Author's Note: So I forgot to do this in chapter one, but all of the telepathic talking will be in italics to distinguish it!

Anyway, Enjoy chapter two!

Chapter 2

Safe

Back at headquarters. Tony and Bruce waited in the medical bay of the complex. Tony was setting up some equipment to make the exam go as smooth as possible.

"F.R.I.D.A.Y. run a test examination and give me the results." Tony ordered as he wheeled over in an office chair to type on a computer.

"Yes, Mr. Stark." A female robotic voice echoed as the medical table glowed.

Bruce looked at another computer screen, watching the data that flooded the screen.

"All is looking good Tony." Bruce called back to the billionaire.

Just then Vision entered, carrying Lily in his arms. He set her on the table, stepping back so the two men had enough room to work.

"Mr. Stark. This is Lily. She was the hostage we rescued from the Hydra base." Vision explained to Tony.

"Thanks for the update son." Tony smiled. "F.R.I.D.A.Y., start the scan."

A bright blue light slowly passed over Lily's trembling form. Her terrified navy eyes glanced over at Vision, who offered a comforting thought that everything would be ok and they knew what they were doing. Once the light reached her feet, it disappeared.

"Mr. Stark. I've detected an unusual device 3 cm below the hyoid bone, implanted directly onto the vocal cords." The female voice detailed.

"I've got the scan here." Bruce spoke, tapping on the keyboard.

'They put it in me… to take my voice away.' Lily spoke to all of them mentally.

Bruce and Tony shook their heads before looking at Vision.

"Oh, she can only communicate telepathically." He explained.

"A warning would of been nice there Vision." Tony retorted, turning his attention back to the screen. He used a device on his hand to grab the schematics from the screen and display it before him, spinning it with his hand.

"Hmm… I'll send this over to Strange and get his medical opinion on the best way to go about removing it." Tony flicked his wrist instantly sending all the information to the former surgeon.

Lily sat up from the table, trying to get down. Vision quickly scooped her up in his arms.

"Mr. Stark, I'll be taking her to her room." Vision told his creator. "So I wish you both a pleasant night."

With that, Vision carried Lily up to her room. Her dark blue eyes observed everything around her as she was carried. It took no time to arrive at her room, the door already open. Clint was just finishing up in there, setting out a set of clothes for Lily to change into.

"Rooms already." Clint smiled as he turned to greet the two. "I'll go get her some food."

He left, quickly heading to the kitchen. Vision set Lily in the bed gently. Her navy eyes looked up at him.

'Everyone here is so nice.' Lily stated as she sat back against the large pillows. 'I've never had a room like this! It's so big!' She smiled slightly as she looked around, stopping when her eyes reached the huge windows. 'That's the moon? And the stars?'

"Have you never seen them before?" Vision asked, looking out the window as well.

Lily shook her head no. 'As long as I can remember, I've been in that place… I've never felt a breeze… the sun on my skin…' Tears filled her eyes as she curled up, her navy orbs still focused on the world outside. 'They took everything from me… they said I was a monster.' She explained to the synthezoid beside her.

A soft knock came from the other side of the door. Wanda poked her head in before stepping fully into the room, shutting the door behind her.

"Lily, this is Wanda." Vision introduced the Sokovian woman who took a seat next to the girl.

"Vizh. Tony wanted to speak to you." Wanda said.

The synthezoid stood up and phased through the floor down to the lab, causing Wanda to laugh softly. Lily, however, was fascinated by his ability.

"He's still getting used to the concept of doors." Wanda chuckled softly. "I came to help you get dressed. I thought we could talk as well."

Lily nodded, letting Wanda undress and redress her in the more comfortable pajamas.

"You know, I don't mind the telepathy." She smiled at Lily.

'Sorry… it's weird being able to use it freely.' Lily explained. 'That's what the cuffs were for. Every time I used my powers… zap.'

"I understand the pain you've been through." Wanda went behind her, brushing her silver hair gently as she talked. "I too was an experiment of hydra. At the time… my mind was too focused on revenge. Me and my brother… we thought it would make us stronger, but those monsters only wanted weapons." Wanda set the brush aside and began to braid her hair. "If you have nightmares, call for me. I'll come help you through them. I had many when I was rescued, but they will go away."

Lily smiled, listening the whole time. She felt that Wanda truly understood her pain and everything she'd been through.

'Is it… easy to live a normal life after all this?' Lily asked, looking back at the woman.

Wanda stayed silent, thinking of the correct answer. "It is not easy but achievable." She finally answered, tying the end of her braid. "But with all of us helping, it should be a shorter journey than mine." The woman smiled as Lily turned, hugging her tightly.

A chuckled from the doorway caused Wanda's head to snap to the entrance, seeing Clint standing there with a tray of food. He walked over to the bed, setting the tray on the nightstand.

"I brought you some soup." Clint told Lily. "I figured it would be easier on you."

'Thank you Mr. Clint.' Lily took the bowl carefully into her hands, sipping on the warm liquid.

"It's just Clint. But you eat up and I'll be back for the tray and dishes in a bit." He waved bye to her before leaving.

In the lab, Doctor Strange appeared through one of his mystical doors, the door closing as soon as he stepped through it. He wore a more traditional suit instead of his sorcerer supreme garb, though the Eye of Agamotto still proudly hung around his neck.

"So, where is the patient?" Doctor Strange asked, causing Tony to summon one of his armored gloves out of fear and Bruce to jump.

"Jesus Strange… are you trying give us a heart attack?!" Tony exclaimed as he took off the iron glove.

"My apologies." Strange laughed a little. "Next time, I'll use the door."

"For some reason, I doubt that." Bruce sighed as Vision phased through the ceiling, causing all three men to jump.

