☆✫❣︎𖤐♥︎𖦹𖣴
// fifty six
• 𝗂 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗒𝗈𝗎
𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟱

"You are improving."

006 beams up at the complement the blonde haired man gave, there he stood before her, a year has passed since the accident. Peter Ballard had grown fond of the eight year old girl, she was strong with her powers though they haven't showed there true power just yet, but he knew that even the man running the place knew.

Peter had a plan, a good one in fact, after coming across a conversation, Brenner had with the other doctors, and knowing what he was up too, he knew he needed to get 006 out and away from the lab.

"Is it good or bad?" 006 didn't know what she was cable off, but the others did and it scared them. But to Peter she was just a young girl not knowing how to control her powers.

"Good, really good." Peter smiles removing the headset off from her head. 006 grins sliding off the chair running out the door down the hallway into the rainbow room.

007 sat in his seat with a chest broad game in front of him, waiting to be played with, once he heard the door open he picked up his head watching small bare feet walk in smiling.

That brought 007 to smile, twisting his body in the chair letting the young girl approached him. "So, what did he say? Are you getting better, worse, not so sure?"

006 glanced up at him, nibbling on her bottom lip. "He said good, like really good." 006 was grateful for Peter he was helping her keep control, many accidents had happened after she saw the wooden clock in her vision.

007 smiles picking at the skin inside his palm, he was glad she was trying to contain her powers but he was scared not of her, he didn't want to worry her about what Papa plans were. Later that day he was going to be taken into a private room that will help him with his abilities.

"That's good..." 007 praises puffing out his cheeks pushing further back into ther small white chair, 006 didn't question his odd behavior before moving over sitting across from him.

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Days, it's been days since 006 has last seen 007, he hadn't returned back to his bedroom like he said he would, she waited and waited, he never came. she didn't understand why he would lie to her.

She asked around, she asked the other kids if they have seen him, they would answer no or shrug or some will just ignore her presents. Something wasn't right she knew that the moment that boy left the room with him, with papa.

"006, are you okay? You seem..." Peter paused taking in her state. "Distant, distracted." It was true the girl refused to do anything until she found more about him, four nights ago she sat in the rainbow room waiting for the young boy to walk in, he never did.

006 dark green eyes were glued to the skirt of her gown, palms rubbing against each other nibbling on her lower lip, Peter could see her nails are chipped from her chewing on them, dark circles beneath her eyes.

"006, have you been sleeping?" Peter used his hand lifting her chin making her eyes meet his, her eyes dilated red. Her brows furrowed glaring up at him, invading his mind, confused why she was only hearing three words looping in his head

𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸

𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸

....

𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲

"You know what happened to 007, don't you." 006 shoved his hand away backing away from him, Peter gulps hearing thumping against his chest, gripping the small pen in his hands, he shook his head, standing up from the chair walking towards the door.

"Don't lie!" 006 shouted with a small cry, her chest hurt from exhaustion but that didn't matter she needed to find 007. "Where is he, what did you do you him? I want him back, now."

Peter nostrils flared turning back around to the girl, standing her ground keeping her head up as the man towers over her. "I didn't do anything, don't go accusing people, I was only trying to protect him because you cared for him. And that is the last time you go into my mind without my permission."

006 grunt her teeth, as the man yanked her out of the room dragging her down the hallway kicking, screaming, trying to pry him off, 006 furrowed seeing the rainbow room come to view yelping when she got thrown it the hard floor.

"Damn it!" Peter scream kicking a near by chair, gripping his blonde locks, pacing back and forth not seeing the young girl stand back up to her feet. "You shouldn't have gotten me angry,"

Peter chuckled shaking his head, finally looking down to her, 006 within seconds raised her hand at the same time as he did, though he was much stronger she couldn't do it, she gasped feeling her legs glue to the ground, she couldn't move.

"It was all papa, his plan to turn you against me!" He screamed down at her, she didn't flinch though her heart did. "To use your strength against me, against anyone who will become a threat to him and his stupid lab." Peter circled around her, vain popping out from his forehead.

"Liar!" 006 glared refusing to believe that the man who gave her, her powers would do something bad as taking or killing her only friend, the person she considered a good person.

"Papa wouldn't do that."

Peter clicks his tongue rubbing his hands over his face, he was completely childish for arguing with a child, with a low exhale he stopped moving standing behind her. "Wasn't he the one who told you that he was going to have a meeting with papa?"

006 frown was instantly replaced with a clenched jaw, knowing them were talking about seven, she spun around looking up at him. "How did you know that he told me that?"

Peter cocked his head, "Because you told me, remember? You came to me saying how 007 will be meeting with papa in a private room, you didn't like that he was going, you did try to stop him but you couldn't exactly change his mind, he needed that help from papa."

006 couldn't help but feel like she was being watched, twirling around and stared at the huge mirror attached to the wall and walked closer to the mirror, standing in front and placed her hands on it.

Peter squinted his eyes, he couldn't see what she was doing, staring at the back of her head growing furious and frustrated waiting for something to happen. "What are you doing!" He finally snapped.

