Avengers: United They Stand (1999–2000): Season 1, Episode 9 - What a Vision Has to Do - full transcript

Vision volunteers to be "bait" to allow himself to be captured by Ultron as a way for the Avengers to track him to the villain's lair. But he finds himself torn between two loyalties.

[ Thinking ]
WHAT IF HE HAS MY SIMON?

MY SIMON, MY SIMON...

OH, SIMON,
YOU ARE SO NICE.

YOU LOOK AFTER ME
LIKE NO ONE ELSE.

WHAT WOULD I DO
WITHOUT YOU, EH?

[ LAUGHING ]

[ Gasps ]
WE MUST FIND SIMON

BEFORE ULTRON CAN HARM HIM.

Ant man: Falcon,
are you in position up there?

YEAH, GOT YOUR SIGNAL,
CHIEF.

Had to leave just when
the game was getting good.



REMIND ME TO ASK ULTRON
FOR A REFUND.

Hawkeye: Fine,
but if I see him first,

there won't be
a whole lot left to ask.

IF ULTRON IS HERE,

HE HAS MANAGED
TO ELUDE US THUS FAR.

WAIT A SECOND --

ABANDONED WAREHOUSE DISTRICT,
HUGE POWER DRAIN.

TIGRA, CHECK THIS OUT.

SOMETHING'S UP THERE.

SECURITY SCANS SHOW
IT'S LOCKED UP TIGHTER

THAN FORT KNOX.

WE'LL HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY.

WE CAN'T ASSUME WE'RE GOING
TO SURPRISE ULTRON.

WE MUST FIND SIMON
BEFORE ULTRON CAN HARM HIM.



I'VE GOT A HOT READ HERE.

UH!

GUESS WE'VE GOT
THE RIGHT ADDRESS.

AVENGERS,
DOUBLE "J" PATTERN. GO!

HEADS UP, VISION.

Ant man: No sign of Ultron
anywhere or Wonder Man.

I WAS AFRAID OF THAT.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT IS IT?

WANDA.

SIMON...

UH!

WINDS OF DESTINY...

I CANNOT RAISE MY ARMS.

WELCOME, AVENGERS...

AND FAREWELL.

Vision: STAND STILL.

NO!

SIMON MUST BE HERE SOMEWHERE.

NO!

[ LAUGHING ]

WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.

Falcon: YES, WE ARE.

Falcon: COME ON!

SIMON!

[ SOBBING ]

OH, SIMON...

I BUILT ULTRON.

I IMPLANTED EVERY ELECTRODE,
WIRED EVERY PATHWAY,

AND HE LED ME STRAIGHT
INTO HIS TRAP.

Wasp: ALL OF US BELIEVED

ULTRON COULD HAVE BEEN
IN THAT WAREHOUSE.

SO THE OVERGROWN ICE MACHINE
PULLED A FAST ONE.

SO WHAT? GAME'S NOT OVER
TILL WE GET SIMON BACK.

PERHAPS IT IS TIME
TO SET A TRAP OF OUR OWN

WITH SOMETHING ULTRON WANTS
FOR BAIT.

Such as?

ME.

IF ULTRON SENSED
THAT HE COULD REACQUIRE ME,

THEN HE WOULD MAKE HIS MOVE.

VISION, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES.
ROUTINE SELF-MAINTENANCE.

OH, SOMETIMES I FORGET
YOU ARE A SYNTHEZOID.

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
IN ULTRON'S LAB

WHEN I JEOPARDIZED THE TEAM --

I DO NOT KNOW WHY
I LOST MY HEAD LIKE THAT.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO EXPLAIN.

I KNOW YOU HAVE
STRONG FEELINGS FOR SIMON.

THESE EMOTIONS MUST BE HARD
FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND, HUH?

SOMETIMES THEY ARE.

VISION, PLEASE DO NOT PURSUE
THIS PLAN OF YOURS

TO TURN YOURSELF
INTO BAIT FOR ULTRON.

I HAVE EXAMINED OUR OPTIONS
FROM ALL PERSPECTIVES,

AND IT IS THE MOST LOGICAL
APPROACH TO ULTRON'S CAPTURE

AND WONDER MAN'S RETURN.

THAT MAY BE,

BUT AS MUCH AS I WANT
SIMON BACK,

I FEAR THAT IF ULTRON GAINS
CONTROL OF YOU,

HE MAY CHANGE YOU FOREVER.

I WOULD NOT WANT
TO LOSE YOU, TOO.

IT IS NOT MY INTENTION
TO BE LOST.

VISION...

AND NOW WE ARE HONORED

BY THE PRESENCE
OF PREMIER KUBELSKY.

HAS THE PREMIER
BEEN INFORMED?

