The flight to Sokovia is one of the longest journeys in Loki's life, between fighting Thanos or trying to rip the stone out of Vision's... well forehead, he has no idea what he would pick. Right now that is the least of his worries as they are now on their way to fight Ultron and that is the last thing he wanted to do. The events that took place prior to the flight is nothing more than for Captain America to tell all of them the the plan of action, one that Loki can hardly wait to get over with, as he continues to focus on getting the Infinity Stone. The plan is rather simple, while twins are to evaluate as many people as they can and the rest of them are going to keep a look out for trouble and help rescue anyone that they can before anything happens. If Ultron tries anything then they are going to make sure that they fight him no matter what. The Avengers and the Maxioff twins are going to focus on saving people.
While Loki is going to focus on playing along and try to see if he can find some time to talk to Vision and find a way to get the stone. It shouldn't be that much of a problem, well one of the things that he need to worry about is try to get him alone and act like if he's helping the Avengers when in reality he's trying to get his own mission accomplished. The ship is growing more silent by the minuete and anyone would think that it is an haunting silence as it goes on. That is until...
"So... how many of us have been to Sokovia before?" said Tony wearing the Iron man suit and still haven't putting the helmet on. "What I am trying to start a conversation before we all have to face our doom in the hands of one of the biggest mistakes of my life?"
The room still remained silent as a couple of the Avengers raised their hand awkwardly, acting like that this is not a good time for any conversation. Loki on the other hand is rolling his eyes so far back that if he rolled them back any further he is really sure that he would have seen his skull. That is the understatement of the century thought Loki. We all should be grateful that he didn't build something an eleven to a hundred foot monstrosity. Then that is one fight I will have to put my foot down.
"You do realize that we are going to have to face a robot that wants to destroy all of humanity right?" said Black Widow. "Acting like this is a pleasure trip and we are going to see all of the tourist attractions."
"Wow Romanoff a bit harsh even more than usual." said Tony. "It is not like that Ultron is going to win because this time we are going to give him everything that we got."
"You do realize if you didn't try to create Ultron or at least did not use an object that you did not understand with potential uncontrollable power that you might not control, we'd probably would not be here right now right?" Pointed out Loki.
"He actually does make a good point Tony." said Bruce. With the other Avengers and the twins even nodding their heads in agreement.
"Of course I do, if it weren't for you then maybe we wouldn't be having this conversation and you would be lounging in that fancy tower of yours." said Loki. "I have no idea why we would go around helping people that we barely know and to stop something that is not even our faults to begin with."
If there is an reward for making a room go silent in less than a second, Loki would have won it right there and then. The twins look at each other anxiously because right now Loki might be walking on thin ice and might not even know it. Vision look confused not even knowing what to say, he was born last night after all. The other Avengers did not know how to respond to the question and how they feel about answering to that response, it is not everyday they encounter a new hero that is questioning why they should be a hero in the first place. It was silent for only a couple of seconds until Captain America decided to maybe add some clarity to the new hero's mind.
"I was always asked that when I first tried to join the army and they saw me as nothing but a scrawny kid who is not good enough to be a soldier." said Captain America. "I had to go through multiple hoops to prove that I can be good enough and I didn't do it for personal glory, I did it to defend others who can not defend themselves."
"Some mostly do it to make up for their sins of the past." said Black Widow. "To save others and try to make up for the past and my actions." Loki even started to feel some form of nostalgia and remembering a certain conversation from the past.
"Other than that, I guess what I am trying to say is that a lot of people chooses to become heroes is to stand up for what they believe is right and to be brave enough to do it." Explained Captain America. "If we don't help them then who will?"
"Not too mention, there would be hundreds of people dying every day including children." said Hawkeye.
Loki cann't help but stare at Hawkeye and realize that he was the guy that he was mind controlling on when he tried to take over Earth on his first time on the planet. He remembered that during the time that he spent time planning his first move in Germany and all of the preparations that he had everyone make for the first phase of his plan and the ride over there. Especially with the conversation that they had prior before they landed on the trip...
Flashback
The flight to Geremey is going smoothly and it looks like they are going to land in about an hour. Loki is more than ready to begin his plan and start rulling all of humanity as it's king. To be the king that Odin never could be and to prove that he can be more than the monster that appeared in Asgardian children stories and that he can be a good king as Odin if not better. When he wins then he will be able to do so and to fulfill his end of the bargain before Thanos tries to do anything that would jeopardize the success of his take over.
