Stark's Shadow

Chapter 25 - Our Resident Femme Fatale

Please, look at the image above. I can't believe I just learned this? And I'm so upset that it wasn't included in the movie :((

I stood there, waiting for him to continue. He didn't.

"Fury, please, you're killing me here," I tell him, "What did you find?"

"Quite a lot," He tells me.

"Okay, care to share then?"

"You should get her first, Olive,"

I nod in agreement and then leave the room. Who the fuck goes and stands in someone's room and refuses to speak? Nick Fury, that's who. Motherfucker.

I find Petunia with Wanda, Nat, and Pepper in the living room.

"Hey, Petunia?" They all turn to face me, "Fury is here. He needs to speak with you."

"Why?" Her voice is shaky from nerves, "Did I do something wrong?"

"No clue," I tell her with a slight shrug, "But you'll be totally good, homegirl."

"You seriously need to stop saying that," Nat tells me.

"No can do," I reply, then leave with Petunia.

When we get back to my room, Fury is still standing where I left him. In the dark. He's so dramatic.

"Here she is, Nick," I say annoyed, "Now, as Peter says, spill the tea."

He looks at Petunia, who nods in response, "I'll start nice and easy, okay?" He asks, Petunia nods, "Your real name is Desta Williams. We are working on tracking down your family, but you have a popular last name so it could take a while."

"How common is the name Desta?" I ask, annoyed.

"We have to search the entire earth for her family, Olive," Fury tells me, "They could be anywhere. Desta is also a surname. So anyone with the surname Desta is being searched for too. We can never be too sure."

I nod. Desta looks blank but tells Fury to continue. Fury gets her to sit before continuing. While he didn't know where she came from, he found crimes believed to be related to her and the Nightshades. I had to sit down too.

We spent nearly three hours hearing everything Fury had found on Petunia and Belladonna. Desta was devastated. She spent most of the time crying as Fury spoke to us.

After Fury is done talking, Desta goes to bed. Fury and I leave the room so she can sleep.

"Olive, why are you so much calmer than she is?" Fury asks me, sounding suspicious.

"I know a lot of the horrible things I have done, Fury," I explain, looking him right in the eye, "I've done horrendous things, far worse than anything you talked about in there. I murdered my best friend. I've killed more innocent people than I could even begin to tell you. More than I know, even."

Fury nods, "How many do you know about?"

"At least a thousand, and that's guessing low,"

Fury doesn't react, "Where did you get those numbers?"

"From the files I stole from Gorgon," I explain.

"Why have I not received those files, Stark?" Fury asks annoyed, "That is valuable information."

"I'm aware of its value. I dare say it has more value to myself and Desta than it does to you," I snap back, "For you, that information is nothing more than statistics and secrets you think you're entitled to. For Desta and me, those files are our lives. The truth, and we need to know, or at least I do."