41. Breaking the Fourth Wall Prt 1
Mary lays beside Wanda in the master bedroom in the bed, both of them drained from the previous night. The expansion of the Hex was not something Mary had any knowledge of. And her and Wanda subconsciously ganging up against Peter was not something she anticipated. But something in Mary snapped when Peter mentioned Vision being dead.
Wanda moves her hand over to Vision's side of the bed only to feel a female body. Mary groans as she wakes up and blinks her amber eyes open, she then looks over at Wanda.
"Look, we've all been there, right?" Wanda questions as she talks to the camera with a chuckle. "Letting our fear and anger get the best of us, intentionally expanding the borders of the false world we created..."
Memories of last night flood both women and they both pull the covers over their heads. But the silence doesn't last as the boys stumble into the bedroom quickly, "Mom, Auntie Mary, are you guys coming down soon?" Tommy asks.
"Our game is freaking out." Billy adds with a slight panic in his voice.
Tommy then looks at his brother as they both look at their mother and aunt. "Are they sleeping?"
Under the blankets, Wanda musters up the strength to reply. "Mommy's not sleeping, honey." Wanda says from under the blankets.
Mary, who is also under the blankets, replies as well. "We're just resting our eyes." She whispers from the blankets.
"Mom, my head feels weird. It's like, really noisy." Billy says, trying to figure out why his new powers are acting this way. "I don't like it."
Mary and Wanda poke their heads out from underneath the covers and look over towards the twins, "Resting... her... eyes..." Wanda mutters softly.
"As punishment for Wanda's reckless evening, she plans on taking a quarantine style staycation" Mary says from the couch beside Wanda. "With me to watch her to make sure it goes according to plan."
Wanda nods in agreement with Mary. "A whole day... just to myself and Mary..." Wanda says to the camera. "That'll show me." She whispers as the camera zooms in on her face slightly.
Mary glances at Wanda and they both sigh, throwing off the covers to reveal they're still in their Halloween costumes. Both of them look each other over then look themselves over. They both sigh and put their hands over their faces.
"I got it first!" Tommy shouts at his brother as they fight over a controller.
"You always get to it first!" Billy whines. But they both stop what they're doing as they hear footsteps come down the stairs. The boys watch as their mother is dressed lazily in a robe and sweat pants with a loose shirt. Their aunt is dressed in a baggy henley shirt with leggings and fuzzy socks. Wanda's hair is in a messy low ponytail and Mary's short hair is slightly curly from the previous night.
Wanda and Mary pass by the twins as they make their way to the kitchen. The twins turn to each other and Billy shrugs at his brother. Neither of them have any idea what's happening with their aunt and mother.
Wanda opens the fridge and grabs the milk as Mary pulls down the bowls and cereal box. When the two women grab their spoons from the dish drainer, they turn back around and they see the milk turned into a milk carton. The milk glitches with the scarlet glow of Wanda's powers.
Mary powers her cereal and then hands the box to Wanda as they both watch the milk closely. Wanda grabs the milk first and pours it into her cereal bowl, handing it off to Mary as it glitches into a milk jar. When Mary is done using the milk she sets it down on the kitchen island and the milk turns black and white.
Mary and Wanda glance at each other, sniffing their bowls before Wanda shrugs and eats her cereal, indicating to Mary it was fine.
"Yeah... we're not sure what that's about." Wanda says and Mary shakes her head.
"It's probably just a case of the Mondays." Mary teases and Wanda chuckles at her best friend.
"Am i right?" Wanda teases with a chuckle.
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Vision wakes up in a field surrounded by circus people. He looks around confused as to where he is. He pats himself on the shoulder, his last memory is watching himself be disintegrated. He turns around as someone walks over to him. "You're the new clown?" The strong man asks. "At least you're already in makeup." He mutters. "You're late for rehearsal with the escape artist and knife thrower." The man says and then walks over to where an old car is with a woman tied in chains around the front of the car and the man is flipping a knife in the air and catching it with ease.
