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10.  it was him along

The room was dark, I havent slept in days. There was no light, only when Marco came in and it was coming from the hallway outside. During these days, all i could think of was my family. I need them here with me. I miss them. I was going crazy, I can't take it anymore.

"My babies." I dragged my nails against the stone wall, blood dripping. "Steve." I kept whispering to myself. Nobody to hear. The doors opened, my eyes closed shut. Men unchained me, dragging me out of the room and set me on a chair and then locked me in.

"Poor Crystal, nobody here to save her." A woman comes behind me and pulls my hair. "How tragic really. The people you care for, who you risk your life for, and they cant do that for you."

"Leave her alone Miska." Marco comes up and the woman leaves. He kneels down and looks at me. "Sorry about her, she has been wanting to kill you for a while since you killed her family in Solvakia."

"Tell her get in line." He chuckles.

"You know what I miss about you Crystal?" He drags his finger down my cheek. "Your sarcasm, god you were just like Tony." He sighs. "Sad that you actually took him back after he left you. You do know he was a bad father right?"

"You don't know nothing."

"See, but I do. You told me everything when you cried about him, about him being iron man, killing himself." He grabs my face and pulls me closer. "You're not a good mother either, i mean who lets their children out in a world where they know they are going to be harmed." He nods and walks away. I saw a band holding my head back and i started crying. He then shoved a mouth guard to keep me quiet. I screamed as I felt my mind zap. Little did I know, they were brainwashing me. My muffled screams were heard all around the secret base.

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My eye shot open. I was still in the dark room and I was uncuffed. I banged on the door, screaming for help, just as the door opens, I ran out, pushing the people out of my way and started to run. I stopped in a room and i looked around in circles.

"Where am I?" I told a woman, grabbing her shoulder. As she turns, her familiar face brightens the room. I took a step back.

"Mommy?" My voiced cracked as I saw her. I grabbed her face to make sure shes real. She was, very much.

"Hello Button." She smiles back. My head started to pound.

"How? How are you alive? You're supposed to be dead." I pulled away from her but she grabbed my hands, making sure i didn't leave.

"Dont be silly Crystal. I never died. What do you mean?" She pulls my hair back. "What happened? You look ill." She stared at my dark circles. "Crystal?" The alarm went off. I panicked as so much went on. I covered my ears and huddled in a corner. My mom heads to me. "Lets go." She gets up and leaves me.

Marcos POV

Miska took off her costume as she dressed up as Crystals mother. She swears that she will never do that again. I watched from our cameras, Crystal walking out of the room and head her way out of the room.

"Give her a few." I told my men. I watched her as she slowly walks through the halls. "Turn on the alarms."

"Are you sure? If this happens, she will burn the facility down." One man told me. I snapped my head at him.

"I want to see what she is capable of.Send in the lookalike." They hesitated on the comms. "Now!"

"Yes Mr. Ward." They hit the button and now the real show begins. Lets see the real Crystal.

Crystals POV

Agents were running away and shooting at whatever. I ran barefoot as I reached the hallway. A man stands in front of me, taking his shield out of the wall. A smile crept.

"Steve?" He turns and he stands for a second. Hes here. Here to save me. But as I ran to him, he threw his shield and started to fight me. "Steve wait! No!" I stopped him. He had anger in his eyes. Hatred. "Its me!"

"Im taking her in." He said through his comms. What is he doing?

"I don't want to hurt you." I pushed him off of me. He kept pushing me, kicking me. He pushes me against the wall and starts to choke me. "Steve!"

"You know what you done. I have to put an end to you." My hands smack his arms, scratching his face, it didn't stop him.

"But I love you." I croaked out. Something in me just exploded. My body turned into flame, blowing up everything around me. Steves body fell as I let go of my powers. No. "Steve!"

As she cries, holding what she thought was her love of her life, his body turned into ash. The fire grew bigger and stronger as she was so heartbroken. She took off his helmet, looking at him one last time. She apologized over and over to him. It was never supposed to go this way. Why was this happening?

Marco went through the flame, staring at the crying woman. He stands there, watching her trying to pick up the ash.

"They were never real." Marco comes up to her, holding her hands. "You don't have a sister name Morgan. Steve doesnt marry you, Wanda doesn't want to be your friend, your dad died in that cave, you never joined SHIELD, Elena never existed. Natalie and Tony, they dont exist, you never had children." Crystal sobs, looking at what shes done.

"Its was so real."

"Crystal, Im real. I was always by your side." His plan worked. She trusted him. Marco wipes her tears. "I would never hurt you." Crystals eyes turned red. "Let it go. Dont hold back." He steps back and crystal falls.

The world she believed she had made was all a fake. It all felt so real. Her kids, her love for Steve, her father, Elena. Everything she fought for was all a lie. Crystal screams and the ground shakes, cracking the earth. Her eyes red, hands on fire. She stands up and she changed, emotionless.

"What next?" Marco smiles and kisses her.

"Kill the Avengers."