"We're sisters." Annie repeated the revelation, still stunned. "I mean we can get Vought to do a DNA test on us but there's too many coincidences, I'm at least nine years older than you, as far as I know my parents abandoned me at this orphanage for supes until I was around thirteen, then I was adopted, but it makes sense why we look similar, same eyes, same hair." The two got up from the floor and practically sprinted to the bathroom to look in the mirror. They weren't identical, there was a lot of differences, but genetically, they looked it. Athena had a feeling the lab downstairs still had members awake, and she swore her office more than likely had a direct line to them, Starlights room wouldn't. "Looks like we're getting a DNA test" Annie nodded, heading for the door, her sister following closely behind.
No surprise that the DNA was indeed a 50% match confirming that they were indeed, siblings. Athena was still trying to wrap her head around it even though she initially came to the realisation, all her life she was told that her parents died in their sleep, that as a toddler her dreams got too wild and she distorted the particles that made up her parents, leaving them nothing but a bunch of mangled body parts. Instead, they sold her to Vought so they could pump her full of liquid and stamp a label on her saying 'Superhero'. "So what now?" Annie asked, sitting infant of Athenas desk, "Well, you're the only family I have, I'll request a transfer as soon as I can, to be your trainer or something." she suggested shrugging her shoulders, there was no doubt Vought would use some 'Long lost sister' headline to give to the press once they found out they were related, and she didn't care, she had family now, and she was going to protect Annie at all cost. "That'd be nice." Annie smiled, reaching over and holding her sisters hand. It was a nice moment, but Athena could tell there was something else on her mind, "Somethings wrong." she pointed out, grabbing Annies' other hand, tracing it with her thumb in a comforting manner. "Hughie found me, at the church listening to the choir. He said he needed my help, that his friends were being held by Vought, and that.. I'm still a superhero."
Images of Butcher flashed across her mind, and without thinking, she said "Well let's go be superheroes... and get you out of that strippers uniform."
If Vought was keeping people anywhere, it'd be the underground warehouses, and by the sounds of gunshots when they got down there, Athena was right. The scene they witnessed upon entering was disturbing, MM, Hughie and Frenchie were lined up, heads facing a piece of broken wall ready to be shot by the black ops unit, while the girl was propped up, passed out in a hospital gown. "Get em" Athena whispered, and Annie went all out on those fuckers, sparks from the lights were flying everywhere as she charged herself with the electricity in the room. They barely got any shots in with Quantum and Starlight kicking their asses. Athena ignited the sparks from the lights into flames, using it so burn every single person in that room that wasn't an ally. "C'est une déesse" Frenchie muttered, clinging onto his bloody bullet wound, he was bleeding, bad, Athena roughly translated to "She is a goddess", cute but he was definitely delirious from the pain and blood loss.
"Marvin can you grab the girl? I'll grab Frenchie over here." Quantum nodded to the passed out patient as she moved to grab the small frenchman, her strength making it an easy task. Annie and Hughie exchanged words, she had to admit it, it was cute watching them together, they just looked right together. "Where's Butcher?" Athena called over to Hughie "He went after homelander" he shrugged making his way over to the exit with them. He what? Athena started to panic, if he went after Homelander, there was no way he was getting out alive. "emmène-moi au paradis" Athena looked down at the man in her arms, having picked him up Bridal style "Honey I'm not taking you to heaven, I'm taking you somewhere safe." She already had a getaway car ready, and was placing Frenchie inside when she heard MM yelling to go, she turned expecting to see everyone, but there was no Hughie or Annie. "A-train showed up we gotta go now!" Marvin yelled hopping into the drivers seat. As much as her body wanted to run back and help Annie, she knew she would be able to handle herself, but right now Frenchie needed medical attention, and they couldn't go to a hospital.
MM drove a good half an hour until they were out of the city, by this time the girl, or Kimiko as Athena had now learned, had woken up and was applying pressure to the wound. "Pull over here." she instructed, waiting for the car to fully stop before hopping out, and getting Frenchie out of the back, much to Kimikos unwillingness to let him go. "Ill bring him straight back okay?" She reassured the woman. The other two followed Athena as she placed Frenchie down on the ground gently, removing the makeshift bandage on his wound, they watched intently as Quantum drew the bullet from out of Frenchie, before placing a glowing hand over him, there was a soft vibration as the wound began to slowly heal. "How the fuck did you do that?" MM asked in both alarm and amazement, examining the now healed wound. "I used some of me, to heal him." she drew back her suit collar to show a healed bullet wound, "By transferring my cells and particles to him, I end up with whatever ailment I fixed. This ones ironic considering I'm bullet proof." she let out a dry chuckle. Kimiko rushed to embrace Athena, giving her a nod before rushing back over to Frenchie who was now just waking up. "You'll feel rough for a few days, but after that, you'll be fine." Athena reassured him, giving MM a hang in lifting him up back towards the car.
"Thank you ma déesse" Frenchie mustered, giving a small smile before passing out again in the car, resting on Kimikos shoulder. "Thank you for this." MM looked at her thankfully, "Do you guys know where you'll stay for the night?" He shook his head in response, "Maybe camp here, wait till Frenchie wakes up, then find Hughie and Butcher." MM ran a hand over his head, clearly stressed by the entire situation, and she didn't blame him. "You just worry about getting rest, I'll make sure Hughie gets back safe."
Athena didn't let him answer as she flew back to the tower, but on her way she spotted a familiar lanky man running away.
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QUANTUM~Billy Butcher
Fanfiction"Well, don't you look absolutely breathtaking, love." "I know you're not planning to take me out, so what are you doing stalking me down a dark alley, Mr Butcher?"
