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005 ― The Red Room [1]

2016 ― The Red Room

[tw; abuse]

The Romanoff twins and Melina had a set plan.

Natasha had on a prosthetic veil to disguise herself as Melina, and she was going to take Nikita to Dreykov like she was a prisoner. The girls knew he would probably quickly figure out that it was Natasha and not Melina; the dead giveaway is that "Melina" is only bringing Nikita to him and not Natasha. Nikita was still unconscious because they had been sedated since Dreykov had the Red Room as a high-tech aerial facility held afloat by multiple turbine engines.

Nikita woke up while they were in the elevator, and she looked over at her sister, who was disguised as Melina, and they nodded their heads at each other. When the elevator doors opened, "Melina" grabbed Nikita's arm and walked to Dreykov's office. They heard a buzzer after a few moments, and the door opened. When Dreykov looked up and saw Melina dragging Nikita in, he was surprised and delighted. The Romanoff twins were always his favorites.

"Look at you. Both of you. So, uh, how was the family reunion?" Dreykov asked. In her head, Nikita was immediately reverting to the scared girl she used to be around Dreykov. Being in his presence made her skin crawl, and she wished that Thor was there to comfort her.

"Oh, it was awful. They were clingy and too emotional and needy." Melina said as Dreykov walked closer to them. Nikita tried to back away, but Melina gripped her arm tighter and made her stay in place.

"Just like old times, huh?" Dreykov said as he looked over at Nikita. He didn't say anything, but Nikita knew he would eventually. He turned his attention back to Melina.

"Yelena Belova. What's the deal with her? She was the only one affected, right?" Dreykov asked.

"As far as I know, yes," Melina said as she nodded her head.

"These gasses and antidotes, it's a pain in my ass. It's a problem. You need to sort it." Dreykov said.

"Hmm. I have nine pigs that will require attending in my absence...-" Dreykov cut her off as he put a hand on both her and Nikita and moved them over to his desk, and forced them to sit down.

"...-I don't give a shit about your pigs," Dreykov said, and then he forcefully grabbed Melina's head, and Nikita flinched when she did. "Cut her brain out... Hmm? Identify the weakness." Dreykov said.

"What about her and her sister?" Melina asked as she gestured to Nikita. Dreykov looked directly at Nikita as he spoke.

"They're traitors. They turned their backs on their people. On their blood. They had nothing. I gave them a home. I gave them love." Dreykov said, and Nikita's eyes narrowed.

"You didn't give us shit but abuse." Nikita snapped at him. Dreykov lifted his hand towards her, and Nikita flinched, but he didn't hit her. He knew she would recoil back. Then he turned back to Melina.

"Put your thing in them, huh? You know, uh, chemicals. Turn them into one of your pigs. Can you imagine what I could do with two Avengers under my control?" Dreykov said.

"Wouldn't like to speak to them first? I can send for somebody to bring Natasha." Melina said.

"When you look into the eyes of a child you have raised, no mask in the world can hide that," Dreykov said. He reached up to touch her face, but Natasha grabbed his hand before he could touch her, but she let go. When she did, Dreykov tapped on the mask and pulled it off of her face before he looked between both of the girls. "Welcome home." Natasha looked at Nikita, and they both stood up. The taskmaster, who was also in the room, immediately drew their gun, but Dreykov waved them off. "Now, now. Don't go breaking my new toy."