Vision settled on the ground, returning his body to its normal density. The synthezoid tilted his head at the uncharacteristic behavior of all the geniuses before him.

"Why did I bother building doors if no one is going to use them?" Tony threw his hands up and sarcastically asked.

"Because with the exception of Doctor Strange and I, everyone else requires doors due to their inability to phase as I do or control temporal and spatial anomalies like Doctor Strange." Vision innocently explained, not fully understanding sarcasm.

Bruce just rubbed his temples as Tony shot the virtual images from Lily's scan out before them. With a simple flick of his fingers, the image enlarged and detailed the exact schematics of the device. Strange stepped forward, his eyes taking in every minute detail the swirled in front of him.

"What do you think Doc?" Tony finally broke the silence.

Strange ran his fingers through his hair, thinking of every possible way he could do the surgery and the risks.

"I've heard of this device." Strange glanced at the others. "It was made by a scientist to help the mute speak. However, in this case… could you please enlarge it more?"

Tony nodded and with another flick of his wrist, the image was enlarged more. Strange began to point out all of the wires that were somehow connected to her tissue.

"The surgery will be difficult. Whoever did this... they wanted to make sure her voice would never be able to battle the device. These wires here, in a normal case are supposed to provide a bridge between the gaps in the nerve endings so a person could speak… however, whoever did this to the patient, used these wires to act as conductors of the electrical pulses that cause speech and divert them to the implant." Strange explained.

The three men took in his words, Vision's mechanical blue eyes whirring as he ran multiple calculations in his head. His eyes return to normal moments later.

"Even with Doctor Strange's excellent record, there is only a fifteen percent chance that Lily's voice would return." Vision's British accent voiced.

"So there's a chance?" Tony raised an eyebrow.

"Statistically yes." Vision nodded.

"Do it Strange." Tony looked at the doctor.

"Mr. Stark, with all due respect, I do believe that would be up to Lily." Vision interrupted "Maybe I could explain to her the risks and the procedure."

Tony merely looked at Vision with an amused smile. His synthezoid creation was displaying a protective behavior, a very human behavior.

He nodded, resting a hand on Vision's shoulder.

"We'll give you a call Doc." Tony smiled.

Strange smiled back, creating a door back to the Sanctum Sanctorum. "I might be able to pencil you in." He joked before leaving through his door, closing it behind him.

"Well son, go talk to Lily and get her ok." Tony gave him a loving push to the door.

Vision floated, phasing through the floors until he arrived back in Lily's room. Wanda looked over at him, holding a finger over her lips for him to be quiet. Curled up next to the witch, Lily lied there, sleeping soundly. Wanda carefully eased away from the slumbering girl, getting out of the bed and grabbing Vision's arm to pull him into the hallway.

"What did Stark say?" Wanda asked in a hushed voice, guiding the taller male down the hall to the living room.

"Well, Mr. Stark did not say much." Vision stated. "Doctor Strange is capable of doing the surgery; however there is a high risk that Lily's voice could never return."

Wanda listened as she sat on the couch, patting the cushion beside her. Vision nodded as he took a seat beside her, his eyes whirring as he twiddled his thumbs.

"Vizh, are you alright?" She asked, resting a hand over his.

"I believe the way I am feeling is what one would call protective or maybe cautious." He took her hand tenderly in his. "I just wanted her to have a voice in what happens to her."

She ran her thumb over the top of his synthetic, metallic hand. Her eyes focused on his processing eyes, thinking of the best way to bring his thoughts to rest.

"Vizh. Look at me." She gave his hand a subtly squeeze.

His attention slowly turned to her, his swirling blue eyes slowly stilling.

"We will talk to her in the morning." She offered a comforting smile, his own lips curling into his uniquely adorable smile. "We all will do whatever we can to help her."

Vision knew Wanda would do everything to help Lily due to their similarities. He brought her hand up to his crimson lips, carefully kissing her knuckles. His thumb lazily traced over the many rings she had adorned her fingers with.

"Wanda… I've been thinking… I um well I," Vision stammered as he struggled to find the correct words to express the inner thoughts he had.

Suddenly, the sound of breaking glass echoed throughout the compound. Vision and Wanda quickly ran outside to try and find the source of the crash. After rounding the first corner, they saw a nightstand shattered to splinters on the ground. It was impossible to miss the near blinding golden light coming from the shattered window.

"Lily…" Wanda gasped as she summoned her crimson magic into her hands, launching herself into the air. Vision followed close behind, each landing on the balcony to her room. Lily lied in her bed, still asleep yet golden energy encompassed her. Her breathing heavy as her fingers dug into the sheets on the bed. The mind stone glowed intensely as Vision could hear her silent cries. He flew to her, his crimson hands grabbing her shoulders.

"Lily!" Vision shook her gently to try to wake her.

When that failed, the synthezoid used the infinity stone to peer into her troubled mind. The images that flashed in his mind showed all of Lily's past torment. Pulling her up into a careful embrace, he waved Wanda over.

"Use your powers to push the nightmare out of her head." Vision instructed as another piece of furniture crashed against the wall.

Wanda nodded, scarlet tendrils leaving her fingers and connecting her to Lily. She used her magic to take away the pain of the nightmares that plagued the teen. She distorted the images to more pleasant one's of flower filled fields and the stars in the sky. Slowly, the golden energy dissipated as Lily still slept. Wanda withdrew her magic as Vision lied the girl back down in her bed, pulling her blanket to cover her. They silently nodded and moved to exit her room, walking down the hall to her room.

"Vizh." She finally broke the silence as she closed the door to her room.

"Yes Wanda?" He turned to face her.

"Let's help her anyway we can. We can heal her."