Ace flew around and swerved as the Hulk landed next to him, roaring. Ace said "Scared the fuck outta me…" Hulk roared at him and then smashed a robot behind him, jumping into a group, ripping them to shreds.
Ace turned up and spread out his hands as a building fell towards him. The building turned into an explosion of cards, flying everywhere, exploding on robots as Ace asked "Anybody have a number on the robots?"
Steve said "Forget about them, focus on civilians."
Ace looked up and said "Oh, that's gonna be an issue…" Ultron dived at him and grabbed his neck, saying "You're really annoying." Ace replied "I've heard." as Ultron flew into the sky, throwing him through a building and stomping down.
Ace flapped his cape in front of him, crossing his arms as Ultron stomped down, blasting him through buildings into the church.
Ace flipped and coughed, "Ugh.. Painful.." Ultron landed and his throat glowed as he replied "It's about to get much more painful." Ace landed on his feet and looked up at Ultron.
He pointed his palms at the ground saying "Highly unlikely." flames burst from his hands and he shot forward, shooting his knee into Ultron's chin, sending the flame beam through the roof of the building he was in.
Ace landed back on the ground and held his knee, muttering under his breath "Oh god… Why… My intrusive thoughts won…" Ultron looked down and snorted as he threw a punch at Ace's head.
Ace slipped the punch and slapped his arm, golden armor appearing on his arm as he threw a punch at Ultron's chest! Ultron froze and a bubble of flames burst from his back, sending him flying through several buildings.
Ace held his fist and muttered "God damn it again… What? You want to fight, Ace? Sure! Start with a robot! It won't hurt, I promise!" as he shook his hand, sucking in air before rolling on the ground, throwing his cloak up in front of him as a flame beam smashed into it, sending him flying through a highrise, collapsing it to the ground.
Ace had the wind knocked right out of him as he said into the comms, "Can I tag someone in…" Ultron appeared near him and said "You'll fail, just like the rest." Before he could do anything, a Hammer smashed through the wall and hit Ultron, sending him flying.
Thor appeared and smiled "Need some help, my friend?" Ace coughed, giving him a thumbs up. He reached over and grabbed Mjolnir, tossing it to Thor as he wheezed "You got him, partner." Thor froze and caught the hammer just as Ultron smashed through the wall, chokeslamming Thor into the road outside, dragging him through the asphalt before throwing him into a church.
Ace held his stomach and laid on the ground, sucking in air. Steve shouted "Cloak! Status!" Ace responded weakly "Got the wind knocked out of me… Close combat isn't my thing…"
Steve asked worriedly "Do you need support!? Confirm!" Ace coughed, slowly getting back up, "I'm okay, I'm not dead yet…" Steve let out a breath of relief, throwing a fist behind him, smashing a robot as he replied "We still got civilians running around, need you on this one, buddy!"
Ace rubbed his stomach and the building he was in turned to cards that formed into a platform, slipping under Ace's feet, carrying him up as he said "Mhm…" He floated away, grabbing his staff again, waving it in front of him as he passed through buildings, turning them to cards.
The cards surrounded the civilians and protected them as they ran.
Steve spoke over the radio, "What do you got, Stark?" Tony replied "Hm? Nothing great. Maybe a way to blow up the city. That'll keep it from impacting the surface, if you guys can get clear."
Steve retorted "I asked for a solution, not an escape plan. Cloak, you got anything?" Ace looked around him and said "Maybe… If I overcharge myself, I might be able to turn everything to dust… Maybe I'll have enough mana to bring everyone back to the ground before I die? I don't know."
Hermione shouted "You can't!" Steve agreed, saying "I agree. I'm not okay with casualties, Cloak. Give me something. Anyone?"
Natasha stood next to him and said "Cap, these people aren't going anywhere. If Stark finds a way to blow this rock…" Steve looked at her and said "Not till everyone's safe." Natasha retorted "Everyone up here versus everyone down there? There's no math there."
Steve replied simply "I'm not leaving this rock with one civilian on it." Natasha looked at him and shrugged, "I never said anything about leaving." Steve looked at her as Ace commented "I agree with the two timing spy."
Tony asked "Are you excited to die everyday?" Ace replied "Most days, sometimes I just want a coffee." Steve said "Enough you two." as he looked at Natasha, who smiled "There's worse ways to go… Plus, where else am I gonna get a view like this?"
Clint chimed in, "If we're gonna die, I gotta say. The Wizard? Coolest thing I've ever seen. Honestly." Pietro added "Same!" Tony said "I'm surrounded by fanboys." Ace said "I've died before, not that bad. Although, the Realm of Death is a bit boring… There's cute ghosts though!"
Pietro asked "Yeah? How cute?" Tony chimed in, "Hello? Are we just gonna skip over the 'I died before' part?" Thor said "He did. I saw it with my own eyes." Steve sighed "Can we please? Nobody's dying here today!"
Suddenly, Nick Fury spoke on the radio "I'm gonna have to agree. How's the view up there, everyone? Cus it's about to get a whole lot better." everyone looked over to see a helicarrier appearing from the clouds.
Steve smirked and let out a breath as Fury continued "Nice, right? Pulled her out of mothballs with a few old friends. She's dusty but she'll do." Steve grinned and said "Fury, you son of a bitch."
Fury tsk tsk'd, replying "You kiss your mother with that mouth?"
Ace looked over and said "I got an idea… a little crazy though." Steve pressed into his ear, saying "Cloak? Hit me." Ace cleared his throat and said "Tired of fighting robots? You're gonna hate me…"
He landed on the ground and slammed his staff down.
A vibration flooded out from him as the rubble, cars, buildings, everything, started turning into cards, flying into the air before shooting over to the edge of the city, forming a bridge to the Helicarrier.
Steve saw it and ran quickly, saying "All hands on deck, I need aerial support at the bridge to the Helicarrier! Wanda, Pietro, Little Wizard help the people cross. Clint I need you guarding. Any of you see a robot come within 2 miles turn it to scraps! Cloak, how long can you hold it?"
Ace replied "Forever… Only problem is… it's very fragile." Steve nodded and said instantly, "Don't fight on the bridge, send the civilians over to Fury." Ace added, "They won't fall though, I can support everyone."
Steve replied "Got it."
Ace waved his staff as more and more buildings crumbled to cards, adding to the bridge, making it wider and wider as the Avengers brought people across.
Another Iron Man suit flew over and joined in, saying "I'm here, Cap." Steve said "Rhodes? You and Tony need to clear any airborne, got it?" Tony and Rhodes replied "Got it." as they flew over, annihilating robots as Steve added "Cloak, how wide can you make it?"
Ace replied "However much debris there is, I can do." Steve replied instantly "Keep going, Thor you got Ultron, if he leaves, we need to know." Thor groaned "Yep!"
Ace raised his staff to the sky as a purple wave sprung out of the tip, spreading to everywhere as more and more cards flew over.
Fury raised his brows and said "Damn! Lifeboats for what?" Maria said "We're sending support to the bridge, hang in there."