The Tear of Celeste

Chapter 43: Rainbow

You are holding one of the purple crystals in your hand. You realized now that this was what you had used to cut the rope before. A crystal-like knife, shaped to fit your hand. "Okay, so it's not just me that sees the different colors right?" You asked the group.

You were back at the compound per your own request. You had mostly been training there and it felt like home, so it was comforting. The result was Stephen having moved a lot of stuff to the compound and using his room more as he now was acting like your mentor.

The others were with you, helping with your training while also training a bit themself, all of you working together.

Clint was the first to answer. "No, we see it too if you are meaning that the one you are holding has a purple tint while the one you use for blocking is blue."

Steve nodded in agreement. "I was wondering about that," he said honestly, "can you change between them?"

You thought about that, remembering that the first time you attacked part of your shield had ended up acting as the weapon, so you decided to try. You held up the knife in front of you and tried to think of it as a shield instead of a knife.

The crystal changed color as you let it go and it floated out in front of you, flattening itself more into a blue sheet of crystal. With a sound that was like glass cracking, it spread out in front of you. Now that you watched it the effect was amazing, it reminded you of how water freezes, but instead it's the air turning into crystals.

"It's interesting how it changes color," Clint said, examining the shield. "Wanda's magic always seems red, and Pietro has a blue glow around him when he runs," he said, poking the shield softly, which didn't really do anything. "But even though both your weapon and shield are made of the same material, it changes colors," he said, looking at you, "along with your eyes"

You remember Loki mentioning that your eyes apparently changed color along with your magic depending on what you were doing. "Any idea as to why?" You asked Stephen as you turned to him.

Stephen gave you a thoughtful look. "The color of magic normally depends on what kind of energy you put into it," he said seriously, looking at the shield. "It's all about intent and effect."

"So how many powers do you suppose she has?" Tony asked, walking up beside Stephen. "I would bet on 7, because of the whole rainbow theme it seems to have," he said himself as he gestured to you.

Stephen looked at Tony and sighed. "I have to admit I am unsure," he said, looking at you, "we don't have good records on what ability The Tear of Celeste had."

Bruce thought about that, once again he was not training and just observing, you really had to ask what that was about one of these days. "Dr. Strange, didn't you say the stone acted a lot like a Prism?" He asked, looking over at Stephen, "bending and redirecting light and energy?"

Stephen nodded. "I see where you are going with that," he said, looking at Bruce. "You are thinking that the color changes because of how she bends the energy?"

You flexed your hand, letting the shield disappear. "It feels a little more... Solid than that," You told them honestly. "There are over 16 million possible colors, blending seamlessly from one to the other, but going from one to another does not feel seamless, it feels like... Well going from one thing to another!" You were not sure how to explain it. "Like flipping channels on a tv."

"Well then I still bet on 7," Tony said. "The colors of a rainbow."

"I think it's 12," Pietro said, stretching behind you. "That is what makes the most sense." Tony looked at him with a frown. "In what world does 12 make more sense than 7 when it comes to colors?" He asked seriously. Pietro just shrugged and answered: "When it has to do with Stella."

The group looked at him confused, but you suddenly knew what he was talking about. You gave him a big grin. "I think you are right! 12 makes a lot more sense!"

Tony looked at the two of you like you were crazy while you high-fived. "Someone explain their logic to me right now, because it makes no sense!"

Pietro sighed, running off in a blur of blue and reappearing before the wind he created could even settle, handing Tony a picture. Tony took it with a frustrated look and stared at it... And then his face fell as he realized Pietro was right.

The picture was of your old necklace, the new form of The Stella. A 12-pointed star all in different colors.

"... I think that is enough training for today," Tony said, annoyed as he turned to leave. "Kid, if you decide to go out again, bring some more security. In fact, do go out again! I do not want you locking yourself in a room because you got kidnapped once!"

"I have technically been kidnapped at least three times now," you corrected Tony but agreed with him still. You didn't want to get scared of going outside.

"How about a girl's night out?" Nat asked, walking over to you and grinning. "Pepper is free, and Wanda has been so excited to have a girls-only outing."

You gave a warm smile. "That sounds lovely." And then you could hear Wanda squeal from the other end of the room. You looked over at her surprised, but she was just beaming at you. Seems like she somehow knew you said yes.

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You had said you wanted to talk with Loki when you were both rescued from being kidnapped, but you had not had a chance before the training started, and now that you had some downtime you could not find him. Was he avoiding you?

Well, you didn't have long to look for him before Wanda practically dragged you to one of the common rooms, talking excitedly about having a real girls' night. She and Nat had gone a few times, but only the two of them so it was not as fun as a full group.

The room she dragged you into was not one you had been in a lot. It was clearly designed by Pepper to be more for the girls. There was no football table or bar. Not that girls could not enjoy those things, but the room was designed to be more for trying on clothing, and makeup and sitting close together and gossiping.

"I have to admit," Nat said, already there, "I'm not much of a girly girl, but I still enjoy doing all the cliches sometimes," she said, flashing you a grin.

"And we are gonna do them all tonight!" Wanda said excitedly. "Starting with a spa treatment!" She dragged you over to another door in the room, opening it to reveal a full-on spa.

Pepper was in there, looking up with a grin. "Hey Wanda, just finished setting everything up, ready for some pampering?"

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You felt amazing! Your skin was almost glowing from the treatment you had and you felt relief in your body like you had had a sore muscle you didn't know about before that was suddenly healed. No aches anywhere.

Nat was brushing Pepper's hair while yours were still drying, and Wanda rushed over to you with a full nail polish kit. "What color do you want?" She asked as she sat down in front of you and took your hands.

"Ummm," you said, unsure, trying to think of a color. Your first thought was emerald green, like Loki's eyes, but you didn't know if you wanted to say that out loud. "How about a rainbow theme?" You suggested, thinking of your new powers.

But you notice Wanda has already taken the bottle labeled 'Emerald Green' out, so you raise an eyebrow at her. She looked at you confused and then seemed to realize her mistake. "... I didn't do it on purpose I swear!" She said, blushing. "It's just... You are very easy to read."