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Moment of Awesome - Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch: It's the end of the line for Trevor Fitzroy in Paris and Kevin Sydney and Wanda are waiting for him. "Here's the interesting thing about this library. As a safety measure with all these magic tomes and artifacts, the entire space is warded against magic. It's basically a dead zone where active magic doesn't exist." Kevin smiled. "Normally, I'd let you walk in but my people are still untangling that ward on your heartbeat from the bomb and need a few more minutes. I'm told it might set things off, so instead of killing you, I have to offer you a deal instead." "And why would I take a deal? It is amazing what I can send through this door at you." "Ah, the bluff. Fair enough. The lady behind me is very knowledgeable about magic, but she's a mutant." Wanda leaned her hip slightly against the chair and stared down at Fitzroy. She looked like she was staring at some disgusting creature rather than a person. "Mr. Fitzroy, if you are considering that this might be a bluff, please understand that there are at least half a dozen ways in which I could extinguish your life. From here. That number would grow very quickly if I decided to potentially destroy my lovely gown by approaching you and getting..." She glanced down at her hand, admiring her glistening nail polish with a bored air. Red energy sparked and crackled across her knuckles that the room did nothing to suppress. "More hands on. As for my friend here..." "As for me," The pistol appeared in Kevin's hand like magic. "I know, a gun, how American. But I'm an extremely good shot and know exactly where to hit you to ensure you take hours to die while we defuse the bomb. So I'm willing to offer you a deal. You place all four of the Paris Court's rings on the floor. You follow this path continuing to the left and once you reach the stairway, you follow it up to the street. From the point you leave the labyrinth, all bets are off, but even I don't know where they exit drops you off in Paris. You get to escape with your life. I won't make this offer twice." To Fitzroy's credit, it only took him a moment to run through his odds before he slipped the rings from his fingers and let them cascade to the floor with metallic pings. "You have just revealed yourself to an enemy you know. Revenge is ever so much better with a face to it." "Those are terms I'm happy to accept." Kevin said with a nod and gestured with his gun. "Get out of here. If my team catches you before you get clear, that's on you. And next time you want to make this kind of play, if you cross us, don't expect the deal again. Just the bullet."