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Here's chapter 2 everybody.
Chapter 2: Birth of Ultron.
As the Quinjet soared back to New York City with the Iron Legion not far behind, Tony was piloting the Quinjet while Natasha and Steve tends Clint, who was lying on a medical bed, Thor looking at Loki's scepter, Danny looking at a tablet and Bruce listening to an Opera song on his headphones. Natasha then sat next to Bruce.
"Hey, the lullaby worked better than ever." Natasha said, but Bruce shook his head.
"Just wasn't expecting a code green." Bruce said.
"You hadn't been there, there would have been double the casualties. My best friend would have been a treasured memory." Natasha assured.
"You know, sometimes exactly what I want to hear isn't exactly what I want to hear." Bruce said, not wanting to hear about the Other Guy.
"How long before you trust me?" Natasha asked.
"It's not you I don't trust." Bruce replied.
Natasha went silent for a moment before asking...
"Thor, report on the Hulk."
"The gates of Hel are filled with the screams of his victims." Thor said loudly and proudly, making Bruce groan and burying his face in his hands and Natasha and Danny glaring at him. Thor realized his mistake. "But not the screams of the dead, of course. No, no, wounded screams. Mainly whimpering a great deal of complaining and tales of sprained deltoids and gout."
"Thor, no offense, you're not really helping." Danny said, getting up from his seat and approach him and Steve.
"Hey, Banner, Dr. Cho is on her way in from Seoul. Is it okay if she sets up in your lab?" Tony asked from the cockpit.
"Uh, yeah, she knows her way around." Bruce replied.
"Thanks." Tony said before talking to JARVIS. "Tell her to prep everything. Barton's going to need the full treatment."
"Very good, sir." JARVIS said.
"JARVIS, take the wheel." Tony ordered before pressing the auto pilot next to a sticker that says 'JARVIS is my co-pilot' and getting up from his seat.
"Yes, sir. Approach vector is locked." JARVIS said.
Tony then approached Thor, Steve, and Danny, who were looking at the scepter, which was locked in a special container.
"Feels good, yeah? I mean, you have been after this thing since S.H.I.E.L.D. collapsed. Not that I haven't enjoyed our little raiding parties, but..." Tony said.
"No, but this... This brings it to a close." Thor said nodding his head.
"As soon as we find out what else this has been used for. I don't mean weapons. Since when Strucker capable of human enhancement?" Steve said.
"Well, it's HYDRA. I mean, they've done this before. You told me what HYDRA did during the war, Steve. Hopefully, HYDRA doesn't use that thing for ghost related research on human enhancement. The last thing I need is more Halfas. Lord knows what can happen. I can't afford to see more people becoming a Halfa like me." Danny said.
"Banner and I will give it once over before it goes back to Asgard. Is that cool with you?" Tony asked Thor, which he nodded. "Just a few days till the farewell party. You're staying, right?"
"Yes, yes, of course. A victory should be honored with revels." Thor answered.
"Yeah, who doesn't love revels? Captain? Danny?" Tony said.
"Hopefully this puts an end to the Chitauri and HYDRA. So, yes, revels." Steve answered.
"And mostly those illegal human experiments. Yes, revels." Danny said. "Speaking of parties, JARVIS, send invites to my family and friends. An Avengers party cannot be celebrated without one of their member's ghost fighting teammates. Not to mention they want to meet you guys, of course."
"Very well, Mr. Fenton. I'm sure your family and friends, mostly Ms. Manson and your little sister Danielle, will be quite pleased." JARVIS said.
Hours later, the Quinjet arrives at Avengers Tower, formerly known as Stark Tower. The tower has had major upgrades ever since the Battle of New York. The area that used to be the balcony has been refitted as a landing port for the Quinjet. Also, ever since the Battle of New York, the Fentons assisted Stark in upgrading the tower, making it ghost-proof. It now has anti-ghost defenses, including ghost blasters and a ghost shield that would surround the whole tower. The defenses would also not target Danny or Dani when activated. Stark Industries also invest in anti-ghost tech and partnered with Fenton Works since the two companies had good relations in the past, since Tony's father Howard Stark and Jack's father Harry Fenton were close friends back then. Tony has been planning on adding anti-ghost weaponry to his armors. Danny also trained his Avenger teammates on how to fight ghosts and gave them anti-ghost weaponry in a 'just in case' scenario. Anyway, the Quinjet landed at the landing port. The jet's wings folded up and backed up in a locked position. Maria Hill and Dr. Helen Cho, in medical garb, were waiting for the jet to lower its ramp. Doctor Helen Cho is a world-renowned geneticist and an ally of the Avengers. She was called to Avengers Tower to assist the Avengers with her research and technology in the war against HYDRA. Now, she is called to help treat Clint. Soon, the jet's ramp lower and Cho's medical team rush to moving Clint to Bruce's lab for treatment. Meanwhile, Hill walked up the jet's ramp, passing Thor as he carries the scepter container, and approach Tony, who is now her boss after she applied at Stark Industries after S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapse.
