A Shield from the Spectrum

Ch. 20

W A N D A
Wanda cried out in surprise when Kitty's awful memories flooded her mind. Wanda's every nerve shook with pain as the memories filling Kitty's mind crashed into Wanda's too.

Wanda saw awful memories of Kitty's home life, of her being beaten and starved. She saw the memories of her being beaten in enslavement, the memories of her starving herself, the memories of her trying to kill herself multiple times, and the ones of her slicing her skin up and down more times than can be counted.

It was awful.

And Wanda could feel all of it.

She wished she had never entered Kitty's mind in the first place. She wished she had just minded her own business and let her do her own thing.

Then, something felt off.

Wanda felt Kitty's mind searching for something. Felt Kitty's confusion at what was happening.

Wanda was stopped short when she realised something: Kitty now knew she was in her mind. Maybe not who she was yet, but Kitty felt Wanda in her mind.

Wanda's heart stopped just as Kitty's seemed to do. She heard a shout from behind the door from the woman Kitty had seen, Death. Death had felt Kitty's presence.

She then heard clomping towards the door where Kitty was crouched. Then the door opened, revealing Thanos's large frame. Wanda heard Kitty begging to be let alone, that she would go back to her room. But Thanos didn't seem to be having it.

Wanda watched in horror as Thanos lifted Kitty up, shook her hard, and dropped her on the ground.

I've got to help her somehow... Wanda thought. But how? The distance was too large to just fly up there and take her back.

Wanda then had an idea, and it was actually, probably, a good one.

She could already feel Kitty pushing her out. How did she know to do that!? It didn't matter. Wanda gathered her thought and thrust it into Kitty's mind.

"Kitty! Don't give up. We're coming for you, I promise!"

Then she looked through Kitty's eyes once more only to see Thanos's fist raise, Kitty cry out with her hands in front of her face, and then a punch land on Kitty's face.

Kitty's eyes blacked.

And Wanda lost her connection.

K I T T Y
Then she saw Thanos reach towards her with his massive hands, the gold of his glove digging into her shoulder painfully. He shook her hard enough that her teeth clattered in her mouth.

"HOW DARE YOU EVER ENTER MY ROOM!? IT IS FORBIDDEN AND YOU KNOW THAT!!"

Kitty felt tears streaming down her face as she struggled to find words. "I-I wasn't in your room..."

Kitty winced and cried out in pain as he dug his fingers into her shoulder blades. Kitty felt the person in her mind as well, which infuriated her.

Granted, that kind of made her a hypocrite, but still. It didn't change the fact that she wanted him-- or her -- out.
She closed her eyes and formed a block in her mind, not strong, especially with all that was happening now, but enough that she could feel the person's
presence slipping.