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Chapter 5: Vol. 1: The Fundamentals of Brotherhood

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Marvel Universe. September 6, 2007, 11:00 PM.

The Caribbean Boca Caliente.

*Sound of waves*

Inside a facility, two people were having a conversation.

—So, do you think it is viable to start human testing?

Shaking her head, the only woman in the room looked at the man in front of her. —Hardly, the composition of the formula is still very unstable. We have no way of ensuring the reaction it could trigger in the genome. —Taking a heavy breath of continued fatigue. —It is too dangerous to continue.

Nodding in obvious annoyance, the man commented. —We are running out of time, Maya; it has been 7 years without any concrete progress. If we continue like this, it will only be a matter of time before investors withdraw their research funds.

Bringing her hands to his face.

The girl huffed loudly, letting one hand run through her long brown hair. —I know... I know... Damn.

Seven years ago, they started full of enthusiasm. Foolishly, they believed they could revolutionize genetics by rewriting the genetic codes.

The formula was viable.

They knew it.

The problem was stabilizing it.

They were trapped in a labyrinth of formulas. No matter how many they quantified, the correct one simply did not appear. Maya was sure that looking for a needle in a haystack would be much faster.

Looking back.

It was frustrating.

After creating the initial formula, she thought she could achieve great things. Once her theory was explained, hundreds of interested investors would arrive. No matter how naive she was, most were only interested in taking the formula for themselves; some even mocked her for the crazy idea without any basis.

Even as a last resort, she turned to the famous playboy Tony Stark.

And the only thing he achieved.

It was part of the long list of women who passed through the guy's bed. Hell, she was sure he didn't even remember her, she was just another of the bunch to him.

She felt like an idiot.

In the end, she managed to find a partner. And they created a company. She was not happy. Beyond that, for some reason, she felt lost as if something was missing from her life, she had the feeling of being chained.

A suffocating weight, which pressed her chest harder and harder.

—We only have a few weeks if we can't find a way. We will have to move forward without stability. We have invested a lot in this, and I am not willing to give up, even if it means committing atrocities.

And there she was again.

The weight on her chest increased in intensity again.

On the other hand, the man.

After finishing her words, he turned around and left the room.

Silence reigned in the room.

Heavy and tired.

Maya rested her elbows on her desk, bringing her hands to her face and squeezing them tightly.

—Shit.

Without any of them knowing it, in that same room. There was someone else with them, Ocelotl had witnessed everything with the ability to become invisible plus intangibility. It was a piece of cake to move around the place.

Looking at both people inside the place.

A holographic window unfolds in front of him.

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First Objective.

Maya Hansen:

Age: 32

Dr. Maya Hansen was a research scientist working on a revolutionary process that would rewrite the genetic codes.

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It was a fortune for Ocelotl.

The two objectives were in the same place. As she looked at the girl, another clone followed the man out of the room.

Moving towards Maya.

With his hand, he touched the girl's head.

Maya, on her side, suddenly began to feel very sleepy.

Her eyelids closed against her will. As if she hadn't rested in weeks, her body was dull.

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Maya Hansen - POV.

He was wondering where she was.

From one moment to another.

She was in a beautiful place, full of landscapes worthy of Da Vinci's best paintings. Large trees rise above the sky, revealing only bright stars sliding across it. She feels at peace.

For the first time in a long time.

The pressure on her chest evaporated with a light breath of cool air.

Where am I?

Walking along a path.

She came to a large, crystalline lake.

A strange contrast was a small figure sitting on the shore of the lake. She looked like a little girl playing with the water, moving her feet from side to side.

—?

She didn't know why.

But her legs began to walk towards the girl.

The whole place felt like a dream.

It seemed that the girl heard the footsteps behind her. Slowly turning her gaze, she was about to ask what a girl was doing in a place like this, but her question got stuck in her mind. Throat.

A shiver ran through her body.

In front of her.

The girl looked at her with a slight smile. The problem was that the girl's face was hers; the perfect copy of herself in her childhood.

—You arrived.

Even her voice was the same.

Gathering the courage, I ask. —I arrived? Did you even know it was coming?

—Hmm. —The girl nodded. —I knew it, after all, I'm you.

That?

Now she had a strong feeling that she was having a lucid dream.

I mean, what other option was there?

She was certain that she had not ingested any hallucinogenic substances.

So this can only be a dream. A scene created by her tormented mind searching for a breath of comfort; This is very sad what kind of pressure he had to sustain for her mind to be forced to create such a scenario.

That is...

—Ouch!

A strong pain, the return of her thoughts.

She looked at the girl now in front of her, her hands still in the shape of a claw.

He had pinched her.

—What was that for?

*Laughter*

—To show you that you are not dreaming, Maya. Did she hurt you?

She hurt.

Of course, she hurt me. Damn.

Wait.

