AN: Enjoy!

Vision ran to the fallen Wanda's side, with Tommy still in his arms. Poor Billy was still clinging to her leg, his little eyes widening in horror as she fell.

"Mama!" He wailed. "Mama!"

Well, that answered Vision's question regarding what the boys called her, although this definitely wasn't the way he would have wanted to discover this information. He also would have preferred not to be worrying about the child's crying potentially drawing more of the monsters.

"I'm sure Mama will be fine.." Vision scooped Billy up and despite the little boy's desperate protests, left Wanda behind, though only briefly, to get the twins back to safety inside the ship. While Tommy was mostly comfortable with him now, Billy struggled in his grasp.

"Nooo!" Small fists banged against Vision's chest, and for a moment, he thought he saw a tiny flicker of energy similar to that which Wanda possessed. "Nooo! Mama! Mama!"

Vision managed to keep a hold on him until he'd made it back to the ship's sleeping quarters.

"I'm going to go and get your Mama right now" He promised. "Both of you stay right here!"

He ran back out to fetch Wanda, scooping her into his arms. She was so light, lighter than she should be, and Vision was reminded of the need to feed her properly. She stirred in his arms, feebly at first, and then her eyes shot open and she clutched at him, almost panicking.

"The boys.. Where are my boys?!"

"They're safe inside" said Vision, carrying her back towards the ship. "Billy is quite upset, and Tommy may be a little shaken, but I promise you, they are both fine."

"Alright.. okay" She calmed, if only a little. Her hand was still bleeding, some of it staining the front of Vision's suit.

"Wanda.." He was not entirely sure he wanted to know the answer to his next question, "What happened to your hand?"

"Tracking devices have to be tracking from something.. I cut it out.."

"Oh.." Vision felt a little sick. "Tommy and Billy.."

"The boys don't have them.." She murmured, and Vision breathed a sigh of relief. "They.. everyone knew I wouldn't go anywhere without them.."

Later, when Vision found the bloodied device on the floor in the cockpit, he tossed it into the incinerator.

Vision carried Wanda back inside, into the sleeping quarters where he'd left the twins, and carefully laid her down. Billy toddled over as fast as his little legs would carry him, checking that she was alright.

"Mama!"

"Hey" Wanda managed a small smile for him. "I'm okay."

Vision hurried to fetch a few medical supplies, then sat beside Wanda to clean and patch up her hand. The cut was clean, almost surgically so, and thankfully not too deep.

"This might sting.." He told her, as he dabbed disinfectant on the wound. Wanda barely even flinched.

"I'm sorry, if I sounded accusing at all, about the boys just now.. It's just.. It has just been the three of us for so long."

"I understand," Vision replied. "You're protective of them.."

"I am" She frowned a little. "I hope I can be enough for them now.."

"What do you mean?" He carefully bandaged her hand.

"I don't.. All I've ever had to do is try and protect them. I don't know.. I've forgotten how to live. Maybe I never knew. How am I supposed to give them a good life when I don't know what that is?" She reached out with her free hand to gently ruffle Billy's hair.

"You're their Mother, in every way that counts" said Vision. "That's all they need right now."

"No. They need a childhood, freedom. And there are some things Mothers can't do. Boys need a.." She trailed off, blushing.

"A what?" Vision asked, only to be distracted by Tommy attempting to climb into his lap.

"He likes you" Wanda managed a smile, seeming to relax a little.

"Vee!" Tommy grinned, and Vision smiled, helping him up.

"Well, that's nice to know." He looked towards Billy, who shrank away from him slightly, but he chose not to take it personally. "This little fellow seems a bit unsure of me still.."

"Give him time" Said Wanda. "His whole life, people have been hurting him. Everyone except.."

"Except for you.."

"Sadly.. yeah" Wanda sighed. "It will take a while for him to trust anyone."

"And rightfully so" Vision replied, releasing Wanda's now bandaged hand, thinking for a moment. "But then.."

"Then what?"

"Well.. what made you trust me so quickly?"

"Oh.." Wanda blushed. "It's hard to explain, but I just.. saw you, I suppose. Saw what was in your heart. I knew you meant it when you said you wanted to help."

"Wha.." Vision was confused, feeling heat flooding into his own cheeks. "How?"

"Like I said, it's hard to explain.. it's just part of what I do. Sometimes I can read people's minds. But.. It was more than that with you."

If Vision could blush, he was surely doing so at that moment, and was rather lost for words, until Wanda yawned.

"You should sleep" He told her, bouncing Tommy on his lap. "Really sleep, this time.."

"The twins.."

"I can watch them while you rest for a few hours. Everything will be alright."

"Alright.." Wanda turned to speak to Billy. "Billy, Sweetheart, be good and listen to Vision for a while, okay? Mama needs a nap.."

Billy glanced warily towards Vision, reluctantly nodding.

Once she finally drifted off, Wanda slept for a long while. During that time, Vision found himself solely responsible for the twins. Tommy was somewhat exhausted after his early antics, so remained relatively calm. Billy, still wary of Vision, toddled clumsily a little way behind him as they moved about the ship, not willing to let Vision pick him up without Wanda present.

Luckily, thanks to Wanda's instruction that he listen, Billy did allow Vision to change him. It turned out the boys were still in diapers, mostly because there had been no real opportunity to toilet train them. While Vision did not have diapers aboard the Side Of Life, he managed to fashion passable alternatives from some old cloth. He also offered the twins some cereal to eat, though they did not seem to take much.

Vision was well aware that the children would need to eat properly soon, and his makeshift diapers were only a temporary solution. Once he got the Slice Of Life back in space, now free of potential tracking, he knew it was time to revisit his original plan.

They needed to go shopping.