What If… Pietro Didn't Save Clint PART 3
It's here! Sorry! Writers block hit me heheh. I'll try to update Endgame sooner. WARNING: SPOILERS FOR INFINITY WAR. Enjoy!
Pietro stared through his glass prison dimly. The guards had granted him the liberty of having a small screen on which he could keep an eye on his sister. None of it matter though, he had still dragged her into this mess and now it was his job to get them out of it. He sighed and turned to the back of the room, sitting down in defeat. Stark had left a few hours ago, the ghost of triumph etched on his face. Sam had obviously given in but that didn't mean he, Pietro would. Tony had caused him and his sister too much grief to get out of it just by admitting he was wrong. Pietro would make sure of that. He rubbed his face tiredly, fingers grazing over the stubble beginning to creep up his chin. A loud crash made him stop. He looked up, unable to see what was going on but still curious as to what the source of the noise was. Another loud smash. Wanda flinched onscreen, her face scared with a flicker of hopeful on its features. Pietro glanced at the monitor before standing up and glancing towards the outside again. A yell supposedly from one of the guards, then silence. Pietro stood near the front of the room, breath misting the cold glass as his eyes darted around in a search for the source of the noise. A dark blue blob began to come towards him, dashes of silver on its outfit. Pietro raised his fists to show he wasn't afraid as the figure came into view. He dropped his hands immediately. "Steve?!"
"You called?" Steve smirked as he stepped up to the glass. He was looking a but worse for wear but still smiling. "What- how did you- what happened?!" Pietro asked. "Tony and I had a fight which I won, the man responsible for setting off Bucky is now behind bars and I came here to break you guys out of prison" Steve explained before smashing the control panel in front of Pietro's cell. The door opened immediately as an alarm went off. "Whoops" Pietro smirked before stepping into freedom. Steve walked over to the other cells and began opening them as forcefully as he had Pietro's. Wanda came bursting out of hers and ran to her brother who grabbed her and held her close. When everyone was out, Steve came over and broke Wanda out of her straightjacket. Her powers suppressing collar came off with it. Steve turned to Pietro who shook him off. "Its alright, it would have stopped working when I walked out of the cell. Besides, for some weird and very annoying reason its super complicated to remove. I'll do it later" Pietro explained. Steve nodded but still looked unsure. "Alright team, lets move out" Steve commanded and everyone followed him out the doors and into the rain.
Once they were out the doors, a new avalanche of guards came. Wanda's misty red magic soon floated through the air and he could hear the others pitting up a good fight. Scott had grabbed his suit on the way out and was defeating them with ease. Pietro smirked before activating his powers to take out the guy in front of him. Nothing happened. His collar beeped before sending an electric current enough to knock out ten grown men through his body. Pietro screamed and dropped to his knees, the electricity still flowing. Tears fell down his face as he attempted to take off the collar to no avail. The guy in front of him grinned nastily as he came towards Pietro. Suddenly, Wanda's magic engulfed the man and threw him off the prison before she rushed over to her brother. Pietro screamed again, feeling like his skin was on fire. "STEVE WE HAVE TO GET PIETRO OUT OF HERE" his sister was yelling. Black spots were beginning to cloud Pietro's vision and he barely registered Steve running towards them, concern etched on his face. "Pietro! Hey kid, you alright?!" Steve asked. He just sobbed in response as the collar sent out another shock, stronger than the last. Pietro's vision went fuzzy and he collapsed on the ground. He heard his sister screaming his name and shaking him before the black spots took him and he went limp.
"Will he wake up soon?" "I don't know, its been a few months" That electricity really did a number on him" "Didn't he get his powers from experimental testing similar to that?" "Maybe he just couldn't take anymore" "Makes sense. But why didn't his sister's collar shock her when it was taken off?" "Whats with all the questions?" "Just curious" "For some reason his collar was more difficult to get off, the collars only shock when the person is using their powers" Voices cascaded through Pietro's tired brain. He groaned softly and they stopped immediately, he heard footsteps coming towards him and opened his eyes a little. A dark-skinned nurse was staring at him from the end of the bed. "Good afternoon sleeping beauty. Welcome to the world of the living" the nurse smiled before fiddling with a machine next to him. Another nurse was nearby, she smiled at him before leaving the room. "W-Where am I?!" Pietro managed to say. "You are in Wakanda. Your friend was concerned for your health and brought you here" "Wakanda? Where the heck is that?"
