We return to the lab, in the few hours it took us to get whatever information my father did gather Bruce already has the lab prepped. Clint lands a little after we do, the cradle on board. Tony and Bruce start to hook the cradle up for monitoring.
"Hey, how ya holding up" I ask Clint, Nats missing possibly taken by Ultron, I know he feels responsible
"Just peachy" he ends up spitting back at me, I know his anger is misplaced, I don't take it personally. I give him a small nod of understanding and sit with him. An hour goes by, Tony looks for more info about the team, it's been radio silent for too long.
"Anything on Nat?" Banner asks as soon as my father walks back into the room
"Haven't heard. But she's alive, or Ultron would be rubbing our faces in it." Tony says approaching the cradle
"This is sealed tight" Clint says hoping off of the cradle after unsuccessfully trying to open it
"We're gonna need to access the program, break it down from within." Banner says walking over to one of the computers
"Any chance Natasha might leave you a message outside the internet? Old school spy stuff" Tony asks Clint, almost like he's pushing him out if the way
"There are some nets I can cast" he goes downstairs muttering to himself
"I can work on tissue degeneration" Bruce says moving from the computer to the cradle again "if you could fry whatever operational system Cho implanted."
"Just let me know where you need me Bruce" I say with a small smile "It's been a long while but I remember some stuff"
"Yeah, about that" Tony says stopping us dead in our tracks
"No" Bruce and I say at the same time
"You have to trust me" Tony says approaching us both
"Kind of don't." Bruce says backing up further
"Our ally, the guy protecting the military's nuclear codes," Tony says throwing his hand over towards the hologram platform "I found him"
"Hello Doctor Banner, Ms. Stark" JARVIS says, I smile how Iv missed that stupid AI voice.
"Ultron didn't go after JARVIS because he was angry. He attacked him because he was scared of what he can do.'' Tony pauses for a moment as Bruce walks towards the hologram "So JARVIS went underground, scattered and dumped his memory, but not his protocols. He didn't even know he was in there until I pieced him together."
"So you want me," Banner looks at me "Us, to help you out JARVIS into this thing?"
"No! Of course not" Tony says placing his hand on the cradle, I let out a sigh of relief "I want to help you two put JARVIS in this thing"
"No, no, I won't, I'm not going to be a part of it this time, I'm not helping you create another creature bent on murdering us." I say walking away from them, trying to truly comprehend what my father is asking of us.
"We're out of my field, here. Banner you know bio-organically better than anyone, and Kaylee, banners told me you were the best intern he's ever had" Tony says trying to convince me
"And you just assume that JARVIS' operational matrix can beat Ultrons?" Bruce responds with a little bit of sass
"JARVIS has been beating him from inside without knowing it" Tony says matter of fact. "This is the opportunity, we can create Ultron's perfect self without the homicidal glitches he thinks are his winning personality, we have to"
"I believe it's worth a go" JARVIS says
"JARVIS, I love you buddy, but no one asked you, you're not entitled to an opinion here." I say becoming angry, "I can't believe you want to do this again dad, this is crazy. I can't be a part of this, you remember the quote? 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results' That's exactly what you are doing, and I won't be part of this"
I start to walk away from my father and Bruce. As I leave I hear them continue the conversation
"I'm in a loop" Banner says, throwing his arms in the air "I'm caught in a time loop. This is exactly where it all went wrong."
"Hey Hawk, any good news?" I ask hopeful as I come up to the set of computers Clints sat at
"Nothing yet" he says shortly. I curl up on the floor after taking blankets and pillows from the couch. "You don't have to stay with me"
"I want to, the men upstairs are frustrating and I don't agree with what they are doing. I'd rather be here with you, if you find Nat I want to be here" I say getting comfortable
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Elemental Mastery (Steve Rogers Love Story)
FanfictionKaylee Stark has always felt in her fathers shadow. Her mother died when she was born, she was raised by her grandparents until they passed away. She has always felt pushed aside by her father. Will Kaylee ever find her own voice? Will here father...
