Okay guys, I know I told you I wouldn't do this until I finished Old Friends Reunited, but I needed a breather. So anyway, do you guys want a pairing? I plan on putting Harley with someone of course, but do you want a Bella/Deadshot? Also I have no idea how Blacklight changes the buildings like it did in Red Zone in Prototype 2. I also have not played the first Prototype, so most of what I say in this chapter will be based on the Prototype recap. This will set the stage for the story and don't expect anymore until I finish Old Friends Reunited. I hope you like and I plan to start Chapter 7 soon. By the way, the whispers in Bella's head are pretty much Jamie Fox's Electro thoughts.
Disclaimer: Twilight belongs to SM, she can keep it. And Suicide Squad belongs to D.C. Prototype belongs to Activision.
Whispers in the Black: Prologue
Bella POV:
As Bella Swan drove along the gray and empty road of Forks, her thoughts, as always, wandered to the Cullens. Emmett, with his big, burly arms and mischievous grin. Jasper, with his sullen expression, but kind heart. Rosalie, her cold, but protective attitude. Esme, her warm smile and welcoming arms. Carlisle, curious and protective of his family. Alice, with a spring in her step and infectious smile.
Then Edward. It had been three months since it happened, since he left her broken in the windblown trees.
Flashback:
Edward had led her into the woods so they could talk in private. As he stopped, she asked herself "Can he be more dramatic? What's next? He recites a poem from Shakespeare?"
He sighed and said "Bella, we're going to be leaving soon."
Shocked, she asked "What are you talking about?"
Edward replied "People at the hospital are noticing things about Carlisle. How he looks seven years younger than he's supposed to be. That type of thing. People around town are also thinking about us, more than they do regularly. We can't stay here."
Bella nodded and said "Okay, I'm going to have to talk to Charlie and make an-"
Stopping when she saw him looking at her like she was a disease, she asked "When you say "we"-
"I mean my family and myself." he finished.
Bella, taken aback, asked "You're leaving me?"
As he nodded, he asked "You couldn't really have expected me to actually love you, Isabella? You? Please. You're nothing. I've grown tired of this game. Me and my family have. It'll be like you never existed."
Bella asked "Where are they? Where's Esme? Alice and Emmett? They- they wouldn't just leave, not without saying goodbye."
Edward snarled "You think they cared about you? You might as well have been a walking blood bag to us!"
Stepping back at the hurtful words, Bella pleaded "Why are you doing this?"
Edward replied "You were just a toy to us, Bella. A toy to remind us of the things before. Even Alice, a "friend" as you call her, said "Say goodbye to Bella Barbie for me!"
At these words, rage weaved through her mind and static filled her head. He said words, but all she heard was the chanting "Kill,kill,kill,kill,KILL!"
Then, as soon as it was there, it was gone, leaving her cold and aching. Collapsing to her knees, she heard him say "Oh and Bella? Don't do anything stupid. For Charlie's sake anyway."
Then he blurred away. She scrambled to to her feet and tried to follow him, but soon she fell in defeat. As darkness overtook her, she heard the first of the whispers.
"He lied to you, he destroyed you, he killed you, he abandoned you, HE IS DEAD TO YOU!"
Flashback End-
As Bella pulled herself out of the memory, she pulled into the driveway of her house. When she didn't see the police cruiser anywhere in sight, she sighed in relief. She wouldn't have a big interrogation today. Hearing her phone chime, she looked at the text.
Wanna hang?- LeeLee
Smiling at Leah's antics, Bella asked if it was alright to meet up on Friday. When Bella had visited Jacob, she'd run into Leah and instantly connected. Mostly because they were old friends before Renee dragged her off to Phoenix. As she entered the room, she decided that they could have pizza or go out to the diner. She went up the stairs to her room and once she closed the door, she picked a book off the shelf, laid down on her bed, and started to read. Soon enough, Bella felt her eyes droop and exhaustion overcame her.
Time Skip:
Bella awoke hours later to the sound of baseball playing on the TV downstairs. As Bella rubbed the sleep from her eyes, she walked to the window and saw, as expected, her dad's cruiser. Smiling, she walked down the stairs calling out "Charlie?"
The smile was wiped off her face when she saw the front door near the front step, broken in two! Increasing her pace, she cried out, voice growing in alarm "Dad? Dad?!"
