"You. Stupid. Mercenary!" Ophelia shouted over her shoulder as she zoomed through the sky on the flying broom.

"It was an honest mistake!" Wade yelled as he swerved to the left to avoid getting hit by an angry robot.

Ophelia growled and flew toward a building, she has to get rid of the robots chasing her and maybe if the trick she's about to pull on them doesn't backfire like Wade's, then she'll be free. Clutching the broomstick tightly, she gained more speed as she approached the building, the robots right behind her. Once she was close enough to the building, she pulled up but it was too late for the robots. They crashed right into the building and Ophelia smiled.

The young woman relaxed in the air and sighed at Wade's stupid idea. While in the air, he'd plan on dressing up as a robot and chasing after the robots in the sky and kill them. He wanted to make it seem that one of their fellow robots had lost it and began to kill its own. So Wade taped on spare robot parts he found on the ground, went back in the air with the broom and shoot at them with his gun. He even tried to do robot talk but that failed miserably and he and Ophelia ended up being chased by a very angry group of robots. Fortunately, they lost them all.

"I hope you learned something Ophelia" Wade said as he approached her in the air. He still has spare robot parts taped around his arms and legs "never dress up with the body parts of your enemies to try to trick said enemies" Ophelia kicked him with her right leg but Wade managed to hold himself up.

"We still haven't found Roo and Julie" Ophelia said with worry. She looked down at the city and saw collapsing buildings, small explosions, people running for shelter. She bit down on her bottom lip and began to fear the worse. If only she had read when Juliet asked her, then she wouldn't be in this situation right now.

"Niner niner, we need backup" Romeo's voice came on the comms. A wave of relief washed over Ophelia and she took in a deep breath.

"Romeo. Oh my god. I've never been so happy to hear you quote a vine" she chuckled.

"Kid! I thought you and Juliet eloped before the robots succeeded in their uprising" Wade interjected "glad you didn't because I would be so sad if I wasn't invited"

"Romeo Dorian isn't my type" Juliet piped in.

"Where are you two?" Ophelia questioned before anyone else comments about Romeo and Juliet eloping.

"Canada!" Romeo quickly answered "none of this crazy shit happens there"

"We have a plan" Juliet spoke up "one that doesn't involve blowing this city up"

"Blowing wh– who's going to blow up the city?" Ophelia asked aghast.

"It's the only solution I can come up with" Tony answered.

"Does everything with you guys involve explosions?! Don't you ever think about bystanders? When those aliens came out of the sky one of them almost fell on me!" Ophelia yelled "did no one take into account the people under the floating rock? The buildings are literally falling on them!"

"Don't worry, I'm way ahead of you, Philly. The people underneath us are fine" Romeo assured "It's the ones up here we have to worry about"

"Alright. So tell us kid, what's this plan of yours?" Steve questioned.

"Well, sir, so far we have two parts of the plan" Romeo answered.

"Two parts?" Wanda asked.

"We're making it up as we go!"

"Just tell us what you have!" Steve firmly said.

"Romeo Dorian says Ophelia gave you guys books for returning live stories back inside the books" Juliet began "I need you to rip out the pages of the books"

"What?" They all asked in unison.

"Rip out the pages of the books" she repeated herself "rip the papers out. All of–" here she sneezed "them"

They complied and did as Juliet told them with confusion. What use are the books for them now? Why rip the pages out?

"What do we do with the ripped out pages?" Pietro asked.

"Drop them"

"Hey look, it's snowing!" Wade chuckled as the papers he ripped out slowly descended through the sky and to the city.

"Now, for part two we need–" but Romeo was interrupted when Ophelia's scream was heard. Then Wade yelled out her name and they both began to scream.

"Shit. Ophelia! Shit, shit!" Wade shouted "I got you! I got you! No. Fuck. No. NO!"

"GET OFF ME!" Ophelia shouted "no, don't– GE– GET. OFF! DON'T DROP ME!"

"What the hell is going on?" Tony questioned.

"You're the one in the sky!" Natasha shot. But all they heard were Wade and Ophelia shouting. They looked up at the sky in hopes of seeing them but they didn't. Tony flew around, his suit scanning the sky for them and when he finally spotted them, he wasn't sure if he would get to them on time.

Wade and Ophelia seem to be in a fight in the sky with four robots. Ophelia was attacked by surprise when Wade was pulling out pages of the book. One of them came out the side and hit her broomstick with a force that caused her to spin violently in the air. At seeing that, Wade dropped the book and flew after her. He managed to steady her but the robots came and attacked them, resulting in Wade and Ophelia to push, shove and kick the robots, anything to get them off. Somewhere in the frenzy of kicking, pushing and shoving, their brooms were knocked out from under them and they began to fall. Tony flew toward them at full speed, F.R.I.D.A.Y. making calculations and informing him that he won't be fast enough to catch them.

