Hey guys! This is my first fanfic of this sort, so please bear with me if there's any issues.

Also, I don't own any of these characters or their stories, unfortunately.

*Constructive criticism is always welcome.

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Wanda Maximoff looked at the card in her hand. She was still trying to absorb what the card meant when her twin brother, Pietro, reached out and took it from her hands.

"This is what we've been waiting for, sister," he said.

Wanda shook her head.

"I don't know, Pietro. This all seems kind of sketchy, don't you think?"

Brown eyes met brown and she could read his uncertainty.

"But it's all we have right now. Who knows when we might get another opportunity like this again?" he answered in a low voice.

Wanda nervously bit her lip.

"I don't know. I have a weird feeling about this, brother. It just seems too good to be true. We couldn't even find anything on the doctor, how do we know he's legit?"

Pietro sighed.

"Look, Wand, if you really don't feel comfortable doing this then don't. I can go by myself. I don't want to force you to do anything," Pietro said, reaching across to hold her hand.

Wanda felt her heart ache at the thought of letting her brother head into this alone.

"Don't be ridiculous, Pietro. Wherever you go, I go."

"And I'll go wherever you go as well," he said, squeezing her hand.

Taking a deep breath as if to gather her courage, Wanda gave Pietro a smile.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's call this Dr. List."

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Three months had passed since the Maximoff twins walked into List's office and officially became lab rats for HYDRA. Neither of them had known who they were going to work for until after they had signed away their life.

After weeks of being tortured by the scepter, Pietro and Wanda noticed changes in themselves, like how Pietro felt time slow down at times, or how he seemed to always be hungry or heal quickly. Wanda noticed how sometimes she'd feel energy coursing through her, begging for release, or how if she closed her eyes and cleared her mind she'd know things. Things like how she and her brother were the only survivors of HYDRA's experimentations and that soon she and Pietro would meet again, but only to be tested on some more.

When that day did come, Wanda and Pietro stared at each other in shock.

Pietro's brown hair had started turning silver, nearly white. And his eyes were a bright blue instead of the warm brown he'd always had.

Wanda's eyes had also turned to a bright blue resembling the scepter that had been used on them. Her once dark brown hair was now tinted red and flowed wildly around her instead of falling limply down her back.

After the shock wore off, the sibling ran towards each other and embraced. The guards standing by moved to break them apart but Dr. List stopped them with a wave of his hand. These were his treasures and he would allow them a few moments together before separating them again.

They deserved that much after putting him on Strucker's good side.

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"List, how is the doctor doing?" Strucker asked with a grin as soon as List walked into his office.

"I'm doing very well sir, thank you for asking," List answered, clearing his throat.

Strucker nodded.

"I assume you just finished with the Twins?" he asked the doctor.

With a nod, List placed two files for the Maximoff twins on his desk. Strucker picked them up and browsed through the information.

"It's better than we could have imagined, sir," he began.

"The boy was easy to figure out. He kept speeding around the room becoming invisible to the eye."

Strucker raised an eyebrow.

"He became invisible?" Strucker asked.

The doctor shook his head.

"Not necessarily. He moved at such fast speed that he became invisible to the naked human eye. His movements were caught on our cameras, but even then, it is hard to see him unless the speed is slowed down."

"And the girl?" Strucker asked.

" She was a harder one to figure out but after a few minutes with her I caught on."

Dr. List pulled up a chair to Strucker's desk and spoke in a lowered voice.

"The girl can get into the mind. She was answering all of the questions I had in my notes without me opening my mouth. When I asked her about it, she said she could see the paper as if it was right in front of her."

Strucker looked taken aback.

"I had one of the guards come in and before he stepped inside, I asked her to make him punch the wall. She closed her eyes and after a few minutes he walked up to the wall and broke his hand on it. And the best part is that he had no idea she was even in his mind," List finished with a triumphant smile.

Strucker grinned.

"Well doctor, congratulations! You've created the next weapons of HYDRA, deadlier even, than the Asset. Alexander will be pleased, I'm sure," he said.

List's smile grew.

"I've begun working on new exercises for the Twins to get them to use their powers to their full capacity. I think there might be more about their powers that we don't know, so I'll keep adjusting the tests as we learn more."

Strucker nodded.

"Very well. Keep me informed about any advances there may be. I'll inform Pierce about this. He may want to send the Asset in earlier than planned, so prepare them for that."

List made a note in his paperwork.

"I can give you my word that within two weeks the Twins will be ready to train with the Winter Soldier," he said.

"Excellent," Strucker responded with a smirk.