Big brown eyes opened and gazed around at the sunlit room. The little girl had been imprisoned by H.Y.D.R.A and was experimented on. She wasn't a mutant, but an ordinary 6 year old girl. Her father was a member of H.Y.D.R.A and when he turned on them, that's when they killed her parents and took the girl captive. She couldn't even remember her own name. Where was she now? The place looked far more welcoming than the cell she had lived in for the past 4 months.
The small body crawled out of the bed. She was clad in a hospital gown. Her legs gave out below her, causing her to stumble, bumping into the nightstand. A vase of flowers which had given a very friendly feeling in the room tipped over. Her legs felt weightles.
She didn't know how to react when she saw the door open, so she somewhat panicked.
The man entered the room and smiled at the girl.
"You're awake," he said to her, kneeling down to her level, to help her up. "You can call me Bruce," he said, introducing himself. He noticed the girl looking scared. "You're safe here."
The child's heart raced. Her head began to throb like it did many times while in captivity. It was so bad that she would cry. She pulled away from Bruce and stumbled to the ground, covering her eyes. She let out painful wails, which broke Bruce's heart. He knelt back down and pulled her in his arms. "What is it sweetheart?" He asked her, worriedly.
"My head. Make it stop!" She cried, before covering her ears. "It's so loud!" She exclaimed, in a raised voice. It would stop on its own, but when this happened, it was agony.
Bruce didn't know how to make it stop, so he cradled her, hoping it would pass. They would have to do some tests to see what was wrong with her. Once the girl calmed, he figured it passed. He helped her back in the bed. She was with the Avengers, in its makeshift infirmary.
"You're okay now. What happens?" Bruce asked her, sitting on the bed.
"My head hurts really bad and I hear a loud noise," the girl said, wiping her eyes. "It keeps happening."
The doctor figured it was the result of experiments. H.Y.D.R.A did like to play god. They were trying to create a superhuman to use as a weapon, more than likely.
"We're going to help you," said Bruce. "What's your name honey?"
"I don't know," said the girl, staring down sadly.
He gently pushed a strand of her brown locks behind her ear.
"Okay, then we'll find out," he responded to her. "Will you come with me so that I may help you?"
The little girl gave a nod, but was scared of what he would do.
"I'm just going to take a quick blood sample few pictures of your head, okay? You must be hungry. I will get you some food shortly," said Bruce, giving her a warm smile.
The girl nodded again. She crawled out of the bed, this time able to keep her balance. He carefuly led her out of the room and to his lab, which was in the same vicinity.
"Okay, just sit right there and relax," said Bruce as he lead her to a chair, so he could take a blood sample. This didn't phase the girl as she was used to needles prodding and poking her. He walked over to his sink, washed his hands and dryed them. He walked back over to the chair and grabbed a syringe from the little table. He prepared the syrinch and tied a band around her little arm. "You don't have to look if you don't want to," he said calmly, before inserting the needle into her arm.
Even though she was used to it, the needle prick hurt. She closed her eyes. Once he was done, he threw the syringe way and sealed the sample.
"You did good," said the scientist as he bandaged her arm. "Hey, I am going to put some cartoons on for you while I prepare the machine, okay?" He grabbed the remote and turned the TV on. It was plastered to the wall. He stopped on My Little Pony. "I'll be right back kiddo."
He walked to the other side of the lab where he had a cat scan machine. He had all of these instruments and tooks there for his sake. They had to make sure the girl didn't have a tumor or anything else as deadly. Who knew with the H.Y.D.R.A experiments. After a few minutes, he returned to the child.
"All ready kiddo," he said as he escorted her to the machine. "This wont hurt at all," he said as he helped her get strapped in.
Steve entered the lab to check on their guest. He was the one who actually rescued her from H.Y.D.R.A's clutches. He had gone in there and helped all of the captives escape, but they brought the child back because she was unconscious at the time. He gazed over towards the end of the lab to see Bruce over there. He decided not to bother them and waited there quietly. He took a seat. The blonde had been worried about her all night and even stayed by her side most of the night until Bruce took over.
The child closed her eyes and relaxed while the procedure was done. Bruce took a few scans and helped her out of the machine.
"We'll have some answers soon. I promise," he said, taking her hand, guiding her back out of the lab. He noticed Steve there. "Hey," he said to his friend.
"Hey," said Steve. "How are you feeling?" He asked the little girl.
The child squeezed Bruce's hand.
"It's okay kiddo, this is Steve. He saved you from those bad people," said Bruce, reassuringly.
The little girl released her grip.
"I feel tired and icky," said he child.
"I'll bet, but Bruce is going to make you all better and then we'll find your mother and father, okay?" Steve reassured as he knelt to her level.
"My mother and father? I don't remember them," she said, looking sad.
Steve frowned. He wrapped the girl in a hug and held her tightly. God knows she needed it. "It's gonna be okay." Steve's phone buzzed. It was Fury. He released the hug and picked it up. "Hello?" He stepped aside to talk to Fury. Bruce picked the girl up and carried her back to her room.
"I'll bring you some food," said Bruce as he placed her on the bed. He turned on the TV for her. "I'll be back."
He left the room, running back into Steve.
"Fury found out who she is. Her name is Felicity. Her parents were killed by H.Y.D.R.A. She's from Washington DC. He's looking for any possible family as we speak," said Steve to Bruce, a bit forlorn. It will be heartbreaking when she gets her memory back. "We can tell her what her name is, but I wouldn't mention her parents right now."
Bruce gave a nod. "Good idea," he said to Steve. "Poor thing."
"I know, and just think about the others who didn't make it," said Steve. He gave a sigh. "I guess we can't save them all."
Bruce sighed as well. "It's a sad sad world. I'm going to get some food for her, why don't you keep her company."
Steve gave a small smile. "Happy to," he stated as he headed into the room where the child stayed.
Bruce headed up towards the kitchen. He'd get her something easy to eat. He had a lot on his mind. The scientist would look at the scans after feeding the girl. He wanted to feel anger over what H.Y.D.R.A did to the child, but he couldn't. The green guy had to be controlled. Instead, he felt sadness.
Once in the kitchen, he pulled bread out, peanut butter and jelly. Not having much experience with kids, he knew all kids liked peanut butter and jelly. He'd make it the way he liked to eat it as a kid. First there was the peanut butter, it had to go on both sides. Second came the jelly. It had to be spread on the left piece of bread. He spread it and placed the two pieces of bread together. Lastly, the crust had to come off. He cut around the cust and placed it on a plate. As he garnished the plate with apple slices, he wondered where the others were.
Meanwhile, Steve kept Felicity company. By now Felicity knew her name. He entertained her by telling her a story as she didn't seem too interested in the TV.
The story was interrupted by Bruce entering with the girl's meal. He placed the plate on the little table next to the bed. He also placed a glass of water next to the plate. "Try and eat this, okay?" Bruce asked.
Felicity nodded as Steve helped her sit up. Steve placed the plate on her lap.
"Where's everyone else?" Bruce asked.
"I believe Natasha and Clint went to work out and Tony and Thor are with Fury, interrogating the twins," said Steve, of the other team members. "They should be back soon."
Bruce gave a nod. "I'm going to look at the scans. I'll be back Felicity," he said kindly, before leaving the room, heading back to the lab.