As she followed the sound of the TV, she saw signs of a struggle. A hole in the wall, blood marks, a broken lamp, gun shells, and broken glass. Turning into the living room, she collapsed onto her knees, hand covering her mouth, while behind them, a scream begged to be free.
Charlie, his face bloodied and slashed, was hanging from the ceiling. Grabbing a knife from the kitchen, Bella quickly cut the rope hanging around his foot and tried to ease him down gently. She grabbed his shoulders, shaking him and crying "Dad?! Daddy, please wake up. Please!"
Going on instinct, she started CPR just like he showed her. After several minutes, she stopped and cradled Charlie's body, sobbing uncontrollably. As she pulled away, she saw something in his jacket. As she removed it, she found a letter, stained with Charlie's blood, addressed to her.
Pulling it open, she read
"Too late, Isabella. Your father died in a lot of pain. When I visited, he tried to fight, but as always, humans are no matches for vampires. At least he tried to resist, unlike your mother. She just stood there in shock and horror. I bet you're wondering how this could've happened without you waking up, right? That might be due to the chloroform I used. I killed them to show you that this is not over. You can try to run, you can try to hide, you can try to fight, but it won't be enough. I'll kill you one day, but until then, you will suffer.
R."
When she finished reading, she ran her hand across Charlie's face, closed his eyes, and said "I'm sorry. This is all my fault. I made a mistake and now you're gone. You were always there for me."
Suddenly, red overcame her vision as anger swept through her veins and she let loose a scream of pain and rage that echoed throughout the town of Forks. As she sat there, cradling her father's body, thick black and red tendrils spread from her body, slowly, but surely changing everything around her.
1 week later
Amanda Waller sat in her office, looking through files, when someone came in and asked "Ms. Waller?"
As she looked up, the man said "Agent Shen. I came to report that the Mercer Virus has popped up again."
She asked "Where?"
He replied "Forks, Washington."
Smiling, she said "Call a meeting. The others will want to know about this."
Hours later, she stood in front the Committee of Defence (don't know actual name, so I'm just going with that.) The Secretary of Defence asked "Amanda, why did you ask us here?"
Smiling, she said "As you all know, the city of New York was plagued by a epidemic named "The Mercer Virus."
One of them asked "Care to refresh us all on this topic?"
Nodding, she explained "It all started when the town of Hope, Idaho was infected with the virus. In the end, there was only one survivor. Elizabeth Green AKA "Mother". Gentek, the creators of the virus they called Blacklight, along with Blackwatch, a black ops branch made to protect the United States from biological epidemic attack, experimented on Green for 20 years. Then, a Gentek employee by the name of Alex Mercer took a vial of Blacklight, hoping that it would bring down both groups. When he got cornered by security, he released the virus on himself. We thought it had killed him. We were wrong. It transformed Mercer, giving him superhuman abilities including strength, speed, and the ability to make weapons out of his own body. Alex Mercer quickly became known as Zeus. He freed Elizabeth and we had no choice but to send a nuclear device. Unfortunately, Alex hijacked the nuke and flew it over the bay. We assumed he was dead."
One of the other chairmen asked "Then why are we here?"
Amanda asked "Are you new? I said assumed. Once again, we were wrong. One of his other features was the ability to heal wounds, that on regular humans, would've been fatal. He spent the next two years making life hell for Blackwatch and Gentek. Then, a new threat emerged. Sergeant James Heller came home from a tour of duty to find his wife's body. She was killed by Infected civilians and he feared his daughter had suffered the same fate. He became obsessed with Alex Mercer and requested a transfer to the Red Zone. Due to a shortage of troops, they had choice but to transfer him. You can read about the zones in the files I handed you. Heller's convoy was attacked and he was Infected by Alex. Instead of just becoming a walking husk of what he used to be, he became what we call an Evolved, like Alex. Once we captured him, Rooks, the commanding Blackwatch officer, ordered him destroyed, but he escaped. He spent months being an unreachable, dagger I guess you could say, in Blackwatch's and Gentek's backs. No matter what they tried, it wasn't enough. He even survived Alex Mercer. In the Green Zone, a supposed safe zone, Alex sent a Goliath to release Blackwatch's store of Whitelight, a "cure" for Blacklight that Alex had tampered with. Heller stopped the Goliath and transferred his activities to the Red Zone, where he met Dana Mercer, hacker and sister to Alex Mercer. She revealed to him that his daughter, Amaya Heller, was alive and was to be transported to Langley. Together, they nearly crippled both Blackwatch and Gentek. Heller eventually located his daughter, only to have Selina Galloway, Gentek CEO and one of Alex's Evolved, kidnap her and bring to Alex. When Heller confronted Mercer, Alex Consumed the other infected, including Galloway, adding their strength and abilities to his. Unfortunately, it still wasn't enough and Heller defeated and consumed him."