Pietro attempted to sit up but tiny bolts of pain fired on his skin and he lay back down with a grimance. "You gave your sister quite a scare, took a long time to convince her that you were alright and to go home" the nurse continued, ignoring him. "Where is she now?" "Scotland. Flew off with a guy wearing a yellow cape" Pietro nodded and rubbed his forehead. A knock at the door sounded and he looked up. Steve was standing in the doorway, a beard now present on his face. "I'll leave you two alone to chat" the nurse smiled before leaving the room. Steve came over and sat on a chair near the bed. Pietro shifted so he was sitting up more, ignoring the tiny sparks of pain that protested at the movement. "So, you're awake" Steve smiled. "Great detective work Captain. Nice new look by the way. Beauty rest is over, reporting for duty" Pietro answered, a twinkle in his eye that had nothing to do with the sparks.
"Slow down speedy. I'm not sending you out for duty until you are fully recovered" "What? I'm fine!" "No you aren't. Your heart rate spikes up every time you move kid, even I can tell that you are in pain" Steve sighed, concern evident on his face. Pietro huffed and looked down at his hands currently twisted in the sheets. "Do you want some pain med-" "No. Nothing that will make me lose focus again" Pietro interrupted, still looking at his hands. He heard Steve nod and shift in the plastic chair. "What happened" Pietro asked, looking up again. "Well, after you collapsed Wanda was trying to get the collar off you but it wouldn't budge. It kept sending out electricity even when you were unconscious, I could see it under your skin. Eventually, we managed to take out all the guys and I carried you to the ship. Wanda could only just feel your heart-beat. You gave us a real scare kid" Steve finished. Pietro gulped. "Sorry" "Hey, its not your fault that you refused to let me take off your collar thus ending in you getting shocked into a coma" Steve said sarcastically. "Am I detecting sarcasm old man? I thought you didn't even know what that meant!" "You've got to learn fast when you're a soldier" Steve smiled before an alarm went off on his watch. Frowning, he checked it before standing up abruptly. "What is it? Where are you going?" "Its Wanda and Vision, they're under attack. Vision managed to get a signal to me before he was taken out, I've got to go" "Well, I'm coming too!" Pietro stood up, muscles protesting. He winced quietly and groaned internally when he realised that Steve had caught it.
"Pietro, get back in bed now" "No, I want to help" "You aren't coming in your state, you just woke up!" "I couldn't protect Wanda when we were put in prison okay?! Please just give me a chance to save her now" Pietro begged and took a step towards the Captain. Much to his relief, he didn't stumble and collapse on the ground like he wanted to. Steve sighed. "Alright, but be careful kid. Almost dying isn't very good for your health" With that, Steve walked down the hallway with a triumphant Pietro following him.
They arrived at a dark train station, yells coming from somewhere nearby. Pietro heard his sister and tensed automatically, sparks of protest firing in his muscles. He winced as he felt a hand on his shoulder, looking up in the shadows revealed Natasha with straight blonde hair. "You alright Speedy?" she asked, genuine concern at the tips of her words. Pietro stumbled and nodded fiercely before turning his attention back to what his sister was doing. The hand left his shoulder and he smiled, looked like Natasha was warming up to him after all. Suddenly, Wanda and Vision landed on a nearby platform looking a bit worse for wear. "You asked me to stay- I'm staying" Wanda was saying as she struggled to pull Vision upwards. Pietro felt Natasha leave his side and saw her moving to defend Wanda. He started to do the same before Steve grabbed him, motioning for him to stay put. Pietro huffed, trying to conceal the squeak of pain he had accidentally let out, and didn't move. A train passed in front of them and the battle paused. He could feel that Wanda knew he was there, a special bond that had nothing to do with them being twins. Steve stood up, Pietro following as the carriages streamed past. His sisters opponents, strange looking aliens, also paused. One of them threw a weapon at Steve in anguish before the captain caught it perfectly. Steve stepped forward into the light with Pietro by his side as the last carriage exited the station. The look of relief on Wanda's face when she saw her brother alive and well was priceless and he found himself grinning back.