"Yeah, i'm not great at this gig, i gotta be honest." Darcy says as the camera zooms in on her, "It doesn't really speak to my skill seat."
"Speak for yourself. This job is perfect for me." Bucky scoffs and the camera pans over to him beside Darcy as he balances a knife on his finger.
"Scuse you." Darcy quips, "This is my time." She states, Bucky pouts and raises his hands in the air in mock surrender.
"Whatever you say, Dollface." Bucky says, his Brooklyn accent thick.
Darcy huffs and then turns back to the camera, "I put in for the bearded lady, but.... this alabaster complexion wasn't fooling anyone." She pouts as she motions to her face.
Vision motions to himself then to Darcy and Bucky. "Can i help you, creeper?" Darcy asks, speaking first as Bucky makes swishing noises with his mouth as he stabs the air in various angles.
"Hey, leave the lady alone." Bucky states to the clown.
"You two don't remember me from last night?" Vision asks, looking between the two. Darcy and Bucky look at Vision with confusion on their faces. Vision then motions with his two fingers to his eyes then to Darcy and Bucky. "We locked eyes. There was a... unspoken understanding."
Darcy looks Vision over and smirks, "Uh, hard pass." She says and then releases herself from the chains around her.
"What she said." Bucky retorts and then follows Darcy.
"No, wait. Wait up!" Vision shouts to the two as he rushes after them.
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"Have you seen your dad?" Wanda asks her sons who are playing their Wii.
"Uh.. no." Billy mutters. "Do you wanna go look for him?" He asks his mom. He was hoping she'd say yes so they could have their family back together again.
Wanda shrugs, "Well, if he doesn't wanna be here, there's nothing i can do about it." She explains and then she bends over and grabs the remote and changes the channel to the weather.
"Hey, Mom, Auntie Mary... Last night, Uncle Peter said that thing about re-killing Dad?" Billy mutters nervously and Mary snaps her head over to her nephews.
"Don't believe anything that man said. He is not your uncle." Mary says quickly, "Pietro is your uncle, not that other one."
"Who is he?" Tommy asks nervously.
Wanda and Mary glance at each other, trying to find an answer but not being able to come up with one for the twins. Wanda then moves to set her cereal bowl down and looks at her sons, "Here's the thing, boys." She mutters and then stands back up, rubbing her hands together slightly, "I'm your mom. Mary is your aunt. And as such... you were counting on us to have all the answers, right?"
Billy and Tommy nod their heads.
"Well, we don't." Mary says to the twins with a dry chuckle.
Billy eyes his aunt and mom carefully as Tommy blinks his eyes skeptically, "I have.... no answers!" She states with a laugh.
"Zip. Zero. Ziltch." Mary adds and Wanda nods in agreement.
"Nada. Niente." Wanda adds on to Mary's comment. Then sighs with a laugh as she looks at her boys. "I'm starting.... to believe that everything is.... meaningless."
Billy eyes his brother and then contorts his face into one of concern and confusion as he looks at his mom and aunt. "You two are welcome to draw your own conclusions, of course. But that's just where we're at." Mary says to her nephews with a chuckle.
Billy looks at Tommy with a scared expression on his face while Tommy is just sitting there in confusion.
"So maybe we went a little too dark there, but they'll be fine." Wanda comments on what she and Mary told Billy and Tommy.
"Vision is literally made of vibranium." Mary adds, Wanda points to her best friend with a nod.
"They literally inherited tough skin." Wanda points out.
Wanda sits in between her sons and Mary sits in the single chair beside the coffee table as Wanda flips through the channels. Wanda uses her powers when a knock on the door happens to open the door. "Hi Agnes. Come on in." Mary says.
"I'd get up, but... i just... I just don't want to." Wanda says through a laugh as she drops the remote on her lap. Agnes glances at the camera nervously.
