AVENGERS CIVIL WAR

Chapter 2

Hi darlings! Have fun with this next chapter! Just as a heads up, there is a sexyier scene in this chapter ;)

Wanda awoke later on the jet that was quietly humming it's way back to New York. She got her bearings; she was in a bed in the back of the jet. Her hands and knees were bandaged up. Her arms throbbed from the amount of energy she had exerted. Her head felt like cotton and she was immensely drowsy. Vision seemed to appear out of nowhere, at her side, sensing her return to conciousness.

"How do you feel?" His low, sweet voice brought her around to full consciousness.

"Dizzy. Did they get that armour thing?" She rubbed her temples with her fingers, wondering just how hard she had fallen.

"It's being assessed in the back right now."

"What happened? I feel like I missed a lot," Wanda said, propping herself up slightly. She quickly lowered herself back down onto the pillow.

"Well, it seems the locals located Hydra and sent them to us. They were less than receptive about Mister Stark coming." Vision sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Why?"

"I'm sure you are familiar with his past?"

"All too well," Wanda said, with slight heat.

"His bombs exploded large portions of their town several years ago. As you can imagine, they did not ever want to see or hear of Mister Stark again."

Wanda said nothing for a long moment. She understood how the civilians must have felt. She too had harboured resentment against Tony for years. Only recently had she moved on and seen that Tony's actions in the past were not reflective of who he was.

"How are the others?" She wanted to know.

Vision thought a moment. Finally he said, "They've been better."

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Steve was stiff , as he looked over at Tony. Tony was texting Pepper Potts, seemingly unfazed by the previous events of the day. Steve often wondered what went on in his head. Tony always reacted to situations differently than what Steve anticipated.

The locals of the town had blatantly made their point; Avengers, especially Tony, were unwelcome. They had joined Hydra on the raid in the cave. The Avengers had met resistance from civilians before, but this was the first time that the civilians had thrashed out, supporting Hydra.

Steve was well aware of Tony's past. The depth of it he didn't know, but he knew Tony sold and designed weapons for years. He knew Tony had some parenting issues, growing up, as well. According to others, Howard Stark had been a less than satisfactory parent. It was difficult for Steve to comprehend that his friend Howard was the father to Tony, but the parallels between Tony and his father were uncannily obvious. He saw so much of Howard in Tony, and that both interested and concerned him.

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The plane touched down at Avengers Tower that night and Wanda was whisked away for a final examination. Natasha and Sharon swiftly retreated to Natasha's bedroom.

"You're really doing this." It wasn't a question; Sharon already knew the answer.

"I don't have a choice," was all Natasha said. She packed her 'essential items'; about twenty different kinds of weapons.

"They're going to notice you're gone, what do you want me to say?" Sharon asked, perching on the foot of Natasha's bed. "They'll ask me, they see us talking all the time."