I hate writer's block. It keeps impeding my progress on this story. This chapter isn't as good as previous one's I believe simply because I was struggling so much.

We filed out of the room and I immediately halted Wanda, taking her to one side. I knew she was on edge because of her blank expression and tense body language. She looked like she was going to cry as she hugged me for some comfort. I whispered a few assurances to her about being by her side and not going anywhere whilst holding her tightly as she got herself together. She took deep breaths as she tried to calm down. Natasha stopped when she saw us and waited as well.

"I'm ready now, Piper." She stared me deep in the eyes as I saw the chocolate brown eyes holding nothing but a sense of calm in them.
"Let's go, girls." Nat hurried us to the Quinjet where they were all waiting for us and we strapped ourselves in.

The journey was full of tension from everyone. Mine, because a) this was my first mission and b) my best friend was born here, lost her parents here aged ten and then her brother seven years later. She'd fought here and she was clearly struggling with her emotions. Her hand was holding mine tightly as she sat, saying nothing and staring at the wall. Barton was sat on her other side and he was staring a photo of his family.

"Knight, can I borrow you?" Steve called me over. I whispered two minutes to Wanda with a kiss to the cheek and she reluctantly let go of my hand only to grab onto the armrests in a white-knuckled grip.
"What's the matter, Steve?"
"Whatever you do, don't leave Wanda on her own. Not even for a second. She's gonna need you more than ever." I smiled. "If she needs to leave the area, get her on here to calm down."
"I wasn't planning on letting her go anywhere without me anyway. I've spent many nights with her as she broke down when she thought or dreamt about this place. She's in emotional turmoil at the moment so I'm just focusing on keeping her calm. That includes me at her side."
"Go back to her then." He smile was warm and caring.

I wandered back over, sitting myself down before easing Wanda's finger's off the armrest gently, lacing them up with my own. She leant her head on my shoulder in a bid to relax as we neared our destination.

"You'll be okay, we've all got your back here, especially me. You're not leaving my side for a second, let alone a minute, you got me?" I felt her nod against my shoulder.
"I don't think I'll be able to, anyway," she let out a half-hearted chuckle. "I'm gonna need you now more than ever."
"You've got me, always."

When we touched down in Sokovia, Wanda cleared herself of all emotion but tightened her grip on my hand. She released the ramp and we all walked out. The area was still highly damaged from a few months ago but it was looking better. It was going to take a lot of time and effort to finishing rebuilding due to the massive hole where the majority of the town once was.

"Let's split up and get this reconnaissance done asap. Ice Queen, Scarlet Witch, you'll be with myself, we'll take the south. Agents Romanoff and Barton, you're on the north, Stark, you go with Falcon and War Machine. Give us eyes up above; focus on the east. Thor and Vision, you two cover the west." We all nodded. "Move out, Avengers." Stark, Sam and Rhodey immediately took off in an arrow formation, Tony leading the way. We ran off, using cars and buildings as cover."

"Steve, you're not gonna want to hear this but I can see civilians being attacked."
"Do what you have to do but quietly."
"He doesn't do quietly," Wanda muttered. I held in a chuckle.
"Thanks for that Maximoff." I gave up holding in my laughter. "Knight, you're not helping."
"Love ya, Uncle Tony." Wanda giggled at me. It was kind of adorable to hear. Wait, hold the phone! I heard spluttering in my ear.
"Since when has "Uncle Tony" been a thing?" He demanded.
"Can we focus please?" Steve gritted his teeth at me.
"Sorry, dad." He glared at me. I looked away with a guilty smile. I knew it was bad and I should be focusing but it was to keep Wanda calm.
"Guards up ahead."
"There's no way to get around them. They've covered themselves perfectly," Wanda pointed out.
"Fancy doing some messing with their minds?" I grinned mischievously. Steve looked concerned at the malice on Wanda's face. "You can sneak up on them, right?" She nodded.
"It's what I do best."
I leant in close to whisper in her ear. "Make them see the thing they fear the most."

She grinned and withdrew into the darkness to start her attack on the guards. Within seconds, one of them was staggering away from his position. The other men noticed something was wrong immediately and rushed to him. He punched one of them, sending him sprawling on the floor as the other two ducked out the way. The nearly-unconscious guy then let out a gasp as scarlet enveloped his mind. He pushed himself up and wandered away until Wanda kept him contained within our sights with a kick to the back of the knees.

"Don't let any of them use the radio, we don't need anyone else coming to investigate," Steve ordered.
"What do you think I've been doing, boss?" she sassily responded.
"Get your arse back to my side, Wanda Maximoff," I couldn't see her in the darkness and I was getting concerned.
"One second, please," she growled.

Another man fell to the floor as the last one went to reach for his radio. I threw a knife straight into his leg and he fell to the floor. Wanda dealt with him swiftly, throwing him deep into his nightmares. Wanda then joined my side again, winking at me. We removed the radios from the four men and quickly bound their arms, legs and mouths. For good measure, I froze them to the floor. Steve handed me back my knife which I cleaned on a cloth before attaching it back to my belt.

We pushed on, easily taking out any guards we came across until we drew near to a small run-down building. There were easily 50 guards plus outside, all patrolling with the area bathed in light. Wanda wouldn't be able to attack them on her own, even with an energy blast, nor would my ice blast suffice. Whatever we did, it would make a scene and alert the rest of the guards to us.

We retreated a hundred yards and called in the rest of the team to discuss tactics. We were all struggling to come up with ideas. In the end, it was decided, that Wanda and I would take one side, Thor and Vision the other. They would use Thor's Hammer and the Mind Stone to incapacitate the men on that side. We would use my ice and Wanda's energy to take down the rest.

Clint accompanied us along with Sam and Cap. Nat, Tony and Rhodey went with Vision and Thor.

"Let's go." We all moved off in our groups to our specific locations. We stuck to this side while the others took the opposite due to the fact they could move faster. We took our place behind a car that was the perfect distance for our task. The others were covering our rear in case anyone else appeared.
"We're in position," Tony's voice crackled in our ears.
"Everyone move...now."

Lightening crackled to life and started striking people down. Then a beam of light from the mind stone joined. I started blasted ice at whoever I could and Wanda took down the rest. The guards looked around terrified. Someone were going for their radios and so I froze their hands together. Wanda reached for a knife from my belt. I nodded and she threw it at an approaching man. It landed in his shoulder and he fell to the floor. He pulled the knife out and clutched the wound. I froze his hand in place and he screamed. They were closing in on our position and if we weren't careful, we would be overwhelmed.

"Guys, people are approaching from behind," Clint sounded panicked.
"If we don't retreat soon, they're gonna reach us. There's only so much ice I can create. Wanda's feeling pretty worn down to. Get rid of the men approaching us so we can fall back."
"We're on it."
"Tony, how's it going over there?"
"Pretty good, we've got them covered. No one's gonna reach us."
"Good. Get them clear and then get over to us."

I carried on shooting ice and creating barriers wherever I could until all of a sudden my world went black as something collided with the back of my head. The last thing I heard was a cry of pain from my best friend.

How did it go? Was it as bad as I thought it was. Let me know your honest opinions.