Double Trouble

24.

Ooh, the story is reaching the Big Drama that I have been waiting for!!! Not in this part, but we are definitely building towards it. Mwahahaha. 

Mount Justice

December 12, 12:09 EDT

It had been nearly a week since the team had apprehended Scarlet Witch and they had yet to make any progress with her interrogation.  She had not said a single word and had barely eaten or drank anything, only enough to survive.

Pietro was worried for his sister, she wasn't talking to him through the mind link they had and she didn't even acknowledge his presence. Not that he could spend much time with her without the rest of the team present, not without raising suspicion, but he did sneak out at night to sit by her cell and chat with her. Well, more like to her, since she never replied over the link. Wanda would just stare at him, a blank expression on her face, the glow from the light on her inhibitor collar softly illuminating her face.

He was afraid he had lost her forever.

Pietro was dwelling on these thoughts as he ate lunch with the rest of the team in the mountain lounge. They were sitting around eating the food M'gann cooked up, chatting with each other when an alarm started blaring throughout the mountain.

"What the heck is that?" Conner asked, covering his ears.

Robin leapt to his feet, running towards the cells. "It means our guest is tampering with her jewelry. Come on!"

Pietro felt his heart plummet as he sped ahead of the group, bursting into the holding area to find his twin sister staring blankly at the door way, her inhibitor collar in her hand with a slight glow to her eyes. "Oh, hello 'tro. Do you mind calling the Batman for me? I would like to chat now."

Pietro gaped at his sister as the rest of the team came into the room, all having the same reaction. "S-she can use her powers again."

Wanda tilted her head to the side. "What do you mean, again? I have always been able to use my powers, I simply chose not to. Now, will someone please call the Batman for me? I have words for him."

Sestra...?

...

Answer, please. I need to know what changed.

...P-pietro?

Wanda! You're still in there!

...yes...I-I think so...at least, kind of. I-I don't understand what is happening...

Don't worry, Wands, we will get to the bottom of this, together.

Together?

Of course.

Pietro gave Wanda a small smile and nearly did a double backflip out of pure joy when her mouth twitched upwards, the most expression she had shown since the team fought with her in New Orleans. 

It barely registered to him when he heard Robin on the com asking Batman come to the cave until a few moments later, when the Dark Knight himself came into the holding area. "Scarlet Witch, I hear you wish to speak with me."

"You heard correctly, Batman." 

"Very well." Batman eyed the inhibitor collar in her hands and sighed almost inaudibly. "Let us move somewhere more...suited for this, yes?"

Wanda just nodded in response as Batman opened her cell, ignoring the incredulous looks of the team as he led her to the room that Canary used for the teams' therapy sessions, said team fanning out along the edge of the room as Wanda sat down across from Batman in the armchairs. She stared blankly at him, waiting for him to ask her a question. Batman stared back, neither saying a word, silence hanging over the room like a weighted blanket.