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Part 2: Chapter 1

Help Me Remember Who I Am

2023- Prologue

"Is everything ready?" Director Hayward asked Darcy Lewis who was feeling skeptical but nodded her head regardless.

"As ready as you can be in a situation like this." she answered him and they walked out towards the laboratory tent together.

Once they entered a cryo chamber was rolled in and Director Hayward stared at it with a smirk. This was why Darcy was feeling skeptical, the way Hayward looked at the cryo chamber gave her chills. Something didn't add up and she needed to find out what it was.

"Weapon W is ready." a woman in a white lab coat came up to the two of them and Hayward rubbed his hands together in excitement.

Darcy looked around for Jimmy or Monica but neither of them were in the tent. She was alone in this. Somehow Darcy had to get some info on Weapon W, how was this thing supposed to help them with their current situation? It was starting to feel weird.

"Director Hayward, what exactly is Weapon W?" Darcy tried to garner some sort of answer but Hayward was everything but straightforward when it came to Weapon W.

"You'll see soon, Doctor Lewis." once again the tone of his voice unsettled her.

Darcy swallowed the evident lump in her throat that formed and looked at what the cryo chamber was connected to. She was confused because it looked like one of their drones? But it had red energy surrounding it. Confusion was all Darcy felt, how could any of this help?

"I'm sorry Director Hayward but I don't see how this weapon is going to help us?" Darcy questioned because her curiosity and bad feelings were only escalating.

"So impatient Doctor, we're about to do the reveal." he said and he couldn't have sounded more creepier in Darcy's opinion.

"For weeks we have been trying to figure out a way to revive enhanced individuals after they've taken a fatal wound." Hayward began a speech Darcy knew would be dramatic.

"Turns out, all we needed was a little energy." the way he emphasized energy was also unsettling but Darcy let him continue.

"Doctor Lewis, may I present to you S.W.O.R.D's very first 'resurrected' enhanced individual; Weapon W." Hayward pointed to the cryo chamber as it opened and revealed something Darcy never thought she would expect.

"H-how?" Darcy questioned.

"We acquired Weapon W's body after she was pronounced dead but there was too much potential here to just be wasted. So, we stuck her body in suspended animation so she wouldn't decompose and a month later, we've finally been able to do the near impossible." Hayward explained but that wasn't what Darcy meant.

"No, how could you? Do you know what this will do? You could be risking those people's lives! If she sees this, she'll lose it!" Darcy cried out and Hayward didn't like the little morality speech.

"Not to mention what will happen to Weapon W's psyche-"

"Who said Weapon W would retain any knowledge of who she is?" Hayward questioned and Darcy's heart broke.

"Anyway, wake her up." Hayward ordered the woman in the lab coat.

"No! Think about what you're doing, think about what this could do and the repercussions, it'll be like reliving her death all over again!" Darcy begged Hayward but with a flick of his wrist two agents pulled Darcy away and stood her behind Hayward to watch the awakening of Weapon W.

"Continue." Hayward nodded and with a click of a button; Weapon W opened her eyes.

Weapon W looked around frantically; she clearly had no clue where she was or even who she was. She pulled on her restraints but they never loosened, Darcy could see the pain in her eyes and the scar that went through her left eyebrow down to the bottom of her eye. Her eye remained the crystal blue colour it had always been. Her healing factor was restored.

After a moment of frantic movements Weapon W calmed down. Darcy saw her take a deep breath and Weapon W gave up on trying to break the restraints.

"Where am I?" Weapon W's voice came out hoarse and broken, like she hadn't had a drop of water in weeks which she hadn't.

"Hello, you're at a base camp run by S.W.O.R.D. I want you to remain calm." the woman in the lab coat spoke up and Weapon W nodded slowly.

"What year is it?" Weapon W asked, how far back did they erase her memories? Darcy thought.

"What is your last memory?" Hayward asked and Weapon W tried to think.

"Uh, I think basic training, 1941" Weapon W said and Darcy tried to pull away from the guards but it was no use.

"I can't remember who I am." Weapon W seemed confused and Darcy was about to step in until Hayward cut her off.

"The year is 2023 and you, my friend, are Julia Logan Howlett. Do you remember that name?" Julia nodded.

"Where's James?" she asked and Darcy's heart broke for the 5th time this entire interaction.

"James died about 7 years ago; Victor killed him, do you remember that?" Julia shook her head with tears in her eyes.

"What's going on? Why am I restrained?" Julia asked, gesturing to her hands.

"For precaution, we have a lot to catch you up on." Hayward said.

Julia nodded and looked over at Darcy, the displeased look on her face didn't sit right with Julia.

"What's wrong with her?" Julia asked, pointing to Darcy.

"Nothing, she's just excited to be your guide for the next little while." Hayward said, giving Darcy a death glare. Darcy was about to protest until she realized she could use this opportunity to her advantage.

"Yes that's right, I'm Dr. Darcy Lewis. I will be assisting you." Darcy said, pulling herself away from the two agents after Hayward indicated them too and Darcy walked closer to Julia.

"Okay... thank you." Julia said and looked at Hayward to release her restraints.

With a click of a button Julia fell from the cryo chamber and onto her knee. She struggled for a bit to find her footing but eventually she was able to stand. Almost a month of being dead will do a number on you.

Darcy grabbed Julia by the arm and began leading her out of the tent. Hayward halted Darcy and whispered in her ear before she walked out.

"You do anything out of bounds, I will make sure they lock you away for the rest of your life, understand me? You remind her of who Wanda is and you show her things outside of the tapes you are assigned to show her. It will be your funeral next." Hayward threatened but that didn't scare Darcy, it just made her more determined.

"Yes, sir." Darcy said and exited the tent.

A/N: Here we go again :D