But first he have to get there and other than the fact that he is going to give human kind a little preview of how his rule will look like on Earth once he wins, he notices something with one of the people that is now under his mind control and they are acting differrently than the other people in the ship. He noticed that Barton is looking at what looks like a form of Earth technology and that is making Loki nervous and wondering if someone broke free from his mind control grasp. For the sake of mission, it might be best if he goes out to investigate and see if he needs to work his magic and to give him another dose of the power of the scepter and the mind stone in case he is thinking of a way to escape.
"May I ask what are you doing?" demanded Loki.
"I was just seeing some pictures of my family." responded Barton capturing Loki by surprise.
"You have a family?" said Loki astonished by the revelation. "Can you tell me a little bit about them?"
Loki knows that he should not be surprised that some of the people of his mind controlled team might have families, but it is strange to hear that the person that he's controlling and believes to be inferior to Asgardians. It is possible that he might be ruining their lives, but he came too far to stop now and he can't just stop because of that mere fact. If he did then he would have to stop at every human that might have a loving family and he might as well call off the invasion that he is hoping that would later lead to world domination. Not too mention, Thanos would be hunting him down to retrieve the sceptar back and won't leave him alone until he pays for his failure. Judging from Thanos's "training program," he is anything but the forgiving type unless it's one of his daughters... What was her name? Gamora.
But still Loki might as well learn from the human on how Midguardian families work, then maybe he can teach Odin a thing or two once this is over...
"Well I have a wife and two kids, they are the light and joy of my life." said Barton with a smile. "When our mission is complete, I am set to go back home and to see them again."
"It's clear that you must care about them deeply..." said Loki. "Consider your request granted, once this mission is complete and you prove yourself to be loyal the mission. Then I will allow you to retire to be with your family."
"Thank you sir, I will be sure not to let you down." said Barton happily
"Trust me, I know that you won't." said Loki giving him a sly smile.
He knows that this would give Barton more motivation to do his part of his mission, though he can't help but be a little saddened by what he learned about Barton. He would have given anything to have Odin think fondly of him and maybe even talk proudly to the other realms during diplomatic mission to discuss peace in the nine realms. He can't start to think of that now, the past is in the past and he needs to go through with this mission and to win the war ahead. But still the idea of a family is appealing to him and it almost made him feel sorry for him, he needs to move on from the lies that were fed on him, a long time ago. Besides it is not like anyone would have him back after everything he has done, he wouldn't be surprise if Thor and his mother is refusing to acknowledge that he even exists. That shouldn't mean that he has to ruin another family because of his own family drama right? Perhaps he should spare this one after this is over...
Flashback Ends
Loki now for reasons that he can not understand is how he is feeling ashamed of his actions, he can not help but to stop to think about how he almost destroyed Hawkeye's family and even then he might have destroyed hundreds of others. He didn't want to imagine how many children were orphaned or got hurt because of him, could he have possibly been as bad as Laufey. He didn't care if he left his own child on some rock to die or eventually be rescued, as long as he get his revenge on Asgard for taking the casket of Ancient Winters.
He also remembers when he spoke to Gamora during his time with Thanos, she told him how Thanos would go around slaughtering people to get more power or find out about any information about the Infinity stone. That was why Thanos attacked Gamora's people, to see if they have any information about the Infinity stone and due to their lack of knowledge, he killed most of the population and took Gamora with him to raise as his own. Was he no better than Thanos? Aside from the adopting children and raising them to be assassins part, could he have hurt more children in his attack of New York and potentially in his plans to destroy the Frost giants and don't get him started with the Destroyer in that Midguardian town?
But still all of the problems that he caused got resolved one way or another, maybe it is not as bad as he is making it sound and his actions didn't ruin the lives of hundreds. Ok maybe a few lives but not so much that warranted the anger from Thor and the other Avengers with that death glare they shot at him once they won the battle. He just hopes that he doesn't get his answer the hard way and then later regret it, he does regret that his actions led to hurting his brother, his mother's death and now dragging Darcy into his Thanos problem. Maybe Thor and his friends are not idiots after all...
