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After a short while of flying over the city, Ultron landed on the deck and lowered Carol to the floor. They stepped into the hangar and headed inside the lounge, only to notice Clint, Steve, Natasha and Thor. Clint was the first to spot the silver robot.
"Oh, look," called Clint, "here come the crazy lovebirds."
"Wait, what?!" exclaimed Ultron.
Carol instantly burst into laughter.
"Carol!" groaned Ultron.
"Come on, I couldn't resist!" Carol laughed.
Clint soon joined in on the laughter until Steve let out a sigh moments later.
"Ok," commanded Steve, "give these two a break, will you, Hawkeye?"
"Fine, Captain Bossy," sighed Clint.
Steve gave Clint a stern expression, but he didn't say anything.
"So, are you guys waiting for Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner?" asked Carol.
"They're in the lab," answered Natasha.
Carol sprinted through the lounge and through the hallway until she found the door to the lab while Ultron followed her. Inside, Bruce was marking a pattern out of the fabric while Tony was finishing up with loading tiny capsules into a metal frame before he slid it into a backpack of some sorts.
"Oh, cool!" chirped Carol, "you finished my explosive mixer already?"
Startled, Tony yelped and jumped up before snapping his head at Carol.
"Jeez, Carol," complained Tony, "can't you knock first?!"
"Sorry about that, Stark," replied Ultron, "she's probably been looking forward to equipping her new weapon."
"Yeah," replied Bruce, "but we still need to construct her costume."
"Aren't you going to come see Ultron's base?" clamored Carol.
"Nah," Bruce declined, "I'll pass."
"Suit yourself," sighed Tony.
After setting down her handbag, Carol grabbed the backpack and the gauntlet before trying it on.
"How do you turn this thing on, anyway?" pondered Carol.
Carol rotated her right arm until she found a small button on the gauntlet. She pressed on it, which turned on the screen, which displayed icons identifying different chemicals.
"Cool!" chirped Carol.
"Yeah," replied Tony, "but you're going to need to memorize the available combinations in order for it to work."
Carol noticed the icon identifying chlorine but couldn't find an icon identifying ammonium.
"How come ammonium is not on the list?" asked Carol.
"Did your science teacher even tell you that mixing ammonium and chlorine is a dangerous move?" reminded Bruce.
"Not even if I just want to use it against the enemy?" insisted Carol.
"Dr. Banner is right," replied Ultron, "that combination could also put your allies in danger."
"Right," muttered Carol.
Carol turned off her gauntlet and removed it and her backpack before setting it on the table.
"What if someone notices it and decides to steal it?" asked Carol.
"I'll find a safe place for it," assured Bruce, "don't worry."
Smiling, Carol grabbed her handbag and followed Tony and Ultron out of the lab and towards the lounge, where Pietro and Wanda were waiting.
"Oh, you guys are coming along, too?" said Tony.
"Yes," Pietro nodded.
Wanda picked up the scepter from the stand. At the same time, Tony pulled out his smart phone and tapped on an icon, which caused his mechanical suit to appear moments later. Once it took shape, he stepped into it and allowed it to envelop him.
"You're suiting up already?" paused Carol.
"I feel like flying rather than taking the quinjet today," shrugged Tony.
"Then I suggest you follow me," advised Ultron.
Ultron led Pietro, Wanda, Tony and Carol out of the lounge and towards the hangar, where Natasha, Thor, Steve and Clint began boarding the quinjet. The Maximoff twins led Carol inside before they both settled into seats.
"I never thought I'd actually ride a quinjet," Carol chirped excitedly.
"This is our first time, too," replied Pietro.
While Natasha settled into the pilot's seat, everyone aboard the quinjet buckled up while Tony and Ultron stepped out onto the dock. Once Natasha activated the quinjet's engines and took control of the steering handles, Tony and Ultron took off. Moments later, the quinjet took off and began to follow the silver robot and Iron Man. Aboard the quinjet, Carol pulled out her mp3 player and put on a pair of headphones before listening to Linkin Park, tapping her foot in rhythm to one of the songs. Natasha navigated the quinjet so it could catch up with Iron Man and Ultron, even if Ultron was leading the way.
The flight lasted a few hours since the quinjet had to fly across the country, but they finally arrived in Lake Tahoe. Ultron descended from the sky, making a beeline towards the large oval-shaped platform in the middle of the lake. Seconds later, a large hatch opened, allowing Tony and Ultron to descend into the base. The billionaire started scanning the platform, hoping to determine whether his sentient robot had to dig underground, yet realized that it could easily outmatch the lake's maximum depth. At the same time, Natasha aligned the quinjet with the opened hatch and descended below until it reached the hangar and landed on the ground. Once she killed the ignition, Natasha lead Steve, Thor, Clint, Pietro, Wanda and Carol out of the quinjet.
