“Pietro... Pietro? Pietro, where are you? Pietro. Pietro! Pietroooo... Help me... please... Pi. Pietro...? Pietro. P I E T R O!”
“Stop!” he gasped, his hand slamming down on the counter with brute force. It was her, her voice, her pleas, her face in his mind, haunting him, calling out to him, begging him to help her. God, how he wanted to help her! His hand clenched slowly into a fist as her voice began again, the vicious cycle that went round and round in his ears, quiet at first into gradual screaming. She was calling to him from just downstairs, in the infirmary where she lay hooked up to tubes and wires, asleep... Forever asleep, like Snow White, waiting to be woken with true love’s kiss. But there was nothing he could do to wake her, nothing anyone could do just yet. She was trapped in her own mind, memories, and dreams, occasionally pulling her brother along for the ride. The Professor was trying everything he could, he had kicked Pietro out around 3 o’clock that morning because the twin’s prescence was distracting to the patient. So there he sat, heavy black bags under his eyes, listening to her cry out for him, completely and utterly useless.
He raked a shaky hand through his white hair, his body overwhelmed from exhaustion. To top it all off, his lack of sleep and lack of the ability to eat left his powers diminishing to nearly nothing, only short bursts of speed that left him winded and groggy afterwards. Drowning in her voice as she began the cycle again, another noise caught his attention - another cry of pain and agony. Pietro leaped to his feet, listening carefully. He couldn’t hear anything over his sister though. “Wanda... Wanda I’m trying,” he gasped out in their native tongue, tears prickling the back of his eyes. “I’m trying to save you but there’s nothing I can do right now, and right now someone needs help, someone I can help...” he whispered desperately. Her cries fell silent almost immediately and though he was grateful, his heart ached at the sudden quiet.
He heard it again and his eyes widened in horror - Evan. Using all of his strength, he bolted out of the kitchen and up the stairs, around the corner to Evan’s room and threw open the door. “Evan?” he called out, eyes darting around in the dark into he saw the boy thrashing around in bed. He panted as he zoomed over to the bed, examining him carefully to see if anything was physically wrong. “Evan? Evan... Evan, what is wrong?” he knelt down beside his bed and brushed the hair away from his face, his own face contorted into a look of horror.