Chapter 1: Subject-Illusion

Ever wondered what it feels to see beyond reality? It varies. It could be a pleasant sight, a relaxing one, or a traumatic glance. I, possessing a power none may understand, have experienced many.

I tried to stay away from people, fearing that I may create unnecessary conflicts or join one. And with this power that I possess, it could end up taking lives or worsening the situation. I have witnessed the lifting of a huge chunk of land from the earth, and its destruction. I needed guidance, and I thought that whoever 'saved the Earth' will be able to help me find my way.

I needed something to eat; I was hungry ever since I was able to escape a HYDRA base, where I was forcefully a test subject. I saw two more, one a man, the other, a female. I saw both their files, Maximoff twins. I was the last to be tested. The soldiers grabbed my legs and arms and bound me to a chair. I tried to struggle free, but to no avail. "Why are you doing this to us?! WHY?!" I shouted at the 'doctor'. He didn't listen as he placed the sharp end of a staff poking just above my eye. With a grin, he forced the staff down.

I felt blood dripping at my feet. My right eye, losing its sight. Just before he repeated his actions on my last eye, there was a commotion outside. I felt something coursing through my body as my vision took on a slight bluish shade. Before the doctor returned his attention to me, I was gone.

"Anyone up for another attempt?" the mighty son of Odin asked his allies. No one really was able to lift up the legendary Mjolnir. Inside the repaired Avengers Tower, Tony Stark has invited his friends and allies to another party celebrate their victory over Ultron.

"Couldn't hurt to have another go…" Sam Wilson volunteered for another attempt. Much like the others, he couldn't nudge the mighty hammer, even with his trusted Falcon equipment. Wanda Maximoff made another go for it. Not even her "hex" powers were a match. As Thor was about to ask Steve Rogers to try again, Nick Fury entered the tower to locate the captain.

"I don't remember inviting you." Tony murmured to himself as the SHIELD director handed a file to Rogers. "Remember that HYDRA base you stormed?" asked Nick as Rogers looked through the file he was handed. "Seems that there was one more was used by Strucker." Steve saw a picture of a person, around his 20s.

He had a white, ashen hair that turns blonde to the fringe. "Kenjy Scytus. Just an average person who Strucker kidnapped and used. They dubbed him 'Trickster' after witnessing his quick escape, despite the many bounds they put on him." Wanda overheard the conversation. "I've seen him before." She spoke to the two. "When my brother and I was still in our cells in Strucker's base, I've seen Strucker torment him with the sceptre. When you guys came, the soldiers turned their attention to you, and when they turned back, he was gone. It was impossible for a normal human to escape the chair he was bound to."

Rogers then turned his attention to Nick. "So you're telling us to find this guy?" Nick gave Rogers the look he's familiar with. "We'll start in the weekends."

It took me weeks before I realised that I wandered to a modern city, called New York. During the travel, I was able to come across fresh fruits, farms and ponds with something to eat, so I helped myself. I was still starving, but at least I could survive a little longer. I came upon a huge piece of black cloth and made it into a coat with a hood. I became a street beggar to get enough money for at least 2 loaves of bread. I settled at the opposite side of a local store, so wouldn't need to travel much. I was surprised that the people were more generous than I thought. I managed to earn enough, a little more, in less than half an hour.

I was about to get up and go to a store to buy something to eat until…

"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" someone who was armed with a gun talked to me. It was either he hid his weapon well and aimed it to me at an angle where no one else could see the gun, or everyone else was busy minding their own business. "I could use money for sweet lottery. Hand over your cash, and maybe I will spare you."

I 'did nothing'. Pissed, he shot his gun. He, however, was shocked that I wasn't inside the cloak. I didn't want to use it on people, but he left me no choice. He thought I was still standing in front of him when I was already at the counter. I dropped the act, and immediately made a break for it. I also used my power on the cashier to prevent him from seeing his gun, so I wouldn't create any more trouble. However, I didn't forget about the people that heard the gun shot. The cashier was wearing 'earphones' which made me realise why he didn't hear the gunshot.

I wasn't sure if it would work. I casted an illusion to myself, that there was a ladder that led to an open window of a nearby abandoned warehouse. I really have to study my powers more, because not only was it successful, but also gave me a painful headache. Hoping that everyone didn't see me, I ate my bread.

The Avengers were aboard the Quinjet, as Sam piloted the aircraft. Vision was called by Thor to help him in his research about the Infinity Stones, so that leaves the rest of the team to find their target.

Rogers was thinking of a plan to locate Kenjy. "Alright, SHIELD tracked down a DNA match of Scytus around New York, so we search there. Sam, you take the bird's eye view. The rest of us will be on the ground.". Sam managed to catch a glimpse of the commotion in front of a local store. "There was a commotion down in the city." Sam Wilson suggested to the group that their target maybe in the city area. The situation seemed legit; everything is always fine in New York, but in the commotion, they found no source of the problem. What's more was that there was an abandoned warehouse nearby.