While they were distracted, Pietro saw the Falcon (He was here too?!) swoop down and kick one of the monsters who dared attack his sister into the next room. Steve wordlessly passed the weapon he had caught to Pietro who dashed over and stabbed the other alien in the gut. Small veins of pain caused him to gasp silently before Wanda looked up sharply, she had heard him and by the look on her face they were going to have a talk later. The alien that Sam had kicked came rushing towards him, grabbing its weapon from its friends wound and slashing at Pietro who was taken by surprise. He felt the blade graze his cheek where a thin trickle of blood began to flow. Pietro frowned and raised a hand to his cheek before the alien kicked him in his newly healed ribs. Pietro felt a snap and then he was falling backwards, hitting the ground with a yell. Wanda frowned in anger beside him and threw the monster to the other side of the room near its friend. "Are you okay?!" Wanda asked him frantically before she wiped away some of the blood, only to be replaced again almost immediately. He sat there gasping for a few minutes before nodding, the fact that he hadn't run in a while and the prospect of possibly broken ribs again making it hard for him to breathe. Wanda obviously didn't believe him but he pushed himself upwards yet again. His muscles still protesting, Pietro got to his feet and rejoined the fight. Everything was fine-
The aliens finally growled in defeat before being they were beamed up into some weird spaceship. The fight was over- They'd won! The group then turned to the injured A.K.A Vision. "Can you stand?" Pietro asked Vision before helping him up and letting him lean on the enhanced runner. Pietro's ribs groaned but he bit his lip and said nothing, Wanda giving him a questioning look on the way to the Quinjet. He saw Wanda talking to Natasha at the ramp and bit his now split lip again. Pietro laid Vision down on the medical bed before taking his place on a bench nearby. His foot tapped on the floor constantly, a side effect from having so much running energy. The Quinjet took off with a jolt and then they were in the air. Pietro shifted slightly, trying to give his lungs more room but even so, they pushed against his possibly broken ribs uncomfortably. He winced and gave up before noticing that Wanda was coming towards him. She sat next to him and traced the line of dried blood on his cheek. He smiled tiredly and grabbed her wrist, interlocking their fingers. They sat in silence for a while, simply enjoying each others company. It was Wanda that spoke first.
"Are you sure your alright?" She asked. This again! Why does everyone always have this habit of asking him how he feels! He's- not fine. But he didn't need his sister to worry so he put on a face as he always does and he lied. Everything is fine, stop worrying. He hated lying to his sister and even so, she seemed to know every time he lied. It was so ANNOYING HOW SHE COULD JUST READ HIM SO EASILY! He sighed and tried anyway. "I'm fine Wanda. I should be asking how you are" yes, change the subject. That'll throw her off. "Why are you changing the subject Pietro?" Shit. "I-I'm not changing the subject sis. Really, I'm fine" He gave a fake smile which did nothing to convince his sister. "Steve! We need medical supplies over here please" WANDA WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT. Steve brought over a kit with a concerned look but Wanda shooed him away, insisting that she could take care of it. Wanda began to probe around his chest lightly, checking his ribs. She heard his sharp intake of breath as she pushed down on a particularly sore one and looked up. "Not broken, just cracked a few" she sighed, shaking her head at her brother's stubbornness. Using a wet cloth, she gently cleaned off the dried blood and stitched up the cut on his cheek (ouch). She then brought out a bandage and looked at him. Pietro realised what she wanted to do just in time.
