what once was lost.

This story is about a girl with a special mutation but when she was found. She had no memories. Nothing was left behind. Later in life, she found something that, for the first time, caused her memories to flash. Her actions following the discovery created a domino effect. One that would change everything.

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Prologue

The mission wasn't supposed to go this way…

"-Alpha! come in! have you retrieved the package?"

a sigh of irritation escaped my mouth, "No you jackass. this is like the fifth time you've asked me the same question. Shut up and let me do my job!" was the hushed response.

Cackling laughter was heard through my earpiece, "I know, but hurry it up! Jesus, it's already been 5 hours since you arrived."

"would you prefer to be here?" I snapped quietly back, slipping into the shadows as another patrol passed by.

"I highly doubt that someone of my caliber would ever need to be as covert as you currently are."

"It's a covert operation dumbass, i'm supposed to be covert."

"Well let me know it you need a… distraction."

I huffed, "i doubt it."

It was just supposed to be a quiet extraction…

i tapped my feet silently, willing for the download to finish.

"Calm down Al, i'm working as fast as i can,"

"You're not being fast enough. What happened o'god of the Net?"

"I've just hit a couple of complex firewalls, that's all."

"...That's all? Just a couple of firewalls? Who are you and what have you done with my friend?"

"It's only been 3 minutes."

"That's two minutes too long."

A "get in and get out" situation…

I quickly slid into another corridor as a group of soldiers ran by, "where the hell are all these soldiers coming from? Where are they going?"

"I don't know Al, it's HYDRA. they're like Bronies, No one knows what they hell they're doing, i doubt they do themselves either. i'll see what i can find on the comms and servers."

"Alright, heading to extraction."

"Roger."

But as i was leaving…

The doors opened automatically as I walked towards them, dodging patrolling soldiers as they came and went. I was almost home free.

A wail that echoed throughout the corridor froze me in my tracks.

It was all a blur from there.

I saw flashes of hallways and doors as my body moved of it's own accord. The next thing i knew, i was staring into the faces of scientists.

I took them down easily enough, flipping some, tasing others. either way, everyone in the room was incapacitated.

For a second, i took in the sight and analyzed the situation:

I'm now in a room a wasn't in a couple of moments ago.

I knocked out everyone here.

There were only scientists in here.

There's a pod in the middle,

It's surrounded by a bunch of tools.

And Ben's shouting at me through the comm.

Wait… "ben?"

"ALLISON! What the heck was all that!"

I glanced around the room again my gaze flickering to the pod before snapping to the camera in the corner.

"Are the cams still deactivated?"

"Yeah, i deactivated them again as soon as you pulled this stunt. What the hell were you thinking? You've got the info already-"

"Ben."

"And you were almost to the exit. But then you suddenly did an about face and began walking the other way-"

"Ben."

"Al, you're arm shifted."

That stopped my attempts to interrupt, "...what?"

You called to me…

I began walking to the pod, Ben's voice nervously crackled in my ear, "are you sure you wanna walk up to that thing? It could be a bomb…"

"If it was a bomb, then there would have been soldiers in here to make sure any untrustworthy scientists didn't accidentally activate it prematurely. No. whatever's in this was seen as harmless."

"Well then how do you know it's a pod?"

"It has a windshield Ben."

"...got'cha."

And when I found you...

As soon as i was within touching range of the pod, i reached out to touch it. As my fingers brushed against the cool metal, they shifted; fingers and hand momentarily replaced with metal, before becoming flesh and bone once more.

The pod then hissed as steam was pushed from the seams of the intricately designed container, as plates moved, revealing a door that wasn't previously visible. Along with more hissing the door popped open; the inside was dark. I peered in, hoping to catch a glimpse of what lied in the shadows. As my head entered the small space, a light activated from above, showing me the pod's hidden treasure.

It was small.

It's tiny arms wrapped around it's knees with a thumb in it's mouth, antennae on the sides of it's head and a chevron on the front.

And it's eyes….

They were a bright electric blue, swirling with the emotions of innocence, relief, fear; they seemed to look into my soul.

And saw your beautiful eyes...

I slowly reached out my hand to it, but it flinched and curled into itself tighter. I stopped for a moment, before trying a different approach.

"It's alright little one, i'm not going to hurt you."

We stood at a stand-off for what seemed for like a long while, before it finally reached back, it's tiny brushing against my hand. I wrapped my hand around it in return. It's tiny eyes blinked before it launched itself at my chest. My reflexes kicked in as i grabbed it midair with my hands, i tensed as got a better look at it's face in the light. The eyes still glowed that vibrant blue, but i could see the extent of the damage.

It's eye's were shattered.

It's metal face had cracks; what seemed to be paint was also old and stripped, chiping away as the small metal being squirmed in my hands.

...literally.

It was so small, that I could cup my hands around its whole being; hiding it away from the world.

And when I saw a glowing blue liquid curl around it's broken eyes, that's exactly what I did.

I knew I would never be able to let go...

"You still there ben?"

"Yeah, I've been here the whole time. So what was in the pod?"

"Later benny, but do you remember that previous offer?"

"The one about the distraction?"

"Yup."

"Why?"

"I'm gonna need it."

"...we shall rain hellfire upon our enemies! Muwahahaha!~"

"Jake, give me Ben back, you can rain havoc in a moment."

"You fool. You'll need me to guide you out of my fire zone."

"Jake."

He made a noise of irritation before Ben came back, "any specific reason as to why you need my help to escape?"

I glanced down at the being that was wrapped in a makeshift baby carrier as it continued to stare up at me with nonmoving eyes, "...I'm not coming alone"

So I made a different call.