In Lotkill, NY, Wanda Maximoff uses her magic to assemble a building and says “This is it. This is the place.”

Later, in the Pacific Ocean, Wanda fights Doctor Hydro, who is atop a huge beast, Caeceleon, that is about to destroy a large cruise ship. Wanda uses her powers to send Caeceleon to Monster Isle and Doctor Hydro to "a bubble reality woven from the New Jersey DMV". The cruise ship is full of disappointed rich men who wanted to witness Caeceleon as part of their religion. Wanda extricates herself to her shop.

Wanda’s shop, the Emporium, is the building from the opening scene. Darcy Lewis serves as Wanda’s clerk and assistant. Quicksilver drops by and questions Wanda as to why she is there and the purpose of the shop. She responds that she is there to balance her past mistakes and help others in need. For people with smaller scale spiritual needs, the Emporium can provide the items that might help, and for those in greater need - those with nowhere else to turn - the Last Door can provide a portal to Wanda for assistance. As Pietro and Wanda banter, someone opens the Last Door from the other side.

The person in need is Jarnette Chase, who had just been in Amatrice, Italy. A man called Jackson Day, also known as The Corruptor, arrived in town and soon the town bent to his every whim. All are unaware of his influence, including Jarnette’s wife, Rocca. Wanda notices a worry stone on a necklace around Jarnette’s neck. The stone was given to Jarnette by her father, who grew up near Lotkill. Wanda notices that the stone is resistant to her magic and that it likely protected Jarnette from Day’s powers. Wanda decides to visit Amatrice and leaves Quicksilver to polish Jarnette’s stone to strengthen it.

Wanda arrives and quickly finds Day after thwarting some influenced villagers. She summons Jarnette, who holds the stone and calls out to Rocca. Rocca’s influence appears to waver. Day attempts to bring up Wanda’s past misdeeds to shake her, but Wanda is confident with who she is and casts a spell on him that turns him to stone. The spell can only be broken by the people of Amatrice. They begin to destroy him but Wanda warns that vengeance only brings more pain. Wanda commends Jarnette on her confidence and asks for permission to study her worry stone in return for something from the Emporium. Jarnette agrees.

Wanda returns to the Emporium where Darcy is waiting to close up. Wanda asks Darcy what brought her through the door, but Darcy isn’t ready to discuss it yet. Darcy hears the Last Door open and they turn around to see Vivian Vision standing in the doorway.

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