HE'S COOPERATING --
SEEMED RATHER EXCITED

AT THE PROSPECT OF HELPING OUT
THE UNITED STATES

AND THE FAMOUS AVENGERS.

FAMOUS? HMM.

MAYBE IT'S TIME
TO TALK PRIME TIME.

WASP, IS THE QUINJET SET?

We've just reactivated
the guard-droid

FROM ULTRON'S WAREHOUSE.

Ant Man: IF ULTRON
WASN'T WATCHING US BEFORE,

THIS SHOULD DO IT.

READY WHEN YOU ARE, VISION.

THERE'S THE SIGNAL.

Falcon: MAKE THIS LOOK GOOD.

HERE WE GO.

SYSTEMS CHECK UNCLEAR.
SYSTEMS CHECK UNCLEAR.

SYSTEMS...CHECK...UNCLEAR.

WHOA! CODE RED, AVENGERS!

CODE RED!

FALCON, VISION,
WHAT'S GOING --

AAH!

I GOT YOU, BUDDY.

THANKS, BIRD MAN.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T WORRY.

EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL.

NOW WE WAIT FOR ULTRON.

SECURE THE DOOR.
TIME TO TRACK VISION.

I'D LIKE
TO THANK THE AVENGERS

FOR THAT IMPRESSIVE
AERIAL DEMONSTRATION,

AND NOW LET US WELCOME

PREMIER SLEV KUBELSKY.

VISION, IT IS I,

ULTRON, YOUR CREATOR.

YOU SHALL HELP ME
PURGE THE WORLD

OF WRETCHED HUMANITY.

[ LAUGHING ]

Scarlet witch: WE HAVE LOST
VISION'S TRACKING SIGNAL.

HOW DO WE TRACK VISION NOW?

OR IS HE LOST
AS WELL AS SIMON?

DON'T WORRY.
I LED US INTO THIS.

I PROMISE YOU
WE WON'T LOSE THEM BOTH,

BUT I'M NOT HAVING ANY LUCK

TRYING AN ALTERNATE SCAN
FOR VISION.

EITHER I PICK UP TOO MANY
SIGNALS OR NONE AT ALL.

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING
UNIQUE ABOUT VISION,

SOMETHING
YOU CAN PICK UP ON.

WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT HIM

IS NOT THE SOURCE
OF HIS POWER.

IT IS WHAT IS INSIDE
HIS HEAD AND HIS HEART.

THE ENGRAMS -- OF COURSE.

VISION'S CENTRAL
PROCESSING SYSTEM

GIVES OFF
A FAINT ELECTRICAL PULSE.

WHEN I IMPLANTED
SIMON'S ENGRAMS

ON VISION'S CEREBRAL CORTEX,

THAT PULSE CHANGED.

I STORED ITS WAVELENGTH.

IT'S THE VISION'S
COGNITIVE FINGERPRINT --

YOU KNOW, HIS BRAIN WAVE.

ASSUMING HE'S STILL OPERATIVE,

I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO PICK IT UP.

YEAH, WE'VE GOT A SIGNAL.

LET'S GO.

THE SOONER
THE AVENGERS ARRIVE,

THE SOONER I CAN
PERSUADE HENRY PYM

TO UNDO THE DAMAGE
HE INFLICTED ON YOU,

MY VISION.

THESE ENGRAMS
HE TRANSFERRED INTO YOU --

I WILL NOT TOLERATE
THEIR CONTAMINATION.

WHAT'S TAKING THEM SO LONG?

I PRACTICALLY
DREW THEM A MAP.

FOOLS.

Ant man:
CLOSING ON TARGET.

HENRY PYM --

OR SHOULD I SAY FATHER? --

LET'S JUST SEE
HOW SMART YOU ARE.

Wasp: THAT'S IT --
THE SOURCE OF THE SIGNAL.

SO VISION
IS IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

Hawkeye:
YEAH, BUT SO'S BOLT BOY.

AVENGERS, ARMOR UP.

Wasp: OPEN DROP DOORS.

THE WHOLE MOUNTAIN'S PROTECTED

BY A FORCE SHIELD
OF SOME KIND.

HAWKEYE, DID YOU SEE THAT?

WHEN THEY COME OUT,
THE FORCE SHIELD DOESN'T --

YEAH, I'M WAY AHEAD OF YOU,
ANT MAN.

OHH!

SHIELD'S BACK ON.

COME HERE,
YOU FLYING MAILBOX.

[ PANTING ]

[ Moans ]
ARE WE TOO LATE?

I WOULD SAY
YOUR TIMING IS PERFECT.

I HAVE ALLOWED YOU TO FIND ME
FOR ONE REASON ONLY.

YOU ARE TO RETURN MY VISION

TO HIS PURE SYNTHEZOID STATE,

OR I WILL OBLITERATE HIM.

