Hoax // Benjen Stark

3. Maximoff

'He was going to trade me for the power I possess to save himself.' Donna told Stephen as they stared down at a dead multiverse Stephen with a man bun.  "I thought... he would... but..." Donna turned not able to look at the stephen that had betrayed her.

'What do we do with... you?' Wong questioned looking at the dead stephen.

'Burry him.' With a wave of stephens hand the other him rose from the ground and was buried under the stones. They lifted and closed around him. Smoothing down as though they were never moved at all.

'Mystic arts and dark magic... you thinking what I'm thinking?' wong questioned.

'Wanda Maximoff.' Stephen confirmed.

'Wong take Donna to Kamar-Taj. I will see if wanda can help.' Stephen suggested opening up a portal.

"Stephen!" Donna called stepping towards him. She opened her mouth losing the words as he looked back at her.

"I'm going to help you Donna." Stephen assured and he hugged her. This stephen seemed like her stephen. The one that saved her all those years ago. "Wong will keep you safe." Stephen assured. "I will see you soon." Stephen held a hand at her head a moment longer. He thought he was dreaming still. But here his Donna stood. All grown up and mystic beasts chasing after her.

+

"Wanda." Stephen remarked as he got to the farm, cherry blossom tress bloomed beautifully around him as he got closer to her.

"Strange." she answered.

"this place looks real...." Stephen smelt the flowers. "Smells real,' Stephen applauded.

'it is real.' Wanda assured him. 'my days of magic are behind me.' Stephen hummed out as he looked around before looking at Wanda.

'I found a young woman, she can travel through the multiverse, I could use a witch with your skills and expertise.' Stephen told her.

'I'm retired.' Wanda told him. 'I cant help you.' Wanda added heading to the house.

'Come on wanda, come to Kamar-taj it'll get you back on the lunchbox.' Stephen told her.

'why don't you bring Donna here. I can take care of her and help her harness her abilities...' wanda said walking away but stephen stopped, staring at Wanda skeptically. 'you didn't tell me her name did you?' wanda questioned letting out a sigh.

'No, I didn't.' Stephen confirmed. 'wanda...' Stephen began but wanda waved a hand and the beautiful landscape of blossoming trees changing to a blackened land, vacant of life. Wandas farmer girl look changed to the scarlet witch, a red crown adorned on her head.

'send the girl to me, this is me being reasonable.' Wanda assured him. 'me sending those monsters after her instead of myself, that was reasonable.'

'Wanda, she is my sister.' Stephen told her. "I wont let you hurt her."

'she had the power to open portal to new universes. I could be with my boys again. I could get to be with my BOYS!' Wanda shouted.

'so youre going to kill someone elses daughter to get your sons back?' Stephen pondered. "Someone's little sister, to get a child you never had."

'send her to me, you wont like what happens if I have to come and get her myself!' wanda declared.

'Wanda please don't do this!' Stephen demanded following after her.

'in every other universe I have them. I have my boys.' Wanda told him miserably. ''Wanda you can still stop this. You don't need to go any farther.' Stephen reminded her.

"There are other universes where you get Christine. Where you are happy, if you had the chance wouldn't you take it!" Wanda spat back.

"I won't let you hurt her." Stephen repeated. "I couldn't save my sister all those years ago. I'm not letting you take her from me." he said confidently.

'You break the rules you become a hero. I break the rules and i become the enemy. It doesnt seem fair.' Wanda told him.

'Wanda-' Stephen began but she stormed away.

'Bring me the child Strange.' Wanda demanded.

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''Wait, so you just told the woman that is hunting me exactly where I am?' Donna questioned Stephen incredulously. Stephen gave her an apologetic look.

'don't worry, we got this.' Stephen told Donna but she didn't look very confident in them.

'Sorcerers, we are under attack, Kamar- taj must become a fortress!' wong declared and the battle drums sounded as everyone prepared, gathering around the rooftops and platforms. Shields put up as wanda approached.

'what an honor it is to court death with you once more.' Wong told them. wanda stared down at them threateningly.

"What do I do?" Donna questioned grabbing tight to Stephen's hand.

"I'm going to handle this." Stephen assured her leading her back inside. 'Protect my sister.' Stephen demanded.

'Try not to piss her off, it is quite simply put that the fate of the universe depends on this conversation going well.' Wong reminded them.

'so no pressure.' Stephen said floating off the ground. 'Wanda.'

'Give me the girl.' Wanda demanded

'Wanda we have the full force of-'  Stephen began

'Give me the girl!' Wanda demanded.

'You and your brother. Hiding under the bed. terrified.' Stephen reminded her. 'you are now the one with the bomb. You are now terrifying an innocent girl.' Stephen told her.

"Give her to me!" Wanda shouted

'All this for children you never had?' Stephen countered.

'they were mine!' wanda shouted.

'Not in this universe.' Stephen reminded her.

'They were mine. alive and breathing and mine!' wanda said her anger and fear radiating off of her.

'Wanda you are justifiably angry' Stephen cut in trying to diffuse a very sensitive situation but Stephen knew wanda wasn't going to stop.

'Do not speak to me of sacrifice Stephen Strange.' Wanda declared.

'The full might of kamar Taj stands against you.' Stephen informed her.

'Defensive positions now!' Wong shouted from below

'You have no idea just how reasonable I have been but in spite of your hypocrisy... this is an insult. I have begged you to safely get out of my way.' Wanda reminded him.

'Yeah the book of the damn, conjuring yourself as a witch creature to abduct a girl. yeah I don't really quite call that reasonable.' Stephen told her.

'This is me being reasonable.' She sneered. She sent a blast at Stephen but the shields were strong.

'Nailed it' Stephen told wong as he landed on the ground.