The Scarlet Witch: Enemy of the Nexus

The Battle of the Multiverse Part 2

As you are on your knees, exhausted and entirely at the Scarlet Witch's mercy, you aren't. Your body is. But you aren't. Mentally you are home, tending to your garden with your wife. She catches you gazing at her and scrunches her nose at you. It's a small action but one that makes you fall for her once again. The more mischievous side of you takes over and raises the garden hose and spray at her once. Her mouth drops in a humorous shock. You start laughing and she starts laughing. Then she is chasing you around the garden until the two of you trip. Wanda lands on top of you and the two of you spare no time before kissing each other even as the automatic sprinklers come on.

That's where you want to be right now.

You find some comfort in knowing she is safe at home for the moment. However, that peace is stripped away from you the moment you open your eyes. Wanda is not home. She's here, floating behind the Scarlet Witch with sharp pieces of rubble beside her with glowing red eyes. She strikes the Scarlet Witch with them and because every battle and absorption of power weakened her the sharp pieces were able to pierce through her skin.

Unfortunately, she was still strong enough to reroute a few of those pieces straight through her variant's heart. There was no time for you to process. Your reflexes fail you and your wife. "No!" You scream out as you watch life leave Wanda's eyes for the second time. In your weak state, you crawl to her body in tears. "You were supposed to go home," you whisper to her body.

"It wouldn't have mattered," the Scarlet Witch pulls out a shard of glass from the front of her hip. "She would have died there anyway. You couldn't save her by sending her home. You were bound to lose to me." She yanks out a sharp piece of wood from her thigh next.

"I could have won," you say brokenly.

The Scarlet Witch shrugs as she twiddles with the bloody piece, "I'm not convinced that you wanted it enough. Maybe if she told you, then I could see you having a shot of walking out of here."

You scoff, "What are you talking about?"

"Well, you see, I have more motivation to win because I actually got to meet my boys. I got to hold them and raise them alongside the most amazing person. You didn't even know she was pregnant. Not really smart on her part if you ask me," before you can react to the shocking information the Scarlet Witch stabs you in the back with the wood she was playing with. "Might have given you the extra strength you needed. But it's far too late for that now."

"No," you grit through your teeth. You focus all of your energy to do the opposite of what you were made to do. Screaming at the top of your lungs, you turn the life saving energy into something so deadly she cannot combat against it. Once her form is reduced to an orb of energy you take that and instead of absorbing any of it, you return it all to the rightful homes. It's a strong spell that requires powers from all of the stones in your body and once every energy has disappeared from your hands you drop to your knees beside Wanda.

You lay your hand over her belly and with this final effort, you transfer all of your power to save her and the boys. It takes everything from you until there is nothing left but the ring you wore to signify your devotion to your wife lying on her chest.

Epilogue

Slowly rocking herself on the porch swing, Wanda gazes out into the backyard as her boys, Billy and Tommy, run around with their uncle Pietro. She smiles as she hears them giggle and squeal here and there. Something she almost missed out on and cherishes every second of. They love their visits with their uncle. He tries to come out here as often as he can to be with them. Has been doing this since the day they were born. Usually he has his daughter with him, who loves her cousins and enjoys spending time with them, but she had a very important sleepover to attend for her social standing. So, he came alone.