Chapter nine
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9. 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭
I laid in the tub as I got off of work, relaxing myself in the warm water. The warmth smoothed my pain of the bruises I got this past week. The warmth also made me drowsy, making me close my eyes.
I saw glimpses of the same dream, new visions too, i can hear screaming, laughing, crying. I just felt so much pain but at the same time, I felt free. But something I heard was disturbing, the words
Mommy please! Don't do this!
The gut feeling made me wake up, shooting myself up from the water, coughing up water, covering my nose from the dripping water.
Maybe it was time to get out, so I grabbed my towel and walked into the shared room. Steve walks in as he sees me taking off my jewelry.
"You got out early today." He unties his tie, making it lose.
"Finished early, wanted to come home." Steve walks behind me, placing kisses on my neck and shoulder as I laid down my locket on the dresser. He gently touches one of the bruises on my back and I turned around to kiss him.
"I know that look." I sighed. "Whats wrong?"
"Just the same dream." I unbuttoned his shirt. He makes me up. "Im just tired. I cant fight anymore. It slowly eats me and its going to win." I plopped on the bed, Steve follows me, kneeling down in front of me. "I just want it all to stop. Its like everyday I can feel myself fading away but im still here. Maybe I should go-"
"Hey," he makes me look at him. "You're still here." He wipes the tears off my face and reassures me that I was here. I haven't been myself in years, but whenever im with him, he pulls me back. My rock. "Nobody is going anywhere, okay?" He kisses my cheek, looking at me again. "I wish I can take this pain from you, you don't deserve this, any of this."
"Its okay." Was all I managed to say. We heard the kids walk in, so I got changed and met them downstairs with Steve.
"Wheres your sister?" Steve tells Tony as we walked into the room. He turns to us.
"I dont know, she was supposed to carpool with that agent that agent hill sent, but Happy had to pick me up." I felt like my heart dropped to my stomach.
"Are you sure? Maybe-"
"I tried calling her, straight to voicemail."
"This cant be happening again." I paced around, rubbing my chest to calm down. "Maybe she stayed after school? Maybe her and Morgan are out? She knows, why did she do this?"
"Im going-"
"Stay here, ill go find her." I turned to Steve from the window.
"Ill call Pepper."
"Ill call uncle Sam and uncle Bucky." The boys got on their phones and I dashed out of the door and drove to the high school, speeding. I left the car running as I ran into the school and nobody was around.
Steve's POV
Pepper had no idea where Natalie was, she wasn't with Morgan, but Morgan said she left right after school. Bucky and Sam came, telling us that shes okay, not to worry. We jumped as we heard the front door close.
"Crystal, anything?" I walked up but it was Natalie. She backs up to the door. "Nat?"
"Dad? Wha-"
"Where were you?" I hugged her. She was confused, pushing me off her.
"I was with Strange, I sent mom a text." She pulls up her phone to look at the message. "I had to go over for practice. Why?" My face fell. This was a trap. Crystal.
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Crystals POV
The hallways were empty, dark, even though it was light out. Midtown High was scary in the dark.
"Mrs. Rogers!" I held my chest and backed up to the lockers. It was a woman, possibly works with the school.
"Yes?" She places her hand on my arm, calming me down.
"Im guessing you are looking for Natalie, shes this way." I followed her through the empty school, passing my old classrooms and passing Elenas old locker. We entered a classroom, I saw nothing but desks.
"Where is Natalie, is she okay?" I pulled out my phone to text Steve but someone kicked me, making me hit myself on the desk. I held my side and looked up.
"For now." The lady zaps me with a taser and kicked my phone out of my hand.
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Steve's POV
"Dad?" Tony comes up to me, seeing me out of it.
"Go Steve." Sam tells me, "Buck and I got them." I nodded my head and looked at my kids, who were nervous and scared.
"Everything is going to be fine, mom is going to be okay." I put my hands on the back of their heads. "Ill be back." I took one look at them and left. I kept calling Crystal but nothing, no call back, no answer. I was slamming my hands on the wheel as cars are slowing down, going below the speed limit, pretty much, not getting out of my way. Soon as I arrived at Midtown, I saw her car. The car was still running, her purse was still there.
