Chapter 123 – Wanda and Mind Stone
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Hope supported Primo in standing up, while Quake used her vibration ability to keep Ultron away as they retreated.

The other Avengers weren't as tired as he was since they decided to stay and fight, with Doctor Strange, Crystal, and Ruby at their side.

Ruby shot a look at him, "next time you come to fight a world-destroying robot? Call me. You are getting old, Dad."

Primo held his head, "ouch, that hurts."

Ruby lightly smiled, trying to hide it as she flew towards Ultron, wearing the gravity armor. She brought both her hands together, crushing all the non-vibranium parts around the Ultron, with anger in her eyes.

Natasha used the fang Ats, slashing apart the large parts of Ultron, "remind me again why she isn't a part of Avengers team?!"

Tony frowned inside his armor, "she's just thirteen. She shouldn't even be working at SHIELD."

Banner punched down Ultron's legs, "she also controls one of the most fundamental forces of the universe. So..."

Ruby took her mark from her back, covering her face to hide the blushing and proud look on her face.

Primo chuckled as Crystal rained thunder from the sky, "she's too proud."

Hope glanced at him, kissing his cheek, "fawning over your daughter? You are so cute, Uncle. You'll be fine, right?"

"Yeah, go," Primo lightly smiled when Hope started flying forward, but the next second she became a giant, punching Ultron.

Skye dazedly watched her, whispering to Crystal, "we need her in our team."

Primo sat down on the road, waiting for Ultron to fire beams so he could absorb some of that lovely energy.

Energy from any beam was enough to make him go all day, even fire more X-Burners. But he gave all that energy to Heart, and the current stability of Heart was at -50.

Suddenly, he felt a scarlet flash, and his eyes turned towards the side, looking at Scarlet Witch and Vision appear, "welcome."

Wanda shot a look at him, "Is there something that you need to tell me?"

Primo scratched his cheek, looking away in embarrassment, "once we are done with Ultron. Hello there, Mr. Vision."

Vision greeted back respectfully, "it's an honor to meet you. Mr. Primo."

Primo pointed towards Ultron, "can you do it?"

"I don't know, but I know that the stone is calling for me."

Primo nodded, "destroy Ultron before fusing with the stone. Although you might be the last person that the stones want to hurt, it'd be better to take precautions."

Wanda looked towards Ultron's body that was being crushed, then quaked apart, then punched apart, beamed apart. Cut apart, until there was just the main body, "I doubt this fight would last long now."

She raised her hand, and scarlet energy surrounded Ultron's vibranium body out of remaining parts. She pulled him closer, forcing him to kneel, before she touched the mind stone, "No!!!!"

The moment she touched the mind stone, her body got blast backward, causing Primo to use his fire to fly up and catching her.

"Ms. Wanda," Vision flew towards them when Primo put her down on the ground.

He held her upper arms, "are you ok?"

Wanda blankly opened her eyes, with scarlet light glowing inside them, "No More Ultron."

Her words caused a scarlet blast to cover both universes. And then Ultron's body fell simultaneously as Wanda, making Primo hold her up.

Tony flew near them, "what happened?"

Primo blankly looked at the scene, "I think...the mind stone temporarily enhanced her powers to unreal levels."

"Enhanced powers? What is her power?" Steve walked over with others who were fighting Ultron.

Vision raised his head, "if I am not wrong. Then her power allows her to manipulate the fabric of reality."

"Umm..." Skye peeked forward from the crowd of confused people, "then when she just said...No Ultron?"

Vision nodded, "she wiped out all traces of Ultron from both the planets."

Skye shrugged her moth, shaking her head, "ok, I am not even going to ask."

"Are we sure the powerup was temporary?" Natasha stared at Wanda when Vision spoke again, "I believe so."

He walked over towards Ultron's body, taking the mind stone from his forehead, which merged with his own, without any flashy movement.

"I also believe that the mind stone was the one that manipulated Ultron and the whole thing. It called for Ms. Wanda because it wanted to use her powers to wipe out Ultron once I came here."

"Those stones have a mind of their own?"

"Well, Tony. There is a reason it's called mind stone," Banner turned into his human form, walking over to Vision, "the stone manipulated the whole thing. Just so it could become one? That would explain how Ultron even got here. But how are we sure that it wouldn't act up again?"

