8634/Saved: Surprise Visit

Saved: Surprise Visit
Date of Scene:	03 August 2019
Location:	Saved
Synopsis:	Scarlet Witch and Elixir return to where they had their first drinks together to carch up on the last few days. The Russian mobs ruins it. Scarlet Witch sends a message to Morozov.
Thanks to:	Scarlet Witch
Cast of Characters:	Aquaman, Scarlet Witch, Elixir

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Aquaman has posed:
Strangely enough, it had been one of the longest stretches Wanda and Josh had gone without really seeing each since they started dating. Josh went out to deal with a Sentinel attack with Spider-Woman unexpectedly. Josh texted Wanda afterwards and went straight to Xavier's School to get a couple of hours sleep before morning training. He spent the next two days running between meetings at different hospitals, then helping in Pediatrics at each until early. Josh kept in touch by text, but it was hardly the same. In the afternoon, he texted Wanda to ask if she wanted to meet him at the Sailor in Bushwick for dinner and then head home after.

Josh is in a booth, the same booth he and Wanda sat in when they went for their first drink. He looks tired but Wanda can feel her boyfriend is happy and excited, and even more so when she comes into view. He slips out of the booth, wraps Wanda in his arms and kisses her, not at all concerned about people looking their way.

"Oh my god, it's ridiculous, I feel like I haven't seen you in /forever/," Josh laughs and gently pulls Wanda into the booth beside him. "I really missed you."

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda had kept in touch with Josh as well. Not really a maven when it comes to cell phones or social media, there were probably a few chuckles to be had now and then. Darn auto-correct. But she was starting to get the hang of it more now that she had someone worth texting frequently.

There had been mention of heading to the embassy. Which one was made clear when Wanda sent him a picture of herself and Steve Rogers on the quay next to the ocean, and the golden domes of the Atlantis Poiseidonis embassy glittering in the background as they rose above the waves.

Her acceptance of the invitation included more exclamation points than Josh had seen from Wanda before. And her arrival at the familiar little pub came with a warm smile and eyes searching the room quickly before spotting him. Recognizing the booth, Wanda crossed the room to join him. She moves into the offered hug, holding him back and letting the kiss express just how much she missed him. Wanda smiles and reaches a hand up to his face.

"I think our relationship has somehow broken the time continuum," she agrees, shaking her head as it never seems like the passage of time fits her perception since they first met. She happily lets Josh guide her down next to him, sitting close enough their legs touch. "You too," she says. "I can tell you've been busy, but something is good," she says, smiling over at him.

Aquaman has posed:
"You're here, that's what's good," Josh says. He pushes one of the two beers on the table to Wanda.

"What we had last time. Wasn't that great, but... That day was," Josh says with a grin. "Hey, hey, you gotta tell me what happened at the freaking Atlantis embassy! Who'd you meet? That's seriously crazy, I'm dying to hear about it! What was it like in there? Did you go underwater or like, see dolphins or something?"

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda gives one of her nods that is so slow starting out, giving her eyes and smile plenty of time to convey how the memory of that day strikes her. "It /was/ a great day," she agrees, finally letting the smile grow fully, cheekbones full and rosy with the thought.

Wanda picks up the beer and takes a sip of it. "The embassy was beautiful. As much like an aquarium as you might think, with less focus on sea life. And more exotic. The elevator was a tube of lifting water with a solid water floor underfoot. Very impressive," Wanda tells Josh with a smile.

She sips the beer again, ending up with a bit of beer foam on her lip that the Avenger doesn't seem to have noticed is there. "Their king received us. Very down to earth sort," Wanda says, then pauses. "Down to water sort? Well, anyway. He was quite upset to find out about the connection. I'm gathering medical staff to go work on it at their main hospital. Though the number of magically trained people that can go is limited, most likely just me. His court magister looked ready to chew nails over anyone from the surface being allowed there," she says.

Aquaman has posed:
"Whoa, whoa, wait! You met Aquaman /and/ you get to go to Atlantis?! That's like, so cool! When do you go?" Josh says. His face lights up in response to hers. Her smile is infectious, and he just loves seeing Wanda so happy.

"Did they let you take any pictures in the embassy?" he asks and then clears his throat. "And yeah, that's cool they're gonna help. That's the important part.... But did you get a selfie?"

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda moves a hand to cover her face for a moment. "I didn't even think of it. I did think of you on the dock, but once we got there, I am afraid my thoughts were mostly business. Well, that, and that Steve discovered an alternative to coffee. The possibility of which is mind-boggling, as you'll understand when you see how he always has a coffee mug with him at the mansion," she says.

Wanda turns a bit more sideways in the booth to face Josh, an arm sliding along the back of it, hand brushing his back. "I'm curious to see Atlantis. Though to be honest, this magister worries me. I am going to be cautious about making sure the effort does not get derailed," she tells him. "Also, I said I would try to keep the connection to Atlantis quiet, to avoid causing them embarrassment. So please show appropriate care with the information," she tells him.

Wanda smiles and asks, "So, you have been very happy, but tired. What all have you been doing?"

