Wanda settles against her, wrapping her arms protectively around Loki for as long as she's allowed.
It turns out to not be that much longer - Strucker had been hoping they might bond but not that much so quickly. He already walks a fine line with Wanda and Pietro, and holding Loki here too presents...complications. As fascinating as it is to watch Loki play with the best of their stolen Chitauri tech, HYDRA has bases elsewhere. There's no reason she has to stay in Sokovia as long as she remains in their custody.
One day she is there, and the next, she's gone. Wanda can feel it when she wakes - the twins are completely alone again with no friendly minds in sight. And she hates, but there's nothing she can do.
Not for half a year, anyway.
The Avengers continue striking whatever HYDRA bases they can find in the months after the Battle of Sokovia. Each time, Wanda hopes she might find some trace of Loki. Each time, she's been disappointed. But today...something feels different. HYDRA's security is better here (and actually able to hurt her, she finds), and actually getting into the base becomes a team effort between Vision disabling the various security systems and Wanda protecting the others.
They all breathe a little easier once they reach the main control room and turn them off. And with that problem removed and part of her finally able to relax, Wanda feels it. Loki's here. She must be.
And without any word of explanation to her friends, the Scarlet Witch is gone, racing down the corridor with only that faint presence to guide her to Loki's cell.
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It turns out to not be that much longer - Strucker had been hoping they might bond but not that much so quickly. He already walks a fine line with Wanda and Pietro, and holding Loki here too presents...complications. As fascinating as it is to watch Loki play with the best of their stolen Chitauri tech, HYDRA has bases elsewhere. There's no reason she has to stay in Sokovia as long as she remains in their custody.
One day she is there, and the next, she's gone. Wanda can feel it when she wakes - the twins are completely alone again with no friendly minds in sight. And she hates, but there's nothing she can do.
Not for half a year, anyway.
The Avengers continue striking whatever HYDRA bases they can find in the months after the Battle of Sokovia. Each time, Wanda hopes she might find some trace of Loki. Each time, she's been disappointed. But today...something feels different. HYDRA's security is better here (and actually able to hurt her, she finds), and actually getting into the base becomes a team effort between Vision disabling the various security systems and Wanda protecting the others.
They all breathe a little easier once they reach the main control room and turn them off. And with that problem removed and part of her finally able to relax, Wanda feels it. Loki's here. She must be.
And without any word of explanation to her friends, the Scarlet Witch is gone, racing down the corridor with only that faint presence to guide her to Loki's cell.