Chapter 13: Betrayal
--Asteroid, Somewhere in Space--
"Why are you doing this?" Tony said, struggling to break free.
"I'm doing this for family." Wanda said.
Suddenly, Drax tried to stab Wanda but she stopped him and made him kneel as well.
"What shall I do to him, Master?" Wanda said, as Thanos came closer.
"I'll take care of him. So, you think you could go and attack me whenever you like? We don't do that kind of stuff here, I'm the most powerful being in the entire universe." Thanos said, grabbing him by the throat.
"Get away from me, foul beast." Drax said, as his body glowed red.
"Quill, what is he doing?" Gamora asked worriedly.
"Thanos, don't do it." Quill shouted.
"Don't do it? I can do whatever I want here." Thanos said, as Drax turned into dust.
"No!"
"Wanda! Get us out of this pinned position." Tony said.
"Sorry, but I can't. I serve another master now." Wanda said.
"Now, for your first job, take the stone of that android." Thanos said, pointing at Vision.
"But... I..." Wanda said, looking at Vision.
"Like you said it, you serve another master. Now, get me the stone."
Wanda moved closer to Vision, and kneeled in front of him. She looked at him for one last time and place her hands on his head.
"Wanda, listen to me: we could help you." Vision said, trying to stop Wanda from joining Thanos's side.
"Listen to him, we can give you another chance." Tony said.
"I have given you so many chances Stark, now is the only time you give me a chance." Wanda said.
"You can save the universe, just listen to us." Quill said.
"I won't listen to any of you." Wanda said, trying to pull the stone of Vision.
"Wanda, don't!" Bruce shouted.
"Don't do it, you're smarter than this." Rocket said.
A few moments later, Vision laid on the ground, without a stone in his head. Wanda stood up with the Mind stone and proceeded to give it to Thanos.
"Well done, you are better than that Black Order." Thanos said, putting the stone in his hand.
Wanda looked at Tony, she could tell that he would've killed her back in Sokovia given the chance to.
"Traitor, I thought you were an Avenger." Tony said.
"No one told me I was an Avenger. I am just a washed up girl, trying to get her family back." Wanda said.
"She's just like me, we were born in the world with no purpose. Once we were given incredible powers, they gift us with the power to control the universe." Thanos said.
"What else can I do for you, Master?" Wanda asked.
"Truly gifted we are. Next, it is the same task as last time, collect the stones from Earth, so I will have complete power."
"Will do." Wanda said, as Thanos made a portal using the Space stone.
"You know what they say, 'keep your friends close, your enemies closer.'" Thanos said, as Tony looked at him.
"Hey, that's my line."
--Ruins of Jotunheim--
It was a cold and dark world that Thor was in. He couldn't see anything as he walked through the ice. He was confused as to where he was as Thanos could have thrown him anywhere.
"Hello? Anyone here." Thor shouted out.
He thankfully still had his hammer even after Thanos threw him into the unknown. After walking for a while, he met a solid door, frozen and stuck in place. He opened it with his hammer as he explored deeper into the caverns. He finally saw someone who looked human and called them out.
"Anyone there?" Thor called out the man.
The person walked closer to him. Thor observed he was wearing a coat around him. He looked dangerous; thus, Thor got his hammer out.
"You shall not come any closer." Thor said.
"What do you mean, brother?" Loki said, as he took off the coat.
Thor came up to him and held him by the neck.
"You aren't one of those Skrulls, are you?"
Loki looked at Thor in confusion, "A what?"
"Good, I thought you were of those monsters I saw a few hours ago." Thor said, as he looked at Loki who was blue.
"Why are you looking at me?"
"Why are you blue?" Thor asked.
"Don't you remember, I was born a Frost Giant. It was just that father took me in so I..."
"Yes, yes. I remember the story." Thor said, as he looked around the cave.
"It seems you don't remember it, brother."
"I just forgot it for a moment."
"Shall we go outside and look for a way out?"
"Yes, we should."
As Thor and Loki went up the cave, Thor talked about what had happened while Loki was gone. How they met the Guardians, the Skrulls and even their encounter with Thanos.
"I knew Thanos could not be trusted." Loki said.
"What is that?" Thor pointed, at a yellow light.
--Wakanda--
Wanda had been teleported outside the facility. She knew that Thanos could not go there because he would just get killed by the heroes on Earth. As she walked around Wakanda, she got Steve's attention.
"Wanda, what are you doing here?" Steve asked, battling more Skrulls.
"I have a new master." Wanda said, as she got a whole building from the ground.
"Is that a bad thing?" Scott asked.
"Run!" Bucky said, as he tried to shoot Wanda.
Wanda made a force field around her so no bullets can harm her. She proceeded to the facility to get the stones.
"Where the hell is Wanda going?" Natasha asked, as she had just arrived.
"She said she serves a new master of some sorts." Steve said.
"Do you think Thanos made her break?" Sam asked.
"I think he did make her do his bidding."
"Bucky and I will go after her. Keep the Skrulls away from the facility also." Steve said, as both of them ran into the facility.
"Hope Wanda didn't turn evil." Natasha said.
"She never does." Sam said, taking down more Skrulls.
--Asteroid, Somewhere in Space--
Quill saw Thanos looking out to space, not even thinking about who he had killed earlier. Tony looked at the group, tired and broken apart. Somehow, they were still stuck in the ground, which means Wanda is still controlling them. Finally, Thanos stood up and walked to Tony.
"I have finally found a place for you and your friends to stay in." Thanos said, grabbing Tony, Rhodey, Bruce and Peter.
"Where are you taking them?" Quill asked.
"Somewhere they will be guarded in." Thanos said, throwing them in the portal.
They didn't even say a word, they just accepted their fate as they walked through.
"So, that girl wants family." Thanos said, as group of rocks formed together.
"What are you making?" Strange asked.
"Her one and only..." He said, as the rocks turned human.
The person dropped to the ground and tried to breathe. He looked at everyone and finally said a word.
"Where am I?" Pietro asked.
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