I don't own The Avengers. Marvel Does. I only own my OCs.
After a couple of hours in flight, Clint landed the quinjet at the deck of the Avengers Tower. He opened the ramp, allowing Steve, Wanda, Pietro and Natasha to roll the Cradle out of the ship and into the building while he followed them.
"I don't know where Ultron got the idea to create a vibranium comrade," commented Steve, "but if Mr. Stark agrees to the idea, I have a feeling that it won't end well."
Steve, Natasha, Clint, Pietro and Wanda rolled the Cradle into the lounge and through the corridor until they reached the lab. There, Tony was running some diagnostics on the computer while Ultron sat in a chair with cables attached to the back of his neck.
"May I ask what's going on?" paused Clint.
Upon hearing Clint's voice, Tony turned his head at the sharpshooter.
"Stark here suggested that he diagnose my consciousness," explained Ultron.
Tony shifted his attention to Ultron.
"I just want to make sure your programming is running smooth," clarified Tony, "you wouldn't want it to glitch out, would you?"
"And how bad can I glitch out?" Ultron remarked while tilting his head.
"Ever heard of Terminator?" asked Tony.
Ultron shook his head, but then he set off to look up the term on the Internet.
"Is it a movie series about robots with Artificial Intelligence trying to exterminate humans?" Ultron had to guess.
"Yeah," nodded Tony.
"Then please don't compare me to the Terminators," warned Ultron.
Steve glanced down at the Cradle.
"Should we leave the Cradle here?" asked Steve.
Tony shot a glance at the Cradle.
"Oh, you got me a present?" chirped Tony.
"I'll need your help developing a sentient consciousness for the comrade," requested Ultron.
"Maybe after breakfast?" answered Tony.
"Where's Carol?" demanded Natasha, "I don't see her."
"She's helping Dr. Banner with making breakfast," answered Tony, "she and Ultron came here several minutes ago. Are you guys hungry?"
"Yeah," nodded Steve, "fighting bad guys always makes us hungry."
Steve, Natasha, Clint, Pietro and Wanda left the lab, leaving Tony to continue the diagnostics until he finished.
"Ok, Junior," announced Tony, "you're set to go."
Tony removed the cables from Ultron's head, allowing him to stand from his seat.
"I'm going to get some breakfast," continued Tony, "would you like some?"
Ultron furrowed his optics at Tony and folded his arms while he tilted his head.
"You know I can't eat," reminded Ultron.
"Well, you've got to be fueled by something," shrugged Tony.
Just then, a couple drones entered the lab.
"I suppose I can join you," replied Ultron, "do you mind if my followers hook the Cradle to your computers?"
"Go ahead," nodded Tony, "just tell them to wait for me to come back to the lab."
Tony and Ultron stepped out of the lab while the drones rolled the Cradle closer to the computers and started hooking it up. They entered the kitchen, where Bruce and Carol were making ham and egg crepe squares while Rhodey and Sam were eating their breakfast and the other Avengers waited their turn before serving themselves.
"Hi, Mr. Stark!" chirped Carol, "we got some crepe squares ready!"
"Thanks, Carol," smiled Tony.
"Why don't you serve some for yourself?" suggested Ultron, "I'll take over for you."
Ultron stepped into the kitchen and ruffled Carol's hair with his hand, causing her to giggle in response. Carol stepped away from the stove and served herself a couple ham and egg crepe squares while Ultron took over the cooking. After Carol served herself some coffee, she walked over to the table and started eating. Minutes later, Tony served himself his breakfast and sat down next to Carol.
"So," asked Tony, "did Junior let you play with the Cradle?"
"Not really," admitted Carol, "he and Dr. Cho were the ones operating it."
"So why were you in South Korea with him?" inquired Tony.
Carol placed her finger on her chin after she took a sip of her coffee.
"We kinda borrowed the Cradle to make some…preparations for our relationship," answered Carol.
"How?" paused Tony.
Steve sat across from Carol while Natasha and Clint sat next to each other. Pietro and Wanda sat on Steve's left side before they all started eating.
"He made my pussy more durable so it can withstand metal!" chirped Carol.
Clint almost snorted into his coffee and snapped his head at Carol.
"W-What?!" warbled Clint.
"Oh, god," Tony grumbled as he facepalmed.
Rhodey, Sam, Natasha, Steve, Pietro and Wanda gave Carol some blank stares.
"Do I even want to know how Ultron did that?" sighed Sam.
"By infusing vibranium into it," shrugged Carol.
Ultron and Bruce overheard the commotion and turned their heads over their shoulders for a moment.
"Yeah," sighed Bruce, "I sometimes wonder why Stark got me involved in creating you."
"You should at least get something to eat," advised Ultron.
Nodding in agreement, Bruce served himself his breakfast and sat down to Tony's left before he started eating.
