Astrid was really happy that her and Clint were finally getting a break. Clint had offically released his retirement papers and Shade had taken her place on the team. She even got to meet her adopted sister Elara who had also come to Earth and was keeping her up to date with her father's plans while living with her friend Scott. Honestly life couldn't be better for her.
" Are you sure you're ok living in Illinois?" I know you said you'd find a job and not to worry about it, but it's already been a couple of weeks and you still haven't found anything?" Clint asked and Astrid sighed.
" It's just I don't do normal. When I came here 100 years ago the first thing I did was join the army, because I'm a fighter. After that I was working undercover as a spy, Clint. Then I became a member of a superhero team of incredible power. How do you go from that to retirement?" Astrid asked as she joined her boyfriend on the couch.
" Astrid part of the reason we did this is because your afraid the government is going to lock you up. In order to avoid that we have to be normal." Clint stated and Astrid just shook her head.
" Yeah I'm an alien remember what am I supposed to be a sports star?" Astrid exclaimed as Clint turned on the T.v.
" I really don't know Astrid, but I know you'll figure it out." He commented kissing her on the forehead and Astrid was going to reply when she heard the words " Lagos, Attack, and Scarlet Witch" and her focus went to the screen. " Oh god how did that happen." Astrid gasped as her worst fears came true as she saw the casualty number and they blamed Wanda.
" At least we weren't there." Clint frowned at the screen.
" I'm sorry Clint I have to go." Astrid said grabbing her trenchcoat off it's hook.
" No Astrid we are retired and you know exactly what will happen if you go back." Clint said his tone full of concern.
" I know and I promise I'm not going back I just have to help Wanda and figure out what is going on and then I'll be back." Astrid swore and she saw his eyes soften at Wanda's name and she knew she had won.
" Fine, but please be careful I can't lose you. Not after I just got you." Clint sighed before pulling her into a passionate kiss.
" You know I can't say no to you. I'll be back in a week." Astrid told him grabbing her utility belt.
" You better." Clint glared half-heartedly and thrn she stepped out of their house. Astrid quickly looked around to make sure nobody was watching before making a huge shimmering purple portal and stepping through it to appear back in her house in New York. She had allowed Agent Moore to have it when she left, but Kaylee never left Shield other then for emergencies and Astrid highly doubted that changed when Shield "fell". She walked out before quickly making her way to Stark tower. She took a deep breath before walking into the building.
" Miss Chaos I thought you retired?" Friday said as and Astrid felt a pain in her heart as she remembered Jarvis was gone.
" Yeah well I still am, I'm here for Wanda where is she?" Astrid asked the A.I politely.
" Miss Maximoff is her room on floor 20." Friday responded and Astrid hit the button to go to her floor. Astrid walked out before letting Friday lead her to the room Wanda was in. She knocked on the door before she spoke.
" Wanda may I come in?" Astrid asked and it took awhile before Wanda Replied.
" Astrid?" She asked her voice shaking. The two hadn't known each other long, but when she was in Astrid's head the two understood each other well and while they didn't know each other well Astrid couldn't leave her like this.
" Yeah I came back to talk to you can I come in?" Astrid asked and instead of a response the door just opened ever so slightly allowing Astrid to come in.
" I saw the news and I knew I had to come see you." Astrid said as the two sat on her bed.
" You come to tell me it's my fault too?" Wanda sniffled.
" You must really not know me at all if you truly believe that's why I'm here." Astrid laughed and Wanda gave her a shocked look.
" Then why are you here?" She asked quietly.
" When I was first out on my own after I escaped my father there was this girl and her name was Cordelia Shadows. She was a young girl who couldn't control her powers and ended up killing a small town and It would of been worse had I not been forced to kill her. You probably have heard of what happened next, but incase you didn't she came back and slaughtered millions because I couldn't kill one girl. Then after I killed her I lived in solutide for centuries and anybody who tried to come after me or consoule me died or was badly injured, but I learned one very important lesson after I recovered from that. You want to know what that was?" Astrid asked.
" Yeah." Wanda said.
" That fearing myself and what I could do to hurt others just made myself more unstable. That if I let other people contol me I would never be free of the fear of becoming like Psycho. A little girl driven by power and I promised myself that I would never turn into someone else, because that is what happened to her. She was so angry at being killed by me that for revenge she slaughtered millions of innocent people to grab my attention so she could kill me. Don't let this change who you are inside Wanda. Continue to be a wonderful and inspiring young woman for those to look up to when they need you." Astrid told her before getting up to leave only for Steve to walk in.
" Astrid?!" he said shocked.
" I was just leaving." Astrid stated stoically.
" Actually we need you to hear what Ross has to say. There's a meeting Tomorrow that you need to attend." Steve grimaced and Astrid sighed tiredly.
" Friday is my room still available?" Astrid asked.
" Yes Miss Chaos." Friday replied.
" Tell Stark that he has an extra Chaos in the tower for a little while as well as my sister." Astrid asked as she used her magic to make a portal and walked through it to her room before falling asleep in her bed.