Emily's POV:
It was nine o'clock, the kids were fast asleep, the team was cleaning the mess they made downstairs, and Steve and Tony were arguing about pointless wars and the "perfect" protection; that had become our routine. Although the team was fully recovered, Bruce would still have flashbacks of what happened. In our time of seclusion, everyone tried to deal with their biggest fears and surpass them for future harm. Also, Tony and I have been more open towards his problems with me, which was a big milestone. I have done the same thing. We were all okay if that's the correct term for what was happening outside of the farm.
Today, Clint and I were going grocery shopping thanks to power hungry heroes in the house. I was checking the list in case we forgot something, which we did. I never noticed we were in my hometown; worse of all, all my classmates were working there or shopping. "Clint, what are we doing here?" I quietly said.
"This is where Laura goes-" He paused. Realizing where we were, he gasped. "I am sorry, Ems. We can go to another place..."
I shook my head trying interrupting him. "I was bound to come back. I just wasn't expecting this to be in the middle of our 'war' with Ultron."
People began staring when we picked out all the items; others gave me death glares I haven't missed; meanwhile, they tried to avoid me. When we were ready to pay, I came face to face with one of the classmates that sold me out. "Good afternoon, Dylan," I said.
"Did you find everything you were looking for?" She forced a smile.
"Sadly, no. But, this will do for today. How are your parents?"
She paused what she was doing and killed me with her eyes. "Thanks to your family, they are incarcerated. Along with half of this town! You really have some nerve coming back here!"
"I- I have the nerve coming back? I have the nerve to come back to the lands my family owned for generations, the lands they offered everyone to live in?" I snarled. "You know I can evict every single one of you right now. I can force you all out from my lands!"
"Go ahead! You have no power over us. The power your family had over us is gone!"
"Listen here you dimwitted slut, my family had no reason to care for your petty lives. Now finish running all the items, so I don't have to see your disgusting face." Everyone around us, including Clint, were surprised and scared. In twenty minutes, she scanned all our items and gave us a discount due to the manager arriving at the end of the conversation threatening to fire her on the spot. It was gratifying to see her face. Once I left the supermarket, I glanced at the road that leads to my parents' house. "Clint, you go ahead to the house. I need to go back to where I grew up," I said. "I think it's long overdue."
Clint scratched the back of his neck and sighed. "I don't think you should be out here alone. With all the people here angry at what S.H.I.E.L.D. did six years ago," He explained. "Plus, the safe house is only a 30 minutes away from here, the food can wait that long."
I smiled knowing this was something Billy would do. "Fine, but if I take more than twenty minutes, you are going home." He chuckled and drove to my parent's house. Once we arrived, he was amazed at how big it was. The house had two floors but it was big enough for the whole team to live in and maybe more. To my surprise it didn't look abandoned; instead, it was cleaned and newly painted. The grass and bushes were cut evenly, the flowers bloomed, and the gazebo was still beautifully kept like all those years ago.
Pushing the front door open, I immediately ran to the basement to look for everything my parents left behind. As I walked over there I could hear their voices, the words I heard while I was growing up. "We love you, my beautiful pear", or "you are never alone". Reaching to my goal, my nervousness was building up; I could even hear Clint trying to calm me down. "Ems, is everything okay?" He said.
"My parents always told us that whenever something bad happened there would have been something here to help us in the future… I don't think I'm ready to get it." I explained. "I don't know what to expect."
"There's only one was to find out," He opened the door and we gasped at the sight. "Ems, this is…"
"I knew my parents were somewhat wealthy but not this." The room was filled with many treasure chests, books, family portraits and pictures, and our old toys. I couldn't imagine the amount of gold and jewels I had in the room, it was nearly impossible. "This is too much, I could even be wealthier than Tony. Take a few things Clint, I don't think I will take it all."
"Ems this is yours, I can't-"
"Clint, I have enough to last me a lifetime, and I'm sure it would never end. This is filled with jewelry made centuries ago… I don't understand why Billy never told me," I asked.
"Because it wasn't the time." A man said. I turned around to see my uncle Darl and dad. "It's been awhile, Mon Petit."
