Barton formed the Avengers along with his friend, Black Widow, and a few other heroes. They were forced to assemble to take down Loki and his Chitauri army, who were invading New York. Once they finished the battle, Barton took an arrow and pointed it at Loki, who asked for a drink. When Loki was taken away, Barton drank while he advised STRIKE to be careful with the Scepter.[2]