Light At the End of the Tunnel

day vii

Tony no longer knew what day it was. He didn't know what time it was.All he knew was that they couldn't stay there any longer. Tony's eyes stayed on the two kids. Peter had received a beating the day before, and Wanda had been taken away. Wanda had fought, causing Steve to be punished for it. Tony was the only one awake, when Wanda was brought in. The girl was dragged in, her head lulled forward.

The two were tortured differently. Pietro was always physical, while Wanda's were internal. But the girl would be in so much pain, she would hurt herself physically without knowing what she was doing.

"What did you do to her?" Tony snapped, standing up. He felt lightheaded from the lack of nutrients in his food.

The doctor, who still hadn't revealed his name, turned to Tony, an eyebrow raised.

"You actually care about her?" he asked, walking to Tony's cell. The doctor signaled for the soldiers to follow him.

"Of course I care about her!"

The doctor smirked. He turned to Wanda. "You're the reason she had no parents. You're the reason she was in the raft. You're the reason she was experimented on first. Are you sure you care?"

Tony gritted his teeth, gripping the bars. "She's still my teammate. And I'll have her back."

The doctor stared at Tony for a second, before signaling for the soldiers to open the door and put Wanda in the cell.

"Wanda?" Tony whispered, inspecting the girl, who just mumbled to herself. "Is she drugged?"

"We couldn't have her wake up during the operation," the doctor told Tony, signaling for the soldiers to move Peter to Steve's cell. "We'll be back later for a new game."

Tony watched him leave, before looking down at Wanda.

"I'm sorry I can't get us out of here," Tony whispered, letting his hand run through the girl's head. He frowned, seeing stitches on the side of her head. "What did they do to you?"

"Tony?" Wanda slurred, struggling to open her eyes.

"I'm here, I'm with you."

"I-I'm sorry," Wanda mumbled, trying to open her eyes. Her voice were slow.

"It's not your fault," Tony whispered.

"Ultron, Lagos, Sokovia, Piertro, all my fault."

"Wanda-"

"I want to go to the raft," the girl told him, shaking her head, "it hurt less."

Tony closed his eyes. He couldn't promise her that she would be okay, because she wasn't going to be. He didn't know when, or if they'd be rescued. He just hope the team found them soon.

Tony reached for Wanda's hand and interlocked their fingers. "I'm here. You aren't alone," he whispered.

x

Steve opened his eyes, only to find Wanda's cell empty. He quickly pushed himself up, looking around. He groaned at the pain he had felt. He saw Peter in his cell. He looked to Tony's, to see the billionaire asleep, sitting against the bars and Wanda laying with him, her head on his lap.

He let out a breath, before walking to Peter. He saw how uncomfortable he looked. "Pete?"

"Mr. Rogers?"

Steve smiled. "It's Steve."

"Steve, it hurts."

Steve sighed, sitting with the boy. "I know. I'm sorry I can't stop them."