Chapter 16: Battle of Seoul

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In Korea, Cho assisted in building a human-like body for Ultron using Vibranium and her technology from the Regeneration Cradle, which was given life when the gem from the Scepter was placed onto its forehead.

Dr. Helen: Cellular cohesion will take a few hours, but we can initiate the consciousness stream. We're uploading your cerebral matrix...now.

Wanda: I can read him. He is dreaming.

Dr. Helen: I wouldn't call it dreams. It's Ultron's base consciousness, informational noise. Soon...

Ultron: How soon? I'm not being pushy.

Dr. Helen: We're imprinting a physical brain. There are no shortcuts. Even if your magic gem is...

Wanda reads Ultron's mind, sees a vision of global annihilation, which horrifies her and she screams and falls back into Pietro's hold.

Wanda: How could you?

Ultron: How could I what?

Wanda: You said we would destroy the Avengers, make a better world.

Ultron: It will be better.

Wanda: When everyone is dead.

Ultron: That is not-- The human race will have every opportunity to improve.

Pietro: And if they don't?

Ultron: Ask Noah.

Wanda: You're a madman.

Ultron: 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.

Pietro: And who decides who's weak?

As Ultron is distracted Wanda breaks the scepter's hold off of Cho.

Ultron: Life. Life always decides. There's incoming. The Quinjet. We have to move.

Dr. Helen: That's not a problem.

Cho cancels the upload to Ultron's consciousness.

Ultron: Ugh.

Ultron blasts Cho, Wanda and Pietro run off.

Ultron: Ah, wait, guys!

He blasts Cho's technicians.

Ultron: They'll understand. When they see they'll understand. I just need a little more time.

He unplugs himself from the Cradle. The team tracked down Ultron at Helen Cho's own Facility within the city of Seoul, where Ultron was still attempting to complete his plans to build himself a new body using the vibranium which he had previously taken from Ulysses Klaue. Having been dropped off from the Quinjet, Rogers radios to his team.

Steve: Two minutes. Stay close.

When Rogers entered the lab, he soon found Cho lying injured on the floor after being shot by Ultron.

Steve: Dr. Cho!

Dr. Helen: He's uploading himself into the body.

Steve: Where?

Dr. Helen: The real power is inside the Cradle. The gem, its power is uncontainable. You can't just blow it up. You have to get the Cradle to Stark.

Steve: First, I have to find it.

Dr. Helen: Go.

Steve: Did you guys copy that?

Clint: We did.

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