"No, absolutely not Wanda" "Pietro your ribs are cracked, I've gotta fix them or they won't heal!" Wanda argued. She sounded so much like their mother that Pietro gave a sad smile and allowed her to help him pull off his shirt (double ouch). He heard a gasp and looked at his sister. "What, what's wrong?!" he asked frantically, leaning forward and putting a hand on her arm. Gently, Wanda traced her fingers down the crisscrossing scars now littering his torso and arms from the electricity. He took her hand slowly and placed his other hand under her chin, forcing her to look into his eyes. "Its okay" he murmured, smiling sadly. She nodded and picked up the bandage, winding it around his chest and covering some of the scars. "You two alright?" Steve asked, coming over. "All good here Captain. Keep us flying" Pietro replied, pulling his shirt back on again (Triple ouch). Steve nodded and left them alone again. He leaned on his sister's shoulder tiredly, her fingers tangled in his silver hair. 'I may be older, but Wanda was clearly in charge' Pietro smiled as he drifted off into sleep.
He awoke in a room not part of the Quinjet. 'Did I really sleep for that long?!' Pietro thought as he sat up. He winced as his ribs moved, already knitting together slowly. He stood up quietly and stepped out of the room into another where the others were gathered. "Yeah, and you along with it! We're not having this conversation Vis" Wanda was saying. Pietro leant on the doorframe and cleared his throat. The room turned to him. "Pietro" Wanda came over to him and gave him a hug, the rest of the room still watching. He raised his eyebrows and they looked away immediately. Pietro kissed his sister's forehead before walking over to the group with her in tow. "As I was saying, eliminating the stone is the only way to ensure that Thanos doesn't get it' Vision continued. "Uh, who the hell is Thanos and what does the lightbulb in Vision's head have to do with it?" Pietro interjected. Natasha sighed and shook her head, the ghost of a smile on her lips as Pietro reminded her of Clint not for the first time.
"Long story short, he's a big purple grape who is trying to wipe out half of all living things. To do this, he is collecting infinity stones which are extremely powerful skittles each with a different purpose. Vision has the mind stone in his forehead which is where you and Wanda got your powers from and there's a guy named Dr Stephan Strange who has the time stone. Accourding to Bruce, Thanos already has the power stone and the space stone and probably the reality stone as well. There is three others: the soul stone, the time stone and the mind stone. Does that sum it up enough for you?" Natasha explained. Pietro nodded. "Yeah thats great, thanks" "That's too high a price Vis" "Only you have the power Wanda, Thanos threatens half the universe. One life cannot stand in the way of defeating him" "But it should. We don't trade lives Vision" Steve interrupted. "Captain, seventy years ago you laid down your life to save how many millions of people? Why is this any different?" Steve took a breath before Bruce started to speak. "Because you might have a choice. Your mind is made up of a complex construct of overlays. JARVIS, Ultron, Tony (Pietro flinched at the name), me, the stone. All of them mixed together. All of them learning from one another".
" Because you might have a choice. Your mind is made up of a complex construct of overlays. Jarvis, Ultron, Tony, me, the Stone. All of them mixed together. All of them learning from one another." "Are you saying that Vision isn't just the stone?" his sister asked, stepping forwards. "I'm saying that… if we take out the stone, there's still a whole lot of Vision left. Perhaps the best parts" Bruce explained, shifting his gaze to focus on Wanda. "Can we do that? Is it possible?" he heard Natasha ask. "N-not me, not here" Bruce stuttered, stepping backwards. "The you'd better find someone and somewhere fast. Ross isn't exactly going to let you have your old rooms back" Rhodey sighed. "I know somewhere. Pack your bags, we're leaving in an hour" Steve announced and the group dispersed. Pietro nodded and dashed to his room, ignoring the small protests his healing body gave. Back at his room, Pietro packed what little things he still had. A few pairs of clothing, a medical kit, running shoes and his water bottle. He smiled sadly before packing the photo of him, Wanda and their parents. The photo was shot long before everything happened. Pietro placed it gently on top of all his things before closing his suitcase, grabbing it and heading out the door.