F.R.I.D.A.Y. was right. Tony Stark wasn't fast enough to get them, but the Hulk was. He seemed to come out of nowhere, snatched the falling duo from the sky and fell to the ground with a loud thud, the ground cracking underneath him. Tony took out the robots in the sky and flew down, his helmet pulled back when he kneeled down to check on Wade and Ophelia who are on the ground. The man in red spandex didn't seem unfazed by what happened, but Ophelia on the other hand, she's a mess. She took deep breaths of air, gasps really. When they fell, her back slammed against the Hulk's chest, knocking the wind out of her. She fell safely, yes, but Ophelia doesn't feel safe. Her heart is pounding in her chest, her hands are shaking, she felt pressure on her chest and it became difficult for her to breathe.

"H- how no one...has thought...on suing the Av- Avengers...is beyond me" Ophelia glared at Tony "if by some miracle we survive this...I will destroy all of you"

Tony couldn't help but crack a smile "How? By reading us to sleep?"

"You think this is funny?" Ophelia tried to push Tony but his suit is too strong "I WAS FALLING FROM THE SKY! I COULD'VE DIED!" she shouted.

"But you didn't. You're fine, kid" Tony tried to make her feel better.

Ophelia narrowed her eyes at the man "fine? Fine? I met you guys three days ago and in that time period I've been shot at, had two panic attacks, my sister was kidnapped by a robot that you and Dr. Banner created, I've been attacked by multiple robots and I fell from the sky! IS THAT FINE TO YOU?!"

Tony opened his mouth to sympathize with the young woman. He knows that what Ophelia has gone through in the short period of time she's been with them isn't fine. It's bad. She's right. Three days with them and her life is a mess. Before he could say anything to her, Romeo joined the conversation.

"Listen, Philly, you can go off on them later, right now we have to proceed with part two of the plan, and that's you"

"What?" Ophelia stood up and fixed her backpack.

"We need you, Ophelia. You're the second part of the plan"

"And what exactly am I gonna do? Have a sarcastic match-off with Ultron?" She sarcastically said.

"You have to read" Romeo replied.

Ophelia grew silent and both Romeo and Juliet knew her answer to that. "I'd rather die" she said in a monotone voice.

"Ophie, please. You're the only one who can do it" Juliet begged.

"No"

"I thought Romeo can also bring stories to life?" Natasha spoke up.

"I can but the plan requires things I can't do. I mean I can do it but I don't know how to do it. I'm still learning" Romeo replied.

"If Ophelia isn't going through with the kids plan, then we go through my original plan" Tony spoke up "its the only way to save everyone"

There were murmurs of agreement and soon Tony flew back up and began to lay out his plan with F.R.I.D.A.Y. The Hulk also left, leaving Wade and Ophelia behind. The other avengers continued to protect the citizens of the flying rock.

"You're really not going to read?" Wade gently asked Ophelia "not even to save all these people, maybe even the city?"

"I can't" she shook her head "I'm not reading. Tony has a plan, let him go through with it"

"His plan involves blowing up the city" Romeo pointed out "you read when the aliens attacked, why don't you want to read now? Robots are attacking. It's like every robot movie in existence"

"Then they should've known by now" Ophelia spoke "it never works out the way they planned it. Jurassic Park failed the first time but they still went back and did it again. That's scary, you know. Them knowing it didn't work but they still keep going and going. Jurassic Park, Jurassic World. They didn't know when to stop"

"And you do?" Wade asked her.

The fear came back to Ophelia and took over her body. Her mind began to fill with dark thoughts and memories. The voice from her dreams telling her to stop reading, echoed in her head. Tears sprung to her eyes and her throat tightened.

"I have to" she whispered "I have to... or it'll happen again"

"It's not going to happen again" Romeo assured her "you know why, because you read in New York and nothing happened"

"But that was different"

"How, Ophelia? How was that different?"

"No one I cared about was there when I read!" She yelled "it was just me and I didn't care what would happen to me. But Juliet is here and I care what happens to her! I care what happens to you, Romeo!"

There was a moment of silence. No one spoke. No one coughed, sneezed or panted. The line was dead silent and the Avengers aren't sure if they should be listening right now, much less make any comments because that problem doesn't involve them.

"Ophie, Ophie, listen to me" Juliet's sick voice trembled "it's not your fault what happened. It's mine"

"No" Ophelia shook her head, tears already streaming down her face.

"I was the one reading. I brought that stupid tornado out. It was out of control because of me. I–"

"And I tried to stop it. And Ben tried to stop it. But the three of us were reading and things got out of control. And I...I... Mamma and Papà... being a Silvertongue isn't a gift, its a curse. Mamma and Papà are dead because of that" Ophelia stared at the ground as she said that, her eyes burning and tears hot.

"It was an accident" Romeo gently said "your grandpa said so himself"

Ophelia sniffled and felt Wade stand next to her, his arm around her shoulders and she rested her head on his shoulder.

"The horror you have seen is not who you are" Juliet said "that's not you, Ophie. That's not you"

♔

No one heard from Wade, Ophelia, Romeo or Juliet for nearly twenty minutes. In that time, Nick Fury arrived in a helicarrier to help the Avengers get the civilians off the city, all the while they were going to follow Tony's idea on stopping Ultron. They began to ask about Ophelia and the others, wondering where they are and if they're alright. Just as Tony was about to gather everyone at the church, they heard a whisper. Not in the comms, not there in front of them, but around them.

