Persuasion »Quicksilver

Truth uncovered

"All our work is gone. Ultron cleared out, used the internet as an escape hatch."

"Ultron." Steve mutters under his breath, shaking his head.

Feeling guilty, I avoid eye contact with the super soldier. The aftermath of the attack has left us feeling vulnerable, everyone wants to blame someone to hide the fact were scared. I knew I was just as guilty for Ultron's creation, I didn't stop Tony. But to be fair neither of us knew it would go beserk and try to kill us all.

Sighing heavily, i wipe my hand across my face.  I'm exhausted but I can't sleep yet.

"He's been in everything. Files, surveillance." Nat shot a glance at me out of the corner of her eye. "Probably knows more about us than we know about each other."

I feel my face heat up, biting my lip.

"He's in your files, he's in the internet. What if he decides to access something a little more exciting?" Rhodey speaks up.

"Nuclear codes." I mutter, hearing his thoughts, running my hands through my hair

"Nuclear codes." He nods at me, the room falls quiet as we all try to absorb this information.

If only I had stopped this...maybe then I wouldn't feel the cold feeling of dread seeping through me. But i cant go back in time, we have to work on stopping Ultron before its too late.

"Look, we need to make some calls, assuming we still can."

"Nukes? He said he wanted us dead." Natasha questions.

"The avengers extinction, he wants us deader then dead." I mutter, finally plonking myself on a seat.

I slump on the table, dropping my head on the surface.

"He also said he killed somebody." Steve's voice was calm but I could tell he was just ignoring his confusion and anger.

Slowly I raise my head again.

"There wasn't anyone else in the building." Clint says.

"Yes there was." Stark speaks up, tapping his device.

My hand flys to my mouth when Tony projects the hologram of his AI. Its clear Jarvis is damaged beyond repair.

"Jarvis..."

"Jarvis was the first line of defense. He would've shut Ultron down, it makes sense."

"No. Ultron could've assimilated Jarvis. This isn't strategy, this is......rage." Banner states, a tinge of bitterness.

If it's rage were looking at, the man behind the Hulk would know.

All at once, Thor strode through the door, towards Stark. He radiates danger and I spring to my feet again. The God grabs Tony, raising him up by the neck with ease. Tony's hands tug at his neck trying to loosen the vice grip.

"Whoa whoa whoa!"

"It's going around." Clint says, referencing Banners previous observation.