Soon, everyone was bundled into the Quinjet again. Vision sat beside Wanda, their hands fused together. Pietro bit his split lip, causing it to bleed again, and looked away. Natasha came to sit beside him and he stiffened slightly. She noticed. "Relax Speedy I'm not here to kill you yet. How's your ribs?" She asked, apparently genuine. Pietro was taken by surprise and with it went his ability to speak for a few moments. "Yeah they're uhm they're just fine t-thanks" he finally managed to spit out. Natasha chuckled lightly. "You remind me of him sometimes Pietro. Did you know that?" Natasha turned to him. "I- no I didn't. Hey Natasha I'm really s-sorry" he began to apologise. "Hey- its not your fault okay? You- did what you could. You saved that kid for one thing, I'm sure he- Clint would have been proud" she smiled at him sadly before leaving. Pietro stared after her before gulping and looking down again. NATASHA FREAKING ROMANOV DOESN'T HATE ME ANYMORE?! Win! "Drop to 2600, heading 0-3-0. I hope you're right about this Captain, or we're going to land a lot faster that you want to" Pietro heard Sam say and he stumbled to the front. They appeared to be headed right into a mountain?! Pietro gulped and braced for impact, closing his eyes-
No impact came. He opened his eyes to a beautiful city, surrounded by trees and a forcefield that they had apparently just passed through. He gasped at the sight before leaving the two pilots to do their job. As they got closer to the ground, he could see a large army standing by the sidelines. A dark skinned man, an older lady and a youngish girl were walking towards them. They landed shakily and the hatch opened. Pietro joined the team as they stepped out into the sunlight. "Should we bow?" he heard Bruce ask Rhodey. "Yeah, he's a king" Rhodey replied half-jokingly which Bruce took completely seriously and began to bow. Pietro moved to do the same before he realised that none of the others had followed, so he stopped.
"It seems like I'm always thanking you for something your majesty" Steve shook hands with the darker man, who smiled before noticing Bruce bowing in front of him. "Uh, we don't do that here. How big of an assault can we expect?" the King (?) dismissed with a motion of his hand. Bruce stumbled to his feet before replying. "Uh, sir I think you can expect quite a large assault" Bruce answered, clearly embarrassed. "How are we looking?" Steve asked the King as the group began to walk away from the Quinjet. "You will have my King's Guard, the Border Tribe, the Dora Milaje and…" T'Challa trailed off as a familiar face came towards them. "And a semi-stable, 100 year old man" Bucky smiled and shared a hug with Steve. After they broke apart, they murmured words the others couldn't hear and kept walking. The group followed as they were led to the medbay?
However, it seemed far too complex for it to be a medical centre. Different machines dotted the walls like posters, mannequins with suits similar to the King's own. Pietro gazed in wonder before he was shoved from behind, josteling his ribs. He winced lightly (WHICH OF COURSE WANDA HEARD. WHY) and turned around. "Hey excuse me but I need to get to my, y'know, workbench to remove the lightbulb from your friends head? Move" the youngish girl pushed him aside, apparently quite intent on her job. Pietro smiled and moved aside. Vision was lying on a table nearby, the team crowded around it, Pietro moved to do the same. The girl (Shuri did the others keep calling her?) was currently scanning the stone with some super high tech device. He nudged the Captain gently. "Where are we?" he whispered. "Don't you recognise it? I guess you were a bit out of it at the time. We're in Wakanda, the place I took you when you- y'know" "Almost died, yeah I get it. Thanks" Pietro smiled before heading over to stand with his sister.
"Whoa, the structure is polymorphic?" Shuri asked, examining the scan. "Yes, we had to attach each neurone non-sequentially" Bruce replied. "But, why didn't you just reprogram the synapses to work collectively?" There was a pause.
"Because we didn't think of it?" Bruce smiled. Shuri grinned back. "I'm sure you did your best". "Can you do it?" he heard his sister ask. "Yes, but there is over two trillion neurones here. It will take time brother" the girl turned to T'Challa. (Oh they are brother and sister. Got it) "How long?" Pietro asked. "As long as you can give me" the girl answered. Pietro nodded.
"Something just entered the atmosphere" a female guard announced. "Hey guys, we've got a situation here" Sam's voice sounded through the comms. He and Bucky were currently stationed outside, nearby the forcefield. Pietro glanced outside the window to see an absolutely MASSIVE vessel headed towards the forcefield. He went pale and his breathing began to quicken, flashbacks to when Tony bombed their house coating his mind. The vessel exploded on the dome, initiating a sigh of relief from the group. Pietro felt a hand on his shoulder and looked over to see Steve standing there. "You alright kid?" he asked. Pietro nodded and tried to slow his breathing.
