Greetings everyone and welcome to my very first fanfic! I hope this crossover will be of great interest to you.
A quick sidenote English and Spanish are not my first languages, so I apologize for butchering certain words and grammar. This story is also available in AO3
Constructive criticism is welcomed.
All rights belong to Netflix and 20th Century Fox.
With that said let's dive in :).
Chapter 1: 023
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
30th May 1985
She waited patiently; eyes glued to the door of her cell while sitting on the edge of her bed. Gabriela, one of the few nurses who were the only people in this entire hellhole that treated her like a human being rather than an object, told her that at midnight she will come for her (she did not know what time it was because there was no clock).
She did not dare to hope for an escape for many of her brothers and sisters died in the resulting experiments. She was the only one who survived because no matter how many times they cut her, stabbed her, even shoot her, she healed. It got worse when she developed claws in two on each of her hands and one in each of her feet (to the surprise and utter shock of everyone, including herself) because while they did teach her how to fight (in a very controlled environment) she knew she will be nothing more than a weapon in their eyes, tattoos on their forearm a clear proof (the number 023 staring right back at her).
Despite this, the kind nurses have given them names so they can feel like actual people, like actual human beings.
Jonah, Gideon, Rebecca, Delilah, Rictor...
She cried silently for them, swearing vengeance on those heartless monsters that took their lives, the lives of her brothers and sisters with their callous cruelty and indifference.
Her sorrowful and bitter thoughts were interrupted when she heard the door of her cell being unlocked, making her straighten her back in anticipation. Very carefully and slowly the door opened and revealed a lone female figure.
The woman slowly entered her cell, approached Laura, and crouched down on her level.
She had long, slightly curly hair and brown eyes which watched her with tenderness and attention of a mother. On her back was a blue rucksack.
"Hello Laura mijita" said Gabriela, the words filling her heart with warmth and joy not only by the sound of her given name but also care in her voice "I'm sorry I was a little late but we had to make sure that it was safe for us to escape".
She didn't mind; anything to run away from this cage.
"Come" Gabriela says as she took Laura's hand into her own and led her out of the cell. They were moving quickly but quietly through the white halls of the facility. Laura noticed, besides the eerie calm, that the cameras were not working, missing their little red lights.
They reached the elevator at the end of the hall and got inside. Gabriela pressed the button destined for the ground level (she told her that the facility was underground).
She rummaged through her rucksack, taking out a small wrapped foil.
"Here" said Gabriela giving her the foil. Tearing it apart Laura saw it was a nice fat greasy taco which she started devouring with gusto and delight. The only thing they gave them to eat was some kinda sludge that could barely fill her stomach.
While she was enjoying decent food in a long time (the nurses sometimes smuggled some) she looked at Gabriela who was watching the elevator light numbers go up with an aura of anxiety. She looked back at Laura.
"Everything will be alright," she said, "we only have to meet with the others and then we will leave Juarez".
She crouched down on Laura's level looking her straight in the eyes.
"I promise you once this is all over we will find and give you a home, a place somewhere where you will be loved and cherished."
Laura gave away a happy smile, a rare thing on her part but nevertheless she finally started to feel hopeful, a hopeful for the future she never thought possible. She finished her taco.
*DING
The elevator door opened revealing a long white-walled corridor. Passing through the door at the end of the said corridor was a waiting room, the kind you expect in a hospital. The big difference was that there were many security guards sleeping on floors, chairs, and desks.
"Sleeping pills" supplied Gabriela smugly "they never suspected that their coffee was filled with them."
Laura looked through the assortment of sleeping men and felt a burning hatred for many of them. People who-
No.
Monsters.
SNIKT
Slowly, with the disturbing elegance of a predator and burning hatred in her eyes, she approached them. Her claws were bone-like in appearance with a slightly sharp knife-like edge but were denser and stronger than steel itself. The monsters in white coats, especially the one in charge, we're fascinated with them. They wasted no time setting up combat training and discovering that Laura had a certain.. talent for killing.
"Laura", said Gabriela behind her „I agree that these men deserve to die for what they did to you but we do not have the time for that when freedom, your freedom, is so close."
After a tense few seconds, Laura retracted her claws but promised to herself that one day these monsters will pay.
Grabbing Gabriela's hand they walked through the gate (that read Transigen on them) leading to the outside, towards her freedom.
Well, that's is for the first chapter and also for several notes:
1. I decided to give Laura an extra claw on her arms, as well as giving them a bone-like appearance, like in Wolverine the origins so it would look like something she was born with, well developed.
NOTE: As of the update of the 5th chapter I decided to retcon her "three claws in each of her hand" back to her regular two claws because I want to include a conversation about her dimorphism in the future.
2. The kids from the movies are killed because I can't imagine that the nurses could fake their deaths without the doctors wanting to perform an autopsy on them, especially if a corporation like Transigen was involved.
3. And yes Transigen will be replacing the Soviets from the third season.
4. Due to work I will try to update the story on a weekly basis and with longer chapters.
See you soon :)
