Well did you see the flares in the sky?
Were you blinded by the light?
Chapter Three
At the sound of alarms the Avengers were instantly on alert. Natasha's hand went to the gun on her belt, Tony called his Iron Man suit to him, Steve grabbed his shield, Clint clutched his bow and arrow, and Bruce calmly took a sip of his tea. He didn't want to hulk out just yet.
Wanda wasn't quite sure what to do with herself so she got into a fighting position. Bucky came to stand beside her, almost like he was protecting her.
She saw the glance that Steve threw their way and knew he was curious about what was going on between her and Bucky. Wanda was rather wondering about that herself. Why did Bucky protect her all the time?
Not that Wanda wasn't grateful, because she was. But she had only known him a short time. And she actually didn't know all that much about him.
Before she had more time to think about that more, a breathless agent ran in to report on the outside events. He spoke in muffled tones with Steve, and Wanda watched as Steve's face went from confused to shocked. He glanced in her direction sadly. "I'll tell her." She heard him say.
He approached her slowly as if he was dreading what he would have to say. Wanda waited with baited breath as he came to a stop in front of her. "Your brother…." The words died on his lips and he dropped his head. "Someone stole your brother's body."
Shock coursed through Wanda's veins. She couldn't breathe. The words echoed in her head over and over again. Someone stole your brother's body.
Who would do such a thing? Wanda reached out with her mind, but she couldn't sense him. She opened her mouth to speak, but all that came out was a soft sob. She covered her mouth, surprised. She wasn't usually one to show her emotions to other people. She preferred to grieve quietly.
Steve shifted his weight and avoided eye contact with her. His discomfort was evident.
Clint walked right up to her and put an arm around her shoulders. "How about you come on back inside?"
Tony stared after Wanda as she turned to go, pity written on his face.
That's a first. Steve thought, a grin coming over his face. Of course, Steve knew that Tony wasn't heartless, but it was still unusual to see pity on Stark's face.
Wanda shoved her emotions to the side, like she had done so many times before, and made her face expressionless. "I think I will go lie down for a while." It took a little bit of assuring Pepper that she would be okay alone, but she was finally able to break away.
She walked silently to her room. As soon as she reached her room and sat on the bed, the floodgates opened and the tears came. She wasn't even really sure why she was crying. Yes, her brother's body was stolen, but he wasn't in there anymore anyway.
Maybe she was crying because it had hit her all over again that he was gone. Wanda cried until she was so exhausted that she fell into a deep sleep.
A fire burned brightly in the brick fireplace casting a warm light over the floor. A man stood from his chair in the corner of the room. He was very tall, and he had blue skin. Obviously he was an alien. He wore thick gold armor and had a crown on top of his head.
Suddenly he let out a low chuckle. "This is almost too easy." He held up a glowing red gem. "At last, I have it. The Power Stone."
Another man entered the room and bowed. "Lord Thanos. We have done as you asked."
The man, Thanos nodded. "Bring the body in here."
Several men came in, carrying a body between them. The body was clothed in sweatpants and a blue workout shirt.
Thanos smirked. "He should be of great use to us."
Wanda sat up, panting heavily. "Pietro!" She had seen where his body was. Well, a room that it was in. A man named Thanos had taken her brother's body. But what use was a dead body to him? She had to find out. She had to find her brother.
Steve sat at the kitchen table with Natasha and Clint. Clint was the first to break the silence. "Poor kid. She's been through a lot."
Steve nodded, lost in thought. He felt a kinship with Wanda Maximoff. She agreed to be experimented on because she thought the Avengers were a threat and she wanted to protect her country. He could identify with that. Being experimented on for the cause of your country.
And he had lost Bucky just like Wanda lost Pietro. It was different, but not very. Bucky had been like his brother. But now he didn't even know him anymore. Wanda probably knew Bucky better as he was currently.
Steve had secretly been wondering what the story was behind Bucky and Wanda. Bucky had slept outside Wanda's door last night and he would most likely continue to do so.
"How can we help her?" Natasha asked. The assassin didn't know much about comforting people when they were grieving.
A sound made them all turn and look to the doorway where Wanda was standing, a look of determination on her face.
"You can help by assisting me in finding my brother."
A.N- I feel so bad; I am a day late in updating and this chapter is really short. I'm sorry guys :( I will make the next chapter longer. Thank you for all my reviews :D Keep 'em comin' ;) Oh and there is a surprise for all of you in the next chapter.