"The staff." Jade wasn't sure who said it, but it sure got everyone's attention. The group moved into action. They all ran to the stairs and raced up them. Jade looked to Dr. Cho and a silent message passed between them. Safer was with the Avengers so that's where they'd be.

They ran across the room and bounded up the stairs after the team. Together they entered the room. Jade saw that Natasha had traded her dress for a tank top and pants. Dr. Cho went straight to Natasha and together they leaned over a computer screen. Jade went up the small set of stairs and stood next to Clint.

"Are you alright?" Clint asked her. Jade nodded.

"I'm alright," Jade answered. "What was that thing?" Clint shrugged and ran a hand through his hair.

"I think we're about to find out," Clint said. Bruce stood up from a chair.

"All our work is gone," Bruce said. He didn't sound irritated, he sounded exasperated. "Ultron cleared out. Used the internet as an escape route." Steve shook his head.

"Ultron," He muttered under his breath. He glared at Tony, who was looking down at a broken legionnaire.

"It's been in everything," Nat said swiping a screen on the table. Jade and Clint turned their head to look at her. "Files, surveillance, probably knows more about us than we know about each other." Something Natasha said made Clint shift nervously. Jade picked up on the movement immediately. Her first thought was that he was hiding something, but he was an Avenger he didn't hide things from his team.

"He's in the files, he's in the internet. What if he decides to access something a little more exciting?" A man that Jade hadn't met yet said. She gave a questioning look to Clint.

"Tony's friend, James Rhodes," He quickly explained. Somehow he knew exactly what Jade was thinking. Agent Hill's head popped up and she stopped picking glass out of her feet for a moment.

"Nuclear codes," She said. James nodded and waved his hand.

"Nuclear codes," He confirmed. "Look we need to make some calls assuming we still can." Hill looked back down at her feet and, using tweezers, she picked a large piece of glass out of the middle of her foot. She used a rag to her to wipe some of the blood off of the wound. Jade swallowed, she was grateful she had decided to put her shoes on before leaving the screening room.

"Nukes?" Natasha asked. She stood up from her position and turned around. "He said he wanted us dead-" Her sentence was cut short by Steve.

"He didn't say dead. He said extinct," He put in. It was less for correction and more for helping them get into a different mind set. Clint looked down at Jade and then took a few steps toward the group.

"He said he killed somebody," Clint said. he put his hand on the rail and leaned down. Hill pointed her tweezers up.

"There wasn't anyone else in the building." Her sentence made Tony's ears prick up. He turned to face them and grabbed his phone off the counter.

"Yes there was." Tony flipped his phone and an orange mess appeared. At the sight everyone shifted and walked closer to it, except Hill who remained seated. If Jade wasn't informed different a few moments later she would've thought it was a disassembled puzzle ball.

Bruce stepped closest and spread his arms in a confused manner.

"This is insane," He murmured.

"J.A.R.V.I.S. was the first line of defense. He would've shut down Ultron it makes sense," Steve said. At his words Jade's stomach sunk. That was J.A.R.V.I.S.? What had happened?

"No, no, Ultron could've shut down J.A.R.V.I.S.. This isn't strategy, this is rage," Bruce interrupted. Loud footsteps broke Jade's attention from Bruce. Tony turned around to just in time to see Thor grab him by the throat.

"It's going around," Clint joked with a serious face. Jade would've smiled if it had been under different circumstances.

"Come on, use your words, buddy," Tony croaked.

"I have more than enough words to describe you Stark, fortunately for you a child is present," Thor said to him. Jade smiled a bit when she realized the child he was talking about was her.

"Thor," Steve interrupted. "The legionnaire?" Thor set Tony back down and pushed him away.

"Trail went cold about a hundred miles out, and it has the scepter. Now we have to retrieve it, again."

"Genie's out of that bottle," Natasha said. "Clear and present is Ultron."

"I don't understand," Dr. Cho said looking down at some broken machinery. She had moved across the room to the table Tony had previously been looking at. "You built this program. Why is it trying to kill us?" There was silence for a moment then laughter started. Jade snapped her head toward the sound, only to discover that it was Tony who was laughing. Bruce shook his head at him.

"You think this is funny?" Thor asked pointing at Tony. Jade looked over at Clint and then back to Tony. She was beginning to wonder if the billionaire had finally lost his marbles.

"No," Tony answered seriously. "It's probably not, right?" He looked around the room. "Is this very terrible? Is it so, it is, it's so terrible," Tony said with a laugh.

"This all could've been avoided if you hadn't played with something you didn't understand," Thor snapped.

"No, I'm sorry. It is funny, it's a hoot that you don't get why we need this." Tony walked up to Thor and said it to his his face.

"Tony," Bruce said the name in a high pitched voice. "Maybe this might not be the time-" He was interrupted by Stark.

"Really? That's it? You just roll over, show your belly every time somebody snarls."

"Only when I've created a murder bot," Bruce replied. Jade held back a snicker. This was definitely not the right time to make light of the situation.

"We didn't," Tony spread his arms out. "We didn't, we weren't even close. Were we close to an interface?" Bruce sarcastically shrugged and nodded his head.

