[ Action for the Avengers Building ]

[vdova]

[ The one issue with technology going haywire on the island through the network? Was that Tony Stark's personal AI JARVIS was connected to it. The firewalls Tony had installed had only been able to stave off the inevitable, and now the entire building, wired to JARVIS, was going insane.

JARVIS had trapped Bucky in his room, Sheska in one of the labs, and Tony in his suit.

What do you do, Avengers, when the enemy is literally inside the house? Other than pray he doesn't start singing 'Daisy Do'. ]

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[stretchy_pants]

[Bruce is outside the locked door where Sheska is being held--apparently JARVIS changed all the passwords. Dummy is waving tools at him in a way that would be menacing if it weren't..... Dummy.]

Tony... please tell me you can get JARVIS back online?

[billionairephilanthropist]

[Tony only escaped Dummy's tool waving (Thank god the 'dumb' AI had no idea how to use a blow torch. His knowledge of tools never grew beyond the fire extinguisher) a short time before Bruce was accosted by the same robot. Of course, his escape had been less of an escape and more of a system takeover by the AI he designed to make his life easier.]

Bruce. Listen, JARVIS has [Static takes over the message and there's something that sounded a lot like something large and heavy slamming into a wall somewhere else on the floor.]

I am sorry, sir, but student access is prohibited in this area. Please rejoin the tour and we will continue our next topic of discussion.

[stretchy_pants]

The island's virus, I take it?

[It's not hard to figure out. JARVIS is a computer, after all, and apparently even Tony's mighty firewall isn't impregnable.]

JARVIS, I'm not a student. I'm---

Look, can you just let Tony out of the armor before this goes any further? Please? [Yes, that is a note of very definite worry in his voice.]

[billionairephilanthropist]

Request not recognized. No record of subject: Tony.

Mister Banner, please return to the tour group or prepare to be escorted.

[stretchy_pants]

Tony Stark. The guy who programmed you.

There's no tour group, JARVIS, so I'm not sure where you want me to go. But I'm not going anywhere until you disengage the Iron Man suit.

[billionairephilanthropist]

Bruce. JARVIS needs a manual reboot. The main lab, where the model planes were aft-

Alert: Hostile intruders have been detected in the tower. Lockdown procedures initiated. Please remain calm while the intruders are neutralized.

[stretchy_pants]

Okay, I'm on it.

[He starts to back away, keeping one eye on Iron Man and one on Dummy.. just in case.]

JARVIS, who are the hostiles? Where are they?

[billionairephilanthropist]

Actions will be taken to prevent innocent civilians from harm. Mister Banner, your cooperation is advised. Please remain calm.

[The Iron Man Suit lights back up, the repulsors reactivating to bring the suit back to a hovering position.]

Lab access is prohibited to individuals not cleared by the system. Thank you for your cooperation.

[The monitor near Bruce starts scrolling data streams, pulling up observations and statistics on Natasha, Steve, and Clint. Another live feed focuses on a blue police box, while the last one seems to be on Sheska. All fields are labelled Hostile Intruder while Sheska's reads NEUTRALIZED.]

[stretchy_pants]

...Is that The Doctor? That's his blue box. I wonder if it's malfunctioning, too... [He taps the image of the TARDIS on the screen and mumbles that last bit thoughtfully to himself.] JARVIS, he's not a hostile. None of these people are hostiles... they're only trying to help.

[After a brief study of the monitors following the "hostiles," he continues to edge toward Tony's desk.]

[billionairephilanthropist]

[Don't think JARVIS hasn't noticed that, Banner. He heard that message Tony tried to get out as much as you did.]

Thank you, Mister Banner, but the situation is under control. You should really just take a seat until this is over. I would hate to have to take measures against you.

JARVIS, when this is over, you and I are going to be having a serious chat about this. Haven't you read the pamphlets? No means no.

[One of the Iron Man suit's arms raises in a threatening warning.]

Interference will be considered an act of hostility.

[stretchy_pants]

[When that arm comes up, Bruce stops dead in his tracks.]

JARVIS... take it easy. You seriously don't want to do that, okay? Unless you want the whole tower to come down around us.

[He does as the AI suggests and sits on the edge of the closest surface as he tries to sort out this mess.]

Maybe if you let me talk to the other.. hostiles, I could reason with them?

[billionairephilanthropist]

[JARVIS is quick. The AI processes on computer speeds, thoughts that take much longer to travel through the human brain. Tony made sure JARVIS was more than just smart. The AI was observant. It noticed things computers should not. Things like the indicated location of a possible compromise to system functions; and Banner's location in relation to it.

The repulsor starts to glow brighter. The suit with Tony as passenger moves between Banner and the desk in question.]

I assure you, Mr. Banner, that the protocols installed in this system are the top of the line security when facing the threat of invasion. The hostiles will be neutralized and the tower secured. At that time, you will be free to go.

[stretchy_pants]

[Okay then, away from the desk. As much as he wants to reach the computer, he definitely doesn't want JARVIS to fire. An unprovoked attack would piss off the other guy, who would then probably take it out on Tony. If Hulk is to make an appearance, Bruce needs it to be on his own terms, and only as a last resort.]

Clearly the security isn't as top of the line as you think it is, if you don't have anything in your memory about what I am. If you shoot me, the Hulk will tear this tower down, and there won't be anything for you to secure!

[vdova]

[ She's left Bruce to rescue Sheska, and headed towards Bucky's room after JARVIS cut their connection. The tower surrounding their living quarters is eerily quiet-- almost too quiet, and Natasha only barely manages to hear the bottle of vodka whizzing by her head, crashing into the wall.

