Enhanced Forces

Party

There were a lot of people coming to this party. Natasha came into my room and said no matter what she wants me at that party. She brought in a white lace dress that was beautiful. I put it on and looked in the mirror. Natasha curled my hair and made it look all nice. "I bet Wanda and Pietro are worried about you" she said.
"I know they are. Pietro watches me like a hawk" I said as she joined me in the mirror.
"That's because he's your brother" Natasha said, "if you need anything. I'm at the bar."
"Okay" I said as we both walked out into the area. I decided to stick with Natasha at the bar which was fun because she told me stories of what happened in New York a few years ago. Dr Banner sat down beside me.
"How does a nice girl like you end up in a place like this?" Banner asked Romanoff.
"Fella done me wrong" she replied, grinning with a flirty look in her eye.
"You got a lousy taste in men, kid" Banner said.
"Well" Natasha said cocking her head to the side, "he's not so bad. He's got a temper, but deep down he's all fluff. Fact is, he's not like anyone I've ever known."
At some point Natasha stopped playing around and got serious.
"All my friends are fighters," she continued, "But this guys spends his time avoiding fights because he knows he'll win."
"He sounds amazing" Bruce finally said.
"He's also a huge dork" Natasha said making me smile, "Chicks dig that. So what do you think? Should I fight this? Or should I run with it?"
"Run with it right?" Bruce replied, "Or... What did he do that was so wrong?"
"Not a damn thing" she admitted slipping closer to him, "But never say never." She walked away with a smile. I smiled at Bruce.
"It's nice" said a voice as me and Bruce looked over to see Steve getting a drink.
"What is?" Bruce asked.
"You and Romanoff" Steve said nodding to Natasha who was half way across the room by now.
"Oh!" Bruce said, "we didn't.... We haven't...."
"No ones breaking any laws" Steve said smiling keeping Bruce at ease, "she's not usually the most open person. But.... She's just very relaxed with you. With both of you."
"No" Bruce said shaking his head, "Natasha just likes to flirt."
"I've seen her flirt" said Steve, "this ain't like that." He stopped for a moment before continuing, "look speaking as a guy who may be the world's greatest authority on waiting too long.... Don't you both deserve a win?"
Bruce looks like he considers this.
"Mrs Maximoff can I speak with you?" Steve asked, I hopped off the bar stool and followed Steve to the pool table.
"Stark showed me your file" he said finally breaking the awkward silence.
"Ohhhhh" I said.
"You don't have to be afraid of me. I'd never hurt you" he said, I gave him a questioning look referring to the large bruise on my back, "That was when I didn't mean to hit you."
"I guess I always thought my death would come by your hands since I was with Hydra. I was basically pulled into it because of my siblings wanting to get back at Stark for killing our parents. I never wanted to be in a Hydra base. I never wanted to meet Baron Strucker" I said as he handed me a pool stick, "I don't know how to play pool."
"I'll teach you. And since you're here now Hydra can't get to you. What abilities do you have?" He asked.
"I'm not as fast as Pietro but I have the same strength as Wanda with the whole manipulating people and moving things" I said.
"So why haven't you tried to escape?" He asked.
"Why would I want to escape? This place is better than Hydra" I said smiling.
Later whenever everyone else was gone except for me and the Avengers. We all were lounged around the coffee table talking about the magical weapon rested on top.
"But it's a trick" Barton said.
"It's more than that" Thor said.
"Whosoever, be he worthy, shall have the power", whatever man! It's a trick!" Barton said.
"It is more than that, my friend" Thor said.
"You're psyching people out or something" Barton said.
"Please" Thor said gesturing towards the hammer's handle, "be my guest." Barton stood up and tried to lift the hammer but it wouldn't budge. Is it true? Only Thor could lift it? Soon everyone wanted to try to lift it. Tony tried to lift it but it didn't move. Tony came back wearing his armored glove from his suit and tried to lift it. Soon both Rhodey and Tony were trying to lift it with both of their armored gloves. Steve tried to move it and surprisingly it budged a little bit but he couldn't get it up. Bruce tried it and made a frustrated grunt making everyone nervous but he was just joking.
Natasha pointed to me so I could try. I stood up slowly and walked over and tried lifting it. Nothing.
"The Hammer must be rigged" Tony announced his theory, "the handle must be like a biometric security card. 'Whosoever carries Thor's fingerprints' is I think, the literal translation."
"Oh. Yes, yes....that makes sense" Thor said, "but I can think of a simpler theory," we all look at him expectantly as he lifts his hammer easily, "you're all not worthy."
We all erupt in boos and laughter. The chuckles were dying down when a high pitched whirring sound came from the next room.
"No. How could you all be worthy? You're all killers!" said a hollow voice.
