Sure enough, when the two got back, Jade wasn't there. Wanda pulled Maven into a hug right away. "Is Pietro okay?" "Lincoln just finished removing the chip," Wanda said. "So he's himself now?" Maven asked.
"HYDRA won't control him" "Then why won't she forgive him!" "Probably because regardless of HYDRA controlling him. It was still Pietro in her eyes," Bucky said, "I...I wouldn't be able to face the families of those I killed when HYDRA was controlling me. Even though I can't remember it."
They all looked at him. Bucky shrugged, "Sorry. Just...Just thinking aloud." "So...when can we go back to our universe?" Daisy asked. "As soon as possible," Coulson said with a sigh.
Coulson looked at the Avengers. "My team and I will get Takeda's parents and Hunter's family if you tell Pepper," He said, mainly to Steve. Sounds like a plan," Steve said. "Please Director Coulson, leave out my brother being the one to do it, please," Maven begged.
Coulson hesitated. "Please! Don't tell them!" Maven begged. "Okay. I won't tell them," Coulson agreed, "But if they ask and someone else tells, it's not on me." Maven nodded. "Someone needs to tell Morse and Okaia what is going on," May said.
"I will," Maven volunteered at the same time Pietro did. Maven and Pietro looked at each other before heading off at the same time. They both arrived outside the bunk at the same time. "You don't have to do this," Maven whispered. Pietro shook his head and opened the door.
Jade was sleeping, Bobbi silently watching over her. Bobbi looked up upon hearing them enter and silently pushed them back out of the room. "What the hell are you guys doing here?" She hissed. Pietro opened his mouth to speak. "Whisper, she just fell asleep," Bobbi added. "We're ready to go back," Pietro whispered, "Coulson said you guys will get Takeda and Hunter's families and us in the Avengers will tell Pepper."
Bobbi glanced at the door and nodded. "And...And please, please, please leave out that it was Pietro who killed them. Please," Maven begged. "Maven...despite the fact that he was under HYDRA's control, if Hunter's parents or Syndel and Kenshi ask, who are we supposed to say killed them?" Bobbi said gently.
"Tell them it was HYDRA!" Maven pleaded, "I don't want them to kill my brother!" Bobbi hesitated, unsure of what to say. "Fine," Bobbi sighed. "Thank you!" Maven hugged her. Bobbi was taken aback a bit before hugging back.
A few hours later, the entire group was getting ready to head back to their universe. Since they still had about an hour until the portal was ready, Maven decided to go for a run.
As he was running out in the forest, a figure stood in front of him. It was...Bucky? "Bucky?" He said aloud. "My name is the Winter Soldier," Winter Soldier replied.
Maven shook his head and began to back up. Winter Soldier pulled out a tranquilizer gun and pointed it at Maven, shooting him. He passed out instantly and Winter Soldier stepped over, picking him up and carrying him off.
As Maven was being taken further and further away, Wanda was looking for him in the woods. She knew he had gone for a run, but she couldn't find him. "Maven!" Wanda called out. There was no reply.
Wanda stopped suddenly and knelt down to the ground, frowning. There was a locket on the ground. It was Maven's. Wanda knew he never went anywhere without it. But yet it was here and he wasn't...
Wanda picked it up and ran back to the base. "Maven's missing!" She cried. Pietro jumped up, "Maven is missing?" Wanda nodded, looking tearful.
"Find who?" Daisy inquired as Coulson's team walked in. "Maven" "He's missing?" Coulson asked. "We need to find him," Pietro said, looking upset. "Where could he have gone, though," Daisy wondered.
"Maybe this universe's SHIELD took him," Bucky suggested. "Why would they want him?" Jade asked. Pietro and Wanda glared at her. "I didn't mean that in a bad way. This is an alternate version of our universe, assumably they have their own Maven, so why would they want the one from ours," Jade said.
"Maven doesn't exist here" "Oh...then...okay...still don't know why they want him," she muttered the last part. Wanda turned to Katana. "Has your SHIELD ever created genetic clones?"
"I don't think so..." Katana said slowly. Wanda nodded. "I know they've done some genetic experiments, though," Katana said. I can see if they have plans for him" Katana offered.
"You can? How?" Katana shrugged, "I just can."
Meanwhile at the evil-SHIELD, Maven was being held hostage. Maven cried out in pain as evil-Lincoln electrocuted him. The door flew open and Maven heard the clicking of heels.
Maven felt a pair of finger grip his hung chin and yank his head up. "Why are you here in SHIELD instead of at HYDRA? Are you seriously that p*ssed at Pietro that you'd be willing to turn on us?" Maven asked incredulously.
"Why would I be angry at Pietro?" Jade wondered. "Our HYDRA was controlling him and he killed Takeda..." Maven said, looking confused. She looked so utterly confused that the realization hit Maven like a ton of bricks. "You're this universe's Jade..." He said.
"There's another me?!" She shrieked, looking p*ssed. The alternate universe Jade walked over to Maven and grabbed him by the hair, pulling out one of her fans and holding it to his neck. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't just spill your blood," she hissed.
"Cuz you need me," Maven said cheekily. The fan was pressed harder to his neck, "Like hell we do. We just need your blood. Other than that, from what we've heard, you're just a no good, lying, cheating, failed experiment who no one will ever love."
"God, you're a bigger b*tch than the other one," Maven said. Evil-Jade glared at him and pressed the weapon closer to his throat. "One more word and you'll be dead," she threatened.
He then cried out in pain as she shoved it into his shoulder. "What was that for!" Maven exclaimed. "Needed your blood," she replied and walked off, one fan covered in Maven's blood.
Good-Jade knocked Lincoln out. "...Which one are you?" Maven asked. Good-Jade was about to reply when evil-Jade snuck up behind Maven and pressed a fan to his throat.
"You're...me?" "This is bugs*it crazy," Maven commented. "Shut up!" Evil-Jade shouted and whacked the back of Maven's head. He whimpered in pain before his mouth was abruptly taped shut.
"F*cking failed experiment," Evil-Jade growled, hitting Maven again. He whimpered again. Maven stared at good-Jade in shock. "What the hell are you talking about?" Evil-Jade asked.
"Maven. He's not a failed experiment. He's a person. And the best person in this room," Good-Jade said. Good-Jade said" Maven I said some things I'm not proud of, so I'm sorry"
"Okay. Enough of this lovey-dovey s*it," Evil-Jade said, looking annoyed. Maven looked disgusted at the implication that he and good-Jade were together. "What? Maven's just a friend," Good-Jade said.
"You're sleeping with him, aren't you?" Evil-Jade exclaimed "I don't swing that way" Good-Jade said. Good-Jade smirked, "Now you can either let Maven go, or I will kick your a**."
Evil-Jade took up a fighting stance, "You won't get him." "Okay then," Good-Jade sighed, "This is gonna hurt." It was a fight that hurt Maven's head as he lost track of which one was which.
Eventually, one Jade knocked the other one down and began to approach Maven. Maven let out a small whimper, unsure of which Jade it was. She undid his ties then pulled the duct tape off his mouth before hugging him tightly. "I am so so so sorry for what I said to you, Maven," Jade said.
"It's fine," Maven assured her. "No it isn't. It wasn't right for be to take my anger out on you and be a total b*tch." "It's fine," Maven repeated, "Now we should probably get out of here before evil-you wakes up."
