Before anyone can interpret Ultron's mission, three Iron Legion bots fly through the wall, smashing it recklessly as they leave a trace of destruction and attack us. Steve kicks off the table to protect himself but he gets thrown off while Thor uses his hammer to defend himself. The whole room drowns in a chaos and a storm of bullets, everyone seeks protection.

A bot tackles me down to the ground, my back hits painfully the ocean of broken glass and I groan. Struggling against the Iron Legion, I notice how Bruce stands behind the bar, looking for protection but his breath turns unsteady when he watches me helplessly fighting. Shit. "I've got this, don't worry! Stay there and don't turn green!"

I throw my head against the robot's, then I place my arm around his neck and rip off his head. Standing up, I see how Clint and Natasha protect Helen Cho while Maria helps Rhodey and Thor and Steve fight together. Taking off those uncomfortable shoes, I throw them against one of the bots as the point of the high heels pierces its way through his head.

"Tony!" I yell when I see how one of the Iron Legions is about to throw him through a book shelf. Without hesitation, I try to shield him but instead, we both fly through the wooden furniture and land harshly on the ground. Groaning in pain, I stand up and glance at the billionaire. "You okay?"

"I don't need your help." He huffs and ignores my offering hand, then he stands up and runs towards the next Iron Legion, jumping on it. I roll with my eyes at his stubbornness and attempt to shut the bot down.

"Thor?" I refer to the igniting electricity in my hands and he immediately reacts, nodding in comprehension.

"Got it. I suggest you  jump off the Man of Metal, Stark!" Thor warns him and on his sign, I shoot my electricity at Mjölnir, powering Thor's electrifying blow to the ground. The Iron Legions are knocked out and fall down, luckily deactivated but Ultron.

"That was dramatic! I'm sorry, I know you mean well. You just didn't think it through. You want to protect the world, but you don't want it to change. How is humanity saved if it's not allowed to...evolve?" Ultron scoffs and picks up one of the dismembered Iron Legions. "With these? These puppets? There's only one path to peace: The Avengers' extinction."

Thor shuts him down by smashing him with his hammer with a loud crash. The damaged pieces of Ultron lay on the ground, but his creepy singing voice somehow still fills the air. "I had strings, but now I'm free. There are no strings on me, no strings on me."

The growing and tensed silence afterwards ceases quickly as I shoot Tony and Bruce an almost glare. "What the hell was that? Is that what you were doing with the scepter during your days in the lab? Building a killer robot?"

Thor glares angrily at Tony and I've actually never seen him that furious before, only knowing the happy side of the demigod. Swinging his hammer, he prepares himself for a flight. "I'll be looking for more Iron Legions and the scepter."

Within seconds, he flies off and we are left with a destruction and a threat of an artificial intelligence. With a sigh, I realize that Bucky's case has to wait and Sam's on his own for now, the Avengers are needed again.

***

"All our work is gone. Ultron cleared out, used the internet as an escape hatch. He's been in everything. Files, surveillance. Probably knows more about us than we know about each other." Bruce reports about the failed initiative of him and Tony while the others take care of injuries in the lab.

"He's in your files, he's in the internet. What if he decides to access something a little more exciting?" Rhodey pipes up and Maria nods, considering his assumption.

"Nuclear codes."

"Nuclear codes. Look, we need to make some calls, assuming we still can." He urges and Natasha frowns as she takes care of Clint's arm.

"Nukes? He said he wanted us dead."

"He didn't say dead. He said extinct." Steve corrects her and I bite on my lip to refrain a groan when he pours a bit alcohol in my wound on my back. The burning seeps through my flesh but at least vanishes quickly.

"He also said he killed somebody." Clint reminds us and I look at Tony whose eyes are still attached to the dismembered bots. I can already sense his guilt by noticing his silence but I know that he doesn't want to talk, especially not to me.

"But there wasn't anyone else in the building." Maria knits her brows in confusion.