"To be honest, I have never thought of that, in that particular way before." said Loki. The most honest he have ever been to the Avengers that he has ever been ever. "I always thought that you guys went out for power and maybe some glory, I never thought that there might be more of a reason than just being the heroes that want to do the right thing."
"In Asgard, the stories that my brother and I used to listen to have always portrayed the heroes in the glory that you are referring to." said Thor. "It given us both the impression that in order to be like the charecters in our stories we had to become really powerful and brave. Along with the idea that after the final battle, everyone will have a happy ending and there's always a feast in the end. He used to hate those stories just because they have become too predictable in the end and he just had about enough of how unrealistic the stories are. But then again, he was never the type who would run into danger to save hundreds of people just because it's the right thing to do."
For some reason, Loki starts to feel a little disappointed that Thor would think so low of him and at the same time he does not blame him.
"You must miss him terribly." said Loki, guilty that he is causing Thor that much misery.
"I do, but I am trying to move forward for him and he wouldn't want me to grieve for him this long." said Thor. "But at the same time, I can't help it because he sacrificed himself to save me and I could have done more to save him. I am going to make sure that I honor his memory every day and to remember the good times that we shared together and I will remeber him as my brother, the one who is always there for me and is ready to look out for me no matter whatever has come between us. If only I can turn back time and try to save him from his fate then maybe I wouldn't miss him this much."
"To be fair, the last time we saw the both of you together, he didn't look like if he is going to nominate you for Brother of the Year." pointed out Tony. "He could have saved you and your girlfriend for more personal reasons."
"Loki never said why he did everything in his power to save both of us, but whatever it is I am sure that he must have cared." said Thor.
Loki stares at Thor for a brief second, before turning away with the feelings of shame overcoming his thoughts and wishing that he can say the words that are going through his head faster than any stream. He wishes that he can say how much he cared about his brother, to tell him that he even made the fake sacrifice for his brother and would be more than willing to do a real one if the situation warranted it. If it wasn't for him then Thor wouldn't be here to reminisce and blame himself for his 'demise.' Along with all of the pain that Loki has put Thor through ever since then...
He wants to let Thor know that he does or rather did care or he doesn't even know the terminology and wants to make him see that. But the question is how? He can't speak too much or too highly without risking revealing himself and that would only lead to more trouble. After taking a quick moment to think for himself, Loki thinks that he knows how he can do it.
"Your brother is the one that tried to take over Earth right?" Asked Loki trying his best to sound Midgaurdian and informal.
"Yes and he was put in prison after the events of that fiasco, I went to his cell to make a deal with him and gave him a deal and some instructions. He accepted the deal but didn't follow the instructions and sacrificed himself in order to save me." said Thor.
"That should be more than enough proof that he does care about you, he wouldn't have sacrificed himself if he doesn't truly love you and he would have left you and escaped at the first opportunity to do so." said Loki. "Maybe he just didn't know what to believe after... whatever event may have occurred that drove you both apart in the first place. Maybe he just wants to try to make up for what he did to you and who knows how many other people."
"I never thought of it that way..." said Thor. "Maybe your right and he must have had cared a little bit about me, but I should have still tried to have protected him better. Sometimes I ask what would have happened if I never got banished to Earth, would he still be here today?"
"Even if you didn't get banished then maybe things wouldn't have gotten so bad and he would have someone to talk to." said Loki before he mumbled. "Even if he is a big oaf at times."
Before he can start hoping that Thor didn't make out what he just said, he took a quick glance at Thor and noticed that he is smiling at him. That makes Loki happy and he can't help but smile back even if Thor can't see his smile but he hopes that maybe Thor would feel that he's smiling deep down. It feels good to have his brother smile at him without an argument coming before the smile again. He knows that it wouldn't last long if he suddenly takes the mask off for all of them to see. Loki now wishes that he can do so and maybe someday he can start over with Thor, but it would have to be through Mysto in order to avoid any potential drama that would happen if his secret identity is revealed.
Not too mention, he is not even sure if the other Avengers would be just as forgiving as Thor would if he appears out of nowhere and apologies for everything. Though to be fair, they all never even had a civil conversation prior to the events of his attempts to take over the planet, but that does not mean they would be happy to put up with him for more than a couple of minutes. Besides if Thor knew then he might as well go and tell all of Asgard of his survival because he wouldn't be surprised if Thor goes to tell his father that he's alive and well that it results in him back in his cell to fulfill the rest of his sentence. This is one of the wishes that he knows that would never come true...
