"East wing is clear," Wanda spoke into her earpiece as she looked at the men on the floor in front of her.
"West wing-," she heard what sounded like grunts and hits through the earpiece, "is clear," Steve said a bit breathless. She and Steve had been dispatched on a low priority mission. Just another terrorist group making threats way above them. S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't think it was worth flying all the Avengers over so they sent the two nearest ones. They were dropped in the mountains next to the rubles of what looked to have once been a castle. It had been a year since the Ultron catastrophe and Wanda was slowly finding herself in the Avengers. Since then she had had help developing her abilities and had been assisting on missions.
"You said there'd be 10 men Captain. That was at least 30," she claimed.
"30?" he asked. "The scan only showed 30 people total in the entire building and I'm pretty sure I took some out took here."
"Well your scan was wrong. I'm counting 36 on the floor here," Wanda quipped. Something was off. The scans were never wrong.
"Wanda, get back to the courtyard," he said very sternly, giving Wanda a bad feeling. She ran back to the courtyard they had come in from and nearly sprinted right into him.
"Woah," he stopped before they could collide and she took in his expression.
"What's wrong?" Steve looked around.
"I don't know. Something just isn't right here," he said quietly. Wanda nodded, she felt it too. "I lost contact with S.H.I.E.L.D. as I was taking out the men and haven't been able to reach them."
"Same. I've only gotten radio silence," she replied.
"This is Steve. Request for S.H.I.E.L.D. plane immediately," he spoke into his "specialized" watch. They had all been given one in case of emergencies. Instead of hearing a response, all they got was static. "This is Steve Rogers. Request for S.H.I.E.L.D. plane," he repeated. Nothing. "Our communications have been cut."
"S.H.I.E.L.D. will figure it out. I say we get out of here in the meantime. This place gives me the creeps," she confessed. Steve nodded in agreement and they started for the doors. They almost made it to the exit before they heard a click behind them. Wanda turned to find more than a hundred men surrounding them with their guns aimed. This was an ambush.
"Come quietly and no one gets hurt," one of the men yelled out. Wanda looked closer at him. He seemed so familiar…
"Who do you work for?" Steve called out. He looked over at Wanda and she shifted her eyes, letting him know she could handle it.
"You'll find out, when you surrender," the man yelled back, taking a step closer to them. They could either run, they still had an exit behind them, or they could fight off the men. He signaled Wanda letting her know they were in for a fight.
"That's not going to happen," he replied but before the men could react Wanda had shot out a red beam of energy and half the men were on the floor. That's when the action started. Men came at them from every direction. Wanda used her magic and took the men out as they charged towards her. The initial energy beam had drained her a little since she was still adjusting to her abilities but she told herself she could handle this. Had she not done it, they'd have double the men to fight off. Since she joined the team, she had worked with many people who had explained to her how her abilities and her body will counteract each other. The more power she uses, the less strength in her body. She had been keeping the two balanced and slowly building strength in both. As two men dropped in front of her she noticed they were wearing some sort of earplugs. She looked around and noticed all of the men were. Wanda had learned not to leave things like this to coincidence.
"STEVE!" she tried to warn him over the noise. They had nearly knocked out most of the men went a sharp ringing shot through the air, piercing her skull. She grabbed for her ears seeking any relief for the scorching pain that was roaring through her head. In her distraction at the sound, two men were able to get in hits and she buckled. She felt wetness all over her fingers, letting her know her ears were bleeding. She felt as blows were being delivered to her but they seemed like nothing compared to the ringing. She curled up and screamed, holding her ears.
"WANDA?" she heard Steve call over the ringing. She tried to move but everything hurt so much.
"MAKE IT STOP!" She screamed. She opened her eyes and looked around. They had taken out most of the men but more were coming. The last thing she felt was Steve picking her up and running.
First Avengers story. I don't know where the idea of Steve/Wanda popped up but as soon as it did I had to write. Hope you guys enjoy and please leave reviews. I love feedback + any suggestions.