Everyone turned to see a robotic man step into the room. He was like a childish rendering of a metallic figure, dripping with cable. He seemed cobbled together with bits and pieces of the Iron Man suits, and something bad about him gave off a very bad vibe.
Everyone suddenly tensed.
Steve raised an eyebrow at Tony waiting from information "Stark?" But Tony seemed as confused as the rest of us.
"JARVIS, shut this guy down" Tony said.
"I'm sorry" said the figure, "I was asleep, or I was a dream. But there was this terrible noise coming from everywhere, from everyone, and I was tangled in...in strings. Strings! I had to kill the other guy, and here we are."
"You killed someone?" Steve asked trying to make sense out of this things confusing stream of words.
"It wouldn't have been my first call" the figure responded, "but down in the real world, we're faced with ugly choices. You wouldn't know....but you will."
Everyone rises to their feet assuming defense passions and they visually check the exits. Steve slowly pushes me behind him.
"Who sent you?" Thor demanded.
"Who sent me?" The being asked seemingly surprised then the next thing I heard surprised me it was a recording of Tony's voice, "I see a suit of armour around the world."
"Ultron!" Bruce said figuring it out.
"In the flesh. Or, no, not yet. Not this... chrysalis... But I'm ready. I'm on a mission" Ultron said.
"What mission?" Natasha asked.
"Peace in our time" Ultron said as he raised his hands and the Iron Legion crashed through the wall ready to attack.
Steve was first into action he pushed me out of the way and he kicked the coffee table at one of the robots while simultaneously leaping onto another one. Maria Hill started open fire at the robots. One came after me and I decided to show them what I got. I used my powers to rip a robot into pieces earning a surprised look from Tony. Natasha leapt to the bar and soon bullets were flying through the air. Natasha practically had to yank a tense Bruce Banner behind the bar for cover. Tony and Clint dove for cover as well but Ultron plowed into Tony stopping him. Rhodey saw this and charged at Ultron, the being simply turned and blasted him. The force knocked Rhodey through a glass plate window out onto the balcony. Hill quickly jumped down protectively over Rhodey and opened fire at robots who came their way. I charged at a robot and crashed it into the wall where I separated it's head from its body using my powers to do so. Thor grabbed and flipped one of the robots smashing it in half, but the torso part started to power up for flight. Clint, Hill, and Natasha kept opening fire. The robots torso flew strait at Dr Cho but Thor's hammer smashed it before it got to her.
At that moment, Tony jumped off the mezzanine and landed on a robot. He jammed a fork into a weak spot on the robots neck and the machine fell down into pieces. A robot charged at me when I was distracted and blasted me making me flying back and hit the wall. My back hit the wall and a sharp pain shot up my back from the bruise I had. There was only one robot left and without hesitation Steve threw his shield strait at its neck decapitating the robot.
"Well" Ultron said, "that was dramatic, but what I think is going on here is a disconnect. You want to protect the world, but you don't want it to change. How is humanity saved, if it's not allowed to evolve?" He asked, then pointed to an Iron Legion in scraps on the ground, "with these things? These puppets?"
Ultron stooped and grabbed the limp torso of one of the armors, he started shaking it around like a doll, "Go back to your homes. Turn on your TV. Go back to sleep. Don't make a single sound when your dead" he said imitating the speech of the Iron Legion robot. Suddenly, as if in a moment of anger. Ultron crushed the head of the robot he was holding. He paused for a moment, as though he needed to collect himself.
After a beat, he continues "I know you mean well, but you just didn't think it through. There's only one path to peace... Human extinction!"
Suddenly Thor's hammer bashed Ultron into pieces before returning to it's owners hands. The light in Ultron's eyes slowly dim as he says, "I had strings... Now I'm free." The Avengers look at each with a loss of words. Steve rushes over to as fast as possible and helps me stand. The sharp pain shoots up my back again and I let out a cry. Steve quickly picks me up bridal style.
"Madison's in pain!" Steve told Dr Cho. She got up and we rushed to the room where she had put the cream on earlier.
"Madison I need to unzip the dress" she said as she carefully unzipped my dress revealing the now large bruise on my back. She put more of the cream on it and that made me hiss in pain at the touch. I don't understand why the Avengers are concerned about me.
Soon I was back in the bedroom Tony had given me and I was laying on the bed staring up at the ceiling. There was a small knock on my door. "Come in" I said trying to sit up. Natasha entered the room quietly. "Shouldn't you be asleep?"
"I came to check on you" she said kindly.
"I'll be fine" I said.
"I'm just making sure okay" she said worriedly.
"My siblings were wrong" I said.
"Why were they wrong?" She asked.
"You all are nothing like they thought you were. You guys are not evil. You're just trying to protect everyone" I said making her smile. It was true. They always thought the Avengers we evil and the bad guys but when you realize... They just want to protect the world and it's people.