The Dark Angel¹

1.3 𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔

SELINA, OKLAHOMA 1858

Laverna and three Minutemen arrive there. They scan the area.

"Time signature is early third millennium. Definitely anachronistic."

"Oil. I think some jackass found himself a time machine, came back here to get rich."

"No. I can feel something. It's a trap." Laverna informs them.

"What do you mean?"

"Teleport back now. I can feel that the Variant is here, but she wants to take your reset charge. And I know that because I can read minds."

"Did you just read my mind to know what I was asking?"

"Yes, now get back or burn up. I can try to speak to her and create a shield."

"Okay, I guess. I mean B-15 said, you know what you're doing. See you later." And with that, they go back through the time door.

A hooded figure stands in the distance.

"Your plan won't work anymore. I send them back." Laverna tries to trick her into coming to her.

The hooded figure raises a lantern and drops it. The oil catches fire. It spreads all the way around Laverna.

But she doesn't react. She somehow knows that it can't harm her.

Maybe her memories finally come back.

No, there are no hidden memories. She just needs to follow her instructions and everything will be fine.

The fire spreads, and she is in the middle of it. Her whole body is on fire, but it doesn't burn her. It only tingles a bit and feels like...

Home

No, she has no home.

Does she?

As the variant sees that it has no effect on her, she vanishes. 

But the variant is wrong, it does affect her. 

It awakes a memory from her childhood.

Laverna takes a minute to watch the fire and think about what just happened.

 After the fire died down, she opens a time door back to the TVA.

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