Devilish Secret ✦Steve Roger & Bucky Barnes✦

♔Chapter 6♔

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Ellaria's POV

As we sit down and reflect on what had happened. My mother was rubbing my back in circular motions as a way to console me. Shaken is the word I would use when describing how I feel about what had happened to me. The pain on my neck still present I couldn't help but wonder why he would want to do this to my mother.

From the radio Hill informed us on everything on the damage. "The news is loving you guys. Nobody else is. There's been no official call for Banner's arrest, but it's in the air."

Tony sighs and nods responding back to her, "the Stark Relief Foundation?"

"Already on the scene." So many people were hurt from Banner's trance. So many injured. "How's the team?" Maria asks.

"Everyone... We took a hit. We'll shake it off." Tony tiredly replied. "Well, for now, I'd stay in stealth mode and stay away from here. Ellaria we moved your classes to be online so you won't miss anything." I nod thankful for what she did.

"So, run or hide?" My mother asked with Mr. Stark.

Hill hesitated. "Until we can find Ultron, I don't have a lot else to offer." "Neither do we." Tony then ends the call. My mother walks with Tony to check on Clint leaving me alone. Quickly I could tell someone took her place. "I'm sorry Ellaria." I turn to look at him, Steve. I nod giving him a painful smile. I could barely talk without sounding raspy. "It wasn't for me. You thought I was my mom." He took a breath and something in me snapped. I was annoyed with how he acts about my mom. "What did my mother even do to you?"

Steve only looks at me as I nod rolling my eyes. "Some advice from someone who is young and dumb. You need to move on with life and stop thinking in the past. There is no way to go back. You'll miss everything in the future, Steve." I got up and took a seat next to Nat laying my head on her shoulder. I closed my eyes just wanting to sleep.

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Time Skip

As we walk up to a house I stood next to Thor as he helps me walk. Who knew a super soldier could basically break your neck. "What is this place?" Thor asked. "Safe house." As we walked in Clint calls out "Honey! I'm home." Out wakled a beautiful lady with her eyes narrowed at the team. "Hi. Company. Sorry, didn't call ahead." She kissed him making everyone confused.

"This is an agent of some kind." Tony states. "Gentlemen, this is Laura." Laura waves awkwardly. I couldn't help but smile. "I know all your names." Suddenly footsteps come. If we were still in New York I would have thought is was an earthquake. "Oh. Incoming!" Two children come racing down hugging Clint. "Dad!" "Hi sweetheart! Hey buddy. How are you guys doing?"

"These are smaller agents." Tony tries to reason with himself. As everyone talked with each other I stood next to my mom looking around. "How are you feeling?" I looked to see Laura smiling at me. "I'm-" She shakes her head. "Don't say that. You look hurt." The little girl walks up to me and smiles. "Hi my name is Lila. What's yours? You are so pretty." I could help but giggle. "My name is Ellaria." "My dad says your mom's a witch. Are you one?" I nod. "Yes, but I make wishes come true."

I then see Steve walking after Thor. Oh no you are not leaving me that easily. I turn the hallway to see Steve stuck at the doorway. "You okay? Are you a vampire that I need to let in?" He looks at and gives me a little smirk. "Follow me." "You don't need to be so demanding." I chuckled following him. "I fell in love during WWII." I nodded. "Yeah to a Peggy Carter." "Her name was Margaret Elizabeth Carter." I stopped. "Did she marry a man named Bart Smith?"

Steve turned around. "How?" I smiled. "I know her grandkid Anthony. Met him on campus." He smiles. "Well before she married him she loved your mother. Probably why your middle name is Margot." I stop in my tracks. "Why are you telling me this?" Steve turns around and looks at me. "You wonder why I have that feeling towards your mom. There you go."

Sighing I see what I told him went from one ear to the other. "I already gave you my advice on what you should do Steve." I turn around to leave. I then feel my arm grabbed as he turns me around. "I really am sorry for hurting you Ellaria." I smile. "I already forgave you Steve. Don't worry about it. How about we see some fireflies later?" He smiles at me then looks at the floor. "Yeah sure."

Later on the day we were all getting ready for dinner. That is when I met Fury. I was sitting down next to Nat listening to the conversation. "Ultron took you folks out of play to buy himself time. My contacts all say he's building something. The amount of vibranium he made of with, I don't think it's just one thing." I looked at my mom. "What about himself." I see her smirk. "He did mention a new body for himself."

Fury looked at us. "Ah. Mother and daughter witches." We looked back to Fury. "Both strong and beautiful. And yet we know nothing about your capabilities and how we can stop you if you go rouge." Steve interrupted Fury. "What about Ultron himself?"

"Oh, he's easy to track. He's everywhere. The guy is multiplying faster than a catholic rabbit. It still doesn't help us get an angle on ant of his plans, though."

"Is he still going after launch codes?" Tony ask. "Yes, he is. But he's not making any headway."

"I cracked the Pentagon's firewall in high school on a dare." I knew what Tony meant. Ultron is not dumb. What is his plan? "Well, I contacted our friends at the NEXUS about that."

"Nexus?" Steve asks from the doorway. "It's the world internet hub in Oslo. Every byte of data flows through there. Fastest access on Earth." Bruce informs us. Fastest huh? Wonder if I can find anything on granny Harkness.

"So, what did they say?" Clint ask. "He's fixated on the missiles. But the codes are constantly being changed."

"By whom?"

"Parties unknown, Tony." Nat sighs. "Do we have any ally?"

"Ultron got an enemy. That's not the same thing. Still, I'd pay folding money to know who it is."

"I might need to visit Oslo. Find our unknowns." Tony says. "I come with you Mr. Stark." I say standing. He smiles. "Well, this is good time, boss, but I was kind of hoping when I saw you, you'd have more than that." Nat mentions. "I do I have you. Back in the day, I had eyes everywhere. Ears, everywhere else. You kids had all the tech you could dream up." He looks at Nat.

"Here we all are, back on Earth, with nothing but our wit and our will to save the world. Ultron says the Avengers are the only thing between him and his mission is global destruction." I scoff at that. "Do you think it's funny Ellaria."

I shake my head. "As a witch there are certain things we have gifts for. I call it an enhanced skill." My mother looks at me. "Ellaria." I look at her and smile. "They should know." I glanced at Fury. "My mother can move anything that comes to her mind. My grandmother could take powers from other witches. Me? I can see your fear and how it will destroy you. This world will not end by Ultron but by something much more powerful." No something much worse will be coming. It was something I remembered when I was a child reading my grandmother's book. The Darkhold.