006 eyes snapped open, staring straight at herself palms laying flat on the glass on each side of her head, backing away from the glass turning around. "You're still here." 006 mumbles, could sense seven, he was in the building just didn't know where.

In a flash 006 brought her hand out, picking up the man as she turned back and threw him behind her into the mirror, he grunt smacking into the glass feeling suddenly dizzy from the blood beginning to pour down from his head.

Grunting her teeth sweat beaming the side of her face, glaring at the man, feeling tears forming in her eyes. "I trusted you!" 006 spat, angry she let herself get close with him, he was almost like a father, how wrong she was.

Peter coughed spluttering blood letting it drizzle down his chin. "Go on then, kill me." He says twitching, 006 brought her hand up, feeling his throat close up. "You'll only... make h-him want to— kill you." He managed to say from the force choking him.

006 screamed out loud when they both notice a scarlet color come out from her hands, Peter shook his head not caring about the glass, feeling his body break through it slamming through another white wall, he was scared, he knew about her power just didn't know how powerful it will become.

What she didn't know was her force was keeping him on the wall, pushing him further into the wall, not knowing that a small crack appeared, glowing dark red, 006 grew tried and dizzy blinking red eyes before they turned back to green, she dropped her hands letting Peter slump down to the ground hitting the ground going unconscious.

The small girl stepped forward towards the wall, cocking her head at the small crack watching the cracks starting to close like if nothing was ever there.

"What have you done?"

006 panted turning around meeting the eyes of papa, she couldn't process when four guarded man walked in from behind papa, 006 eyes fluttered feeling her body beginning to shut down, soon enough she dropped to the floor, passing out.

"Take her to the box."

Twenty minutes later, her green eyes fluttered open staring up at the ceiling, laying flat on her back feeling nothing but the cold metal touching her bare legs, slowly sitting up, her gown wasn't stained with blood, they had changed her.

006 glanced down, hands touching the glass box, each corner feeling her throat beginning to close up. "Number six please contain your breathing, we wouldn't wait you to pass out."

The young girl lips parted breathing heavily looking around spotting a camera staring back down at her, she stared up glaring as red passed through her eyes. "What is this?

The man refused to answer her, typing on the keyboard in front of him, blocks, there were blocks in the corner of the glass box she sat in, along with a pillow and a blanket folded neatly.

Not long after, Dr. Brenner walked in, shoving his hands into his pocket. "What has she been doing?" He asked glancing down at the Doctor, the man met his glaze pushing the bridge of his glasses then turning back to the glass box.

"She found the blocks interesting, has been playing with them, what a great idea, doc." The Doctor praised with a smile on his face, 006 did find herself being occupied with the blocks when a tiny smirk appeared on her face using all her power to snap the cube apart. The doctors gasped with a flinch.

They never seen her do anything like that before, 006 got up slowly with her head tilting to the side locking eyes with Dr. Brenner, placing her hands on the glass closing her eyes.

Boom!

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𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲

Julia shot up from the couch, sweat beaming on her forehead, gasping for air scanning around the Wheeler's basement with parted lips, rubbing her face with a low exhaled before pushing the blanket off her legs standing up from the couch.

The young adult teen stepped outside the home, forcing herself down into the front doorstep. Steve woke up due to the loud snoring coming from the boy beside him, groaning he pushed off the ground looking back not seeing Julia.

Julia stared up at the moonlight, watching the stars sparkle in the dark, she enjoyed the peace and quiet especially when it was rain, she loved the rain.

"Julia?"

Steve Harrington closed the door behind him, grunting as he sat down by her, staring at the side of her face, dark circles around her eyes. "Why are you up this late?" Steve reached over tucking away her hair behind her ear.

"I, uh." Julia paused turning her head to face him, smiling softly leaning into the palm of his hand closing her eyes for a second. "I know who opened the upside down."

Steve furrowed cupping the back of her neck, bringing her into his arms, laying his head over hers, he didn't know what to say to that, they knew someone opened it just didn't know who exactly, he had many thoughts, El? Julia? Vecna? Maybe.

"Who, tell me." Steve muttered in her hair, smoothing his hand over it, Julia locked her eyes on the sprinkler going off on the neighbors yard.

"Me, I was the one who opened it, but then it closed like it just disappeared," Julia explained bringing her head back up, his hands stayed on her face letting her explain herself. "I think, I almost killed—someone when I was in the lab, but he looks completely different— but I.. I was too weak to kill him." She grunt her teeth. "And if I wasn't weak he wouldn't be here, doing this, killing these people."

Steve shook his head. "Hey, hey, no, none of that, you didn't do this, that Vecna creep he has been planning this for a long time, way before you, okay? So don't blame yourself, and you're not weak, you are the strongest person I know, you been through hell and back." Julia smiles softly. "You are anything but weak."

Steve smiles pressing their lips together, letting thier warm mouths tangled against each other before Steve pulled back brushing her hair back. "Come on, let's go to sleep, we got a long day ahead of us."

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