AN: I hope you are still enjoying the story. Sorry this chapter took so long to get out. Thanks for all the views, reviews, follows and favs. On with the story!
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Alpha Gamma was sitting in a training room watching over some of the younger children in the program. She was the only one that they would listen to. Currently one of her younger charges was going up against one of the older boys in the program. This red haired boy got on her nerves.
"Helios, not so rough." She barked as the boy attempted to tackle the younger girl.
The boy stood up from where he was crouched behind the girl. He sauntered over to Alpha Gamma, and proceeded to get in her face. She stared the boy down, knowing better than to deter command to any of those competing for Alpha status.
"I'm supposed to be testing Aira."
"Testing. Not sending her into the wall. She's seven, and smaller than you."
He shoved Alpha Gamma back against the wall. She knew this tactic he was trying to force her into submission by over powering her. She growled at him causing him to take an involuntary step back.
"Back off Beta Helios." She stood her full height and pushed back against him.
The boy before her narrowed his eyes at her. She did not like to pull rank, but the only way to get through his thick skull was to remind him of his place. Which is why he hated little Aira so much. The little girl had been handpicked by herself and Dr. Smith. The little girl would be on the Alpha team, Helios would still only be Beta.
"Everything okay, over here?" One of the older boys came over.
He was tall, and had an air of command about him. He flick his blonde hair out his eyes and stared down Helios.
"Fine, Alto. I want you to take over training Aira."
Helios stared at her with murderous intent. Alto took her cue to take the smaller girl away from what was fixing to happen.
Helios started to circle Alpha Gamma. She eyed him in annoyance, but refused to move. Stability was key. If she responded to his intimidation tactics she knew she would lose the respect from those watching.
Everyone had stopped training and was watching the play for power Helios was fixing to make. She could only sigh and shake her head. They had better hope it was Dr. Smith who walked in on this and not anyone else. While they would be fine with Helios fighting her, they would not be okay with the others being spectators.
Alpha Gamma tensed as she felt Helios getting ready to make his move. He thought that by coming at her from behind he stood a chance, but not only could she feel him she could also see him. Idiot was going to use his ability to attack her. He charged at her and she simply flipped over him. Causing him to lose balance and nearly tumble to the ground.
"Oh, did I make the glow stick tumble." Her back was still to him, but the power he radiated began to glow even brighter at her taunt.
This was why he would never make it to Alpha status. He could not control himself. Rage would always get the better of him.
She could hear him snort as he stood. He let out a noise of frustration when he saw that she was not concerned enough to keep him in her line of sight. He charged her again and she stepped to the side and as he moved past her she threw a hand out and grabbed him by the back of his shirt. Her strength surprised him, and he suddenly found himself on his back with her foot on his chest keeping him in place.
"Are you finished throwing your temper tantrum?" She asked quietly.
He relented the fight with a quick nod and she let him up. He pushed away the hand she offered to him and stood quickly and walked over to the group he spent the most of his time with. His frustration got the best of him and he turned to glare at her.
"I'll beat you one day, Gamma. I'll beat you and then I'll have the respect I deserve. They'll see how much better I am." He growled at her.
For the first time during their confrontation she turned to look at him. The look on her face cause him to take pause. She did not appear to be angry or even concerned by his threat. She just shook her head sadly at him.
"You have no idea what you are saying. You don't know what you are asking for, but I tell you this much. Helios, if I could give you what I have with a clear conscience I would. I hate this position they have given me, but I would never allow someone else to be force through it." With that she turned back toward where Alto was waiting with Aira.
"Such words Alpha Gamma." All heads turned in the direction of the door way where a female scientist was standing.
"What are you doing here, Jenson? Dr. Smith usually comes during this time." Alpha Gamma questioned as she stared at the woman with contempt.
Alpha Gamma and Maria Jenson did not get along at all. It had started not long after Alpha Gamma's second year, and Dr. Jenson had the realization that she was out classed by, not only a child, but a child she had helped bring into existence.
"Dr. Smith is no longer with the facility."
Alpha Gamma's mouth dropped open in shock. She never thought he would abandon them. He was the only one in this place who looked at them like they were people, and not government assets. No, he would never abandon them, especially knowing Jenson, the pathetic excuse of a scientist she was, would replace him. Alpha Gamma glared at the woman before her, she must have done something to him.