"Once upon a time in a far-off kingdom, there lay a small village at the edge of the woods" the wind carried Romeo's soft whisper voice "and in this village, lived a young maiden, a carefree young lad, and a childless baker with his wife"

They heard people singing and asked themselves who would be singing during this time? The singing was carried by the wind, it was soft and it slowly got louder and louder. Figures seemed to appear out of nowhere and they walked down the rubble covered street. They paid no attention to anything or anyone around them, only the trees that appeared as they weaved through them as they sang.

A little girl wearing a red cape and holding a basket, skipped down the path, singing. Steve stared at the little girl in confusion. Just where did she come from? And where did the trees come from?

"Into the woods, and down the dell, the path is straight, I know it well. Into the woods, and who can tell what's waiting on the journey?" The little girl sang.

"Why are they singing Into the Woods?" Natasha questioned.

"One of those mysteries of life" Clint answered.

"I think Romeo read them out. I heard his voice" Steve said, his eyes on the little girl as she disappeared between the trees.

"But into the woods! Into the woods! Into the woods, to grandmother's house and home before dark"

A yellow path appeared ahead of Steve and he eyed it in curiosity. "Does anyone else see the yellow brick road?" He asked into the comms. He received confirmations from everyone.

"Time to meet Oz" Tony mumbled as he followed the road.

The path lead all of the Avengers to the church, and once they got there they encountered Thor, Vision and Wade standing around the core, protecting it from any Ultron robots. Aside from those three there, nothing in the church is different. No trees, no singing, no skipping people, not even Romeo's whispers carried by the wind.

"What's going on?" Wanda asked "why are there singing people outside?"

"Tony's plan is out the window" Wade informed "more like off the floating city. We're going through with plan B"

"What about Ophelia and... not reading?" Clint cautiously said, not wanting to upset her in case she's listening through the comms.

Coughing pulled their attention away from Wade to the young woman walking through a large hole in the church wall. She proceeded to rub her eyes and her right hand slid down her face and to her neck which she rubbed.

"I'm going to die in this place" Juliet rasped out "where are we, anyway?"

"Sokovia" Pietro answered.

Juliet narrowed her tired eyes at him "that's a made up place" she accused. She's never heard of a country called Sokovia.

"You must be Juliet" Steve stepped up and offered her a small smile.

Juliet eyed the man "I'm going to take a wild guess here and say you're Captain America" she smiled back "and you guys are the Avengers" she eyed the rest of the group "did you do as I told you?" She asked.

They nodded "all the pages are ripped out" Clint said.

"Great" Juliet scrunched her nose as she felt a sneeze coming on. It came and she groaned.

"Can you even control the papers when you're sick?" Wade asked Juliet. The poor girl can barely breathe let alone use her Silvertongue magic.

"Please" she scoffed "I can be on my deathbed and still make origami" she cleared her throat let out a slow, low whistle.

The papers that were on the ground slowly raised to the air, but they didn't raise like they're being lifted by the air, they raised as if they have a life of their own. Juliet whistled again and the papers majestically glided through the air. Some flapped, others are straight like miniature magic carpets, they all moved toward the church all coming together and forming one giant wave of papers. This caught Ultron's attention and he followed the papers.

"He's coming" Juliet informed.

Just as everyone looked up, the wave of papers swooped in, startling everyone. They've never seen anything like it, papers twirling around and folding themselves. Flying left and right, up and down, around Juliet, in front of her, and even around the deteriorating church, the papers seem to have a mind of their own but they're all being controlled by Juliet Verona.

Papers rustled as they slipped around the avengers and formed a protective barrier around the core. They didn't know if Juliet is joking or being serious. How is paper going to protect the one thing that can end not only the city but human beings as well?

"You can't protect the core with paper" Thor told Juliet "it's ridiculous"

Juliet snatched a paper from the air and walked over to Thor. She handed him the paper and he cautiously took it from her hand "try folding it more than seven times" he scoffed at the challenge and began to fold the paper.

"I can't believe Thor is folding paper while Ultron is trying to kill us" Tony mumbled. Just as he said that, Ultron appeared and took in the scene in front of him. "Son, time for a little family reunion"

"I'll pass" Ultron told him.

"How about a story then?" Ophelia yelled from the other side of the church. All heads turned her direction as she slowly walked out of the shadows and across the rock covered ground. Tony noticed a change in her. She's not scared or angry like she was after the Hulk saved her from crashing onto the ground. Ophelia is standing straight, head held high, and she's oozing with confidence. When she was in Ultron's and the avengers sight, she stopped and glanced down at the book in her hands before looking back up at the robot "and boy, Mr. Roboto, do I have a story for you" she chuckled with a slight shake of her head.

"This is your plan to stop me? Reading me a bedtime story?" Ultron mocked.

Ophelia smirked and looked down at the book in her hands as she opened it. Oh how she's about to show Ultron, Tony and everyone else that they're not bedtime stories. They're much, much more. New York and the brief singing show from outside will look like a low budget production compared to what she has planned for him right now.

"I have a story just for you Ultron" she looked up at the robot in the sky "and it goes like this..."