Chapter 1

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude." For years I pursued any sort of companionship, after spending years in seclusion. Yet, now I find myself back where I started- alone in the confines of where I found myself lost in my work.

"You spend almost as much time as I do in here; that's saying a lot."

Stark stood with well-rested eyes and a coffee in his hand- the sign of a laid back day, which happened to be very scarce.

"Yeah, I know," I sighed, "Trying fundamental interaction again. Not working out too well."

"What forces?"

"Electroweak and electrostrong. I know it takes a lot to actually accomplish it, but I thought I would be able to because, well, you know. I just can't exactly figure it out." I confessed.

He jammed his free hand into his pocket and leaned onto the table next to him, nearly knocking over my ionization chamber. I turned back to my work and rubbed my eyes, resulting in blurry vision and another yawn.

"Why don't you get some sleep? You look exhausted." he offered.

"Yes, Ms Merrick. I would recommend some sleep to be able to retain what information you've discovered today." J.A.R.V.I.S. suggested.

I gave a half smile and knew I had been defeated.

"Fine, but J.A.R.V.I.S. let me know if something happens overnight. If my breakthrough occurs while I'm sleeping, I want to be woken up for it." I yawned once again and made my way past Tony and toward my room, seeing Wanda near my door.

"Wanda?" I asked.

She turned and chuckled.

"I was knocking on your door. It sounded like you were going through-"

"I would have alerted one of the team members immediately, but thank you for your concern." I replied calmly, "Plus, you would have been able to tell."

"Oh, Brielle. Sometimes you really never know." she said, following me into my room.

I shrugged and plopped down on my bed, and within the next thirty seconds I surrendered myself to sleep.

I woke to sunlight seeping through the windows, granting me a headache to begin my day. My body was cold and rigid, although I had ample warmth provided by the sun. It took me a few moments to realize that my bed had collapsed on its legs and had created dents in the floor.

I had slept into the next day all the way up to three in the afternoon.

"J.A.R.V.I.S., who's home?" I asked.

"It seems that Vision is the only resident present."

Of course; I hadn't expected him to be going out for leisure anytime soon- especially looking like he did. The public would have a conniption! I changed into a pair of skinny jeans and found an electric blue t-shirt that complimented my eyes.

"What happened last night?" I asked.

"It seems you had increased your force of gravity in your sleep." JARVIS responded.

I hadn't done that in a while. When I first moved into Avengers Tower, I had a new bed delivered everyday because I would unknowingly destroy them in my sleep. Whatever I did, I didn't want to happen again.

Vision was waiting in the hallway outside of my bedroom for me and I shrieked quietly before quickly quieting myself.

"What are you doing out here?" I snapped.

"I was waiting for you to wake. The team has gone searching for entertainment and I can not say I do not crave anything less in these hours."

I shrugged and brushed passed him to my lab, where he obliged to follow.

"Fundamental interaction?"

"You understand it?" I asked, surprised that he had known something so profound and not prevalent beyong physicists. Tony didn't care much for it, so my experimentation were left to JARVIS and myself.

"Well, I do possess superhuman intelligence. So, yes." he replied. He stood next to me a considerable distance before looking me in the eyes.

"What if we unified gravity with the forces?" Vision asked, "You can do that, right?"

"That would be stepping into the bounds of the theory of everything," I responded, a slight smirk on my face, "I like that idea."

He shut his eyes and appeared to be thinking, so I took it upon myself to reach into my bowl of trail mix and pick out a few almonds. Vision reached down to grab onto my wrist and let go just as quickly as it had appeared.

"With a discovery like this, your work would surpass Albert Einstein and Steven Hawking. It would be an unimaginable breakthrough and physicists would use it to understanding... everything." he said.

"I guess we'll see," I motioned for him to follow me, "I only need to use a theoretical particle which is actually existent."

The two of us took the elevator to the bottom level of the Avengers Tower where my much larger lab was, containing a collider tunnel that was only a quarter of a mile long, with considerably shorter than what the most modern scientists attempted to use.

I took a handful of trail mix from the table next to me and ate it in seconds, then scarfed down another soon after. Trail mix helped me maintain energy and therefore was kept everywhere in the tower.

"Are you sure this is safe?" Vision asked.

My hands were shaking, but I couldn't be more sure that I could control the forces and deliver the answer to the most complex theories in physics.

"Ms Merrick, I recommend you wait until Mr Stark arrives." JARVIS suggested.

"What's he going to do? Take a picture?" I asked.

I put on a jacket and threw open the door to the collider, which was actually just a metal cylinder that was large enough for me to stand in. No magnets or specialty materials- I didn't need it. My only resources was myself.

"I suggest I should contact Dr Cho." JARVIS yet again suggested.

Vision came and shut the collider door so I was alone standing in darkness. I had never tried controlling multiple forces at once, let alone with gravity, but I had a burning capacity for discovery and recognition.

I could generate an electroweak and electrostrong force, but the electromagnetic force took more effort than I realized was required. I couldn't concentrate enough to recognize gravitons, and my body collapsed.

This chapter is used to introduce my OC, and her abilities. If you hadn't caught on by now, she has the power to manipulate physics. More will happen in the next chapters obviously, this chapter is just important for development. Leave thoughts below and critique is appreciated. x