AN: Enjoy!

Vision, feeling a little nervous, sat down on the stool next to Valkyrie, while Wanda sat beside him.

"Huh. I heard you two had a little thing going on.. that's cute" The Valkyrie took a long sip from her tankard. "Get a drink, kid. You'll probably need it."

"I've only ever been drunk once, and I didn't really.." Vision began, but Valkyrie had already summoned the barkeep.

"A pint of ale for the boy here.. What do you drink, Princess?"

"Uh, I don't really.."

"..Just make it one of those fruity wines Queen Frigga likes.. And another Ale for me."

While the Barkeep fetched their drinks, Vision turned to Valkyrie once more.

"So..uh.."

"Right. The truth. You, kid.. You're the son of a Valkyrie."

Vision's strange eyes grew wide. Their drinks arrived, and he took a very large gulp from his own.

"So.." Wanda gasped, "You're Vision's Mother?"

"What?" The Valkyrie frowned. "No! I'm footloose and baby free, thank you very much."

"But you just said.."

"That he was the son of A Valkyrie, not THE Valkyrie" She drained half of her new pint. "I'm only called THE Valkyrie now because I'm the only one left. There used to be a whole army of us. Elite Warriors."

"And.." said Vision slowly, "One of them was my Mother?"

"Yes.. My best friend, actually.. but you had to go and be born marked.."

"Marked.." Wanda frowned, thinking. "You mean his eyes?"

"Ten points to the Princess" Valkyrie finished her drink and ordered another.

"Marked for what?" Vision asked eagerly. His eyes.. the strange eyes that had haunted him, caused him so much trouble before he'd found Wanda.. Were they really something special? "What does it mean?"

"Some sort of greatness" Valkyrie shrugged. "Exactly what is up to you. It's rare.. Usually, something to be celebrated. But when you were born, Asgard was on the brink of War.. Princess Hela was rebelling against her Father, trying to stage a coup for the throne.. You know, it might be easier if I could show you. Is there anything like that in your bag of tricks, Princess?"

"I can try" said Wanda. "Hang on.." She summoned the Scarlet energy, laid one hand on The Valkyrie's head, the other on Vision's, and closed her eyes, focusing.

Suddenly, all three of them were in a room somewhere in the palace. They could see a younger Valkyrie standing at the bedside of a beautiful blonde haired woman, her eyes as vibrantly blue as Vision's, but without his distinct patterned irises. She was exhausted from recently giving birth.

The

"Hela will come after him if she finds out about him" The blonde thrust a tiny blanket swaddled bundle- the newborn Baby Vision- into Valkyrie's arms. "She'll want to kill him. You have to take him and.."

"Oh no" The younger Valkyrie shook her head, holding baby Vision awkwardly and cringing when he cried. "I am not good with kids.."

"You don't have to be" said Vision's Mother. "You just have to keep him safe. Take him to Sokovia. Take all the gold I have saved, and take him to the Castle.. Sokovia's royals are good people. The gold will be enough to care for him until I can retrieve him.. or if I fall in the coming battle, it should be enough to buy him a place.. perhaps to be trained as a soldier one day.. Please, do this for me."

"Alright.." The Valkyrie sighed, relenting. "Alright, I'll take the kid to Sokovia.."

Wanda squeezed the adult Vision's hand.

"You were a cute baby, Vizh.

"Thank you" He smiled softly at her.

The scenery began to shift.

Now, they were somewhere on the road between Asgard and Sokovia.

The young Valkyrie was concealed amongst a large crowd of Asgardian commoners also making the journey in hopes of seeking Asylum before Hela's attack. She bounced baby Vision as he cried, but he just wouldn't settle. This was unusual, as he had, thankfully been a rather easy baby to deal with until now. It was almost as if he knew something that the others did not.. but they were all about to find out.

Soon, Valkyrie heard the unmistakable sound of Soldiers marching. Odin would not have come after them, as evacuating any small-folk who wished to leave had been his idea. This meant only one thing- that they were being pursued by Hela's forces. It wasn't long before she could see them.

Without thinking, Valkyrie shoved baby Vision into the arms of the person closest to her. The older Valkyrie reached out for a moment as if to stop her, as her younger self also handed over a bag of gold, and delivered the same set of instructions that Vision's Mother had given her. Then, the young Valkyrie told the Asgardians to run, for as long as they could, as far as they could, as she turned in hopes at delaying the approaching army.

Then, suddenly, they were all back in the bar.

Vision blinked, a little disoriented. Thankfully, he recovered in time to catch Wanda as she almost slid off her stool.

"Wanda, are you alright?"

"Yes.." Wanda nodded. "Just a little.. whoa. I haven't done anything like that before."

Both of them turned to The Valkyrie.

"So.. what happened?" Vision asked softly.

Valkyrie drained another tankard.

"It was only a small squad.. I took them out easily" She sighed. "I thought you were safe, so I headed home.. When I got there, it was too late.. Odin defeated Hela, but all the other Valkyrie had been killed.. including your Mother. I'm sorry.."

"I.. I'm sorry too" said Vision, a lump in his throat. "I never got to know her.. But she was your best friend."

"I tried to find out what happened to you" Valkyrie continued, "But no one could tell me.. I sent a letter asking about you, but there was no sign of you ever reaching the castle. The man I gave you to must have been a drunkard.. blew the gold on booze and.."

"Dumped me at the orphanage.."

"Yes.. and then you showed up here again, with those eyes.. You reminded me of my mistake. I know I should have told you the truth right away. It was just.. painful."

"It wasn't your mistake" Vision laid a hand on her shoulder. "It was someone else's.. you were just trying to save as many people as you could."

"You think so?"

"I do."

"And Vision's okay now" added Wanda. "He's okay, and he actually turned out pretty great.. amazing, actually."

Vision blushed at Wanda's words.

"She's right.. I am okay. I.. I might even be a King soon."

"Really?" Valkyrie's lips quirked upwards in a small smile.

"Your Mom would have been proud."

"Thank you.." Vision stood. "And thank you for telling me the truth."

"You're welcome.. Maybe you could join me for another drink some time."

"I'd like that.."

Vision took Wanda's hand, and the two of them walked out of the bar.

Once they were back outside, Wanda turned to wrap her arms around him.

"Are you okay?"

"I will be.. I wasn't exactly expecting a happily ever after. It might take a bit of adjustment, getting this all straight in my head."

"Of course."

"But" Vision smiled softly, cupping her cheek, "At least I have you."

Wanda smiled back, leaning up to kiss him.

"You do. Always."