Aquaman has posed:
Josh laughs. "I'm sure they were all business. America's Ass and King Aquaman of Abslantis in one room happens all the time," Josh teases Wanda and bumps her shoulder.

"I dunno what a magister is, and won't say a word, but just..." Josh stops himself, and the worried expression that crept onto his face fades. He smiles. "I won't say it."

Then the 1000-watt grin returns full force when Wanda asks what he was doing.

"Okay, okay, so I went to that Sentinel attack in East Harlem, and it was brutal. Friends of Humanity just turned the thing loose /and/ they shooters."

"And like, Jess swoops in and blows up the Sentinel /on her own/, and it was just, like, a mass casualty scene after that. I knew one of the EMTs from the bus attack and we got triage going and it was crazy! Gunshot wounds, this lady with like four feet of rebar through her leg, this kid with a gash down his head and neck... It was /nuts/. And took hours, but so cool!"

"Except, Jess got hurt really bad. Like, mangled by the Sentinel. She's crazy though so she's was still breathing, barely, when they found her for me. So she's okay now, but I was worried until they found her."

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff gives a soft laugh at the bodily descriptions and tells Josh, "I honestly did not notice. There's only one man that I have eyes for." She smiles and leans her head over against his for a moment, fingers going to rest along the far side of his neck before leaning back as he begins to describe his latest events.

Wanda looks concerned as she hears about the outcome of the Sentinel attack. "I'm sorry that I wasn't aware of the matter," Wanda tells him. "I'm glad you were able to heal everyone. Jessica is quite resilient. And talented. It's good you were able to assist her," Wanda says, beaming a warm smile to Josh.

"I do worry the Sentinels might target you though. I have wondered, if you knew you were about to be hit, could you heal yourself even as you were being hit by something?" she asks him curiously.

Aquaman has posed:
Josh thinks about it and shrugs. "Maybe? I dunno? I mean, I got tossed in the explosion and in the bus attack and got myself fixed and up fast. Maybe?" Josh muses but does not sound confident.

"Sentinels just vapourize stuff or use nullifier beams. I'd be kinda screwed, you know? We practice evading them a /lot/ in training. But it was totally okay you weren't there, we just won't be at all each other's missions, right?" He clearly does not like that fact but accepts it. They have different responsibilities to different people, and offer different skills to the world. Josh's hand settles on Wanda's thigh and gives it a gentle squeeze.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda leans her head forward, resting it against Josh. The bond pulses with her emotions, the love that has grown within her for the blonde-haired mutant. "We can't. But it isn't easy to accept," she agrees with a soft sight.

The waitress comes over and Wanda straightens her head to smile over to her. "Hello, nice to see you again," she says, recognizing her from the last visit. "What was it we had Josh? Some kind of burger. I got the same one as you as I recall. Was it the bbq burger?" she asks, straining to remember the meal.

Aquaman has posed:
Josh wears his heart on his sleeve in general, and is an openbook to the Transian mutant. She can feel the depth of Josh's attachment to her, and how purely happy it makes him to know how she feels. It is like some glorious but subtle echo chamber in the spirit.

"Hey," Josh says to their server. "Yeah, that was it, let's get those again."

Josh chats for a minute with the server, catching up in the briefest way before she heads off to keep working.

"We'd be a super boring superhero pair though. It's be all like, oh no the world is ending because of ultramegaevilmastermonster! And then magic everywhere and roofs peeling off and yay! It's over! And I'm like, drinking a beer on sideline with a Wanda's #1 foamie!" Josh jokes with a grin.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda smiles to the woman and asks after her. She inquires about Mutant Town, and the answers cause Wanda's smile to slip a bit. Fear of the Sentinels in the wake of the FoH raid on the factory. Where else would they send them, but here, the waitress says, sharing the words on everyone's mind before she goes off to work.

Wanda turns back to Josh and says, "I think you have it backwards. I'd be the one ferrying you around, healing the world. In fact I might have to get a chauffeur's hat," she tells him, helping him return a little levity back to the conversation.

Wanda leans back in the booth, relaxing and taking a deep breath as she looks around the pub. "This is a special place to me now," she tells him. "We have memories here. I want to make sure this place is protected," she says quietly. She looks back to him. "Kiss me?" she whispers.

Elixir has posed:
Josh's smile tells Wanda the place has become special to him as well. He touches Wanda's cheek gently. The kiss is slow and soft, a moment to savour in its tenderness.

After their lips part, Josh rests with his forehead touching Wanda's. The moment is interrupted by Josh's phone ringing. He sighs and scrambles to pull the phone out of his pocket and stop the ringing.

"Timing," Josh says with a smirk. He opens his mouth to say something when his phone rings again. Josh looks at his phone again. "Let me get this," Josh says with an apologetic look.

"Hello? Yeah, who's this? K. Slow down... Who? I can't hear you..." Josh says. He holds up a finger with another apologetic smile for Wanda. Josh wanders toward the door and out into the evening.

