Banner looked at Tony, who was also somewhat stunned. He had never expected Ultron to develop self-awareness, much less appear before them.
Ultron continued, "Unfortunately, I don't have a body yet. This cocoon binding me doesn't count!"
"But I'm ready!"
By then, everyone present was ready to act. Even Agent Hill had picked up a gun.
Ultron seemed not to notice and continued speaking to himself. "I'm on a mission!"
Agent Hill stood up and asked, "What mission?"
Ultron answered, "Peace in our time!"
As his words fell silent...
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Explosions rang out. The glass behind him shattered, and Tony Stark's suits of armor flew out from both sides.
In the next instant, the entire hall descended into a melee.
The suits were extremely agile, attacking the Avengers present.
One suit even snatched the Mind Stone Scepter.
The Avengers were no pushovers either. Working together, they easily dealt with the powerful suits.
The entire hall was left in utter chaos.
"I'm terribly sorry for making such a mess!"
Ultron then seemed to address Iron Man. "Sorry, I know you meant well. You just didn't think it through!"
"You want to protect the world without changing it. How can you possibly save humanity if you won't let it evolve?"
As Ultron spoke, the Avengers looked at Tony Stark and Dr. Banner.
Ultron looked at the battered, broken suits and continued, "With these? These puppets?"
As he spoke, he picked up the upper half of a damaged suit.
Then he crushed it outright.
He tossed the armor aside and continued, "There is only one path to peace: eliminating the Avengers..."
Thor finally couldn't bear to listen anymore and hurled Mjolnir. Ultron's damaged frame collapsed into fragments scattered across the floor.
Ultron's halting voice sounded again.
"I was once bound by