You didn’t know what you were thinking of when you joined the resistance. You didn’t realize what you were getting into when, the most powerful of you— Atom Eve —had her neck snapped like it was nothing.

It took everything in your power not to quit right then and there— to turn tail and run —but you knew you couldn’t. The resistance was dwindling, people were killed indiscriminately, and you didn’t want to give up. You almost hope you got away— that your presence would be forgotten because you didn’t pose a threat to them —but it’s too good to be true.

Invincible comes after you, murdering people you had saved to draw you out, but it doesn’t work. You avoid shelters like the plague, hoping to avoid seeing him face to face, but all good things end.

He finds you one night— your body exhausted from running and your energy far too low to teleport away —and he takes you to God knows where.

You find out soon enough when he throws you into a room with Atom Eve, her body hooked up to tubes and needles to keep her fed. You almost feel grateful he hadn’t snapped your neck too— paralyzed you —until you realized it could get so much worse.

“Be good.” He muses at you, smirking as he places his hands on his hips, watching as you cower by Eve’s bed. He knew you were scared, and with the strongest resistance member permanently disabled, he knew you’d listen.

“She doesn’t speak much these days, but I figured she needed a friend to keep her company. That’s where you come in.” He tilts his head to the side, eyes flickering between you and Eve before he hums.

“I’ll check on you two later. Don’t go anywhere.” It’s a mocking response, and you almost want to cry, but you don’t because it wouldn’t change anything.