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You were able to jump through realities, it was a gift you had your entire life and you used it to watch how other realities worked, you liked to compare them to one another, taking notes for everyone you visit. The most recent one you had visited had broken your heart. You knew of the woman, Wanda her name was. In some universes she was apart of the X-Men and in some she was an Avenger, and in others, she was neither. You had taken a sudden interest in her. She was...complex, wonderful and so powerful.
The reality that had broken your heart was because of Wanda, you watched her lose everything, she had nothing. She lost her parents, her brother, her soulmate and than her children. Over the years you had watched Wanda in the many different realities, you had grown fond of her, you couldn't bare to watch any longer.
The rule you would usually follow was; watch and do not interfere. But Wanda, she was hurting, she needed someone with your gifts, and truly, there wasn't alternate reality police, there were time police, but never realityt police, not that you had run into, so really, who would it hurt, helping Wanda.
You knew you had to be quick, Wanda was so powerful, and that power mixed with pain, you didn't even want to imagine the damage she could do. A part of you adored her power, but mixed with all that pain, you couldn't bare it. So you searched and searched. You couldn't bring her parents back to life, nor her brother. Vision was important to every reality he was in, granted he wasn't in them all. But her children, the two boys, they were in every reality, and after searching for the reality you were hoping for, you found it.
The two boys, Billy and Tommy stood alone in the orphanage, sure it was a fancy one, it had been funded by Tony Stark, but they were motherless. And you couldn't have that, though you had never met Wanda, and her closest ones, you had been watching them for so many lives, you felt like you knew them. So you used your powers and appeared in the room. The two boys looked scared for a moment, but curious also.
"Who are you?" Tommy asks, he stepped in front of his brother, though Billy also tried to step in front of Tommy. They looked ready to use their powers against you.
"I'm a friend, of your mother's" You say quickly, holding your hands up to show them you weren't armed. This reality in particular wasn't a nice one, the villains were somehow stronger, and smarter than in other realities. Hence why the Wanda of this world was dead.
"Our mother is dead" Billy says quietly, both boys have tears in their eyes.
"And what if I could bring you to a different reality, you could be with your mother again?" You suggest, smiling softly, you needed them to know that you were a friend, not a foe. Their eyes light up and they soon agree, so you take them with you, taking them to your home reality, and letting them stay in your home. You needed to speak to Wanda first. Alone. The boys argued, but then you introduced them to the gaming console you had, they were soon distracted.
You concentrated and travelled through the reality vortex, landing straight in Wanda's kitchen. It was a sweet little cabin, you adored it, and you had thought many times about enjoying your life here...with her. You opened your eyes and the first thing you saw was red.
Wanda was looking at you, she was angry, dressed in her red costume with her magic ready to strike at you. You hold your hands up and bow slightly, showing submission to her.
"What do you want?" She asks, her accent strong as she speaks.
"Wanda, you need to trust me, can you do that?" You ask, feeling stupid, you adored this woman, and now you felt silly with whatever words you used. She cocked her head, her eyes narrowed towards you. "Look into my mind, see that you can trust me"
She steps forward, pressing her fingers to your temple, you feel her magic flow through you, you liked how it felt, being this close to her finally after watching years of her different lives. After a few moments, she takes a step back.
"You have my children?" She asks quietly, her voice breaks as the words leave her lips. She stops her magic, the room stops looking an angry red and now looks like the calm sun streaming through the window.
"I do have them, I can travel through realialities" You say, explaining your life to her. "I found a world where they lost their mother, they aren't your exact children Wanda, but I can bring them to you, and the three of you can live happily"
Wanda was crying now, she fell down onto her knees, wrapping her arms around herself, for a moment, you thought maybe you did something wrong. You had only wanted to help. So you step forward, and crouch down, you wrap your arms around her, holding her tight, she looked like she needed a hug, and it had been so long since she had a hug. She cried softly into your touch.
After a little while, she had calmed down, you both moved away from the hug, she looked up at you with red and puffy eyes.
"Why would you help me? Why do this for me?" She asks, it was your turn to turn red, you flushed red from head to toe. She had seen in your mind all the times you had watched her in different realities. She knew about your little obsession, she was your idol.
"Because, you're a good person Wanda, you deserve something good to happen to you" You say with a shrug, like what you were doing was literally nothing. She wiped her tears and stood up, you followed suit. "Let me bring them to you" You add, she nods. You travel to where Billy and Tommy were, and travelled with the, back to Wanda.
When the three of them saw each other, there was no, you're from this universe, you're from that universe, they ran to each other, hugging. Wanda wrapped her arms around the boys, and they both gripped on tight to Wanda. It was a perfect moment, and you felt a few tears in the corner of your eyes. In that moment, you knew you had done something good for Wanda.
You turned around, ready to leave the cabin so you could go back to traveling through the universes, not wanting to distract their moment, when a hand grabbed yours. You looked down seeing Wanda's hand on yours.
"Thank you" She whispered, you shrugged and smiled. "Stay, please? I have to repay you"
"No, no need" You answer simply. Her happiness was thanks enough. Oh god, you were in deep with this woman.
"I saw into your mind you know, you want to belong somewhere...You can belong here, stay with us, please?" She asks, her voice a whisper that tugs at your heart.
"Okay, just for dinner though" You reason, but you know deep down, you would definitely be staying for much longer than just dinner.