I don't own The Avengers. Marvel Does. I only own my OCs.
The following morning, Carol woke up from a restful sleep in Ultron's arms. Perhaps a partial marathon of Futurama was a great way to end the day. Still, she stroked Ultron's faceplates with her hand until he stirred.
"Morning, Ultron," whispered Carol.
Smiling, Ultron kissed her forehead.
"Did you sleep well, my little kitten?" Ultron purred.
Carol nodded.
"Maybe after breakfast, we could head back to New York?" Carol suggested.
Ultron nodded and checked the messages in his processor.
"Vision can watch over Loki until he heads back to Asgard," he said.
Carol gave Ultron a confused stare in a moment of silence.
"Wait, Vision's here?" paused Carol.
"He told me of his arrival this morning," Ultron explained, "and he brought along the twins."
"Oh boy," Carol muttered.
Carol squirmed out of Ultron's embrace and got out of bed. She slipped out of her pajamas before putting on a pair of cargo shorts and a t-shirt while Ultron sat up from the bed.
"In that case," asked Carol, "can we go check on them?"
Ultron nodded while Carol grabbed her hairbrush and brushed her hair, taking care to get rid of the knots that built up while she slept. Once she finished, she followed Ultron out of their bedroom and wandered through the hallway, turning at a few corners and stopped at the archway leading to the kitchen. There, Pietro and Wanda stood near the rotary waffle maker while Loki finished mixing the waffle batter. At the same time, Vision was waiting near the entrance.
"Morning, Vision!" Carol chirped, "how's our friendly neighborhood trickster been doing this morning?"
Vision placed a finger on his chin.
"I believe Loki is about to teach the twins how to make waffles," Vision answered.
Carol's face lit up, remembering how the trickster god watched her using the rotary waffle maker. Maybe that was how he learned how to use it? Carol skipped over to the counter, catching Wanda and Pietro's attention.
"Hey, guys!" chirped Carol, "are you thinking of adding anything to your waffles?"
"Why do you ask?" paused Pietro.
Carol turned her head at the fridge.
"I was thinking of putting blueberries in mine," Carol explained.
Wanda nodded in agreement.
"I, too, could go for some blueberries," Wanda said.
"What's wrong with chocolate chips?" Pietro objected.
Hearing the conversation was enough for Loki to focus his eyes on Carol and the Maximoff twins.
"You can grab both from the refrigerator if you'd like," Loki offered.
Upon cue, Pietro zipped towards the fridge like lightning and returned with packages of chocolate chips and blueberries. After that, he sped towards the fridge again and fetched the maple syrup while Wanda searched the cabinet for another mixing bowl. Once she did, Loki poured half the batter into the empty mixing bowl. Carol poured some blueberries into one bowl while Loki poured some chocolate chips into the other bowl.
"Now that we're set," Loki announced, "let me show you how this waffle maker works."
Loki grabbed a small cup and scooped up some batter with the blueberries.
"First, you pour some batter into the waffle maker," Loki instructed.
Loki poured the batter into the grooves of the waffle maker.
"After that," he continued, "you close it and rotate it."
Upon cue, the trickster closed the waffle maker and rotated it, which started the timer.
"Now all we have to do is wait for the timer to go off," Loki said, "and then we rotate the waffle maker and remove the waffle."
The Maximoff twins nodded in agreement.
"Sounds pretty neat," commented Pietro.
While waiting for the timer to go off, Carol stepped over to the coffee maker, where she picked out the package of french vanilla coffee and poured the beans into the coffee grinder. She ground the beans before she poured the ground coffee into the filter. After that, she filled the coffee pot with water and poured it into the water bin before starting the coffee maker.
"Want to have some of my coffee?" Carol offered.
"No thank you," Wanda declined.
"I'll just make tea," Loki added.
Loki searched the cabinets for tea bags when Carol heard the timer beep, so she rotated the waffle maker and opened it before removing the blueberry waffle and placing it onto her plate. This allowed Wanda to scoop some blueberry waffle batter and pour it into the grooves of the waffle maker. She then closed the waffle maker and rotated it, activating the timer.
