ALPHA
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She became a statistic, she fell through the cracks. She even knew why and wasn't bitter about it. After all she was just the college student who got stuck in Thor mess. She wasn't the brilliant astrophysics that is Jane Foster or, God forbids, an alien/Norse God like Thor. So when S.H.I.E.L.D. made her signed the confidential papers, she was released. Only watch from afar – thanks internet- to make sure she would keep her mouth shut.
And that was that.
So she went back to Culver to finish her Political Science degree, phone Eric and Jane at least twice a month – if she could have them on the phone for more than five minutes she was very happy! – Then she found a job at coffee shop/diner and well, life took its course.
For seven months.
On the dot.
She remembers going to sleep on her crappy flat, exhausted after a day of hard work and shouting clients, and waking up in a lab, nude and strap to a medical table. Needles in her neck and arms.
"Subject is a female mutant with a latent mutation, 22 years old, going by the name Lewis; Darcy Louise. Subject will respond to name One on project C."
Dr. O.
"Subject One was given solution n° 3, 9 and 15. Her vitals are strong despite a rise of her cardiac rhythm. Hoping that the combination of solution stimulate her mutation into activation. Further experimentation will begin once subject regains consciousness."
Dr.O.
It hurts. It's too cold. I feel stretched. It want to go out! It hurts! Please stop! Why can't I open my eyes? I'm so weak… hurts! Voices! They hurt my ears! Stop! Can't concentred! So bright! Hurts! Blue? Green? Blue? All around me… stop it! No don't come near me! Please stop it! Why can't I move? !
"Subject awoke. Her pupils were dilated to an extreme previously seen on subject 15. Solution n°11 have been inject in both her eyes. No response to stimuli. Preparing the bloc for operation n°1."
Dr. T.
"Subject One reacting well to previous manipulations. X-gene active. Further tests will take place to evaluate extend of her mutation and the effects of solutions n°3, 9, 11 and 23. Processing other data."
Dr. K.
She remembers blurred of the first months. They didn't talk to her. Only about her. No questions. Nothing was ever said. She remembers pains. Feeling trap on her own skin. Trap on that damn table. She recalls things that never happened. She can still heard voices that aren't human.
She still feel the pain.
"Subject One is dreaming. Further tests demonstrated the Subject One is Seeing. Project Cassandra active."
Dr. O.
Jane, for the first time since being employed by S.H.I.E.L.D., have free time. She tries calling Darcy but get the operator telling her that the number is not in service. She visits Darcy's Facebook account and smiles fondly.
"Ah, that explains the phone" she whispers reading Darcy last update.
"Hey Dudes and Gals! Sorry for the trouble but I'm going on an adventure! Yeah you didn't hallucinated – I'm going on a WORLD TRIP! Yay me! So I won't be keeping my phone, waste of money and all that… but feel free to talk to me here! Don't know when I'll check in but I'll miss you all! Take care – HUGS AND KISSES! Darcy! "
"Operation eleven on Subject One is a success. Lungs process air more slowly and efficiently. Recommend further tests."
Dr K.
"Subject One mutation fully active. Her body is adapting well to conditioning. Phase 2 will soon be activated. "
Dr T.
"Solution 2 made Subject One crash. Processing further test to remedy to this constraint."
Dr O
Where I am? It's so warm…
What…? An arm? Is it mine?
So warm…
"Subject One is conscious. Received the agreement on Phase 2. Combat training began in three months."
Dr O.
She recalls her teacher number 1.
A woman in her forty very agile. She taught her how to dance under a strict regimen. Five hours per day but at this point she didn't really knew when she was awake or sleeping.
She remembers feeling free in those hours, one with the music. She recalls the punishments.
She can't stop the ghosts of the pain when thinking about it.
Her teacher never smiled.
Her face blank – a reminder of another face.
Always tired and never truly with her.
She dreamed of freedom, of sleep.
That's all she remembers about her. She never saw her again after her training was complete.
She never asked.
"Subject one is adapting fast to training. Weapon, combat, yoga and parkour training began in a week. Dance training reduced to 2 hours per day. "
Dr T.
Dream. It's a dream… mine? No… a classroom? A boy?
"Who are you?"
"You shouldn't be here."
Black.
"Subject 15 reports that Subject One was in his dream. Mutation growing. Recommend further tests. "
Dr O.
"Subject One training going very well: agility, reflexes and muscles memories growing. Subject already had knowledge about guns, knives and Tasers."
Dr T.
"Subject One refuses to talk about her visions, punishments required to make her talk."
Dr O.
Teacher 2 and 3 are like n°1. Just as tired and wishing to be free.
They didn't sleep much. They never talk, only gave her orders or instructions.
Yoga was relaxing, she used it to feel her environment. She felt their minds, she could focused.
Weapons are easy, they're tools. They don't feel. It's easy to shoot.
It's easy to manipulate them.
Like n°1, she never saw them again.
"Subject One takes to training with dexterity and is improving really fast. Faster than Subject 5 ever did."
Dr K.
"The two years exams are successful. Subject One training in tactics, spying and logistics begin in a week."
Dr O.
"Subject One visions are more frequent. Subject is still incoherent when recalling them."
Dr O.
Jane is not a happy woman. She had been "put away" by SHIELD in Norway while Thor and other heroes were battling Aliens in New York. And she's not even surprise to learn that Loki is also behind it.
She had been so pissed off that she had interrupted a meeting between the heroes and Director Fury to tear into that Jerk face! She certainly wouldn't have mind tearing his reminding eye out of his socket! That's for damn sure. Darcy would have been proud.
So here she is, in Malibu and soon in the Avengers Tower in New York, working for Tony Fucking Stark. She wishes Darcy or Eric were here with her. But Eric is still recuperating from Loki mind-rape, and Darcy, last she inquired, is still in Europe. Doing odd job and living her adventure for the second year.
"Subject One crashed when the Alien Invasion began. Evaluating her brain chemistry and vitals."
Dr T.
"Subject One still unconscious. Her brain shows multiple activity. Eyes in R.E.M. Subject either dreaming or Seeing."
Dr K.
It's dark. I can't feel my body.
Rage, pain, fear. It's not mine.
Despair and Rage.
Where I am?
Oh GOD so MUCH PAIN !
"Subject One is in a coma."
Dr O.
"Subjects 6, 15, 10 and 12 were reported dead at 06.00 am. No signs of trauma. Autopsies are clean."
Dr T.
"Subject One is conscious."
Dr K.
"Pursue of training. Subject is excelling. Operations and tests reveal several alterations of nervous pathways. The Subject brain chemical has also been altered."
Dr O.
She locked herself in silence when they asked. She knows what she has done.
There is no need to go back on it.
They wanted it. Needed it even.
She gave them the freedom they thirsted for.
Her only regret - at the time – was that she hadn't been able to do the same to herself.
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End part 1.