A new challenge

Chapter 26: Report

Instantly the two young girls jumped from the box and bolted across the rocky ground. Halfway to the fallen man Bethany stopped, allowing her blonde friend to continue. The brunettes eyes zeroed on the plane that held Ultron, her eyes narrowing in anger.

Lifting her hands up the taller girl focused on destroying the robot. A brilliant green light lit the girls hands before circling around her entire body. The light grew darker before firing away from the girls figure and engulfing the plane, splitting it in half and sending it spiralling back to the ground.

Meanwhile Deanna skipped to a halt in front of the male Maximoff, Clint breathing heavily behind her with the young boy still in his arms. Gently the blonde placed her hands on Pietro's chest, her eyes screwed shut in concentration, her upper teeth biting her lip.

Slowly a light blue aura swirled around Deanna, causing her hair to blow widely around her. Moments later the aura collected at the blondes hands before flowing softly into Pietro's body. As the magic worked its away around his body the plane crashed behind them and a red energy blasted from the core.

Silent seconds ticked by. Bethany came to stand behind her friend, silent tears streaming down both their faces. Was it too late? Had the enchantment not worked? Clint quickly returned the young boy to his Mother before returning to pick up the young girls.

"Come on, we have to go." He urged, kneeling down and grasping their hands.

"Calm down old man, we're coming we're coming."

"Speedy!" Bethany and Deanna exclaimed, diving on the white/silver haired male. Pietro chuckled and stood up, one girl in either arm. Shaking his head with a smile Clint also stood to his feet and together the group of four made their way to the small Flying Fortress that was waiting for them.

Once safely on the hovering carriage Pietro lay Bethany and Deanna down on two seats each, their eyes drooping heavily. Neither of them had used that much power before, it had strained their small bodies. Sighing the two children fell straight to sleep, happy to know everyone was safe and okay.

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When the pair awoke again they were sharing a double bed, the duvets pulled up to their chins. Bethany was the first to wake, stirring lightly before sitting up straight. The movement caused Deanna to snap her eyes open, yawning as she too sat up and allowed the duvet to fall to her waist.

"Where are we?" Bethany questioned, looking around the room they were lay in. The walls, ceiling and floor were a dull grey colour and looked like metal. A chilly wind swept through the room, causing the pair to shudder slightly.

"Maybe we're with-"

"Girls, you're awake!" A male voice exclaimed as the door slid open. Tony walked in quickly, the other Avengers and the Maximoff twins followed soon after. The billionaire sat down at the end of the bed while the others spread themselves across the fairly large room.

"Where are we?" Bethany repeated her questioned, eager to get it answered. Deanna shifted form under the covers and crawled to the end of the bed, jumping down before walking over to Pietro. The white/silver haired male pulled the girl into a hug, picking her up in the process.

"We are with S.H.E.I.L.D." Wanda explained.

"That you are." Fury confirmed as he and Agent Ingley walked into the room.

"So what happens now?" Deanna asked, curling into Pietro a little more and yawning once again. Bethany also yawned, allowing herself to be picked up by Wanda who hummed gently to her. The two girls still looked exhausted, all the colour drained from both their faces.

"We get a report from you all on what happened." Agent Ingley replied.