Tony was still alive.
He was being held in a building in Ultra City, and now he was in a weird holding machine, his hands tied behind his back. "Even your mere existence causes chaos, Avenger." A robotic voice boomed. Tony looked up. The walls slide back to reveal Ultron standing high above him. "But soon, there will be order."
Tony coughed as Ultron came down in front of him. "These children you have kept hidden…" he said. "They will be found." "The kids are gone, machine." Tony spat. "Far away from you." "False." Ultron disagreed. "Like all humans, they are apparently, illogical." "What are you talking about?" Tony asked, confused. "Observe." Ultron ordered. Holographic screens appeared around them. They each showed the kids in Ultra City, fighting against the robots. Tony's eyes widened. "No." he said weakly. "You will now tell me everything you know about them." Ultron stated. "Or you will learn the upper limits of the human capacity for pain." Ultron outstretched his hand, which was spiking with electricity. Tony glared at him, a determined look on his face.
"James!" Pym called. "James! Wake up!" Next to Pym was Azari, both waiting for him to wake up. "What happened…" James asked looking around. "Where's Torunn? And Aisha?!" James asked, jumping up. "Torunn's over there." Azari said pointing behind James. Torunn sat with her knees up to her chest quietly. "What's wrong with her?" James asked, standing. "I don't know." Azari shrugged. "She doesn't want to talk."
The ground seemed to be in a place beneath the ground, broken things and debris all around. Something bug-like peeked out of the darkness behind Pym. He looked behind him and screamed, running to his siblings. "Ah!" he yelled, pointing at it. All around them people were coming, surrounding the kids, who were now standing in their battle positions. "Robot people!" Azari stated. "This is bad, this is really bad." "Mr. Vision wake up, we need a hand here!" Pym stated, shaking the robot. "Do you shoot lasers out of your eyes or anything?" "Hey!" a voice yelled. The kids looked up. Up above a boy stood, two other people with him, and Aisha right by his side. "Quit messing around!" the boy ordered. "We gotta keep moving." "Aisha!" Azari called. Aisha smiled and then jumped down to her siblings. "You're alive!" Pym said, running over and hugging her. "Hey, guys." She said, smiling. "Torunn…what's wrong?" Aisha asked. Torunn looked down. "I wasn't strong enough." She said sadly. "I lost my sword…and…and my father didn't come for me." "Ooh." Aisha said, scrunching up her face and frowning. "Daddy issues. I'm sorry." "We have to go." The boy ordered, pointing above. "Ultron is wired into every one of his machines. We get spotted, we're toast."
The kids were walking in a sewer, the boy leading them. The pipe they were walking on was stable, so no one was really worried. There was a person behind them, and they walked in a straight line.
"So…" Pym said, walking up to the boy. "Quick question. Who are you?" "Barton." The boy replied. "But everyone calls me Hawkeye." "Hawkeye? The archer?" Pym asked as Hawkeye walked ahead. "Wait a minute, Barton?" Azari asked. "Do you know a guy named Clint Barton?"
Hawkeye froze. Then he turned around. "Okay kid, how do you know my dad?" he snapped. "If your dad's last name was Barton and you…" Aisha mumbled. "Your name's Barton Barton?" "We think your dad was an Avenger, like our parents!" Pym said happily. "Like your parents?" Hawkeye repeated. "Your parents were Avengers? That's not possible; my dad said…he said I was the last!" Hawkeye balled his fists in anger. "He told me I'd be the last Avenger." He glared at the group. "I've been here fighting all this time where have you been!?" he yelled, snatching Pym up by his shoulders. "Let him go!" James yelled. "We didn't know."
Hawkeye looked at the group, and then caught eye of Aisha, who was frowning at him. "I thought I was the last one…" Hawkeye said quietly, and then continued walking. The group followed.
He brought him into what looked like a beat up and destroyed Grand Central Station, with people all around doing what looked like daily duties. "My father brought people to the underground once Ultron took over." Hawkeye told them as they continued walking. "He taught them how to survive. We live under Ultron's rule. Keeping out of sight, hiding in the cracks." "I don't remember asking for a story but okay…" Aisha muttered. "But the machines finally got my dad." Hawkeye explained, not hearing Aisha. There was a crate in front of them, a map behind that. "Now I lead the Scavengers." He said, turning around to face them. "I keep them moving, and I keep them safe." "Awesome!" Pym said as he and his siblings sat down. "You can help us rescue Tony!" "Pym don't go around telling people our business!" Aisha snapped. "Wait, who's Tony?" Hawkeye asked, sitting on a crate and messing with one of his arrows. "Your dad wasn't the last Avenger, Tony was." Azari stated. "You know the knight, Iron Man? He got captured by Ultron, and we're gonna go rescue him."
Hawkeye laughed. "Yeah right." He said. "Sorry kid, Ultron doesn't keep prisoners. Iron Man or not, this guy Tony is dust." "No." a voice disagreed. Hawkeye looked behind him. "He's alive." A woman turned around to face them. "If Tony was captured, Ultron has him in the Citadel." "Tony's alive?" James asked, jumping up. His siblings followed his lead. "Really?" Aisha asked. "Don't even listen to her, she's crazy." Hawkeye stated, tweaking his arrow. "No." James said. "If there's a chance that he's alive we're going after him. We're going to this Citadel." James walked up to Hawkeye. "We could use a hand." He said, putting out his hand toward him. "I've got better things to do then get disintegrated." Hawkeye shot, going back to messing with his arrow. "Did your father give up this easily?" James asked. Hawkeye glared at him, and then jumped up. "If you bring up my father one more time, I will punch you in the face." He threatened. James looked at him with a face saying 'do it'. Aisha walked between them. "Hey, hey, hey!" she said. "Look, we're just looking for your help Hawkeye, not a fight." "Fine!" Hawkeye yelled, turning his back to them, and then he turned back around. "Your funeral. I'll show you how to get there. After that, you're on your own." He pushed past James as he walked by. "Did he just turn around, only to turn around again?" Aisha asked. James looked at her, confused.
They had traveled underground, and now they were right under the Citadel. James jumped from rock to rock, Azari jumping right with him. Torunn flew straight up. "Are you sure you don't wanna come?" Pym asked Hawkeye. "You can shoot arrows at Ultron! It'll be fun! C'mon." Pym faked to shoot an arrow, and then smiled at him. Hawkeye smiled at Aisha. "Stay safe, beautiful." He said, and then winked. Aisha, surprised, blushed. "Uh…" she said. "Y-you too." And then she jumped from rock to rock, just like James and Azari had, and then climbed up the pole in the center. Pym shrunk, and then looked at the group of Scavengers behind Hawkeye. "We'll be back for Vision's head!" he called. "Take good care of him!" and then he was off.
Hawkeye looked at the Scavengers, who were all looking at him. "What?" he asked coldly. "We have to look after ourselves." He then walked off. He had made the right choice sending them off by themselves…right?
