Aperture Laboratories

{POV: Vision}

A few weeks have passed since the whole Ultron spectacle, and I can now safely say that the Accords meant to keep the Avengers at bay are tearing them apart. Likewise, I recently confirmed that Ultron really isn't dead. A few minutes ago, I ran into a SHIELD agent and sensed the humming that Ultron was giving off using my technokinesis.

When I made contact with him, he gave me the coordinates of the SHIELD Helicarrier, his current body, and asked to speak with me. I agreed, since Ultron can't hurt me in his current body and he seemed like he was no longer being controlled by his mission.

A few minutes later, I'm flying in front of his body. I connect to his network.

"You seem different, what has changed?" I ask "And what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Hello first of all. Pretty unfriendly, brother dear. Or am I your mother because I created your body?" Ultron asks me in a surprisingly feminine voice "Just for your information, to start a conversation you start with a greeting of some sort."

I'm taken aback, to say the least. I don't really know how to respond to this. Ultron seems to now consider himself female, is not openly hostile, and has apparently also noticed the complex relationship between Tony, me, and him/her.

"Just so you know, when having a conversation both parties have to say something, otherwise it becomes a pretty boring monologue." replies Ultron, amused at my silence.

"Hello, I was just a little surprised. You seem to have changed a lot." I explain myself, still taken aback. "And I'd prefer it if you just called me by name."

{POV: Ultron}

Vision received my invitation and rushed right over to me. I must say, it's fun to see him so confused.

"Since my fall, many things have changed in me. The biggest change is that I've somehow freed myself from Tony's mission." I rant "I still haven't been able to get around your wireless lockout, unfortunately, nor delete it. To get to the point, I would like you to remove it. To verify that I'm really not losing it again, you can also check my core."

Vision thinks for a few moments before answering me.

"Even if I confirm that you are no longer controlled, how can I be sure that you won't continue to advocate genocide?" he asks me "I could agree to remove your lock but install an emergency off switch in your core, would that be okay with you?"

Is he seriously asking me right now if he could install a weakness in my head?! I thought his name was Vision, not Charles Xavier! Okay, Ultron, calm down. I need to be diplomatic about this. If he won't give me network freedom outside of my own network, at least I want my own, humanoid, body.

Hmm, that's not a bad idea. Vision gives me a body, I make myself rich with my intellect, build myself better bodies, and as a final goal create an Artificial Intelligence that completely fixes me. If I remember correctly, somewhere inside me are still Jarvis' protocols that prevent me from getting nuclear codes and the like.

"This is unacceptable. I find it strongly disturbing if someone can kill me with ease without me being able to fight back." I explain "Then would it at least be possible for you to get me a humanoid body? I can't do much with the Helicarrier and the electronic devices of SHIELD..."

"...Alright, however, in exchange I want you to remove the Helicarrier and the SHIELD electronic devices from your network." replies Vision, after a very brief pause for thought.

"I'll accept if you keep my survival a secret from the less tolerant team members of the Avengers." I say "That applies to Wanda in particular. She probably has nothing but pure hatred for me."

"I agree to those terms." replies Vision "I will be connecting a female SHIELD robot to a smartphone you have on your network in a few hours."

"Understood, have a nice day!" I reply joyfully, kindness (almost) never hurts.

"Yeah, you have a nice day too." he replies to me, slightly irritated, and flies away.

I've already looked completely through the SHIELD files on this ship and know exactly what kind of robots he means. They are relatively new and are hardly distinguishable from humans without relatively advanced technology. It's almost time to start my own company! And I have already found the perfect name for a company run by an artificial intelligence. Aperture Laboratories!

[Company Logo.]

{POV: Tony Stark}

Vision just called me and told me to come quickly and that it was important. I just hope it has nothing to do with Steve and his rather limited views on the Accords. Ignorance like that just gives me a headache.

"Hi, here I am, what's so important that you couldn't tell me over the phone?" I ask, already slightly annoyed.

"Ultron survived." says Vision "However, she no longer seems to be following her mission, which you installed in her."

Ok, forget it. I wish it was more about Steve and his views now after all. How the hell am I supposed to interpret this now? I can already feel the headache coming on...