𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒅 | 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒐𝒄𝒌

08

08. control

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As I do, when I got home, I looked up if there was anything on Karen. She wasn't from here, she came from a small town, Fagan Corners, Vermont, the daughter of Paxton and Penelope Page and the older sister of Kevin Page. When she was 19, her mom died from cancer and her brother died in a car accident, which I had to dig in more since they covered it up, i mean really covered it up. She was the one who drove the car and killing her brother and then she came here, to New York.

I shut my laptop and rubbed my eyes. What a shame. Seriously. I don't blame her. Shortly after my discovery, I head into work and and started my day. There was some presentations that some people had been designing for a couple of months and Dr. Connors and Dr. Norman Osborn were coming by today and I was nervous, even though I was too new to even start. Women and men talked over and over. Some of these people went up to me, ask for help, review, add stuff.

"What do you have here Mr. Minks?" Dr. Connors examines.

"Well, I've been working on this for months now, tried to perfect it and all." He moved to the side of the table for them to see. "I would like to present to you, mind control." He clicked on the tablet and was ready. "What do you think if you can control someone or something just by telling them what to do with this tablet? Well, with this mircochip, you can do that. With subject 12, he can open the cage." My face fell and I nearly can move. Minks controlled it to let itself free. "Or, say that you're too lazy to get something." He made it grab a pen. They were mesmerized. Norman was too.

"I like this. Good job." I watched as Brandon controlled the rat. "Ms. Hobbs." I snapped out of my thoughts and turned to see Mr. Osborn and Dr. Connors behind me. "I would like for you to join Dr. Connors if you like, for his latest work. I believe you too would make a great team, we've seen your work and honestly its amazing." Norman pats my back.

"Yes, if you a free this Thursday, I can bring you up to speed on my newest project."

"Yes! Of course!" They smiled and walked away.

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I laid on the table, doctors drawing with a black marker around my head. They strapped me down I couldn't move. They injected me with a stuff to make me feel numb and drowsy. I was awake as they did the experiment on me and the other 6 girls including Yelena. I later found out that they chemically subjugated us.

"Devon." Dreykov said as he walked up to me. I was in his office, his men surrounded him and widows. He puts his hands on my shoulders. I closed my eyes, ready for what was going to happen. "Do you know why Natasha escape?"

"No." He slaps me. I didn't make a sound or a move.

"Dont lie to me!" He yells and spits in my face. "I said do you!?"

"No. She told me nothing. I haven't spoken to her nor Yelena in years." He walks to his desk and pulls out a small computer, he starts clicking and looks at me. I couldn't breathe. I struggled and cried. I was holding onto my neck, dropping down to my knees and then laid on my side. He walks up to me and watches me struggle. "I swear... I would never lied to protect her. Im telling the truth." He stops it, making me breathe again.

"Then I have a mission for you."  I stood up, acting like I was okay in front of him. "Kill Natasha Romanoff."

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I did my errands, carrying the small bags, passing assholes on their phones. My mom had asked me to do a run before I came and I did. It wasn't that long of a walk.

As I stopped at the crosswalk, I saw a ballet studio. Ballerinas twirling around, all in pink. All it gave me as flashbacks. The horrible dark dances, the little girls watching. The teacher was mean and cruel. But I still loved it. It was an escape.

BEEEEP

I froze as a car was about to hit me. I apologized and walked away. Still scared shitless, I managed to go to the penthouse and meeting with River.

"I see dad forgot to get groceries." He takes the bags from me as we entered the home, helping putting them away.

"Hey, do you know what dad does for a living?" I questioned him as I passed him the frozen peas.

"Nope. To this day I dont know. I think he works with uncle Fisk, or something." He shuts the fridge door and passes me a cookie from the hard work we've done. "Why?"

"Curious. What about that Wesley guy?"

"He's a lawyer i think." Was my dad in trouble and got Wesley for help? "At this point, if its not bothering my life, I dont care at all." He eats the cookie. "Why so many questions?"

"Just being nosey." I went to grab a drink. He takes a good look at me and stares at my bruised neck.

"What the hell happened to you?!" He comes up to me. I stepped back and touched it. It still didn't go away. No matter the makeup I slapped on. "Who did this!?" The door closes and it was my dad. "Dad!" I raced to get him, trying not make this into a big deal.

"What the hell!?" He looks at me. "Who did this to you? Huh!" My mom comes running down and gasps as she sees me. "Who!"

"Robert!" She calms him down. My father was furious, ready to beat someone up.

"I was walking home the other day and 4 guys came up-"

"4?!" My dad yells. His knuckles turned white. "Names! I need names!" My mom holds him back.

"They were Russian, they said that thats her, get her. But the man in the black mask saved me." They all froze. Did I say something wrong? "Im fine, im not hurt."

"Russian?" He pulls out his phone and calls someone. "We need to talk, now!" He hangs up and my mom stops him from leaving. "Gen..."

"Dont do this." He storms off and we never saw him. My mom comforted me, assuring me that they'll catch the guys who did this. "Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah." River sits next to me and sighs.

"Good thing that the man in the mask was there, god knows what was going to happen."