Pietro did not like the freefall. Whenever I had to teleport really long distances, I usually had to split the journey up and take a rest for a few seconds. That meant free falling through the sky. I found it fun. The others did not.
We arrived at the tower and quickly ran to the labs.
"I'm gonna say this once," Steve said as we arrived.
"How about none-ce?" Tony retorted.
"Shut it down!" Steve demanded.
"Nope, not gonna happen," Tony said, walking away as if nothing was happening.
I sighed. This was going to turn into another fight.
"You don't know what you're doing," Steve said.
I shrugged.
"He might," I said.
Pietro grabbed my arm softly.
"Whose side are you on?" he whispered.
I just shrugged and turned my attention back to the bickering adults. I wished I had some popcorn.
"And you do?" Bruce asked Steve. "She's not in your head?"
He pointed aggressively to Wanda who paled slightly.
"I know you're angry-" Wanda started, but Bruce cut her off.
"Oh, we're way past that," Bruce said. "I could choke the life out of you and never change a shade."
I blinked in surprise. Bruce was never a violent person. I wondered what Wanda had shown him. Or perhaps it was the fact that she'd made sure the world had seen the Hulk like that...
"Banner, after everything that's happened-"
"That's nothing compared to what's coming!" Tony yelled, interrupting Steve.
"You don't know what's in there!" Wanda yelled.
"This isn't a game-"
Pietro cut everyone off by running around the lab, unplugging things and making papers fly everywhere. He stopped running and dropped the last tube. The machine powered down and a beeping started.
"No, no, go on," he said. "You were saying?"
There was a gunshot and suddenly Pietro was falling through the glass floor. His sister called his name loudly and I peered over to see Clint standing on him.
"I'm rerouting the upload," Tony said.
Steve threw his shield and it bounced off of multiple computer screens. Tony grabbed his iron hand and blasted Steve in the chest.
I really wished I had popcorn.
Wanda powered up her magic, but Bruce grabbed her.
"Go on, piss me off," he growled.
"Bruce, is that a good idea-"
I was cut off as Steve's shield smacked me in the face.
"OW!" I yelled, going down. "Steve, you old fart, I'm on your side!"
The fighting continued, and I got bored of it. I honestly didn't really have an opinion on what was going on. Sure, Tony and Bruce may have created Ultron, but based on what I had seen on the computers before they were smashed, they were trying to upload Jarvis. And I trusted Jarvis.
Suddenly, Thor entered the room, jumped on the cradle, and called upon his lightning. I watched in awe as he pointed his hammer at the cradle, channelling his power into it. After a few seconds he stopped and looked at the cradle.
Out of nowhere, the cradle exploded open, throwing Thor back. A figure jumped out of the cradle gracefully and opened its eyes. It slowly stood up and looked around at all of us. It set its gaze on Thor and lunged for the god.
Thor used the creature's momentum to throw him over his shoulder, and the creature crashed through a glass wall and stopped in front of the window.
Thor got up and Steve jumped down to apprehend the creature, but Thor held out his hand to stop him. The creature continued to stare out of the window until it grew clothes and started to lower itself down to the ground. I teleported next to Steve and the others made their way down. Pietro zoomed past and stopped beside me.
The creature landed down beside Thor.
"I'm sorry, that was...odd," the creature said. He turned to Thor. "Thank you."
The creature/robot looked at Thor for another moment before growing a yellow cape. I grinned to myself at Thor's expression.
"Thor, you helped create this?" Steve asked.
"I've had a vision," Thor said. "A whirlpool that sucks in all hope of life and at its centre is that."
Thor pointed to the gem inside the robot's head.
"What, the gem?" Bruce asked in bewilderment.
"It's the Mind Stone," Thor explained. "It's one of the six Infinity Stones, the greatest power in the universe, unparalleled in its destructive capabilities."
Infinity Stone. That sounded powerful.
"Sounds like Tony without his coffee," I muttered.
Everyone glanced at me, and I grinned widely.
"Then why would you bring it to-"
"Because Stark is right," Thor said, interrupting Steve and surprising us all.
My eyes widened.
"Oh, it's definitely the end times," Bruce said solemnly.
"The Avengers cannot defeat Ultron," Thor said.
"Rude," I muttered.
"Not alone," the robot added.
"Why does your 'vision' sound like Jarvis?" Steve asked.
What was the robot's name? Or was it Vision now? Vision was a pretty cool name though.
"We... reconfigured Jarvis's matrix to create something new," Tony explained.
