Chapter 4:
I woke up to white lights and the beep of the heart monitor. "Where am I" I whispered. I laid back down with a grown. I felt stif and gritted my teeth with the pain. I tried to remember what had happened. All I remembered was falling in the wind. I blinked again and my eyes adjusted to see clint and Wanda either side of me. I tried to sit up but fell back into the pillows with a grown.
"Stay down kid, you broke bones and I know for a fact that takes ages to heal." Clint said just after I hit the pillow. I sighed. I still felt slightly dizzy.
"What about my family and Mary? Are they okay?" I said quickly, "Is anyone else hurt, it's all my fault..." I said as my mouth felt dry.
" it's not all your fault kid, it's everyone's. No one on the team is seriously hurt and everyone is safe. We were all in it together." He said said with a small smile. I felt slightly better.
"We need to get you away from the base for a few weeks. I have a safe house a few hours out, you can't tell anyone outside of us where you are or anything."
"Okay, I won't." I still felt terrible about causing all of this. Wanda handed me some things from my room, my stark phone and computer, my notebooks and pens.
7 days later I was let out to go to clint's safe house. Wanda and I figured out that over long distance we could communicate telepathically. I knew even though I hadn't know her long I would miss her. I was sad to say goodbye but it was only for a few weeks. I grabbed my rucksack and got into the jet with Clint.
Throughout the journey I looked at the marvellous scenery. There was bright green trees with leaves that danced in the wind, lakes with fishes that bobbed and danced with each other. The sky was blue with only a few clouds. For the unusually situation it was a beautifully normal looking area. The deer were running over apple green grass and the birds were flying without a care in the world. I sighed as I looked at them all, nature without being tamed or dragged down with fear. I wished that could be me.
After about 2 hours clint informed me that the side windows needed to be closed so if I wanted to carry on watching the Forrest I needed to come to the pilots area. I walked over gently with my crutches and took a seat next to Clint. He handed me some headphones and I slipped them on.
"Kid, how's your leg? We're about 15 minuets out."
" it's ok I guess, cool, who is at the safe house? the way you spoke about it suggested that someone else was there." I said. I had noticed he always seemed to say about really wanting to go back.
"my wife, Laura and my two children Lila and copper." Clint said with a smile. The rest of the journey was just a question every so often but mostly thinking. I felt bad barging in like this, especially with my gifts. I kept thinking if the family would actually care about me or I would just be there.
It was raining slightly when I exited the plain with the help of clint. We walked a little way till we came to a small farm with a house in the middle. We walked up and entered the house. It looked a decent size with a comforting feel. We were met with to kids who came out of the house with huge smiles. One was a young brown haired girl with beautiful eyes, the other was a slightly older brown haired boy.
"Hi sweetheart, Hey buddy, this is holly, she's the girl staying with us mum told you about." I waved shyly as I carefully walked inside, It was a beautiful room with pictures on the wall. There was a woman in the room who the kids ran to happily. She came over and smiled.
"hi holly, let me show you around and get you settled in, I'm Laura."
I walked into my room and smiled, it was small but had a comfy bed and a small tv. The walls were blue and it smelt like the sea. I put down my bag and guitar. It was smaller than my room at the base but I didn't mind.
"I'll leave you to settle in" Laura said as she left the room. I said a small thank you before she was out of sight.
I which on the tv and sit on the bed. I flick through the channels and end up watching F1 motor racing. I saw the cars racing and got competitive. I excepted to have my family calling at the tv with me but looked to see I was just me and began to feel lonely. I began to worry if the kids would like me, if I could belong here. I lay back after I pull my leg onto the bed. It hurts slightly but it will be fine. I desire to let wanda know I arrived safely.
" hey wanda its holly, I'm at clint's" I communicated.
" cool, hope your legs ok" Wanda replied quickly. I smiled feeling not so alone. I remembered the first time she did it and giggled. I had panicked slightly as she explained that it worked further for us as both of our powers could connect.
"Yeah it's fine" I replied happily. I though to my family as I watched the cars racing.
