28 hours after implantation.

Darkness as far as the eye could see once again. Wanda was stuck in the empty void of her nightmare again. As feelings of dread and sadness started to waft over her, a small orange light appeared in the far distance. Wanda saw the light, and for a moment, the fear faded away. In its stead was a small combination of happiness, love and hope. Wanda did not understand what was going on. What is that light? Why is it just appearing now?

Before she could think about it too much, Wanda awoke to the sound of her alarm clock blaring. She turned off the alarm and noticed the time: 9 AM. Throwing her red morning robe on over her pajamas, Wanda made her way to the kitchen. There, she saw Vision making waffles with his back turned to her.

"Those sure do smell good." She smiled.

Vision jumped slightly and turned toward Wanda.

"Oh, my love, you're awake! Here, I made these just for you." He motioned toward a small stack of waffles piled neatly on a plate. On top were strawberries with strawberry syrup. Vision quickly walked around to the side of the counter Wanda was on and pulled her chair out for her.

Wanda grinned as her stomach growled.

"Thank you, Vision. I'm starving!" Without a moment of hesitation, she sat down and began to cut her waffles. Vision leaned down behind her kissed her cheek, while laying his hands on her shoulders. Wanda smiled at his kiss and began to eat her waffles. Each mouthful tasted even better than the last until finally, they were gone. She yawned and stretched out her legs, setting her knife and fork down.

"They were delicious, Vision. I really appreciate you doing that for me." She stood up and gave him a hug. She looked around their cozy living space without breaking the hug. Tony Stark has decided the Avengers needed more privacy in their headquarters, so he remodeled the building so each Avenger got their own small apartment-esque area.

"It's a lot more peaceful now that it's usually just us, isn't it?" Vision had known what she was thinking.

"Yes, it is." Wanda looked up at Vision and smiled. It was times like this she was glad to have privacy. Wanda's face fell suddenly. She felt a pain in her stomach. It was unlike any pain she had felt; it was as if her stomach was.. expanding somehow. She looked down and saw her tummy poking out about an inch more than usual. That had not been there when she woke up. It felt extremely tight, like it would pop at any moment. Wanda suddenly put her hand over her mouth and ran to the washroom.

Vision tilted his head and followed Wanda. "Are you okay, my love?!" He found her with her head in the toilet, vomiting. As if acting by instinct, Vision held her long hair back and rubbed her back to help her feel better. Once it was done, Wanda flushed and looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, Vision. The waffles were amazing, I promise, my stomach must just be upset today."

"You needn't worry, my love, I know you would not lie to me." He helped Wanda stand up and wiped her tears away. "Why don't you lie down for a bit? Perhaps it will settle your stomach."

"Yeah, maybe." Wanda held onto his hands as Vision helped her to their room. Once there, Wanda laid down on her back and looked at him with concern in her eyes. "Vision, something's wrong. My stomach... look at it."

She pulled up her pajama top and showed him her tummy. "It wasn't like this when I woke up.."

Vision gazed at her stomach and tried to search his nearly infinite knowledge about what it could possibly be. Coming to a dead end, he sighed a little.

"Wanda, I have no idea what this could be. Perhaps we should go see Dr. Cho?"

Wanda nodded. "Yes, I think if anyone could tell us what it is, it would be her."

"Alright, I'll go call her." Vision nodded reassuringly and left the room, cellphone in hand.

While Vision was gone, Wanda looked down at her stomach again. She was completely baffled about what it could be. Laying a hand very gently on her stomach, Wanda nearly jumped in surprise. She sensed a large amount of energy coming from her tummy. With the ability to distinguish what kind of energy an item or person may be emitting, she deduced that it was a benevolent energy. Still completely confused, Wanda raised her head when Vision came back into the room.

"She can see us immediately."

Wanda nodded. "Alright, but... Vision?"

"What is it, my love?"

"I can't help but think this may be something we have never seen before. I touched it when you were gone and I felt a strong energy. This energy was almost... happy somehow." Wanda had worry and confusion in her eyes. She didn't know what was happening to her body. Vision gently took her hand, and helped her up.

"We will get more answers when we go see Dr. Cho."

Vision handed her a shirt, a bra, underwear and some pants. Wanda quickly changed. Hand in hand, they left their cozy nook of the building and started to walk toward the medical department of Avengers Headquarters.