Legends Never Die

Chapter Fourteen

Tony woke up screaming as Ultron whispered in her ear, and it was all her fault. 

She falls out of bed, landing on the cold floor. 

It's the only thing that stops the voices from screaming. 

After calming her breathing, she looks to the bed and sees Loki still asleep.

 She sighs in relief and runs out to find Vision. 

She finds him in the lab, talking with Dum*E. 

Tony crash hug's him, which surprises the synthezoid, as Tony has never been touchy feely with him.

 So he hugs back, holding the broken genius as she starts to cry. 

Vision picks her up bridal style and holds her close. 

Loki and Wanda run in at the same time, concern evident on their faces. 

Tony was so tired that she stayed to ramble. 

"And here I thought that bringing Vis back would help, it just made me more insane". 

Wanda approaches slowly, as to not scare her. 

"I suppose I did it more for you than anything Maximoff, it hurt me that you were grieving so hard..." 

she started to laugh, which caught Wanda off guard.

 "I didn't even know he died, and then S.H.I.E.L.D wouldn't tell me where he was....not like there was anyone I could have asked".

 Loki took Tony from Vision, who didn't know how to deal with an emotional genius. 

Bucky had walked in, he had been patrolling the halls and he heard someone crying.

 But when he stepped into the lab, and saw Tony looking so broken, something in him shifted.

 Winter walked forward, as silent as a sunrise and placed his metal hand on her cheek.

 "Is this my fault?" He asked in Russian. 

Loki didn't understand what was going on and he took a step back, "Barnes? What's going on?" He asked protectively.

 Winter growled as the strange man took Tony a step back, but Tony stopped him from acting out.

 "I'm okay, Winter, It has nothing to do with you. It's just nightmares' ' she said in Russian,fatigue oozing from her words.

 Winter nodded, completely understanding not being able to close your eyes without seeing something.

 She looks at him with a slight smile, trying to reassure him that she's ok, but Winter can see her pain that is trapped in her eyes. 

Winter looks at the strange man, "Tea always helps James..." he said in soft English. 

Loki nodded and carried her to the living area and placed her on the couch.

 Wanda and Winter follow close behind, wanting to protect her physically and mentally.

 Wanda and Winter sat on either side of the long couch with Tony in the middle, holding a thin sheet around her. 

Winter could still feel the heat coming off her, so he stood and sat on the floor near her feet and offered his metal hand for her to hold. 

She hesitated, ghost touching the hand, but she grabbed it with both hands, sighing softly at the cool touch.

Wanda observed her light touches, her hesitation and the slight jump she did when Winter turned and smiled at her. 

'She seems so cracked, not quite broken but she's teetering on the edge'.