"Yeah, don't start celebrating yet guys. We got more incoming outside the dome" Sam's voice sounded once more and suddenly the room was tense again. "It's too late. We need to destroy the stone now" Vision appeared beside them at the window. "Vision! Get your ass back on the table" Natasha scolded, pushing him back down. "We will hold them off" T'Challa nodded before leaving the room. "As soon as that stone is out of his head, you blow it to hell" Steve instructed Wanda before heading out with the rest of the group. Pietro paused, unsure of who to follow. "Pietro! Your with me!" Steve yelled over his shoulder. Pietro nodded, grabbed his sisters hand and squeezed it before letting go and following them out the door.
The fighters walked out onto the battlefield slowly like they do in epic movies, Pietro among them. Bruce had climbed into the Hulk-buster and was currently standing nearby. 'Ironic' Pietro smiled as he waved at the scientist. Small surface skimmers hovered above the ground and the group climbed onto them, Natasha, Steve and Pietro journeyed on the closest one while T'Challa had his own speeder which a few guards stayed with him on. Then, they rode. Bruce ran alongside the speeders as they rode towards the barrier where Sam and Bucky were. "How we looking Bruce?" Natasha asked, speaking into the comms. "Yeah I-I think I'm getting the hang of it. Woah! It's like being the Hulk without actually-" Bruce stumbled and fell. Pietro bit down a grin as he got back up again, insisting that he was just fine. Natasha rolled her eyes and Pietro laughed. To his surprise, she actually smiled back. "We got two heat signatures breaking through the tree line" Sam's voice echoed and the two broke eye contact. They reached the edge of the forcefield where Sam greeted them as they dismounted the high tech machines. The two aliens were smirking at them from behind the border as the group approached, the one from the earlier attack and a new one they had never seen before. "Where's your other friend?" Natasha asked. "You will pay for his life with yours. Thanos will have that stone" the earlier alien growled. "Not happening" Pietro shot back. The alien laughed and turned to him. "We have blood to spare young one, what about you?" the monster raised its right arm and several ships emerged from the forest. Pietro felt the blood drain from his face.
Natasha put a hand on his shoulder, pulling him backwards. He complied and allowed her to drag him back to the front lines, still unsure of what would follow. "Did they surrender?" Bucky asked as they arrived. "Not exactly" Steve sighed and turned to face the forcefield again. A low rumble sounded from the trees. Suddenly dozens of monsters burst from the forest, slamming themselves into the forcefield. They were dropping like flies and yet more came. Pietro could see the alien smirking evilly from where she stood and his heart skipped a beat. "What the hell" Bucky murmured. "Looks like Pietro pissed her off" Natasha replied. Pietro snorted, gesturing wildly and Natasha smiled, unfortunately it was quickly replaced by a look of confusion. The monsters were attempting to get through, slamming into the barrier with such a force that it created weak spots. "They're.. killing themselves" Pietro murmured, gulping. "You seen the teeth on those things?" Sam called, driving Redwing into the fight as he flew overhead. "Alright back it up Sam. You're gonna get your winged singed" Rhodey replied, dropping a barrel of mines over a breached area where several monsters were just pushing through.