"The stones don't act," Doctor Strange frowned, "or that is what I have read."

"No, they don't," Primo assured him, "they don't have the motivation to act. But this was the first time since the creation of the universe that they had a motivation to act."

"Hmm," Banner rubbed his chin, "the stones are singularities that were formed with the creation of universes. One universe can only have one set, and now that the two are merging. The stones want to go back to being singular again?"

"Since when did you start speaking mystic?" Tony rolled his eyes, "as long as the stones don't act up again and create a villain."

Primo glanced towards Ruby, standing at the edge of discussion groups, adjusting Wanda in his hand, "come on, let's go home."

"Wait, you are leaving like that? This deserves after-party," Tony tried to stop him, but Primo wanted to refused, but he knew Hope would refuse then, "Ok. But I need room to rest first."

Hawkeye glanced back, "I'll get the Quinjet."

Night,

Natasha was dressed in her party clothes but stood at the bar, pouring drinks for herself and the others.

He looked at Hope, smiling, "so you are calling yourself the Wasp?"

"I don't know. That is the name of my mother. And now that my mother took Extremis and became young enough to be in a suit again. She's the Wasp...I am just a fill-in."

Natasha raised her shot glass, smiling, "well, then to the fill-in who fought very well."

Hope let out a happy chuckle, "you are really charming. No wonder he likes you so much."

Natasha raised her eyebrows, "who likes me?"

Hope looked away, "Primo...he's...he's a fan. You know like a million other people."

"I see," Natasha didn't pursue, but her eyes kept watching when Tony walked over.

"Girls, both of you look ravishing," Tony walked over with a Tony smile on his lips.

Natasha glanced at him, "you look...Tony."

"That's the greatest compliment that you could have given me."

Hope chuckled, "Is it always like this?"

"Most of the time. So, have you asked her yet?" Tony looked towards Natasha.

"Ask me what?" Hope tilted her head when her eyes went towards a hand sneakily trying to take a bottle. She slapped it, looking towards Ruby, "no alcohol for you dead. Your Dad's orders."

Ruby rubbed the back of her hand, wrinkling her nose, "whatever. He's not even here."

She curled her lips, walking back, making the three sigh, "teenagers. So...overactive."

"Well, teenager or not, she is one of the strongest people on Earth," Tony leaned against the bar, "I am worried what would happen if she threw a tantrum."

Natasha curled her lips, "trust me. She might look rebellious, but she's Daddy's daughter."

She glanced towards Tony, "but then you were you Daddy's boy and still ended up like this."

"I was not my Daddy's boy," Tony stood straight, offended, making Hope chuckle, "I remember Primo saying the same thing."

"Right, and how would he know?" Natasha sharply asked.

Hope looked towards her, "Oh, you don't know? Primo started his activities when Mr. Howard died. Well, five days after that. He kept an eye on Tony after that. So I heard stories from time to time."

Tony frowned, "my father? But why? Did the two knew each other?"

Hope let out a sigh, "sorry. I spoke too much. It's really, and I mean really not my place to say."

"Hmm," Tony raised his eyebrow in interest, "Then I'll ask him myself."

"Mind if I join you?" Natasha asked.

Hope took a deep breath, "guys...look...can you not call everyone in? It's complicated. So...please?"

"Sure."

In one of the rooms,

Wanda was sleeping on the bed, with Primo sitting beside her, with his arms crossed, eyes closed, sleeping when he felt the lights of the rooms turn on.

He opened his eyes, with a sleepy feeling surrounding him, glancing towards the side, "mm..." He took a deep breath, covering his mouth as he yawned, blinking with hurting red eyes, "Tony...Natasha. Is the party over?"

Tony glanced towards Wanda, looking at Primo, "I heard that you started your activities because of my father? I just want to know why? Did you know him?"

Primo stretched his body, rubbing his face,  "wow, so troublesome. Let me guess, Hope slipped something, and Natasha is here because she realized something. Her instinct was always a troublesome thing."

"Her? You talk like I am not here?" Natasha narrowed her eyes.

"Well...it's complicated."

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