AN: It still amazes me that this story has had so many views. Thanks for all the views, reviews, follows, and Favs. On with the story!
Updated Chapter: Sorry I just noticed that my dates and ages did not match up. I forgot I had changed the dates, but left the ages the same. I think I fixed it.
Disclaimer: I do not own any recognizable characters, just my OC, and I guess the idea.
Tony stood, and Bruce pulled Lydia up as he stood. The girl settled against Bruce's side, and leaned heavily against him. The trio broke away from each other when Tony went to get the others and Bruce took Lydia back to his room.
Bruce helped Lydia to sit on the bed, then sat on the other side himself. He leaned back against the headboard and relaxed. Lydia shifted next to him, and much to Bruce's surprise Lydia had settled against his side with her head on his shoulder. Bruce reached a hesitant hand up and stroked her hair. The two were at ease, and Bruce could not help the feeling of rightness that seemed to grow in his chest
A few minutes later Tony walked into the room with the other three members of the Avengers, and a lap top tucked under his arm. Lydia held her hands out for it, as she sat straighter, but made no moves to leave Bruce's side. A few minutes and flurry of key strokes later she held the computer out to Tony. Tony then enlarged a holo-screen so everyone could see the video, and Lydia just settled back against Bruce.
January 5th 1989
"The third child in our genetics project was born today." An older man sat at a desk and spoke directly to the camera that was recording him.
"Project Gamma was born very nearly two months early. The female specimen seems to be healthy despite this fact."
The man stood and motioned for the person behind the camera to follow him. They could only see the man's back as he walked down a long corridor. Once he got to a large set of double doors. Once he entered the white and sterile room he made his way to a clear baby carrier, much like the ones in the nursery of a hospital. The man gestured to the crib and the camera man zoomed in on the tiny baby in the bed.
Bruce could not help but smile as he looked at the tiny face of his daughter on the screen, he glanced down at Lydia quickly, and she seemed very uninterested in the video as she watched the screen along with the others. Bruce looked up again once the man started to talk again.
"Despite our hopes, project Gamma is quite ordinary at this point. There have been no significant influences that the samples we received from General Ross, from one Bruce Banner, have caused to the child."
Bruce frowned, General Ross, he really should have figured as much.
"The child will have further testing down the road if no anomalies occur." With that the video ended.
July 15th 1991
The same older man appeared on screen as the next video Lydia selected started.
"Project Gamma has made phenomenal progress. In these short two years, she has indeed shown some traits from her father."
The camera zoomed out and in the corner of the room was a smaller Lydia doing equations that Bruce had not seen until late high school if not college. The little girl looked pleased with her work as the older man looked to see that her equation was correct. He nodded in approval and gave the girl a quick pat on the head, and then stepped out of the room. Once he was out of the room he looked directly into the camera.
"I think that project Gamma is a prime candidate for the Alpha program, the first enhancements should be the sensory ones, hearing, sight, and such. Infusions should start with in the month."
The video then cut off. Tony looked at Bruce, his look was somewhere between impressed and worried. That video had shown what Lydia could do naturally. But, what was his daughter capable of now?
September 3rd 1994
The same older man from the other videos appeared on screen once again.
"The serum has had remarkable effects on Project Gamma, so much so that merely five years after her birth she has been given the status of Alpha. From this day forward she will be known as project Alpha Gamma."
The video cut quickly and the next one started.
"Hello, it is October 1st 1998. The serum worked better that we thought. Alpha Gamma is already showing signs of superior strength in comparison to the other projects."
The video cut to a monitor behind the man. It showed a eight year old Lydia fighting much larger opponents. The girl seemed so tiny and when she threw a grown man about three times her size the entire team gasped in shock. The video cut back to the man.
"Alpha Gamma also shows great leadership abilities, I see the potential for a team of superior people to protect the world." The man smiled and the video stopped.
The man showed up on screen again. This time he looked less than happy as he rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"It is the fourth of February 2003. We have encountered problems in the genetics program of late. While the projects are going along as expected, we are being pressured for more. One General Ross came to the facility today." The man growled in frustration and slammed his hands on the desk.
"Gamma testing, that fool wants us to expose Alpha Gamma to gamma radiation. She was never meant for that. Project Gamma merely referred to her father. But the man will not be reasoned with. Gamma testing starts tomorrow." The video feed cut
The next video started abruptly startling those who were watching.
"This is not right! What were we thinking? Who are we to think we have the right to mess the genetics of other living beings." It was the man from before, but he looked panicked and disheveled.
"They want to put Alpha Gamma in CSGI E-1. While Alpha Gamma has shown the capabilities of harnessing gamma radiation those fools are not happy. That want full infusion. I tried to shut it down…" There was a crash and the man jumped and looked behind him, then quickly turned back to the camera.
"They found me. Lydia, I know you'll get into my archives, you're smart like that." He smiled wistfully. "I don't know what they'll tell you happened to me, but please know I tried to stop what they want to do, and I am, so sorry I failed you."
A shot rang through the room the man gasped and clutched at his middle. The Avengers could see the large amount of blood seeping through his white coat. The man grunted a looked at the camera again with a sad smile.
"I'm sorry I did not get to wish you a happy birthday in person, but this'll have to do. Happy nineteenth birthday Lydia Banner." People rushed into the room as he shut off the video feed.
"His name was Dr. Marcus Smith." Lydia said quietly.
"I don't want you all to think my life was terrible growing up there. It was not ideal, but it was not always awful." She sniffled
"It was after she killed him that it became hell."
"She?" Bruce questioned as he stared at his daughter, who was hunched over facing the window instead of the screen.
"Dr. Maria Jenson." Lydia spat venomously
"The woman who carried you?" Tony asked
Lydia and glared at the screen where said blonde Doctor was standing behind Dr. Smith with gun raised.
"Dr. Smith wanted to know what I could do, but she wanted to know how much it would take to make me break"
AN: Chapter 7 complete! Like I said snippets from her life, but I am planning to do either a side story of her time in the genetics lab or a group of one-shots about key events that would have been important. The next chapter will jump right into the events that happed after Dr. Smith's death, and be told as the events occurred, but imagine that the Avengers are watching it like a movie or something. Anyway, I am excited for the next chapter and will get it out as soon as I can! Remember, reviews are always welcome. I love to get feedback!
See you all next chapter!
Light's Lady