The Variant [Part One] [Wanda Maximoff [FF] | Elizabeth Olsen

Chapter 33

Wanda's return quickly spread like wildfire. They held a gathering at the beach house where everyone drank custom craft beer and the hors d'oeuvres she was acquainted with, some are local food from the realm but most are delicacies of Sokovian origin. After some time exploring the multiverse, Wanda came to realize that the worlds of her variants are also ‘Sokovia’ but altered a bit differently. Wanda looked around the beach house and the people, Earth-222 is also Sokovia but built as a coastal paradise since the majority of the world is composed mostly of water. "Whoa! Careful on that hun!" said Raven as she walked towards Wanda with a big smile on her face. The redhead was startled, after a long time in her imprisonment (or punishment) she nearly forgot that the woman is Agatha Harkness' variant and not the original one. The Agatha Harkness variant is wearing her typical silk black robes but this time she's wearing more bangles, and bracelets, showing a bit of skin, and some silver chains along her curly black hair. Raven has become more confident about her skin ever since she departed years ago. Ever since the Abbey ‘unclenched their asses’ from every aspect of the city there were a lot of improvements both in the realm and in the people. "Just thirsty," Wanda replied. Raven raised an eyebrow, "Darling you're drinking a stout brewed with whisky!" she exclaimed. Wanda chuckles, true that! The redhead stares at the black, slender, beer bottle in her hand. The Doberman - Imperial Stout brewed with whisky (The Alehouse Co.) - Brewer: ‘Milla Maximoff’, Wanda grazes her fingertip on the label. Raven tilted her head as she notices what the redhead is doing. Raven took a sip from her bottle, "You know she made sure that you are present in her life," the dark witch said. Wanda glances at her.

"She never misses a holiday. A birthday. School events. She made sure that she was there with Billy and Tommy as they grew up together," Raven continues. Wanda nodded as a silent tear escaped from her lid. "Hey, come now, dear," Raven said, "It's okay, you can make it up for her," the dark witch said as she comforts the redhead. "It's not too late... Milla is still young," They parted "She has more years to go," She added. Wanda quickly wipes her tears away when she saw Milla coming in her direction. "Hey!" Milla said. "Hey," Wanda smiled. Hope she didn't catch that.

The redhead gulped as Milla tilted her head. "Are you alright?" The teen said. "I'm good!" Wanda said convincingly. "Good! Cuz the beer brawl is about to start! And you're gonna be our champion!" Milla said excitedly. "Champion?" Wanda raised an eyebrow.

"Chug!" "Chug!" "Chug!" cheered the other table as Terence (Thor's variant) defeats another challenger. On the table are bottles of beer some are still full to the rim, some are halfway, and others are empty. On the other side of the table are a stout man with long braided red hair, a horned helmet sitting on the top of his head, Viking tattoos on his broad shoulders, a big belly being squished by his belt, and a war hammer tied on his back. So this is Terence... Wanda looked at the corner and saw Lizeth (Hela variant) and Natasha (variant) sitting on the bar stools with disapproving looks on their faces. "Finally you're here," Natasha smiled when she saw Wanda. The Scarlet Witch ambles toward the bar counter while Milla hovers toward them. "Um, what's with him..." Wanda asks. "The ‘beer brawl’ started 3 years ago," Lizeth answered. Wanda watches as another challenger dropped to the ground vomiting the beer he had just drank moments ago. BLEEEEEEEEEEEGH!!! As the vomiting continues. Terence smugly smashed a bottle, "Another!" Roared Terence as his fans cheered. Terence stood up, "Everybody else dares to challenge the God of Thunder?!" Terence shouted to the crowd.

"Me."

Everyone's eyes turned toward the bar stools. When the crowd disperses Terence met the green eyes of the Scarlet Witch herself. Wanda meanders towards Terence's table. She did not hesitate to show her ‘raw form’. Everyone catches a glimpse as Wanda's casual clothes transform in front of them. Her classical red attire has been smoothened up with gold accents making it look less menacing than the Darkhold-corrupted one but appears mightier than the one she wore during her first transformation in Westview. Even the wimple-crown as been refined with soft gold. Since the outfit shows her arms which ever since landing a job as a brewster in Earth-222 developed stronger muscles plus the scars she acquired from her ‘Unbound’ punishment made her look more intimidating. Terence winces a bit when he saw the deep-wound scar on Wanda's arms but refuses to show it - however, the redhead caught that causing a small smile to form on her lips.