"I think I understand Loki wanted to know how Vision was doing," Carol told Wanda, "but I didn't think you guys would actually show up this morning."
"Ultron invited us over," explained Wanda, "didn't you hear him call us?"
Now that Wanda mentioned it, Carol barely remembered Ultron sending a transmission to someone.
"I…might have been too distracted with my drawings," Carol admitted, placing her hand behind her head.
Pietro scoffed in a playful manner. A minute or so later, the timer beeped, so Wanda rotated the waffle maker and opened it before removing her waffle and placing it on her plate. This allowed Carol to check the coffee maker while Pietro poured the chocolate chip batter into the grooves of the waffle maker. Satisfied that the coffee was ready, Carol poured some coffee into her cup and added in sugar and milk. Carol stepped over to the table and sat down next to Ultron before she started eating her breakfast while Loki finished brewing his tea.
"So, Vision," Carol chirped, "any thoughts on Loki so far?"
"My first thought in regards to him would be how surprisingly adept he is at using modern technology, considering his origins," Vision responded, "as I do recall, Thor still struggles not to break his coffee mug whenever he is present for meals."
Carol couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Yep," blurted Carol, "that's Thor for you."
Just then, Wanda poured some orange juice into her glass before she carried her breakfast over to the table and sat down next to Vision. Pietro, on the other hand, still had to wait for his waffle to get done. As Wanda ate, her brother began to zip around the kitchen and the adjacent rooms. One moment he was reading a magazine, the next he was sitting at the table and reading a book, the next he was carefully typing one letter at a time on his cell phone (the previous few having been fried when he tried to type on them at full speed) and then back to waiting on his waffles.
"Pietro," Wanda raised her voice, "watched pot, remember?"
Pietro, whose everyday existence could be compared to being stuck in line at an ATM behind ten people who didn't know how to work said ATM while he was hopped up on sugar, groaned and forced himself to wait at the table.
Wanda's eyes wandered towards Loki next, and she paused after taking a sip from her juice.
"Ask him," Wanda instructed.
"What?" the trickster god glanced towards her.
"Either ask him or don't," she said.
Vision raised one brow at Wanda.
"Ask who?" he paused.
"You," she answered, "he wants to ask you something but is trying to think of a way that isn't…rude."
Loki sighed.
"I forgot: mind reader," he confessed, "anyways…yes, Vision, there is something I want to ask you."
"I am fully willing to comply with whatever inquiries you may have, Loki," Vision nodded politely.
"It's about that stone in your forehead," Loki explained himself, "do you know what it is?"
Vision tilted his head upwards and brushed his finger against the gem on his forehead.
"You know," Vision admitted, "I haven't given much thought to it."
"Really? A stone that can grant sentience to an artificial body, grant powers to humans and shoot beams of energy didn't seem like a curious topic?" Loki rolled his eyes.
"Well," Vision replied, "perhaps I will understand it someday."
Pietro heard the waffle maker ding, so he zinged over to it and retrieved his waffle. Once Carol finished her breakfast, she stood from the table and placed the dirty dishes on the counter.
"Whelp," Carol said, placing her hands behind her head, "I guess I'm ready to head back home. Do you guys have plans for today?"
Wanda and Pietro didn't respond as they were still eating their waffles. Still, Vision locked eyes onto Carol.
"I'll bring the twins back to the facility after breakfast," Vision replied.
Ultron nodded.
"And Loki?" Ultron added.
Loki took a sip from his teacup before turning his head at Ultron.
"I have a few things to take care of," Loki answered, "so soon, I'll head back to Asgard."
Ultron nodded in agreement again before he approached Carol.
"Want me to help you pack up?" Ultron purred, reaching out to cup Carol's cheek with his hand.
Once Carol felt her boyfriend's hand on her cheek, she leaned her head sideways, nestling into the touch.
