B/N - Hey guys, welcome to another chapter! I tried to make it a little bit longer this time and it came to me really well.

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Chapter 3

The sound of a woman gently humming stirred Amélie once more. The tune was upbeat and happy as the woman bustled around the room shifting a glass and scribbling some notes. Amélie opened her eyes and took in her surroundings. The room was painted with bright crème walls and decorated with artistic paintings where one would usually think windows would be. It was the standard size of a bedroom although there was no carpet. A white sheen linoleum lined the floor only adding to how bright the room was. There was a wooden wardrobe directly across from her that had three drawers and a small mirror embedded within the ensemble. Amélie sat up and stretched, she was in a single bed that had been made with hospital grade white sheet with a black and blue patterned throw quilt over the top. Next to her was a simple wooden night stand that held a lamp and a small glass of water. Over in the corner to her right was a small round table and two chairs.

Her eyes shifted to the woman that was still writing notes into a piece of paper on a clipboard. Her head was tilted down which was daring the reading glasses she had on the crook of her nose to slip off her delicate face. She was petite and couldn't have been more than 5 foot 2 inches. Her long red hair was tied back into a strict pony tail. She was wearing a white coat that was thrown over a purple button up dress shirt and black dress pants.

Amélie looked down at herself, first at her hands and then at her arms. She didn't know what she was expecting, everything was normal and in order.

"And why wouldn't it be?" She shrugged at the thought.

The thing that confused her the most was that she was wearing a hospital gown in a place she didn't recognise. She didn't have much time to dwell on it as the woman interrupted her silent pondering.

"Amélie! Hello, how are you feeling? Confused I suppose." The woman made her way towards her while dragging over a chair to sit next to the bed. As she sat down she smiled at Amélie with confidence. Her blue eyes were curious as she pushed her glasses back up onto the bridge of her nose. Amélie could only stare at the woman, no words could formulate their way into a sentence.

"You don't remember me do you? That's alright you've had a rough five days. I'm Doctor Jane Carswell, one of Talon's top medical staff. Would you like some water?" She gently picked up the glass and held it out to Amélie.

Amélie gingerly took the glass with hesitation and took a small sip. The water was cold and refreshing. She couldn't remember the last time she had anything to drink. She couldn't remember a lot of things at all. It was as if she couldn't recall a single detail of her life other than her name.

"I'm sorry, you are correct. Did you say you were from Talon?" Amélie grasped the glass of water with two hands as if it were somehow keeping her grounded.

"That is not surprising, you had just been in an accident when we rescued you from your husband. Does that ring a bell?" The Doctor leaned back in her seat.

Amélie shook her head. The accident would probably explain why she was wearing a hospital gown.

"I have a husband?" She couldn't comprehend the fact that she had a husband and not remember.

"Yes, Gérard Lacroix." The Doctor shuffled through some papers and pulled out a photocopy of a photo of them together.

The photo sparked images in her head. Moving in together, the honeymoon, vacations, as well as the conflicts but it sparked something else in her too. As if the image had flicked a switch, other fragments filled her mind. Fragments that made Amélie desire to end his life. And just like that the neural reconditioning had been completed.

"What has he done?" It's all the words she could get out.

"He works for a terrorist group called Overwatch. They have killed a lot of people Amélie. Innocent men, women and children. Personnel from armed forces, police and paramedics and our own personnel." The room went silent and Amélie took another sip of water as Doctor Carswell pulled out several photos with all different people in them. The only thing that never changed was that Amélie was in all of them.

"You saved me from them?" It was all too much to take in.

"Yes. We can see that you have potential to be someone unrivalled in our battle to stop Overwatch from killing more innocents. You can change it all Amélie." The Doctor was scribbling some more notes while Amélie connected the dots in her head. It all made sense in her mind, the conflicts and the unrest the world was facing. Overwatch had been at the point of every single one of those events.

Amélie nodded slowly and made eye contact with the Doctor who was looking at her curiously.

"So what happens now? I think I know what you need me to do." Amélie set the glass back onto the nightstand. The Doctor beamed at her once more.

"I will let the Commander know that you are ready and he will fill you in on all the details." The woman stood up and walked to the door way.

"Your clothes that you were wearing when we rescued you have been washed and ironed. They will be in the wardrobe. Please make yourself comfortable."

And with that she left gently closing the door behind her which locked with an audible click.

Amélie was admiring one of the paintings on the wall when the door opened behind her. She turned slowly on her heel to see a man of about the same height looking at her. At least she thought he was looking at her. His head was covered by full face ballistics mask. He was dressed in black military style uniform consisting of an armoured shirt with an insignia on his right shoulder. He was wearing tactical pants and kitted with combat boots.

"You must be the Commander." She noted that his stance hadn't changed since he had entered the room.

"Yes. Take a seat Amélie." The voice was calm but not warm, she couldn't place her finger on where she had heard it before. "Maybe he was the one who rescued me?"

She sat in the chair that Doctor Carswell had left by her bed while the Commander continued to stand.

"I've heard you've made a good recovery from Doctor Carswell. I'm very happy to hear that." There was a beat of silence.

"She seems nice." Amélie didn't really know what to say.

"You told her before you left that you knew what we needed you to do. Do you want to talk a bit more about that?" Amélie saw his head tilt to the side as if he was analysing her. Amélie smirked, part of her knew this conversation was coming.

"When the Doctor was telling me about Gérard and about Overwatch. I experienced something that I have never felt before. I wanted… want to kill him, I want him to suffer like all the people he has had a part of killing." She was confident and unwavering. Her shoes slowly scuffing at the linoleum floor.

"I see. I think the question that remains is would you be able to do it?" He took a couple of slow deliberate steps towards her. She looked directly up at him. No hesitation and no confusion.

"If that is what Talon needs me to do."

The Commander nodded, he was pleased with her answer. But why wouldn't he be? It was exactly what they had planned for her to do. The intense treatment had obviously gone to plan. The old Amélie Lacroix was gone and had been replaced with something fit for Talon's purposes.

"I'm very glad you are willing to help us Amélie. We have a plan all laid out and ready to go. We will leave how you wish to dispose of Gérard to your discretion. If you are successful, you can return to us and we can undertake the next step in your training if you wish to proceed. If you are unsucc-"

Amelie cut in on him. "- I will be successful." It was cold and to the point, anything more was unnecessary.

The Commander nodded and motioned for Amélie to stand.

"Very well, follow me." The Commander turned his back on her.

Amélie stood tall and was sure of two things. She was going to kill Gérard and that thought had never made her feel more alive.

A/N - And that is the end of this chapter. What do you guys think? I love to read your feedback so please do leave a review. I have a bit of a warning for the next chapter: We are headed for smutty territory ;)

See you guys in the next one.