"So this is Ultron's hideout?" commented Steve.
"It's still under renovation," replied Ultron.
"It must be huge," said Clint.
"Yeah, and I'm still calculating the size," added Tony.
"That would be one-thousand six-hundred sixty feet high and eight square miles," interrupted Ultron.
"Damn it!" groaned Tony, "I can't believe he outsmarted me!"
Thor, Carol, Wanda and Natasha burst into laughter.
"He's just like his father," mused Thor.
"Am not!" snapped Ultron, trying to pout but failing miserably.
Thor, Natasha, Carol and Wanda started to calm down while Steve scanned the hangar, glancing at the drones that were in the middle of renovating the base.
"Can I ask you something?" requested Steve.
"Go ahead," nodded Ultron.
"Where have you been getting building materials for this base?" asked Steve.
"From the abandoned Hydra base in Sokovia," answered Ultron.
Upon hearing the answer, Tony turned his head at Ultron.
"Wait a minute," paused Tony, "that's where we found Loki's scepter."
"I'll bet that's where Ultron found the body he's in right now," replied Natasha.
Ultron let out a soft chuckle.
"Right on target," praised Ultron, "why don't I show you around?"
Ultron led Carol, Tony, Steve, Natasha, Thor, Clint, Pietro and Wanda out of the hangar and through the corridor until he stopped by the archway, where they could see a kitchen inside.
"Have you…uh, stocked up on food?" asked Tony.
"Not yet," shrugged Ultron, tilting his head, "but I'm working on the electric system before I could have the appliances running."
"And how are you going to get electricity?" reminded Natasha.
"Solar energy," answered Ultron.
Natasha, Steve, Tony, Clint and Thor exchanged confused glances in a moment of silence.
"I've seen solar panels installed outside the base," clarified Wanda.
"I hope they don't get yanked off by heavy winds," replied Carol.
"That's nothing to worry about," Ultron assured Carol, "they're secured to the base as it is."
Ultron led Carol, the twins and the Avengers down the corridor, and Clint noticed the doors to the bathrooms.
"Are the bathrooms up and running, too?" asked Clint.
"Not yet," answered Ultron, "I'm still working on the plumbing and the sewage."
"How are you going to prevent the sewage from polluting the lake?" insisted Natasha.
"He could route the sewage so the waste doesn't even enter the lake," assumed Tony.
"Yeah," agreed Ultron, "by filtering the sewage, purifying the water and decomposing the waste."
"I really wish Bruce was here so he could see this," Tony whispered to himself.
Ultron continued to lead Carol, the Maximoff twins and the Avengers through the corridors, ascending a staircase in the process, until they passed by the doors to the guest bedrooms. Clint stood in front of one of the doors until it slid open, only to find there was no furniture.
"Oh, come on!" complained Clint, "you didn't even furnish the bedrooms?!"
"He's working on that," Carol assured Clint.
Ultron continued wandering through the corridor with Carol, the Maximoff twins and the Avengers following him. They soon could see a wonderful view of the hangar when they reached the interior balcony. Thor took note of a couple floors formed in a circular fashion. Still, they kept going, entering another corridor until they stopped at a door to the medical bay. Inside, they could see a couple drones setting up the examination bed while another drone checked the inventory consisting of medical supplies.
"I wonder how he got the medical equipment," Clint muttered to himself.
"Perhaps he persuaded a hospital to supply his base?" assumed Thor.
"How about I negotiated with a manufacturing company dedicated to building medical equipment?" interrupted Ultron.
"That's a better possibility," agreed Natasha.
Ultron continued to lead Carol, Pietro, Wanda and the Avengers through the corridor of the base until Tony turned his head at the door to the research lab.
"Hey, Junior?" called Tony, "do you mind if I have a look at that lab of yours?"
Ultron paused in his tracks and focused his optics on Tony.
"I'd like to," answered Ultron, "but it's not furnished yet."
"Oh," replied Tony, "maybe you can let me know when it's ready."
Ultron gave a soft chuckle.
"I'll make sure of it," Ultron assured Tony.