"Captain, if these things circle the perimeter and get in behind us… There's nothing between them and Vision" Pietro realised. "Well, then we'd better keep them in front of us" Steve replied without looking at him. " How the are we gonna do that?" a female warrior standing nearby the king asked. "We- open the barrier." The king replied before putting a hand to his ear. Pietro swore that his heart actually stopped for a few seconds. Open the barrier?! ARE YOU INSANE! "On my signal, open North-West Section Seventeen" the king commanded. The guards back at the lab seemed stunned into silence for a few moments. "Requesting confirmation, My King. You said open the barrier?!" the Wakandan officer asked in disbelief. "On my signal" T'Challa confirmed. Pietro gulped and readied his body for the fight, his ribs firing in protest. He ignored them. Two guards murmured something together before the shield began to open…
"WAKANDA FOREVER!" the king yelled, his helmet immediately covering his face. That was the signal. Pietro took off as the Wakandan army charged towards the border, leading with Steve and T'Challa. The monster streamed through, many limbs hitting the ground in rhythm. Pietro dashed through the chaos, taking out as many monsters as he was able. Beside him, Steve was doing the same as more monsters pounded through the small entrance. For a few minutes, it was unclear who would win. However, as more ships landed and more monsters poured through the entrance, they were quickly overwhelmed. "The-there's too many of them!" Pietro shouted to Steve over the chaos. Looking around, he could see Bruce fighting to stay standing as monsters piled on top of him, smashing the visor and denting the Hulk-buster, pinning him down. Steve was struggling with an insane amount all determined to kill him. Even the king was struggling, Rhodey toppling out of the sky. He felt his breathing quicken and the monsters changed to rubble for a few seconds. "N-no this isn't Sokovia. We-we're in open air, I-its okay" Pietro attempted to reassure himself as flashbacks sped through his mind. His parents falling through a hole in the floor, his sister being buried in rubble, bombs landing all around them. "KID SNAP OUT OF IT" Steve was yelling but it was like his voice was underwater. Pietro sank to his knees, shaking. The monsters realised he was weakened and immediately began to run towards him, attacking him from all sides, suffocating him. Pietro yelled for help but none came. Was this the end?
A large beam of light shot through the clouds, blasting away the monsters nearby. A large axe shot out from the chaos, taking out the monsters currently pinning down T'Challa, Steve and the Hulk-Buster with beams of lightning. Steve wasted no time in dashing over to Pietro and pulling the monsters off of him. The light cleared, burning a strange marking into the lawn. "Hey kid you alright?! Your safe now, Thor's here okay?" Steve was shaking Pietro's shoulders. Pietro coughed and sat up, his mind clearing. "I-I'm sorry" he apologised. Steve shook his head. "Its not your fault Speedy, it happens to everyone. Come on, can you stand?" Steve pulled him to his feet where Pietro stood shaking for a moment. Steve patted him on the shoulder and rejoined the fight, Pietro following him. A strange man wielding the exact same hammer slammed it into the ground, creating an electrical wave that flattened the monsters around him. A small racoon holding a blaster and was that a tree?! were with him, also fighting for good. Pietro smiled, hearing Bruce shouting something about the chaos that he couldn't quite decipher. Thor exchanged greetings with Steve from afar, apparently introducing him to the walking tree…? Okay then. However, his grin quickly vanished as huge machines started coming towards the battlefield, ripping up the grass and dirt and destroying its own fighters on the way. "Fall back! Fall back now!" T'Challa was yelling over comms, Pietro picked up the pace.
"Focus your fire on the left flank Sam" Rhodey commanded as Pietro sped over to where Steve was. "I'm doing it" Sam replied sarcastically and Pietro could practically hear Rhodey rolling his eyes. Natasha was fighting with some female warriors nearby, winning with ease. But even as he sped past, one if the machined headed in their direction. He felt a pull from inside, the kind that only a siblings bond can create. Wanda leapt onto the ground in front of the girls and blasted the machine away with her magic, crushing the monsters within her limit. Pietro smiled, glad to have his sister where he could see her. Then his face fell- again. He ran over to her. "Who's with Vision?" he asked frantically. Her eyes grew wide as explosions echoed from the palace, two bodies falling from the medbay window. "Guys we've got a Vision situation here! Someone get to him, now!" Pietro yelled into comms, running to aid their teammate with Wanda in his arms. "I got him!" "On my way" different voices echoed in response. The Hulk-buster changed direction and began travelling to the forest behind the palace. Others began to do the same. Another explosion, this time from the woods where Bruce had run into. Pietro's lungs burned, ribs creaking painfully. The bandages were hot against his skin. But he didn't stop.
