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"Mom, I was thinking about the name Uncle Pietro gave you when you got your powers," Ethan asked, looking at a notepad that had a bunch of scribbles all over it.
"S'that so?" you asked, watching TV while you worked on a project of your own. You set your pen down to look at him.
Ethan picked up a pen, pointing it at the notebook. "Flame was not a creative nickname," he started, shaking his head pitifully.
Pietro walked into the room, Irina in one arm. He looked over to his nephew and said, "Hey, that's hurtful."
Ethan turned to him and said, "Took you weeks to come up with the name 'Flame'? Come on Uncle P, you could do better than that."
He huffed, "Okay, Mr. Maximoff."
Ethan laughed and then turned back to you, "Flaming Star was a no, Red Heart was a never, and then there was a hard pass, a nada, a no-no." He peeked up at you over his notepad, "There are some that should never be spoken."
You chuckled a little, "So did you come up with anything?"
He nodded, "Yep, listen close, I shall tell you how Flame got a new name."
You laughed again and got ready to listen. Before he could start, Wanda opened the door, Vision stepping out of the room behind her. Your smile dropped slightly and your greeted sweetly, "Hey, Wanda." You only acknowledged Vision with a simple look. He nodded in response.
She smiled, coming over and wrapping her arms around you from behind the couch. She pressed a kiss to your neck and smiled at Ethan, "Hey, Ethan. What are you doing?"
"I came up with a new name for Mom!" He exclaimed.
"Really? What is it?" she asked, kneeling next to him and rubbing his chin with her finger. He tapped his chin with his pen, "I was going to say through story."
She chuckled a little, "Okay. I'm walking Vision to the train station, he has to go. Do you want to come with and you can tell me the story then?"
Ethan shook his head, "No, thank you." Y/N flashed a look to Pietro and he winked back, "I'll come with. I need to get out of the house."
He stood and kissed Irina's forehead. You spoke, "Irinia and I will watch Ethan while you're out."
She smiled and kissed your forehead again, "Okay. See you in a bit."
They left and Ethan picked up a book, beginning to read it. "What about the story?" You asked.
"Can't tell it if not everyone is here," he shrugged. You shook your head and laughed, turning back to your project.
He asked, "What are you making?"
You shrugged, "Oh, just something for your mother."
Your movements were absent-minded as you thought about Wanda and Vision. You were glad Pietro was going with them. You were also very glad he was finally leaving.
It wasn't that you didn't trust Wanda. That couldn't be further from the truth. It was Vision you didn't trust. Ever since he was made, he'd been absorbed in Wanda, and it made you jealous and possessive.
You knew she only liked him as a friend, you could feel it through the bond that you were the only one she loved as a soulmate would. But it didn't stop you from placing your distrust in him.
You were working on the project while Irina channel surfed, trying to find something to watch.
She caught your attention when she called your name. You turned to the television set on one of the news channels and she pointed to the screen, "Isn't that Stark?"
Your eyes widened as you saw. Stark, Spider-Man, and a wizard were battling someone. Or something.
You stood up and picked up your phone. It slipped out of your hands as a headache hit you. The vision was quicker to come, it usually took a while but they've been faster recently. You only saw flashes of things this time.
A strange woman.
Steve Rogers.
A large field.
Monsters everywhere.
Ash.
You shook your head of the vision, you'll think about it later. Right now, you needed to get in contact with Wanda. You quickly dialed Wanda's number and tried to call. When she didn't pick up, you got worried.
"Ethan, honey, I'm going to go check on your mom. I'll be back soon," you kissed his forehead and he looked worriedly at you. "Is she okay?"
You nodded, "I think, I just want to go check." You turned to Irina and she nodded, "I'll watch him."
"Thank you," You told her gratefully. You grabbed your coat and a hat, throwing it around you before heading out for the train station.
When you arrived, you saw the three about to be attacked. Vision was stabbed through the chest with a glaive, earning a scream from Wanda. Pietro stepped in front of her on instinct.
"Wanda, Pietro!" You yelled as another figure approached from behind them, moving them out of the way.
Anger surrounded you and you let your flames consume you, your clothes turning into your suit as you bounded over. Wanda blasted the two aliens away, grabbing Vision.
You quickly asked Pietro if he was alright and he nodded, "Yeah." You grabbed him and used your powers to move him out of the way, following after them.
When they landed away from the threat, Vision spoke, "The blade. It stopped me from phasing."
Wanda asked, "Is that even possible?"
"It isn't supposed to be. My systems are failing. I'm beginning to think... we should have stayed at home," Vision said.
One of the aliens came back, getting ready to knock Wanda out of the way. You shot fire at him, a growl leaving your throat in anger.
The alien came back and grabbed Vision. "Vis!" Wanda exclaimed.
You went to Wanda, "Are you okay?"
"Are you hurt at all?" Pietro asked.
She shook her head, "No. Are you? Where's Ethan?"
"I'm fine. He's with Irina," you told her. Pietro made sure his sister was alright before rushing away quickly to help Vision.
You looked over as the alien stood there. You recognized her, she was the woman from the flash of a vision you had earlier. You stood, letting your fire comsume your fists as you got ready to fight.
