AN:Enjoy!


By the time they had returned home to their little cottage on the outskirts of the Barton property, Vision had taken Wanda's comments about the boys needing to know when it was okay to use their powers deeply to heart. Tommy and Billy were the children of Avengers. That, by now, was well known, even if they had tried to keep it hidden for a while. The Avengers still had some enemies out there in the world, and there was a significant chance that more enemies would rise in the future.

Who knew how many former HYDRA faithfuls could still be in hiding, lying in wait to one day notice that one of their experiments had borne a new generation of super-powered fruit for them to try and exploit?

Vision shuddered at the thought. His precious sons could find themselves in danger, and he and Wanda may not always be there to protect them. The twins needed to be able to protect themselves if the need arose, and to protect themselves, they needed to know how to use the gifts they had been blessed with. For that, they needed a safe environment in which to practice.


So, soon after their return, the first order of business was to acquire a playpen, and luckily, Clint and Laura were happy to donate an old one that their own children no longer needed. Vision built on a few extensions, added reinforcements in a few areas to help it withstand the might of their Super Babies, and then, it was ready.

"You're going to love your new playpen, my baieti pretiosi" Wanda smiled as she explained to the boys. They were very clever, far beyond what you would expect from usual seven and a half month olds, and Wanda got the feeling that they understood what she was telling them. "It is just for you, your very own special place."

"It is" Vision smiled. "Do you want to know why it is special?"

"Ya!" Both twins squealed joyfully, clapping their little hands.

"Alright then" Vision happily obliged. "Tommy, when you are in the playpen, you can go as fast as you like! Zoom zoom!"

Tommy's eyes lit up.

"And Billy" Wanda added with a grin, "Any toy that is in the playpen, you can do 'magic' to them." To help explain, Wanda waved a hand, carefully lifting a teddy bear in a small cloud of scarlet energy. "Like Mama magic, see?"

"Ma!" Billy giggled, clapping his little hands again. "Ma!"

"Yes, you can be just like Mama. When you're not in the playpen you have to be careful.."

"But when you are" Vision continued, setting Tommy down inside, "You can do whatever you like!"

Tommy giggled, rocking slightly on all fours. He glanced up at his Father uncertainly, as if checking for permission one more time. Zoom zoom?

"Go on, little man" Vision confirmed with a smile. "Zoom zoom. Just don't crash into your brother."

An adorable cheeky grin spread over Tommy's face, before he sped off, a tiny blue blur zipping around the Playpen.

Wanda set Billy down in the playpen, a short distance away from a small pile of carefully selected, safe toys. The teddy Wanda had lifted earlier, a set of soft building blocks, and a few more soft toys, including a plush replica of Mjolnir that Vision had once won while visiting an arcade with Wanda. Basically, anything that would not harm Tommy if Billy were to accidentally drop it on him as he was speeding by. Billy looked to his Mother for reassurance.

"Ma?"

"Like Mama" Wanda nodded, a warm rush of pride flooding her chest. "Show us, baiat dulce."

Billy waved his little hands, and the teddy bear rose up from the pile of toys, surrounded by scarlet energy. His tiny fingers twitched, drawing the bear along until he let it drop in front of him. He looked to his parents with a bright smile on his face, and they smiled right back at him.


By the time Tommy and Billy's nap time rolled around a few hours later, they were exhausted, and both boys went to sleep without much trouble.

"That went well" Vision smiled, pressing a kiss to the top of Wanda's head.

"It did" Wanda sighed contentedly as she felt her lover's kiss. "The special adjustments you made to the playpen were a really good idea, Vizh. Letting them use their powers when they're in the playpen is a good idea, too. They need to have somewhere where they can be free."

"They do, and now they have" Vision grinned.

"They have.. You know, Vizh, they'll probably down for awhile.." Wanda smirked.

"Cheeky thing.." the red of Vision's face deepened as he caught Wanda's meaning.

"You love me" Wanda teased.

"Oh, I do.." Vision chuckled, not objecting as she dragged him away to their room.


Playpen Time soon became one of the highlights of Tommy and Billy's day. About a week after it had been set up, Wanda's phone rang. She rushed to answer it, leaving Vision to watch over the twins as they played.

"Hello? Wanda speaking."

"Hi, Wanda" came Bruce's voice from the other end of the line, sounding slightly nervous. "Sorry to bother you.."

"You're not a bother, Bruce" Wanda replied, concerned by the nerves in the quiet Professor's voice. "You sound worried. Is something wrong over there? You can tell us.."

"Nothing wrong, exactly. Just, uh.. well, the Big Guy kinda seems to be getting a little restless. And we did promise him.." Suddenly, Bruce Banner's gentle voice morphed into the Hulk's roar. "PLAYDATE! HULK WANT PLAY! PROMISED!"

Wanda winced at the increased volume, holding the phone a little further away from her ear, but remained calm.

"Oh, hey, Baiat Mare. You wanted a playdate with Tommy, right? We can work something out.."


A short while later, Clint Barton opened the door to his home to find Wanda and Vision standing there, each with a twin strapped to their chest in a carrier.

"Hello" Wanda smiled. "We may need your help.."

"Sure" Clint replied. "You want us to watch the twins?"

"Actually" said Vision, "We need to build a giant outdoor Playpen. Tommy has, uh, a rather large friend coming to play Tomorrow.."


Translation:

baieti pretiosi: Precious boys

baiat dulce: sweet boy

Baiat mare: Big Guy