❝𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑜𝑠.❞
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*Six months later*
Y/n had been working with Steven at the museum for a few months, and they couldn't be closer. Steven was always so helpful and nice and she was glad to have him as a friend. They had movie nights every once in a while, they read different books at Steven's flat some days and he often took her to see different things around the town.
He told her about how he couldn't tell the difference between dreams and reality, so she helped him any way she could. She even went as far as buying a sleeping bag and staying over at his apartment when he was having a particularly tough night. Tonight was not one of those nights, however. Steven went home and went straight to bed after a stressful day, so Y/n went to bed herself.
Dreams came easy to Y/n. She remembered most of them and they were usually silly, happy dreams full of joy and fun.
But tonight was different.
As she fell asleep, she found herself on a barren battlefield. Ash filled the air and a few fires still burned in the area. The air had the scent of blood and smoke.
Looking down at her fingers, she saw that they were black. She tried to remove the coloring, but it was stuck. Glancing around the empty area, she saw a figure in the distance, their back to her.
"Hello?" Y/n asked. The figure didn't budge. Perhaps they didn't hear her. "Who's there?" The figure disappeared into thin air, causing Y/n to tilt her head to the side.
"Who are you?" asked a gentle voice from behind her. Y/n spun on her heel and came face to face with a redheaded woman. Her light green eyes scanned Y/n's face in curiosity.
"You're me," she continued. "But you don't look like me. Why?"
"Um..."
"Answer," she demanded.
"I'm you in a different universe. But I'm not known as Wanda. Not anymore. I'm called Y/n."
Wanda paced around her, her hands in front of her torso. "Different universe? How did you get here?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?"
The redhead smiled softly, looking down at her boots. "Don't make this harder than it has to be. How did you get here?"
"I know a guy," Y/n replied. Wanda stopped in front of her, making eye contact and a darkness of sorts filled her green irises. "Now let me ask something. Where am I?"
"Just outside of London."
"Why does it look like this?"
"This is our doing. Well... yours. This is what happens if you don't follow your destiny," said Wanda.
"Excuse me?"
"Your destiny is to become the Scarlet Witch. Harbinger of chaos. You are capable of spontaneous creation. This is how it all ends. This is what will happen if you don't accept your fate."
"Don't you mean this is what will happen if I do become the Scarlet Witch? You can't trick me," Y/n told her.
Wanda looked behind Y/n before placing her hands on her variant's shoulders and turned her around to see two other figures behind her. One was standing, gripping the shirt of another person, who was on their knees. Wanda directed Y/n closer and soon, Y/n was able to see and hear what was happening. The figure standing hadblood on their left hand, and that person was who Y/n was focusing on at the moment.
"Stop, p-please," the figure kneeling begged. Y/n looked down at them and her face fell.
It was Steven. He was gripping at the arm that held his shirt, trying to pry the hand off. His face was bloody and his hair matted. The thick, crimson liquid seeped from his nose and it looked crooked, almost as if it had been broken. Tears fell down his face as he gazed up at his captor in fear, but also had a pleading look in his eyes. Y/n looked to the other figure, and her face fell more than it already had.
It was her. Ash covered her face, and around her eyes were dark. There were a few blood splatters on her face and a frown on her lips. Her fingers had the same dark effect that she had seen on herself before. The other her wouldn't be recognized to anyone other than those closest to her.
"Y/n, let me help you," Steven pleaded.
"I don't need to be helped," whispered other her. The chaos magic surrounded her free hand, and she plunged it directly into his chest, and seconds after, Steven's body went limp and the other Y/n let him drop to the ground.
"Steven!" Y/n screamed, reaching to grasp his limp body, but was pulled back by Wanda.
"This is your future. It's unavoidable. This is going to happen. This is what you're going to become." As Wanda said that, the other Y/n locked eyes with her counterpart, and her pupil glowed red.
And just like it had happened so long ago, Y/n woke up with a scream, panting, as she looked around the room, hoping to find something to ground her back to reality. Cold beads of sweat fell down her forehead as she removed the blanket from her body and stood up. She went to the window and opened it, letting a cool breeze circulate the room. She headed to the fridge and pulled out some water, taking a drink and leaned against the counter.
"Don't worry, Y/n."
Y/n dropped her bottle, and it splashed onto the floor, the plastic container rolled away from her feet. "Hello...?"
"She won't be able to find you again. I'll make sure of it."
The voice hissed, much like she heard the first night she was here. It caused a chill to run up her spine, so she stepped to the center of the room, looking around her. "Who are you?"
"A friend, if you like. I'm here to help you. Go to the window."
"Why?"
"Just go," the voice sighed. Y/n's feet moved faster than her thoughts, almost as if something was moving her legs for her, and she ended at the window. "Look at the roof across from you."
Y/n complied and froze. Standing on the flat roof on the other side of the street was a figure illuminated by the moonlight. The form appeared to be male, and he had a cape. A golden crescent moon decorated his chest, and his entire body was covered in fabric that mimicked bandages. Under the hood, his eyes glowed white as he scanned the street below.
"Who is that?"
"An Avatar. Much like you are. He is the fist of Khonshu. He's the Moon Knight."
"An Avatar? What does that mean?"
"All in due time, Y/n. All in due time."
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A/N: I hate this chapter, but whatever ig... anyways MERRY CHRISTMAS (if it's still Christmas for you 😭) I hope everyone had an awesome day! I did, it was amazing, I got a Mr. Knight Funko (to go with my Moon Knight, now I have both, yessss) and a few other things, but my favorite thing is THE comic, and I'm talking
THE COMIC 🛐🛐🛐🛐 (sorry the pictures are sideways)
What did you guys get? Let me know, I'm curious
Anyways... byeeeeeee