Almost done. Also the premier for Endgame is tonight. Can you believe it? I'm so scared. I would like to thank for her follow and favorite, not to mention her review. Thank you! As usual under lined and italics are mental Sokovian. Let's go.
She'd held out as long as she could. She'd been tempted, oh so tempted, to join the fight earlier. She saw just how many of those monstrous things there were and in her worry she'd immediately sought out James. He'd been fine and so she'd scanned for the others, checking on them. They had been fine.
And then they weren't.
James was first, her bond with him letting her know the moment the gun was swatted away. He'd fallen to the ground, his knife and vibranium arm the only thing keeping him from being killed. She'd erupted in red energy, swirls dancing along her body as she mentally cried out for him, her eyes growing teary. But he'd told her no. To stay at the palace. That she had a more important job to do.
She'd sought out the others, Steve and T'Challa getting grabbed and tossed about, even Bruce being over run by the creatures. The glass windows had started cracking, her eyes glowing an angry red in the smooth reflection.
And then a beam of prism light had touched down mid-battle, a large weapon boomeranging into the crowd, killing the creatures as it arced through the air. It was Thor accompanied by two others. The new arrivals had thrown themselves into the melee and Wanda had settled, seeing how much help they'd provided.
The enemies had noticed too. A few minutes went by before large black mechanical disks, wheel-like in movement, had sprouted from the ground, destroying everything in their path. And Wanda knew she couldn't sit back any longer.
Bursting through the glass Wanda had maneuvered her scarlet, propelling herself through the air to land directly into the path of the oncoming metal contraptions. With concern for her teammates Wanda had unleashed her energy, wrapping and sending the rings aside, crushing the black creatures under their weight.
Natasha had nodded at her while Okoye had twirled her staff around muttering at the young mother. "What took you so long?"
Now as Wanda stalked amongst the fighting and blood, walking over the alien bodies that had fallen by her scarlet, she realized something.
Who knew watching cartoons with Cooper and Lila would be the thing that gave her the best ideas.
As she walked her scarlet flared around her almost like a wave, spreading out roughly ten yards in all directions and passing harmlessly through Wakandan and Avenger alike. Until one of the foreign creatures touched it.
Being so in tuned with the battle around her Wanda felt the three four-armed monsters enter her perimeter and with barely a thought encased them in a tomb of scarlet and in the next breath, dozens of energy spikes lanced inward through each body. The scarlet pulled away, the now dead bodies dropping with a thud to the ground. All within a couple of seconds.
Two more creatures ran at her but, having learned from what happened to their brethren, leapt into the air to avoid the murderous wave, intent on tackling the Sokovian. Wanda didn't paused, pulling her ripple of scarlet inward and forming a dome around herself.
The aliens slammed into the barrier but their actions attracted others, more creatures coming forward and replicating their moves, clawing at the force field to try and reach the human hidden safely inside. Soon it was completely dark, their massive bodies blocking out the Wakandan light. And that's when Wanda struck.
With a flick of her wrist long, thick spikes erupted from the dome creating the shape of a morning star. The amount of the points were so condensed that no creature was spared nothing less than ten wounds. Their movements ceased and Wanda waved a hand, the dome opening in the center and tossing the aliens to the side.
She continued on, her wave trapping and killing while she slashed her arms out at enemies, a whip of crimson doing her bidding by dismembering or decapitating. If they got too close she merely wrapped them in her scarlet and ripped them apart, reminiscent of the Sokovian battle with Ultron's robots.
She knew she looked gruesome to the others, alien blood staining her clothes with bits of it smeared on her skin, especially to the other Avengers she hadn't seen in a couple years. However, in the last six months she'd been doing training with the King's Guard and Dora Milaje so they knew what she had been working on, even giving her ideas or helping to hone her skills. Even then, she didn't much care for what they thought of her as she morphed her scarlet into javelins, striking the creatures in the head and chest.
All she could think about was one of these things killing James or somehow finding their home where Pietro and her children were hiding. No, she wouldn't be merciful. Not with her family on the line.
The communicator crackled to life. "Guys, we got a vision situation here."
Wanda paused mid step.
"Somebody get to Vision!"
One of the aliens must have snuck into the palace.
"I got 'im."
Wanda pressed at her ear piece. "On my way."
Pain. Erupting pain. Wanda cried out as she fell, her body slamming a few times before settling in the dirt.
"Wanda!"
Her head throbbed and the ringing made it difficult to focus. "I'm…fine James. Keep..keep fighting."
A hand grabbed her and Wanda was flipped over, the sharp pain in her head reacting to the fast movement. She tried focusing on the shadow looming over her.
"He'll die alone." The voice was slightly feminine with a gravelly tone to it. "As will you."
"She's not alone."
She knew that voice, finding comfort in the familiar mental presence of Natasha. Another joined in and Wanda let out a sigh. Okoye and Natasha had come to her aid.
A growl of rage and the metallic bangs of clashing weapons let her know what was going on and Wanda hissed as she tried to sit up to help if she could. The pain was down to a mild throb and her focus a bit better. She could see blurry forms dancing back and forth, one tall and foreign to her, the other two were smaller, one dressed in dark clothes with pale hair and the other in familiar red garb.
Rumbling shook the ground and Wanda ducked as dirt rained down from above and she saw one of the huge mechanical wheels pass over head. They were saved by the ditch they were fighting in. But it also gave her an idea.
Sitting up, Wanda flicked her wrist and the disk that had just passed turned around slowly, the metal groaning at the manipulation. Once repositioned Wanda let it go and it started up again, this time back toward them.
Finally Wanda focused on the alien with horns and dark hair trying to press her wrist blade into Natasha. Feeling the ground shaking once more Wanda lashed out, her scarlet wrapping around the tall bipedal and throwing her upward. Right into the disk's path.
Exhausted Wanda fell back down, trying to catch her breath. She turned to Okoye who nodded at her and then looked over at Natasha as the Russian sat up.
"That was really gross."
Wanda shrugged her shoulders, slightly out of breath. "Beggars can't be choosers."
The three of them got up, slowly and hissing at aches. Wanda flared her scarlet, honing in on the mind stone. She took a few shaking steps, gesturing to the grove of trees at the base of the medical wing nearly a mile or two off. "Vision's that way, in the trees."
The two others nodded. Natasha picked up her batons. "Go on ahead, we'll catch up."
With that the young mother lifted off, a red streak trailing behind her in flight. Her bond tugged. "You okay?"
"Yeah. I'm heading to where Vision is, at the base of the med wing. I feel Steve with him as well."
"Alright, I'll start heading over."
It took her only a few seconds but she landed, walking into the small forest. Steve turned at her landing and she nodded at him, seeing the dead creature at his feet. A few more steps revealed Vision on the ground resting against a log. She marched forward.
"You okay Viz?" He looked weak, a hand resting on the wound to his abdomen, taking shaky breaths.
"I'm–" Vision's words cut off as he arched in pain. Wanda could feel the mind stone fluttering. She could feel something else from the gem as well, something similar to it but more of.
Vision panted through the pain, looking around the forest that concealed them. He looked to Steve then Wanda, eyes wide. "He's here."
I know it was short but that kinda helps when I write. I don't need as much description as you guys have all seen the movie. Also I took some liberties with Wanda's power. The bit about cartoons is because I modified when she was doing with her scarlet to somewhat match Katara's water bending from Avatar the Last Airbender. After this will get a bit complicated. Let me know what you guys think. Peace out. -Mez