Tony and the Vision circled each other slowly.
"I think I've had my fill of new," Steve said.
I rolled my eyes so far back into my head that I almost saw my brain. 'Had my fill of new?' He was in the twenty-first century – there were going to be a lot of new things.
"You think I'm a child of Ultron?" Vision asked.
I gaped at him. I hadn't thought of that, although it made sense, seeing as Ultron had technically created the body.
"You're not?" I asked.
"I'm not Ultron," Vision said. "I'm not Jarvis. I am..." Vision paused before continuing. "I am."
That sounded philosophical.
Wanda walked towards the robot, and Pietro followed her protectively.
"I looked in your head and saw annihilation," she said.
The two made eye contact.
"Look again," the Vision said.
"Yeah," Clint laughed. "Her seal of approval means jack to me."
"Their powers, the horrors in our heads, Ultron himself, they all came from the Mind Stone, and they're nothing compared to what it can unleash. But with it on our side..." Thor said.
"Is it?" Steve asked. "Are you? On our side?"
The Vision didn't answer for a moment.
"I don't think it's that simple," he said quietly.
"Well it better get real simple real soon," Clint warned.
Vision was silent for another moment.
"I am on the side of life," he said. "Ultron isn't, he will end it all."
Yeah, that had already been established.
"What's he waiting for?" Tony asked.
"You," Vision replied.
"Where?" I asked.
"Sokovia," Clint said. The twins looked up at the name of their home-city. "He's got Nat there too."
I looked to Clint quickly and he nodded softly. Nat was okay. For now.
"If we're wrong about you," Bruce said, "if you're the monster that Ultron made you to be..."
"What will you do?" Vision asked, looking around at us. "I don't want to kill Ultron. He's unique, and he's in pain. But that pain will roll over the earth, so he must be destroyed. Every form he's built, every trace of his presence on the net, we have to act now. And not one of us can do it without the others. Maybe I am a monster. I don't think I'd know if I were one. I'm not what you are, and not what you intended. So there may be no way to make you trust me. But we need to go."
Vision held Mjolnir out to Thor. Everyone had confused expressions on their faces, and I laughed softly. Thor allowed Vision to pass him the hammer.
There was another moment of silence.
"Right," Thor said. He pat Tony on the shoulder. "Well done."
"Three minutes," Steve said. "Get what you need."
I gestured for Pietro and Wanda to follow me, and I led them to one of the gear rooms.
"You can use anything in here," I said. "We don't have any suits, but we have shoes and weapons and such."
"Thank you, Printsessa," Pietro said.
I nodded once and turned to leave.
"Wait."
I turned back around.
"We are sorry about... everything," Pietro said. "About the mind games and... uh... hurting your family."
I smiled softly.
"Thank you for your apology," I said. "I'm sorry for biting your hand."
Pietro chuckled and shook his head. I smiled at the two of them again before teleporting to Steve to receive earpieces for myself and the twins.
"Are you sure we can trust them?" Steve asked me quietly.
I cocked my head.
"I do, for some reason," I said. "Wanda... I think she acts tough but is scared on the inside. Like she has no idea what she's doing. Pietro... I think that he's more than capable of doing this. Of perhaps being an Avenger. And... I don't know, I kind of feel... drawn to him." I poked my tongue out at Steve when he raised an eyebrow and grinned at me. "I trust them both."
Steve nodded.
"And I trust you," he said. "Go give them the earpieces."
I nodded and saluted him before teleporting outside of the gear room. I knocked and Pietro called 'come in.'
I walked in as he pulled a shirt on, but I was blessed with the sight of his rock-hard abs. I blinked and looked up to his face, my cheeks heating up. Pietro winked at me and grinned before throwing a red jacket at Wanda and taking one of the earpieces I extended. He then left the room, and I shook my head.
"You know I can read your mind, right?"
My head snapped up to Wanda who had shrugged on the jacket. I recognised it as Nat's.
"I... uh..."
Wanda cocked her head and smiled at me.
"You two would make a cute couple," she said brightly.
I blinked in confusion.
"I – um... thank you?"
Wanda grinned wider and took the earpiece from my hand.
"Oh, and he likes you, too," she threw over her shoulder.
She left me alone in the room, and I allowed myselfa small smile before grabbing my weapons.
Question of the chapter: Rank the OG six from your favourite to your least favourite (not quite a question, I know)
Answer of the chapter: For me, it goes Natasha, Steve, Clint, Tony, Thor, Bruce. I love them all though :))