Billy and Tommy groaned when they came back to the land of consciousness, eyes widening when they saw that they were back at the Hydra base in Ukraine, the same one they went to after the Avengers discovered them at the main base in Sokovia. They were in their room at the base, unrestrained, free to move about the chamber. 

Tommy was by his twin's side in an instant. "Are you alright?"

"Yes, are you?" Billy asked, sitting up in bed as he looked over his brother. 

"Never mind me, we need to get out of here." Tommy scooped Billy up in his arms running towards the door as he vibrated their molecules to phase through. 

As soon as he started to vibrate himself and Billy, they were both shocked, sending them to the floor in a fit of spasms and screeches. The door opened a second later and in stepped the head scientist, sneering down at the twins. "Ah, Speed and Wiccan. I heard you two had returned."

The white haired twin glared up at the man as he spasmed on the floor. "And I heard you got even uglier. I see it was true."

Tommy began to spasm harder, causing Billy to cry out for him. The scientist rolled his eyes. "Your concern for each other is pathetic."

Billy grit his teeth, tearing his eyes away from his brother to sneer at the scientist. "You brought us back for a reason. What is it?"

"You are our property. We created you, we own you." Billy and Tommy stared at the scientist blankly. "That, and we want you to meet our latest...additions to project Next Gen. Come." The twins stopped spasming on the floor a second later, sitting up to stare daggers at the scientist who ignored them, motioning for them to follow him. The brothers did so, letting the man lead them down a series of hallways to another bedroom. He knocked on the door once before opening it. "Speed, Wiccan...meet the rest of project Next Gen. I'll leave you lot to acquaint yourselves."

The scientist pushed Tommy and Billy into the room, closing the door on them. The twins turned to face the teens in the room, eyes narrowed. Tommy stepped slightly in front of Billy when he saw the two from California in the room. "Should've known you were Hydra."

Hawkeye scoffed, perched on the top bunk of one of the multiple bunk beds in the room. "Not like we tried to hide it, genius."

"What, are you proud to be Hydra?" Tommy sneered. 

"Hell no!" The one they didn't recognize, the Afro-Latina teen girl, glared back. "We are just as trapped as you two."

Turning to his twin, Tommy muttered under his breath to him. "Do we believe them?"

"Well, I can't get a scan on their minds or I'll get shocked, so I say we stay cautious." Billy mumbled back, eyes never leaving Hulkling. Tommy noticed the way his twin was staring at the blonde teen and smirked. Billy glanced at the look on Tommy's face. "What?"

"Oh, nothing." Tommy hummed, looking back at the other three teens. "So, we know you're Hawkeye and you're Hulkling, but who are you?"

The second girl crossed her arms over her chest. "America. America Chavez."

Billy and Tommy blinked. "Oh, we are not using codenames anymore. Then who are you two?"

Hawkeye sighed. "Kate Bishop. That's Teddy Altman."

"I'm Tommy, this is loser is Billy." Said loser elbowed his twin in the ribs, making the white haired twin wince. "Rude."

"I can still kick your ass, even with the precautions Hydra placed on us." Billy glared. 

"As if." 

"Knockoff."

Tommy tackled Billy to the ground and they began to wrestle, making the other three chuckle. Hawkeye turned to the other two. "They act like real brothers."

The twins stopped wrestling, snapping their heads up to glare at Kate. "We are real brothers."

Teddy's eyes widened. "Wait, so the rumors are true?"

Billy and Tommy looked to one another, helping each other off the floor. "What rumors?"

"That you two were created from the scepter and Wanda Maximoff's DNA, incubated until you were teenagers?" Teddy spoke in awe. 

"That's not how all children are made?" Tommy drawled, wincing once more when Billy elbowed him again. "Will you quit that?"

Ignoring his brother Billy addressed the other three. "Were you...were you three not created by Hydra?" They shook their heads and the twins cocked their heads to the side in unison. "Then what brought you here?"

"Kidnapped."  Kate shrugged. 

"Sold." Teddy spat.

The brothers looked to America, who looked at Billy. "Hydra didn't make me...you did."

- - -

Pietro, Wanda, and Vision landed the Quinjet on the outskirts of the Californian city, their mouths agape at the destruction caused by the fake Hulk. They slowly disembarked the Quinjet, walking towards the heart of the city together. Cars were overturned, windows of buildings smashed in, parts of the same buildings crumbling to the ground as fire hydrants sprayed water everywhere, their tops smashed off. 

Wanda looked to her brother. "Pietro, go check for any injured. Vision and I are going to scan the area, see where this fake Hulk went." Pietro nodded, speeding off to go check for any injured citizens while his sister and the synthezoid used their abilities to scan the area for any readings of the fake Hulk or the twins. The brunette woman frowned, her hands lit up with energy as she scanned the area. "This is odd. Vision, are you getting the same readings?"

Vision's face was pulled tight in concentration as he looked around. "It would appear there are more players in this game than we initially thought."

"Yes, it would appear so." Wanda agreed, her stomach twisting in knots. 

Pietro appeared in front of Vision and Wanda a minute later. "All injured are being taken care of. Where are the twins and the fake Hulk?"

Wanda shook her head. "Their trail goes cold here for me. Viz?"

Vision was concentrating, looking at their surroundings. "Speed and Wiccan have been taken back to Hydra."

Scarlet Witch gasped. "Hydra will kill them for deserting!"

"Or worse..." Pietro mumbled. 

Scarlet Witch turned to her brother, grabbing his arm. "We have to get to them before Hydra hurts them further." 

Pietro sighed. "Wands, let's call the rest of th -"

"We don't have time!" Wanda was near hysterics, which worried her. She had grown attached to the boys fairly quickly and did not wish any harm upon them. 

"I don't think we have a choice." Vision pointed out as another Quinjet landed next to theirs, out stepping the rest of the Avengers. "Captain Rogers, we were just about to call you."

Bruce pushed his way forward. "Vision, Wanda, Pietro - its all connected."

"What are you talking about?" Pietro's brow furrowed in confusion. 

Tony cleared his throat. "Loki going missing...this fake Hulk-Skrull being...the twins...it all leads back to Hydra."

"Are you saying Loki is working with Hydra to release Skrulls on Earth and create...children of Wanda and Vision?" The silver haired speedster questioned.

"No, not at all. I'm saying Hydra is behind it all. Obviously the twins creation, but now the release of this Skrull to impersonate the Hulk and lure the twins back into their custody. And they were behind kidnapping Loki." Tony further explained himself. 

"Hold up, you believe Loki was kidnapped?" Tony nodded. "What purpose would Hydra have for kidnapping Loki?"

"He is Thor's brother...and I believe they are planning to create their own army of, of, of knockoff Avengers." Iron Man spluttered out. "To kill and then replace us, working under Hydra...the next generation of Avengers."