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James Bean
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TONY (V.O.)
(echoing)
If we can’t protect the Earth...
TONY (V.O.)
You can be damned sure that we’ll
avenge it.
CUT TO BLACK.
STEVE (O.S.)
Anything?
BANNER
No signal. Like always.
STEVE
Well we can’t lose hope. At this
point it’s all we’ve got.
RHODEY
Yeah, maybe. Or maybe it’s our hope
that’s killing us.
2.
The streets look almost the same. The only difference are the
MISSING PERSON POSTERS posted on every surface:
Most of the posters look quite old. Someone STEPS on one that
fell to the street.
From behind the throne, we see the DORA MILAJE are standing
guard over a NEW KING. As we circle around, we see that the
new king is M’BAKU, but his face is somber.
M’Baku considers them for a moment, and then opens his arms
wide. Shuri and the Former Queen Divine Justice approach and
embrace him, allowing themselves to be vulnerable. They cry.
M’BAKU
Mourn not. The King is not dead.
M’BAKU (CONT’D)
I visited the ancestral plane,
T’challa was not among the kings
that we’ve laid to rest.
OKOYE
We could not bury him. I saw him
disintegrate with my own eyes.
M’BAKU
And you believe that disintegration
would stop T’Challa from joining
his ancestors?
Okoye does not answer this. She merely bows her head in
acknowledgement.
M’BAKU (CONT’D)
T’challa is alive. Your King is not
dead.
DIVINE JUSTICE
Thank you.
M’BAKU
And if he’s alive...
M’BAKU (CONT’D)
Then he can be found.
The screen GLITCHES for a moment, and then the globe appears
again. This time, a TARGET is found in the Wakandan jungle.
4.
SHURI
What...?
TARGET FOUND.
PEPPER
Come in.
PEPPER (CONT’D)
Don’t tell me you’re giving up.
RHODEY
Pepper...we can’t...
PEPPER
You haven’t tried, okay? Not hard
enough. Not...not as hard as he
would have...
RHODEY
I know. It’s hard for me too. You
know how much Tony saved me. I’d
give anything to save him right
back.
PEPPER
Then do it.
BANNER
The signal is gone, Pepper. We’re
looking...but...there’s a whole
universe...
5.
PEPPER
Then search the whole universe.
BANNER
We are.
PEPPER
(to Banner)
You were lost out there too. And
you came back. Tony can too.
RHODEY
Pepper. I’m sorry. We’re not giving
up, but it’s time I gave you this.
PEPPER
What’s this?
RHODEY
Tony wanted you to have it. He
always said that if there came a
time that he couldn’t come back,
that I should give this to you.
PEPPER
Where are you going?
RHODEY
Tony said that you should open that
alone.
TONY HOLOGRAM
Don’t freak out!
PEPPER
Dammit Tony!
TONY HOLOGRAM
Yeah, sorry about that. Knew I
shoulda put a warning on this
thing.
PEPPER
What the...are you...
TONY HOLOGRAM
Nope. Just a copy.
PEPPER
What...what’s going on...?
TONY HOLOGRAM
Rhodey should’ve explained. That’s
the deal. Man, did he screw this
up? I’m assuming he’s still here.
Jeez, what could’ve got me that
didn’t get him?
PEPPER
I can’t believe you.
TONY HOLOGRAM
Sure you can. When you think about
it, this is exactly the kind of
shit I’d do.
PEPPER
This isn’t you.
TONY HOLOGRAM
Well, it’s pretty close.
PEPPER
You’re a genius, Tony. But you
don’t know what you’re talking
about.
She turns OFF the Hologram. She holds the silver disc tight
in her hand...and then THROWS it across the room with a YELL.
THOR TAKES A SHOT and slams the glass down on the bar.
THOR
Another.
BARTENDER
Hey...uhhh...buddy. You can’t have
pets here.
ROCKET
I ain’t nobody’s pet, you
understand me?
