The Hawk's Sister

Sokovia

Dahlia suits up and heads to the Quinjet, keeping an eye on the twins "Ultron knows we're coming. Odds are we'll be riding into heavy fire, and that's what we signed up for. But the people of Sokovia, they didn't. So our priority is getting them out. All they want is to live their lives in peace, and that's not going to happen today. But we can do our best to protect them. And we can get the job done, and find out what Ultron's been building. We find Romanoff, and we clear the field. Keep the fight between us. Ultron thinks we're monsters and we're what's wrong with the world. This isn't just about beating him. It's about whether he's right." Steve tells the group. "Drop me off so I can get Nat. We'll meet you once I get her out." Dahlia tells her brother. "I'll drop you off as close to the castle as I can." Clint nods. Dahlia kisses his cheek and goes to the main part of the Quinjet "Be careful." Steve tells her. "Always am." she assures him with a smile.

Dahlia runs through the castle, searching for where Natasha is "Nat! Nat!" she calls out. "Li?" Natasha calls out. Dahlia goes over to the cell Natasha's in "You alright?" she asks. "Yeah. I don't suppose you found a key lying around somewhere?" Natasha asks. "Yeah, I did." Dahlia smirks, holding up an alien rifle and blasting the cell open. "So what's our play?" Natasha asks, hugging Dahlia and kissing her gently. "Job's not finished." Dahlia smiles, leading her girlfriend out. The two of them look up and see the city flying "Shit!" Dahlia exclaims. "How we getting up there?"  Natasha asks. Dahlia looks round and smiles "There." she says, motioning to a mini jet. "You able to fly it?" Natasha asks. "Maybe...you?" Dahlia responds. "Maybe." Natasha shrugs.

The two of them climb out the mini jet that they had just crashed and run over to Steve "Romanoff!" Steve greets as they start fighting. Dahlia shoots an Ultron and pulls the arrow out "These are fugly." she remarks. "The next wave's gonna hit any minute. What have you got, Stark?" Steve asks over comms. "Well, nothing great. Maybe a way to blow up the city. That'll keep it from impacting the surface if you guys can get clear." Tony responds. "I asked for a solution, not an escape plan." Steve tells him. "Impact radius is getting bigger every second. We're going to have to make a choice." Tony retorts. "Cap, these people are going nowhere. If Stark finds a way to blow this rock..." Natasha trails off. "Not 'til everyone's safe." Steve counters. "Everyone up here versus everyone down there? There's no math there." Dahlia tells him. "I'm not leaving this rock with one civilian on it." Steve retorts. "I didn't say we should leave." Dahlia tells him, making him look at her. "There's worse ways to go. Where else are we gonna get a view like this?" Natasha adds, holding Dahlia's hand. "Glad you like the view, Romanoff. It's about to get better." Fury tells them over comms as a Helicarrier shows up "Nice, right? I pulled her out of mothballs with a couple of old friends. She's dusty, but she'll do." he continues. "Fury, you son of a bitch." Steve smiles. "Oooh! You kiss your mother with that mouth?" Fury asks. "This is S.H.I.E.L.D?" Pietro asks with a smile as the lifeboats fly over. "This is what S.H.I.E.L.D's supposed to be" Dahlia tells him. "This is not so bad." Pietro responds. "Let's load 'em up." Steve tells them, motioning to the lifeboats.

Dahlia helps people onto the lifeboat when Tony starts speaking "Thor, I got a plan!" he says over comms. "We're out of time. They're coming for the core." Thor responds. "Rhodey, get the rest of the people on board that carrier." Tony tells his friend. "On it." Rhodes responds. "Avengers, time to work for a living." Tony tells them. Dahlia grabs Natasha's hand as they run towards the core "Romanoff? You and Dahlia better not be playing." Tony tells them. "Relax, Shell-head. Not all of us can fly. What's the drill?" Natasha asks as they reach the others. "This is the drill. If Ultron gets a hand on the core, we lose." Tony responds, pointing at the core. "Is that the best you can do?" Thor asks Ultron who flies over before summoning an army of robots. "You had to ask." Steve tells Thor. "This is the best I can do. This is exactly what I wanted. All of you, against all of me. How could you possibly hope to stop me?" Ultron asks. "Well, like the old man said. Together." Tony responds, everyone beginning to fight the robots. Dahlia shoots one before roundhouse kicking another, kicking another one into Natasha's path who quickly takes it down. Ultron and Vison start fighting, Thor and Tony joining to use their combined power against Ultron.

Their combined power breaks apart the vibranium Ultron is made from "You know, with the benefit of hindsight." Ultron starts, Hulk interrupting him by knocking him far away. The robots start to retreat "They'll try to leave the city." Thor says. "We can't let 'em, not even one. Rhodey!" Tony warns over comms. "I'm on it." Rhodey responds. "We gotta move out. Even I can tell the air is getting thin. You guys get to the boats, I'll sweep for stragglers, be right behind you." Steve tells everyone. "What about the core?" Clint asks. "I'll protect it. It's my job." Wanda responds. Dahlia nods "Be careful." she tells her, Wanda nodding in response. Dahlia runs off with Natasha and Clint as Steve goes to do a final sweep, Pietro staying with Wanda for a moment before following. The two siblings climb into a car with Natasha, Clint driving towards the lifeboats "I know what I need to do. The dining room! If I knock out that east wall, it'll make a nice work space for Laura, huh? Put up some baffling, she can't hear the kids running around, what do you think?" Clint asks. "You guys always eat in the kitchen anyway." Natasha points out. "No one eats in a dining room." Dahlia chuckles as they arrive at the lifeboats. The three of them see Hulk nearby "We don't have a lot of time." Clint warns Natasha. .So get your asses on a boat." Natasha responds, kissing Dahlia before running after Hulk.

Dahlia climbs onto a lifeboat with Clint "Costel? We were in the market. Costel?!" a woman calls out. Looking out Dahlia sees a child in the market, making her jump down and run over with Clint. When they reach him Clint picks up the boy, Ultron shooting at them with the Quinjet. Pietro appears and moves the three of them out the way. Dahlia quickly shoots an arrow at the ground, creating a force field between the four of them and the bullets "You didn't see that coming." Pietro playfully tells Clint. "Come on, we need to get on the lifeboat." Dahlia tells them, leading them over to the lifeboats. Clint puts the boy next to his mother "Thank you." the mother cries, holding her son close. As Sokovia drops, Vision flies over to the lifeboat with Wanda in his arms. Wanda and Pietro hug each other tightly "Where's Nat?" Dahlia asks. "There." Clint says, pointing at the Helicarrier. Dahlia looks over to see Natasha being dropped off by Hulk, who then jumps off the Helicarrier.