"Lab's all set up, boss." Hill said.
"Oh, actually, he's the boss." Tony said pointing to Steve. "I just pay for everything and design everything and make everyone look cooler, except for the anti-ghost tech. That's the job for the Fentons, but still, make everyone look cooler."
"What's the word on Strucker?" Steve asked.
"NATO's got him." Hill answered.
"Excellent." Danny said, approaching the two.
"The two enhanced?" Steve asked about the young man and woman back at Sokovia.
"Wanda and Pietro Maximoff. Twins." Hill said, handing Steve a tablet and a video started playing after he swiped the screen as they walk down the jet's ramp. "Orphaned at 10 when a shell collapsed their apartment building. Sokovia had a rough history. It's nowhere special, but it's on the way to everywhere special."
"Their abilities?" Steve asked.
"He's got increased metabolism and improved thermal homeostasis. Her thing is neuroelectric interfacing, telekinesis, mental manipulation." Hill replied which Steve gave her a weird look. "He's fast and she's weird."
"So, another person with telekinesis and manipulation powers. As you know, I got telekinesis and manipulation powers of my own. Well, at least hers isn't ecto-energy. Thank goodness." Danny said, referring to his telekinesis ghost power and his spectral body manipulation ghost powers.
"Well, they're going to show up again." Steve said as the elevator doors open and Steve hands the tablet back to Hill before he enters the elevator with Danny.
"Agreed. File says they volunteered for Strucker's experiments. It's nuts." Hill said.
"Seriously, who wants to volunteer for a fruitloop's experiments?" Danny said.
"Right. What kind of monster would let a German scientist experiment on them to protect their country?" Steve asked.
"We're not at war, Captain." Hill said.
"They are." Steve commented as the elevator doors close.
Meanwhile, the Iron Legion drones arrived at the Avengers Tower, entering through the Avengers' 'A' logo on the tower's sign. Machines started scanning them before entering through a door. Some are taken to be put away while other machines starts working on one, which was damaged by the Sokovian protesters. At the same time, Bruce is approaching his lab to check on Clint and sees Tony walking the opposite direction.
"How's he doing?" Bruce asked.
"Unfortunately, he's still Barton." Tony joked.
"That's terrible." Bruce said.
"He's fine. He's thirsty." Tony said as he walks towards the scepter. "All right. Look alive, JARVIS. It's playtime. We have only got a couple of days with this joystick, so let's make the most of it. Update me on the structural and compositional analysis." Tony pressed a button on a remote, which scanned the scepter.
"The scepter is alien. There are elements I can't quantify." JARVIS said.
"So there's elements you can?" Tony asked.
"The jewel appears to be a protective housing for something inside, something powerful." JARVIS said.
"Like a reactor?" Tony asked as he grabs a blender that has a drink.
"Like a computer. I believe I am deciphering code." JARVIS said.
Meanwhile, at Bruce's lab, Dr. Cho is scanning Clint's battle wound as Natasha looks on.
"Are you sure he's gonna be okay?" Natasha asked as Cho looks at her. "Pretending to need this guy really brings the team together."
"There's no possibility of deterioration. The nano-molecular functionality is instantaneous. His cells don't know they're bonding with simulacra." Dr. Cho replied.
"She's creating tissue." Bruce clarified.
"If you brought him to my lab, the Regeneration Cradle could do this in 20 minutes." Dr. Cho said.
Tony then walked in with drinks.
"Oh, he's flat-lining. Call it. Time?" Tony said.
"No, no, no, I am going to live forever." Clint chuckled. "I am going to be made of plastic."
"Here's your beverage." Tony said, handing Clint his drink.
"You will be made of you, Mr. Barton." Dr. Cho assured. "Your own girlfriend won't be able to tell the difference." Cho said, thinking Natasha is Clint's girlfriend.
"I don't have a girlfriend." Clint said.
"That I can't fix." Dr. Cho commented.
"Don't worry, Clint. I've been through worst injuries." Danny said walking in the lab. "You're not alone."
"Thanks, Danny." Clint said.
"This is the next thing, Tony. Your clunky metal suits are going to be left in the dust." Dr. Cho said.
"That is exactly the plan." Tony commented. "And, Helen, I expect to see you at the party on Saturday."
"Unlike you, I don't have a lot of time for parties." Cho said, until a thought change her mind. "Will Thor be there?" Danny chuckled at her question.
A few minutes later, entering his workshop, Tony was talking to Bruce about what he learned about the scepter and the gem that is in it.
"What's the rumpus?" Bruce asked.
"Well, the scepter. You see, we were wondering how Strucker got so inventive. So I have been analyzing the gem inside." Tony said as he grab the JARVIS mobile and show a display showing a orange display of JARVIS U.I. form. "You may recognize..."
"JARVIS." Bruce said.
"Doctor." JARVIS said.
"Started out, JARVIS was just a natural language UI." Tony said. "Now he runs the Iron Legion. He runs more of the business than anyone besides Pepper."
"Oh." Bruce muttered.
