Voices Inside Me
An Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes FanFiction
Hi ya'll! I feel like of bad, because I haven't updated any of my stories for over a year, but I just kind of needed a break...
Anyways, I have kind of been on a super hero kick lately and I liked Earth's Mightiest Heroes beacue they actualy tried to relate to the comics, ans I had this idea, so here you go!
It takes place just after the whole Ultron thing (The first time, season one). Messing with AI has so much potential, especially in the world of the Avengers, and I just couldn't resist! :)
This chapter is rather short, because its kind of like an intro, but the nesmxt chapters will be longer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Avengers.
Chapter One
Steve Rogers tried to resist snarling in frustration as he thumped through the door to the Avengers manion on his infuriating crutches, the rest of the team following behind. Apparently even with his quick healing capabilities, he would still need to wear the cast around his left foot for at least a week.
Could be worse, he thought. You could still be frozen in that ice.
Of course, just as he thought that, his crutch caught on the door frame and he nearly toppled over. It was only due to the fact that Tony Stark leapt foward to stabalize him that he remained upright at all.
"Whoa, easy there, Cap!" his friend exclaimed. "It'll be a little while before you can move around like your normal 90-some-odd self."
Steve tried with all his might to refrain from growling and glaring and instead thumped towards the sitting room, with the thought to sit in front of the fire and relax. Maybe Hank has a book i could borrow... or possible Jan...
Lost in his thoughts, he almost didn't notice the slight form laid out on the couch until he nearly sat on it.
"Tony? Why is there a teenaged girls passed out on the couch?"
Tony Stark's mind was buzzing, going half a million miles an hour. He was shooting out ideas as he paced around the entirety of the mansion, counting on JARVIS to record all of them. He was working on designing a new suit without computerized systems in case any crazy AI decided to take over the world again.
Only problem was, computers didn't just make things easier, they made certain things possible as well.
He was so deep in thought that he jumped nearly a mile high when Steve called out something about a girl, and a teenaged one at that.
Walking into the sitting room, he distractedly said, "What are you tslkimg about, Cap? JARVIS would have said something if someone had broke-" He stopped in shock. There actually was a girl lounging in the sitting room.
Moving closer to her, as she hadn't even stirred when Tony stomped into the room, he did a quick once-over. The girl, who he guessed to be around 15, was pretty enough, with pale (very pale) white skin, very light pink lips, and hair caught somewhere between blond and brown, but she seemed to struggle with acne and her face was too round and her features too soft to be considered conventionally beautiful. Moving closer, he put two fingers near her ear, just below the jawline, and was rewarded with the cosistent tha-thump of a steady pulse.
Pulling back, he kept his gaze on the slumbering girl and asked "JARVIS?"
The AI quickly responded, "Sir?"
"Who is this girl and what is she doing in my house?"
JARVIS paused, running through all his databases. "I have no clue, sir. My systems appeared to have been shut down for the space of five minutes, and when i managed to reboot, it appears I lost all video and audio for the sitting room."
Tony pinched the bridge of his nose. "And you didn't think to report it until now?"
"With all due respect, sir, no one uses this room save the Captain. It wasn't at the top of the priority list."
Tony sighed. "Whatever. Just get the rest of the Avengers in here ASAP."
"Right away, sir."
Tony continued in his scrutiny of the girl until he heard Steve clear his throat. "Uh, Tony? Think you could move her legs a little, so I could-?"
"Right away, Cap!" He felt slightly guilty about forgetting that Steve was in the room with him and quickly adjusted the girl's position so that his friend could sit down. Tony remained standing and started pacing.
Who the heck is she? She doesn't look like much, I doubt she could bypass JARVIS's security frame. He paused, glanced at the girl, before shaking his head and resuming his motion. Yeah, definitely no way. Did someone place her here? Is she a villain? Does she even have powers?
By this point, all of the Avengers had filed in. Hulk had sniffed the girk curiously, Hank and Jan had simply glanced at the girl before sitting next to eachother Indian style on the floor, and Hawkeye had exaimed "What the-" before clamping his mouth shut and standing stock still. Panther was in Wakanda on tribe business.
Trying the resist a smile at Clint's confusion, Tony finally spoke up. "So, team... JARVIS's systems shut down for about five minutes today, and this girl showed up. I have absolutely no idea who she is, where she came from, or anything else. She just popped up."
Jan was immediately concerned. "Is she alright?"
"Well... " Tont scratched the back of his neck rather sheepishly. "She has a heartbeat. And I'm pretty sure she's breathing..."
"Tony Stark! Do you mean to tell me thst you found a young girl passed out and you didn't think to check if she was okay?!"
Tony raised his hands up in surrender. "Steve found her first!"
When Jan's fury turned toward Steve, he said defensively, "I'm on pain meds! I'm not thinking right." His tone softened. "But you're right. I should've checked for injuries." Somewhat satisfied, Jan turned her attention to the girl.
She knelt down beside the girl, crooning softly, "Sweetie? Can you hear me? I'm a friend, I won't hurt you." She went to grab the girl's shoulder before jumping screaming in surprise.
The second Jan had touched her, the girl had shot into an upright position, startling everyone in the room. Her eyes shot open, revealing a disconcerting mix-match of bright silver and a mix of blue, grey, and green. They didn't focus on anything, instead staring at the space above the fire place. She laughed, a deep rumbling that sounded almost mechanical.
"Well, well, well. Look at the mighty Avengers, all nice and safe in their home."
No one in the room moved, too startled to do anything save blink and breath.
The girl got up and started circling the group, her eyes still refusing to focus. "Earth's mightiest heroes, assembled in one room. Impressive. You have Tony Stark, the genius Iron Man, Steve Togers, a.k.a. Captain America, the Man out of time. Hulk, the green, gamma behemoth. Hank Pym, scientist and Ant-Man, as well as his friend Jan. Finally, we have the rogue SHIELD agent Clint Barton, alias Hawkeye." The girl examined each of them as she named them, making Tony shiver as the glazed eyes slid over him.
The girl was quiet for a while, before a slow grin spread over her face. "This host is different from any I have inhabited before. It is not unpleasant."
She laughed unpleasantly at the team's confused expressions. "That's right. I am not this girl. Though she is pretty enough, she is not perfect. And I need perfect. Peace can only come through utter perfection and unification, and peace is in my programming."
Hank came to the same realization as Tony. "You're Ultron. But how is your programming in this girl? Humans aren't computers."
Ultron smiled. "This one is."
Smirking at their stumped faces, Ultron stood right in the middle of the gathered supers. "Unfortunately, I can't stay long. I only have partial control, as the girl is stronger than I anticipated. You won't see me often, but I assure you, I will always be watching you." Ultron smiled eerily. "Always."
The mix-matche eyes closed and the girl tumbled forward. On instinct, Clint leapt forward and grabbed her, gently lowering her to the ground. The group gathered around her as she groaned.
Her eyes fluttered open, this time focusing on each face, widening a little bit at Hulk's. In a normal, shaking voice, she asked, "Where... where am I?"