTOR BEAM'S GOT US! BE READY FOR ANYTHING. [GAMORA]
WHAT DID I TELL YOU,
DRAX? LOOTERS! LOWEST LIFE FORMS
IN THE UNIVERSE, GAMORA. DIDN'T RECKON ON
RUNNING INTO US GUARDIANS. I AM GROOT. HA. BY THE SPIRES
OF ASGARD, THE GUARDIANS
OF THE GALAXY! SORRY, AVENGERS.
THOUGHT YOU WERE LOOTERS. AS YOU CAN TELL,
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME FOR DIPLOMACY. THAT DEPENDS, STAR-LORD.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? NOTHING THAT CONCERNS YOU,
I GUARANTEE IT. PERHAPS WE SHOULD BE
THE JUDGE OF THAT. YEAH, AT LEAST WE DON'T HAVE
A CUTESY ANIMAL MASCOT AND A TALKING PENCIL. CALL ME "MASCOT" AGAIN.
PLEASE. UHHH... ROCKET, BACK OFF! [ROCKET RACCOON GROWLS] LOOK, CAPTAIN,
IF YOU MUST KNOW, WE'RE EVACUATING
10 BILLION D'BARI. WELL, WE'RE HERE TO FIND
A MISSING TEAMMATE, NOT INTERFERE
IN YOUR OPERATIONS. HE JUST HAPPENED TO VISIT
AT THE EXACT TIME GALACTUS TARGETED
THIS PLANET FOR CONSUMPTION? HE'S GOT BAD TIMING
LIKE THAT. I HAVE A FEELING
IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE. [STAR-LORD]
DRAX, GAMORA. TAKE US IN LOW. WOW. THIS PLACE
IS INCREDIBLE. [GAMORA]
UNFORTUNATELY, UNLESS WE CAN
HALT GALACTUS' PROGRESS, THE D'BARI WILL HAVE
TO FIND A NEW HOMEWORLD. [ALL GRUNT, SHOUT] ANOTHER OUTSIDER SHIP? NOT A SHIP. A HUMANOID. HE'S COMING IN FAST.
STRAP IN. [FALCON]
HE'S COMING IN FOR US. LET ME GO SMASH
HIS GLOWY BUTT! GOOD LUCK, HE WIELDS
THE POWER COSMIC. THAT POWER IS DISPENSED ONLY BY GALACTUS HIMSELF! WE'RE FIGHTING
A HERALD OF GALACTUS? GUYS, THAT'S NO HERALD. IT'S TONY! ROCKET, SHOOT
TO DISABLE ONLY. [CAPTAIN AMERICA]
HE'S COMING IN.
BRACE YOURSELVES. SUCH POWER! IT RIVALS ASGARD'S FINEST! I TOLD YOU TO STRAP IN. NEVER! NEVER! HULL BREACH!
[GAMORA]
LOSING ALTITUDE! WHY IS YOUR FRIEND
ATTACKING US? HE'S USUALLY NOT THAT EVIL. I AM GROOT. YEAH, I GOT THAT. FRIEND OR NOT,
WE GOTTA TAKE ACTION. [THOR GROWLS] [HULK GRUNTS] THIS MAKES NO SENSE.
WHAT IS TONY DOING? IT'S OBVIOUS. HE TRADED
YOUR WORLD FOR THIS ONE. HE SERVES THE DEVOURER NOW. HE WOULDN'T LET AN ENTIRE
CIVILIZATION BE DESTROYED. NOT EVEN TO SAVE HIS OWN? IRON MAN, STAND DOWN.
THE AVENGERS ARE ABOARD-- [ALL GRUNT] OF ALL TIMES TO FINALLY
STOP TALKING, HE PICKS NOW. WHAT'S THE STATUS
OF D'BARI EVACUATION? 97 PERCENT. A FEW SHIPS
ARE HAVING ENGINE FAILURES. I WANT THAT NUMBER
AT A HUNDRED PERCENT. BRING US IN.
WE'LL TRACTOR THEM OUT. [FALCON]
HOW DID YOU
EVACUATE A PLANET? [STAR-LORD]
HEY, IT'S WHAT WE DO.
MOST INHABITED PLANETS HAVE A GALACTUS
CONTINGENCY PLAN IN PLACE. DOESN'T EARTH? EARTH HAS
THE MIGHTY AVENGERS TO KEEP IT SAFE,
DOESN'T IT? UH... TOOK OUT OUR MAIN CANNONS! THE LADY'S
TOO BIG A TARGET. LET'S TAKE THE PARTY EXTERIOR
AND DEAL WITH THAT HERALD. STAY PUT.
WE WON'T BE LONG. STAY PUT? TONY SAID HE HAD A PLAN.