"Guys, I hate to interrupt your little heartwarming scene, but right now we have bigger fish to fry." said Bruce. He points out towards the window, showing that they arrived at Sokovia...
A Couple of Hours later
Loki didn't know how things escalated to that point in the battle against the Ultrons, it is happening so fast. At first Loki thought with eight of them together (not counting Vision of course), there is no way that Ultron would stand a chance and that maybe they will end it quickly. But as it turns out, it was anything but quick and the destruction of the city would make Loki's attack and the invasion of the chitari look like if all he did is turn the streets into a river of ice cream. He never knew that they... he could have made this much destruction... Could he have made the same damage as Ultron did or could it have been worse than he is letting himself believe?
It feels strange to be on the other side of the battle and to see the things that they must have seen and maybe the emotions that the Avengers might have been feeling. After they all decided that it might be best if they split up to cover more ground and to evacuate, anyone might believe that things will end sooner. As it turns out, it's bigger than anyone could have anticipated and for a piece of human machinery, Ultron puts up a tough fight. He doesn't know what to make of the scene as he continues to fight off the robot that he is trying to defeat.
Normally Loki would use illusions to help him defeat whatever foe, he may be facing quickly. But Loki figured that it might be better if he held off on the illusions for a while because if anyone or Thor sees an illusion or any sign of magic that would give anyone a drop of suspicion about Mysto or give Thor enough evidence that he would later argue with him later about the possibility of him and Mysto being the same person. Loki figured that if he needed to use illusions, then he is going to use them for emergancies that would result in saving himself or now in this case someone...
Loki quickly saw Hawkeye holding a child and trying to do everything that he can to protect the child and the Ultron robot is about to make his attack. Pietro is running as fast as he can to help defend both of them, Loki realizes that if he does that then Pietro would die and leaving his sister without a brother. A child in danger, the human that he vowed to spare durring his rampage and now Wanda is at risk of going through the same pain that both Thor and himself is now enduring. This definitly counts as an emergency and one that he needs to help and he now has three reasons on why he needs to help them and this emergency does need an illusion. He already has a plan on how to use one without anyone but the Ultron seeing it.
Loki takes a good look at the scene right in front of him and after he does so, he focuses on a calmer area where there is no one in sight and it would be safe for the three of them to survive. Once he is able to make the illusion, the Ultron quickly flew over to the illusion and start his rampage on the illusion. With the robot distracted, Loki went to the back of the robot and quickly destroyed it on the back. Once Loki is done, he quickly turned and saw that both of them safe and sound, Loki knew that his plan managed to work and surprisingly it saved all of them.
Before he can say a word to any of them, Loki thought he saw something in the distance and once he gets a good look at it, he notices that there is a small boy who seems to be trapped under some rubble. Before having a second thought, Loki raced over to the child and was ready to help him in anyway. He noticed that the boy seem to be injured in the process and he was taken aback at the sight. He can not believe that things would have escalated this much and thinks about everything that happened a year ago, that there could be hundreds if not thousands of children... no people that could have suffered from his actions. The words that Thor said on the balcony during the battle of New York and how he was doing every thing he can to talk him out of it and how they can fix it together. What if he taken Thor's offer and help stop the invasion and... do something...
Was he really a monster who Asgardian children fear at night? Did he cause more harm than anticipated? What if there are still people out there that is suffering because of him? Could there ever be a way to make everything he did right? Would it have been worse if he succeeded and if some of the Frost Giants survive and most of them are children or if there are any innocent frost giants that might want nothing more than a peaceful life? What would have happened to them? What did Darcy first think when she first met him? Sure she was defensive but did she think of him as a monster? Was she even afraid of him? Is he only capable of destruction? Who is he meant to be a hero or a villain? Loki is having all of these questions going around his head and the worst part is that he doesn't even know if he have an answer.
Loki felt like if someone froze him in time and no one is going to let him out of the loop, all he can do is stare until a ton of Ultrons is surrounding both Loki and the young boy and it looks like they are about to make their attack on him. Once Loki notices that they are about to make their moves, he knew that as an Asgardian/Frost giant, his body and armor under the Mysto costume is strong enough to defend both of them whatever blast that the Ultrons can blow at them. He quickly pushed the stone away from the child and try to keep him close, before he realize that it might not be necessary and Loki can not believe his eyes...
