Scarlet Vision

Once Upon a Time

Charlie didn't know her family. All she could ever remember was being torn apart and stitched back together. White rooms and hospital dressing gowns were the only memories she had. All she had ever known was that she was a disgrace, a spawn of Satan shoved into this world to cause chaos.
          They had to tear her apart, they had to lie to her to make her feel better. Yeah right... Her mind always hissed back but never her mouth.
           She remembered when she was strapped to a table and was almost cut open once again. But two men, Tony and Steve, had saved her. They fed her and complimented her, they treated her like she was one of them... A human. Suddenly Steve told her she wasn't safe there, he promised her he would be back soon.
           When Tony had introduced her to Vision and Scarlet she didn't want to be there. The fact that they had somehow taken one of her old drawings, Violet, and took her in as their own... it put her off. They had to be using her like everyone else would. They had to...
           The way the Vision gave her sideways glances every now and then made her know that he hated her. He was just a lifeless computer put in a human body. Charlie had to put the two in paper to save herself until Tony got back.
             She curled up on the couch and looked at Violet, who she had recently redrawn and put onto paper. She was alone... so alone. She felt tears sting her eyes as she began to scream. "DAD! DADDY!" She screamed.

Tony had called Wanda multiple times... but she wouldn't pick up his calls. He tried a few more times, and then gave up.
          Steve's brow furrowed, "She has to pick up..."
         Tony nodded, "It's not like anything bad could happen to her-" he suddenly stopped and his face paled. "Um..."
           Steve sat erect, his eyes widening, "Have you been checking the cameras?"
           "I haven't had time!" Tony said exasperated as he stood and ran over to the control board and switched it on. He began to look through the different cameras, landing on one where Charlie seemed to be bawling her eyes out and she looked to be crying out. Tony cranked up the sound and listened intensely.
          "TONY! STEVE!" She cried over and over and over. She was rocking back and forth, sobbing into her knees while she screamed.
          Steve grabbed Tony's arm, "Where'sThor?"
          "I don't know- he should be here!" Tony flung his hands in the air, "We have to pause this and get this child under control."

Wanda and Vision had their backs to each other, both pressing against the glass wall. Wanda turned her head slightly, "Vision..."
          "Yes Wanda?" Vision replied.
           "How are we going to..." She trailed off, biting her bottom lip, "How are we going to explain about our... to... them." She didn't specify who 'them' meant, for she was sure Vis would know.
           Vision was silent for a few heartbeats, "We don't have to."
         "Like a secret?"
         "Not exactly, but Mr. Stark is a very observant man, he could probably tell just by our actions." Vision reasoned.
           Wanda thought through this, "Makes sense..."
          Suddenly she felt a odd lurch on her stomach, almost like that of a rollercoaster. She began to feel dizzy, her vision blurring and when she blinked it away she realized she was staring strait into the eyes of Captain America. She jumped back a little, but then smiled, "Hello Steve."
           Steve nodded and looked at Vision, who had appeared right next to her. "Sorry about Charlie..."
           "No worries," Vis dipped his head slightly, "She was only looking after herself."
           Tony nodded as he had his two hands on the smaller girls shoulders, "She really was scared guys."
           Wanda looked at the girl, "I'm sorry..."
          Charlie nodded silently and held out Violet, who was asleep in her arms. Wanda smiled and grabbed the tabby she-cat. Wanda kissed the top of her cats head, and looked at Tony, "Are you going to take her back with you?"
          Tony shook his head, "Its too dangerous. However, I'd like to know where Thor is."
           Wanda blinked blankly, "Im not sure."
           Vision cocked his head, "Maybe he wanted to go back where you were Mr. Stark."
           Tony gave him a odd look, and gave a small head shake, "Whatever." He said simply, "I've talked to Charlie, she should be fine now."
          Wanda nodded and looked at Vision, "We'll take a lot better care of her, like a mom and dad." And yep... that just slipped out, WANDA! She screamed in her head while she blushed madly.
           Tony had noticed, he gave a small stare at Wanda before turning away, "We'll be staying here, we want to keep a eye on Charlie."
          The child looked at him and blinked, and he chuckled softly, "Silly."
         

Charlie was much more talkative and less quiet when Tony and Steve showed up. She would have small conversations with Wanda and Vision about random stuff. You wouldn't believe it but she was a very animated and comedic girl at times.
          She played with Violet like a real cat, she ate whatever Vis or Wanda made for her, she would actually have fun. She clearly looked at Tony and Steve like her parents.
          Wanda smiled softly as she thought of these things, and then felt two arms wrap around her in a backwards hug. She looked up and there was Vision's smiling face. She giggled fondly, "Hello!"
         Vision sighed as he pressed his forehead into the top of the brunettes. "Mr. Stark is very distressed about something."
         "It's not Charlie is it?"
         "No... but he says it has something to do with her," Vision gently kissed the top of her head.
          "He probably has a good reason for not telling us..." Wanda thought aloud.
            "Yes but-"
             Steve barge into the room, and caught the two in the middle of their conversation. Vision stood, and gave him a stare.
            Steve was panting, like he had been running, "We need your help. Ugh, so little time! I'll explain quickly, this cult is making enhanced kids to help them rule the world, and one of them isn't too far from here."
          Charlie had already been put in bed, meaning she hadn't heard any of this... but if he was implying what he meant...
           "What do we do?" Wanda asked.
            "We will capture them before the cult can regain their power over them." Steve said.