"I can handle the packing part," Carol assured Ultron.
"All right," Ultron replied, tilting his head to the side.
Once Ultron lowered his hand, he tilted his head in Loki's direction.
"You guys take care of yourselves, ok?" Ultron called out, catching Loki, Vision and the twins' attention.
"Will do," nodded Pietro.
Ultron followed Carol out of the kitchen and down the hall until they reached their shared bedroom. Inside, Carol wandered through the room and gathered her items, packing her laptop into her backpack and stashing some dirty clothes into a laundry bag before tucking it into the backpack. She had to leave the bedroom and scurry for the bathroom to find her toothpaste and her toothbrush. While Carol was still packing up, Ultron heard the sound of an incoming transmission, prompting him to answer it.
"Hello?" Ultron said.
"Ultron," Clint replied over the com-link, "this is Hawkeye. Nat asked me to tell you to come over to the base."
"Hmm, this is interesting," Ultron mused, "is there trouble stirring?"
"Not really," Clint explained over the com-link, "but we got a sample of Peter's blood and we just got some results from the analysis."
"Oh, all right," Ultron nodded, "I'll be a few hours out soon. Take care."
Ultron tapped on his audial with his finger, ending the transmission just as Carol finished packing up, slipping the strap of her handbag over her shoulder and slipping her arms through the straps of her backpack.
"Carol, we have a change of plans," Ultron announced.
Carol turned her head at Ultron, giving him a blank stare.
"Huh?" she warbled, "what's going on?"
Ultron placed his hand on his head.
"Let's just say," Ultron clarified, "Romanoff and Barton have something to discuss with me and they would like me to come over."
Carol tilted her head sideways.
"Does it have something to do with that little spider display incident?" Carol pondered.
Ultron felt a chill sent down his spine…well, his metal spine.
"I…guess you could say that," Ultron nodded.
Ultron led Carol out of their bedroom and they meandered through the corridors until they stepped into the hangar and stepped onto the elevator platform. Moments later, the platform ascended out of the hangar while a hatch opened from above, taking them outside onto the platform. Ultron knelt down and lifted Carol into his arms, allowing her to wrap her arms over his shoulders. While his girlfriend held onto him as tight as she could so she wouldn't fall off, Ultron took off into the sky, soaring above the country.
"Ultron," asked Carol, "do you have any songs from Iron Maiden?"
"Let's see," Ultron mused.
Seconds later, Ultron's cheek compartments opened up and revealed little stereos. Shortly after that, Flight of Icarus started playing. Carol wanted to dance along, but she didn't want to risk falling off, so she still held onto her robot boyfriend. While they flew across the country, Ultron searched the Internet for more songs from Iron Maiden and played them from his stereos. They flew for a few hours before they arrived at New York and below, they could see the Avengers facility. Ultron descended the sky, touching down in front of the base before he lowered Carol to the ground.
"It'll only be for a few minutes," Ultron assured Carol, "is that ok?"
"Ok," Carol nodded.
While Carol and Ultron made their way into the facility, Ultron noticed Falcon flying onto the roof. Yet, he brushed it off while he and his girlfriend stepped inside. They meandered through the corridors until they stopped at the door to the medical lab. Carol was tempted to knock the door, but it automatically slid open, revealing Natasha, Clint and Helen.
"Hi, guys!" Carol chirped while waving her hand.
Natasha and Clint turned their heads at Ultron and Carol.
"So you decided to bring your girlfriend here?" Natasha asked Ultron.
Ultron stepped into the lab with Carol following him.
"I invited her over to my base for a couple days and I'm just taking her home," explained Ultron.
Natasha nodded in agreement.
"So, shorty," Clint commented, "what was it like having Ultron kidnap you for a couple days?"
"Hey!" snapped Carol.
Carol glared at Clint while she folded her arms, so Ultron placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Hey, it's ok," he assured her, "he's probably joking."
Carol groaned in frustration.