"Yes, there was." Tony just now speaks for the first time, his silence has been uncharacteristic. He brings up with an elegant hand movement a yellow destroyed 3D image and my chest tightens, already guessing who this is. JARVIS. Now the urge to talk to Stark increases, I know how much he's hurting about the death of his oldest friend, even though JARVIS wasn't real. But the other one was.

"This is insane." Bruce gasps in shock, staring with widened eyes at the AI.

"JARVIS was the first line of defense. He would've shut Ultron down, it makes sense." Steve mumbles with a mournful tone and places a patch on my wound. I nod thankfully at him before I turn back to what's left of JARVIS.

"No, Ultron could've assimilated Jarvis. This isn't strategy, this is...rage." Bruce analyzes Ultron's behavior and Thor shows up, back from his flight as he immediately grabs hold of Tony by his throat and holds him easily up.

"It's going around." Clint shrugs and I stand up, trying to stop this.

"Come on. Use your words, buddy." Tony challenges the god mockingly. He's clearly not in the best state if he doesn't care about the threat of an angry demigod.

"I have more than enough words to describe you, Stark." Thor hisses and I place my hand on Thor's muscular arm, sending him an intense glance and hoping he won't run riot.

"Thor, calm down. We don't have the time for this now." His grip still remains and I add. "The Legionnaire. What did you find out?"

Only now he lets go of Tony who coughs slightly and rubs his throat. "Trail went cold about a hundred miles out but it's headed north, and it has the scepter. Now we have to retrieve it, again."

"I don't understand. You built this program. Why is it trying to kill us?" Helen Cho finally asks the question that has been bothering me the whole time. Tony and Bruce are good and smart men, so how could this happen? Or was it due the alien weapon that no one understands, maybe not even Thor?

Stark suddenly starts laughing and I frown in confusion while Bruce subtly shakes his head at him, motioning him to stop. Thor's glare returns, clearly unpleasant with Tony's reaction. "You think this is funny?"

"No. It's probably not, right?" Tony looks at everyone but continues to chuckle. "Is this very terrible? Is it so...is it so...it is. It's so terrible."

"This could've been avoided if you hadn't played with something you don't understand." The demigod hisses with anger and Tony walks towards him, stepping closer which may be not the smartest decision.

"No, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It is funny. It's a hoot that you don't get why we need this."

"Tony, maybe this might not be the time to..." Bruce tries to step in but Tony turns around, glaring at his friend.

"Really?! That's it? You just roll over, show your belly, every time somebody snarls."

"Only when I've created a murder bot." Bruce shrugs with irony, sarcasm running through his voice and Tony turns around, looking at us again.

"Anybody remember when I carried a nuke through a wormhole? Saved New York? Recall that?" He reminds us and I sigh, knowing how much it's traumatized him. "A hostile alien army came charging through a hole in space. We're standing three hundred feet below it. We're the Avengers. We can bust arms dealers all the live long day, but, that up there? That's...that's the end game. How were you guys planning on beating that?"

"Together." Steve glances seriously at him, recognizing the fear in Tony's eyes.

"We'll lose."

"Then we'll do that together too." I shrug and the billionaire looks at me for a moment before turning away. "Ultron's calling us out, so let's find out what's his plan. Didn't he hint something about getting a body?"

***

After hours of research and creating a plan, the ground of the African country, Wakanda, is now beneath my feet. Ultron's already there and worse, with the twins who joined him for unknown reasons. The air in the Vibranium factory is thick and humid, the combat suit doesn't make it any better. The lights are weak down here and the metallic stench of the Vibranium and earth spreads through the air, making me want to go back to Bruce who's in the quinjet.

"Call me if it's a Code Green." The scientist pipes up through the earpiece, sounding rather nervous. He probably feels helpless in his human form.

