Viper : Enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Chapter 15: New Tats... And Friends

Chapter 15: New Tats… And Friends

            After dinner last night I pretty much put my sweats back on and caught up on Pretty Little Liars. Then I passed out on my bed until 11 this morning. Right now, I’m still in SHIELD’s database because, yesterday I never went over my file. Before I was captured, all my file had was my stage name and a few notes, nothing really. Now there are things like my name, hair, and eye color, weapons, skill set, and several notes about me and Peter. Looking at the picture of me, I see it was taken while I was being interrogated. There’s footage of my interrogation, me yelling at Patches, and also me in the glass cell. I watch the footage of what happened when I was unconscious.

 Peter runs up to Fury and takes me in his arms. After yelling at the Avengers to not see me, he takes me to the infirmary, but Metal Head, Spangles and Big Bird follow. He walks into the infirmary, places me on the table and talks to the British women. He walks back to the three men and tells them how he knows me. I thought he didn’t tell them anything? As I watch I see he didn’t tell them that much, but I also see the he cared about me as much as I cared about him. He says he never talked to anyone, not just me. His aunt must have been so worried and she didn’t have anyone to confine in. He denies them the information of my past and I send a thank you out to him. After a couple minutes of silence, Hawkeye talks.

He says I seemed funny and that he wanted to talk to me more. Rogers says that Peter’s friend doesn’t sound like me, and Peter says that Viper is very different from Jade which is true. The woman walks over to them and gives them my diagnoses and apparently my mind is complex. A normal person couldn’t create a vision so over whelming that they pass out. Is that a compliment? Or is that basically saying I’m crazy? They discuss who will stay with me and Stark is a creep, Barton is reasonable, thank God, and mentions a women named Pepper that Tony is involved with and then everyone exits, leaving Peter with me. Isn’t Pepper Potts CEO of Stark Industries? Oh, that must have been who he was talking about when we were eating. Before Peter hangs above me, he runs back to the doctor and asks them to turn off the cameras. That’s why I can’t find our conversation. Damn, I really wanted to see that slap.

After exiting out of SHIELD’s database, I close my laptop and sigh. What now? I don’t have the diamond and in all honesty, I’m not that phased by it. I’ve got enough money saved to last me until I’m old and gray. I’m sure SHIELD’s got it locked up somewhere. I intend not to go back there for quite some time too. I think I need a break from Viper. Just live somewhat normally for a bit. I’ll still train though, cause you never know what’s around the corner but for now the mask and suit can wait. I walk to my room and look in the full mirror. I’m wearing my sweats and hoodie from last night with my hair in a ponytail. I decide I need to change my appearance, considering SHIELD knows what I look like. Nothing drastic like plastic surgery, but maybe a new haircut, wardrobe, and I can put my piercings back in.

 I was able to leave the cell when I was 16, but there would always be prices if I didn’t return, so I always did. When I was out in public, I saw people with tattoos and piercings. I loved the idea of them, so I promised myself when I got out I’d get whatever I wanted. When I came into some cash that was the first thing I did, even before getting a house. It helped with my street credibility and intimidated people. They thought I was the toughest. Not saying I’m not now, but then I was still getting my barring’s and probably wouldn’t be able to take someone down as easily. Then when I got some real cash I started creating Viper through the high tech mask, suit and all the weapons.

 Taking one last glance in the mirror, I walk to my closet. I look through my clothes and decide I need to go shopping. I throw on a white tank top with the bottom half a bright blue, black, ripped skinny jeans, and a black hoodie. I brush my hair out and put on a black beanie. I also look at my jewelry box and see all the piercings and metal that used to be in my face. Going through it all, I decide I need to get some new ones so I’ll have to head out to the tattoo and piercing shop I haven’t been in in a few months. I grab my bag and head out. Walking down the street I push by people and walk through the door of the White Lotus.