They waited until the noises stopped, the fighting, the crashing. They waited until they knew for sure it was safe. When it finally was, they left the compound. Pietro sped them out one at a time to the entrance before they all walked out into the aftermath of the fighting. It looked almost like Sokovia, the bodies, the destroyed vehicles. It was a war zone. Aurelia turned away from it, shutting her eyes tightly. She hated seeing people hurt in anyway. She was always one for peace and harmony. Wanda looked to her sister, her face twisting into worry. She walked to her, resting her hands on her arms gently. "Lia, why do you look so hurt?" She asked, running her hands up and down her arms. Aurelia looked at her sister, giving her a small smile.
"It is nothing, Wanda." She glanced over to the mess of shrapnel and bodies. "I just...hate...seeing what war can do. I just hope we can stop this..." She gestured to it, looking back to Wanda. "From happening anymore in our home. I want to be able to stop it like we hoped we would." Wanda nodded, her mouth twisting up into a half smile.
"We will, Aurelia. First things first. We have to get home. We are very far out." She stated, the smile fading into a more serious look. She looked to Pietro. "Do you think you could get us home quickly?" He shrugged, crossing his arms.
"I have never tried running around with two people. How do you suggest we do this?" He asked.
"One at a time, Piety." Aurelia said, turning her attention to him. "Wanda, then me. You are very quick, it will not take you long." She smirked, crossing her arms. "Unless you are not as quick as you say." She teased. He raised an eyebrow, his eyes lighting up with amusement.
"Are you challenging me, maličká ?" He asked, smirking down at her. She narrowed her eyes, her playful smile never leaving her face.
"Maybe I am, Piety." She smirked, turning away. "Or maybe I am simply speaking truth. Guess we'll never know." It didn't take him long to speed off with Wanda, dropping her off near the outskirts of the city. He sped back to Aurelia, speeding back to Wanda and stopping, a cocky smirk played on his mouth. He cocked his eyebrow, crossing his arms as Aurelia tried to steady herself.
"See? I am as fast as said." She rolled her eyes, chuckling.
"Yes. Quite. A warning next time maybe?" He only laughed, started to walk ahead of them towards the city. Wanda and Aurelia followed close behind, looking around at the night lights of the lit buildings and occasional street light. Not much had changed since they'd left, and the sight wasn't any less heartbreaking. There were areas of the city boarded off by some of the military that had invaded, building still run down and people rioting. Aurelia stopped, watching a large crowd try to fight back against some of the military. Wanda noticed her stop, grabbing at Pietro's jacket. She cocked her head towards where Aurelia stood, pulling him towards her.
"Lia...I know what your thinking...but we shouldn't yet. Let us find some place to stay and make plan, yes?" Wanda hesitated, seeing the anger begin to shine in her sisters eyes. She'd seen what she could do when angry enough, the sheer amount of power she possessed enough to scare even her sister. The look she gave those men and the thoughts she was reading from Aurelia didn't help her nerves. She went to stand in front of Aurelia, gently cupping her face to make her look at her. "Aurelia, we can not do anything yet. We have to plan. Make sure we are prepared, or we may get ourselves and others hurt." She said sternly, hoping to get through to her. Aurelia's jaw tightened, balling her hands into fists. She didn't want to stand around and wait. She wanted to help, stop this idiotic fighting and keep her home safe. But she knew Wanda was right. So she sighed, looking down.
"Fine." She pulled away, walking ahead of them towards a rundown looking motel. Pietro looked to Wanda worried before following her. Wanda quickened her pace, rushing to catch up to Aurelia. They didn't have any money, so Wanda would have to...'persuade' the front desk to let them stay. And once they get a room they began to talk, plan.
The next few days were spent walking around and observing everything that went on, eating and going home to discuss what they should do. Aurelia spent most of her time in the room, letting Wanda and Pietro be the ones to observe. She knew she was still too unstable to be around anything that could set her off, she needed a focus.
It was a week after they'd gotten back when Aurelia heard a knock on their room door. She furrowed her brow in confusion as she sat up, setting the book Wanda had brought her back down. She hesitated, slowly getting out of bed as she crept to the door. She peered out the peephole, seeing no one there, which only made her more confused. There had definitely been a knock on the door. She opened it, finding a letter on the ground and no one around that looked suspicious. She picked up the letter, taking one last scan of the area before shutting the door and opening it up. It was addressed to her, Wanda, and Pietro, asking them to meet at the Church in the center of town later that night. No one else knew they were back and she was sure no one from Hydra had survived that attack a week ago. And if they had, they were definitely captured by the Avengers. So who could of known where they were?
