"Their abilities?" Steve asked as they made their way towards the elevator.
"He's got increased metabolism and improved thermal homeostasis. Her thing is neural electric interfacing, telekinesis, mental manipulation. The younger ones has a small do...
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Nadia watched as the man stared at them, confused. She stood up, hesitating. "What's wrong?" Pietro asked her, troubled.
"I-I don't know, what if Ultron is wrong? What if it-" Nadia began. "He's not wrong. You're letting the Avengers get inside your head. You can either help us or stay here." Wanda snapped.
Nadia took a step back. Wanda never yelled at her. And if she ever did, she apologized quickly. "Wanda..." Pietro began. "You can stay with her then." She made her way towards the ship.
Pietro sighed, shaking his head and followed her. Leaving Nadia all alone. Nadia knew Wanda was right. She had to be. But why did she feel weird about Ultron all of the sudden?
Nadia pushed the thought to the back of her head and ran after her siblings.
The man ran quickly back into the ship and began to close the door. Nadia stopped it and held it downward. "Go." She said to Wanda with gritted teeth. "Go, now."
Wanda nodded and quickly cast him into his worst fear. Nadia recognized him as Dr. Banner. He clutched his head, confused. He shut his eyes as he moved around, shaking his head.
Nadia noticed something about his skin turn green. "Wanda..." Her voice filled with warning. "Somethings happening!" She was cut off by a loud roar. Banner had turned into a big green- thing. He roared again, looking directly at Nadia.
She screamed, backing up. The Hulk ran towards her, and he was angry. Pietro quickly grabbed her and pulled her away. He ran her and Wanda back to the pile of rubble they were at before.
"He's going to destroy the city," Nadia whispered, watching the Hulk like it was an old cartoon she remembered. "We need to get out of here before Stark comes." Pietro glanced at both his sisters. He reached his hands out to both of them, and they were off.
—•—
Nadia stared at the machines, which made more Ultrons. "Good news. Our friend Hulk as a chance of getting arrested." Ultron spoke, fixing one of his arms.
"He almost killed a lot of people. I'm not surprised." Nadia grumbled. Ultron looked amused, almost. "You don't seem very happy about it." He pointed out.
Pietro was sitting with Wanda across the room, and he heard the conversation. Wanda sighed, shaking her head.
"No.. I am, I just mean, we're on the Avengers radar. And more than usual now." Nadia fidgeted with her hands and Pietro could tell she was lying.
"We were always on their radar, Nadia. But if you're truly worried about it, I can assure you, our task will be over soon." Ultron walked away, leaving Nadia alone.
She stared out the window, watching as Ultron and two clones flew off. One was holding the scepter.
"You shouldn't be asking so many questions." Wanda raised an eyebrow across the room. "I can't help that I'm curious."
Wanda glared at her sister. "Or you don't trust us anymore." Nadia stood up defensively. "I never said that!"
Pietro shook his head. "Let's not argue about this, please. Tomorrow we're going to finish the next phase. So let's focus on that, yes?"
Both sisters huffed a "fine." and turned away.
—•—
Nadia stood behind Wanda, leaning against the wall of the building. "Cellular cohesion will take a few hours, but we can initiate the consciousness stream. We're uploading your cerebral matrix now." Dr. Cho plugged a wire into Ultron's head.
"I can read him... he is dreaming." Wanda approached the cradle. Nadia stood upward, making eye contact with Pietro. A creeping sensation went down her spine, making her shiver.
"I wouldn't call it dreams." Dr. Cho looked over at Wanda. "It's Ultron's base consciousness, informational noise. Soon..."
"How soon? I'm not being pushy." Ultron asked. "We're imprinting a physical brain. There are no shortcuts. Even if your magic gem is..."
Dr. Cho continued but Nadia stopped listening. She noticed Wanda touching the Cradle gently. Wanda shut her eyes, reading it's mind. She tilted her head and cried out. She quickly backed away, trembling.
Nadia ran towards her sister, concern written on her face. Wanda continued gasping, holding both her siblings tightly. Fear showed in her eyes. She looked up at Ultron in horror.
"How-How could you?" She was still trembling. Nadia held her arm, trying I calm her. Ultron stood up. "How could I what?"
She took a shaky breath. "You said we would destroy the Avengers, make a better world. It will be better." Nadia looked at the machine, confused.
"When everyone is dead?"
"That is not...! The human race will have every opportunity to improve." Ultron tried to reason with her.
"And if they don't?" Pietro asked in realization. "Ask Noah," Ultron replied flatly. Nadia shook her head, not wanting to believe what she was hearing.
"I knew it. You're a madman." Nadia stepped towards him. "There were more than a dozen extinction level events before even the dinosaurs got theirs." The siblings looked at the machine they thought they could trust.
"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."
"And who decides who's weak?" Pietro demanded, holding both his sisters firmly. As Ultron was distracted Wanda freed Dr. Cho from the scepter's magic.
"Life. Life always decides."
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they found out... so, the real question is. what will they do now?
