The following chapter might address the reality of some Christian priests in the United States and a certain scripture in the Bible. More specifically, Deuteronomy 22:28-29.
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The following day, Carol tied her hair into a ponytail while Ultron allowed Snoofles to relax in his lap. He wished he could at least keep one of the kittens, even if Lacy insisted that they should go to the shelter. However, he had other things to do today. Carol checked her handbag for her clipboard case, her wallet, her smart phone, her pencil case, her keys and her mp3 player. She slipped on her boots before turning until she faced Ultron.
"Ok, I'm ready!" chirped Carol.
Ultron nudged Snoofles off his lap before standing to his full height. Carol led him out of her room and into the living room before she skipped towards the sliding door and opened it. Ultron led her out to the balcony and allowed her to close the sliding door. He lifted her into his arms, allowing her to wrap her arms around him and took off into the sky. He soared out of the city and flew across the state. Once he reached Pennsylvania, he scanned the state, hoping to locate Delilah and Claudia. After half an hour, they arrived in Philadelphia and the sentient robot found a signal from a nearby hotel, so he descended down the sky and landed in front of the hotel. Ultron allowed Carol to slip out of his arms before she led him inside. They wandered through the lobby until they came across an attendant.
"Hello," she said, "have you two made reservations here?"
"No, we're just visiting a friend," lied Ultron.
"Oh," blurted the attendant, "go on ahead, then."
Ultron and Carol continued wandering through the hotel. The sentient robot scanned the interior of the building to determine the location of the hotel room Delilah and Claudia were hiding in, so he led Carol into the hallway and ascended a flight of stairs until they reached the fourth floor. They took a sharp turn and passed by a few doors until they stopped by one particular door. Ultron turned until he faced the door and knocked on it. Moments later, Claudia opened the door, eyes widening in surprise when she saw Ultron and Carol.
"Y-You two," she gasped.
"I hate to bother you at this time, Mrs. Todd," requested Ultron, "but we need to talk to you and your daughter. It's important."
Claudia hesitated in a moment of silence, but she reluctantly took a few steps back, allowing Ultron and Carol to step inside. Delilah was watching The Little Shop of Horrors when she noticed them.
"Carol?" warbled Delilah, "what are you and Ultron doing here?"
"We came here to discuss the problem in your family," explained Ultron.
Delilah stared at Ultron in disbelief.
"Y-You know?" paused Delilah.
Ultron nodded before he sat on the bed across Delilah. Carol sat next to him while Claudia closed the door and sat next to Delilah.
"Now," Ultron began, gazing at Delilah, "I understand you are frightened of your pastor after what he did to you. But I promise you this, we'll do whatever we can to make sure he doesn't hurt you again."
"But," objected Delilah, "what if no else will want to marry me?"
"Why do you say that?" paused Carol.
Delilah pressed her hands against her chest, concern filling her eyes.
"Because," whimpered Delilah, "my dad said that if I stay pure until I'm ready to get married, then God would provide me a man. Thanks to Pastor Milford, I'm just tainted. I tried to stay modest, but it didn't seem to work."
Ultron let out a sigh as Delilah lowered her head in shame.
"I assure you that someone who loves you would be willing to look past your incident," Ultron informed Delilah, "what the pastor did to you was wrong, and it's not your fault. You don't have to forgive him for his sins."
"You mean…I don't have to marry him?" clarified Delilah.
"That's right," answered Carol, "he shouldn't even be allowed to marry underage teenage girls. That's just sick!"
"Ok, but I can't give birth to his child," mentioned Delilah, "I don't want to have to drop out of school."
"Delilah, you know that abortion is a sin against God," reminded Claudia.
Ultron opened his cheekplates, anger building up in his optics.
"So you prefer to force her to carry the fetus to full-term despite the reality that it's the result of sexual abuse?" growled Ultron, "she didn't consent when your pastor molested her and she didn't even consent to getting pregnant! Besides, she hasn't finished school yet. Do you want her to drop out just to raise a child that would remind her of what she went through?!"
Claudia hesitated for a moment before she shook her head and Ultron let out a sigh.
"If you're planning to divorce Nelson," advised Ultron, "you'll need to find a proper therapist and ensure Nelson can't hurt you or your daughter. I can help you find an abortion provider for her so you wouldn't have to pay for it."
"But if Nelson found out that she had an abortion…" Claudia started to protest.
"Then he needs to learn a valuable lesson about treating women with respect," Ultron concluded.
Ultron stood to his full height and knelt down in front of Delilah before he carefully examined her, using his optics to scan her interior anatomy.
"I can see you're still in the first trimester," Ultron observed, "at what date would you like to terminate the pregnancy?"
"A-As soon as possible," stammered Delilah.
Ultron nodded before standing to his full height. He stepped towards the door and activated his com-link.
"Vision," Ultron called, "are you available?"
"I was speaking with Director Fury earlier," Vision replied over the com-link, "why?"
"I told Delilah and Mrs. Todd that I'm going to help them find an abortion provider," explained Ultron.
"Director Fury has agreed to find abortion providers for her," Vision informed over the com-link, "but Delilah will have to come to the facility to have the procedure done."
"Could you tell the abortion providers to preserve the fetus so we can use it as evidence to build a case against the pastor?" requested Ultron.
"I'll see to it," Vision answered over the com-link.
"Thank you," smiled Ultron.
Ultron ended the transmission and strutted into the room.
"Carol, do you have a sheet of paper?" asked Ultron.
Nodding, Carol pulled out her clipboard case and pulled out a clean sheet of notebook paper. She also pulled out her pencil case before handing them to Delilah while Ultron sat down next to Carol.