A woman asked "How do you know that Heller really killed Mercer?"
Amanda replied "I was hoping you'd ask. We have footage."
They watched as the screen behind Waller showed security footage. As they watched the epic duel come to a close, Alex morphed his arm into a Blade. When Alex tried to attack, Heller grabbed the arm and severed it with his Claws!
Mercer morphed his arm into a Whipfist and tried to hit Heller, but once again, Heller blocked his attack, morphed his arm into a Blade, and severed the Whipfist.
Alex, resorting his best weapon, morphed his healed arms into Hammerfists, and charged Heller. Heller matched him and met the charge. As they watched, Heller grabbed Mercer's arms, pulled with all his might, and ripped off Alex's arms! Mercer fell to his knees and looked up at Heller. James grabbed Heller by the throat and as he morphed his Claws into existence, Mercer faintly said "Huh. Welcome to the top of the food chain."
Heller raised his Claws and Waller smirked as she watched Heller rip Alex apart. As the screen darkened, she said "See? Dead. Now when Heller Consumed Alex, it was too much power. So, he released it and in doing so, wiped out every last Infected. He found his daughter and Dana Mercer and soon they fell off the grid. Heller was the last Evolved, or so we thought."
The Secretary of Defence asked "What do you mean?"
Amanda replied "It has come to my attention that the town of Forks, Washington has suffered an outbreak of the Virus."
The same woman asked "Is it Heller?"
Amanda answered "We don't know. It could be an isolated incident or Heller could've slipped up. That's why we're here. Task Force X helped us majorly in Midway City and only suffered one casualty."
One of the others asked "What are you asking Waller?"
Waller explained "Imagine if we had a soldier like Heller? A controlled super soldier that could destroy any threat with brute force or calculated precision. An Evolved soldier is the ultimate weapon and defense. All I'm asking is for authorization to send Task Force X in to Forks with one mission. To find the source of the Virus outbreak and bring it back to us. Once all civilians are evacuated, we'll destroy the town and all traces of the Infected."
With a sigh of exhaustion, he reluctantly said "I give Amanda Waller authorization to assemble Task Force X to contain the Mercer Virus. Any objections?"
Not one voice was heard nor any hands raised.
Deadshot's POV:
As Deadshot jabbed at the the punching bag, he thought about recent events. Queen Bitch-Waller- was allowing visits from one member of the team to another under heavy guard. Harley had her own personal juggernaut and Croc had a sniper squad. He visited Diablo every once in a while after he been severely wounded in Midway City. Now, several months later, he could walk with a cane on a bad day and on his two feet on a good one.
When he was finished, Deadshot heard a knock on the call door. Walking over, the panel slid open to reveal the face of Colonel Flag. Chuckling, Deadshot asked "Captain America, how are you and Peggy?"
With an annoyed sigh, Flag replied "June and I are doing fine Floyd, but that's not what I'm here for."
Frowning, Deadshot asked "Why are you here, Flag?"
The soldier replied "Waller's got a new mission for us. Same arrangements as last time. Bomb necks, obey every order or die, survive and succeed and you get priveleges. Die and no one gives a shit."
Frowning, the mercenary asked "So where are we going this time? New York, Chicago, Metropolis?"
Chuckling, Flag said "Ding-fucking-ding! None of the above. Forks, Washington. I'll brief the team tonight and we'll leave tomorrow. Just giving you a heads up."
As he wandered off, Deadshot went back to the bag and mumbled "Silverware, here I come."
Bella POV:
Bella looked over her kingdom and said "Something's coming. Something new. No matter. It won't stand in my way. I will have my revenge on the Cullen's. One day. Then, no one will be able to take my happiness ever again."
Walking back into the room, she sat on a chair and said "Brace yourself, Edward Cullen. I will rip your world apart, piece by piece. Then it's your turn."
Throughout the town, the Infected roared in defence of their Queen.
So what do you guys think? Who's the mysterious vampire? Who will Bella kill to get back at Edward? Who will be allowed into her life? Should I continue after I finish Old Friends Reunited? I hope you like and review. Feedback is valued and appreciated.