My heart was beating fast, thoughts running through my head as I walked up to the school and walked classroom to classroom. One particular room I walked in because I heard a phone ringing. It was Crystals phone, a picture of her and Sam popped up, I picked up the phone and answered.
"Crystal thank god, listen Nat is here and-"
"They took her Sam." I picked up a HYDRA card. "Marco took her." I threw the desk and hit the wall. Why didn't I go with her? I should've gone, not her. I looked at her phone, the screensaver was a photo of the kids and I.
I dragged my feet back to front door the kids running to me, realized that their mother wasn't here. Natalie shakes her head and Tony stood there.
"No." Tony whispers and shakes his head. He turned to Natalie. He wanted to say something but ran outside to get some fresh air.
"I got him." Sam follows him. The doorbell rang, Bucky went to get the door and we saw Wanda and two boys following her into the house.
"Wanda?"
"Wheres Crystal?" She said. Sam and Tony came back in. She knew that something was wrong. I went up to her, pulling her to the side.
"Marco, HYDRA."
"I sensed it, i came as fast I could." Wanda knew she was too late. "I should've called."
"Aunt Wanda?" Natalie stared. Wanda and I turned around.
"Natalie?" Wanda walks up to her, holding her face. "My, look at you." Nat was almost in tears, hugging Wanda. "He Uh boys, stay here, Nat come." The twins went up to Tony, change their age to his, freaking out Bucky and Sam. Wanda pulls Nat to the kitchen.
"My moms gone and its my fault." Natalie grips the island, sobbing.
"No its not." Wanda rubs her back, telling her its okay to let it all go.
"She went out looking for me! Me! I did this!" She jumps up, yelling, pointing at the door.
"You didn't know this would've happened."
"If she dies, thats on me." She points to herself. Her voice was shaky.
"Dont say that." Wanda snaps the thoughts off of Nat but Nat won't let go. "Dont ever say that. Your mother is the strongest woman I know. She can do anything. She will be okay."
"Marco has her, the person who killed her emotionally. If I just told her and my dad that I was going to Stranges place, she would be here, with us. Not wherever he has her. Tonys mad at me for doing this, dad is out of his mind- i just want my mom." Natalie starts crying. Wanda looks at her, sad.
"You did nothing wrong."
"After all these years, why now? Why after mom disappeared?"
"I cant tell you."
"Because you sense something is wrong, something bad is going to happen." She looks down, Nat knew, she didn't need to read a mind she saw her face. "Dont lie to me aunt Wanda."
"We need to find her before he does anything to her."
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Crystals POV
I woke up in a dark room, a big glass in front of me. I saw nothing but computers and testing tables on the other side. The door opens and I stood in the corner.
The sound of squeaky shoes, and cough coming in the room. The room brights up, I squinted my eyes, as it blinds me. Soon as my eyes adjusted, the figure stood in front of me, hands in pockets, head tilted .
"You!" Marco. He stood there with his same wicked smile he wore for years. He still hasn't changed. He now has scars on his face, wearing a suit and a HYDRA pin on his jacket. My hands started to get red.
"Now, i know you're mad-" I bounced and tried to burn him up nothing happen. My hands on his face, he grabs them and smiles. "Nice try." I taps on his neck. He lets me go and i touched the collar that was wrapped around mine. No. "Stops you from killing me. Can't get this handsome face all burned up."
"They're going to find me and when they do, I'll do more than burn your face!" He pretends to be scared, walking around the room.
"Thats cute, seriously." He whistles at the door and someone leans over the doorframe. My face fell as I knew him. "You remember Dean." Marco pats him on the back, shaking him. "My son." Son? Son!
"Natalie trusted you!" I screamed. Dean backs up, scared. Marco pushes him out and it was now me and him. I wanted to burn this place to the ground, kill him.
"Well, thanks to her and dean's relationship, i would never get so close."
"You're a pyscho." He puts his hands on me, closing his eyes.
"Yes I am." He laughs. "God ive missed you Crystal. Welcome, welcome to hell."
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