A couple of days after the meeting with Kitty at the Avenger's Mansion, a broken up call came over the Avenger's comm devices.

"Avengers, gear up and get to Pelham Bay Park double time. Minutes ago, a ship of some kind crashed and creatures started pouring out. They're attacking civilians and there are too many of them for me to-"

The transmission cuts off abruptly and static fills the channel. When the Avengers arrive on the scene, they'll find Dire Wraiths by the dozens and the withered husks of human bodies strewn around the ship's wreckage. Iron Man is nowhere in sight.