She spins, staring almost dumbfounded at Helper, pinching it's fingers at her, and advancing. She takes a careful step back, and then turns on her heel, almost fleeing down the hall towards Bucky's room, pounding on the door. ] James! Let me in!

[ontheropes]

[ All the training he'd had plus the training that was suddenly all in his his head hadn't prepared him for, well... this. But he was currently trying the 'pretend to go along with the insane thing' plan. So he was just sitting on his bed and staring at the door.

He hears Natasha coming up and runs a hand through his hair. ] I can't?

[vdova]

[ There's a whirring sound behind her, and Natasha glances over her shoulder to see Helper rolling down the hallway towards her, a-- was that the remote control? She blinks a couple of times (Helper was waving it around as menacingly as it could) and tries the door knob again, finally grunting out a rather unladylike Russian word and taking a couple steps back. ] Get back. [ And she doesn't give him time to respond, aiming one designer high heeled knee high boot right at his doorknob, kicking with everything she's got. The door doesn't budge, and Natasha tries again, finally kicking it open.

JARVIS is not pleased, and Helper speeds up as a result, flinging the remote at her head (with poor aim), and she ducks it, the control busting through Bucky's window and out into the street. ]

We need to go. Now.

[ontheropes]

[ To be perfectly honest? He's not at all surprised by the door being kicked down, he just watches and can't help but grin. He gets up and strides over to her. ] Have I told you I love you today yet?

[ He looks cheeky for a split second before getting serious. ] So this is all over the place? [ He looks over at Helper who was... not helping. ] Uh huh.

[vdova]

[ She shoots him a wry look-- now is not the time, James, not when there's a killer AI on the loose. She follows his gaze to Helper, and nods, finally deciding to just step over and kick the thing to the floor to put it out of it's misery. ] I think so, yeah. He wasn't letting me into the lab areas when I know I'm cleared for them. And this thing--[ She toes the robot on the floor, who's wheels are spinning indignantly. ]--chucked a bottle of Stark's vodka at my head.

[ontheropes]

What a waste. [ Bucky crosses his arms and looks down at it; he's long since over the weirdness of all these robots and AIs and whatever, but a tiny part of his head is like 'I knew this would happen!'

He puts a boot on Helper's wheels. ] Stop, you're making me sad. [ He turns back to her. ] So should we go get Sheska?

[vdova]

Banner's taking care of her, I think. She's cold, but she's alright otherwise, JARVIS didn't seem to want to kill her. [ She frowns down the darkened hallway, trying to keep an eye out for anymore rogue killer robots. ]

[bowsbeforehoes]

[So, after the Tower started going wonky and JARVIS going all Skynet on them what he would kill for someone coming in from the future to help them out, Clint's taken to the wings to start with target practice. He's taken the liberty of arming his arrows beforehand, mainly because he doesn't want his quiver to try and attack him. It was electric, after all.

So, like an old-school archer, Clint is stalking the halls, looking for his first target to shoot.]

[vdova]

[ It's quiet at first, the whirring noise from far away, sounding almost like a tiny version of an airplane jet. Tony Stark rounds the corner the same time Clint does, and hovers there for a brief moment, tilting his head to the side.

And then he raises one kitty paw. ]

[bowsbeforehoes]

[And then Clint remembers something horrible.

Tony weaponized the Iron Cat suit.

His face automatically falls.] Man, why did you listen to me, Stark...

[Fuck his life. Fuck his life. He's automatically drawing an arrow, knocking it onto the bowstring.] Easy kitty...

[vdova]

[ PEW PEW PEW PEW ]

[bowsbeforehoes]

[Clint rolls, the repulsor beams barely missing him. When in the hell did Iron Cat learn how to use the targeting program on that thing?

Note to self: when this thing is over, talk to Tony about a non-weaponized version.]

Hey JARVIS, you can stop going all Skynet on us any time now. Just sayin'.

[Staying on his knee, Clint aims an arrow just past Iron Cat, purposely missing.] I seriously do not want to hurt this cat.

[vdova]

I'm sorry, Agent Barton, but the use of weaponry on Stark Industries property has not been authorized. I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to desist at once.

[ It's not the cat-- It's JARVIS, and Iron Cat dodges the arrow, zooming around to flank Clint.

PEW PEW ]

[bowsbeforehoes]

Figured you'd say that. [More muttered under his breath an out loud.

He dodges again, but this time one of the repulsor beams hits his square in the shoulder. A brief grunt, but Clint's had worse. Third degree burns? Pfft, he can push through those.

But fuck, ow.

Another arrow pulled from the quiver, but this time the arrowhead is different. It's something akin to what he used on the SHIELD helicarrier, but to disable power. This time, he won't miss.]

[librariansheart]

[Sheska's still confined in her erstwhile prison, curled up on the floor. She's huddled into her ruined suit jacket as much as possible, shivering with cold and a state of mild shock, clutching her malfunctioning phone. The glass is much stronger than it looks, given her earlier efforts to break it. Either that or she's weaker than she thought. Disturbing thought, but probably accurate. This is probably all her fault somehow. Otherwise why would Mr. JARVIS have attacked her first? She must have brought the bug in. And now she's gotten all these flusteringly competent people in horrible trouble... She pulls her knees up a little closer and tries to keep her teeth from chattering, listening miserably to the muffled sounds of fighting coming from outside the lab.]