BARTENDER
What the hell?
THOR
Sounds to me like he’s not a pet.
Rocket downs his shot and grimaces before he too slams his
glass back on the bar.
ROCKET
Hey buddy how about you fetch this
pet some more ethanol?
THOR
You heard him.
BARTENDER
(sighing)
I gotta quit drinkin’.
He pours two more shots for the duo, who accept their drinks
quietly, pensively. They both look into their drinks for a
moment, wondering if it will even help.
ROCKET
Thanks for that.
THOR
Don’t mention it.
8.
NEWS ANCHOR
It’s been only days since the
mysterious Rapture tragedy that saw
millions all over the globe turning
to dust.
The News Show turns to a CRYING WOMAN, but she smiles through
her tears.
CRYING WOMAN
I just know my Amber was taken by
God. It means we’re at the end-
times, but I just thank God that in
his wisdom, he took her.
BANNER
Jeez, you think with magic...
BANNER (CONT’D)
Hello?
No response.
BANNER (CONT’D)
Wong?
BANNER (CONT’D)
Oh.
BANNER (CONT’D)
Oh...kay...I’m just gonna...
WONG
Do -
WONG (CONT’D)
- not touch that.
BANNER
S- sorry about that.
Banner backs away from the books, his hands in the air.
BANNER (CONT’D)
So - uh...could you hear me? Or...
A long, awkward pause as Wong opens his eyes, and rolls them.
WONG
Unfortunately, I could. Strange,
however...
BANNER
So you haven’t lost hope either?
She enters his room to find the bed unmade. The window open.
His closet is open. She walks in to find that his bow has
been taken from its mounting place. Her eyes furrow.
STEVE
Thanks for coming, doctor.
SELVIG
Of course. I’ve never been to
Wakanda.
STEVE
Banner’s been searching everywhere
and hasn’t found any sign or
signal. The Wakandans think they
might have a lead.
SELVIG
They’d be the ones to have it.
Their tech is just...
RHODEY
We get it. They’re dope.
BANNER
Are those - ?
WONG
Essence. Your shade. What you would
call a soul.
INTERCUT
Shuri and the Queen walk out of the palace to greet them.
WONG (V.O.)
Each of us carries with us a shade
of what makes us us.
WONG
And this shade of us leaves a mark
on us, and everyone it touches.
WONG
And when this shade departs, it
leaves a trace.
WONG
Do not touch the souls!
BANNER
Sorry.
WONG
This was the state of the Earth the
moment before it happened.
WONG (CONT’D)
Then when it happened...
WONG (CONT’D)
It has been this way ever since.
BANNER
So do you think they’re still
alive?
WONG
If Strange was able, he would
communicate with me.
BANNER
What about Tony?
WONG
Unfortunately I cannot find
individual souls. To do that would
require...
BANNER
Yeah well, that would be great.
WONG
One stone to see the souls -
(the soul stone glows)
- one to eradicate their memory-
(the mind stone glows)
- one to forge a new reality -
(the reality stone glows)
- one to power the energy exchange-
(the power stone glows)
(MORE)
13.
WONG (CONT'D)
- one to take them across space-
(the space stone glows)
- and trap them for all eternity.
(the time stone glows)
But I cannot find where they are.
No parallel dimensions or time
pockets of the millions I have
searched...
BANNER
But we can find them, right?
They’re out there. Trapped for all
eternity. You JUST said that! And
if they’re trapped we can save
them, right?
WONG
A malevolent being is at the helm
of the most power forces in the
history of the universe. I do not
know what hope we possibly have.
MUSIC.
TONY
Hey Blue!
14.
TONY (O.S.)
Do we have anything that can draw
heat from a thermonuclear coil?
TONY
(mouth full)
Also, I’m not sure this stuff is
actually keeping me alive. You’re
punking me aren’t you. This is
like, dirt or something.
