Somewhere…
-AHHHHHHHH STOP IT! PLEASE!
I can't open my eyes… the light on top of me is too bright… I know I'm naked on some kind of cold table… and whatever it's being done to me hurts like hell… the last I remember was fighting on top of a building and then everything went dark and I felt like a feather…
New York, Tribecca High School.
Harper walked to where Justin Russo stood near his locker.
-Justin…
-Not now Harper, really. - replied Justin
-Please it's about Alex
The teenager turned around.
-Is she OK?
-That's the problem… since all that war stuff… she's like… different… she's always nice…
Justin glared at her.
-I noticed… it's like she was someone else and
-HEY EVERYONE! - Alex said approaching
-Hi Alex - replied Harper
Someplace else, Loki passed his hand on the naked body of Alex Russo who laid on a steel table, several Shiar aliens moved around.
-When will she be ready? - he asked
-Soon, her injuries were many, you were lucky we were able to revive her altogether. - one of them replied
Loky caressed her cheek.
-Ah my dear Alex… you'll be my personal instrument of destruction…
In the flying base of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury confers with Natalia Romanov, The Black Widow.
-Nothing?
-No, I don't get it… I saw her fall, I took care of her until she had her last breath and then… vanished.
-I have a bad feeling about this - Nick replied
-The minute my sources have something they'll inform me.
Meanwhile Alex woke up floating in a liquid-filled container, she could see all around her, something was inserted in her mouth and she was unable to move, all se saw was Loki glaring at her while talking to a strange creature.
-In a couple of days she'll be ready - the shiar said
-Perfect.
Meanwhile in New York, more specifically in Tribecca High School…
Alex and Harper are having lunch when one of their classmates slipped on some liquid on the floor.
-Elevate - whispered Alex
Harper glared as her friend had just saved someone from getting hurt. Something completely contrary to what Alex Russo would have done, in fact, she would've actually let him fall and laugh with everyone.
-Alex what did you do? - she asked
-What does it look like? Used my magic to help him. - Alex replied
-But… you… you
-Me what? Come on Harper, what good is a power if you can't use it to help others?
Harper just glared at her. She knew, deep inside that something had changed, drastically, in her best friend. Should she accept the new Alex Russo or try to find what was really going on? That was a question she needed to reflect upon. And while she did, someone is still getting something ready.
-My body… feels weird…
-Ah, you're awake my dear Alex.
-LET ME GO! - Yelled Alex
Loki chuckled.
-Nobody is holding you.
Alex tried to get up, she was dressed in a black suit, yet she suddenly felt so weak that she fell to her knees.
-What… did you do… to… me?
-Me? No, I just saved your life my dear Alex. I'm not the bad guy here. - Loki replied
Slowly Alex got up, she knew that without her wand she was powerless to fight anyone, yet she was willing to try.
-Let me ask you something… what if I tell you that your family doesn't even know you're here?
-You… you're lying… they're probably looking for me, they'll never abandon me, specially if I'm in the hands of a madman like you - replied Alex
Loki chuckled and raised his hand, both he and Alex were covered in a blue haze and suddenly she found herself in front of the Subway station.
-Like to see for yourself?
Slowly Alex walked inside, Loki's power kept her from being seen, her eyes opened wide as she saw everyone doing their chores as if nothing was wrong.
-But… that's impossible… that's impossible… they… they're not looking for me…
At that precise moment Harper passed literally beside her.
-Hey Justin!
-Hi Harper.
-I'll go to Alex's room.
If what Alex Russo saw before baffled her, what she witnessed in her room was even worse, she was in her bed, reading a book while Harper sat beside her and they began to talk, she was about to say something when everything vanished and she was back in Loki's throne room.
-YOU MADE IT ALL UP! IT'S A LIE!
Loki chuckled.
-OK,, let's suppose I'm lying… do you know how long you been here? If I'm lying… why hasn't someone come looking for you? No my dear Alex… you've been… replaced. Like a broken chair… or an old TV…
-No… NO! MY FAMILY COULDN'T HAVE DO THAT!
-How about your "friends" from S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Alex glared at him.
-what do you want?
Loki walked to her and helped her up. Passing his hand on her cheek he spoke.
-For you to be what you deserve to be. To rule the world beside me. A world that has been unfair to you…
Tears ran down Alex's cheeks.
-They… replaced me… they… just threw me away like an empty potato chip bag…
-Yep… they did just that… so… what do you say my dear Alex?
The young wizard closed her fists so hard her nails began to cut her skin.
-I'LL MAKE EVERYONE PAY!
To be continued.