three : intimidation

ELAINE, PIETRO, AND WANDA CUT THE POWER TO THE SHIP IN THE SALVAGE YARD. Pietro sped his two sisters up to where Klaue was stationed. They saw Klaue pick up his handgun, aiming it at Pietro before shooting once.

Pietro was much faster, speeding towards him and disarming Klaue, leaving the bullets on Klaue's desk. Pietro stood with his arms crossed as Elaine and Wanda stepped into sight.

Klaue immediately knew who they were. "Yeah. The Enhanced. Strucker's prized pupils." He took a seat as if it were all some joke, lifting a bowl and offering it to the triplets. "You want a candy? Hm?" The Enhanced ignored him, and he put the bowl down. "I was sorry to hear about Strucker. But then, he knew what kind of world he was helping create. Human life. Not a growth market."

      Pietro looked down before glancing at his two sisters. None of the triplets knew Strucker was dead. But then again, to the siblings, he was just helping them take down Tony Stark.

      Klaue took their expressions in and his tone dropped slightly. "You didn't know? Is this your first time intimidating someone? I'm afraid I'm not that afraid."

      Wanda took a step further into the light, a scowl forming on her face. "Everybody is afraid of something."

      "Cuttlefish." Klaue stated, pointing at Elaine and Wanda, causing Pietro to tilt his head to the side. "Deep sea fish. They make lights, disco lights..." He made the sounds and motions with his hand and mouth. "to hypnotize their pray, and then..." he grabbed the air with his fist, uselessly demonstrating what Cuttlefish did. "I saw a documentary. It was terrifying."

      Pietro used his speed, grabbed a candy, and went back to where his was standing all in the blink of an eye, startling Klaue as he did so. Klaue shook it off and continued anyway. "So if you're going to fiddle with my brain and make me see a giant Cuttlefish, then I know you don't do business. And I know you're not in charge." Klaue stood up. "And I only deal with the man in charge."

      As if on cue, Ultron appeared outside the window of the office they were in.

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Klaue, Ultron, the triplets, and one of Klaue's helpers led them to a secluded area. The helper pulled back a door, revealing bins that were labeled TOXIC WASTE. The bins began moving down, and another level with a dozens of tubes of Vibranium took its place.

Klaue took a tube before walking over to Ultron who began speaking. "Upon this rock, I will build my church." Klaue gave Ultron the tube, who flipped it in his hands. "Vibranium." Ultron tossed it to Pietro, who caught it and intently inspected it.

"You know, it came at great personal cost." Klaue mentioned as he nervously scratched the back of his neck. "It's worth billions."

Ultron chuckled before looking down at Klaue and speaking. "Now so are you." The helper's phone began buzzing repeatedly as Ultron easily remotely paid him. "It's all under your dummy holdings. Finance is so weird. But I always say, "Keep your friends rich and your enemies rich and wait to find out which is which"."

Klaue looked up from the phone and slowly turned back to Ultron. "Stark."

"What?" Ultron asked.

"Tony Stark used to say that. To me." Klaue replied. "You're one of his."

"What? I'm not—" Ultron began, grabbing Klaue's arm and pulling it up. The helper grabbed his gun to use it, but Elaine used her powers and flicked her hands by her side. His hand was now frozen to the gun as blue mist and electric strands surrounded it. "I'm not. You think I'm one of Stark's puppets? His hollow men? I mean, look at me. Do I look like Iron man? Stark is nothing!"

Ultron snapped, cutting Klaue's left arm right off. Elaine, Pietro, and Wanda stood with slightly wide eyes as Ultron began speaking again. "I'm sorry. I'm... oh. I'm sure that's going to be okay. I'm sorry. It's just I don't understand. Don't compare me with Stark!" Ultron kicked Klaue, causing him to fall down the stairs behind him as the helper rushed after Klaue. "It's a thing with me. Stark is... He's a sickness!"

Ultron threw his arm by his side and stomped his foot like a child.

"Ah, Junior." A voice said from behind them. The triplets and Ultron turned to find Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America behind them. "You're gonna break your old man's heart."

"If I have to." Ultron stated as he and the Enhanced walked forwards a few steps.

Thor stepped in. "Nobody has to break anything."

"Clearly you've never made an omelette." Ultron stated.

"He beat me by one second." Tony informed.

Pietro walked forwards. "Ah, yes. He's funny. Mr. Stark. It's what, comfortable? Like old times."

"This was never my life." Tony stated.

Steve stepped forwards. "You three can still walk away from this."

Anger surging through her because of Steve unknowingly messing with her powers, Elaine fake pouted. "Oh, we will."

Steve stared at Elaine, her red hair bouncing up and down with each breath she took. "I know you've suffered."

Ultron stepped in before Steve could convince the triplets to turn against him. "Captain America. God's righteous man. Pretending you could live without a war. I can't physically throw up in my mouth, but—"

"If you believe in peace, then let us keep it." Thor tried to convince.

Elaine anxiously moved her fingers back and forth, knowing something was about to happen as Ultron began speaking again. "I think you're confusing "peace" with "quiet"."

"Uh-huh. What's the Vibranium for?" Tony asked.

"I'm glad you asked that, because I wanted to take this time to explain my evil plan." Ultron said before magnetically pulling Tony towards him and using his beams to then shoot Stark back.

Tony and Ultron began fighting as Iron Legions fought the others. Steve managed to get an Iron Legion off him as Pietro used his speed to fight another Avenger. The super soldier headed towards Elaine, who thrusted her hands forwards, causing Steve to fly back.

The fighting continued as Elaine and Wanda stood back, waiting for Ultron to give them the go ahead. Eventually an Iron Legion with red eyes went towards them. "It's time for some mind games."

The women slipped through a doorway, finding Thor. Elaine kept his body frozen until Wanda did her thing. Next was Steve. Elaine turned to her sister. "While you're in his head or whatever, try and get him out of mine."

Wanda flicked her hand, the red mist making its way inside Steve's head before he was paralyzed. Next was Natasha Romanoff, and despite the report of her being a lethal agent, she was the easiest target.

Elaine and Wanda went two separate ways to get to Clint Barton. Elaine was on his left, about to freeze his body until he turned around, sticking an arrow to her forehead. It was full of electricity, but there was something else that was causing her to shake and gasp in pain.

Clint saw the redhead, who deeply reminded him of Natasha when she was an assassin. He felt bad for being the one to inflict the severe amount of pain on her which was amplified from her powers, but it was for her own good as he spoke. "I've done the whole mind control thing. Not a fan." He ripped the arrow from her forehead and right after, Pietro threw him through the window next to him.

Wanda ran from around the corner, seeing her brother catch their sister before she fully collapsed. Pietro carried her limp body and wrapped an arm around Wanda as he sped them away.

By the time Elaine was able to fully function, 10 minutes had passed. She was breathing heavily as Pietro looked down at her and asked. "What can I do?"

Elaine heavily panted. "It hurts."

"I'm going to kill him." Pietro hissed as Elaine let out another whimper from the drilling fire in her head. "I'll be right back."

"No." Elaine immediately protested. "I'm all right. I want... I want to finish the plan. I want the big one." Elaine turned her head to the Quinjet with Bruce Banner inside.

Pietro and Wanda turned their heads as well, a determined look on all of their faces.