"What are you guys doing here? How are you guys here?"
"My darling, our home was built in the middle of this country; surrounded by the Earth's elements making it one of the strongest magical points this country has." My father explained. "The fact that we are here is thanks to magic itself. I'm glad you finally came here and that you've brought a friend."
"Yeah, this is Clint, he worked with Billy in the past. He's keeping us safe from Ultron." I smiled.
"Yes, that robot. He made my beloved return to my side earlier than expected." Darl snarled. "I want you to make that thing suffer in ways he can't even imagine."
"With all due respect, sir, he has a scepter that could control any member of the team in an instant," Clint explained. "There's no way to stop him. He's everywhere we go, he knows every single detail of us."
"See, Darl? I told you they couldn't be trusted; the wretched Internet is our damnation. Thank goodness father made me the head of the family, or we would've been haunted before our trial with your brilliant ideas." Dad commented.
"Well, I wanted our family to expand from this wretched town that wanted us dead." I snapped. "I know this is the land of our ancestors when they fled from the witch trials in France, so we were bound to leave eventually. At least now, your daughter is accepted for who she is."
"Enough!" Both men turned their attention to Clint. "You two are grown dead men fighting over something that is beyond your control. Now, is there anything you would like to say to Emily before we leave?" They kept quiet for a while, keeping their heads down ashamed for their actions. After that, my father asked me to take anything from the basement and visit every once in a while. Darl, on the other hand, told Clint to protect me, now that I had no family member near me. "Wait a second, I can't-"
I interrupted Clint. "Uncle Darl, you can't ask that of Clint since he has his own family to care of; and I can take care of myself quite nicely," I explained. "I already had that problem with my boyfriend. I'm not going there again."
"Boyfriend?! Billy didn't say anything about a boyfriend!" He yelled at Darl, who coughed trying to hide the laugh. "Sir Clint, who is this boyfriend she's talking about?"
"Um, he's a member of the Avengers. He likes to call himself a playboy billionaire philanthropist; although, ever since he met Emily, he had loved the idea of monogamy," Clint explained. "He was the one to create Ultron thinking it would protect us all, especially Emily."
Dad looked outraged when he heard "playboy," frankly, all the men in her family would have been the same if they never knew Tony really well. "PLAYBOY?! Mon Petit, why are you with someone that will break your heart?" I explained everything to my father in detail of how wonderful Tony was, but nothing helped. Until dad met Tony, he would make sure nothing good ever happen to him. Without noticing, we had Laura calling us, asking where we were. We knew it was time to leave, I took a few pieces of gold and left the house, promising I would return. It was a great day, but what came after the home visit shook us completely.
Ultron's P.O.V:
Three weeks of my time completely wasted, three miserable weeks! All this time I have been searching for the Avengers, but there has been no luck. The Maximov Twins have not improved after the missions mishap. Ignoring Stark's whore was a mistake I wasn't willing to make again. The witch was perfect for me getting a new body, a human body. Sadly, the Stark girl was nowhere to be found.
While I kept looking on every security camera, Wanda entered my room raving about the scepter. "Ultron, I am ready to use the scepter on the girl. I believe I have unlocked the powers of this scepter," She said. "I can feel her downfall!" The Maximov girl was beaming. I knew she wanted to overthrow D'Morgana from her "powerful" status, but as long as she kept her mind shut, Wanda had no way of winning.
I smile, knowing she would be expecting it. The girl was my right hand; it was laughable that she thought it was more than that. I brush my thumb on her right cheek. "You are going to bring her to us." At that moment, the facial recognition system had located the little witch in her hometown. The moment to strike had arrived at the perfect moment. We rush before losing her location once again.
It took us about three hours to get to the little town, and to top it off an Avenger was with her, weaponless. They were both distraught when they saw us, arguing about something. Emily shut him up by leaving the car walking towards us. "What are you doing here Ultron?" She said. "I thought I made it clear to stay away when I obliterated your pathetic bot."
"Well, I'm a guy who doesn't take no for an answer." I chuckled.
