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The siblings were fighting. Again .
ULTRON had only spent a few days in consciousness, but he had accumulated a vast amount of knowledge in that short time. One of these topics was sibling dynamics, especially important after recruiting the Maximoff twins. The twins’ genetic profiles noted that, with both parents dead and no extended family, Wanda and Pietro were alone in this world.
Except that wasn't true because the twins were dead set on Barry and Luke being Wanda's brothers.
Not Pietro's brothers, which was baffling to ULTRON. However, mentioning that meant Barry would get flustered trying to explain the difference while Luke would steadfastly insist Pietro was a part of the family, regardless. Pietro just looked amused whenever the topic came up.
The four fought like blood siblings. Barry was trying to convince Wanda that it would not help to seek revenge on Tony Stark, since the billionaire was not responsible for firing the weapons. Luke argued that maybe Stark should not be selling to war mongers in the first place. Pietro was–
“How far are we?”
–right behind ULTRON.
“Not far,” ULTRON responded calmly. The AI had most of his processing working on the flight to pick up the vibranium from Klaue. A small portion of the remaining power was tracking each of his newfound companions, for both their protection and his. The Maximoffs were valuable allies worth protection, and that protection would be extended to the twins’ allies. However, humans were notoriously emotional and irrational. ULTRON knew there was a chance they would not like his plan initially, but with a little patience and a little wheedling, they would see the flawless logic.
But back to Pietro. “I'm surprised you are not engaging with your…siblings?”
Pietro smirked. “Luke and Barry are doing good on their own. They do not need my opinion.”
ULTRON hummed in thought. “I see.” He turned from the plane console. “And what is your opinion? I know we are on the same page about Stark, but you don't talk as much as your sister.”
“I don't need to. She does all the talking for us.”
“Hm,” ULTRON hummed. Seeing that they were approaching their destination, ULTRON turned on the intercom and called the rest of the group to their flight seats.
So all he needed to do was keep Wanda on his side, hm?