TONY (CONT’D)
Thank you!
TONY (CONT’D)
(to himself)
The kid would’ve loved this.
SELVIG
But if each energy signal is
different...
SHURI
Yes, some are larger than others.
15.
SELVIG
Then what does that mean for us?
SHURI
It means that some of the energy
signals are larger than the other
ones. They left larger holes.
STEVE
Holes?
SHURI
When I couldn’t track the energy
signal of T’Challa’s suit, I
decided to instead track the energy
signal that appeared the moment
that he disappeared.
SHURI (CONT’D)
But then...
SHURI (CONT’D)
I didn’t know what I was seeing,
but then I realized that the energy
is coming out of these holes
continuously...almost as if...
STEVE
As if what?
SHURI
I think that what we’re seeing are
passages to them...in another
dimension.
STEVE
Another dimension...?
SELVIG
Of course!
16.
STEVE
So...they’re alive?
STEVE (CONT’D)
Buck...
STEVE (CONT’D)
How do we find them?
SCOTT
Man, I just had the weirdest dream.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
Oh yeah.
(into his communicator)
Guys? Are you there? Can you hear
me yet? I’ve tried every
channel...I’m starting to feel like
the problem might be on your end...
SCOTT (CONT’D)
Oh God. That can’t be good.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
Okay. Visual of a blue green
vortex. Not teal. I repeat, not
teal. Green and blue!
SCOTT (CONT’D)
And...lots of other colors!
17.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
AHHHHHHH!!!
SCOTT
What the...
SCOTT (CONT’D)
How did I...?
There’s nothing but the whirl of the wind and a few dust
devils among the weeds.
SCOTT (CONT’D)
Tony...? You’re...
TONY
Unbelievably good looking? A
revolutionary? Here? All of the
above? Yup, all of the above. A
plus. Oh that?
TONY (CONT’D)
Yeah, a friend did it to me once,
gave me some really good ideas.
(MORE)
18.
TONY (CONT’D)
Come on in. It won’t tear your
atoms apart. Too much.
SCOTT
Thanks?
TONY
No problem. Time travel is
exhausting, isn’t it?
SCOTT
Yeah, it -
SCOTT (CONT’D)
Time travel?
TONY
Yeah.
SCOTT
I travelled through time?
TONY
Yup.
SCOTT
How...how far did we go?
TONY
We are 8 years removed from point
zero. That’s when the big -
snappening - happened.
SCOTT
8 years? We went 8 years just like
that?
19.
TONY
Well no, you falling through a time
portal in the quantum realm caused
that, but us being here to pick you
up? All me, dude. Just taking
advantage of holes in our reality.
SCOTT
Holes?
TONY
Boy, we got a lot to catch you up
on.
SCOTT
We?
TONY
(into his microphone)
He’s here.
A door opens behind tony, and an OLDER CASSIE LANG, 18, sees
her father face to face for the first time in 8 years.
SCOTT
Cassie?
CASSIE
I didn’t think I’d ever see you
again...
SCOTT
I’m so glad you’re safe...
TONY
She thought you disappeared when
her mom did.
SCOTT
Her mom disappeared?
TONY
We really have a lot to catch you
up on.
20.
Whatever she’s looking for, she doesn’t find it. She leaves,
disappointed.
Suri LEADS THE WAY into the JUNGLE, using a handheld device
with a hologram on top. On the DIGITAL READOUT we can see
that they’re tracking a BRIGHT GREEN FISSURE.
SURI
There’s a fissure over here. A
massive energy readout, but it’s
different than the others...
STEVE
This is where we found Vision.
RHODEY
You’re right...this is definitely
the spot...
SURI
We have smaller energy readouts all
around us, and all over Wakanda,
but this...
She WALKS over the patch of grass where the FISSURE displays
on her screen.
SURI (CONT’D)
Do you feel anything different?
STEVE
(devastated)
No...
21.