Blue on Blue - pietro maximoff

chapter thirteen

(A/N) sorry about not posting, I lost motivation again, here's the last chapter I finished. So sorry but I probably won't continue, thank you all so much for reading, voting and commenting. It means sm to me and it brightens my day seeing people are reading and enjoying it. Also I didn't edit this chapter so sorry if there's mistakes -Chris(author) xx

After the Avengers returned from their mission, The Secretary of State, Thaddeus Ross, visited their compound. No one knowing what for, expect Tony. Everyone was now in a room with Ross in front of the table the Avengers sat at.

"Five years ago, I had a heart attack. I dropped right in the middle of my back-swing. Turned out it was the best round of my life, because after 13 hours of surgery and a triple bypass.I found something 40 years in the Army had never taught me: Perspective," blabbered Ross, "The world owes the Avengers an un-payable debt. You have fought for us, protected us, risked your lives. But while a great many people see you as heroes, there are some.. who would prefer the word "vigilantes"."

"And what word would you use, Mr. Secretary?" asks Natasha.

"How about dangerous?"

Kai raised her eyebrow, looking around the room at everyone to see their reaction. She only made eye contact with Steve, Nat, Wanda and Pietro. Holding her gaze with Pietro much longer.

Ross continued, "What would you call a group of US-based, enhanced individuals who routinely ignore sovereign borders and inflict their will wherever they choose and who, frankly, seem unconcerned about what they leave behind?"

He doesn't let them answer, he activates a screen behind him.

"New York." The screen shows news footage of the attack on New York in 2012. A Chitauri leviathan. Terrified citizens. A soldier firing a gun. The Hulk smashes into a building and sends a dust cloud to engulf the camera.

"Washington DC." It now shows the three Insight helicarriers, firing on each other. The destroyed Triskelion. A helicarrier crashing into the Potomac and throwing up a massive wave, engulfing citizens and the camera.

Sam looks down at the floor.

"Sokovia." Terrified citizens, running. The city rising. A building falling over.

Wanda stares at the screen, as does Tony. Kai reaches for the twins' hands, which both happened to be beside her. Wanda on her left, closer to Ross, and Pietro on her right.

"Lagos." The burning building that Wanda blames herself for. The bubble of water falling onto the building to stop it. Paramedics moving a body. A dead girl up close.

Wanda is particularly affected by the footage from Lagos. Kai squeezes her hand tighter in attempt to help. The girl just looks away from the screen.

Steve notices Wanda's discomfort and speaks up, "Okay. That's enough."

Secretary Ross nods to an aide and the images turn off.

"If I may, Secretary." Kai interrupts. She lets go of the twins' hands and puts hers together on the table. She tries to continue calmly, "From what you're saying, you think that we're the problem. If we weren't there then the issue would've been much worst. Without us there's be way more people dead and way more damage."

"Let's not forget that without you, most of the issues wouldn't even be an issue." he snaps at her.

She slightly scoffs, "Excuse me?"

He continues his speech ignoring the girl. "For the past four years, you've operated with unlimited power and no supervision. That's an arrangement the governments of the world can no longer tolerate. But I think we have a solution."