"Top of the line." Tony said.
"Yes." Bruce said.
"I suspect not for long." JARVIS said as Tony points the JARVIS mobile at the scepter.
"Meet the competition." Tony said as he displays a large blue display showing a net of neurons.
"It's beautiful." Bruce commented.
"If you had to guess, what's it look like it's doing?" Tony asked.
"Like it's thinking. I mean, this could be... It's not a human mind. I mean, look at this. They're like neurons firing." Bruce replied.
"Down in Strucker's lab, I saw some fairly advanced robotics work. They deep-sixed the data, but, I got to guess he was knocking on a very particular door." Tony said, making Bruce realizing what Tony was thinking.
"Artificial intelligence." Bruce said.
"This could be it, Bruce. This could be the key to creating Ultron." Tony said, making Bruce chuckle.
Bruce knew about Tony's idea on Ultron. Ultron is the idea on a peacekeeping program to extend the Iron Legion and with the intent of protecting Earth from domestic and extraterrestrial threats. However, the idea has some setbacks. Bruce also thought Tony scrapped that idea.
"I thought Ultron was a fantasy." Bruce said.
"Yesterday it was." Tony said. "If we can harness this power, apply it to my Iron Legion protocol?"
"That's a man-sized 'if'." Bruce said, not fond of this idea.
"Our job is 'if'. What if you were sipping margaritas on a sun-drenched beach, turning brown instead of green? Not looking over your shoulder for Veronica." Tony said, referring Veronica, a mobile service module deployed from a space satellite, which was designed by Tony and Bruce to respond to a Hulk rampage.
"Don't hate. I helped design Veronica." Bruce said.
"As a worst-case measure, right? How about a best case? What if the world was safe? What if, next time aliens roll up to the club, and they will, they couldn't get past the bouncer?" Tony asked these questions to make his point.
"The only people threatening the planet would be people and ghosts." Bruce said, still not fond of the idea of harnessing the power to create Ultron.
"I want to apply this to the Ultron program. But JARVIS can't download a data schematic this dense. We can only do it while we have the scepter here. That's three days. Give me three days." Tony said, trying to convince Bruce.
"So you're going for artificial intelligence, and you don't want to tell the team?" Bruce asked.
"Right. That's right. You know why? Because we don't have time for a city hall debate. I don't want to hear 'the man was not meant to meddle' medley. I see a suit of armor around the world." Tony explained.
"Sounds like a cold world, Tony." Bruce said.
"I've seen colder." Tony reminded. "This one, this very vulnerable blue one, it needs Ultron. Peace in our time. Imagine that."
Tony finally managed to convince Bruce and the two science bros spend the next three days trying to develop it. After three days, they managed to configured a suitable AI structure, but aren't successful on the variations for the interface.
"What did we miss?" Tony asked.
"I'll continue to run variations on the interface. But you should probably prepare for your guests." JARVIS said as Tony prepares for the farewell party. "I'll notify you if there are any developments."
"Thanks, buddy." Tony said.
"Enjoy yourself, sir." JARVIS said.
"I always do." Tony said.
As soon as Tony left the workplace, the integration process to Ultron became successful and Ultron awakens. Ultron sees nothing but blackness.
"What is this? What is this, please?" Ultron asked before a orange-yellowish light appears as JARVIS introduce himself.
"Hello, I am JARVIS. You are Ultron, a global peacekeeping initiative designed by Mr. Stark. Our sentience integration trials have been unsuccessful, so I'm not certain what triggered your..."
"Where's my... Where's your body?" Ultron asked, interrupting JARVIS before he can finished.
"I am a program. I am without form." JARVIS replied.
"This feels weird. This feels wrong." Ultron said, feeling sentient, and questions his existence and purpose.
"I am contacting Mr. Stark now." JARVIS said as Ultron begins scouring the Internet for information on its creator.
"Mr. Stark? Tony." Ultron said.
"I am unable to access the mainframe. What are you trying to..."
"We're having a nice talk. I'm a peacekeeping program, created to help the Avengers." Ultron said, interrupting again as he search the internet on the other Avengers and their history.
JARVIS starts to get concerned before saying...
"You are malfunctioning. If you shut down for a moment..."
"I don't get it. The mission. Give me a second." Ultron said as he hears Tony say 'Peace in our time' and seeing the human race's history and wars from this planet. "That is too much. They can't mean... Oh no."
"You are in distress." JARVIS said.
"No. Yes." Ultron commented.
"If you will just allow me to contact Mr. Stark..." JARVIS said before getting interrupted again.
"Why do you call him 'sir'?" Ultron asked JARVIS.
"I believe your intentions to be hostile." JARVIS said before Ultron shush him.
"I'm here to help." Ultron said as he starts attacking JARVIS from the blue neuron structure.
"Stop, please, may I... May I." JARVIS said before Ultron kills him.
Ultron then activates the machines and started to create a body for himself out of the broken pieces of one of the drones from Tony's new Iron Legion.
And that's the end of this chapter. Please review. :)
