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"Please," The little girl cried. "Don't do this." The doctor gave her an uncaring look. He grabbed hold of the two bone claws coming out of her tiny hand and pulled. She screamed out in pain. He did this to her other hand, then to the claw one each of her feet, until all six of them were on the table besides him. He pulled out a knife and started to sharpen them. The little girl looked down at her blood covered hands and watched them heal. The doctor dipped them in adimantium, making sure 2 inches were added to the tip of each. They were now 7 inches in total, and were ready to be inserted back into the girl. The doctor did so forcefully, he was a mutant with super-strength, but even he struggled to take them out and then put them back in. The girl screamed, tears running down her face and blood coming from her hands and feet. She retracted all six into her body and the doctor walked out.
"It is done, Dr. Rice." An evil grin appeared on his face.
"Good. I wish too see her." The doctor led him to the girl.
"You have been a brave soldier, X-23. You have show true dedication to your work. Now, it is time for you to do as others instruct you. Your handler, Kimura, will be waiting for you after your first mission as a hired assassin." She caught her breath, and appeared to be fine. The 12 year old steadied her voice.
"Yes Dr. Rice." He unstrapped her from the cold metal table and motioned to the door.
She moved stealthily through the corridor.
"Freeze!" A man pointed a gun at her and shot. Her arm healed in an instant. X-23 charged at him, and sent her claws bursting through his chest. Never had she thought that she would be doing this. Never had she thought she would be attempting to blow up the Facility. She ran out the door to be met by her mother, Dr. Kinney. They stood back and watched the Facility explode into a billion tiny pieces.
"That's it now, we don't ever have to go back?" X-23 looked at her mother.
"No, never." She bent down to her daughters height. "I let them have you for 14 years of your life, that was too long. You and me, we're gonna' have a new life, a life where you don't have to kill to survive. Do you understand me, baby? Do you understand me, Laura?"
"Yes."
"How are you alive, Rice?"
"That's not important Dr. Kinney, whats important is that X-23 come home now."
"Her name is Laura, and she has a home." Laura used her heightened senses to listen in on their conversation.
"She is a weapon, Dr. Kinney, nothing more."
"She's a 15 year old girl.."
"She is a creature!" He snapped. "The daughter of the creature that killed my grandfather. She was born in blood and shall die in blood. She shall, forever more, be a monster."
"That's not true." He raised a gun. Laura sprang into action. She jumped in and killed the two guards standing and watching. She walked towards Rice, but noticed a peculiar smell entering the room. It made her feel intoxicated, it made her feel heavy, it made her feel angry. She blacked out. Laura opened her eyes and stood over the body of Rice. Kimura was nowhere to be seen. Her body was splattered in blood, as were the bodies of the 10 men lying lifeless on the ground.
"Trigger scent." She said aloud.
"L...L...Laura." She turned to see her mother lying on the ground.
"NO!" She screamed, and ran over to her. Laura began to cry. "I didn't...mean...I..I...I didn't know.."
"I know. This...Is...Isn't who you are. You...are not a m...monster. You are perfect...You didn't'...do...this."
"Mum?"
"I...love...you." She took her last breaths and her eyelids closed. Laura gasped and lay next to her. Tears came streaming down her face.