His World

027.

Chapter Twenty-Seven

New Members

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Please re-read this. I re-wrote it and added a bit more to the end!

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It almost hurt to open my eyes. The bright light causes me to become completely vulnerable to anything ahead of me, as the only thing I see are strange shadows and shapes. As my blurred vision finally returns to normal, I notice that the group of people that were once fighting, are now staring at a large figure in the center of the room.

It looks human, but yet so abnormal that it's appearance fills the room with an unsettling feeling. I look over at Steve who seems to have taken one of Tony's blasts, Pietro who has a cut on his arm, and Thor who had been sent to the ground.

The figure emerges from smoke almost majestically as it lifts it's head up at us. It's mostly red body mixed with a metallic material is the only thing that makes it look inhuman. It's movements are so normal, and so different from Ultron's that I can't decide wether to be worried, or amazed. But when I look around at the others who all stand, prepared to fight, I do the same.

I expected it to look angry, and to almost immediately fight us, yet it looks around us confused, before looking down at itself. Without another moment, it takes off but as Thor tries to fight it, it flys though one of the windows from the lab to the living room.

For a group of destructive super hero's, why the hell would Tony make this place with so much damn glass?

I follow Clint and Pietro after him, as Thor and Steve lead the way. I prepare to fight it, as do the others, but when Thor raises his hand at us to wait, I realize that the figure is simply looking out the window, towards the view of the city. It levitates in the air as it reaches it's hand up, gently setting it's fingers on the glass.

It isn't looking at the city, but at it's own reflection. As it turns to us, a grey suit with red lines appear over it's naked body. It turns and flys over to us, slowly and calmly. "I'm sorry that was... odd." He sets himself to his feet and turns to Thor who had set his hammer down. "Thank you."

I lower my guard as I step next to Steve, his shoulders relaxing as he notices my appearance.

"Thor, you helped create this?" Steve asks almost angrily. I look at him almost annoyed by the question. I realize that if this Jarvis- creation thing isn't vicious towards us and could help us defeat Ultron, than maybe we were wrong to doubt Tony this time. But can you blame me?

Thor's breaths are loud and quick as he finally tears his eyes from the red man. "I've had a vision. A whirlpool that sucks in all hope of life, and at it's center is that." He says pointing to the orange stone in the center of the man's forehead that I hadn't noticed before.

"What? The Gem?" Bruce asks as he takes a step forward.

"It's the Mind Stone. Its one of the six Infinity Stones- the greatest power in the universe, unparalleled in it's destructive capabilities."

Steve crosses his arms. "Then why would you bring-"

"Because Stark is right." Thor blurts.

"Oh, it's definitely the end times." Bruce says with a bit of comedic tone.

"No shit." I mutter with a sigh, which earns a glare from Tony.

"The Avengers cannot defeat Ultron." Thor says encouragingly.

"Not alone." The red man says as he looks around at us.

Steve tightens his grip on his shield. "Why does this thing sound like Jarvis?"