"Hopefully, it won't. The connection in the factory sucks, just stay in the quinjet." I tell him as I move forward with Tony, Thor and Steve through the dark corridor. Clint and Natasha sneak through another way into the factory to take down the guards here.

"Stick to the plan. Eve and Thor stop the production and Tony and I will fight Ultron." Steve reminds us as we slowly approach the robot on the bridge.

"It's a thing with me. Stark is, he's a sickness!" Ultron yells at the man after kicking him down the stairs, right now in a rage stage. I can't believe that an artificial intelligence is now our enemy, how ridiculous does that sound?

"Ahh, Junior. You're gonna break your old man's heart." Tony greets him in his Iron Man suit and I spot the twins behind Ultron. The brunette girl, Wanda, appears pretty young and innocent, but there's this intimidating darkness and determination in her eyes that shouldn't be underestimated. Revenge. Pietro stands right next to her, his bright silver hair shining through the darkness.

"If I have to." Ultron shrugs coldly and his red robotic eyes bore into mine, analyzing us. Then I remember that he probably knows more about me than I do.

"We don't have to break anything." Thor attempts to make peace, hoping that this could end without a massacre.

"Clearly, you've never made an omelette." He shoots back and his behavior reminds me of a certain billionaire.

"He beat me by one second." Tony admits, referring to the similar attitude Ultron has with him. He's also his creator, it doesn't surprise me that he's sassy as well.

"Ah, this is funny, Mr. Stark. It's what, comfortable? Like old times?" Pietro asks provokingly, the thick accent remaining in his words as he glances down at the missiles. Tony tenses up, even though it's not really visible beneath his armor.

"Tony didn't know what his weapons were used for." I defend him and look at the twins. "You two don't belong into this mess, you can still walk away."

"Oh, we will." Wanda hisses with a fake smile, blinded by rage. Hydra used her desire for revenge, manipulated her and her brother.

"I know you've been through a lot but this will only cause more pain for both sides if you don't leave." I try to warn them but they ignore me and Ultron groans in annoyance.

"Evelyn Farrell, the girl that produces electricity. Abandoned and unloved by your mother, how pathetic to think that there's still hope for your beloved one." His words paralyze me as I clench my fists and my heart suddenly feels heavy. He knew exactly where my weak point was and managed to hit me only with words.

Suddenly, Tony doesn't hesitate and surprisingly shoots a missile at Ultron which wasn't part of the plan. Angrily, the bot stands up and calls the Iron Legions to attack us and the fight starts. Pietro speeds towards me, throwing me off my feet and I groan, hopping back up. Let's see if he's faster than lightning. Creating a voltage, I shoot it at him and narrowly hit him. He groans with pain and scrunches up his face while he's forced to stop.

Taking the opportunity, I run towards him and knock him down with a kick to his stomach. He lands between boxes and catches his breath, pulling a pained expression. "Sorry, boy. But you better stay down."

Turning around, I continue the battle and Steve holds the shield against the robot's throat. I kick the metallic head off as it flies away and nod at Steve. Tony fights against Ultron in the air and the factory workers start shooting blindly through the surrounding, starting a riot. Running away, we take every guard in our way down. "Thor! Status?"

"The girl tried to warp my mind. Take special care, I doubt a human could keep her at bay. Fortunately, I am mighty." He warns us while I shoot an electric blast of energy at the Iron Legion. A storm of bullets rains down at us and before I can get hit, a blue force suddenly carries me away with an incredible speed, rushing like a wind.

In the next second, I land roughly on the ground and face Pietro who has taken me away from the danger. Frowning with confusion, I stare at him, questioning why he saved me since we're supposed to be enemies. But I realize that he didn't when the scarlet aura dances in front of my eyes, caused by his sister who wants to mess up my mind.

A dizzy feeling and panic overwhelm me, nonetheless I try to fight the manipulation and lean against the wall to stand up. Wobbling away, Pietro and Wanda don't even stop my attempt to go back to my team, aware that I instead walk straight into my worst fear.