"I think i got there in the nick of time, cause they were one split end away from cutting their own bangs." Agnes says to the camera with a shimmy of her head.
"Hey boys, why don't we give your mom and aunt some me time?" Agnes offers to take the boys off Wanda and Mary's hands.
Wanda gasps and sits upright on the couch to look at her friend. "Agnes, are you sure?" She asks.
"Oh, abso-positively." Agnes says with a smile. "Come one, let's go, guys."
Tommy looks at his mother and aunt nervously. "Do we have to?" He asks.
Mary moves to say no but Wanda nods her head quickly and motions for the boys to go with Agnes. "Someone needs to be here to take care of you two." Billy says and Mary tries to stand up but she can't move from the chair. She looks over at Wanda who is focused on the boys leaving with Agnes.
"Boys, we'll be fine. Just... go with Agnes." Wanda says with a smile.
"I promise i won't bite." Agnes teases.
"I actually did bite a kid once." Agnes mutters to the camera with a half smile.
"Agnes, you are a life-saver." Wanda says and Mary still is trying to move but she's not being allowed to do so. She looks down at her wrists and sees faint purple magic and she hesitates. "Is there anything i can do for you?" Wanda asks Agnes.
"You know what? I do have a suspicious mole on my back that i just can't see." Agnes says and then proceeds to pull her shirt up to show Wanda and Mary. But then she taps her head, "Ah. Boundaries. I get it." She teases. "Say no more. All right gentlemen, let's keep it moving." Agnes teases and then ushers the boys out of the house. "You know what. If one of you two could take a quick look, i'd appreciate it. It's right here above my-" The door then closes.
Wanda looks at Mary with a smile as she turns on the tv. Mary then is finally able to move and sits beside Wanda on the couch with her own cereal bowl. They both lean back and smile as they watch the tv and eat their cereal.
But rustling in the corner of the living room disturbs their quiet time. The plant in the corner glitches like the milk did earlier. Mary looks over at the fireplace as it glitches back to a 50's fireplace. The chair beside the tv glitches backwards as well. And then the tv follows. Mary sits up with Wanda and then she uses her magic to revert everything back to the way it was supposed to be.
"I'm fine." Wanda chuckles. "I'm fine." She says with another laugh. She then breathes in, "I'm fine." She breathes out. She shakes her head, "I'm fine." She whispers and then looks at the camera as it zooms in, "I'm fine."
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Vision catches up with Bucky and Darcy, "Hello? Excuse me. You, uh, tried to help me." He says to Bucky and Darcy.
"Doubtful. She's notoriously self involved." Bucky quips as he and Darcy continue to speed walk away from Vision.
"Wh- Hey! Rude." Darcy comments and then glances back at Vision, "It is true though."
"No, no, no. Please, just hear me out." Vision says as he steps in front of Bucky and Darcy. The two nod and Darcy places her hands on her hips. "All right. I believe that you two were part of a team monitoring a supernatural anomaly. And now..." Vision trails off and looks around at all the circus folks and tents, "Well, you two are in it."
Darcy sighs, "Fine. I'll go out with you, but i'm ordering the lobster." She states as she and Bucky walk away again.
"Oh, no! Look, that mime... His tray is getting too heavy!" Vision says to distract Darcy and Bucky.
"Oh, your bad back!" Bucky and Darcy shout to the mime in unison. Vision then places his hands on Darcy's temples briefly, then moves onto Bucky's.
Darcy stumbles and Bucky shakes his head, blinking his eyes to regain his consciousness. "That didn't happen last time." Bucky grumbles as Darcy takes in her surroundings.
"Awake?" Vision asks Darcy and Bucky.
"Ooh, uh, yeah." Darcy responds.
Bucky nods, "Thank you." He says to Vision.
"Hello, self." Darcy mumbles and then turns to Vision, "You know, part of me secretly wanted to guest spot on the show, but seriously? That sucked." She complains as she looks at Bucky, "Sorry..."