"All right," instructed Ultron, "I want you to write down as much details of the incident with the pastor as you remember."
"Are you going to charge Pastor Milford?" paused Claudia.
"According to most US laws," nodded Ultron, "he committed statutory rape, and I suspect he wasn't the only one who did such a thing."
Delilah pulled out a pencil and started writing on the sheet of paper. Ultron scanned the area surrounding the hotel until he located one of his drones flying in the vicinity, so he sent a message instructing it to come to the hotel. After waiting for several minutes, Delilah finished writing and handed the sheet of paper to Ultron, allowing him to read it carefully. After that, he turned his head at Claudia.
"Are you planning on staying in Philadelphia?" asked Ultron.
"No," answered Claudia, "we are driving down to Virginia in a couple days and we'll be driving west from there."
"Do you mind if I borrow your daughter for a while?" requested Ultron, "the facility requires her presence if she is to go through with the abortion."
Claudia made a brief glance at Delilah for a moment before she locked eyes with Ultron.
"Promise me you'll bring her back when I arrive in Virginia," begged Claudia.
"I promise," Ultron assured Claudia.
Delilah handed the clipboard case back to Carol, allowing her to stash it into her handbag. Ultron led Carol and Delilah out of the hotel room and through the hall until they reached outside. There, Ultron's drone was standing near the parking lot. Delilah glanced at the drone before turning her head at Ultron.
"Is that your friend?" she asked.
"In a way, he is," nodded Ultron.
Ultron lifted Carol into his arms while the drone approached Delilah and extended its arms. However, Delilah fidgeted nervously as she hesitated.
"It's ok," Ultron assured Delilah, "he's not going to hurt you."
Delilah made a brief glance at the drone for a few seconds before cautiously approaching him, allowing him to lift her into his arms. Both robots took off into the sky, soaring over the states until they reached upstate New York an hour or so later. Ahead, they could see the new Avengers facility. Ultron and the drone slowly descended down the sky and landed in front of the facility. Once they lowered Carol and Delilah to the ground, they all headed inside. Once they passed through the hallway with the glass panes, Ultron led Carol, the drone and Delilah in search of Director Fury's office, and when they arrived, Nick Fury, Vision and a few medical staff were conversing with each other. The red and green android made a brief glance at the robots and the teenage girls approaching them.
"I believe our guests have arrived," Vision said.
Upon cue, Director Fury turned his head at Ultron.
"Are you sure you're not going to just let law enforcement deal with this?" he asked.
"I figured DNA evidence and her written testimony should be enough to convict the pastor," answered Ultron.
Ultron handed Nick Fury the written testimony.
"But I also have a feeling that Pastor Milford's church will try to cover up the crime," added Carol.
Ultron turned his head at the drone and nodded, prompting it to escort Delilah a few steps forward.
"We are still getting the medical wing ready for the procedure," one of the medics said, "you ok with that?"
Delilah didn't say anything, but she nodded. The medics escorted her and the drone down the corridor, leaving Nick Fury, Vision, Ultron and Carol behind.
"Now, do you have a few moments?" asked Nick.
"Sure," nodded Ultron, "what do you need?"
"I have looked into Carol's information over the past few days," explained Nick, "and the authorities here have decided that she needs to develop her combat skills before she can join the Avengers initiative."
"So…practice?" clarified Carol.
"And a few public services," added Nick.
Carol wasn't sure how to respond to the result, even when Ultron placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Patience, Carol," whispered Ultron.
"I know," replied Carol, "I sincerely hope Thanos and Nebula have been arrested for attempted genocide."
Vision gave Carol a confused glance in a moment of silence.
"What?" paused Carol.
"We sent agents to search the quinjet shortly after the incident of Sokovia," mentioned Nick, "but they found no sign of Thanos or Nebula."
Carol groaned as she placed her hand on her head and grasped a handful of her hair.
"Great," grumbled Carol, "they could be anywhere on this planet!"
"Carol," Ultron assured Carol, "it's ok. I won't let Thanos hurt you."
"We're all keeping an eye out on them," added Nick.
"Even better," Ultron agreed, a sense of calmness filling his processor upon seeing Carol smile.
Carol reached her arms towards his chest, and upon cue, Ultron lifted her into his arms.
"Would you like me to take you home?" Ultron purred as he nuzzled his face against Carol's.
"Sure!" nodded Carol.
Ultron focused his optics on Nick Fury.
"I'll take my leave now," Ultron announced.
Ultron held Carol close to his chest as he turned away from Nick Fury and Vision and sauntered through the corridor. Once the sentient robot stepped outside the facility, he took off into the air, soaring over the state until he reached New York City. He continued his flight until he could see the apartment building at a distance. When he located Carol's apartment, he descended down the sky and landed on the balcony before lowering Carol to the ground, allowing her to open the sliding door. Smiling at him, she beckoned him into following her into the apartment, although the sentient robot had to duck his head.
"Wanna watch a movie?" asked Carol.
"Do you have another personal recommendation?" replied Ultron.
"I'll let you pick this time," suggested Carol.
Upon cue, Ultron approached the DVD shelf and began browsing until he pulled out Big Hero 6 and flashed it to Carol.
"Will this do?" asked Ultron.
"Sure!" chirped Carol.
Ultron approached the entertainment center while Carol picked up the remote and turned on the TV. The sentient robot inserted the disk into the PS4 before sitting down on the couch. Carol took this chance to sit on his lap, catching his attention.
"You enjoying yourself already?" Ultron purred.
Carol nodded, and Ultron gently wrapped his arms around her while she began playing the movie. He noticed as she relaxed into his embrace, so he began wondering if Vision saw through their closeness on the day he was brought to life.
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