It was Vision and he is blasting all of the Ultrons trying to save them...
Vision is doing everything he can to defeat all of the Ultrons and is using the Infinity stone implanted on his forehead. He wasn't using it to help Ultron, he was using it to help them win. He is doing everything that he can to help defeat the robots and try to do everything he can to save everyone, even if it meant that he would be at risked of getting destroyed by Ultron in battle. Normally Loki would be annoyed at things trying to save him or see him as a weakling, but under these circumstances he can overlook it and besides he is more surprise to see Vision trying to save both of them to even make a comment. The seconds starts to feel like if they are going in a lightning speed that even Thor's hammer couldn't beat the speed. Once Vision is done, he turned to both of them and Loki just stares at Vision absolutely speechless and now part of him is regretting that he misjudged the android.
"You tried to save us..." said Loki not even knowing what to say and not even trying to put up a mask over the shock that he is still feeling.
"Of course, I now have made it my mission to help save as many innocents from Ultron's wrath." said Vision. "Like how you are doing everything in your power to save the world from whatever more destruction that Ultron may have planned."
"Well.. thank you..." said Loki not even knowing if he should be feeling happy or relieved or conflicted because now he can't just grab the Infinity stone from Vision without hurting him. Not too mention, he would be literally be playing with fire if he just pull out the mind stone out of Vision and who knows- He'll have to worry about this later because right now they are in the middle of the battle field trying to save the planet.
"If you want I can assist you by escorting the child to one of the evacuation ships." offered Vision.
Loki who is still in shock is about to hand the boy over before he feels like if something is tugging his hand and he quickly looks down and saw that the boy is holding his hand and having a tight grip on it. For some reason, Loki felt touched by the scene right in front of him but knew that it can't last. So he gently patted the boy's hand and start to push it away from his grasp. Along with giving a nod for him to trust Vision because for some strange reason, he is starting to trust him. Once he knows that the child is safely secured in Vision's arms and Loki watched Vision fly away and knowing that things have become a lot harder when it comes to obtaininng the Infinity stone. But deep down, he knows that he'll figure out the answer somehow...
48 minutes later
The heroes and Loki are now in some kind of gazeebo-like building where all of them regrouped and to fight off any of the Ultron robots that are ready to attack and there's a lot ready to fight and save the world from whatever more destruction Ultron has in store. They have been fighting vigorusly in the past hours and seemed to have evaculated everyone out of Sokovia. Unfortunately, due to all of the Ultron's bots, Vision's mind stone, Hulk's rampages and many more complications, it destroyed every single Hellicarrier in the area to the point that they are stranded. Fortunately War Machine got transportation for them after they put all of the people to safety right now, they have to fight off the last of the Ultrons and end this once and for all.
Loki believes that he can speak for all of them when he says that he had just about enough of these robots and would be happy to have never see them again for the rest of his life. He just had about enough of this wild stone chase and Ultron bot battles to last a life time and he just can't continue on like this and is just about ready to find one of the secret portals and get out of there.
Then again it would lead to questions about where on Midguard Mysto disappeared to? He better not do anything that would screams 'Loki' to Thor's mind and then he'll be in jeopardy of possibly being exposed. But that's the least of his concerns because of the mere fact that he needs to figure out how to deal with the Infinity stone problem and Vision having the stone, it just made the whole mission more complicated than it needs to be. Maybe he'll just talk to Vision explain the dire need he is in to get the stone because after helping him and the child earlier taking the stone is the last thing he wants to resort to if he have to take the stone by force.
But first he needs to find some time to talk to Vision alone, maybe after this fight and once they are taken off this land and return back to Avengers tower then maybe he will be able to convince him to take the stone after he finds a spell to keep Vision alive without the Infinity stone. All he has to do is continue to fight off the Ultron bots that are fortunatly decresing by the minuete...
"Is that the best you can do!?" shouted Thor, Loki knew that deep down that whenever Thor usually act like this in battle... it means trouble is about to come...
