The black panther and the Dora Milaje strode into the tower, he broke off from the troops as he made his way to the lift with his general Okoye following.
Shuri was currently in her lab with Dr Strange, Pietro, Wanda and Vision.
"So do you remember everything?" Shuri looked over to the couple who were still holding hands, refusing to let each other go.
"Yes, we somehow shared a nightmare and opened our minds through space and time and in doing so our minds became one with the alternate versions of ourselves" Wanda spoke with a resounding knowledge, which caused Vision to smile proudly.
"It would appear as though we were set up as pawns, our bodies holding different infinity stones.." Shuri audibly gasped at Visions words and looked over to Wanda and Pietro, almost focusing her sight to see a glimmer of gemstone.
Dr Strange watched the young princess and chuckled, which caused Shuri to glare daggers his way.
"Sister, who have you allowed in now.." T'Challa entered with Okoye and stopped as he saw the visitors infront him, looking rather shocked as he looked over to Wanda and was that... Vision?
"Hello again your magesty" Vision and Dr Strange spoke in unison which caused Pietro to release a powerful laugh.
Wanda blushed and kicked her brother, shushing him as she spoke in his mind
He is a king you fool!Pietro gulped and straightened himself.
T'Challa strode over to the wizard and smiled before glancing over to Wanda.
"How is this..." He gestured to the couple as he spoke
"Possible?" Dr Strange finished his sentence and pulled out a blackboard from a glowing ring portal, ready to catch everyone up.
Wanda, Pietro and Vision groaned audibly as Dr Strange went into lecturer mode.
It had been a few hours since they arrived at Wakanda and Pietro was already making moves on Princess Shuri.
"Do you know that you are the brightest spark that I have ever seen? You glisten like a gem when you are in that lab of yours" He smirked as he saw the little Princess become lost for words and was just about to keep going until
WHACK!
Wanda had come up behind him and smacked him across the head with a rolled up piece of paper before grabbing him by his ear and pulling him away
"Sorry Princess" Wanda smiled weakly as she dragged her womanising brother away before he could corrupt the kingdom and make an enemy out of the Black Panther.
Vision watched Wanda with Pietro lovingly, he had already grown fond of the elder Maximoff twin and felt a slight pang as he remembered that he never did get a chance to know him in his previous World, but looking at how happy Wanda was to be with her brother, was more than enough to make Vision content and over protective at the thought of the upcoming battle that they will face when he comes for them, when he comes for her.. 'I will protect you, both of you...' he whispered to himself before being jolted when he noticed Shuri watching him.
"Did Pietro bother you Princess Shuri? If so then I am sure we can talk some sense into him" He smiled as she chucked in return
"He is harmless so I wouldn't worry.. May I ask how you feel? We are all awfully aware of how you went... of how..." She hesitated before finishing her sentence
"Of how Wanda went.." Vision quirked an eyebrow at her words.. what did she mean by how Wanda went?
"I feel terribly guilty for forcing her to do that.. but I... I'm sorry but.. how did she..?" He hesitated as he watched Shuri look worried before she began stuttering a reply
"Oh well after the battle with Thanos.. she.. she.. obviously she was... eh.. alone.. so.. " Shuri dropped her head as the realisation dawned on Vision. They did beat Thanos, the snap was reversed.. so how was her soul...
"She didnt..." his voice became a whisper, he turned to leave Shuri, not wanting to hear the words, the thought alone was enough to make his more human form shake visibly.
Shuri could only watch as Vision strode away, with new information regarding his lovers death in their universe.
T'Challa had given each guest their own room at the tower, with access to all amenities that they would need.
Wanda was currently watching a movie with her brother as she was trying to distract herself from a memory that kept creeping in the darkness of her mind.