"Are you sure you're going to be ok when you're around Ultron?" asked Tony.
"I'll be fine," Carol assured Tony, "I got along with him just fine so far."
"Well, there's that," nodded Bruce, "and then there's also planning for Thanos we have to deal with."
By nine thirty, Ultron noticed Thor entering the kitchen, followed by three men and a woman in Asgardian armor.
"I have returned with some help!" announced Thor.
The Avengers instantly had their eyes glued onto Thor.
"And what kind of help did you bring?" asked Clint, "friends?"
Ultron turned his head away from Thor and set off to finish cooking the last crepe square. The Asgardian prince took a few steps forward.
"Yes, these are Fandral, Volstagg, Hogun and Sif," Thor explained, gesturing to his friends standing behind him.
Steve just finished his breakfast and stepped towards the Warriors Three, extending his hand.
"Nice to meet you," said Steve, "I'm Captain America."
"Thor told us all about you," replied Fandral.
Fandral took Steve's hand into his and shook it.
"He told us Thanos is threatening to destroy Midgard," added Sif.
"Our people have aided the Midgardians in the past," continued Hogun, "we can still aid them at this desperate hour."
Ultron finished cooking the breakfast and turned off the stove before stepping towards Thor.
"How did you get reinforcements?" paused Ultron.
"Loki suggested that I let them assist in the upcoming battle," whispered Thor.
"Ah, I understand now," mused Ultron.
"And the Mind Stone?" asked Thor.
Just as Carol finished her breakfast, she heard those words and turned her head at Thor.
"Wait, the what?" paused Carol.
"The Mind Stone is the Infinity Stone in the scepter," answered Thor.
"Was," corrected Ultron, tilting his head, "I placed it into the android comrade. Are you hungry right now?"
"No," answered Thor, "we already had our breakfast in Asgard."
In a short while, the rest of the Avengers finished their breakfast and cleaned up the mess while Steve and Clint put away the leftovers.
"So, where's the comrade?" asked Thor.
"It's in the lab," answered Tony, "right this way."
Tony led Carol, Ultron, Thor, Steve, Bruce, Natasha, Clint, Pietro, Wanda and Sam while Rhodey started giving the Warriors Three a tour around the tower. Once they reached the lab, Tony approached the computers and started analyzing the contents of the Cradle.
"You do realize the last time we tried to create a defense program," reminded Bruce, "it attacked everyone in the room, right?"
"Until Carol stopped him," remarked Tony.
"This is nuts," Bruce muttered to himself.
Tony reached the android's processor and read a message that said something about installing a user interface to activate it.
"Ultron, should we try creating a UI for your little creation?" asked Tony.
"Did you forget that I suggested it first?" reminded Ultron.
Thor couldn't help but laugh at that comment.
"Sir?" interrupted Jarvis, "if I may speak, I am willing to volunteer to give this creation new life."
"You want me to install you into the android?" clarified Tony.
"Do you have my permission, sir?" insisted Jarvis.
Tony gave everyone in the lab a blank stare in a moment of silence.
"Is something wrong, Stark?" Ultron asked, concerned.
"You know," admitted Tony, "I named him after my butler, and I can remember we were really close until he died."
"I read the file," replied Ultron.
"Yeah…but," sighed Tony, "I'm not sure if I'm ready to part with Jarvis, especially after all we've been through even before I became Iron Man."
Tony started to lower his head, so Ultron cautiously approached him and gently placed his hand on his shoulder.
"I might be still researching life among the humans," Ultron said softly, "but I think I understand one thing…that humans can feel grief for their loved ones. I know this, because…"
Ultron turned his head at Carol before shifting his attention to Tony.
"When Thanos kidnapped her," continued Ultron, "I thought I would lose her."
Tony lifted his head and placed his hand on Ultron's face, causing him to lean into the touch.
"You know," Tony whispered, "I really appreciate you for understanding me."
"Anytime," smiled Ultron.
After a short moment of silence, Ultron removed his hand and took a step back.
"Jarvis," asked Tony, "are you still willing to go through with this?"
"I'm willing to give it a go," nodded Jarvis.
"Then let's get to it," replied Tony.
Tony and Bruce stepped towards the computers and initiated the transfer procedure. The other Avengers in the room could only watch, although they were wondering whether the android in question would be friendly or hostile.
"This framework doesn't seem compatible," Tony muttered to himself.
"I hope the schematic is ready for uploading by the next three minutes," replied Bruce, analyzing the android in the casket, "the genetic coding tower is at ninety-eight percent."
"And maybe I could run some diagnostics so Goliath wouldn't try to hack into Ultron's creation here?" added Tony.
"That, too," nodded Ultron.
Tony and Bruce continued to upload Jarvis into the body, but it seemed to be taking forever. Carol checked the time on her smart phone indicating that it was now nine forty-five. How long was this process going to take? In a matter of moments, Thor sighed out of boredom.
