Wanda's Vision

Chapter 5: Starring...

Cynthia turns from the TV and begins heading out towards the edge of the town again.

"Oh no..." Jimmy says. "Cynthia!" He frantically tries to go after her. Darcy confused and shocked is torn between either continuing the show or following. Sighing, she follows Jimmy, hoping this situation will yield more information.

"Cynthia stop!" Jimmy shouts, finally managing to catch up and grab her arm.

"Jimmy let me go," she says.

"No. Have you lost your mind? You can't go in there."

"Why not?"

"Because we have no idea what will happen to you..."

"He's right," Darcy agrees. "I only just discovered the broadcast. If you go in there, you might disintegrate or shrink and end up in the TV... god kind of like Mike Teevee..." She shudders at the thought.

"And what about the last time you touched the energy?" Jimmy says. "It nearly killed you."

"It didn't kill me," Cynthia says. "It just made me ill."

"Yeah, big difference," Jimmy mutters sarcastically.

"Wait, she touched the energy?" Darcy asks in shock. "Why wasn't I told this? Why doesn't Hayward know?"

"Because my lack of faith in Hayward is becoming stronger with each passing moment," Cynthia answered. "His actions speak much louder than his words."

"Yeah, he's not a great guy."

"Plus, you said you heard screaming and pain..." Jimmy points out, ignoring the girls' banter. "Who knows what could happen in there."

"I only heard it because of my empathetic abilities. Even now, both your worry and concerned feelings are causing me pain," she explains, still trying to find an excuse to get out of Jimmy's grip.

While the agent wants to release her to stop this, he knows she'll just try to go towards the anomaly. He needs more time to figure this out and not lose another person to it.

"I'm not letting you go in there until we know more."

"We won't know anything until someone does go in there and I don't trust the man dressed up as he came off the show, Breaking Bad."

This reference impresses Darcy. "Have you seen the show yet?"

"On the last season," Cynthia smiled. "Just got around to it. I may be a part of the superhero team but that doesn't mean I don't like to binge-watch series."

"Darcy focus!' Jimmy snaps. "The point is, it's too dangerous and I'm not letting anyone else get lost in there."

Just then, Darcy's phone buzzes.

"There's been a development," Darcy says. "I'll leave you to deal with her and I'll be back at base."

The two are then left alone with the agent still refusing to let go.

"Jimmy please... let me go in there. If this really is Vision and Wanda... I'm probably the only one who they can trust. I've known them for years and I know that if I were in trouble, they would..."

Suddenly, a crackle over Jimmy's walkie-talkie interrupts them.

"Agent Woo, report immediately in Tent B, please respond."

While still holding Cynthia, the FBI agent grabs the device and talks back.

"Agent Woo, reporting in 5 minutes."

He then looks at the Avenger.

"I know you want to help them, it's what all heroes do, but please... just wait until we know more. Let our tech and personnel take care of it before we rely on the superpowers. Please Cynthia... please..."