The Avengers gathered around the conference room, the thick tension in the air palpable as they sat in an uneasy silence, all anxiously waiting for Tony to reveal the details of this urgent meeting. His heavy sigh and anxious scratching at the back of his head suggested he was just as troubled as they were. His shaky hands flew across the keyboard, eyes darting between Tony and the screen as the rest of the team tried to decipher what had Tony so on edge. With a hesitant gesture, he pinched the bridge of his nose, then pointed at the screen in front of the Avengers. Without a word, he pressed play.
The video began, revealing a woman sitting regally in a throne-like structure, her legs crossed as she floated in mid-air, surrounded by a swirling red mist. The same woman then appeared, destroying the ancient stronghold of Kamar-Taj with a triumphant grin on her face, as the once-mighty building crumbled to the ground amidst piles of lifeless bodies scattered around. The final clip showed her once more, her devilish grin fixed on her face as red mist wrapped around the necks of both Wong and Dr. Strange. They struggled futilely to break free, their desperate pleas falling on deaf ears as she rolled her eyes.
"I won't lose them again," she growled, her scarlet eyes blazing down at her two victims.
With a cold calculation, she tightened her magic, snapping their necks. She tossed their lifeless bodies to the ground before turning away, disappearing from view.
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Tony cleared his throat, breaking the silence. "Hot," Natasha whispered to herself, a grin spreading across her face as she gazed at the paused video of the Scarlet Witch. The others turned to her, Tony's pointed look piercing.
"Romanoff," Steve warned, his tone firm. Natasha shrugged, turning back to Tony.
"So, if you're wondering who that is, it's Wanda Maximoff or the Scarlet Witch – the most powerful being in the multiverse," Tony said, his voice laced with a mix of urgency and trepidation.
"The multiverse?" Bruce raised an eyebrow, looking at Tony.
"I just said that, didn't I?" Tony snapped back, before taking a deep breath and continuing. "Anyway, she's our new target. After watching that, I don't think I need to explain why she's our target. We need to find her and bring her in."
The room fell silent again as Tony turned off the screen. Steve spoke up first. "And how are we expected to bring in the most powerful being in the multiverse? How are we even going to find her?"
Tony nodded thoughtfully. "It's not like she's keeping her location hidden. She's on Mount Wundagore."
Bruce fidgeted with his hands. "Do you need the other guy for this?"
Tony's expression turned grim. "We might. We need to be strategic about this otherwise we all end up like Wong and Strange in that last clip."
Steve suggested, "Let's stake out the mountain. Find the right moment then bring her in."
