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CHAPTER ELEVEN — remembering
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BACK ON THE QUINJET. Natasha found herself remembering what exactly happened on March 29, 2000. Her baby girl was born, that day she looked into the eyes of an innocent child that she had brought life to. But today she looked into the eyes of someone new. Those eyes that once shined, now were full of hate and anger. Clint was flying the jet while on the coms with Agent Hill, "The news is loving you guys. Nobody else is. There's been no official call for Banner's arrest, but it's in the air" she said with sarcasm. Tony exhaled in frustration, "Stark Relief Foundation?" He asked. Hill nodded, "Already on the scene. How's the team?" She asked with concern. Tony looked around at everyone, "Everyone's... we took a hit. We'll shake it off" he said. Tony really didn't know if that were true, Wanda and Talia had really gotten to them, "Well for now I'd stay in stealth mode, and stay away from here" Hill said. Tony leaned forward to get a better look at the screen Agent Hill was on, "So, run and hide?" He asked. Maria couldn't believe what she was hearing, "Until we can find Ultron, I don't have a lot else to offer" she said. Tony looked at the team again, "Neither do we" he said as he needed the call. Tony walked over to Clint, "Hey, you wanna switch out?" He asked. Clint shock his head and kept his eyes on the sky, "No, I'm good. If you wanna get some kip, now's a good time, cause we're still a few hours out" he said. Tony was confused, "A few hours from where?" He asked. Clint exhaled, "A safe house" he said not being completely sure he should bring the team there.
Talia could only keep replaying the scene in her mind as Ultron and her traveled to the U-Gin Genetics Research Lab in Seoul, Korea. The way Natasha looked at Talia, like she knew her. How did she know her name? Ultron looked over at the young girl, "What are you thinking about little one?" He asked. Talia jumped as his voice snapped her out of her thoughts. She chose to look up at him, "Nothing important" she said standing up. Talia and Ultron stood by the jet door as the jet landed. Ultron walked out first and Talia followed behind him. He knew that he had to take Talia with him, even though she is younger then the twins, she was stronger then both of them. They found their way to Dr. Helen Cho's lab and stayed there until she arrived which wasn't long after they did.
The doors opened and Helena walked in, "Scream, and your entire staff dies" Ultron said. Talia walked around the lab as Helen's eyes followed her. Talia and Helen made eye contact, which made Helen look away, "I could've killed you, Helen, the night we met. I didn't" Ultron said. Helen looked up at him, "Do you expect a thank you note?" She asked clearly trying to step up to him. Talia looked at her, which made Helen cower, "I expect you to know why" Ultron said. Helen looked at the cradle in the middle of the room, "The Cradle" she said. Ultron played a recording or Helen talking to the Avengers, "This is the next thing, Tony" it said. Ultron walked over to the cradle and put his hand on it lovingly, "This...is the next me" he said. Then he looked at Helen, "The regeneration cradle prints tissue, it can't build a living body" she said. Talia grabbed the scepter from one of Ultrons drones, "It can, you can. You lack the materials. You're a brilliant woman, Helen. But we all have room to improve" Ultron said as he walked closer to Helen which made her back away. Talia walked up behind Helen. Helen turned around and Talia pressed the scepter to her chest. Helen's eyes turned black then turned to a glowing blue.
A long time of waiting, Helen finally started to build Ultron a new body, Talia was working trying to get the stone out of the scepter, "It's beautiful. The Vibranium atoms aren't just compatible with the tissue cells, they're binding them. And SHIELD never even thought..." she was about to ramble on but Ultron stopped her, "The most versatile substance on the planet and they used it to make a Frisbee. Typical of humans, they scratch the surface and never think to look within"he said just as Talia cracked open the surface of the stone, it went from being blue to a golden yellow color. Talia lifted the stone using her powers as Ultron walked over to her and held out him hand. Talia than stopped using her powers and gently put the stone into his hand. Talia watched as Ultron walked over to his new body and placed the stone in its forehead.
Wanda and Pietro met them there once Talia let them know that it has started, Helen started to hook Ultron up for the transfusion, "Cellular cohesion will take a few hours, but we can initiate the consciousness stream. We're uploading your cerebral matrix...now" she said. Wanda walked up closer to the cradle, "I can read him. He is dreaming" she said with a smile. Talia walked next to her, "I wouldn't call it dreams. It's Ultron's base consciousness, informational noise. Soon..." Helen said. Ultron whipped his head toward Helen, "How soon? I'm not being pushy" he said being pushy. Helen looked at him, "We're imprinting a physical brain. There are no shortcuts. Even if your magic gem is..."
Talia watched as Wanda walked over to the cradle and put her hands on it. Wanda and Talia then got painful flashes of the world blowing up, making Talia and Wanda scream. Pietro walked over to both of his girls as they looked up at Ultron, "How could you?" She said breathlessly. Ultron looked at the two telepaths, "How could I what?" He asked. Talia shook her head and took a step forward, "You said we would destroy the Avengers, make a better world" she said. Ultron looked at her, "It will be better" he said. Wanda couldn't believe it, "When everyone is dead" she said. Ultron shook his head, "That is not-- The human race will have every opportunity to improve" he said. Pietro turned around, it was his turn to look at Ultron like he was crazy, "And if they don't?" He asked. Ultron looked at him, "Ask Noah" he said. Talia was disgusted by the rust bucket, "You're a madman" she said standing in front of the twins, willing to do anything to protect them. Pietro and Wanda looked watched the banter between a machine and the woman, "There were more than a dozen extinction level events before even the dinosaurs got theirs. When the Earth starts to settle, God throws a stone at it, and believe me, he's winding up. We have to evolve. There's no room for the weak" he said caressing the cradle. As Ultron is distracted Wanda breaks the scepter's hold off of Cho, "And who decides who's weak?" Pietro asked. Talia could feel the trance on Helen wore off, "Life. Life always decides" Ultron said.
Ultron looked at the roof as he heard what Talia had began to hear minutes ago, "There's incoming. The Quinjet. We have to move" he said. Helen walked over to the cradle, "That's not a problem" she said turning off the machine. Ultron sighs as he blasts Helen. While he does that Pietro grabbed the girls and ran out of the lab, "Ah, wait, guys!" He calls after them. Then he blasts Cho's technicians, "They'll understand. When they see they'll understand. I just need a little more time" he said unplugging himself from the Cradle.
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