Battle of Puente Antiguo/Avengers Assassinated

The Battle of Puente Antiguo was an open confrontation between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the army of Asgard led by Loki, seeking revenge for the death of Thor.
==Background==
Following the steps of her mother, Hope van Dyne joined S.H.I.E.L.D., however, she was killed during a mission in Odesa. Blinded by grief and rage, Hank Pym blamed S.H.I.E.L.D. and Nick Fury in van Dyne's death and swore revenge. Using his old S.H.I.E.L.D. clearance, Pym found out that Fury started the Avengers Initiative to put together a group of remarkable individuals. Armed with the Yellowjacket Suit, Pym took it upon himself to ruin everything Fury wanted to build by killing any candidate for the Initiative.
Upon killing Tony Stark, Pym targeted Thor who broke into the S.H.I.E.L.D. Crater Investigation Site in an attempt to retrieve Mjølnir. Assuming that Fury will try to recruit Thor, Pym decided to kill him as well. As Thor reached to pick up his hammer, Yellowjacket tapped on Hawkeye's arm, causing him to misfire and shoot an arrow at Thor, which resulted in his death. Barton was later killed by Yellowjacket as well, after he was apprehended by S.H.I.E.L.D. and locked in the cell.What If...?: 1.03: What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?
==Battle==
As the Asgardians found out that Thor was killed, Loki, together with Sif, the Warriors Three, the Einherjar, and the Destroyer arrived at Earth, seeking revenge. S.H.I.E.L.D. received information about the Bifrost Bridge signature in Puente Antiguo, so a group of agents arrived at the place to confront the Asgardians. Loki introduced himself to Nick Fury and stated that they came to claim the Earth as retribution for Thor's death.
Fury attempted to negotiate with Loki, however, he refused to listen and attack S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, using the Casket of Ancient Winters. Eventually, Fury and Sif managed to convince Loki that declaring war on Earth will not bring Thor back, making him to stop the attack. Fury told Loki that the same person who killed Thor, was also responsible for the deaths of his allies, Tony Stark and Clint Barton, and proposed an alliance. Loki refused to be allies with humans, so Fury instead promised to bring Thor's assassin to him. Loki gave Fury an ultimatum: he either captures the assailant until the crack of dawn, or Earth would be reduced to a wasteland of ice.
==Aftermath==
During his investigation, Nick Fury received a message from Natasha Romanoff saying that "it's all about Hope", before she was killed. Fury managed to deduce that she meant Hope van Dyne, and all assassinations were carried out by Hank Pym who wanted to avenge the death of his daughter. Disguising himself as Fury, Loki confronts Pym at van Dyne's grave, making him admit to killing Thor and other Avengers Initiative candidates.
Loki defeated Pym and ordered the Einherjar to take him into custody for killing Thor. However, Loki then turned against Fury and ordered his army to conquer Earth for him, and since there was no Avengers to stop him, he succeeded.
==References==
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