Okay, Avengers, we've just entered Latverian airspace.
Suit up.
Why are we wasting our time? Doom's gone.
He rode that Midgard Serpent into a great big portal to nowhere.
We won.
And ever since, Hydra had its eyes on his weapons cache.
S.H.I.E.L.D. has had the border secured,
but we picked up seismic readings from the capital this morning...
Asgardian energy signatures all over the place.
Something big is going on down there.
Asgardian? That's your department.
Any ideas what we're heading into?
None that would make sense.
Well, that's encouraging.
Heads up!
Where'd that come from?
Ground fire! We've been hit.
We're going down, people!
Hydra and A.I.M.?
This is not good.
Looks like S.H.I.E.L.D. lost control of the border.
They wanna play, let's play!
Ha! I didn't even do anything yet!
Wait! I don't think it's you they're running from, Big Green!
Buckle up, we're about to eat Doom's front lawn.
Odin's Beard, no!
The Destroyer!
The Destroyer?
Man, what is that thing?
It took out the Hulk like he was the incredible nothing!
Asgardian super weapon.
Bad. Really bad. "Odin's beard" bad.
You have tread upon the sovereign ground of Latveria!
My eyes must be going.
Is that the Destroyer? Or Doom?
Prepare to face your doom!
Thor, you're our resident Asgardian tour guide.
How do we shut this thing down?
Heimdall, open the bifrost.
Did our best hope of stopping this thing just leave town?
Jarvis, tell me Thor did not just
do what I think he did?
Regrettably, sir, the energy signatures would suggest
that Thor is no longer on this planet.
He must have gone to Asgard for help.
Only explanation.
Flee, dogs! Tell the Red Skull
that Doom shall soon visit his vengeance upon him!
You are not worthy of my rule.
This is not like Thor.
Whatever his self-doubts are, he's not going to leave us in a lurch.
One problem at a time,
and Doomstroyer here just put himself at the head of the line.
Doomstroyer? Really? We-we-we're calling it that?
Okay, works for me.
Hit him hard, hit him fast! Hit him a lot.
Could you be a little more specific?
The usual isn't working!
You can start with staying out of his face blasts!
Less talking, more fighting.
Iron Man, how about some stats? Any weak points?
Fools! I have no weakness.
I wield a weapon of Asgard.
I am the most powerful being in all the nine realms!
Wrong!
I am the most powerful being in the whole nine whatevers!
Doom! First the Midgard Serpent, now the Destroyer?
What's with the Asgardian obsession?
Is that jealousy I hear, Stark?
Thanks to you and the aid of your friends,
I have visited worlds, seen wonders
beyond any earthly intellect.
And, evidently, stolen a few?
Big powerful weapons like the Destroyer have a tendency
to be missed by their big powerful owners!
You refer to the all-seeing Father Odin,
in his eternal slumber?
Or his belligerent witless son, Thor?
The one you put so much faith in?
Neither can stop me now.
You talk too much, metal head!
The town!
This is wrong.
For all his 'take over the world' talk, Doom always protected his own people.
I'm hacking the Latverian emergency system.
Broadcasting evacuation in all the local dialects.
But we need to draw his fire.
I'm calling for us to make a tactical--
Do not say retreat!
Think of it as "smashing backwards."
You dare set foot in my home?
Oh, this is much better.
Everything in here is designed to vaporize an intruder.
And, guess what we are?
Activating Doom's defenses.
Stasis fields, adamantium gates, laser grids.
That should slow him down a bit.
Fools! You can't turn my own weapons against me!
Okay, I'm gonna say it. We are Doomed.
We need to take this attack to him.
You got a plan that can stop Asgardian weaponry?
I'm all ears!
Then it is good that I have one.
We're glad you're back, but where'd you go?
Sweet entrance.
Why's everyone so excited?
My friends, I am sorry I vanished on you.
After seeing the Destroyer, I hastened to Asgard to bring help.
Who? Lady Sif? The Warriors Three?
I believe you know my brother, Loki.
Greetings, Avengers, good to see you again.
Loki? Are you serious?
Yeah, 'cause this situation's not insane enough already.
No, because Loki is our only hope.
Doom's broken through the outer defenses!
Stay behind me!
All of you!
Burn!
Didn't see that coming.
So will you be bowing to me now or later?
I'll also accept a simple 'thank you,' then bowing.
Thank you? You probably gave Doom that thing!
And here I thought we let bygones be bygones.
I am not behind von Doom's recent upgrade.
The means to indwell the armor had long since been lost.
If Doom has rediscovered its secrets then,
we are all at risk.
I am here because my
brother thought you mortals could help us.
If we do not act, Earth and all the nine realms will fall.
Loki--Is the biggest liar in all of 'em!
Huh?
This was waste of time, Brother.
It is only a matter of hours before The Destroyer consumes Doom's psyche.
Psyche?
Wait, are you saying Doom's not actually inside the armor?
Doom is running the weapon by, oh, what's your term?
"Remote control."
He could be anywhere.
Fortunately, I am adept enough to track the energies
to Doom's true location.
Then why don't I smash the location out of you?
Even if you could, you primates
have no hope of getting there without me.
Translation, you'd get your butt handed to you if you went alone.
Friends, I am responsible for this!
Had I faced the Midgard Serpent and my destiny,
Doom would not have the power he now possesses.
I do not ask you to trust my brother.
I only ask you to trust me.
Okay. Two teams. Thor, this is your party.
Take Cap and Falcon to keep an eye on Loki.
Find Doom and stop him by any means necessary.