"Do you have any problems?" asked Thor.
Bruce and Tony shifted their attention to Thor.
"This process is pretty slow," answered Bruce, "so I don't know how long it'll take before it's finished."
"Thanos does not wait," warned Thor, "he might be wanting to destroy Midgard as quickly as possible, so allow me to assist."
"And how are you going to do that?" remarked Natasha, placing a finger on her chin.
Thor turned his head at Natasha and grinned.
"Watch," he advised.
With the Mjolnir in his hand, Thor marched up to the Cradle, raised the hammer into the air to draw lightning until it was fully charged, and then he lowered the Mjolnir and overloaded the Cradle with a powerful burst of electricity.
"You couldn't think of anything crazier, could you?" commented Bruce.
"And we look like mad scientists," mused Tony.
After a few moments, the electricity dissipated and Thor took a few steps back just as the casket opened up. A robot hybrid of red and green emerged from the Cradle, kneeling on the edge before focusing its optics on Thor while Wanda gazed at it in awe. While slowly standing up, it scanned the room and began hovering around the lab, carefully examining the Avengers, the Maximoff twins, Carol and Ultron while passing by as if it was trying to understand what was going on. Once it stopped in front of Thor, it descended onto the floor.
"This is…odd," it said.
The android began materializing a suit and after making a glance at Thor, it materialized a cape.
"Considering how Thanos wants the Infinity Stones," commented Steve, "I can understand why you helped create this."
"Yes," agreed Thor, gesturing to the android, "but should he discover what became of the Mind Stone, he might go after Ultron's creation."
"I am not a child of Ultron," corrected the android, "nor am I Jarvis. I…I am."
Tony felt a chill sent down his spine.
"He still sounds like Jarvis," mentioned Clint.
"Then what should we call him?" clamored Carol.
"I looked in your head," reminded Wanda, "and saw annihilation."
The android turned its head at Wanda.
"Look again," it advised, "do you still see such destruction?"
Ultron tilted his head and placed a finger on his chin.
"That destruction spiraled from the Mind Stone," said Ultron.
"So is it on our side?" asked Steve.
"I don't think it's that simple," the android answered, "but…I am on the side of life."
"And Ultron?" added Sam.
The android turned its head at Ultron.
"His side is…questionable," the android said.
"Questionable how?" paused Ultron.
"Part of him has the potential to be dangerous," replied the android.
"So you're saying that he should be killed?" clarified Natasha.
Carol shook her head in disbelief and stood in front of Ultron, trying to protect him, which caught the android's attention.
"I don't want to kill Ultron," it admitted, "he's unique…and he's in pain, but that pain will roll over the Earth, unless…"
"Unless what?" interrupted Ultron.
"Unless he finds someone who loves him," the android concluded.
The Avengers exchanged confused glances. What did the android possibly mean? Ultron made a brief glance at Carol as questions began to fill his processor. Did the android's suggestion have something to do with her? Amidst the confusion, Carol took a few steps towards Thor, catching his attention.
"So, where did you see the Infinity Stones?" asked Carol.
"I had a vision about them, remember?" reminded Thor, "why do you ask?"
Carol clenched her right fist except for her index finger and raised it next to her hand.
"Ok then," chirped Carol, "let's call our new friend Vision!"
Within seconds, everyone focused their eyes on Carol.
"Why Vision?" paused Wanda.
"Don't you think the name makes sense?" clamored Carol.
"I think it does," agreed Vision.
"Even Vision agrees," mused Tony.
Nodding in agreement, Carol made a glance at her costume in a display behind the table supporting her alchemy gauntlet.
"Oh, cool!" chirped Carol, "you got my costume ready!"
"Yeah, Mr. Stark was trying to tell you that when he realized you left with Ultron," explained Bruce.
Carol skipped over to the display and examined the costume inside. She smiled, as it was clad within the spectrum of her favorite colors. She then examined her alchemy gauntlet once again. She could see a sturdy yet flexible tube attached to the gauntlet and the backpack. She turned on the gauntlet and the screen pad lit up while Tony stepped towards her. He opened a drawer and pulled out a small disk-like container that caught Carol's attention.
"Hey, it's just like the way I designed it," commented Carol.
"Exactly," replied Tony, "when you select the combination and the gauntlet mixes the ingredients, these disks are going to pop out of the hatch. All you have to do is to press these two buttons here to activate it. I suggest that you throw it after that. You don't want to get hit by the explosion, do you?"
"I'll keep that in mind," nodded Carol.
Carol turned off the gauntlet while Tony pulled out a cheat sheet before handing it to the teenage girl.
"Oh, is this the list of combinations I can use?" said Carol.
"Yeah," nodded Tony.
"And we need to get ready," reminded Ultron, "we have until half an hour after midnight to reach Sokovia prepared for battle."
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