Well, did you see the flares in the sky?

Were you blinded by the light?

Did you feel the smoke in your eyes?

Did you? Did you?

Chapter Eight

Wanda had the sensation of being stung by a bee in her calf. She reluctantly opened her eyes and stared right into the eyes of a giant purple man, whom she assumed was Thanos. He had just injected something into her with a needle. Most likely a slow working sedative.

Trying to sit up and finding that she couldn't, Wanda glanced down and saw that she was chained to the bed. Thanos thought that chains could stop her? Maybe Thanos wasn't as smart as she thought. She decided to play along.

"Why am I here?" Wanda asked. Thanos already had Pietro under mind control. Did he need her too? But to what end? Was he trying to take over the world? It frustrated her that she had so many questions.

"You will be like your brother soon." Thanos chuckled. "Completely helpless and under mind control."

Wanda scoffed at that. She was able to resist mind control because of her telepathic powers. But Thanos didn't need to know that little detail. "Why did you kidnap Pietro? And how did you bring him back to life?"

"I used the soul stone of course." At Wanda's confused look, Thanos went on to explain further. "The soul stone has the power to bring back someone's soul from the dead. But your brother wasn't all the way dead anyway."

Wanda tilted her head to the side and examined him. He seemed to be telling the truth. Although, appearances could be deceiving. "But he had been dead too long. How did you bring him back?"

"Actually, he was only dead for about a day before I took him from you." Thanos corrected. "It took some additional help from the Power Stone, but I was able to restart his heart. After I put the Mind Stone around his neck, he was completely under my control."

"But why him?" Wanda asked again. "Why not any of the other Avengers?"

Thanos' smile sent shivers up Wanda's spine.

"Why indeed. I knew that if I kidnapped him then you would follow and be brought into a trap."

"Why did you want me?" Wanda was trying not to let him get to her.

"You are the most powerful Avenger." Thanos replied.

Wanda gulped. The most powerful? Her? Sure, she knew her powers were very strong. But she had no idea how strong. She decided that it was time to escape. Immediately. Using her telekinesis, she broke the handcuffs that were around her wrists.

She had to find her brother and get out of here. Wanda called energy to her hands and blasted Thanos. He flew backwards into the wall. Yanking, the IV out of her arm, Wanda took off running out of the room.

Pietro had to be in one of these rooms. All of a sudden, she was stopped in her tracks. Thanos was holding a red stone. The Power Stone.

Somehow he had brought her to a complete halt. He approached her slowly. "You will never see your brother again, my dear. It is best to accept that now."

I will see my brother again. Wanda said in Thanos' mind. Maybe she could control him. Which room is he in?

Thanos blinked several times. "The Power Stone blocks your power." He said smugly.

That's it. With her powers, Wanda bent his arm behind his back until she heard it crack. He cried out in pain and grabbed her.

"I'm putting you somewhere where you can't escape." Thanos' grip was hard and Wanda was losing feeling in her arm.

She couldn't move away because the Power Stone was restricting her from moving.

Thanos shoved her in a room with no windows. "This room stops your powers. When I return, we'll have a little fun." He slammed the door behind him.

Wanda huffed and punched the wall. She immediately regretted doing that as her hand began to ache. Sometimes she forgot that she didn't have super strength.

She began pacing back and forth across the room. There wasn't much space. If she took ten steps, she was on the other side of the room. Where were the Avengers? Were they coming for her? Did they even know where she was?

And where was Pietro? Was he hurt? Wanda collapsed on the ground and scooted over so she was lying against the wall. She closed her eyes and tried to calm down. Her powers went kind of crazy when she was feeling stressed.

She was feeling confined in the small room. And her arm hurt. She glanced down at her arm and saw that there was a red hand print on it. Thanos had been holding her arm. He must have a strong grip.

Wanda heard someone moving around in the room next to her. "Hello?" She called. Of course, no one answered. If her powers were working, then she could have read the person's mind.

She sat there for a long time, just listening to the other person. It was nice to know that someone else was here, so she wasn't so alone. After a while, against her will, her eyes began to drift close. She slumped to the ground, sound asleep.

...

Bucky couldn't stop pacing. Wanda was gone. Taken by her brother to this man named Thanos. And no one had any idea where they were. He hated this helpless feeling. He had felt it too many times in the past and he had never wanted to feel it again.

A hand touched his shoulder. Bucky turned around and found Steve looking at him with compassion. "We'll find her." Steve said quietly.

With those words, Bucky felt inexplicably reassured. "Thank you." He said, surprising himself.

If Steve was surprised, he didn't show it. He merely nodded and went to see if the others needed any help.

Bucky stared out the window. He hated that he had pushed Wand away. Yes, he had been afraid that he wasn't good enough for her. But now, she was probably thinking that he didn't even like her anymore. The truth was, he did like her. A lot. Actually, he was pretty sure he loved her.

And he had to get her back so he could tell her.

...

The door opened and slammed into Wanda's foot, jolting her awake. Thanos stood in the doorway, with Pietro next to him. Wanda's heart jumped at the sight of her brother. She had to get that stone from around his neck. Maybe then, he would be back to normal.

Before Wanda could move, Thanos clapped a bracelet on her wrist.

Wanda sighed. "Let me guess. It blocks my powers."

"Let's go." Thanos escorted her to a laboratory and made her sit down in a chair. "I want you to do something for me. And if you do it willingly, I won't have to put you under mind control."

How nice of you. Wanda thought sarcastically. "What would you have me do?" She wasn't going to it anyway, but she had to admit she was curious.

"You are very powerful." Thanos began. "With your powers, you have the ability to completely destroy reality and create a new one."

Shock hit Wanda like a wave of cold water. "A new reality? Is that even possible?"

"With you, it is." Thanos replied. "If you help me build this new reality, you and your brother could be my second in command. We could rule the world together. We could stop wars and bring peace to the world."

"By annihilating it and then rebuilding it?" Wanda laughed humorlessly. "That is the talk of a madman. And I will never ever help you."

"What if I killed your brother?" Thanos stood and walked over to where Pietro was sitting. "I could kill him easily."

Wanda fought to keep her voice from trembling. "He would rather die than have me sacrifice the world to save him." She wasn't sure that she could stand her ground if Thanos ever really did try to kill her brother.

"You'll change your mind eventually." Thanos promised her. "Of this, I assure you."

A.N- I know I haven't updated in forever and I'm really sorry. Life just kind of got in the way. Anyway, I hope you guys like this chapter! I have to go now, but don't worry I will update faster this time.