"Well you did something right," Steve interjected. "And you did it right here. The Avengers were supposed to be different from S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Anybody remember me flying a nuke through a wormhole?" Tony asked.

"No, it's never come up," Rhodey said shaking his head.

"Saved New York?" Natasha rolled her eyes. "Recall that? A hostile alien army came charging through a hole in space. We're standing three hundred feet below it," Tony said. Jade listened, she had never heard about this.

"We're the Avengers. We can bust arms dealers all the live long day, but that up there, that's the real fight. How are you guys planning on beating that?"

"Together," Steve answered simply. Tony stepped closer to Steve.

"We'll lose."

"Then we'll do that together too." Tony and Steve looked at each other for a moment. Tony broke eye contact first and looked away. "Thor 's right. Ultron's calling us out, and I'd like to find him before he's ready for us. The world's a big place, so lets start making it smaller."

They nodded and Natasha went back to the computer, while Tony left the room like it was on fire. Steve walked over to Rhodey and whispered in his ear.

"Dr. Cho," Steve walked over to the lady. "I'm sure you're tired. Rhodey will make sure you get home alright." Dr. Cho nodded and said a thank you before her and Rhodey left. Jade watched them leave.

"You should probably get some rest, it'll be morning before you know it," Clint said to Jade. She shook her head.

"I don't think I'll be able to, and even if I did the possibility of me getting trapped under my bed again is extremely high," Jade answered. She looked down at her sweatpants and grey sweatshirt. "But I do think I'll change, though." Clint smiled down at her and ruffled her hair.

"Atta girl. I'm going to make a phone call, don't do anything I wouldn't do," Clint joked. He walked down the stairs send out to the hallway. Jade turned in the opposite direction and went to the elevator. She rode down and wen straight to her bedroom. She flipped on the lights and closed the curtains. The sun was beginning to rise, Jade had officially pulled her first all nighter. Not that it had been her goal the night before, but a small accomplishment was still an accomplishment. Jade quickly changed into a pair of jeans and a purple t-shirt. She also changed her slip ons for a pair of tennis shoes. She went back to the elevator.

When she arrived back in he lab she discovered that Steve and Hill were both gone and that Stark had returned. Stark had changed into more appropriate clothing. Moments later Steve walked onto the room. He went over to where Thor, Natasha, and Tony were. Jade walked over and stood beside Natasha. Steve handed Thor a tablet.

"What's this?" Thor asked looking down at the screen. Clint walked in and stood beside Jade.

"A message," Steve answered. Thor huffed and slapped the tablet to Tony's chest. "Ultron killed Strucker." The sentence got Bruce's attention and he walked over to the group.

"Mmmm, just for us," Tony said. Bruce looked over Tony's shoulder.

"This is a smoke screen. Why send a message when you've just given a speech?" Natasha said. Jade considered the question.

"What if he knew something? Something he didn't want you to find out," Jade put in. Natasha starred into space for a moment.

"Let me check something," Natasha said. Her fingers flew across the keyboard. Clint nudged Jade. Jade looked up and Clint smiled down at her. "Yep, looks like the girl was right. Everything we had on Strucker has been erased."

"Not everything," Tony said. They all looked over at Tony. "What you don't think I would keep paper backups of all my files?" They looked between each other. Tony noticed the looks and he rolled his eyes. "Come on,"

-o-X-o-

When Tony said he had files he meant he had a huge closet with hundreds of paper boxes in it.

"Okay you have paper copies," Steve said. "Which box is it?" Tony rolled up his sleeves.

"Absolutely no idea."

Jade pulled out the box nearest her and set it on a nearby stool. They search for about an hour before they found the correct box.

"Known associates," Steve said and sifted through a large box. He started to pull out several files and hand them to Bruce. "Strucker had a lot of friends."

"Well, these people are all horrible," Bruce said. Jade, who was also looking through the files Steve had given them, nodded in agreement.

"They're absolutely awful," Jade agreed.

"Whoa, whoa, wait," Tony said pointing at a file Bruce had in his hand. "I know that guy, back in the day. He operates of the African coast black market arms." Steve gives Tony a judging look.

"Hey, there are conventions I meet people, alright?. I never sold him anything. He was talking about something, a game changer."

"What are those?" Thor asked pointing at the picture.

"Tattoos," Tony answered. Jade smiled. She knew Thor wasn't from around here, but she thought he would at least know about simple things like that.

"No," Thor said patiently. "Those are tattoos, this is a brand." Bruce took a quick look at the symbol and jumped into a chair. The chair rolled over to in front of a computer and he started typing.

"Oh Ya, this is a symbol in a African dialect meaning thief in a much less friendly way." Bruce said.

"What language?" Steve asked crossing his arms.

"WA-can-aaada," Bruce tried to pronounce the name on the screen. Jade walked closer and read the screen.

"Wakanda," Jade corrected. She had heard of the place before, but had never been. Tony and Steve looked at each other.

"If this guy got out Wakanda with a little trade goods..." Tony said.

"I though your father said he got he rest of it," Steve shot back. Jade looked down at Bruce only to discover he was as lost as she was.

"I- I don't follow," Bruce said standing. "What comes out of Wakanda?" He asked. Steve looked down at his shield.

"The strongest metal in the world," Tony answered.