Chapter 23

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2025- Avengers Compound: 3 weeks until Battle Brooklyn


"Who's idea was it to call this operation: Battle Brooklyn?" I asked as I saw the header of the hologram.

"What? It's catchy?" Yelena commented from her chair and I rolled my eyes.

"I should've known it was you."

"I'm offended and touched that you think of me so much." Yelena smirked.

"Please stop talking."

Yelena laughed as I took a seat beside her and Tony continued speaking.

"Anyway, before we were rudely interrupted." I rolled my eyes again.

I focused on Tony as best as possible but I wasn't in the mood to really deal with anything. I had to focus on my training and controlling my powers. I wasn't a part of the evacuation team, I was a part of taking Wanda down but I felt obligated to sit in on the plan to evacuate people. Is this what being a leader felt like? If so, I disliked it greatly.

I zoned out several times and looked back to Natasha who was listening intently. She was taking this seriously even though she knew my power was unbeatable, she wanted to protect others. I smiled because that was one of the reasons why I loved her so much. Natasha was inherently a good person.

"You have a little bit of drool here." Yelena broke my train of thought by gesturing to my face and I flipped her off.

"You irritate me."

"Maybe, if you paid attention I wouldn't bother you." Yelena whispered but before I could say anything Tony interrupted us.

"Am I disturbing you?" Tony asked in a manner a teacher would while trying to apprehend a student. I found it entertaining.

"No, not at all, please continue. I'm going to go to the training room though. The plan looks great so far." I complimented as I slipped out of the lab while flipping Yelena off again.

I took a deep breath and started walking towards the training room. I found myself having difficulty controlling some aspects of my power still so the training room was a smart way to practice. Sure I could call on the power whenever I wanted with ease but controlling it while I was angry was a whole other battle. It took more to get me to the point where I lost my temper since I allowed the Phoenix Force in fully but once I did, it got extremely difficult to control certain impulses. Like outright murder.

I hadn't told anyone yet about the side effects of losing my temper while in Phoenix mode because I thought I could learn to control it, or at least get the Phoenix Force to stop influencing me wrongly while I was angry. I knew that was the reason why the Phoenix Force chose me. The hellbent anger that made me unstoppable, but what I hated was the way it influenced me so easily to do the wrong thing. Both the Phoenix Force and I needed to get on the same page with that. No killing, even when angry.

I opened the light inside of the training room and closed the door. I went to the control module and set up a barricade around the room so that no one would come in and my power couldn't get out. Or at least I hoped. Once everything was prepared I stood in the middle of the room and closed my eyes to summon the power. I didn't have to do much, all I had to do was just think of the power and I found myself hovering in the air, my body fully consumed by the red energy.

Ooh, practice makes perfect.

So glad you could join me for this. We need to chat.

Of course we do, what is it Wolvie?

We need to stop trying to kill people when we lose our temper.

I like the use of the terms 'we' and 'our'. Finally accepting that we are one but unfortunately that isn't me influencing you to kill.

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