A Heart Break In Time

We Realize Up There Is More Your Territory, But This Is Our Fight Too.

"WANDA!" I threw my arms around her and instantly was crying. "You're back. You're home."

"I came in and Sam sent me here. Said everyone else can wait for their welcome back hugs." She hugged me tightly.

"God, I'm so glad you're here. I've missed you so much. And there's a party tonight!" I pulled away.

Wanda smiled. "So you're not all this dressed up 'Cause you knew I was coming back?"

Just then Eva and Angel came out of the bathroom. "Wanda, this is Eva and this is Angel. They're the newbies we're training."

Wanda tilted her head and stepped closer to them. "You look familiar." She spoke to Angel.

The girls stared at each other silently until Angel screamed. "WAIT! SHOW ME THAT AGAIN!" Wanda didn't reply, just continued staring until Angel fell to the ground.

"Angel! Angel!" I ran to her as Eva bent down to grab her. "Wanda, what the hell was that?"

"She's the one like me, yes? I think she should tell you."

"Eva, put her on my bed." I ordered. Eva immediately had Angel in my bed and I sat next to her. "Angel, Angel come on."

Angel's eyes fluttered open and she whispered. "Hydra has my sister."

Flashback

"Tony?" I yelled walking through his house. "Tony! I made your ridiculous 'from the mechanic' delivery!" I walked to his lab. "Come on, if you're gonna send me out to do you a favor and then bring me here the least you can do is ans-TONY!" I walked in to see him sitting on the ground against his desk. "Tony? Tony, what happened?"

"I ca-can't breathe." He stuttered out, taking inconsistent and shallow breaths.

"Jarvis? What's going on?"

"It appears Mr. Stark is having another panic attack. He has denied me contacting emergency services or any of his emergency contacts as well." The AI replied, with a tone. Leave it to Tony to need a computer that talks back with attitude.

I sat down in front of him. "Tony. Tony, tell me five things you can see."

"What?"

"Don't question me. Just do it. Five things you can see. Come on." I grabbed his hand and started rubbing small circles with my thumb.

"I see... you. I c-can see ants. By my desk there. My-my coffee cup." Tony paused to take a breath. "I see parts from the old suit I never put away. I-I see my phone. And tissues."

I nodded. "Good. Now four things you can touch. Don't give me that look. Do it."

Tony gulped. "I can touch your hair." He reached out and touched it. "The floor." He touched that. "My-my jacket. And the desk."

I could see his breathing was getting better so I continued. "You're doing great, Tony. Three things you can hear now."

"I hear my computer running. I hear you talking to me. And birds. I hear birds outside."

"Two things you can smell."

Tony took a deep breath. "Coffee. And perfume?"

"Scented lotion." I smiled. "One thing you can taste."

"The awful after taste of this gum Pepper bought for me." Tony sighed. He sat up and pulled his hand away from me. "Thanks, kid."

I nodded. "Does this happen a lot?"

"More than I like." Tony admitted.

"Does Pepper know?" When Tony didn't answer, I knew what that meant. "Tony... Does anyone?"

He sighed. "The kid you made the delivery for. And you."

"Tony, you probably have PTSD... You need help. You have to tell someone." Tony didn't answer me so I stood. "If you don't tell anyone, I'm telling Pepper."

"We can tell Bruce. Just Bruce." Tony grabbed my arm.

"Okay. We can start with Bruce. Call him." I grabbed his phone and handed it to him.

*

"What do you mean?"

Wanda sat on the foot of the bed. "When Hydra had Pietro and I. There was someone else there. We never directly spoke to her, just saw her around."

"It's Maria, Talia. They have her. They've had her this whole time."

I looked back to Wanda. "Wait, really? Angel, are you sure that it's her?"

Before anyone could speak, Bucky and Steve ran into my room. "What's going on?" Steve asked while Bucky ran to me and grabbed my face. I could tell he was checking for injuries.

"We're fine. Physically, we're all fine. It's Angel, her sister. They have her."

"Who has her?" Steve asked, sitting next to Angel.

"Hydra." I looked directly at Bucky when I answered. I was so scared of how he'd react. He still had one hand on the side of my face but he pulled away from me.

He took a deep breath and let it out. "You're sure?"

"I saw her in Wanda's head. They have her. Or, they had her..." Angel trailed off.

"We'll get her back, Angel. If they have her, we'll get her back. But we need a plan. And help. We can't storm out half prepared for this. They're not just regular bad guys here."

Angel sighed. "I know, I just."

"I can help you calm down." Wanda suggested. "Altering emotions is a new skill I'm working on." She grinned.

Angel turned to me. "Promise we'll get her back?"

"Whatever it takes. I'll call in reinforcements tonight. We'll start planning as soon as they get here. Deal?"

"Okay." Angel let out a deep breath. "Okay. Wanda. Go ahead."

Wanda stepped towards her. "Excuse me, Steve." Steve nodded and stepped out of her way so she could sit next to Angel. Angel closed her eyes as Wanda rested her hand a few inches from her temple. I watched as the familiar red magic floated around and I could see the stress leave Angel's face. When the red stopped, Wanda spoke. "All I did was take away your worry. You'll still be aware of your sister. But for tonight, you can enjoy the party."

"Thank you, Wanda." Angel smiled at her.

I quickly wrapped my arms around the both of them. "I'm so glad you're here, Wanda."

"Of course. Now, do either of you have a dress I can borrow? I heard there's a party tonight." Wanda smiled.