Soon it turns out that he is right because the decreasing number multiplied and a ton of Ultrons were racing to fight the Avengers and to make sure that they fight them off. Both Black Widow and Iron man gave a big annoyed sigh and stared at Thor. The others were absolutly speechless at the mere sight of all of the Ultrons ready to make their next attack. It is even starting to feel like if they didn't even fight back at all, that Ultron had a secret army ready to pull out when it was absolutely necessary and that he is ready to play them all when they least expected it. It looks like that it is going to take him longer to talk to Vision, let alone deal with the Infinity stone problem...
"Seriously?" said Loki. Without even bothering to stop himself to avoid any of his usual attitude from peaking out because this time, Thor got on his nerves more than being Odin's favorite did and now has just made this difficult mission feel more... difficult.
"You had to ask..." said Captain America in the same level of annoyance as Loki.
With Thor giving the entire team an apologetic smile and threw his hammer to begin the fight with the now ever growing Ultron army. The next thing, all of them knew is that they are fighting even harder to destroy the Ultrons and it is now an intense battle that no one knows who will win and that the only good thing about this is that at least all of the Ultrons are now coming to them and they don't have to go on to find every single one of them.
Loki knew that he must make a solum vow right there and then, to never criticize or underestimate Midguardian technology ever again and to apologize to Darcy about anytime he either criticize, boast about Asgard or underestimate any human technology because after this... he really needs to reevaluate everything about Midguard. Though if this happend during his first trip to Earth, he doesn't know if he would be impressed that a human is capable of making an army of machinery that potentially take over and nearly destroy all of humanity then he wouldn't know if he would be impressed or embaressed at the fact that he underestimated them.
The Ultrons are getting stronger and stronger by the minuete and Loki doesn't know how they can possibly defeat them, he is even tempted to ask how many Ultrons did Iron man/ Tony Stark possibly created? Part of him does not want to know. It would have continued on that way as if they were fighting an never ending war that they would give anything to put a stop. But the good news is at least they are making progress of defeating these robots and there were less than how the resurgence looked when they have to deal with thousands of more Ultrons. Maybe they can win this after all...
"I believe that I might have an idea on where Ultron may be hiding." said Vision as the stone continues to blast on the Ultrons.
"How could you possibly have an idea where Ultron would be hiding and be willing to go with that idea?" asked Wanda amazed at the robot and doesn't know if she should even be questioning a robot's ability, though she is happy to admire Vision and all of the skills that he may have in store beyond whatever she just saw.
"I can locate Ultron by using the connection that he created when he was building me." explained Vision. "If I hurry, I might be able to destroy him quicker than we were initially hoping."
Captain America and Iron man gave a quick glance at each other, not knowing what would be the best course of action. If they let Vision go then he would find Ultron and destroy him and any other program that would some how bring the evil robot back. But they might need him here and he can be a help when it comes to destroying more Ultrons from over crowding them and to see if Vision is really on their side. But the best course of action should be trying to find a way to end this before it gets further out of hand. That can potentially reach to a universal scale, maybe it might be a good idea to let Vision go and find Ultron before things get any further out of hand.
"I would like to propose that I can go with Vision to give him any assistance if it may be needed." said Loki. "That way I can provide any assistance or protection that the droid may require."
It led to an even deeper silence between the team and it was more suspenseful than any Ultron that would be ready to attack. Loki knew that this would be the moment where things make an impactful turn on the chase for all of the Infinity stones. It was the moment that he was waiting for and the moment where he can talk to Vision and find a way how to get the next Infinity stone. Since right now he has to figure out a way on how to explain to Vision on the importance of that stone and maybe even...
What was he thinking?! There is no way that would ever happen right? The idea of leaving the stone with Vision? If Odin had sent him to retrieve it and heard him proposing this idea, he'd be laughed out of the room. But maybe if Vision really does have a mind of his own, then he'll be able to protect the stone better and would put up a fight in case Thanos comes after him and he or Darcy can't get there in time. At the same time, he does not know how safe would the stone be if he lets a machine fly around with it and not knowing if he would run amok with it. Loki knows how powerful the stone is and the last thing he wants is to make a decision that he is going to regret later. Especially if it means that he will have to fight an evil Vision or an army of mind controlled people that Darcy would be dictating on how to fight them off without hurting them. Before he can think any more of what he is planning to do with the stone...
