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Ultron took a few steps toward them. It paused as it seem to notice the children for the first time.
"Children," it stated, "unexpected. Assessment: potential threats. Commencing termination."
With that, it stepped back and raised its hand, energy building in his palm. Their eyes widened as they tried to take defensive stances. Somehow it didn't seem like they would be able to deflect it in time.
Suddenly, a figure launched from the smoke that surrounded them. He wore a red and gold suit of armor that looked a lot like Ultron, with green lights that shone through creaks in the metal. The figure leapt forward and gripped Ultron's head in his hands before tossing him through the trees. As the robot began to stand, the figure launched a massive beam from his chest, sending him flying through the jungle, leaving only a trail of destruction in its wake.
The children beheld him in awe.
"The Knight, Iron Man!" Pym exclaimed.
The Knight turned towards them. His masked lifted up to reveal someone they hadn't expected: Tony.
"Get to the control center!" He ordered, "I'll hold it off!"
"Tony?!" James gawked, still in shock.
He was interrupted as a figure launched through the trees and into the air, off in the distance.
"I'll be right behind you! Go!" the old man replied as his mask descended onto his face and he rose into the air after it.
"This is wrong!" Toruun yelled as she raised her sword, "We have to help him!"
"Children!" Vision called their attention, "Do as Iron Man says! You and Raven must protect the others, Toruun! Your safety is of the utmost importance! Iron Man will join you shortly."
"He's right," Raven agreed in a soft voice, "We need to go!"
They finally turned and began moving again.
In the air, the two warriors clashed. Ultron dodged a repulser blast before taking a kick to the face, followed be a punch. He responded with several of his own, pushing the hero back. Iron Man launch another repulser before flying away from control center, seeking to put as much distance between the android and the children as possible.
They fired repulsers at each other as they descended into the jungle. Skimming the ground, the Knight increased his speed until he arrived at the reactor which powered their home. He turned to face the jungle, watching as the machine tore through the trees. He narrowed his eyes.
The children has made it to the control center. Toruun and Raven stood guard as the others ran inside, sword and claws at the ready. Pym placed Vision's head on the control panel.
"Stay robot head," he ordered, "We'll be right back!"
"Somehow I don't think that'll be a problem," Liz observed.
They all turned and began moving towards the exit. Vision opened his eyes, which were glowing red.
"Vision, override," he said, "Command code: Quinjet."
Lights flashed as the room began to activate. They all stopped and looked back.
"What's a 'Quinjet'?" Pym asked.
"It's a singing group with four guys," Liz answered.
"That's a quartet," replied the mutant.
"Take your seats please," the robot instructed as six seats rose up out of the floor. The ceiling opened up to reveal a glass roof and lights began flashing, "We are launching."
"Launching?" Azari was confused.
Jets activated beneath them and the ceiling burst as they were lifted into the air. They were forced into the chairs as they fell from their feet. The jet paused in the air as wings unfolded from its back.
"No..." James was in shock, "No, stop! Go back!"
But he was ignored, and the ship flew out of the hole created by Ultron's entrance. They could only stare at the dome which had been their home for so many years. All they knew had just been turned upside down the moment they had seen the snow.
Ultron was pounding him. Tony was losing the fight. The machine pressed his hands against the hero's shoulders, red lines beginning to spread out as it tried to corrupt the suit. Tony realized what was happening and blasted his foe with a laser, forcing him back. He then ripped off his shoulder plates before the corruption spread to the rest of his suit.
They sped through the trees, firing blast after blast as they went. Tony lifted a rock and hefted it towards the machine, only for it to be smashed to pieces. Then the machine finally landed a repulser beam. It blasted the old man through the trees and onto the fountain, ripping apart his armor as he flew. Ultron advanced slowly until he stood over the defeated form of his enemy.
"Struggling until the end," it observed, tossing the helmet of the man towards him, a trophy of its victory, "Illogical. You must realize, the end is here."
"No," Tony gasped in pain, "Still...hope..."
"False. Hope is a human illusion."
A light began to shine above them. The Knight looked upward to see the Iron Avengers descending down around them.
"Your Iron Avengers are under my control now, Iron Man. And you belong to me!"
The screen showed the children everything.
