"Captain" calls King T'challa in his thick accent, Steve approaches the king and shakes his hand, "It is my understanding that a girl needs our help" he speaks as the men both turn to look as Olive's cradle is halted beside them,
"Do you think you can help?" questions Steve as T'challa's younger sister Shuri bursts through the doors and runs up to her brother,
"Brother," she calls slightly out of breath, "Is this the girl?" Shuri questions taking a step forward and picks up Olive's wrist searching for a pulse. "Bring her inside" she speaks and 2 female guards take control of the crib.
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"Whose been taking care of her?" Shuri questions after everyone's settled inside, she looks around the room from Steve standing next to the crib, to Natasha standing at Olive's feet, to Bucky whose standing in the corner lost in his own thoughts and lastly to Dr Banner who takes a small step forward and nods slightly. "What have you found out?" she questions Dr Banner who taps on a tablet next to Olive's arm and brings up the information as a hologram.
"She's been wavering from being brainwashed, to being shy and scared. She's scared of her brainwashed self..." he begins and picks up the notebook from under her hand and shoves it in his pocket, the movement not going unnoticed by all, "The IV is full of nutrients... that's really all I know"
Shuri takes this information in with a nod of her head before she moves her wrist above Olive's still body. Orange rays emit from her bracelet as Shuri scans Olive's body she turns her hand around an orange dotted projection of Olive's brain appears above the still girls head. Different coloured lines zip through her brain and disappear at the beginning of her spine. The team look on in amazement and awe until Shuri's face scrunches up in confusion.
"There's something wrong." she begins and enlarges the projection of Olive's brain, as Shuri turns around and leaves Olive, the nerves within Olive's brain turn to veins of fire which pulse through her mind. Olive shudders and begins to wriggle in pain as the team watch on. Olive's wriggles turn to thrashes as Shuri rushes back to the girl and records the information. Steve and Bruce hold Olive's body down until her body begins to ignite with flames. Both men let her go and step back as her thrashes get wilder while Steve thinks to one of Olive's outbursts:
"My flames only hurt people if I will them to"
"Banner, help me hold her down" yells Steve taking one of Olive's arms, Bruce looks up from Olive horrified, "She doesn't want to hurt us" he continues as Natasha grabs hold of her legs the flames harmless to both of them. Bruce helps them and grabs her other arm as Shuri looks away from the projection of Olive's brain.
"Here" calls Shuri after analysing Olive's brain and actions, Shuri looks towards Steve whose struggling despite his strength, "Are you sure the flames won't hurt me?" she questions scared of the outcome, Shuri looks at Steve's, Bruce's and Natasha's arms,
"Positive" speaks Steve, Shuri nods stepping closer, her hands being consumed by Olive's flames, Shuri smiles to herself for a short moment before injecting Olive with a general anesthetic. Olive's body slowly stops thrashing and her flames die down, the team begin to relax.
"How did you know the flames wouldn't hurt?" Shuri questions after a moment, she looks between the trio,
"She said it to us, during one of her outbursts" speaks Steve as he wanders over to a chair near a window overlooking Wakanda. Everyone falls silent as they take their own time to figure out what's wrong with Olive.
"I think I know what's happening" speaks Shuri as Bucky emerges from outside. "I will explain it simply for you" speaks Shuri, "There are two wolves within all of our minds, a good wolf and a bad wolf." she begins as Bucky approaches the group, "In Olive's case, the bad wolf has been fed for far too long, her mind is self destructing, you witnessed that with the flames pulsing through her veins, this means that the two wolves are fighting. Battling it out for control." she looks up to Steve, "It is up to her to choose... good or evil," she looks to Dr Banner, "good wolf or bad wolf," she looks to Natasha, "Avengers or Hydra." she finishes and looks up to Bucky before casting a glance to Olive.
"So what can we do?" questions Bucky after looking at Olive,
"All we can do." begins Shuri, "Wait."
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The Fire Breather
FanfictionOlive was born into a poor family and when her parents died she was picked up by an unruly man named Baron Strucker. He took her in before she could walk, and taught her the ways of Hydra.