NO, ULTRON! NEVER!

THEN HE IS WORTHLESS TO ME.

I'LL HELP YOU.
I'LL DO IT.

NOW STOP!

STOP! STOP IT!

PLEASE STOP!

I KNEW YOU'D SEE REASON.

BUT I'LL NEED THE HELP
OF SCARLET WITCH.

THAT COULD BE ARRANGED,

BUT IN CASE YOU HAVE
THOUGHTS OF BETRAYAL...

SIMON...

WHEN THIS CLOCK RUNS DOWN,

WONDER MAN'S SUPPORT SYSTEMS
WILL TERMINATE

UNLESS YOU HAVE COMPLETED
REPAIRS ON MY VISION.

I KNOW HOW YOU HUMANS
RESPOND TO MOTIVATION.

BUT YOU CREATED THE VISION.

WHY CAN'T YOU JUST
REPROGRAM HIM YOURSELF

OR BUILD YOURSELF
ANOTHER ONE?

I WILL NEVER GIVE UP
WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY MINE,

ESPECIALLY TO YOU.

WHY?

BECAUSE YOU TRIED
AND FAILED --

YOU, THE PERFECT CREATION.

Scarlet witch:
SIMON! SIMON!

MUST I REMIND YOU
WHO IS IN CONTROL HERE...

FATHER?

REMEMBER, PYM,

I'M WATCHING
YOUR EVERY MOVE...

AND HERS.

Ultron: AVENGERS, HEAR ME!

YOUR GULLIBILITY IS SURPASSED

ONLY BY YOUR BOTTOMLESS
INEPTITUDE.

DO NOT FLATTER YOURSELVES
FOR ONE MOMENT

THAT YOU WOULD HAVE FOUND ME

IF I HADN'T LED YOU HERE.

NOW I HAVE EVERYTHING
I NEED.

[ GROWLS ]

WHATEVER ULTRON CALLS
HIS HEART,

I'M RIPPING IT OUT
AND FEEDING IT TO HIM.

YOU ARE USELESS TO ME NOW.

THANKS, REDWING.

HERE'S WHERE I GET OFF.

YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT REMOVING
THE ENGRAMS WILL DO.

IT COULD RUIN OUR CHANCE
OF SAVING SIMON.

WHAT IS THAT TO ME?

ONCE I HAVE MY VISION,
HIS BODY IS USELESS.

THERE.

WHAT A MESS YOU'VE MADE
OF MY PERFECT CREATION.

REMOVE THAT DEVICE AT ONCE!

THIS IS JUST
A TRANSFER MODULE.

I'M NOT SURE TAKING THIS OUT
WILL DO ANYTHING.

NO MORE TALKING, PYM!

DO IT
OR I DESTROY WONDER MAN.

SIMON.

I MUST CONCENTRATE.

OH, SIMON,
YOU'RE SO NICE.

YOU LOOK AFTER ME
LIKE NO ONE ELSE.

WHAT WOULD I DO
WITHOUT YOU, EH?

WHAT HAPPENED?

I don't know.

Some sort
of electrical surge.

AAH!

Vision:
EVIL CREATED MY BODY,

BUT THE AVENGERS
RECREATED MY MIND.

WHAT IS THAT?

HANK, PLEASE DO NOT COMPLY.

WINDS OF DESTINY --

OHH!

WON'T CHANGE A THING.

Scarlet witch: WASP!

NO, NO, DO NOT TOUCH HER.

AAH!

WONDER MAN'S TIME

HAS JUST...RUN...OUT.

WASP, WE HAVE TO HELP SIMON.

Wasp: THE POWER SOURCE.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

LET'S GO!

AAH!

NO!

IT'S A SHAME
THE PARTY HAS TO END.

YOU AVENGERS
KEPT ME SO AMUSED.

HE'S RIGGED
THE PLACE TO BLOW.

VISION IS MINE!

NO ONE ELSE MAY HAVE HIM!

DO YOU HEAR ME? NO ONE!

HEY, FALCON, YOU THINKING
WHAT I'M THINKING?

LET'S FIND OUT.

I'LL BE BACK FOR YOU,
AVENGERS...

ALL OF YOU.

THAT WAS SOME RIDE,
VISION.

I KNEW YOU WERE WITH US
TO STAY.

AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE.

LET'S GO!

HOW IS HE?

VITAL SIGNS ARE STABLE.

VISION,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

SYSTEM AUTO-ANALYSIS

REVEALS ALL CIRCUITS
OPERATING SMOOTHLY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU
FOR SAVING SIMON'S LIFE.

DO NOT THANK ME.

I THINK --

I FEEL THAT I WAS SAVING

A PART OF MYSELF AS WELL.