I continue to talk until the racing stops. It's something I would do with my family and makes me feel more at home.I turn of the tv and took out my guitar. I played some songs carefully. It made me relax playing guitar and after a few songs I felt much better. There was a knock at the door.
" kid, were having dinner, do you need help getting down stairs? Also the kids want to see you use some of your gifts" I walk down with help from clint and enter the kitchen and sit down. I was nervous and worried what the kids could think, especially about how I got the gifts. The kids ask questions like I was worried they would, but the answers were unexpected. I told them what I could do and they didn't reply with the usual hatred that I stole things but amazement. With clint's permission I got up and showed of my wings. It was the first time I got to see them as something to be enjoyed. I saw the blue patterns on them and realised I don't steal the gifts but replicated and change them into my own. I decide to let the Sparks like wanda fly and realised they were blue too. I figured out that what ever the gift it turned blue. I smiled realising that I wasn't some second copy but new person. I smiled and walked back to the table.
"A new rule, no powers at the dinner table, that goes along with the no weapons for Clint and Nat." Laura said, I smiled and the kids giggled slightly.
Later on after I showed the kids all of my gifts I asked clint for a favour. I knew that my suit was to be made soon so I asked if my suit and weapons could be blue as that was my colour. I know the usual colour would be black other than Wanda she whose was red like her sparks. He told me he would make sure it would happen. I smiled and thanked him before going to bed.
I entered my room and knew something was wrong. I looked around before seeing a section that I looked at and got powers. I tried to back out the room to go find Clint. But with a whoosh of wind the door was closed and I was pushed away from it.
"Whose there? I know someone is in here"
"Join me girl and I will let you live" the stranger said sinisterly. She stepped out of the light and I saw it was a face I knew. Her hair was straight and black but her usual blue eyes where now pure black and hatred filled the gap where gentleness once was. Spoke, unable to control the fear and upset in my voice.
"Mary, what do you want, what have they done to you!" I asked with desperation and betrayal. A tear trickled from my eye as all the happy memories I once had now turned to sadness and horror.
"They game me a gift. Made me me and gave me a part of there army, somewhere where I belong. Now you will come with me or this house will fly." I remembered the power before, when we were saving my family. The wind was the thing that chucked me out of the sky.
"You did this to me!" I said pointing at my leg. She had caused me to fall, attacked the avengers.
"Yes, that was me, now I will make everything here disappear." I felt the floor start to move as I called in horror. I could hear the commotion down stairs as everyone tried to get out. I tried to use my all my strength to stop the house flying.
"No! Leave them out of this!" I screamed as clint came through the door and recognised Mary. He passed me a bow and arrow set and I saw a jet in the distance. I could see Clint's family outside safe.
My mind raced through plans and doubts. I tried to stand up ready to fight if I had to. I leaned on my bed post with my bow still hidden.
"Oh look, you think you belong with this team, you are like a freak,You will never belong!" With that she sent a wave of wind heading in our direction. We both hit the floor with a bang. Clint pointed to a small gap in roof and I understood he was going to go up there to get a better look. He also motioned to his head.
"Wanda, how far out are you?" I though desperately. I could hear Mary's torments and I was kept on the floor by her wind.
"A few miniutes, keep going we can hear what's going on" still Mary kept tormenting me with words and songs. We used to do everything together but now she just uses it against me, word after word. I could feel my heart losing more and more hope with every word. I could hear the others heading in down stairs.
Mary tried to run but I pushed her back and cut of her exit. She ran at me and pushed my leg. I fell done and brought Mary down with me. I tried to grab an arrow but she had a grip on me, trying to grab one herself. I pushed out my wings, cutting off her grip. I used my strength to quickly pushed her off. The wind was about to come at me again but a shield came in front of me.
"Get out of here, go to the jet now." Steve said as he fought against the wind. Clint was firing arrows from above.
"I can fly quicker, can you cover me." I asked. Steve nodded as he lifted the shield slightly and I flew out. Wanda followed me and we went to the jet together.
I tried to apologise to Laura but she just kept saying it wasn't my fault and we were all okay and that's what mattered. I sat down and sighed as my mind raced with thoughts of regret.
