Forget [Fem! Red Leader X Reader]

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(Tori's POV)
When I was in that room, something felt wrong.

Not from Y/N herself, but I had this feeling that there was someone - or someTHING in that room with us.

I couldn't bare the thought of 'the feeling' snatching Y/N away somehow, so I was going to check on her one last time. But it was probably just me, being paranoid.

There was a loud scream in the direction I was coming from. I wasn't too far from that room so I dashed, hoping that wasn't Y/N making the noise.

I burst into the room, only to see-

Laughter?

Y/N was sitting on her bed, with my experiment - Thorn, as Y/N called him - with her, sitting on her normal leg.

"Tori? I told you to go to sleep. Why are you here?" Y/N asked, looking slightly annoyed.

"I thought I heard a scream?" I was genuinely confused.

"No, you're mistaken. When he came out of the closet, he startled me so I screamed." She explained. "Oh, he's my son now."

I stared back and forth from her to Thorn, with a 'wtf' expression plastered on my face. Y/N stifled a giggle.

"Okay ... the operation is tonight, then I expect that you go back to your job as soon as you can walk fluently." I said, exiting the room.

(Tamara's POV)
"Where could her base be?" I slammed my fist against the wall, causing a hole.

"I know for a fact that it's in Norway. That was the first place she took over, and pretty much everyone is on her side." Matilda analyzed.

"What happened to Y/N though? Tori didn't show her on camera and I doubt she would've, but I know she usually puts a picture to taunt me." I stated.

"Do you ever think that something happened to her?" Ell asked while staring blankly at the floor. The cola lover took the fact of Y/N's presence with Tori harder than we expected. Now she barely spoke or ate, and I had to take over her sections in the rebellion.

"Now that I think about it ... Ell may be right. Tori either didn't show a picture because she doesn't have data of a picture or Y/N is hurt." I shook and readjusted my visor.

Oh, yeah. Recently my eye cancer destroyed my vision, so my soldiers were able to make these googles to help me see again. They work well.

"Tori may be mean and power-hungry, but since they were so close back then, she wouldn't dare hurt Y/N." Matilda narrowed her eye, the metal one looking from side to side. "She knows what would happen if she did, anyway."

"It's just- Y/N is fragile. We never allowed her to fight in battles and she isn't as strong as the rest of us. Well, except for when we fought. Then she goes dinosaur mode and we're as good as dead." I recalled the faint memory of Y/N breaking apart my fights with Tori.

"I guess you're right. But how are we going to get her back?" Ell sighed. "Or maybe we should just give up ..."

"What was that last part?" Matilda looked at the brunette who was still staring at the ground.

"Nothing."

(???'s POV)
"Eric, I'd appreciate it if you would get me some bandages!" I snapped, my single eye darting from left to right.

"Tak proszę pani." The brunette rushed over to the first aid cabinet and took a few white bandages out. He started wrapping them around my empty eye socket.

That stupid Red leader and her 'sidekick' ... when I come back and attack, they'll never know what hit them - nor will they make it out alive. I thought about what I would do to them individually.

"I'll kill them all and after that I'll burn their base to the ground." I snarled as I began to laugh.

Eric nodded in agreement.

"Go get more recruits. I'm watching ..."

(Your POV - The Next Day)
The procedure was a success, luckily. If it wasn't, then the prosthetic would've exploded and everyone would be dead.

Tori put you to sleep during the procedure so you wouldn't be screaming the whole time. You were grateful for that.

The prosthetic limb was red - it looked exactly like Tori's arm, so you assumed that it came from her giant robot. On the foot, there was a blue glowing circle like to one on Tori's palm.

But now it was time to practice walking. And moving in general.

"Do you think you can get up?" Tori entered the room with Patricia behind her. Patricia was smiling in a comforting manner.

You nodded. "Probably."

"Try swinging your legs out of the bed. Step down with the natural leg first, you'll have better balance if you to that." Tori explained. "Also, your nerves are connected to the limb so you'll feel the ground."

You sat up, the pale green dress smoothing out as you moved. You placed your foot on the cold, white tile. The temperature of the floor made you shiver. You drew a breath in and set your prosthetic leg onto the ground. It was still freezing so you flinched back.

"Is it cold?" Tori asked.

"Mm-hm." You were too startled by the temperature of the floor to make complete words.

Patricia approached you and laid a hand on your shoulder. "Try again. I'll get you some socks."

You smiled, reassured. Patricia left the room to fulfill her promise. Tori watched - seeming to be paranoid for some unknown reason - as you followed her instructions. You placed your feet on the floor and looked to Tori.

"Can you get up?" She asked. You nodded with a tiny flame of determination in your stomach.

You pushed up and were able to stand, but quickly tripped. You felt support underneath your arms and looked up to see Tori holding you with her elbows beneath your arms. You hastily composed yourself and stood up.

"Sorry."