✯Rewrite The Stars✯

Chapter 5 - Mysterious

"oof", Vers fell down on the sparring mat with a loud smack. Yon-Rogg looked at her disappointed, "where is your mind at, Vers?". "I'm stressed about the entire lockdown", she mumbled. They both knew it wasn't the reason.

Vers had failed her mission a week ago. She didn't want to see the Supreme Intelligence, but it insisted on seeing her. Yon had seen how afraid she was to go there. He also knew it wouldn't go kind on her, given she insisted on doing it on her own. He knew she wanted to prove her worth, but she didn't want to admit it to him. Vers had been so happy when he told her that the Intelligence agreed to let her join his team. He knew it would be hard for her to follow his orders - given her stubborn nature - and she refused to follow them half the time, which got her injured on many occasions. But she's stubborn, even too stubborn to die.

"Vers...", She didn't dare to look up to them, she knew she had failed her mission. The fact that she saw her commander since a few years didn't help anything. "It was a simple mission. You should've killed him the second you realized it was him... Why didn't you?", She felt them moving closer. "You know I couldn't, I don't know why I couldn't move, I don't know why I couldn't go further", Vers mumbled, still avoiding their gaze. She felt their hand wrap around her throat and tried her best to not scream or cry, or both....

"You have failed an easy mission. Why should we still have faith in you to fulfill it", they forced her to watch at them. She stared into their green eyes. "You know I couldn't finish it because of the lockdown-...", She couldn't get to finish her sentence as they put the thumb of their free hand on her lips, forcing her to stop talking. "I give you 48 hours when the lockdown is over... If you haven't full-filled it by then, you will be stripped of all your ranks".

Vers felt uneasy by the thought of it. She could do this, she was convinced. Yon-Rogg had communed with the Supremor after, but it didn't change a thing. Even though he was the golden boy, the ideal soldier of the Kree, even he couldn't change their mind. She was so distraught by the news, that he even ordered her to take some time off. But after 6 hours she already stood in front of his door again, wanting to spar with him.

That was just a week ago, and she still hadn't gotten over it. Hala was still on lockdown, so Yon had to find a way to help her regain her strength.

He helped her stand up, "we can't keep going like this, we both know that". "I know, but I don't care", she shrugged, standing ready in a fighting position. "Vers...", He sighed. She groaned in response and always walked away to het a towel, knowing he wanted to stop training. "I know it's hard for you. But you're putting too much pressure on yourself", she knew he was coming closer. "I'm not, I can do this, I know I can", she mumbled.

Yon-Rogg heard that her voice was unsteady. "Take some rest", he mumbled as he walked away. He didn't want to see Vers torture herself like this any longer.

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Vers let herself fall on the bed with a groan. She knew she let her emotions get to her, and she should control them. But she didn't want to right now. She felt alone, scared, useless, weak...

Quickly the tears formed in her eyes, but she angrily wiped them away. She didn't want to cry, it was only self-pity. Suddenly her communicator made a weird sound. She grabbed it confused and turned it on. To her surprise a hologram of Thor formed in front of her. "Hey mystery girl", he smiled. She stared at the thing confused, was this real-time? "You probably wonder, how did a God manage to hack into Kree technology? Well, I kind of did, but I knew the serie number of your communicator so it was kinda easy", he smirked, obviously proud of himself.

"Why are you contacting me...", Vers mumbled, actually more to herself than to him. "I haven't heard from you in a week, and well... You seemed kinda stressed when you left. I just wanted to check up on you", he smiled. That was odd, there was something fishy about this. "I'm fine... Bye", Vers was about to turn it off when Thor stopped her, "wait, please, I wanted to talk to you".

She didn't say a thing but say back, gesturing him to continue. "I eh...", He stuttered. "About the kiss", he mumbled. "What kind of spell did you cast over me", Vers cut him off. "I-... U didn't cast any spell?", He looked puzzled. "I know you did, tell me, what did you do", Vers narrowed her eyes. He had done something to her, why didn't he just tell her.

"I'm sorry that I kissed you, I know you're married and I shouldn't have done that... Please forgive me", he looked at her begging. She was confused for a second, but quickly remembered it. Though it wasn't for long, Thor had seen the surprise on her face. "You were married, right?", He narrowed his eyes. "I- eh... Yes, why would you question that?", Vers mumbled. "So you're not married?", He raised one eyebrow. "Yes...", She said, but quickly realized it wasn't the right answer, "I mean no, I mean... I am married".

Thor smirked, "you don't sound very convinced yourself". "I am", Vers protested. "So you didn't take any joy in that kiss?", The smirk on his face didn't disappear. Vers stayed silent. She had enjoyed it. She had loved it. It had been a distraction, one Yon didn't know a thing about.

"I take that as a yes", he smiled. Vers scolded herself for loving that laugh so much. He was gorgeous, but she couldn't fall in love with him. The Intelligence would scold her. Love is an emotion, and emotions were mere distractions. And even if she'd fall in love and marry, it had to be a Kree. There were some half-Kree's, born within families where a Kree had fallen in love outside their own kind, but they were looked down upon, they had no rights within the Empire.

She only realized now she would never be free, she would always be stuck here within the empire. She loved the Empire, but she also loves venturing off to unknown worlds. But she also knew that she was safe here on Hala. And Yon would always be there to protect her when she needed it, not that ever was the case.

"Hey hey, don't cry, please, I'm not there to hug you", Thor said in a soothing voice. Vers snapped out of her thought, and wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand. She was indeed crying, and she hadn't even noticed. "I'm fine", she mumbled, but the crack in her voice betrayed her. "I didn't mean to hurt you", he whispered looking down. "No no no, it's not your fault", Vers quickly told him. It wasn't his fault that the Kree were so strict.

"Will you come back?", Thor asked, looking at her with hope in his eyes. Vers didn't know what to say, she had to kill him. If she didn't, she was a disgrace. If she stayed there, she was a traitor of the Empire. If she killed him, she was a traitor of her own believes, her own heart. "I can't, you have to stay safe", she mumbled.

"Why not, is it because of the Empire?", He asked. How did he even know. "Yes...", Vers admitted quietly. "I will protect you, I promise", he looked determined. A small smile cracked on her face for a moment.

"Tell me something about you", he said, "I really want to know you better". "There's not much about me", Vers said, slightly blushing, but luckily he couldn't see that over the hologram. "Well, maybe start with your name?", He smiled. "Oh right, well... My name is Vers, I am Kree as you already guessed. I'm a soldier within the Kree StarForce in one of the highest and most noble divisions", she thought about telling him about Yon, but she didn't, "I lost my memory about 6 years ago, due to the Skrulls... They had experimented on me, that's why I have these extraordinary abilities".

Thor had listened the entire time, genuinely interested. She was perfect, she was so honest. The one thing he still didn't understand was how exactly she lost her memory. So it means she had a life before, which she knew nothing about. Another thing that caught his attention, were her human sayings. He was convinced that sayings like that aren't used by Kree. But she insisted she was fully Kree, so maybe he was mistaken.

Vers felt her eyes get heavy with sleep and yawned. Thor smiled, "it's okay, you can go to sleep, I'll talk to you soon". Vers smiled too, not even caring about controlling her emotions. "I really liked this, thank you. Goodbye", she turned the communicator off smiling.

She laid down, feeling exhausted. Pulling the blankets over her, she closed her eyes. Sleep quickly took over. That night, for the first time since she had woken up here, there were no nightmares.