So I saw Civil War on Friday. Best movie ever. And that also helped me to think about this story and advancements for it. So this was a shorter chapter that I forgot to post last week, but it has some major plot advancements so I hope you enjoy.
Wanda stumbled back, the red particles swirling around her hands in a frenzy. She was breathing heavily and stared at Ever's crumpled form with a combination of shock and horror. Then she collapsed.
Steve rushed forward to catch her, tenderly sweeping her up and setting her on the couch.
"What the hell just happened?" Sam said, staring at the red particles surrounding Wanda and the few that were hovering around Ever's head. The insides of Ever's eyelids glowed red and her body was tense.
Wanda was breathing heavily and was still unconscious. Sam, Steve and the Vision looked around confusion and a bit of fear. This was not what they had expected.
"See if you can wake Wanda up, something tells me we need to know this. And I think it was best if we put her in containment for a bit." Steve said, rubbing his face and kneeling to pick Ever up. He hauled her out of the room, her little head dangling over his arm, white hair streaming down in ripples.
Sam gently patted Wanda's face, checked her pulse, and the stood back awkwardly. The Vision stepped forward and knelt by her and put one finger on her forehead. His eyes were closed for a few tense seconds before he gently called her name, once, twice, and then a third time. Wanda's eyes flew open.
She sucked in a breath and then began to cough, struggling to sit up. Vision gently helped her sit up and calm down. She was breathing heavily, and buried her face in her hands.
"Wanda?" Sam asked nervously. Wanda shook her head.
"Ever- Ever is no mere mortal child. The things that I saw…. I have only heard of. This was almost as bad as Hydra. She knows- she knows everything. Her actions are her own, but she is controlled by need." Wanda shook her head again and ran shaky hands over her face.
"Maybe we should regroup in a bit." Sam said, looking apprehensive.
"No. This is extremely urgent. We need to address this now." Wanda said, trying to stand. She fell back down again with a weak moan. "I will try and project what I saw, but I've never tried it before so we'll see how it works."
She took a deep breath and held her hands apart. An orb of pulsing red energy appeared in the middle and Wanda scrunched her eyebrows together in concentration. Steve walked through the door, taking a moment to take in the scene but then shook it off and went to stand next to Sam.
The space between Wanda's hands grew and so did the orb, until it was above their heads and bigger than a boulder. All at once, the red particles zoomed out until they could see an image. It was a large dark setting, apparently in outer space.
It was Sanctuary.
Then all of the sudden, the image began to move. They watched as Thanos held a small baby in the palm of his hand. The baby was obviously Ever. The scene changed and they saw a tiny Ever, not even four, sitting loosely tied to a chair, watching on a large man torturing someone. The being was unidentifiable as they was so covered in blood. The scene changed again and this time it showed Ever being wheeled down the hall on a hospital bed. More flashes, doctors faces, her hands, lights, and the last thing, Thanos' face.
The four watched in silent horror, unable to look away.
They watched as she fought, trained, non -stop until she was unbeatable. They saw her fighting a tall girl with milky blue skin and a mechanical implant on the side of her smooth bald head. They saw her fighting a muscular girl with green bean skin and pink hair. She was an equal match for both of them.
Then they saw the three girls standing together in front of Thanos in his floating chair. It looked as if they were waiting for someone. Then Loki fell from the sky. Steve's eyes widened.
The scene flashed again, and then they saw Ever wielding two nasty looking scythes. There was so much blood. Her arms and face were covered in it, as well as her weapons. The scene dimmed again but not before they catch sight of a body on the ground behind her that could only be described as Loki.
Now they were looking straight in the face of Thanos. He smiled and then they fell into the sky.
The whole image fizzed out and Wanda collapsed again, out cold this time.
Steve, Vision, and Sam stood there staring at one another in what could be described as varying degrees of shock.
"Do you know what any of that meant?" Sam asked, breaking the silence.
"All I know is that we have a problem on our hands." Steve said tensely. "A really big problem."
So sorry that was so short but I promise to update as soon as I can, which might not be soon as I have exams coming up. Please review and follow!