Chapter 4 - Chess

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"Fury, this is Princess Y/n Hearts of Wonderland," Steve introduces, hand held out to show you.

The pirate looked a little taken aback before bursting into laughter. "Now, that is the funniest shit I have ever heard!"

"Funny? Does he think my title is funny?" You start to laugh yourself in a manic manner before summoning your axe. "I'll show you funny,"

"Woah!" Peter slung a web to stop the axe from landing anywhere. "Remember, Wonderland is fiction here,"

"You and your stupid fucking realm," two chalk dusters turn up making you brace for impact. They land against your cheeks in a large puff of white after another mark was dashed in the board. "It's a temporary precaution, he said, it will ware off soon, he said,"

"What the fuck?"

"That's what we said, but heart eyes here is stuck, needs to get back home via a Wonderwell,"

White noise filled the empty space in your head until the conversation was drowned out. Your body sat on a sudden appearing chair, a chess board floating in the air which Vision glides to.

"Play?"

"Any rule changes?"

"Depends what a rule change is," you narrow your gaze as Vision glances at the board with black and white pieces. "Your go,"

"But white starts first,"

"That's a rule change," you hum, his hand took a pawn making it scream in agony. "What are you doing?!"

"I'm playing!" Vision jolts back.

"You ask nicely!" The chess board spun so you started. "Pawns, move to a V formation and ready your weapons,"

"Pawn 2A to- wait what?" Vision looked to see your pieces move.

"Go on, your turn," all your pieces got into a war stance. Slowly, Vision directed his pieces to a certain zig zag shape. "Commence," you giggle as the pieces run forward and start to raise weapons, hurdling them down to shatter other pieces.

Marble flung from side to side as the team watched from the side, Vision unable to comprehend the rules. There was a sudden spark of fire in the centre making you gasp, a whistle now in your hands.

"Tea time!" The high pitched sound made the pieces stop, collect a small kettle from the side lines along with missing limbs and sitting around the fire.

"What is going on??"

Then the fire extinguished making the pieces use the kettles and cups to hit one another. Soon only your piece was left, a giant flag held in its hand to impale the last standing one of Vision's army.

"Oh! How wonderful! Wasn't that lovely?"

"Lov- no, that dismisses the entire concept of chess!" Vision slumps back with a frown.

"Well this is my favourite version of chess, there are more," more boards are conjured to place around the room, piling up more and more until there was a light layer and even one on Thor's head.

"I'm afraid I will stick to earth chess, makes more sense,"

"Your loss, Toaster,"

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"This is... a tower?" You glance at the structure beaming up to the clouds.

"Yes, is there a problem?" It seemed Stark took personal offense to your comment.

"No... not at all," walking to the glass, you go to knock only for it to slide open. "What in the name of Jibber Jabber?"

"Does Wonderland not have tech like that?" Stark snickers as you trip him over. "Ow,"

"Our doors actually have systems, a rhythm for each type, glass is a two knock three tap five clap rhythm," stepping over his figure, you see people stare in confusion, all dressed dully. "This is so boring it makes me want to say off with my head,"

"Sorry, our world isn't on ecstasy 24/7," Sam passes with Bucky and Steve.

"Come on, Y/n," Peter took your hand and led you to the elevator as you hear a voice erupt to greet everyone.

"Welcome back, shall I get a beverage for our guest?"

"I think she's got it covered, Friday," Nat assures, looking to see you glancing around. "Never heard of an AI?"

"The voice in the walls? We call those guardians, every household has one," you grin, sauntering off and following Peter and Pietro.

"What do Guardians do?"

"Protect houses, depending on what you can afford, the palace has multiple guardians for each wing, then one for each royal,"

"A butler, then?" Pietro asks.

"I suppose, but they're also beings who can show themselves in places allowed. Like giant faces on the walls with rounded teeth and big eyes," metal doors opened to allow everyone to scoot in snugly. "Everything is so manual and... logically logical,"

"Better get used to it while we figure out how to get you back to Wonderberg," Clint drops his bow onto the couch, walking to the kitchen for a drink.

"Wonderland, Bird brains," gracing along the floor, tulle dragged lightly behind until you reached the bar. "So, which of you is the witch? I could solve this faster but need the finger nails of a hanged man and parchment dowsed in coward's blood,"

They see you bend down and rummage in the cabinets before looking at the liquors. "That's our bar, Y/n-" Bruce held his tongue, "sorry, I meant your highness... but, none of us do the whole potion thing,"

"Or own anything to do it, especially not nails from a dead man or bloody paper," Bucky rolls his eyes.

"You're all imbeciles, it needs to be a hung man, and a parchment in coward's blood,"

"Substitutes on potions are hardly ever possible," Loki chimes before walking off to his room.

"At least one of you has brains," popping the cap off bottle, you peer at the amber liquid. "So what is this?"

"Alcohol, and an expensive bottle too, hands off," Tony snatches the bottle as a 'womp' sound played with your frown falling into place.

"Whatever, I wasn't keen in the first place," dragging a finger along the marble counter, dust was hardly present which made you grumble at a lack of insult to shoot. "Where will I reside?"

"In a room, down that hall," Steve points to an ajar door next to many other closed ones.

"Perfect," walking down towards it, you turn to them. "What? You thought I wouldn't be satisfied? I know limitations abodes can provide," strutting off, Tony watched with a glare, ready to lunge and strangle you.

~~~

Woke up and apparently my body chose pain

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Woke up and apparently my body chose pain

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