Wanda was standing looking at a lake as they had just put Tony Stark to rest, the man that had helped in the creation of Vision.she sighedShe watched the ripples of the water and began thinking about how it would feel if she allowed herself to sink, allow oblivion to finally take over."Wanda, are you ready to head back with us?"The voice of Sam Wilson brought her back, she looked over to him and forced a smile as she replied"I think I will go on an adventure for a bit.. I feel as though I need to clear my.. mind"she watched as he began to shuffle nervously on his feet, he couldnt help but protrude worry in his mind.She knew that everyone worried for her, she understood, but she couldnt care, she had finally lost too much.Steve, Nat, her parents, Pietro and Vision, the man that she loved with every fiber of her being.She looked at Sam and placed a hand on his cheek as she eased his mind with her powers, a slight manipulation so he would not worry for her when she was gone.Sam left with a dashing smile and a 'Phone me once your safe' gesture and left with Bucky in the quinjet, leaving Wanda alone again, she preferred if this way, she had also manipulated Clint ever so gently when he was consoling her earlier that day, she had to be gentle with him as he was extremely aware of his surroundings and he had experienced her mind tricks before, but luckily it worked and he left with his family.Wanda took one last glance at the lake before looking to the sky beckoning her powers to the surface as she lifted in the air, she knew exactly where she wanted to be during her final moments - Sokovia.Where it had all began, she looked down on the destroyed city of Novi Grad and began gliding down the wreckage towads the remains of where the church had once stood, the last place where both Pietro and Vision had fought against Ultron with her, she touched a rock as a tear fell freely down her cheek and whispered"We will be together again soon.."and with that she pulled out a blade that had once belonged to Natasha Romanoff, she pressed her finger along the side, watching the shape before taking one last inhale and-"Sister! What is this movie? Who would believe that there were aliens that would jump on your face, lay an egg inside your body which would them jump through your chest cavity! Who is this brilliant writer?!"
Pietro looked far too excited for someone that had just started watching the movie 'Alien'
Wanda smiled gratefully that her brother had pulled her from that final thought and shuddered as though she could feel something coming, she closed her eyes and reached out her mind to find that Vision was near and was clearly upset.
Wanda stood, told her brother to keep watching and left in search for the worried mind of her lover.
Where are you?She reached out to him but was surprised by his reply
Dont come hereWanda stopped and quirked her head as she thought
Why? What's wrong?She started running again, not caring about anything else other than soothing the worried and emotion filled mind of Vision
She came out into a clearing on a balcony where he stood, his head was low and his shoulders were slumped.
She walked over and reached her hand out but jolted back as he turned to her sharply.
"Viszh what's happened?" she reached her hand out again but he refused to take it, he looked at her and hesitated before finally speaking
"When I was gone.. when Thanos..." He took a shuddering breath as he tried to find the words "When you came back.. when the final battle happened... how... why did you..." he looked down in defeat as he whispered the final word "...die?"
He knew that the Wanda from the alternate world had to have died anyway because how else would her soul reach out, but he never really gave it much thought, he never imagined how it was really like for her after coming back to a World where he was no longer alive.
Wanda watched him and found that she could not control the onslaught of water that erupted from her eyes, she felt so sick with herself, she knew that he would have never wanted her to stoop to that level, that he would have wanted her to live and love again, have a family and save the World but it was just so hard to live in a World where she would never see him again, a World where Vision could never be, so she did it, she went to Sokovia and let oblivion take hold, and it did, she felt nothing, only darkness until she was pulled by the lull of an infinity stone and woke up in a completely different World, but Vision was back so it didnt matter, her death in the old World had allowed her to see him again so she couldn't, wouldn't regret her decision on ending her previous life.
She reached for him again and this time took hold of his face in her hand and laid gentle kisses over every inch of his face.
He sighed from her touch and found himself reciprocating her advances, they became lost in each other as they found that nothing mattered apart from this moment right here.
Vision lifted Wanda and strode towards the room that he was assigned to.
Once inside they both took a second to look at one another, taking in the sight of each other, both standing there alive and together and that was all that mattered as they collided with each other once more, their kisses becoming more heated and passionate as they recalled their past, present and hopeful future.
This time they will not run out of time, they both willed it on a silent prayer as they began making love for the first time.
Pietro had finished watching 'Alien' and decided that he would try and give the princess a call as a devilish smirk appeared before his lips.
