The Avengers: A Change of Fate

Chapter 30

October

They all knew when Ultron had come. It happened on a Thursday when they were having a meeting. S.H.I.E.L.D had called with a troubling suspicion. They were unable to receive any transmissions from S.W.O.R.D. After the distress call they had received, they were worried. They had sent a team themselves, but they had never returned.

The Avengers tried to call them as well, but of course there was no answer. S.H.I.E.L.D wanted them to go investigate, but there was no need. The Avengers already knew what it was. It was time to prepare for battle. The Avengers only had a matter of time before Ultron attacked.

They all brought their kids to the mansion, it was the safest place for them. They stayed at the mansion, they weren't allowed to go home. They had a meeting every day. They came up with plans and trained harder than ever before. Only a few days had passed, but they were anxious. When was Ultron going to attack?

When would he stop hiding? What was he waiting for? They all got their answer only a few days after the distress call from S.W.O.R.D. It happened while they were in a conference. They could see it from their window.

Stella jumped from her seat when she saw the shadow of the first figure pass on the table. She whipped around to find several more figures shooting up to the sky. A call rung from S.H.I.E.L.D, but none of them bothered to answer.

"Get to the Quinjet now!" Tony yelled.

"Falcon, you know what to do," Captain America addressed him.

Falcon nodded and began rounding up the kids in the chaos. He'd take them down to Stella's old holding cell. The mansion would lock down. They wouldn't be able to get out, but no one would be able to get in. They'd wait there until the Avengers came for them.

Why Falcon? -Because he wasn't supposed to be there. Plus, he didn't scare the kids. Vision had revealed all he knew about the timelines, who didn't belong there and who did. Falcon seemed to bother him the most, though he had never revealed it until then.

Vision had been the first pick. He was the one most at risk for being put under Ultron's influence. That same argument made them decide that he needed to be as far away from the children as possible. If he did turn... He didn't want to be responsible for killing their children.

They gawked out the windows as the Quinjet followed the assembly. Hundreds of droids were flying the skies. How was this possible? Where were they even coming from? Eventually, the robots stopped flying and began forming ranks. Rank after rank after rank....

They decided to land the Quinjet there. Right in the middle of Times Square. You'd better bet that was planned. Ultron was too cliché for it not to be. The Avengers had tried their best to get an early evacuation, but of course, S.H.I.E.L.D had refused. They didn't want to cause panic. Well this, this was panic.

Times Square was in chaos, and that was saying something. The Avengers glanced at the gathering horde of robots, but they didn't linger. The number one thing; get these people out of here. So they worked hard to clear out the square, keeping their eyes on the assembling mass above. Finally, they gathered in front of the Quinjet, but the robots had yet to attack.

The streets were dead, and Stella didn't like it. Times Square should never be quiet. The massing had finally stopped, and she froze at the result. It was an army. Thousands of them. Thousands- they hadn't prepared for this. They all stared at the enforcement, dread filling them.

"I'm going to need more arrows," Hawkeye broke the silence.

No one answered. Finally, Stella grew impatient, "Why aren't they attacking?"