A Little Sane

Chapter 151

"Comfortable? Mr. Valeska?"

Jerome stood in the same spot he was in when he woke up. It was more comfortable to stand then sit on his knees. He stared at the dark haired woman angrily.

"You are getting ready to go kidnap my wife. No I'm not comfortable."

She narrowed her eyes with a sly smirk.

"Do you even want to know why we need her?"

Jerome bared his teeth. It was astonishing how frightening Jerome could be at time.

"All I know is that you want her powers to do bad things and she doesn't want to use them that way!"

"Of course not, but she is destined for greatness."

Jerome rolled his eyes. 

"She already is absolutely amazing. How did you even find her or know she had powers?"

He watched the woman click a key on the board near the huge monitor. His eyes only widened when a picture of Dr. Strange and his description appeared on the screen.

"I assume you and your wife are familiar with Hugo Strange."

Jerome shook his head in disbelief. No one had seen Hugo Strange in years. No one knew where he was, at least, no one who was willing to tell. The woman smiled.

"We've known about Dr. Hugo Strange for years and we have tracked and followed his work. We know that your wife was created by Strange in the womb with a chemical compound. So was her best friend. It is extremely remarkable."

The woman loved the angry emotion she was getting out of Jerome.

"Just use me.. I do whatever you want.. My wife isn't a weapon! She's a human being!"

"No, she's not. We can't use you because you're not a metahuman. You're just a psychopath."

Jerome went into rage and tried to break free from the chains. Three men walked into the room.

"Do we need to sedate him?"

The woman walked closer to Jerome. She smiled.

"No."

She patted him on the cheek.

"He isn't strong enough to escape. He'll tire himself out."

Jerome yanked his head away from her with a growl.

"Don't touch me!"

The woman chuckled as she returned to her computer. Jerome groaned.

"Okay, since apparently there's no getting out of this. How do you even plan to use my wife's powers?"

The woman pulled up security footage on the monitor. She flipped through cameras until she found the one she was looking for. Jerome was staring at some sort of machine that seemed to perfectly fit a person inside. The woman noticed how scared Jerome had become. She chuckled.

"Don't worry Mr. Valeska. She will lie comfortably in this machine."

His eyes swiftly moved from the monitor to the woman.

"What does it do?"

The woman smiled brightly. She walked closer to Jerome.

"I am so glad you asked! We have really outdone ourselves this time! It's revolutionary! Your wife will lie down in this machine and we will essentially hook her to it. This machine will draw from her powers charging weapons... and us.."

Jerome yanked on his chains. He growled.

"You want to harvest my wife's powers?! She's not a fucking pumpkin!"