Chapter 13: 13
Waking up to a quiet feminine tone wasn't the worst thing, even if I still felt sore all over from the beating Jessica had given me the day before. I definitely didn't really feel rested, but I forced myself to wake up anyways. At the foot of the bed stood Albert and Louise, while beside me Alexis straightened up from where she'd leaned over me to gently wake me as ordered.
All three seemed a bit dazed, which I assumed was the way that telling them to standby for my orders presented itself. Sitting up I repeated my words to Alexis, telling her that she was happy to have us staying with her and that she didn't need to tell anyone that we were here. She nodded back with a vacant expression and large smile, so I sent her off to make breakfast after confirming that she did know how to make eggs at least.
Once I was alone with Kilgrave's parents I smiled, "Right then, you both will begin working on ways to enhance my powers today. If you find you need anything more than you already have, you will put it on a list. I'll check on that list at some point during the day. You will not leave this house. You will do nothing but eat, use the restroom, and work on the task I've assigned you."
I peer at them for a moment, their faces a mixture of fear and resigned dismay. Well, we can change that can't we? Smiling, I continue on, "In fact, you are happy to be helping me. There's nothing more important to you than helping your son grow stronger now. It is all you care about, though you will continue to keep yourselves clean and eat three meals a day. Ten hours from now you will find me so I can repeat these instructions if I have not already."
Watching carefully, I can see the moment their emotions change during my little speech and smiles grow on their faces to match mine. The very energy in the room changes in an incredibly positive way and I can see them practically chomping at the bit to get the go ahead from me to start. Albert even vocalizes this, "If that's all son, shall Louise and I get started?"
I nod but pose one more question, "How long do you think it'll take to get something ready Albert?"
I was expecting an answer of days given just how fast Kilgrave had been enhancing himself in the show. So when Albert blinked and answered me with, "Oh, only a year or two I should think." I was more than a bit… perturbed.
They were already starting to leave so I put up a hand, "Stop. Why so long?"
Louise answered this one, "Well we need to do tests and there's a few missing ingredients that we're sure we will eventually find. Creating a vaccine is one thing, enhancing your powers is another entirely Kevin."
Pursing my lips together I settled into deep thought for a long moment. There was something I was missing, something from the show I was glossing over that had let Kilgrave's father make incredible progress in no time at all. Missing ingredients? My eyes widen as my memory finally strikes gold. Kilgrave's unborn child, the one that Hope had aborted… and that Jeri Hogarth had taken and hidden away to try and replicate Kilgrave's powers.
I look at my parents, "If you had an aborted fetus that I fathered, would that clear up these… missing ingredients? And cut down on the time line for increasing my powers?"
That gets wide eyed looks from 'my' parents. After a moment Albert nods and answers, "Well yes certainly I could see how… yes. If such a thing existed, we may have something ready for you within the week. It would help us considerably."
Now they're both getting excited at the idea of it, given that all they care about now is helping me grow stronger. I smile in response to their own smiles, "I should have it for you by the end of the day."
I wasn't lying either, despite having killed Hogarth off. Now that I remembered the abortion, I remembered how Kilgrave had found out about it. A simple casual order to tell him something he didn't know had resorted in Jeri spilling the beans about the fetus. I remembered what she'd told him when he asked where it was.
Hemet Labs. That's where I'd find the key to my victory.
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