Iron Assassin

Chapter 16: Can He Hear

"Come on dad, please wake up." Right now I was sitting next to my dad while he was in med bay. He still hasn't woken up from whatever the other Nicole did. That whole thing happened a few weeks ago so it makes no sense why he hasn't wakened up yet. During these few weeks there have been sightings of the other Nicole. She actually acquired a whole gang around her, but she has been doing most of the evil doing herself. She has been robbing banks, burning down buildings, and the worst of all killing people. She has gotten almost no trouble from the police because of how powerful she is. We would catch wind of her location and we would all go out. Well not me, the team will not allow me to go after her forsake of the evil me killing me. But I believe they need me because every time the team would go and try to capture her she would disappear. I have been trying to find her. Throughout these past few weeks I have been either next to my dad or in the lab figuring ways to find Nicole. I actually don't remember the last time I eat, or slept, and yes taken shower. I don't feel like those things are important until we find this other Nicole.

You know what the worse part of this whole ordeal is, it's that the majority of the public wants me dead. People don't know that this other Nicole is a different person from me. Even with the whole team telling everyone that this other person is from a different earth, no one would hear it. The people wants someone to blame and that blame goes to me. We have even had to lock down Avenger Tower 24-7. There is a mob of at least close to a thousand people trying to burst down the door to have at my head. I have no clue what I am going to do.

"Nicole." I heard Pietro open the door to my dad's med bay room. He walked in and pulled a chair up next to me.

"Pietro, how is the search for me."

"You mean the not you," he said trying to make sure I am not thinking negatively. He has been trying all week but this is not the greatest week to try and make me happy and positive about our situation. "No, it is not going as well as we hoped. We have come in contact with her but she is stronger than ever. She is collecting super powered people, mostly Inhumans, and getting their powers just like you can. From what I heard around the base she actually has more Inhumans than Ward who can control them."

"That's not go at all. We really need to stop her as some as possible."

"For now you should take a break." I can't believe he just said then. I grabbed onto my dad's hand a little harder.

"We can't take a break and the only break I give myself is to be here next to my dad. Either I somehow find a way to find her or we start gaining powered people so I can take their powers as well." I could tell he was shocked about what I just said. It didn't take me long to come up with that plan. The only way to bet her is to use me.

"Nicole, that's a crazy idea. We don't know what will happen to you. The evil Nicole might be able to take that power but I am sorry but you can barely control the small amount of powers you have. Collecting more powers might even..." Now I was furious. I angrily turned my head toward him hot tears pouring down my face.

"I might even die. You don't think I don't know that. We have run out of options. She is killing people and getting stronger by the minute. I am the best option right now. Please tell me if you have any other ideas." I was angry, even the last part of what I said was vicious sarcasm. I started to feel hot and knew my powers were itching to explode so I had to stop talking. I turned my head back to my dad not being able to look at Pietro anymore. He didn't say another word either to not make me anymore emotional or because I was right. I feel it was a little bit of both. This was the only plan I could think of the thing is I have never felt more endanger than when I think of the plan. Have you ever felt a gut feeling that something bad was going to happen, well that's what I was feeling. This was an in your face type of gut feeling. It was almost like I have spidey sense or something and it was punching me in the face every few seconds. We have no other plans or options left so even if all the signs were telling me not to do this I had to. I guess I should start living my life like it's my last day. Now I have that Live Like You Were Dying song from Tim McGraw song in my head.

After a few minutes, I had calmed down and was now trying to build up my courage to talk to Pietro. I felt a tiny wall being built when I yelled cried at him.

"I'm sorry for yelling at you." I dipped my head low, my hair falling covering my face, so Pietro wouldn't see me. He moved my hair and put it behind my ear so my face was being shown. He then put two fingers on my chin and slowly turned my head to face him. I gave no resistance to what he was doing. He wiped the few tears that were still coming down my face with his pointer finger.

"There is no need to say sorry. I should say sorry for being a jerk." He smiled at me and I laughed just a little.

"You're not a jerk. You were just trying to bring me back to the light side." He gave me a 'really' look.

"Did you just make a Star Wars reference."

"You know I had to."

"If you didn't I would have had to revoke your nerd card."

"No not my one prize possession." We both laughed and without even noticing we had stopped laughing and now were just staring into each other's eyes in silence. Pietro was the first to break it.

"So I am forcing you to go out on a date." I was not expecting that to come out of his mouth.

"Um... you know I can't, I have to be here for my dad. Plus, I have a lot of work to do."

"Oh that reminds me, can your dad hear what we are talking about?"

"I don't even know what's wrong with him let alone if he can hear us. Why?"

"Because if he can hear us, that means he is going to kill me when he wakes up for asking you out on a date."

"Pietro, you know I can't go." All of a sudden the door opened and Wanda popped her head in.

"Yes you are going out on a date and I am going to help you."

"How long were you out there for," Both me and Pietro said at the same time.

"Long enough to know that finally the sexual tension is leading to a date. Ughhh, I ship you guys to much." Pietro turned his head back to me and gave me 'my sister is crazy look' and we both laughed together.