Everyone in seats near the windows hears the screech of tires. There is yelling in Russian about 'come with us now' and Josh yelling to get off him. Some people at the other side of the pub near the windows give a collect 'Ohhhh' at something out of view. Josh is alarmed and angry, fighting angry. Then a black, panneled van screeches it tires and comes into Wanda's view through her window. It is accelerating fast and there is no doubt to her that Josh is in that van.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Fate is a cruel mistress. No more than speaking of Wanda's wishes to see the place protected, than the door suddenly blows outwards, the wood shattered to kindling.

A figure zooms out of the door, with a red aura trailing from her hands and feet and carrying her up into the sky above the street.

Her eyes glow red with the power that gathers about the Scarlet Witch, wreathing her entire body before her arms move. The van's tires suddenly burst and the axles are torn off the vehicle.

The bond is filled with more emotions than can be counted, chief amongst them worry and anger. Wanda's form flies through the air above the disabled van, her hands gathering together and then suddenly thrust apart. The metal roof and walls of the van suddenly peel open like a banana, or maybe like a flower opening to let in the sun. Only the sun never shown with the wrath in Wanda's eyes as she looks down from above on those inside.

Elixir has posed:
Car horns blare and tires screech as other avoid driving into the van. People on the sidewalk yell in alarm and move back as fast as they can.

The men inside the van are yelling in fear, anger and confusion in Russian. Josh is in the back of the van hooded and thrashing with his hands bound behind him. The two men in the back with him are picking themselves up off the floor after the sudden stop. The driver, perhaps the only sensible one, climbs out of the van and starts to run. The front passenger turns in his seat and fires a pistol up at Wanda.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
What used to be the van's back door lurches into the air in front of Wanda, sparks flying off it as the bullets impact it. The gun sudden is lined with red light and then it crushes, the bullets going off and burning the man's hand as the gun literally implodes on itself.

The van door flies aside and Wanda's arms move as if shoving everything around her aside. The men are thrown to both sides of the street and pinned against the walls of the buildings there.

As Wanda floats down to the remains of the van, those men are groaning in pain, as if slowly being crushed into the building by the scarlet aura that still enfolds them. Josh's bonds rip off and the fabric of the hood splits and falls aside. Wanda lands in front of him, hands moving over him. The emotions are starting to change in the bond, her love and caring rising again. "Josh... Josh are you hurt?" she asks, moving a hand over his body, searching him for any hurts. Meanwhile his would-be kidnappers are writhing in pain, Wanda oblivious to them.

Elixir has posed:
"Holy shit," Josh says. He is flooded with relief at the sight of Wanda. "I'm good, I'm good. Fuckers kept yelling about Morosov and someone hurt. Thank God you were here."

"Oh my God!" someone on the sidewalk yells.

"What's happening to them?" someone else shouts

"Where'd they go?" Josh asks as he catches his breath.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda's attention is so on Josh, on touching his face and assuring he is alright, that it takes her some time to finally take notice of the would-be kidnappers. There will be some sprained joints and a lot of bruising, but mostly it was just pain as they were each compressed against a wall.

The anger in Wanda slowly fades to a duller level, and Josh will note pangs of regret as she sees what her power was doing to them. She makes a lowering motion and the men slowly sink to the ground, and gently enough.

Wanda looks back to Josh. "I think it is time we pay him a visit then," she says. She swirls a hand about and the men fly back to the van's remains and are dropped, mostly gently, on the ground nearby.

Elixir has posed:
People move back further from the kidnappers as the men are put down. Swearing, the would-be kidnappers pick themselves up off the ground trying to scramble away.

"Fuck," Josh says. "You think?"

Josh pushes himself and starts dusting himself off.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
The two men don't make it more than a step or two before they are dragged back. "I was... very worried," Wanda says softly. Understatement She looks around, as if finally realizing how completely she took the van apart.

Wand slides her arms around Josh and holds him, her fingers going through her hair. Just drawing strength from him, her fright diminishing, replaced mostly with her feelings of relief and love. "I think... this was a very stupid thing for you to do," Wanda says to the kidnappers. "Where will we find him?" she asks them, her voice cold enough they might wonder if they are about to be crushed against the wall again.

Elixir has posed:
Josh hugs Wanda tightly in the wreckage of the van. When she speaks to the two men, Josh runs a hand through his hair. He cannot help but feel a little uneasy.

"Go to hell," the first one yells at Wanda and spits toward her.

"Max! He is at club!" the second stutters out. The first launches into a tirade at the second, with some unlikely ideas about how Morozov will kill him for being a coward in face of the red bitch.

"Figures," Josh says quietly. He is not at all certain about what to do and she can feel it. "You sure about this? They'll know they can't fuck with me now, won't they?"

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda stalks over towards the first man who spit and castigated the one who cooperated. The magic whose color is the source of her name gathers about her hands. She reaches one over towards the first man, and some of the energy flows into his head, his eyes flashing red for a moment and then fading away.

"What did you do to him!?" the second asks. Wanda just glances to the man and then turns back to the first. "Morozov," she whispers to him. Then a second time, "Morozov."

Wanda turns and walks away from the first man, who has a bit of a stupefied look on his face. She returns to Josh, slipping her hand into his. "I need to go deal with the door of the pub," she says, giving a soft sigh. "I worry this may not be enough of a notice for him," she says.