Wanda Maximoff

Her hand was burning and she suddenly felt lightheaded. Whatever Sam had shot had been stronger then her. It's arms were long, but maybe that was just the black stuff making it appear that way. She leaned against the wall and looked to Sam, "That wasn't Natasha." She said, "It was too tall."

"How many animals did that thing eat then?" Sam huffed.

It had probably eaten any animal that wandered in. "But where is the main thing?" she asked.

"What?" Sam nudged the cat with his boot.

"It covers people with goo and controls them. Where is the main monster? I saw it attack Natasha earlier." Wanda said. It had attacked her too, yet somehow the goo hadn't controlled her.

"I'm not looking forward to finding it." He wiped his brow, "We won't be able to fight it." She had one more clip left and Sam was probably on his last one as well.

"We'll just have to keep running when we see one." She told him, "Maybe if we kill the big one, everything it's controlling will turn back to normal." She was thinking more about Natasha now. She didn't want to believe that she was gone just to because she was being controlled.

"Maybe." Sam said. There was a thud and he looked to her. She nodded and they both went to the door. 'On three.' He mouthed. They counted down together and opened the door. Wanda moved to the side as a body fell into the room. "Natasha." Sam closed the door and Wanda began wiping the goo from her face.

"She's alive." Wanda said as she dumped the goo into a pile. She watched the rise and fall of Natasha chest, she was breathing normally at least.

"Just get all that stuff off of her." Sam said, "Then I'll get rid of it." Wanda continued to wipe before Natasha jerked awake. She began flailing her arms wildly, "Natasha!" Wanda stepped back, "It's just us. Are you okay?"

"Wha...huh?" Natasha stopped her flailing and looked around.

"You're safe for now." Sam said. Wanda went back to her side

"You woke up when I touched this area." She touched it again and Natasha hissed. "It looks bad."

"The creature... It bit me and when that black goo started to touch it..." Wanda thought of her bite, none of the black goo had gotten in but she was feeling weaker. "I saw Banner and Potts while I was in there... They're not hurt."

"So you could see everything?" Sam asked.

"Yeah, I remember it. It had full control and I could only watch." Natasha touched her side again, "It didn't hurt anyone, but it did take Wanda and I blacked out for a moment."

That was how she'd ended up in the basement. "Where did you see them?" She asked.

"2nd floor... They barricaded themselves in a room." Natasha said weakly. She leaned back again, "I can't walk right now, and you need to be alert when you go up there."

"We can't leave you here." Wanda said. Not while she was hurt, "We can carry you." Natasha wasn't heavy so it shouldn't be a problem.

"No, i'd slow you down. You can come back for me later." Natasha said. She fell back and passed out. Wanda looked down at the wound and saw that some of the black goo had seeped in.

"In going to stay with her." She decided, "Can you go by yourself?"

"And if something comes in here?" Sam asked, "We have to stay together."

"And leave Natasha?" Wanda asked, "I would be too slow carrying her and you need both of your hands free to fight that thing."

He thought it over before sighing, "Okay but... Hide in the closet or something and if it comes, just scream and run. I'll come back for Natasha" He picked up Natasha and Wanda hurried to the closet. She checked inside before nodding at him. He placed Natasha down and Wanda squeezed in next to her. "I'll be back." Sam assured.

"I know." Wanda nodded, "Now go. Once we are all together we can figure out how to get out." Sam closed the door and she could hear him walking away. She heard the door close again and she almost got up to lock it.

She sat in the dark for a long time before she heard the door open again. At first, she assumed that Sam had returned, but she didn't hear his boots. Instead she heard the same dragging and dripping noise from before.

The creature, it was in the room. This wasn't something it had taken over either. She'd seen them move. They're footsteps were squishy and loud. No... This was bad.

Her hand went to Natasha immediately, she wouldn't be able to protect her if that thing came in... A few minutes of dripping and dragging and suddenly it was eerily quiet.

It was right outside the closet door, she new that much. Her other hand reached for her gun but found the holster empty... She'd put it down when she started wiping the goo from Natasha...

She closed her eyes and waited, there was nothing she could do. Her gun was gone... Natasha was out cold and she was scared. She jumped when she felt something on her leg. It was coming under the door. Wanda pressed herself against the wall, she couldn't run and leave Natasha. Sam had told her to run but...

Her leg was covered and she tricked to kick the goo away but it moved quickly up her leg and engulfed the other. She flailed weakly as it climbed and covered her chest. Scream! She had to scream and Sam would come back. But she couldn't, her mouth wasn't working.

A familiar feeling tickled her hand and she gasped. Her hexes! She pointed her hands and fired a blast. A small red mist shot from her finger tips and the creature retreated. She smirked and did it again. She was weak, but it was working. With every blast her hand throbbed and burned but it was almost gone.

It was out of the closet but she couldn't stop there. She needed to get it out and barricade the room. Several blasts later and it was in the middle of the room. But she couldn't cast anymore. She stumbled back and clutched her hand. She shouldn't have used so much energy, she could barely stand.

The creature began to bunch up like it had the first time she saw it. It formed arms and legs and she could see to eyes struggling to break free. Stumbling back towards the closet, she waited. "Natasha..." she glanced back, "I'm sorry." she said before running out of the room.

Just as she hoped, the creature followed her. Now she just had to lead it somewhere else. Her lungs burned as she ran down the hall, she wasn't going to make it anywhere. Her hand was on fire and her vision was greying.

She made it to the first floor before her vision ended and the monster got her,