Chapter Four
(Elowynne's POV)
There is a beeping noise and lots of people speaking in hushed voices, I try and open my eyes but my eye lids feel so heavy like there is a huge weight pulling them down. At last I can open them open and I see lots of scientists rushing around the machines. Oh no, I'm back! That sterile but damp smell I could recognise from a mile away. I'm trapped, there's no way that Pietro and Wanda will bother to come find me again. I'm alone, just as I was starting to feel happiness, starting to feel a little safe I'm back here. I shut my eyes again and hope they don't realise I am awake; I just want to delay the pain. "Ah you're awake little one?" Declares a voice I know only too well, why does he enjoy hurting me?
I open my eyes and see him playing with some buttons and sure enough the shocks start making me rock from one side to the other in pain. "Did you enjoy your holiday?" Asks "the monster", I just growl too upset to care that I will get into trouble. "Play time." He orders and the shocks finish, he throws me the doll Elowynne mockingly then he gets out the BB gun and I sit up waiting for him to start. He fires and I explode as many as I can, but I'm not quick enough and most of them hit me but I try and protect Elowynne, she's the one thing to prove that it wasn't a dream. I fall over from the force of the impact and the monster comes over and gives me a kick, "Someone has obviously not being practising." He comments, "Well I have better things to attend to, so I will let these two carry on with your training." He motions to two other scientists both wearing masks, a man and a woman. Their eyes there is something about their eyes, have I seen them before? They look… surprised and… angry? Soon as the monster leaves I ready myself for whatever these two will do. They both go to grab me and I struggle, I know it's no use but I have to try. "Shhh it's ok princess, vere going to get you out of here." Says the man, that voice… it's Pietro, they came for me! I stop struggling and Pietro picks me up, we cautiously make our way to do the door, Wanda opens it, a guard is outside he turns in surprise and some strange red mist comes out from Wanda's hands, the man stops transfixed as we all dash past him. Wanda climbs on Pietro's back and we super speed out, I can see fields and buildings blur as I start to see strange spots in front of my eyes. Everything gets quieter and then it all goes black.
(Wanda POV)
We knew she had been through a lot but nothing could have prepared us for the lab, who fires a BB gun at a child? I know Ellie doesn't act like a child but she is still so young and vulnerable, we finally make it to the mansion, she's passed out poor kid. Pietro immediately takes her to her room and lays her on the bed. We both look at each other in disbelief. "Why didn't she tell us about her powers?" He asks dumbfounded, "Why would she, we haven't given her a lot of answers." I point out tiredly, "It was lucky we put a tracer on the doll."
"Lucky, it was my brilliant idea sis." Pietro sticks his tongue out jokingly; Ellie starts to stir, murmuring something so quietly neither of us can hear. "Can you read her mind? Might help us gain her trust." He asks, I look at him quizzically, "And how will that help her to trust us?" I reply raising an eyebrow. "You can tell me if I do something to scare her?" He tries, I shake my head. "No Ve need to do this the old fashioned way." I say sternly waiting for him to protest, but he relents.
"Do you vink she likes us?" He asks staring at her sleeping form, "She came with us, willingly, once she knew who ve vere?" I point out.
It was at that moment Ellie wakes up, "Hi Sveety, how are you feeling?" I ask smiling. She starts to sit up and Pietro goes to help her, she shrinks back biting her lip. "I'm fine." She pauses, "you you came back for me?" For the first time a flicker of hope can be seen in her eyes. "Of course we came back for you, vy vouldnt ve? Asks Pietro incredulous, Ellie ducks her head and averts her gaze, both I and Pietro sigh in unison. "Are you angry I didn't tell you about my power?" She asks; we both shake our heads, "Have you always had that power?" Asks Pietro, she nods, "It didn't use to be that powerful I just use to singe things. Then Mummy sent me to the lab and they did experiments, now I can explode things."
"Vere is your Mummy now?" Asks Pietro fuming, Ellie shrugs. "Probably buying something, they gave her a lot of money."
Both Pietro and I look at each other shocked, we should have asked more questions last night, but she was so tired and we didn't want to scare her, we wanted her to get use to us first, no wonder she has nightmares, who wouldn't?
"Vy don't ve watch a film and have some dinner?" Suggests Pietro, I quickly nod my head and we go into the cinema room. Ellie just stares open mouthed; I forgot we hadn't given her a tour yet, guess that will have to wait till tomorrow. Pietro gets some films out, while I look through some take away numbers on my phone. "Who's up for Pizza?" I ask and Pietro puts two hands up, he tries to put Ellie's hand up but she backs away a little unsure what's going on. "What's pizza?" she asks innocently. "It's the food of the gods." Booms a voice and Thor bursts in, "Thor how did you get in past the gate?" Pietro is bewildered, "I am a god I have no need for gates." He says or to a human's point of view, bellows. I sigh, "Alright come sit down, vere about to pick out a vilm." He goes to sit down by Ellie but Pietro super speeds over first. "No scaring her understand." He orders the god who puts his hands up in defeat as he settles down by Pietro. "So who wants veggie toppings?" I ask, it's going to be a long night.