Ultron continued to wander through the corridor, compelling Carol, the Maximoff twins and the Avengers to follow him. Tony scanned the corridor only to find a hidden door nearby. Figuring that it was none of his business, the billionaire brushed it off. After a short while, they stopped at a door to the conference room. Ultron approached it, causing the door to slide open before leading his guests inside. Tony laid his eyes on the hologram table in the center of the room.
"Ah, interesting choice for furniture," commented Thor.
"For this room?" nodded Ultron, "yeah."
Ultron approached the hologram table and tapped on an icon, which brought up a window that displayed pictures of eco cities.
"I guess we can thank Carol for this," Natasha whispered to Clint.
Steve glanced at the map of the Hydra base in Sokovia and then shifted his glance at the map of Ultron's base. Strange, the base in Lake Tahoe had blue flashing dots on the screen but when he checked the map of the Hydra base in Sokovia, there weren't any blue dots.
"Ultron," called Steve, "what are the blue dots for? Guests? Intruders?"
Ultron paused in his tracks and focused his optics on Steve.
"Those blue dots on the map represent my drones," explained Ultron, "why do you ask?"
"I don't see any blue dots on the map of Sokovia," clarified Steve, "did you ask your drones to empty the base?"
"No," Ultron shook his head, "wait…"
Ultron examined the map of the Hydra base in Sokovia and his optics widened in shock.
"No," muttered Ultron, "no, no, no…"
"Ultron?" Carol asked in a worried tone, "what's wrong?"
Ultron ignored Carol's question and attempted to contact the drones in Sokovia. Sadly, he couldn't get any of them to respond.
"I lost contact with the drones of Sokovia," Ultron sighed sadly.
"Wait, what?!" exclaimed Tony.
Tony glanced at the map of Sokovia, confirming Ultron's concern.
"Maybe they lost Internet or something?" assumed Clint.
"Or someone took control of the base," replied Thor.
Natasha placed a finger on her chin and examined the map on the screen carefully.
"I'll bet someone stole his drones," said Natasha.
"I don't like the sound of this," grumbled Ultron, lowering his head.
"What are we going to do?" clamored Carol.
"How about we go investigate?" suggested Steve, "I'll bet someone from Hydra took the base back."
"But we can't certainly know why," replied Pietro.
"All the more reason to follow Cap's advice," mused Tony.
"Let me go with you!" chirped Carol.
The Avengers, Ultron and the Maximoff twins gave Carol a blank stare.
"You can't be serious?" objected Wanda.
"So what?" insisted Carol, clenching her fists and bending her arms closer to her chest, "this sounds like an exciting mystery!"
Tony instantly burst into laughter.
"Teenagers," Tony said to himself, "they can get excited about anything."
"In that case," proposed Thor, "Rogers and Stark can accompany Carol and Ultron."
"What about us?" reminded Clint.
"You guys could back us up in case something terrible goes wrong," Tony assured Thor, Natasha, Clint, Pietro and Wanda.
Nodding in agreement, Ultron turned off the hologram table. He led Carol, the Maximoff twins and the Avengers out of the conference room and through the corridor until they arrived in the hangar. They boarded the quinjet and Natasha settled into the pilot seat. The assassin turned on the ignition and took control of the steering handles before flying the quinjet out of the hangar. Carol rested her head on Ultron's side while the quinjet flew into the sky, allowing the sentient robot to gently stroke her face. In the midst of the flight, Carol pulled out her mp3 player and started listening to some of her favorite tunes. She then pulled out her clipboard from her handbag and examined the Avengers onboard before she started sketching her next drawing. Time felt like a blur, but the quinjet eventually arrived at Sokovia. Natasha had to land the quinjet several miles away from the abandoned Hydra base, hoping it would lessen their chances of getting spotted. Once she was certain they were in position, she killed the quinjet's ignition.
"All right," announced Natasha, "you're going to have to walk to the base. If you ever get caught in a fight, just let us know."
"Noted," nodded Steve.
Steve, Tony, Ultron and Carol stood from their seats and the teenage girl set down her handbag before they stepped outside the quinjet once Natasha opened the ramp. Ultron lifted Carol into his arms, allowing her to rest her head on his shoulder.
"Come on, Junior," protested Tony, "can't you just let her use her feet?"
"I'm just making sure she doesn't get tired during the little journey," clarified Ultron.
"Can you at least let me walk when we get to the base?" requested Carol.
Ultron nodded. He led Tony and Steve into the thick forest while carrying Carol in his arms, hoping he would at least check on his drones to make sure they were ok. Yet, he had a sneaky feeling that whoever cut off their communication might be up to no good.
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