"I think that would work, but you two are going to need a distraction." said Captain America. "We'll attract as many Ultrons as we can over here and fight them off, you two go find Ultron."
With that Vision begins to fly and Loki starts to follow him, the Avengers begins to fight the Ultrons and to give them everything they got. While the Maxioff twins are using their powers to grab as many Ultrons to the battlefield and destroy them. They were doing a good job of trying to get attention of the Ultrons because more of them were headed their way. It looks like they are going to need to hurry up and find Ultron before anything else happens...
Thirty Minutes later
The two of them are doing everything that they can to get to Ultron, all of these other robots that are trying to protect Ultron is not helping matters. Loki has been trying hard to fight off all of them, but so far there has been a ton of Ultrons trying to stop them from reaching Ultron. He still can not believe that a piece of midguardian technology would be able to put up that much of a fight. Part of him is grateful that Vision is there because at least the droid is putting the mind stone to good use and destroying all of them. Part of Loki wishes that he can just create an illusion to distract the Ultrons and to just sneak up and find Ultron and destroy him right then and there. But there is no way he can do that without exposing himself to Vision and he's more worried about if Vision decides to tell stories of this battle and they find something off about Mysto.
"This Ultron clearly doing an annoyingly good job for putting up a fight huh?" said Loki trying his hardest to come up with a conversation and sounding more Midguardian as possible.
"He will be stopped." said Vision briefly. Then raced over to use the power of the mind stone to blast more of the Ultrons.
"That stone implanted on your forehead is really powerful, you have to be very careful on how you use it." said Loki trying hard to sound like Darcy. "In the wrong hands, it would be extremely dangerous you know that right?"
"I have gotten some idea that my power is hazardous and I need to use it responsibly." said Vision. "It is also a key that helps give me life and one that I need to protect no matter what."
"What?" said Loki not even bothering to keep up with his attempts of talking like a human. "You can't live without it?"
"Yes, if the stone is removed then I will die and no matter how hard anyone may try to repair me, I will not be able to come back." said Vision. "May I ask why are you so interested in the mind stone?"
"Maybe it's because... I am interested in Mechanics." said Loki nervously.
Before Vision can say anything, more Ultrons came flying in and have the two of them surrounded. It looks like if they have them surrounded and they are ready to attack, they are ready to fight and make sure that neither Loki or Vision reaches Ultron. Loki doesn't know what might be the best plan for them to get to Ultron and to protect the mind stone and Vision. He really does not want to know if Ultron and his army are capable of removing the Infinity stone or worse destroying it. How would he explain what happend to Vision and the stone to the Avengers and Darcy? The last thing he wants or need is to have a dead Vision lieing around and a destroyed Infinity stone. The only good thing that would bring is Thanos loosing.
Ok maybe it wouldn't be that bad, but it might not happen and it's better to think at the present because if they don't do something hundreads of Ultrons will take advantage of the situation and might win. Loki is now trying as hard as he can possibly can to figure out the best plan to beat all of them or at least escape to wherever Ultron may be. There has to be a way to do it without illusions, maybe there's another spell that would be used that can guarantee an successful escape for both of them. Though thinking up of a plan at the moment is not really nescicarry...
"Go to the forrest, that's where Ultron is located." said Vision. "I'll deal with them, go now while you still can."
"What? I can't just leave you- why can't you go on ahead and deal with Ultron?" said Loki surprised yet again with the droid. "I can stay here and deal with these-"
"No, I can fly and use the stone to defeat them and many more." said Vision. "You are more vulnerable here and can go on ahead to find Ultron and defeat him before he continues his path of destruction."
"But-" begins Loki.
"You know as well as I do that this might be the right thing to do." said Vision. "He'll never expect you to go after him because he doesn't know you and he'll think that either I, the twins or the ones with the metal suit and hammer will go after him. Go before they find Ultron to warn him and he escapes."
Loki is about to argue, before he realizes that Vision is right and they need to move now. He can't believe that he's even thinking that he might be Midgaurd's only hope because if he doesn't hurry than Ultron will escape and might continue his plans elsewhere. Though he doesn't like the idea of leaving Vision alone with the Infinity stone fighting an army of robots. But it has to be this way, it also is comforting for some reason the idea that Vision might be able to take care of all of these Ultrons and win is more than surprising. He then realized that Vision is good and now feeling foolish that he didn't realize it earlier, Vision was able to hold Thor's hammer and it has the worthiness spell on it. Only ones that are truly worthy can lift it and Vision was able to lift it in a heartbeat, there is good in him and now he knows that Vision is trustworthy and that there is nothing but good in his programming. How could he have not seen it sooner?