When he got there, Steve had SOMEHOW made it there before him. I HAVE SUPER SPEED HOW DID- never mind. Steve probably caught a ride on the Hulk-buster or something. "We don't trade lives Captain" Vision was saying as he came over. The ground shook and Vision fell to his knees. Wanda broke her brothers hold and ran over to him. "Are you okay? What is it?!" she asked, shaking him. "He-he's here" Vision forced out. Wanda froze and her eyes locked with Pietro. A shiver of fear traced his spine. Shit. "Everyone, on my position" Steve commanded, requesting backup. "What the hell" Pietro murmured as some sort of portal began to appear. Everyone tensed, Bruce stumbling over to them in the Hulk-buster. Suddenly, a tall purple-skinned grape stepped out of the portal. Five stones gleamed from a gold gauntlet on his left hand. A single line of blood trickled down his cheek. Pietro froze as Thanos stepped out of the space portal. They were in the Endgame now.
"Cap, thats him" Bruce stuttered from behind. Steve nodded, his jaw set determinedly. The giant laughed evilly and stared down at the group determined to defeat him. "Ah, just like before. How I will enjoy doing this again" Thanos smirked. Then, they attacked. A blur of chaos came after those words. Everyone rushed at him together, minus Wanda and Vision of course, Bruce, standing as tall as him with the Hulk-buster, took a hit to the face. Bruce went flying, Thanos using the reality stone to encase him in the rock. "Guys I'm stuck!" he called out but everyone was too focused to pay attention. At some point Natasha joined the fight, grinning at Pietro as she ran past. His moment of distraction caused a hit to his already-extremely-irritated ribs and he dropped to the ground, wheezing. But when had he ever let that stop him before?
He got back up again and again, blow after blow. But even Pietro gets tired sometimes. As he was hit to the ground for what seemed like the millionth time, he simply laid there coughing. Dust swirled in the air as the fight reigned. The team was frantically trying to keep Thanos away from Vision but even as he watched, Thanos came ever closer. His sister seemed on the verge of tears as Vision spoke to her, taking her hand and placing it in front of the stone. Pietro's heart skipped a beat- he wanted her to destroy it. No no no they still had time! Steve was knocked away with Bucky shooting bullets from afar. Vision spoke to her again and this time, red magic began to seep from her fingers as tears streaked her cheeks. The magic quickly engulfed Vision's stone as Thanos blasted past the others and came towards her. Turning her head, Wanda proceeded to shoot another beam of magic- this time at Thanos. Pietro marvelled at how strong his sister was, keeping Thanos away while destroying an infinity stone?! Groaning, he pushed himself upwards as his body finally agreed to do what he wanted it to. Vision's stone cracked as he whispered words that only Wanda could hear. Another tear slipped down her cheek. Suddenly, blinding white light speared his eyes as the stone was destroyed. Wanda sank to the ground, sobbing. Pietro grabbed her before she could hit the dirt and simply held her without speaking.
"I understand, my child. Better than anyone" Thanos spoke, seeming unfazed. "Y-You could never" Wanda choked, lifting her head determinedly. Thanos ignored her. "Today, I lost more than you could know. But now is no time to mourn… to time at all" Thanos smirked and time spiralled backwards… The twins watched as the stone pieced itself together before Vision opened his eyes and Thanos grabbed him. "NO!" His sister screamed as Thanos ripped the stone out of her lovers head, discarding the body immediately. Vision's colour faded, eyes a pale milky white. Wanda sobbed and sank further into her brother's arms. Thanos placed the last infinity stone in his gauntlet and power surged up his arm. All Pietro could do was watch with tears dripping down his cheeks as Thor finally arrived, driving his axe straight into Thano's chest. Dark purple blood began to seep from within, however their foe simply laughed. "You should've gone… for the head" "NO!" A blinding flash of light and Thanos was gone.
It was over, he'd snapped his fingers just like what was promised. Half of humanity began disappearing around Pietro almost instantly. Bucky stumbled towards Steve, falling to the ground as he crumbled into dust. The look on Steve's face was heartbreaking, such hopelessness that it hurt to look at him. More dust filled the sky, cries echoing from around them as more people disappeared. Flakes drifted past his eyes, so close he could touch them. Pietro looked down and his heart stopped. "Wanda!" he cried out, tears falling as they touched foreheads one last time. She smiled sadly and whispered 'I love you'. Then she was gone and his world had ended.
Well that was intense! Hope you enjoyed and you'll see more of Pietro in the next chapter! Was it good, terrible, mediocre? Let me know and I'll see you soon! Bye!