"It's got Tony!" Pym exclaimed, "Look! They're taking him!"
"Stupid robot!" Toruun yelled, "Do as we say! Turn this ship around now!"
"Ya, we've got to save the Boss!" Liz agreed.
"I will not," replied Vision, "Iron Man sacrificed himself to keep you safe, and that's what we will do. Stay safe, stay hidden. There are parts of the world where Ultron has not reached, far away from Ultra City. I have set a course for the Savage Land."
"The Savage Land?" Raven raised an eyebrow.
"That sounds horrible!" Pym shrieked.
"Not exactly my definition of 'safe'," Liz agreed.
"Actually, parts of it are quite nice and... Alert: reserve power depleted. Recharge required..." With that, he powered down.
"Sir?" Azari asked uncertainly.
"He's out of juice!" Pym shouted.
"Well that's just great!" Azari yelled, "We'll what now?"
"I think I can get him up and running," Pym replied, "I'll need to reconfigure his power matrix..."
"I say thee nay!" Toruun interrupted, "I will not run and I will not hide! I am the daughter of Thor, and Ultron will pay for what he's done!"
"Now wait one moment, Toruun," Raven countered, "I want Ultron's head on my claws as much as you want it on your sword, but you are not in charge. If anyone should be in charge here its James!"
Everyone was focused on her, so no one noticed him wince.
"He's the oldest and the strongest!"
"But Tony wanted us safe!" Azari reminded them, "Going after Ultron is the exact opposite of that! James, back me up here."
Silence was the older boy's only answer.
"James?" He asked.
Everyone turned to face him. He just stared out the window as if he didn't hear them.
"James?" Toruun's voice drew him back to the present.
"I… I lead Ultron to our home," he said in a whisper that seemed to echo around them, "Tony's gone because of me. It's all my fault…"
Liz and Azari exchanged a look. No one had ever seen James like this. He may have been a lazy pain, but everything he did, he did with confidence. He never hesitated, so they always knew he would be ready for anything. Now he seemed almost... broken.
Raven put a hand on the boy's shoulder, "It was an accident, you did not intend for any of this to happen. Just let it go."
Toruun casted one last worried look at James before declaring, "We're going after Ultron! Pym, take the controls and head for this Ultra City!"
"I'm on it, Toruun!" He replied, then realized something, "Um, two questions. How do you fly this thing and where is Ultra City?"
The city spread across the horizon, glowing with purple light. Skyscrapers stood overlooking everything like sentinels. It had been built on top of New York City and then improved, making it a vast expanse of stone and metal. It was towards this expanse that a black jet flew. It rocketed past, cleaving the water in its wake. A scanner identified the machine as a hostile threat and cannons emerged from the walls. They fired a volley of missiles that torn the machine to shreds.
In the air behind it, the passengers moved out from behind a cloud. James and Azari each gripped one of Toruun's hands as she flew through the air, with Raven clinging to the boys in a chain and Liz using her wall-crawling ability to piggy back Toruun. Pym flew beside them, holding onto Vision's head by a wire.
"Ok fine," Azari admitted angrily, "So maybe they would have attacked us!"
The others only glared at him.
In the city, two figures hid in the shadow of an alley. One was a 17-year old boy with black boots and pants, a black jacket with white trim, dark eyes, and blonde, almost white, hair. He held a bow in his hands and a quiver of arrows was strapped to his back.
The other was a 15-year old boy with brown hair that had streaks of red and blue eyes which was the only thing visible through his makeshift Iron Man mask. He had on blue jeans, dark grey hoodie, red combat boots, and a grey backpack. Through his earpiece, he heard about the misadventure from the sky.
"Looks like someone tried busting into the city," he reported, "They got shot down, but one of our scouts saw a couple of people actually fly into the city. Like, without a plane. Almost as if they had super powers."
The older boy stood.
"Let's go met our guests, shall we?" He replied before vanishing into the darkness, the younger boy following behind.
The group had found a sort of passage. It was a pipe the led between the buildings. Azari guided them before hurrying down a side passage. They found themselves overlooking a plaza of some sort, machines flying around on whatever business they had been programmed for.
"Big," Pym whispered.
Liz nodded in reply, her voice lost for once.
