"Captain, it's time to execute the main plan," Iron Man said.
"I know it's risky, but it's our only option," Captain agreed.
"Tony, what do you need?" Ben asked. "Readings. I need Infinity Gem readings so I can develop the Arsenal based on this," Tony replied.
"Oh, so we just have to force Thanos to attack us with five of the most powerful weapons in the universe?" Hawkeye questioned.
"Okay, then let's use his ego against him," Ben proposed.
While Hulk continued to grapple with Thanos, the Mad Titan effortlessly slammed him repeatedly. "Thanos, I know you fear us," Captain asserted.
"Thanos, you remembered, when one time you had the Power Gem and still lost to us," Hawkeye taunted.
"And your big purple face looks like, oooo, tehehehe," Ben ridiculed his appearance.
"I'll show you what I can do," Thanos bellowed, ready to bring the confrontation to an end in one decisive battle.
"You have infinite power. How is this a fair fight? If you truly controlled the Gauntlet, you could stop us with just one of those Gems," Tony argued.
The Avengers, with a calculated plan meant to goad Thanos, aimed to turn his immense power against him.
Thanos smiled, "So be it," and he harnessed the powers of a single Gem.
"Time Gem—undefeatable because time is a power that no one can escape," Thanos chuckled, showcasing the might of his Gauntlet.
"I don't know about that. I've managed to escape it before," Captain declared, rising to fight again.
However, Thanos unleashed the powers of the Time Gem once more, aging both Falcon and Captain dramatically. "How mighty are you now, old men?" Thanos chuckled.
Only Captain remained standing, albeit significantly aged. "If it's our dying breath… we'll go down swinging," Captain asserted, attacking Thanos with his shield.
Yet, Thanos again wielded the powers of the Time Gem, causing everyone to disappear, leaving only Hulk, Ben, and Thor.
"Hulk will never leave you. Hulk will smash you," Hulk bellowed, launching an attack on Thanos. But even Hulk succumbed, disappearing as Thanos manipulated time with his powerful Gem.
Ben conjured a tornado and launched it at Thanos, but he too vanished under the influence of the Time powers. Thanos chuckled as Thor's hammer swung towards him.
Thor's once golden hair now white, he remarked, "Feel the centuries overwhelm you," as he attacked Thanos with the Time Gem.
"Overwhelm? The passage of time only makes an Asgardian more powerful," Thor retorted.
He then struck Thanos with his hammer, proclaiming, "Taste the Time Gem yourself!" Thor reversed the Time rays using his enchanted hammer, causing Thanos to age rapidly.
As Thanos flew back, weakened and aged, he desperately declared, "No! You will not defeat me. I can reverse the effects." Thanos then reversed the attack, and the Avengers reappeared without any Time Gem effects, fit and fine.
"Master, we will help you," Supergiant attempted to intervene, but the Black Order could only watch the fight. They were restrained until their master issued orders.
"No, it is my fight. I will defeat them," Thanos declined their intervention. He turned towards the Avengers, saying, "Mere luck, humans, having an Asgardian among you."
"We believe in teamwork, not in luck," Tony declared to Thanos.
"Oh, is that right, Tony? You had no clue we'd survived that," Hawkeye taunted Tony.
"You ungrateful cur! You doubt I could overcome such an attack?" Thor replied, locking eyes with Hawkeye. "I'll show you my might, archer."
Captain intervened, "Stand down, soldiers. Our battle is not with each other."
"Tony's playing chess with our lives, like he always does from behind that armor," Black Widow retorted. Falcon then directed his attack towards Black Widow.
"I said stand down," Ben interposed, attempting to halt the brewing conflict.
But Black Widow fired back, "We didn't follow your order."
Thor leaped with his hammer towards Ben, declaring, "You'll take orders from Mjölnir!" Yet, Ben skillfully dodged the attack, and chaos ensued as all the Avengers engaged in a fierce battle. The internal strife threatened to overshadow the greater threat posed by Thanos.
"Avengers, stop! We are not like this. Thanos is using the Mind Gem. Fight it!" Ben urgently shouted to halt the Avengers, but they remained undeterred, now targeting Ben.
Hulk swiftly leaped in between them, declaring, "You think you're angry? Hulk will show you his anger!" His forceful intervention halted their internal strife, and he continued, "Mind Gem, make you angry?"
"Rage burns within me," Thor replied, his tone reflecting the inner turmoil.
"It's Hulk's everyday work," Hulk responded nonchalantly.
"How do you control it? Tell me, now!" Hawkeye demanded an answer.
"I don't control anger. I aim anger," Hulk asserted before redirecting his focus towards Thanos.
"Hulk's right. Use the anger, but focus it on Thanos," Ben explained.
The Avengers, shaken from the influence of the Mind Gem, redirected their aggression towards the common enemy—Thanos. The battle against the Mad Titan continued.
"Rage, Fury. Give it to them," Thanos retorted, overpowering everyone.
