Act I
22 minutes before the Event
SCENE - A SOMEWHAT HI-TECH JET FLIES HIGH OVER A LARGE EXPANSE OF GREEN. WE SWITCH TO THE INTERIOR. 5 PEOPLE ARE STRAPPED IN. THEY ALL WEAR UNIFORMS SIMILAR TO THEIR ORIGINALS BUT WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENCES. COLORS ARE FAR MORE MUTED AND THERE IS A LOT OF BLACK. ALL THE OUTFITS ARE PRACTICAL TO A DEGREE. MASKS ARE OFF FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THEM. AS EACH PERSON SPEAKS FOR THE FIRST TIME THEY ARE IDENTIFIED ON SCREEN WITH CODENAME, NICKNAME(S) AND NORMAL IDENTITY. DISPLAYS VISIBLE ON THE CRAFT SHOW THAT THEY ARE OVER BOLIVIA.
"Is it down?" asks the tall blond identified as Stature.
"Yes." replies the other blond woman in the group. She is watching displays. Ms. Marvel
"But still no idea what it is or where it is from." the man with the black hair says. Iron Man.
The female teen of the group with the dark brown hair asks, "Are we there yet?"
"That's really not funny anymore May." retorts the man flying the plane. He has no hair but he does have a single earring. Patriot.
"It was not funny the last three time either." mutters Stature.
"I know guys. When I can't come up with anything original I go for the classics. Blame my dad." responds May with a big grin.
"Yes. Peter was annoying too. I was hoping you would not follow his footsteps that closely May Parker." says Ms. Marvel with a hint of annoyance.
"Alright Ms. Immortal Herolady, how come we did not get a report when this thing entered the solar system? I know goldenboy over there's dad has sensors that reach outside the system. What happened?" asks Spider-Girl often called Spider.
"I don't know Spider. That is worrisome. How do you feel about where we are going?" Ms. Marvel asks in return.
May nods and closes her eyes. Her head tilts after a couple of seconds. After a couple more a frown appears on her lips before her brown eyes open.
"Ambivalent. It is an Avengers mission so I am a little tense. It is only my 4th after all. I don't think space Godzilla is waiting for us but still... I don't know maybe a bunch of people are injured in that ship. I have felt like this going to rescue missions but I always knew those were rescue."
"So so far it is spider-sense 0. Stark sensors 1 for at least getting the thing when it neared the planet. It came in on a pretty simple approach so it could be on automatic. " comments Steven Stark. Son of Tony and current Iron Man. Often times he is called Iron.
"We go in ready for anything and hope for the best. If it is first contact time then Carol gets the lead. Lets hope for this turns into a rescue mission May. My last three have been fights." says Patriot in a voice carried by the tiny earpieces they all wear.
"Amen brother" from Stark.
"Would be nice." from Stature.
May turns to look out the window and frowns.
SCENE - JET FLYING ABOVE THE CLOUDS. IT DIVES DOWN THROUGH A THICK LAYER AND LEVELS OFF AS SOON AS IT IS CLEAR. AHEAD OF IT A LONG SCAR RINGED IN FLAMES ENDS IN A LARGE YELLOW CRAFT. IT IS EASILY THE SIZE OF A MODERN AIRCRAFT CARRIER BUT FAIRLY SIMPLE IN DESIGN.
THE JET LANDS IN A SMALL CLEARING JUST OUTSIDE THE BURNED AREA. SMOKE IS IN THE AIR. A LARGE SIDE PANEL SLIDES OPEN AND STEPS UNFOLD DOWNWARD. MS. MARVEL LAUNCHES HERSELF INTO THE AIR AS SOON AS THE DOOR IS CLEAR. SPIDER-GIRL LEAPS OUT, TWISTS, AND USES HER WEBBING TO PERFORM A TRIPLE FLIP BEFORE LANDING DOWN.
"Weeeeeeoooo I hate being cooped up!" Spider exclaims. She pulls her full head mask on after taking a quick look around her.
"Alright. We have no idea what we have but we all know the possibilities. Marvel and Iron make sure we have a path through the flames. Lets move out." orders Patriot.
He waits for a moment for the chorus of replies.
"Ok then. Avengers!" he says in a strong voice.
"Assembled!" everyone else replies.
"Lets move out." Patriot orders.
SCENE - THE TEAM MOVES INTO THE FOREST. CUT WITH SCENES OF IRON MAN AND MS. MARVEL CLEARING AWAY TREES WITH BLASTS AND RAW STRENGTH. SPIDER LEAPS INTO THE TREES AND IS SEEN NOW AND AGAIN ABOVE THE TEAM'S HEADS. SHE DROPS DOWN VERY MUCH LIKE A SPIDER ON A WEB LINE, UPSIDE DOWN, TO ASK PATRIOT A QUESTION.
"Hey bossman. How's the little woman?"
"If Hawkeye hears you call her that she will use you for target practice. And she is fine. Home where she belongs thankfully." replies the team leader with a bit of a smile.
"Hey she is only what about a month pregnant. How is she taking your 'stay home babe' approach?" Spider asks with the humor clear in her voice.
"Not well actually. She is home so that is what matters." he replies with a grimace. The fight they had had about this had been well long and loud.
"Gotcha." is Spider's reply before she flips upward to rapidly disappear in the trees again.
SCENE - TEAM CLEARS FIREBREAK AND SCOUTS REJOIN THEM. THEY GET TO WITHIN ABOUT 100 METERS BEFORE THEY STOP. THERE IS NO ACTIVITY TO BE SEEN EXCEPT THE DISTANT FLAMES. IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN WITH DARK CLOUDS ABOVE.
"So?" Patriot asks with a hint of annoyance.
"I cannot penetrate the hull with anything I have. Still no id or even a clue on origin. We are matching against over 100 known alien technologies and zero results. Visually I do see what looks like a large hatch down about 150 meters there. What look like smaller panels are nearby which might be control access." reports the man in the black, red and gold armor.
"If they will not, or cannot, come out then we must go in." suggests Ms. Marvel.
"Fine. Do it, Marvel please cover him." snaps out Patriot.
"I am feeling really weird here boss. Can't explain it. Good. Bad. I don't know it is both maybe? Stature babe get big. I got a bad feeling about this now." says Spider with slowly rising tension.
SCENE - STATURE GROWS UNTIL SHE IS 12 FEET TALL. PATRIOT CHECKS HIS GEAR WHILE WATCHING THE PAIR WORK ON THE SIDE OF THE SHIP.
"I think I have something guys. Get ready." says Iron across the comms system.
SCENE - WITH A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND PANELS FOLD OPEN ON THE HUGE SPACECRAFT. EACH OF THE TWO PANELS ARE EASILY 30' ACROSS. THE LIGHT THAT SPILLS OUT FROM INSIDE IS A LITTLE TOO BLUE TO BE NORMAL HUMAN LIGHT. INSIDE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE
60 Seconds before the Event