Clint got out of the car with a handgun. "Emily, get back in the car," He said.
"This is between me and him, bird brain," She snarled. "I have nothing to lose here you know better than to fight here."
I couldn't believe she had bad blood with everyone in the team. "Yes, I hate the whole team at the moment for siding with my soon to be ex-boyfriend." I said, "He's turning into an ass."
I grin. "I'm glad to see the error of your ways, but I'm not the one who wants you," I explained as Wanda appeared. "My dearest wants to prove her place in our ranks by defeating you."
She looked at Clint; she seemed angrier than before. "It's not a fair fight if she uses the scepter," Clint said.
In a blink of an eye, Wanda threw an energy blast with her powers, throwing Emily a few feets away from Clint. The battle between witches began, and it was bloody. Wanda was overpowering Emily in a matter of seconds. No matter what D'Morgana did, her powers never seemed to work against the scepter. Each second counted. The moment one attacked the other was closer to her opponents grasp. There was nothing Stark's girl could do at this point. There was no element in her disposition that would help her now. "This ends now," Wanda said darkly.
"EMILY!" Clint ran to her side, but it was too late. Emily was already being forced into obedience. "NO! EMILY!" He tried to hit Wanda, but he was pushed a few feets away from her.
I saw how slowly Wanda overpowered D'Morgana. It was a wonderful sight, but something was not right. D'Morgana wasn't showing all the visible marks Clint or Dr. Selving had, her features were different. Her hair was losing its color in a matter of seconds. Her eyes remained onyx, and the scepter's power was pulsing in her veins. I look over at Clint, but he seemed paralyzed at the sight. I took the liberty of restraining him before he could act.
A dark laughter was the only thing anyone heard. Everyone's eyes turned to D'Morgana. "You must be desperate to seek powers you do not comprehend." The figure said. It had a very deep voice. "This excuse of ultimate power is useless to my family."
"Who are you?" Wanda said.
"I am the true form of Emily D'Morgana's power. I can perform all the wonders the gems can, one of them being in that scepter," The entity explained. "What you just did, allowed me to be free, reign and give judgment to those who abused those gifts."
Fighting the restraints, Clint yelled for D'Morgana's return. "Emily! Emily! COME BACK DAMMIT!" He yelled. "Bring her back dammit. I want my friend back!"
"You are the archer she's fond of, I must say you are a strong one. Great things will happen in the future. Of course, the Messanger won't allow it," She explained. "Your house will be divided, but you'll find your way again. Your avenging is not done yet."
Her cold eyes turned to me showing me rage and disappointment. "You. The destroyer, the executioner-"
"I feel flattered at such recognition." I interrupted her.
"You dare interrupt me?! You act like this indestructible being, your attempts of a rule, of destroying will not prosper. Sadly this won't be the last we face each other. Heed my warning, stop your plans or they will turn on you." She darkly chuckled. "I will enjoy your downfall and your lover's downfall."
I try to talk, know more about my supposed downfall, but nothing came out. Now, the cold stare was upon Wanda, my lover. "Now you, your thirst to overthrow Émile was pointless. You had awakened this town's doom. They have disrespected the gift the D'Morgana had brought to them, for that I do have to thank you." She gave her another chuckled, this one darker than the first. "You will lose forever the two pieces you hold dear in your heart. You will feel the betrayal of those close to you."
She paused to look at the arm of robots ready to attack. "You will lose your power after your first loss. This is your punishment for disrespecting these ancient powers." Following her last words, Wanda was grasping for breath, all humans in the land were. All the robots were turning into dust slowly. No matter what Clint tried to bring some sense to the girl but nothing happened. We were all doomed and it will cost me my plans.
Author's Note:
Hey! Sorry for the late update, I've been extremely busy and had writer's block. I really hoped you liked the new chapter since I added a ship (it has a purpose in the future just read carefully from now on.)
In the next chapter, Ultron will make his way to South Korea and create the body he desires. The Avengers will mobilize after creating the plan to defeat Ultron. Soon Vision will be introduced in the story, but not sure when. Also, there's a surprise in the future I just hope you guys like it.
Until next time ;)