Her mind started to wonder to all the possibilities. What if it was the military, someone could if caught them. What if it was the Avengers, they could of seen Aurelia around and followed them. She was pulled from her thoughts when she heard the door open, jumping and turning to face the door. A burst of wind had come from her direction, knocking Pietro into the wall. He let out a groan when he hit it, falling to the ground. She covered her mouth, taking a few steps back. "Je mi to moc líto." She mumbled out, her voice almost a whisper. Wanda rushed to help Pietro up, looking over to Aurelia.
"He is okay, Lia. What happened? Why are you afraid?" She asked, worry in her voice. Her sister never lashed out at them. Aurelia shook her head, not trusting her own voice. A few tears fell from her eyes and she back up to the wall. She'd hurt her own brother, she never meant to. Pietro gave her a reassuring smile as he made his way over to her. He pulled her into a hug, telling her he would be find. Wanda had noticed the letter that was sat on the table, picking it up to read it. "Where did this come from?" Wanda asked, looking up from the letter to Aurelia. "Was this why you were afraid?" Aurelia only nodded her head, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Who could know where we are? What if we've been caught?"
"Well there is only one way to find out. Though, it doesn't look as if it is one of the army men." Wanda scanned over the letter once more before setting it down. "We'll just have to ask him ourselves."
That night they made their way to the Church, looking around to make sure no one was paying any attention to them before they went into the gated off area. They walked in cautiously, surveying the area as they inched closer to the chair placed in the center. Wanda was the first to speak, keeping her tone serious. "Talk. And if you are wasting our time-" Suddenly a mans voice cut her off.
"Did you know this Church is in the exact center of the city?" He asked. The siblings stopped for a moment, confused by the statement. Why was he talking about te church? They continued their slow pace toward the center, listening to the man speak. "The elders decreed it so that everyone could be equally close to God." Pietro stopped, staying by Aurelia who had halted her advances all together. She just wanted to listen now, know what the man wanted. "I like that...the geometry of belief." Aurelia caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a metallic arm. She tilted her head, narrowing her eyes. "You're wondering why you can't look inside my head." The 'man' stated, directing it towards Wanda. Aurelia glanced to her, before turning her attention back to...whatever was in front of them.
"Sometimes it's hard." She started, sounds a bit bitter. "But sooner or later, a man shows himself." The 'man' stood up at that, removing the blanket that had hidden himself from the three. It revealed a tall robot, of silver and crimson colors.
"Oh I'm sure they do." He replied, taking a few steps toward them. Aurelia was the first to back away, taking a few hesitant steps back. Pietro instinctively raised his arm in front of her protectively, watching the robot carefully while Wanda inched back towards Aurelia. Their expressions were a mix between fear and interest. "But you needed something more than a man." It continued, walking towards them. "That's why you let Stark take the scepter." Aurelia stayed close to Pietro, eyeing the bot carefully. How did it know about the scepter? Pietro gently grabbed her arm, pulling her behind his back as it got closer. Wanda didn't move, not feeling any danger from the robot.
"I didn't expect..." She started, tensing when it stopped in front of her. "But I saw Stark's fear. I knew it would control him, make him self destruct."
"Everyone creates the thing they dread." The bot started to walk away, glancing at them over its shoulder. Men of peace create engines of war. Invaders create Avengers." They never took their eyes off him, his continued talking peaking their interest. He turned to them, raising his hand to gesture to them. "People create..." he paused. "Smaller people...uh..." It's face twisted into a smile. "Children. I lost the word there." It chuckled. "Children. Designed to supplant them, to help them...end."
"Is that why you've come?" Aurelia asked, coming out from behind Pietro. "To end the Avengers?"
"I've come to save the world." It stated, walking further away from them. It stopped, looking back to them and shrugging its shoulders. "But also...yeah." It waved its hand for them to follow, walking out towards the direction of the Hydra base. Aurelia looked to her siblings before pushing past them to follow the bot. It had peaked her interest with its want to save the world. If it wanted what she did, she would help it with whatever it was planning. Pietro looked to Wanda, looking a bit worried.
"Let us see what it has planned. If it wants to save the world...and end the Avengers, it is on our side."
"Can we at least get a name?" Aurelia asked, running to catch up to the bot.
"Ultron."
maličká - Tiny
Je mi to moc líto - I'm so sorry