"Things are going to change."
Alpha Gamma did not doubt Jenson's statement in the least.
"We are going to be more productive, things are not going to be easy."
Eleven months later
Alpha Gamma collapsed exhausted onto her bed, and groaned. Twenty mile sprints in extreme heat, Jenson's newest way to torture them. She groaned as she rolled her shoulders, then winced as she pulled something back in place. Idiot Helios had enjoyed playing bulldozer a little too much. Jenson, had him testing evasion. The little kids were not as fast as her and Alto. The two of them had taken a few blows from the now bulky Helios. Alto was faring better than she was, never before had she cursed her slight frame as much as she did now.
That was just today though, she was still sore from the heat conditioning from the day before, and by heat conditioning, Jenson meant holding limbs over an open flame. Her hands had healed from that in a matter of hours. The day before that though, Alpha Gamma rubbed absently at her neck, she still had burns from the shock collar. The shock collar had become Jenson's favorite form of punishment for her. Alpha Gamma could hardly pass by an outlet without shuddering.
There was a loud banging at her door, which caused her to jump up, but before she could stand three boys entered the room, Helios and Alto among them. Both of which hauled her off her bed and out into the hall. She knew better than to struggle. If she did she would cause the younger children to wake up, and whatever was about to happen she did not want them to witness.
She was pulled into a room which had a capsule like container in the center. The two boys pulled her to stand in front a large window. She looked up and saw an older man in what she assumed to be an army uniform. Jenson walked in.
"General Ross, this is project Alpha Gamma." General Ross looked at Alpha Gamma in a way that could only be described as hate.
"Your request for further Gamma experimentation starts today, and we though you would like to witness it." The man nodded. Jenson extended her head to the boys and they pulled her toward the thing in the center of the room.
As soon as Alpha Gamma realized that they meant to put her in that thing she fought back. She managed to get Alto off of her, but he was not really trying too hard to hold on to her. This is why Jenson had trained them so hard over the past couple of days. Alpha Gamma was exhausted and could hardly fight back.
The boys managed to get her in and strapped down, but still she struggled as the lid slid closed. Once it closed she sensed the change in what was being pumped in. It was a sedative, why on earth would Jenson be so kind.
"We have to sedate her, the Gamma doesn't take if she is awake. We know that she has the ability to syphon it off."
Of course it was not out of kindness, like Jenson was capable of that, were he last coherent thoughts.
Bruce watched in horror as Lydia's struggling ceased and the sedative kicked in. he watched the lady and General Ross walk down to the lab. Jenson reached down and flipped a switch. Lydia's body arched up as she was bombarded with the Gamma radiation.
General Ross was watching a monitor and shook his head after a few minutes.
"She is still not holding the Gamma radiation." He stated. Bruce was sure he had never disliked the man as much as he did now.
"We anticipated as much."
"So, what are you going to do about it?"
"You've heard of the Winter Soldier program?" When Ross nodded she continued.
"Suspended animation, basically. She'll remain in this state, but we keep the Gamma radiation cycling through her. She will not be able to get rid of all of it that way."
"How long?"
"Undetermined, we'll keep an eye on the monitors and once we are happy with a reading, we'll wake her and test the results.
The video ended and Bruce paused it as the date of the next one popped up on screen.
"Tony, what does that say?" Bruce asked quietly as he looked down at Lydia who had fallen asleep with her head in his lap.
"February 2015." Tony said with a gulp.
"She was put in that in 2009?" Cap asked
Both Tony and Bruce nodded.
"What is that? Six years?" Thor asked
Again the two men nodded.
"She was put in right before her twentieth birthday" Natasha added as she came to the same realization Bruce had.
"Nineteen, she's only nineteen." Bruce whispered and with a shaky hand he started the next video, he wanted to know how his daughter had managed to get out of that awful place.
AN: Chapter eight done! Sorry it took me so long to finish, but I had to plan it out a bit more than the other chapters. Next chapter is in the works, hopefully it won't take as long. So, you find out how Lydia got out of the facility next chapter. Then we go back to the main story line and Bruce and Lydia figure out how to live with a family they have never had before. Some fun and adventures ahead! Reviews are always welcome, love the feedback.
See you all next chapter!
Light's Lady