-Klaw-
After getting themselves to Wakanda by way of broken airplane that Lorna controlled via her powers, the group landed in an old salvage yard on the coast. Inside a really old, large boat was where Ulysses Klaw and his men worked in the illegal shipment and selling of weapons. The plan was to get a sizeable amount of vibranium from Klaw and be on their way. Simple enough.
Klaw was on the phone in his office, clearly angry. "Don't tell me your men swindled you," he snapped. "I sent you six short-range heat seekers and got a boat full of rusted parts. Now, you will make it right, or the next missile I send you will come very much faster." Angrily he clicked off the call, switching to another line. His tone swapped to a much quieter, calmer one. "Now, Minister, where were we?"
Suddenly, the power went out. There were shouts of protest heard out in the larger area from Klaw's men. They fought over who had turned off the power. Klaw, having heard a noise, moved slowly to grab his gun. He crept forward, trying to see who had come in when suddenly a blur came at him. He found himself turned slightly, the gun emptied of all its bullets. The bullets were all in a neat little line on his desk. Pietro sighed, crossing his arms as he watched the man. He was soon joined by his siblings. Anya stuck to the shadows, Lorna stepping out right beside Pietro, and Wanda tilted her head, standing half-in, half-out of the shadows.
"Yeah," Klaw said, interest on his expression, "the enhanced. Strucker's best pupils." He sat down at his desk and turned briefly toward it to scoop up a plate of candies. "Want a candy?" he teased, waving it around. The family seemed unamused, and he set it back down. "Oh, sorry to hear about Strucker. But then, he knew what kind of world he was helping create. Human life, not a growth market." He watched as they all looked at each other. "You...You didn't know? Is this your first time intimidating someone? I'm afraid that I'm not that afraid."
"Everybody's afraid of something," Wanda purred, stepping down to walk toward him slowly. Anya gave an eerie grin to urge her sister on.
"Cuttlefish," Klaw said, making them confused. "Deep sea fish. They make lights. Disco lights." He made motions with his hands. "'Whoom, whoom, whoom,' to hypnotize their prey, then they--" He made the motion of snapping something up, shaking his head. "I saw a documentary, it was terrifying." He then jumped as Pietro shot forward, expecting the white-haired man to attack, but instead, Pietro grabbed a candy and blurred back to his spot, unwrapping it and popping it in his mouth.
Klaw looked at him in surprise, then to the girls. "So, if you're going to fiddle with my brain, and make me see a giant cuttlefish, then I know you don't do business, and I know you're not in charge, and I only deal with the man in charge."
Suddenly, Ultron arose from outside the window. He smashed through, grabbing Klaw by the collar and throwing him out and onto the ground. He shrieked in fright as Ultron stood in front of him. "There is no "man" in charge," the robot mused. He stepped forward, leaning down right in front of his face. "Let's talk business."
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Klaw hesitantly handed Ultron some vibranium, watching him carefully. "Upon this rock I will build my church." He took the vibranium, spinning it once in his hand. "Vibranium." He then tossed it to Lorna, who caught it with ease.
"You know, it came at great personal cost. It's worth billions," Klaw said, reaching up to touch his neck. Ultron chuckled, lifting his head. One of Klaw's men watched as their money went way up.
"Now, so are you." Ultron grinned. "It's all under your...dummy holdings? Finance is so weird. But I always say, "Keep your friends rich and your enemies rich, and wait to find out which is which.""
Slowly, Klaw turned to look at him. "Stark."
"What?"
"Tony Stark used to say that...to me. You're one of his."
"What?" Ultron grabbed Klaw's arm in shock. "I'm not...!" Klaw's henchman moved for his gun but Lorna quickly waved a hand and it flew away from him. "I'm not. You think I'm one of Stark's puppets, his hollow men? I mean, look at me! Do I look like Iron Man? Stark is nothing!" At the last word, he chopped Klaw's arm off, making the man scream with pain. Klaw stumbled back while Ultron gasped. "I'm sorry. I'm so...Ooh, I'm sure that's going to be okay. I'm sorry, it's just I don't understand. Don't compare me with Stark!" And with that, he kicked Klaw down the stairs. "It's a thing with me. Stark is...he's a sickness."
"Aww, Junior." Ultron turned around. Behind him stood Thor and Captain America themselves. Iron Man landed in front of them. "You're gonna break your old man's heart."
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