Chapter 24: Change is good, isn't it?
Alexis sat down in front of her laptop, and began to hack into SHIELD's database. She could just log in, but if she tried to access restricted stuff, it would sat of an alarm. She did a database search for Jack Frost, and came up with 2 results. One was a file on the legend of Jack Frsot, and the other was a profile. She opened the profile and began to read.
Name: Unknown
Alias: Jack Frost
Power: Control over winter
Status: Failed super solider
Level of danger: Low
Mental status: Stable
Affiliations: None currently, recently volunteered this information after severing connections with Longstaff corporations, of which his sister is head.
Family: Orphan, one sister, status: Alive. Name: Jessi Moore.
Alexis read the last line, and all the memories came flooding back. He had changed. His name was Jack, but it was Jack Moore. He'd been a sickly boy and he was always cold and looked as if he'd had frostbite. He was a bit younger than her, but they got on really well. He'd been sweet relief from Jessi, and couldn't see how they were related. It was just like her to exploit him. They only knew each other for about a month, until Luke and her had to move on. The last time she'd seen Jack, she gave him a kiss on the cheek and told him he'd get better. When she hugged him, he'd become more human, like he had tonight.
"I see you found out then." Alexis looked up and saw that Jack was sitting in the window.
"Why did she do that to you?" She stood up and went and sat in facing him int the window seat. He looked down at his hands, which had frost creeping up them.
"I never really meant much to her. I was just another mouth to feed, but when she gained some power at Longstaff, I became useful. As a guinea pig. It was a while back, about a year after you left. The super soilder experiment wasn't the first they did on me, first they injected me with genes from different mutants. I suppose that's why I got the powers I did." He shrugged and looked up at her. If anyone had seen them, they would have thought they were fire and ice. In the reddish glow cast by the street lights outside, Alexis looked as if she was on fire, her hair casting out a reddish glow. Jack looked as if he was made from pure ice, almost as if he was glowing blue.
"Your worth so much more. You just haven't had the chance to show it yet." She reached over and took his hand. The frost began to retreat, and his began to turn warm.
"Well, it depends who you talk too. I've done some bad things. I've killed people, sunshine." Alexis' eyes flashed gold when he used his old nicknsme for her, but in the light it looked as if her eyes turned red.
"So have I moon. We all have at some point. The thing is, we may feel bad, but we have to move on. If we dwell on it, it overcomes us, and then they can control us."
One night, when Jessi and Luke were out, they'd snuck out onto the roof of the house they were in. They sat there , watching the stars, talking about who they never wanted to be controlled , and if it meant that they had to live like they were forever, they would.
"Jessi controlled me. She said she would find you and kill you right in front of me." Jack looked into her eyes, and his eyes were filled with hurt and worry. She realised then that she may have forgotten him to a degree, but he had never forgotten her.
"She would have had a job until now. We covered out tracks well." Alexis said with confidence, but threads of doubt were beginning to creep inot her mind. Had they?
"You had. Luke didn't." Jack muttered under his breathe, but Alexis heard it.
"What?" She was shocked. Luke may have betrayed her, but it was life he had to protect too.
"He kept up contact with Jessi. Sent her updates on his location and that kind of thing. She hates you, and the only way she'll be satisfied is if you were dead." Alexis stared at him, hoping he would flash her a cheeky grin that would say tha it was a massive wind up, but it never came. He was telling the truth. Shit shit shit shit.
"He's the one I shouldn't trust isn't he." Jack nodded.
"I'm sorry sunshine. Jessi needed a back up plan incase I failed. That's what I was designed for. To be brain washed and to kill you. They underestimated how much I loved you though." Alexis' head shot up. Jack gave her an awkward grin and ran his hand through his hair.
"I'm going out with Loki but thank you. What's their plan of action?" She wanted to move on from that comment. She looked away.
"They're going to attack. Soon. It's going to be big. It's gonna rival your boyfriends show."
"Oh shit. Are you going to-" She turned back, and he was gone. She shook her head. Well then, she better get ready, hadn't she?
As she stood up, she felt a wind pulling her back towards the window. In through the window fluttered a note. It was hand written, hastily done. She grabbed it and read it.
Sunshine, I had to go cause your boyfriend is coming to find you. Don't tell anyone about what's gonna happen. It's your fight, but I will help you if need be.
She stared at the note, and one thought ran through her head.
Would he?