Hulk, Hawkeye, Widow, we're Defense.
We'll hold off the Doomstroyer as long as we can.
"Defense?" Do I look like a defender to you?
I trust Loki about as far as Jarvis can throw him.
Then it is well the Hulk remains with you.
Helheim! Doom is here?
So it would seem.
Thor? What's the matter?
We are deep below Asgard, in the domain of the Trolls.
Take heed.
Trolls? As in, trolls?
The Odinson himself?
Sound the alarm.
Destroy them! Destroy them all!
You're not as sneaky as you thought, eh, Loki?
Loki? Okay, actually you're pretty sneaky.
Why do I think I got the short end of the "split up the team" stick?
Anything Thor can smash, I can sm--
Not sure about this plan.
What if separating us is what Loki wanted?
Guess we'll have to trust Thor on this one.
Could use a little help here.
Stark, what are you doing?
Being awesome.
I just activated Doom's internal defense systems.
Oh, I also cancelled his digital movie queue.
I have no time for this!
Where is Loki?
He went AWOL the moment the hostiles attacked!
Who needs him? We're Avengers!
Loki led us into a trap!
We're probably nowhere near Doom!
This would explain Loki's gutless retreat.
Retreat?
Why, I'm hurt!
Had I not gone after this Troll messenger
we'd all be up to our necks in axes!
And, I would not have been able to discover this!
The Vault of Geirrodur!
The very seat of Troll power! Victor von Doom,
cease your assault upon earth or face my wrath!
So say the sons of Asgard!
He can't hear you.
He sits upon the Helhorn,
the Destroyer's original power source,
lost long ago to father.
And that crown Doom is wearing?
That, I cannot say.
If we break Doom's connection to the throne...
The Destroyer becomes an inert husk,
and you return to another pathetic Earth hero's welcome.
Fly over some lava and take down a napping super villain.
Now can it be that easy? Whoa!
It can't be! Doom is protected by...
the Midgard Serpent?!
Why isn't he eating Doom?
Doom has tamed the Midgard Serpent?
Impressive.
You're not gonna fight that thing, are you?
Aye. No matter how many times my destiny is altered, I am.
This is why you wanted Thor.
Liar! You knew Doom gained control of the Midgard Serpent.
I promised to take him to Doom,
and so I have.
Thor, you don't have to do this alone!
I do. And willingly.
For the sake of the Nine Realms, I must.
Thank you, Brother.
Now, come, foul worm!
Let us embrace!
I say we cut out and let Doom have his home back.
My land is infested with parasites.
The only way to way defend Latveria is to extend its borders
to the ends of the earth!
World domination.
Knew that was coming.
Tony, Doom is losing it!
This isn't right. He's a tyrant,
but he's always been insanely protective of his own people!
Doesn't look like he wants to get re-elected.
Maybe the Doctor needs a wake-up call?
Okay, everybody, new plan.
Strike and retreat, rapid fire.
It's only gonna rile him up
and make him more destruct-- Oh, I get it.
Stupid plan. Sounds fun.
I gotta say, this is kind of fun.
You're weird.
Victor, up here! Jealous this.
Avengers, heads up!
Technically, heads down.
A pun? Should've let it crush you.
You have defiled my nation!
No, we've been trying to save it!
You've been destroying it!
No! I was defending my, my lands.
My kingdom. My people. What have I...
Decades of glory, Victor, wiped out in a day, by you!
What did you expect when you merged with the Destroyer?
The Avengers? Here?
Doom's connection broken? How?
You obviously haven't hung around Tony Stark enough.
He has a way of driving anybody out of their mind.
Team Defense did their job! Now it's our turn!
Falcon, I could use an air lift.
Doom must not reconnect to the Destroyer!
If that buffoon regains his focus, all this is for nothing.
To me, beast! You shall not hurt my brother.
Adopted brother. Let's get this done, shall we?
Away from me, you fools!
You've been dethroned.
The crown. No!
You never fail to surprise me, Brother.
And you never fail to disappoint me with your ability to cheat death.
This is far from over, Avengers.
I will find a way to make you all pay.
Trolls? Again?
This is a battle for another day! Quickly! Through the portal!
Come with me, Brother.
Seriously, Thor.
Is there any trick you won't fall for?
I'm sorry for your lands, Doctor.
Stark Industries will contribute to the rebuilding effort.
Now, if you'll come with us we, uh--
Latveria does not require your charity, Stark!
And your authority to detain me amounts to precisely nothing!
Every incident has occurred entirely within my sovereign borders.
What? Tell me he's not right.
Now I suggest you leave.
Before I detain you for violating my laws.
Besides, I expect you'll have more pressing matters to attend.
What's that supposed to mean?
Loki! You have proven yourself a hero this day!
Why not remain one?
Your friends were right. You should not trust me
. You may have defeated your destiny today,
but our struggle is far from over.
It will only end with one of us dead!
We are brothers and I will fight to my last breath to save you,
even if it is from yourself!
Save? Save me?
I stand upon the Helhorn! The power of the Destroyer is mine!
You are the one who is in need of saving!
I know those horns!
Everyone says I'm the dumb one.
You can't trust Loki.
Not as far as you can throw him.
Think you can reach it?
Watch me.
Hmm, it took more out of me than I thought.
Hulk? A little help here!
High five.
Loki's about to get a big wake up call.
Where-where's Midgard? No!
Thor!
I will make you pay dearly.
I am sure you will, and it will be a glorious battle.
But for now, you have angry trolls to deal with.
Trolls?
Goodbye, Brother.