The Long Night.
[On a desolate mountaintop.]
Thor and Loki's argument continued unabated.
Loki: "I will never forget you throwing me into the abyss! Who am I? I am a king!"Thor: "So you want to conquer the world to fill some bizarre inferiority complex? I will protect Earth!"
Loki laughed aloud, eyes full of mockery.
Loki: "Protect whom? People slaughter each other in droves while you stand idly by! I will rule them!"Thor: "Do you think you're stronger than humans?"
Loki lowered his head, blinked, then lifted it again.Loki: "Of course."
Thor: "You don't understand what it means to be a king. The throne makes you uneasy!"
Loki gritted his teeth and slammed a fist into Thor's chest.
Loki: "I've seen worlds you could never imagine! During my exile, I witnessed the true power of the Tesseract!"Thor: "Who showed you this power? Who is manipulating you behind the scenes?"Loki: "No one! I am the king!"Thor: "Stop dreaming! Hand over the Tesseract! Give up these ridiculous ambitions! Listen, brother, I—"
[Bang.]
A red-and-gold armored figure struck Thor like lightning.
Tony Stark has arrived.
Loki remained standing atop the mountain, staring at the empty mountaintop, and said calmly:Loki: "I'm listening."
Asgard.
After watching the video, the shrewd Odin's mind raced.
Soon, he asked Loki sternly:Odin: "Loki, what has happened? Why would you want to conquer Earth? You'd better explain yourself."
His expression was awe-inspiring, his tone severe—a strategy to unsettle Loki's mind.
Loki would not dare ask about his father's life experiences.
Odin allowed a faint, almost imperceptible smile to curve his lips.
Odin: "This is exactly what I expected."
Thor, ever the passionate God of Thunder, watched the video silently.
Without hesitation, he swung Mjolnir and slammed Loki against a wall.
Thor: "Loki! What happened? How is the Tesseract in your hands?"
At Thor's words, everyone in the Asgardian palace woke as if from a dream.
Indeed—the future Loki clearly spoke in the video: during his exile, he had witnessed the Tesseract's true power.
But now… the Tesseract still rested beneath the Asgardian palace.
How could it be in Loki's possession?
Moreover, the video showed Thor saying that the throne made Loki uneasy.
Could it be true?
In some future moment, Loki had seized the throne and become king?!
Everyone's gaze fixed on Loki.
All eyes were hostile.
Loki was thrown violently against the wall.
He saw the judgment in their eyes and panicked.
Loki: "Impossible! Slander! This is pure defamation!""How could I ascend the throne so quickly?""I just let the Frost Giants in…"
Realizing he'd spoken too much, Loki quickly shut his mouth.
Beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
The Asgardian hall fell completely silent.
Even Odin's face darkened.
His mighty spear, heavy as ever, slammed to the floor.
The hall's normally indestructible floor cracked like spider silk.
Odin: "Quick! The Destroyer armor! Go to the armory! Eliminate all intruders!"
1943.Behind the Military Camp.
Captain America stared at the red armor of Iron Man.
Then he recalled the initial content on the screen.
Playboy… Tony Stark.
"Could it be him? Howard Stark's son?"
"Seventy years later, could science and technology really advance this far?"
Steve couldn't help exclaiming.
It wasn't an overreaction—he remembered Howard Stark from long ago, during the World's Fair with Bucky.
Howard had demonstrated a red anti-gravity car that hovered barely half a minute before crashing.
He never imagined this technology would succeed.
Yet seventy years later, Howard Stark's son—Tony—had made it work.
Or perhaps even driven such a vehicle himself.
"No wonder Tony Stark becomes a superhero in the future," Steve whispered.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
Nick Fury surveyed the scene before him, growing concerned for the future.
"Of course… alien threats will try to dominate Earth.""And the Tesseract! It's always been in my possession—how could Loki have taken it?""We need to accelerate research on using the Tesseract for WMDs.""The Avengers Initiative must be activated immediately."
Fury looked back at the screen.
"This strange display shows the Avengers now…""Tony Stark—Iron Man.""Thor.""And which superheroes will appear next…"
Stark Tower.Underground Office.
Tony Stark gazed at himself in the red armor.
He had just repelled Thor with a single strike.
Exhilaration surged through him.
He showed off to Pepper.
Tony: "Pepper, look! Your boss just knocked a god on his backside!"
Pepper remained cautious.
After giving him sincere praise twice, she warned:
Pepper: "Boss, look at this! In the future, that blue object on the armor's chest… looks like our company's arc reactor, doesn't it?"
Tony: "What? That giant arc reactor was always a money sink… how could it be so small?"
Suddenly, Tony's eyes widened.
He seemed to have realized something.
Tony: "Exactly! Why not shrink it down?""If we compress the entire arc reactor into the chest, it could power the entire armor!""And if it can interface with Stark Industries' weapons…"
Ideas struck him like lightning.
Thousands of inspirations flashed through his mind.
He immediately summoned J.A.R.V.I.S. to record them.
Every time he voiced an idea, Tony felt years ahead of his time.
His eyes sparkled.
"Just a short video… and it's given me all these ideas!""I can't wait for the next one!"
The screen continued to play.
[Classic Scene #2: Iron Man's Unfounded Confidence]Tony: ???
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