YOU THINK THIS IS IT? WE'LL NEVER FIND OUT
IF THE GUARDIANS SHOOT HIM OUT OF THE SKY. WE CAN'T LET THEM
TAKE DOWN IRON MAN. YEAH, NO ONE BUSTS UP
OUR SHELLHEAD BUT US! VERILY! FOLLOW ME
TO VICTORY-- AAH! [HULK GRUNTS] HE'S HELPING GALACTUS
DEVOUR A PLANET, VIKING! I AM NOT A VIKING! AAH! I AM GROOT! GET OFF OR GET SMASHED,
TOOTHPICK! HAVE ALL THE AVENGERS
GONE CRAZY? PROBABLY.
THEY'RE EARTHLINGS. NO OFFENSE. ON MY WAY, TONY. GET OFF ME! KEEP STEADY, WILL YA? YOU'RE THROWING OFF
MY AIM! CAREFUL. RODENTS ARE
A BIRD'S NATURAL ENEMY. SO'S THE GROUND. WHOA! WHAT IS YOUR DAMAGE,
EARTHLING? YOU WANNA SEE
SOME DAMAGE, LADY? WATCH WHERE YOU
POINT THOSE STICKS! STAR-LORD, STAND DOWN!
HE'S ONE OF US. BESIDES, THERE'S A BIGGER
THREAT TO DEAL WITH. YOU BET THERE IS, AND YOUR
TEAMMATE'S THE CAUSE OF IT. HE MAY HAVE SAVED YOUR WORLD. BUT WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE? I AM GROOT. YOU DON'T SAY? THE HERALD IS
ATTACKING THOSE SHIPS! NO, I... I'M PRETTY SURE
HE'S SAVING THEM. HE'S HERE. AND HE LOOKS
VERY, VERY HUNGRY. I AM GROOT! HERALD OR NO,
I THINK WE BOTH AGREE THAT WE NEED
TO TAKE GALACTUS OUT. NO ARGUMENT THERE.
SO LET'S WORK TOGETHER. THE LAST D'BARI SHIPS
HAVE CLEARED THE PLANET. FINALLY! WE CAN LET SLIP
THE DOGS OF WAR! I SUGGEST WE COMBINE
OUR EXPERTISE. PAIR UP.
ONE FROM EACH TEAM. THINK WE ALREADY DID. ME AND YOU?
DON'T GET IN MY WAY. WHY ARE THE GREEN ONES
ALWAYS SO MEAN? I AM GROOT. [HULK ROARS] FLY STRAIGHT, FEATHER-HEAD! SHOOT STRAIGHT, FURBALL! [DRAX]
FOLLOW MY LEAD, VIKING. I AM NOT A VIKING! STAR-LORD,
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN. I KNOW HOW IT LOOKS, BUT TONY STARK
ALWAYS HAS A PLAN. IF THIS IS HIS PLAN,
IT'S FAILING. [STAR-LORD]
GAMORA, HAWKEYE, YOU'RE UP. I THINK
I'VE LOCATED A WEAKNESS. THERE. THAT INTAKE. IT MUST BE FEEDING
INTO THE REACTOR CORE. JUST HIT THE MARK
WITH ONE OF THESE, AND IT'LL CAUSE
A CHAIN REACTION! WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU
SAY SO, SISTER? [HAWKEYE GRUNTS] WHOA! HUH? UH, REMEMBER ME? CLINT? I TURNED YOUR ARC REACTOR
INTO A POPCORN MACHINE? USED YOUR HELMET
AS AN ICE BUCKET? COME ON,
I'M SO MEMORABLE. AAH! [HAWKEYE]
OKAY, MAYBE YOU
DON'T REMEMBER ME-- --BUT I BET
YOU REMEMBER THIS. CALL IT MY
"ANTI-IRON MAN" ARROW. BUILT SPECIFICALLY BY YOU,
TO TAKE OUT YOUR ARMOR. FIRST, YOU SAVE ME.
NOW YOU DESTROY A PLANET. WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON? I SERVE GALACTUS. THE TONY I KNEW WOULD
NEVER DO THIS. WHY HELP HIM? GALACTUS HUNGERS. GALACTUS MUST FEED. WE SAVED EACH OTHER'S LIVES
A DOZEN TIMES OVER. BUT YOU TELL ME
WHAT YOUR GAME IS, OR I SWEAR, I WILL DROP YOU. GALACTUS MUST FEED. HUH? GUYS! I THINK
THE IRON HERALD HAS SOME KINDA PLAN
OR SOMETHING! <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>I'M SURE OF IT!</i></font> HE SPOKE TO YOU?
WHAT DID HE SAY? UH. "GALACTUS MUST FEED!" NOPE. NOTHING SINISTER THERE. <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>OKAY. NOT ENCOURAGING,
I KNOW.</i></font> BUT IT WAS
THE WAY HE SAID IT. LISTEN, YOU JUST
GOTTA TRUST ME, OKAY? YOU'RE SURE? UH, 60-40. AVENGERS! CEASE ALL HOSTILITIES
AGAINST GALACTUS. ARE YOU CRAZY? YOU HEARD THE MAN.
