*Avaren sat at her desk late at night at the Avengers facility. Her mind had been restless and she decided to try and get through some old HYDRA files she had been researching. Things had lately gotten very out of hand, as HYDRA had discovered her true identity. Her connection to them and the life she was originally born into. Now HYDRA had a target on her back along with many others she cared for. HYDRA had been trying to get their hands on Avaren since. She was one of them... /no/. She /belonged/ to them. She flipped open a folder and saw a familiar picture gazing back at her. A cryotank encased around the one known as the Winter Solider. She lifted the photo up in her hand and a strange memory floated to the surface of her mind.*

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October 1986

*Sasha watched from behind the desk as three men guided a fourth into a tall chamber. He had such a serious face and the young girl wondered if the man ever smiled. His long black hair feel just short of grazing against his shoulders, and a shiny metal arm was tainted only by splatters of blood. He was backed into the chamber and the cover closed over him. The girl had a perfect angle from behind the desk, and her eyes caught his own gaze. They stared at each other for several moments before cold air whipped around his body and he was frozen once more. A strong hand was felt on her shoulder and she gasped in surprise, only to turn and see her father standing over her.*

“Papa, mne ochen' zhal'. ya prosto khotel zeye.”

))Papa, I’m sorry, I just wanted to see.((

*The man gazed down at her and sighed.*

“Ty znayesh', moya dorogaya, tebe nel'zya zdes' nakhodit'sya. Eto nebezopasno”

))”You know you are not supposed to be in here my dear. It is not safe.”((

*Sasha had a disappointed look on her face, knowing she had upset her Papa. She stood and nodded but glanced once more at the frozen man.*

“Pochemu on dolzhen byt' tam? On vyglyadel ochen' grustnym.”

))”Why does he have to be in there? He looked very sad.”((

“Etot chelovek osobennyy, moya dorogaya. Kholod pomogayet yemu ostavat'sya v bezopasnosti i ostavat'sya sil'nym. Yesli my ne pozabotimsya o nem, yego razum poteryalsya by v proshlom, a eto bylo by ochen' opasno. Vy ponimayete?”

))”That man is very special my dear. The cold helps keep him safe and strong. If we do not take care of him, his mind would get lost in the past, and that would be very dangerous. Do you understand?”((

“Da Papa.”

))”Yes Papa”((



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*Avaren snapped back to reality, the photo still staring back at her. She sighed putting it back into the folder.* “Another lie Papa.” *Avaren said quietly, before continuing to move through other files.*