"Hereith be the plan!" Toruun stated.
"I don't think 'hereith' is right," Pym interrupted.
"Ya, I don't think even Asgardians say things THAT stupid," Liz snickered.
"Shut up!" Toruun glared, "Here's the plan. We fight our way through the city, get to Ultron, smite him, and free Tony!"
"Huh, the Viking way," Liz quipped, "Simple, short, sweet, and to the point."
"That plan is insane on several levels!" James exclaimed, "We can't beat Ultron!"
"He's right," Raven replied, "Ultron's a predator, he'll be waiting for us. If Tony's alive, it'll only to be to draw us in. We will not win, only fall."
"I am immortal and invulnerable!" Toruun yelled, "Ultron holds NO fear for me! Besides, my father watches over me!"
"You don't know that you're invulnerable!" James argued.
"Your father has not helped you before, so what makes you think he will now?" Liz agreed, "And even the Vikings who worshiped the Asgardians knew they were not immortal!"
"For Asgard!" She yelled, leaping off the platform, ignoring them both.
She slashed open a robot as she descended.
"Tell me she didn't just do that," James groaned.
"Oh, she did," Liz replied, "And now, we're all so dead."
A robot landed in front of the Asgardian and fired a wave of bullets towards her.
"Toruun!" James yelled in fear.
She dropped behind her sword, using it as a shield. It deflected a weapons. It swung at her with an arm which she then slashed off and threw back, destroying it.
"Have at thee!" She yelled.
Another machine dropped six more drones around her, surrounding her. She sliced one in half, but the others fired machine guns at her exposed back. The transport ship fired a laser, blasting her.
She stood in a crater staring uncomprehendingly at the wound on her arm.
"Ow," she muttered.
She gasped as the robot fired another laser, launching her through the air.
"No!" Yelled Pym.
He blasted off the laser and struck at the machine.
"And there's more where that came from!" He taunted.
He gasped as he dodged a bullet, literally.
"Ha! Missed!"
With that he flew away, the machine following him. He led it over to the others where Azari blasted it with lightning, James raising his shield to block the wreckage.
Toruun looked up just as Iron Giant Man landed on top of her, the rest of the Iron Avengers following. It moved to the side letting her up. She could only scream as Iron Thor gripped her face and began choking her.
"We have to help her!" Yelled Azari as the android threw her to the ground, forcing her to drop her sword. "We have to-"
"No duh!" Yelled Raven as she leapt through the air, the double claws on each hand unsheathed, along with the single claws on each foot.
She knocked Iron Thor out of the way and kicked outward. Iron Spider, who just happened to have jumped into the air when she began her initial rescue, got caught by the claw and a small tear appeared in its side. Liz shot out a web which attached to Toruun's back and then yanked her back through the air. James jumped out and caught her before she hit the ground.
Now they were faced with a new problem. Raven was surrounded be the Iron Giant Man, Iron Thor, and Iron Spider. Before they could come to her rescue, the rest of the Iron Avengers blasted them back.
Azari and Liz landed a distance away, the Wakandan holding Vision's head tightly. Suddenly, the wall behind them disappeared and a hand reached out and gripped the girl. She screamed in shock as it pulled her away. At the last minute, Azari gripped her hand and was pulled in along with her.
"Azari!" Yelled James. "Liz!"
He was interrupted as the door behind them vanished as well, to reveal a boy in a mask.
"Hurry up!" he ordered, grabbing onto Pym and yanking him in.
Another person appeared in her place and grabbed James and Toruun, forcing them to follow.
Raven was left to make her stand alone. She blinked as Iron Thor began to approach. Out of nowhere, several arrows launched through the air, slamming into the Iron Avenger and exploding. They were followed by a white haired boy holding onto a bow which had been attached to a grappling hook. He landed in front of her a grin on his face.
"You ready to get out of here, beautiful?" He asked, extending his hand.
"I am, and don't call me 'beautiful'," she replied, her voice calm and even.
"Then hang on," he said pulling her towards him.
He fired an arrow into the distance and the rocketed up on a zip line. They then disappeared into the darkness.
The Iron Avengers were left with several destroyed robots, a few craters, and a magic sword that was lodged in the ground.