AN: Enjoy!

The Side Of Life completed it's hyperspace jump, away from the pursuing Ravagers, and Vision glanced at Wanda. The poor girl seemed exhausted, which was of course understandable, given the events of the day, but it seemed more than that. She looked paler than she had been even before. Drained.

"Wanda, are you alright? That red glow.."

"Was me.." She murmured. "My powers.. Fighting what's left of the drugs took a bit out of me.."

"You should rest" He told her. "I'll land somewhere quiet and check the damage to the ship.."

"Okay.."

"I'll also need to disable my Ravager beacon so they can't track us with it again.." Vision frowned to himself, fiddling with a few controls. "I'll remove it entirely once we land.." Sometimes Ravagers banded together on tough jobs, so all members had the beacon installed upon joining to make these team-ups easier, but now it was a danger.

"That's good.." Wanda curled in the co-pilot's seat, yawning. She didn't fall asleep, but was strangely not quite awake enough to seem entirely lucid. "You can fly.. you flew, before.

"I did.." Vision was a little confused, but humoured her.

"I think I can fly" She murmured. "When I'm strong.."

He didn't tell her then, but Vision already thought Wanda was already just about the strongest person he had ever met.. and she would prove him right, in more ways than one.

Vision took his ship down to land in a clearing on the next planet he found. It seemed to be uninhabited, mostly consisting of wooded areas, which he supposed, given their current predicament, was probably a good thing.

"I'm going to go out and check the ship. Remove that beacon, and see if I can patch up any damage" said Vision, standing. "I imagine the boys will wake soon. Will you all be okay until I get back? Again, you can take anything you need, for you or for them, and I will be right outside.."

"We'll be okay.." Wanda still hadn't slept, but she seemed to have recovered a little, regaining more of her awareness.

"Good. I'll be back as soon as I can.." He turned, and was almost out of the cockpit when she spoke again.

"Vision?"

"Yes?" He looked back.

"How did you find us?" A shadow had crossed Wanda's face, and she was scratching at the back of her hand.

"Oh.. well, my former guild leader gave me a tracking device. Are you sure you're alright? Maybe I should make you a hot drink.."

"I'm fine. Go fix the ship."

"Okay.." He turned to leave again, but was suddenly rather concerned about leaving her alone. "I'll be right outside.."

"You said that already" Wanda smiled, hoping to reassure him. "Go."

Vision, still slightly concerned, left Wanda in the cockpit, going to fetch his tools. He'd gathered everything he thought he might need, and was about to head out, when he caught what seemed like a strange blur in the corner of his eye. He turned, finding one of the twins standing behind him.

"Oh.. hello."

"H.. He.." The little boy's brow crinkled, struggling to form the word.

"It's alright" Vision crouched to his level. "Which one are you, hmm? Forgive me, it might take me a bit of time to tell you and your brother apart.."

"T-T.. To.."

"Tommy?" Vision asked gently. The little boy grinned, and Vision couldn't help smiling back, reaching out to gently ruffle his dark hair. "It's very nice to meet you properly Tommy. My name is Vision."

"V.. Vee!"

"Close enough.." Vision chuckled. "Listen, little one, I have to go outside and fix the ship and I'm not exactly sure what I'll find out there, so you and Billy have to stay here with your.. with Wanda." Vision wasn't exactly sure what they called her. He probably needed to ask next time he spoke to her. For now, he turned little Tommy around, and pointed him back towards the cockpit. "She's just through that door. You go wait with her."

Vision had absolutely zero prior experience with children, so it never occurred to him that, at age two, little Tommy may not have entirely understood his instruction, and even if he did, two-year olds did not always obey.

So, a few minutes later, as Vision was exiting the ship with his tools, he was surprised to find Tommy standing beside him.

"No little one, you have to stay on the ship.."

Tommy blinked up at him, then turned and toddled further back into the ship, and for a moment, Vision thought that he had listened. He failed to notice the the blur that followed in his wake as he worked about the ship.

Vision had removed and destroyed the Ravager beacon, and had just started patching up the minor damage to The Slice Of Life's hull, when he caught movement in the corner of his eye once more, and turned to see Tommy standing quite a distance away from the ship, almost heading towards the forests at the edge of the clearing in which the ship was parked.

The little boy giggled and waved at him, but he seemed exhausted, as Wanda had been after the ship's hyperspace jump, and Vision immediately panicked. His panic grew when he saw movement at the edge of the forest, and two strange, unpleasant looking humanoid creatures with multiple arms and horrible sharp teeth emerged into the clearing.

"Oh no.. Tommy, hang on little one.." Vision flew down from where he'd been working on the ship.

Tommy spotted the monsters, and screamed, unintentionally drawing their attention and putting himself in more danger. The beasts charged, and Tommy screamed louder.

"Veeee!"

"Hang on, Vee is coming!" Vision flew faster, but the monsters were speeding up, and he wasn't sure he could reach Tommy in time. But then..

"Get away from him!"

Suddenly, the creatures were floating, surrounded by red energy, and Vision turned, seeing Wanda standing by the ship. Her eyes were glowing, hands were raised, engulfed in the same energy. Little Billy was clinging to the back of her leg.

With a flick of Wanda's wrists, the creatures were sent flying back into the distance, shrieking horribly, before they crashed back into the forest. Vision snatched up Tommy safely into his arms, flying back to land near the ship. As soon as she knew he was safe, Wanda let her hands drop, the energy fading. With the energy gone, Vision could see Wanda bleeding from a new wound in her hand. She smiled at him weakly, but before he could ask what had happened, she collapsed.

"Wanda.. Oh no.. Wanda!"