User blog:ElectricMayhem/Marvel Redux: Avengers Vol 1 1

Script
The year is 1978. Howard Stark's wife, Maria Stark, is giving birth to their son. The couple's butler, Edwin Jarvis, rushes into the room.

JARVIS: Mrs. Stark!

MARIA: AAAAAUUUGH!!! [breathes deeply] Where's... Howard... at?

JARVIS: He's attending a business meeting, Madame, I'm afraid he's unable to make it...

MARIA: Godd*mnit, Jarvis, GET HIM HERE RIGHT NOW!

JARVIS: Right away, Madame.

Jarvis hurries out of the room.

At Stark Industries, Howard is meeting with Obadiah Stane of Stane International.

HOWARD: Now, Mr. Stane, with your help, we can make this "Neurotech" dream a reality.

Suddenly, Jarvis burst in.

OBADIAH: And who might THIS be?

HOWARD: Jarvis, what is it?

JARVIS: It's Mrs. Stark, sir. She wants you there.

HOWARD: But, I'm busy right now, Jarvis, I can't---

JARVIS: Sir, I'm sorry, but she demands you be there.

HOWARD: I... I can't. Tell her I'm deeply sorry.

OBADIAH: Excuse me, Mr. Stark, but I believe we had a BUSINESS DEAL going on...

HOWARD: Um... sorry, Stane. We can reschedule, right?

OBADIAH: I'm sorry, it's now or never, Stark.

HOWARD: Alright... then... never.

OBADIAH: Mr. Stark! You can't be SERIOUS! We could make a huge breakthrough here! You need my help! You can't do this on your own, Star---

HOWARD: Goodbye.

Howard gets up and leaves with Jarvis. At the hospital, the two walk into Maria's room, but she is dead. Howard and Jarvis are both shocked.

DOCTOR: She died in childbirth, sir... I'm sorry. There was nothing we could do.

HOWARD: Maria...

The doctor hands Howard his baby.

DOCTOR: Here's your son, sir.

Howard takes the baby, and holds it in his arms.

JARVIS: Would you like me to take the child, sir?

HOWARD: Jarvis, just... just take the kid. Give me some alone time, okay?

Jarvis takes the baby.

JARVIS: Yes, sir.

Modern day. Howard Stark is long dead. Died in a plane crash. His son, Tony Stark, is the new CEO of Stark Industries. Virginia "Pepper" Potts is Tony's secretary. We see Tony sitting in his office.

PEPPER: [over the intercom] Tony, Nick Fury is here to see you.

Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD, a government defense organization, walks in.

FURY: Mr. Stark.

TONY: Nick Fury, pleased to meet you. Could've made an appointment before just SHOWING up!

Fury throws a document onto Stark's desk. Stark looks at it.

STARK: So... you need my Neurotech Armors?

FURY: Yep.

STARK: Okay. No.

FURY: A reason would be nice.

STARK: Okay. Because I said so.

FURY: Why not?

STARK: The Neurotech Armors were created by my dad. Well, my dad came up with them. I actually made them. These things are dangerous in the wrong hands, and I do NOT trust SHIELD.

Fury nods.

FURY: Well, Stark. There's an invasion coming. Just thought you might want to know. We needed your suits to, what was it again... oh, yeah! SAVE THE WORLD.

STARK: An invasion? Like, like... an INVASION?

FURY: An invasion, Mr. Stark. There's no way to prevent it. The only way to fight against it would be with HEROES. Real heroes.

STARK: Like... like SUPERHEROES?

FURY: Yes.

Stark laughs.

STARK: Yeah, right. Like I'd ever fall for that. Your lies are getting worse and worse, Fury.

FURY: Okay. Have fun dying.

Fury walks out of the room.

STARK: NICE TRY, FURY! BUT I KNOW WHAT YOU REALLY WANT!

TO BE CONTINUED.

Characters

 * Tony Stark
 * Howard Stark
 * Maria Stark
 * Edwin Jarvis
 * Obadiah Stane
 * Virginia "Pepper" Potts
 * Director Nick Fury