STAND DOWN. [FALCON]
BUT WHAT ABOUT
THE GUARDIANS? WHO'S GONNA CONVINCE THEM? [STAR-LORD]
GUARDIANS, THEY MAY
BE EARTH'S MIGHTIEST. BUT WE PROTECT THE GALAXY! POUR IT ON AND DO NOT STOP! [STAR-LORD]
KEEP IT UP!
THIS IS OUR OPENING! TAKE YOUR SHOT! I AM... GROOT! BRING DOWN THAT HERALD.
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. ANY MEANS? ARE YOU SURE? THERE'S STILL A MAN
IN THERE, PETE. [STAR-LORD]
THIS IS BIGGER
THAN ANY ONE MAN. BRING HIM DOWN. I... AM... GROOT! [GAMORA]
NOW! BEFORE HE RECOVERS! SORRY, AVENGER.
NOTHING PERSONAL, BUT I GOTTA PUT YOU
IN DEEP FREEZE. THAT'S COLD! [HULK ROARS] STAR-LORD, LISTEN TO ME. WE HAVE TO
LET THIS PLAY OUT. WHATEVER
THE CONSEQUENCES. [STAR-LORD]
THE CONSEQUENCES
ARE CLEAR! THIS PLANET'S
GONNA BE TOAST! IRON MAN HAS A PLAN.
TRUST ME! [GAMORA]
TRUST YOU? AND YOUR MISGUIDED FAITH
IN YOUR FORMER TEAMMATE? THAT KIND OF TRUST
DOESN'T EXIST! [GAMORA]
THIS IS WHEN HE IS AT
HIS MOST VULNERABLE. THE TIME TO ATTACK IS NOW! GAMORA, WAIT! TOO MUCH POWER. TOO MUCH TO CONSUME. THE MACHINE'S OVERLOADING! THERE'S WAY MORE ENERGY THAN
JUST THE SURFACE LIFE-FORMS. GREATER THAN EVEN
THE INSATIABLE APPETITE OF GALACTUS CAN WITHSTAND. [ROCKET RACCOON]
EVEN GALACTUS HAS LIMITS.
BUT HOW? DRAX, SCAN THE PLANET. CORE TEMPERATURE RISING. SEISMIC ACTIVITY,
RADIATION-- OFF THE CHARTS. [ROCKET RACCOON]
THIS PLANET WAS ALREADY GOING TO EXPLODE.
AND NOT BECAUSE OF GALACTUS. HERALD! HELP ME! GALACTUS. MUST. FEED. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? YOU REQUIRED
A LIFE-RICH PLANET. THANKS TO THE POWER COSMIC,
I FOUND ONE. WITH AN UNSTABLE
URANIUM CORE. DID YOUR LOYAL SERVANT
NEGLECT TO INFORM YOU? CLEARLY, I AM
NO LONGER WORTHY TO BE YOUR HERALD. CAN WE GO NOW? [HAWKEYE]
HUH. GUESS HE'S
SLEEPING ONE OFF. [HULK]
HOW LONG BEFORE
HE WAKES UP? [IRON MAN]
LONG ENOUGH FOR US TO PUT A REAL PLAN IN PLACE
ON EARTH. Y'KNOW, THAT POWER COSMIC
IS A HECK OF A THING. IT ALLOWED ME
TO FIND AN UNSTABLE PLANET THAT WAS ON
ITS WAY OUT ANYWAY. EVEN THE D'BARI DIDN'T KNOW
THEIR HOME WAS GOING TO BLOW. GALACTUS SHOWING UP
GOT THEM TO EVACUATE. AND YOU FELT IT
UNIMPORTANT TO LET US KNOW
OF THIS GRAND PLAN? TOUGH TO CLUE YOU IN WHEN
I WAS HYPER-COMMUNICATING WITH A BEING OLDER
THAN THE UNIVERSE ITSELF. AND BESIDES, I DIDN'T WANT
TO RISK HIM FINDING OUT. AND WHAT OF THE D'BARI? [STAR-LORD]
ALREADY LOCATED
A NEW HOMEWORLD. ONE THAT WON'T BLOW UP. SORRY FOR
THE MISUNDERSTANDING. I HOPE OUR TEAMS
CROSS PATHS AGAIN. I'VE NO DOUBT. THOUGH I'M STILL
NOT SURE ABOUT YOUR TACTICS. WHAT TACTICS? WITH ALL THAT BICKERING
AND COUNTERMANDING EACH OTHER, IT'S A WONDER THEY
FUNCTION AS A TEAM AT ALL. IT ALL COMES DOWN
TO ONE WORD. "TONY?" "TRUST." JUST BE GLAD YOU DON'T
HAVE TO LIVE WITH HIM. I AM GROOT. <font color="#FFFFFF"><i>♪♪ [THEME MUSIC]</i></font>
