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"Worthy

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"Worthy... No... How could you be worthy? You're all killers."

Niobe stood, hiding Helen behind her. A mangled robot stood in the entry of an elevator.

"Stark," Steve said.

"JARVIS," Tony said.

Niobe looked to the ceiling, hoping for a reply from JARVIS. Silence.

"I'm sorry, I was asleep. Or...I was a-dream?" The robot asked.

Niobe's brow furrowed, was this robot alive? Tony began tapping on a tablet.

"Reboot, Legionnaire OS, we got a buggy suit," Tony said.

"There was a terrible noise...and I was tangled in... in...strings. I had to kill the other guy. He was a good guy."

A chill ran over Niobe.

"JARVIS..." she said.

"You killed someone?" Steve asked.

"Wouldn't have been my first call. But, down in the real world, we're faced with ugly choices."

The robot seemed to stumble, appearing almost intoxicated in his movements.

"Who sent you?" Thor asked.

"I see a suit of armor around the world," a recording said.

"Ultron!" Bruce said.

"In the flesh. Or, no, not yet. Not this...chrysalis. But I'm ready. I'm on a mission," Ultron said.

"What mission?" Natasha said.

The hair on the back of Niobe's neck raised. She shoved Helen behind the couch.

"Peace in our time," Ultron said.

Robots broke through walls, dashing about firing lasers. The team split up. Niobe stayed near Helen, igniting her lightsaber. Niobe held her hand out, creating a shield from the force around them.

 Niobe held her hand out, creating a shield from the force around them

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"Stark!" Steve said.

Niobe watched a frantic Tony press on the tablet. When nothing worked, he grabbed a sharp tool and began jamming the tool into the robot.

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