"Well then I will wish you luck." said Loki reluctantly.
Vision gave Loki a nod and with that Loki starts to run towards wherever Ultron may be in the forest. He may not have an idea on how he is going to find Ultron, but he might as well try to find him. He's confident that he can handle the task, he was just fighting all of those robots and now has some experience when it comes to destroying them. He just hopes that Ultron will be as easy to defeat as his companions, though it would be easier if an army of them wasn't chasing after him while the others are busy dealing with Vision. Loki quickly went into an ally and create an illusion of himself and make sure that they all see the illusion.
The next thing they all knew is that the Ultrons are too focused on attacking the illusion that they didn't even notice that the real Loki is walking calmly away. Once he notices that the coast is clear, Loki begins to run towards the forrest and ready to put a stop to this Ultron and his plans. He also is wondering if this is how he is like when he took over Earth and if he caused this much destruction. Sure it was nothing compared to what Odin must have done in his life time, but still it is clear that he must have done that much damage and impacted others the same way Ultron has? Was the fairy tales and maybe his fa- Odin during the trial right? Was he truely a monster?
Well, here it is the next chapter of Redemption, that was a lot sooner then I expected and at least we didn't have to wait almost three hundred and sixty five days for it. I am going to try to get the next chapter out as soon as I can and with luck we can have the thirteith chapter sooner rather than later. We are reaching the end of the Age of Ultron arc, just one more chapter to complete the overall arc before we get back to Loki and Darcy trying to find the last Infinity stone before Thanos. Once they find that stone, then the big climetic battle will begin and we will see who will win this ongoing war.
First I feel like I should clarify some things before I continue on with this update, I feel like I should clarify some things and explain whatever questions that you may have. One, I decided to do this Age of Ultron arc because in order for the rest of the story to work, Loki would have needed to have to meet the Avengers before as Mysto and earn their trust. Not too mention so far before the arc, Loki has been mostly playing hero to please Darcy enough to keep a roof over his head. In order for Loki to be more movtivated to stop Thanos is for him to see whatever damage Ultron has done to the world and to see what he did in the first Avengers movie in a different light. Sure Darcy could just show him clips of it, but I feel like that he needs to see it from the Avengers' point of view. Then Loki will want to defeat Thanos beyond any personal reasons that he may be having for going after and defeating Thanos.
The other thing is my interpretation on how Vision is able to find Ultron, I mostly thought that it would have made sense if Vision and Ultron have some kind of connection and it would have led to Vision being able to find Ultron a lot easier than just have him fly around and convieniently find Ultron sitting on a rock or something. But that would be too easy and convient wouldn't it? I needed to have a moment where Vision and Loki can truely connect in order to fully have him make a decision on how to deal with the mind stone problem. This is a big decision that could change the overall course of the story and might change some of Thanos's actions in a drastic change. But he has a secret of his own that will be revealed soon and one that is not going to make the quest for the stones any easier...
But the last thing that I want to say is that I am dedicating the Redemption fanfic to a good friend that has been there for me for the last couple of years. I am dedicating this story to Brigitta Pekelharing, a friend that helped me out of the darkness that I often take for granted. But I want to thank her for everything and helping me during the darkest time of my life, her friendship has made me grow into a better person and writer. I am always going to be grateful for the friendship that we shared and the impact that it made on me. In a way if it weren't for our friendship then there might not even be a Redemption because she got me into Marvel movies and helped me at the beginning of writting the fanfic. Thanks Brigitta for everything :)
As for the next update, with any luck I will be able to get it up as early as July if we're lucky. But I am not going to make any promises that I can't keep, I have definitely learned my lesson a year ago and won't make the same mistake twice. So what will Loki's decision when it comes to the Infinity stone? Will he stop Ultron? What is going to happen to Vision? Will the Avengers make it out of this? What is going to happen to the Maxioff twins? What is Thanos's secret? I guess you all will have to wait till the next chapter to find out. :)