Pain?

Looking at her arm, she quickly reapplied pressure to her skin.

Being rewarded by the same stabbing pain from before.

Her eyes widened in surprise.

She realized it.

She wasn't dreaming.

—Before you start panicking. Or you create some other scenario that has nothing to do with what is happening. I will tell you that you are not dreaming, this is not a vision, and you can be sure that I am real.

The girl spoke, and as she looked at me, it was disconcerting to see myself younger. —Answering the question that, I know you ask, is you. From a future time, or now from a different dimension, taking into account that we are talking at this precise moment, Maya, I have already lived the life that you are going to live in the future.

My heart wanted to jump out of my chest.

My mouth felt dry.

There were even tears wanting to come out of my eyes.

The look on that girl.

The feeling.

It was a deep defeat.

I...

What kind of future awaits me?

To have those eyes.

*Shudder*

Grabbing courage, I spoke. —It seems that... The future was not kind to us, huh?

Another light laugh left her lips.

—No, it was not.

Silence echoed in the room.

This environment was very depressing, but no matter what she thought, no words came out of my lips. I was very confused. To begin with, I don't know why, but I believed in his words, and knowing that from now on terrible things await me only makes me sadder.

All the effort.

Was it for nothing?

—You know.—The girl's voice returned, and returning my attention, I looked at her. —At least for me, it's all over. But you still have a chance.

An opportunity?

—What are you talking about?—I asked for

—I mean, the same reason I'm here. I could tell you about what will happen and try to warn you so that you take action and change our entire future. —She paused for a few seconds before continuing. —But in the end, it will be in vain, the chains of destiny are not going to let you change something that is already predestined. Maya, the world is much more dangerous than you think; we are all somehow destined for something; you can get lucky, and that something will be great.

—Or you can be unlucky and have a shitty destiny. — Complete.

She nodded. —We will be destined to be a stepping stone for someone else. Being one of the crowd, for guys like Tony Stark, and at the end of our lives dying like scum, without help, without achieving anything, without anyone giving us a second look, alone, like another piece of trash on the road.

*Sobs*

It was not fair.

Because she.

She tried.

She just wanted to help people.

Furthermore, she wanted to see the smiles on the faces of the people she saved.

But now.

She finds out that no matter what she does, she is going to fail. Why did some entity dictate that she was just some kind of background character?

She decided her life.

And I chained her.

What the hell!?

She didn't want that.

She didn't want to live like that.

The bitterness inside her burned like an erupting volcano.

Between tears and the fury growing inside her.

Her soul screamed.

Fuck the heavens!

Fuck God!!

Fuck all those who took advantage of her!

—Now... You have a chance...

Before she could ask what she meant.

"Maya."

A voice rang.

It was as if all the sound in the place was silenced. The hairs on her arms bristled. A shiver like no other took over her body.

The girl smiled at me.

—You can change our lives.

My eyes widened.

Right behind the girl.

A figure began to appear.

As if space kneeled before him.

—Now. —The girl replied. —There will be no destiny that can lock you up.

Just like a shadow.

Some arms finished appearing.

Followed by her torso and legs.

—There will be no human who can hurt you.

Finally.

The complete body appeared.

The way she dressed was strange.

He seemed to be dressed in a long black robe. She moved in the air like a shadow, continually appearing and disappearing.

With her presence.

Strong pressure came.

But unlike what she had felt before. This didn't pressure her in any way if she had to describe it; it was like the feeling of a warm hug, while around her everything seemed to shake and destroy. Surrounded by this pressure, she was safe.

—May God not open it, he might force you!

Stretching her arms.

A few tears left the girl's eyes. —Nor any entity that could scare you! Everything we have always wanted, everything we fought so hard for!

The words came out more and more broken. The girl's voice cracked as my body shook.

I knew we both felt the same way.

The same feeling.

Shared by two exactly alike souls.

—Please...

Tears coming out of her eyes.

Her body began to glow.

The figure placed his hand on the girl's head. Caressing her with affection, like a father caressing his daughter.

She was disappearing.

—It changes our destiny... Yes?

With a nice final smile.

Her small body turned into glowing particles.

Raised into the sky, they blended into the beautiful, starry landscape.

I.

I didn't know what to feel.

It was a mix of strong emotions.

But what I did know.

It's just that I refused to follow the path laid out for me.

It was then.

That figure moved her hand.

Stretching it towards me.

While the wind was blowing.

I could have sworn I saw bright platinum-green eyes.

Beautiful, but imposing.

Majestic, but warm.

I felt safe.

Warm inside.

"COME."

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In the end.

In that beautiful landscape, the last thing that was heard.

It was the sound of a hand.

Holding another.

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First objective.

Maya Hansen:

Age: 32

Description: A research scientist is working on a revolutionary process that would rewrite the genetic codes.

Result: Successful.