"I would appreciate it if he didn't call me short," she muttered.
"Oh, right," Ultron blurted, tilting his head in Clint's direction, "Barton?"
Clint sighed, since he heard the teenage girl's words.
"Ok, sorry about that," Clint said.
Ultron ruffled Carol's hair for a moment before he stepped closer to Natasha, Clint and Helen.
"So, do you have any results yet?" asked Ultron.
"Only the mother load, and that's enough that any geneticist will be ripping their hair out by the roots once they find out about it," Clint answered, "Dr. Cho ran every test that she could several times and…well…"
"The Parker Kid is part spider now," Natasha said casually as if it was something mundane, "the venom from the spider bite acted as a mutagen."
Ultron's red optics blinked once.
"Come again?"
"You heard the lady, we've got a spider kid living in New York now," Clint shrugged.
"I don't have hair to rip out, but I might look into it later," Ultron said, mostly joking, "how does that work? You don't just mix two different species together, you'd get something that…well…let's just say there's a reason that I always found Kermit the Frog and Ms Piggy to be doomed to fail if they ever tried to have kids."
"It's possible that the spider that bit him wasn't an ordinary spider," Helen replied.
"In that case," advised Ultron, "just tell Peter that he's not dying, and he's going to be ok."
"You got it," Clint nodded.
Ultron turned towards the door and gestured Carol to follow him. Before she could respond, she tilted her head in Natasha and Clint's direction.
"Ok, we'll see you guys later!" chirped Carol.
"Take care," replied Natasha.
Carol followed Ultron out of the lab. While they began meandering through the corridor, Carol suddenly spotted Falcon passing by without his goggles. She could hear him mutter something along with an occasional swear word, which was enough to catch her attention. Without saying anything, she sprinted towards the paratrooper, which caught Ultron's attention.
"Carol?!" Ultron exclaimed.
Carol ignored Ultron's voice, even as Sam heard her approaching footsteps.
"Hey!" Carol called, "Mr. Wilson!"
Sam paused in his tracks and tilted his head in Carol's direction just as she stopped just a meter adjacent to him and took some time to catch her breath. Ultron rolled his optics before he approached his girlfriend and the paratrooper.
"Hey, Carol," Sam replied, "you…in a hurry or something?"
Carol shook her head.
"N-No," Carol stammered, "something in your mood caught my interest. What happened?"
Sam sighed as he shook his head in disbelief.
"Let's just say I'm heading over to get my pack repaired after some guy calling himself Ant Man disabled it," he answered.
Carol gave Sam a confused stare.
"Uh, Ant Man?" Carol paused.
Sam turned his head at Ultron, who was staring at both of them.
"Sorry about that," Ultron blurted, tilting his head, "I wasn't sure what caught my girlfriend's attention until just now."
Sam turned on his feet yet he kept his gaze on Ultron and Carol.
"You guys take care," he said.
Sam continued wandering through the hall while Carol focused her eyes on Ultron.
"I was just curious, you see," Carol explained.
"Is that so?" mused Ultron.
Ultron gestured Carol to follow him, so they continued sauntering down the corridor.
"Still," Carol shrugged, "I wonder who this Ant Man is. Is it a man that is the size of an ant?"
Upon hearing those words, Ultron did a quick search on the Internet. He found a few results that matched the query.
"Carol," asked Ultron, "are you sure you want to investigate this further?"
"Why not?" Carol shrugged, placing a finger on her chin, "it sounds like an interesting mystery, doesn't it?"
Well, Carol had a point. If she is going to get involved in affairs that could endanger her life, then the least Ultron could do is protect her along the way.
"If you wish to investigate this matter," Ultron proposed, "allow me to accompany you. Is that fair?"
"Ok!" Carol nodded.
Carol and Ultron reached the entrance and stepped outside. The silver robot lifted his girlfriend into his arms before taking off into the sky. Now all they had to do was fly into New York City and reach the apartment, where Snoofles could be waiting in the living room.
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