<P> Magda, the wife of Magneto, escapes from him while pregnant and takes sanctuary at Mount Wundagore in Transia, the home of the High Evolutionary . She gave birth to twins, Wanda and Pietro . The Elder God Chthon altered Wanda at birth and gave her the ability to use magic in addition to her mutant abilities, planning to use her as a vessel when her powers reached maturity . Fearing that Magnus would discover the children, Magda leaves the sanctuary and supposedly dies of exposure to the elements . The twins are attended by Bova, who soon assists the super-heroine Miss America through labor, but the birth results in a stillborn child and Miss America dies in the process . Bova tells the Whizzer (Robert Frank) that the twins are his children, but he flees because of shock from the death of his wife . The High Evolutionary places them instead in the care of the Romani Django and Marya Maximoff, who raise the twins as their own, naming them Pietro and Wanda . After Django Maximoff steals bread from a neighboring town in order to feed his starving family, the townsfolk set fire to the Roma village, killing Marya . Pietro carried Wanda to safety and the two wandered Europe . The events of their childhood were so traumatic that they did not remember them until well into their adult lives . After Wanda used her powers to save a child, they were chased by a mob . They were saved by Magneto, although neither of them are aware of their connection . He recruits them for the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, which fought against the X-Men on several occasions . When Magneto is abducted by the cosmic entity Stranger, the Brotherhood dissolves and the twins declare that their debt to Magneto has been paid . </P> <P> Soon after Magneto's abduction, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch join the Avengers . </P> <P> Wanda is accidentally shot on a mission against Magneto . Quicksilver rejoins Magneto and leaves the Avengers with his wounded sister . After a pair of encounters with the X-Men, the twins left Magneto, but did not rejoin the Avengers immediately . Wanda and Pietro are then kidnapped with several other mutants by the Sentinels, but are subsequently freed by the X-Men . </P> <P> Quicksilver later returns to the Avengers and advises them that Wanda has been kidnapped and taken to another dimension by the warlord Arkon . After her rescue, both of them rejoin the team . Scarlet Witch then falls in love with android teammate the Vision . Before long, the two develop a romantic relationship . Their relationship has a tumultuous start as both Quicksilver and Hawkeye object--Quicksilver cannot accept the idea that his sister loves a robot while Hawkeye loves Wanda himself . Despite this, the pair eventually marry with the blessing of the entire team . </P>

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