Bucky shakes his head, taking the jacket off so his arms aren't constrained as much. "It was different then my other times." He mutters, then looks at Vision, "Why are you here and not with Wanda?"
"You know my wife?" Vision asks. He then shakes his head, he needed to focus and get his answers from these two people on the outside. "Not the time. What is your names? Your real names?" Vision asks.
"Darcy Lewis." Darcy mutters.
"James Barnes." Bucky says to Vision.
Vision hesitates then points to Darcy, "Doctor Darcy Lewis. I intercepted a communication regarding your work." He says and then looks at Bucky, "Barnes... James Barnes is married to Mary Barnes." He says and Bucky nods.
"Mary is my wife." Bucky tells Vision.
"Then it's a pleasure to meet the husband of my close friend." Vision says, grasping Bucky's hand briefly to shake it. "Doctor Lewis, Mr Barnes, i have questions." He says to them.
Darcy and Bucky nod, "We have answers." Darcy says and then looks around for somewhere to talk. "Ooh, should we take this convo on the road?" She asks.
"Excellent." Vision agrees but the strong man walks up behind the three of them.
"You three are up." The strong man says.
Vision turns to him and shakes his head, "No, i'm so sorry. Doctor Lewis, Mr Barnes and I have a prior engagement."
"They're not going anywhere." Strong man says and grabs Darcy's wrist tightly. Bucky moves to knock the man out but Darcy beats him to it by throwing a punch at the man. Vision winces in reaction to the man falling on the ground but they don't have time to waste.
Darcy climbs into the funnel cake truck as Bucky climbs into the drivers seat and begins to hot wire it. Darcy climbs in the middle of the seats and Vision climbs in after her. Once Bucky gets the truck going, Darcy turns to look at Vision, "To your house, i assume?" She asks as Vision slams his door shut.
"Doctor Lewis, Mr Barnes, my questions. Are my children safe?" Vision asks and Bucky looks at Vision. He knows that pain intimately. The fear of his children not being safe from the dangers the world throws at them.
"That i don't know." Darcy answers.
"But if Mary is with them, she won't let anything happen to them." Bucky adds and Vision nods in agreement.
"She loves our boys dearly." Vision agrees with Bucky. "Who is that imposter, Peter?" He asks his next question.
"Beats me." Darcy answers.
"I don't know either." Bucky says as Vision turns his eyes on him. He turns on the car after hot wiring it then looks at the two of them.
"Let's roll." Darcy says.
"Great." Vision agrees as the strong man then bangs on the window, scaring Vision.
"Get out of there." The strong man says.
"Sorry. Can't hear you." Vision responds then looks at Bucky, "Drive!" He exclaims. Bucky then grabs the brake and releases it to begin driving, "I'm so sorry! We're double booked by the agents." Vision says as Bucky drives the funnel cake truck.
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Wanda and Mary stand up to put their empty bowls in the sink, but when they stand, the glitching starts up again. The table reverts backwards, as do the curtains. The wallpaper climbs up the walls. Wanda grabs onto Mary's arm as the house begins to glitch more than she can handle at once. The stairs are next. They glitch back to the 70's and Mary gasps. All of a sudden, the stork is back and screeching as it enters the room. It glitches as it runs around the room, red smoke poofing from it.
"Wanda... what's going on?" Mary asks as she jumps from the stork coming around the corner. She was scared of what was happening because of Wanda's magic glitching.
"I..." Wanda tries to answer but she can't.
"I don't understand what's happening." Wanda says quietly. "Why it's...." She mumbles, moving her hands around her head. "Why it's all falling apart and why.... i can't fix it." She breathes out, trying to compose herself.
"Do you think... maybe this is what you deserve?" The interviewer asks and Wanda tilts her head slightly in shock.
"What?" Wanda questions and then leans to one side of the chair she's sitting in slightly, "You're not supposed to talk." She says confusedly.
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