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Chapter 6
Clint and Natasha sat in the jet and watched as Bruce began to patch Wanda up. Both were usually quiet which concerned Bucky so he mentioned their silence.
Clint, anger burning in his eyes, stood and made his way to the front of the Quinjet.
"We thought she had got into shock being as young as she is. Clint, Steve and I were ready to volunteer to protect Peter and Wanda. But she beat us to it." Natasha spoke quietly. "We wanted to stop it but…we couldn't break the vow."
"It's not your fault. Don't blame yourself." Bucky said.
Natasha smiled wanly. "I'm just glad you all came when you did. That maniac had decided he was finished with her and was about to move on to Peter. I don't think he's handling this well." Natasha said.
When the jet landed, Wanda was whisked to the med-bay where Bruce said she would wake up in a day or two. Everyone was sitting in the living room discussing the previous events. Then Tony realized that Peter wasn't there. In fact, Tony couldn't recall seeing him after the jet had landed a few hours before.
"F.R.I.D.A.Y, where's the kid?
"Mr. Parker is in his room, Boss."
Natasha accompanied Tony to Peter's room. They found him face down on his bed, sobbing into his pillow. Nat sat next to him and gently stroked his hair until he looked up.
"He was going to me n-next! He was g-going t-to hurt me like he hurt h-her." Peter said between sobs. "Why did he have to hurt her anyway. What did Wanda do to him?!"
"Peter, this world is full of terrible people and they don't always need a reason to hurt somebody." Tony said. "But I promise, you will never have to go through that again. And if something like this occurs again…" Tony trailed off.
The next hour was devoted to consoling the upset teen. "Boss, Dr. Banner has requested everyone to come to the med-bay."
"On our way, F.R.I.D.A.Y," Tony responded.