The Broken Ballerina | Wanda Maximoff [slow updates]

chapter three

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"All our work is gone. Ultron cleared out, used the internet as an escape hatch," Bruce informed as we all stood around, trying to figure out what just happened. My mind was preoccupied with the fact that Ultron had called us all killers and I hated that he was right. I was a killer and there was no way that I could wipe the red off of my ledge.

"Ultron," I heard Steve repeat, snapping me out of my train of thoughts. 

"He's been in everything. Files, surveillance. Probably knows more about us than we know about each other," Nat informed.

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

"Nuclear codes," Maria responded. 

"Then we're fucked," I told. 

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

"Nukes? He said he wanted us dead," Nat voiced. 

"He didn't say dead. He said extinct," Steve corrected. 

"He also said he killed somebody," Clint added. 

"But there wasn't anyone else in the building," Maria pointed out. 

"Yes, there was," Tony informed, moving forward, bringing up a projection of what I could only describe as a mess, When I looked closer I could see it was JARVIS, completely destroyed. 

"This is insane," Bruce spoke. 

"JARVIS was the first line of defence. He would've shut Ultron down, it makes sense," Steve explained. 

"That wasn't shutting JARVIS down, that was completely destroying him," I elaborated.

"Ultron could've assimilated Jarvis. This isn't strategy, this is rage," Bruce agreed. 

Suddenly, Thor stormed in, making a beeline for Tony. He grabbed him by the throat, making me jump up. 

"Woah, woah, woah! It's going around," Clint told.

"Come on. Use your words, buddy," Tony breathed out.

"I have more than enough words to describe you, Stark," Thor spat.

"Thor! The Legionnaire," Steve commanded. Thor dropped Tony. 

"Trail went cold about a hundred miles out but it's headed north, and it has the scepter. Now we have to retrieve it, again," Thor informed.

"The genie's out of that bottle. Clear and present is Ultron," Nat stated.

"I don't understand. You built this program. Why is it trying to kill us?" Dr Cho asked, her voice shook as she spoke. Tony began to laugh in response. I frowned, stepping forward. Bruce began to shake his head, a sign for Tony to stop.