Sam landed the Quinjet in front of the abandoned warehouse. Feeling that this was where Kenjy have hidden himself, the group searched around. While the others found nothing, Steve was able to find two pieces of bread left in its plastic packaging. Shortly after, he heard a gasp. It didn't sound like his team, so he assumed that it was their target.

"Who's there?" James Rhodes called out. "Who are you people?" the voice called out. The team couldn't see him anywhere. Sam couldn't see him outside the warehouse. "We're the Avengers. We don't know who we are talking to right now, so if you could please show yourself…" Rhodes introduced the team, and nearly yelped as he felt a pat at his back. Instinctively, Rhodes swung his clenched fist around, and hit the person behind him, making him disoriented. The person, struggling to maintain balance, choked a "Hi" before staggering to a nearby wall and falling unconscious.

"Is that him?" asked Rhodes as the rest of the team closed in. Wanda, who noticed the unique scar on the person's eye, confirmed it was Kenjy.

Back at the new Avengers Headquarters, the team laid the unconscious male on a bed. While the rest of the team went to report to Fury, Wanda stayed in the room, telling them that he might need company should he wake up. She felt a little weird around him. She heard his scream as he was being tormented during their time with Wolfgang Strucker. Something made her want to look at what he has gone through. Even her 'hex' energy currents were attracted to him, but more specifically towards his mind. She tried to probe his mind, but she realised that though it seemed that it could have worked, it didn't. She didn't know what repelled her hex bolts. But one thing is for sure, the guy that was laying on the bed wasn't an illusion.

She then noticed the blonde part of Kenjy's hair. It made her think about her deceased brother, Pietro. When she tried to brush his hair with her hand, Kenjy woke up with a start. However, Wanda was startled enough to accidentally shoot a hex bolt at him. He was knocked out of the bed, in pain. Fortunately, he was able to state that he was alright.

As Kenjy rose up, he looked at Wanda, half in fear, half in familiarity. It took him a minute to recognise who he was facing. "Wanda?"

"I apologise for the 'friendly fire'." She spoke, relieved. "How long have you gone into hiding?"

"I can't remember."he replied. "Where's Pietro?"

She didn't respond, she just looked to the floor, depressed. Kenjy, who realised what happened to her brother, could only apologise and feel sorry.

"So what is this place?" the ashen-haired illusionist asked the still-slightly-depressed Wanda. "This is the Avengers Headquarters. Honestly I don't know much about this place, since I only joined recently. So, please ask our leader about this place."

Kenjy couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when some of the personel looked at him. He wore nothing else but torn clothes since his capture. "Captain!" she called out to Rogers, who was training the other Avengers. "Ah, you're awake. Steve Rogers." He tried to reach his hand out to shake Kenjy's, but the clueless man disappeared. Rogers looked around, so did the rest of his team, but Kenjy really wasn't around.

"Oh sorry, I thought you were going to punch me or something." He said sheepishly. Rogers then hear a "My bad" from Rhodes. "Don't worry, we won't hurt you." Rogers tried to comfort the invisible Kenjy back to the team's view. As he did, Rogers couldn't help but think that his powers are all about illusions. He suspected the ability to come from the Chitauri Sceptre, but nonetheless Kenjy showed skill in using the ability.

Rogers told Kenjy if he wanted to change his clothes, to which he said yes. Rogers showed him a wardrobe that had many outfits for the man to choose from. He chose black pants and a white, long-sleeved shirt with a white hood, though he can't tell if it was a hoodie or not. Kenjy decided to make modifications to the eye design on his top. He didn't know why, but he really wanted to add a flower just bigger than the eye as a background.

Kenjy, under the guidance of Wanda Maximoff and Steve Rogers, was able to improve his skills of illusions. However, the three still couldn't comprehend Kenjy's ability to create items just by putting an illusion on himself. Nonetheless, he was now part of the Avengers. He was willing to join them because he wanted to stop dangerous human experiments and ignorance or human rights, just like what Wolfgang Von Strucker have done to him.

A/N: Hi!

I'm actually like the Marvel movies a lot. Avengers: Age of Ultron was a good ( not good, FANTASTIC) movie. Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch is a hot Avenger, isn't she? Some of you may think the Natasha Romanov/Black Widow is better, but for me, its Wanda.

What am I saying actually? Nevermind, all I wanted to say is this is my first Marvel based fanfiction, so I may make errors that would screw up the Avenger's personality or something. I would like to ask all of those who are good story writers to review what I can do to make the scene or grammar or vocabulary better. Thank you for reading, expect another chapter soon.

But seriously, Wanda seems to look better.