"If you insist, then it's okay. But you're not going to like it, because the angrier Hulk gets…" Iron Man began, but his voice was abruptly cut off when Hulk leaped and attacked Thanos, completing Iron Man's sentence, "The stronger I get!" Hulk relentlessly punched Thanos, asserting, "And Hulk is the strongest one there is."
The remaining Avengers joined the onslaught against Thanos, but he effortlessly repelled their attacks. Thanos, realizing the need for a change in strategy, ceased using the Mind Gem and switched to the Space Gem.
However, by disrupting the pattern of his teleportation, Ben, Hulk, and Thor effectively countered him.
"Thanos is invincible," Thanos shouted in defiance, but Iron Man swiftly disabled his Infinity Gauntlet, prompting the Black Order to flee.
With Thanos now under their control, the Avengers confined him to a cell. Nick Fury reported that everyone had reformed themselves, signaling a hard-fought victory for the Avengers and the restoration of order in the universe.
"How did everyone reform, Fury? Can you explain?" Captain inquired, a hint of confusion in his voice.
"Hydra's helping survivors. A.I.M.'s rebuilding for charity. The Squadron Supreme wants to join S.H.I.E.L.D. The world was nearly brought to the end by Thanos, and it brought humanity together," Nick Fury explained to the Avengers.
As the Avengers prepared to imprison Thanos, a mysterious voice echoed, "Wake up! Wake up!"
"Tony, did you hear that voice?" Captain questioned.
"Yes, I think it's Ben shouting," Tony responded.
Persistently hearing the wake-up call, they realized something was amiss. "It must've been the Reality Gem," Captain deduced.
The Avengers, realizing they were trapped in an illusion, awakened to find themselves on the ground, with Thanos manipulating reality using the Reality Gem.
"How do you pathetic mortals continue to defy me?" Thanos roared.
"You may have fooled us all, but Ben didn't fall for your illusion," Tony retorted, revealing that not all of them succumbed to Thanos's deceptive manipulation.
"Your continued luck is no match for my control over the Power Gem," Thanos declared before utilizing the Power Gem. "Let's end our battle as it began."
As the Avengers moved in to attack, Thanos captured Iron Man by the neck. "I'm tired of your feeble tactics, Avengers. Thanos is playing your games," he proclaimed, shattering Iron Man into pieces.
Holding Iron Man's head, Thanos sneered, "You failed your team and planet, Stark," only to find the mask empty when he opened it.
"Avengers, I think he found out about our plan," Tony communicated from the Avengers Towers lab. "I've got readings from all five Gems, but I need a few more minutes before I can get Operation Arsenal back online."
"This whole time, nothing but an empty armor shell. Of course, Stark is too cowardly to face me himself. But now, I'm going to attack Earth myself," Thanos retorted, opening a portal towards Earth.
"Now, I was simply going to shatter your homeworld." He then transported himself to Earth, leaving the rest of the Avengers behind.
"Tony, he's coming towards you!" Ben shouted, then turning to the Avengers, he commanded, "Focus all our energy on getting back to Earth."
"You will never return to your home world again!" Corvus Glaive declared, leading the Black Order to confront the Avengers.
"You will only be able to watch helplessly as the great Thanos conquers your world," Ebony Maw stated, observing the fight from his spaceship.
The Black Order engaged the Avengers in battle. Supergiant utilized her psychic powers to control Falcon, making him attack Captain.
Hawkeye used his arrows to disrupt Supergiant's control, and Black Dwarf struck him, sending him flying backward. Hulk caught him and retaliated by punching Black Dwarf.
Thor and Corvus Glaive clashed in a fierce battle, while Proxima Midnight and Hawkeye fought against each other.
Supergiant, using her mind control, forced Hawkeye to attack Thor.
As the Avengers faced a relentless beating, Ben stealthily entered the Black Order spaceship.
"What are you doing here, Earthling? You will be punished..." Ebony Maw began shouting upon noticing Ben, but before he could use his telekinesis powers, Ben surrounded him with Sleep Dust, causing him to fall into a deep slumber.
Taking control of the Black Order spaceship, Ben launched an attack on the Black Order using the spaceship's weapons.
"Who betrays us?" Corvus Glaive questioned as the spaceship descended.
"Avengers, get on the spaceship! We need to save Earth," Ben commanded.
"Well done, Ben," Captain praised as they boarded the ship. However, the Black Order followed them closely, ready to retaliate as the Avengers prepared for the impending showdown.
"Avengers, you go and save Earth. I will take over Black Dwarf," Ben declared, leaping down from the spaceship.
"Ben, come back!" Captain shouted, and Thor prepared to follow. However, the spaceship gate closed, its destination set for Earth, carrying the rest of the Avengers away.
"Now, how are you going to fight us alone, human?" Supergiant taunted as she flew in front of Ben. Behind her stood Ebony Maw, now awake, and the remaining members of the Black Order—Black Dwarf, Corvus Glaive, and Proxima Midnight—all surrounding him.