Wanda was standing beside you. The alien stared you both down before attacking suddenly. You fought, dodging her hits and countering them. You were lucky Natasha trained you a few times, or you would have to rely only on your powers, and that could be disastrous.
There was a shout from Vision. Wanda asked, "Can you handle her?"
You nodded, "Yeah! Go!"
She blasted her back with her magic and bounded over to Vision. She got ready to send a magic beam toward the alien attacking Vision. You shot a flame at the beam and they met, creating an explosion that blasted the alien back.
You turned back to your current enemy, "What even are you?" You held back her spear as best you could while she forced it at you.
"Proxima Midnight. I am a child of Thanos," she said.
Thanos.
You gasped and faltered slightly, moving out of the way quickly before her weapon hit you. In some of your visions, you heard that name. You never knew what the visions were about, but it seemed you were about to. "Who are you?"
You stood tall, "Flaming Star. No, he was right. That's terrible. Just the Flame."
She charged again, her spear raised in the air. You moved out of the way, flying up in the air with your powers. You shot multiple fire beams at her and flew away, darting down to get Pietro, following Vision and Wanda.
A beam hit them out of the air and you followed quickly, landing next to them. Wanda turned to you, "Are you okay?"
You and Pietro nodded. She turned to ask Vision the same question, but he was still lying down, too weak to sit up. "You gotta get up. Come on. Hey. We have to go."
"Please. Please leave," he told her.
"Come on, toaster oven, get up," Pietro told him.
Behind you, the aliens landed and advanced on Wanda, who stood in front of Vision. You stood in front of them both, Pietro taking your side.
A train passed behind Wanda, and you all pause, suddenly aware of another's presence. As the last train car passed, you saw a silhouette against the back wall.
Proxima threw her weapon, but it was quickly caught just before the figure stepped from the shadows. You smiled slowly, muttering, "Steve, you beautiful, bearded bastard."
Pietro smiled as well, recognizing his allies. If Captain America was here, so were the others.
While they were distracted, Sam swooped in and kicked Proxima away. Swooping around, he fired on the other. At the same time, Steve threw Proxima's weapon to Natasha, who engaged the other alien, stabbing him in the gut and flinging him backwards.
Proxima, who had now recovered, summoned her weapon back to her hand and attacked Steve and Natasha simultaneously. While the three were fighting, Sam flew in and again kicked Proxima backwards where she crouched down beside her friend.
You and Pietro were still standing guard in front of Wanda and Vision while he was vulnerable.
"Get up," Proxima said to her friend.
"I can't," he told her.
Steve, Sam, and Natasha closed in on them, staring them down. "We don't wanna kill you," Natasha said, "but we will."
She spat back, "You'll never get the chance again."
A beam suddenly lifted them into the air and they were gone. Steve turned to Vision, "Can you stand?"
He helped Vision up, who told him, "Thank you, Captain."
"Let's get you on the jet," he said.
You turned to Wanda, crouching down beside her and embracing her in a warm hug. "Are you okay? I was so worried," you told her.
She nodded, hugging you back gratefully, "I'm okay."
"I'm going to go get the other two. I'll be back," you said.
You kissed her before standing and leaving to get back to your place. Natasha stopped you, "Where are you going?"
You hit your lip and turned to Pietro. He rushed over and told her, "We have a quick stop to make before we leave."
Natasha furrowed her brow.
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"You got a kid?" She asked as she looked at Ethan.
He waved and asked cheerfully, "Hi! Aren't you Auntie Nat?"
You shrugged and went to Ethan, "Hey. I know this is sudden, but we've got to leave. It's not safe here anymore. You remember the things about us being superheros?"
He nodded, "Yeah."
"This is that. Get your stuff," you told him. He nodded and went to grab a few essentials before they left.
Irina went with him to give the two space. "You got a kid?" She repeated.
You told Natasha, "We found him alone. His mother abandoned him at some park, he had no one else. We had to do something."
"Maybe get some people to take care of him?" Natasha suggested, crossing her arms.
You sighed, "Nat, we were going to. Ethan didn't want to go. He'd had enough of people leaving him: his own mother, for example. He didn't need anymore of that. We took him in, he's happy."
She sighed, looking back at the room he'd retreated to. She groaned slightly, "Fine. I guess...you did a good thing."
She sighed again before hugging you. "I really missed you guys." She tightened her hug and quietly threatened, "If you tell anyone I said that, I will snap you in two."
You smiled, "I missed you, too." She let go and Ethan came out of the room with a bag. "Ready!"
You grabbed your project for Wanda and put it in your bag before you headed out, getting to the jet quickly before anything else could happen. "So what was that name?"
He told you, "Okay. I came up with Lady Sun because of your powers. You're pyrokinetic and the sun is like a big ball of fire."
You smiled, "That's a great name. Thank you, Ethan." She kissed his forehead and they got back to the jet. Natasha had already fallen in love with him after a little conversation.
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"You got a kid?" Steve asked.
You rolled your eyes and turned to Natasha. She chuckled and explained the situation to Steve and Sam. Pietro was sitting with Irina, holding her close.
You pulled Ethan into your lap where he told Wanda your new superhero name. She smiled at it and kissed his cheek. She was glad he was safe.
They sat next to Vision, extra eyes to make sure he was okay.