Not your Fault

Chapter 11: Be safe

Gunshots ring out ahead of us causing Wanda and I to speed up meeting sokovian police barricaded behind police cars shooting at the robots.

Wanda immediately runs ahead of the police vehicles her eyes blazing red and a lingering trail of scarlet follows her fingertips before she sends it towards the robots crushing them with ease.

"HOLD YOUR FIRE." The captain of the police yells from behind the safety of his car. Pietro had joined his sister in the midst of the destruction grinning excitedly at his sister who's look of concentration made them both look like strangers let alone twins.

The boys gaze falls, a bullet skimming Pietros arm leaving a minor hole in his uniform while drawing the tiniest scratch of blood.

His eyes fall on the policeman who's gun was still smoking from the shot. Pietro gestures in confusion and annoyance at the man who's face was one of terror formed by the boy. Pietro rolls his eyes turning to his sister scanning her for injuries before taking off once again.

I stand stationary behind a police car my exhaustion getting the better of me. Dried blood stained my arm, my palm wound still fresh and bleeding heavily. It was bound to get infected but I would live having been through worse.

Steve and Tony's voices crackle through the comms comparing ideas but none seemed even remotely safe, the best one being to blow up the city in which I wouldn't argue, this wouldn't be a bad way to die. Plus I would maybe die considered something other than a monster.

Finally the last robot of this wave had been destroyed allowing the witch to relax, her red streams vanishing into thin air. Her footsteps halted beside me inspecting my face with worry.

"Your pale." Wanda states causing me to turn to face her with a hum of confusion.

"I'm fine." I lie shrugging a little and glancing towards Steve and Nat on the edge of the city. I leave the witch not wanting her to pry into my feelings anymore and head straight towards the pair.

"If Stark finds a way to blow this rock..." Nat insists, she smiles at my presences before gazing back to the super soldier.

"Not till everyone's safe." Steve demands, his stubbornness not willing to be tested. "Everyone up here versus everyone down there? There's no math there." I interrupt with a frown. Steve doesn't even acknowledge my presence still believing there was another way.

I could almost hear the gears in his head grinding, trying his hardest to find another way to save the world. Though I admired his optimism this was it. There was no other way.

"I'm not leaving this rock with one civilian on it." Steve tells us continuing gazing into the distance with a scowl.

"I didn't say we should leave." I reply smiling a little sadly. Both Nat and Steve turn their heads, their eyes a little wide at what I was suggesting.

"There's worse ways to go." I shrug looking to the sky. It was beautiful, different colours shone through the clouds and the mountains caused all kinds of shapes to appear in shadow form against the clouded sky. It was peaceful just how I imagined I would feel before death.

"Where else am I gonna get a view like this?" Nat chuckles throwing her arm around my shoulders.

My comms crackle before the familiar voice of Fury chuckles at Natasha's statement.

"I'm glad you like the view Romanoff. It's about to get better."

And with that a giant aircraft the size of at least 100 elephants came into view breaking through the clouds.

Pietro blitzed in front of the three of us awestruck at the ships appearing out of thin air.

My hairs on the back of my neck stand up on end causing my head to snap to the side relaxing only when Wanda's figure stopped next to me.