Forbidden | Carol Danvers

Chapter 7: Stupid Love

12 years ago

Now that I am officially a Soldier, I have more privileges so I decided to use my freedom on a day I didn't have any duties. 

After training in the morning like I always did, I put on some casual clothes and decided to explore the city. I had lived in HQ since I landed here and everything I needed was in this building, so I had no reason to go out. I had never actually been to the city.

The trains were free to use, so I decided to use them to make my way through. I really wanted to see the center where all the shops and businesses were. While I walked towards the train station, I couldn't help but stare up at the colossal buildings. Most of them were at least twenty stories high and reached up to the sky. 

The light breeze on my face felt nice after being inside for so long. It was that kind of weather that is not too hot and not too cold. A coat wasn't needed and everyone seemed happy with the sun. 

Arriving at the station, I waited patiently for my train. I had only been on one, when I went to the Supreme Intelligence a while back. They seemed to run on electricity like almost everything on Hala, so they were quiet and fast. I liked them. 

When it arrived, I let the people out first before I went on, taking a window seat. I stared at the city as it raced past me. Taking in the scenery. I had no problem integrating on Hala, having accepted that this was my home now long ago. I wore the Kree logo proudly like it was my own. The other kids that fled with me, I hadn't seen again, but I wondered if they felt the same way.

When the streets got busier and busier, I knew we must be close to the center of the city. The train stopped and I got out, looking for the busiest street and starting my journey there. When I mingled with the blue-skinned Kree people, I couldn't help but feel accepted. Nobody stared at my purple hair and eyes and some smiled at me. I felt accepted and welcome and for the first time in a long time, I didn't feel so alone. 

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Now

I was woken up by the sound of my alarm. Only, I didn't have an alarm. This was my mission alert.

It didn't happen often that I had to go on an urgent mission at night. Most of them were planned weeks in advance, so this meant either a new one suddenly popped up or there was a change in one of our current ones. 

Jumping out of bed, the clock on my wall told me it was 3am. Way too early for me. 

Hurriedly brushing my teeth, putting on my suit and tying my hair up, I tried to prepare myself as best as I could. As a Commander, you had to be prepared for everything. We only went on the most dangerous missions. The ones we didn't even trust to our Captains only. 

While walking swiftly through the quiet hallways of HQ, I read through the information on my Com. There had been an unexpected Skrull attack on a planet close by. We monitored all border planets of Hala intently, making sure the threat didn't get too close to home. 

I bumped into a fellow Commander in the hallway close to the office, which meant it was all hands on deck on this one.

About fifty of us stood staring at the Holo projection of planet Gaphulia. It was a rich planet, full of life and important for Hala. We traded with them for their food and fabrics. Almost thirty procent of all food on Hala came from Gaphulia. We could not afford to lose it.