22 Experimental Success?

"Interesting press conference, a very passionate speech." Martin said as he walked in the Seven meeting room.

'I really need a fucking office.' I thought, but it was pretty good optics to be in the large meeting room, now with the door open to everyone, not to use of course, just to have access to me and the Seven.

"Don't you start as well, I've already gone through this with Starlight, Ashley and the PR team. They are already running damage control." I calmly stated.

"Oh, I think they will be surprised there were some that quite liked your little speech. Some would even agree with you."

I stared at him and couldn't help but let the corner of my mouth rise up a bit in a small smile.

"I'm counting on it but enough of that. You are here because you have updates on our two subjects."

"I do." He said taking a seat on the left side of the table.

"We have collected all the samples we can. Red is almost recovered we should be able to wake her up whenever you want. Black is in rougher shape but we managed to get everything as well. Amazing specimen I have to say."

I nodded.

"Ideally I would like red to be kept under for another day or two if you can make something up, it's fine if you don't but I do want to be there when she wakes up." I said firmly.

"As for black is she even going to make it? If you think you got everything you need then as soon as she's stable let her go. She has people looking for her."

"The spazzy little French fellow?" He asked and I nodded.

"Yes, he's a resourceful little one, very dangerous. I don't want him to start kidnapping our people out of spite. He'll be coming by today…plus Starlight will flip her shit when she finds out about black being here." I leaned back in my chair, letting the annoyance surface.

"Black will make it, it's really amazing even in her state her regeneration and durability is above the average human. She could hold the key to everything." He said and I could feel the excitement in his voice.

"Good. Make sure she does. I really don't want to deal with that little shit. He might not be able to hurt me but he'll go after every single one of you if anything happens to his little Coeur. God his accent is so annoying." I said…annoyed.

Frenchie was a vengeful and creative little cunt and I had no doubts that he would kill every single scientist that works for or has worked with Vought.

It would set me back years and years on my plans.

'Kill them all!'

Yes Echo, yes. That is always an option.

I could kill him and Kimiko right now, chuck them in a volcano where no one would find them but knowing my luck or I should say Homelander's luck somehow Annie would find out then she'd start blabbing her fucking mouth so I'd have to kill her, then I'd have to kill Maeve.

But I didn't really want to go through that hassle. Not only because of the obvious attachments of Homelander to Maeve and my horniness for Starlight but also because they were fucking killing it in ratings, revenues, brand recognition and reputation.

I was about to embark Vought on an unprecedented spending spree and those two were cash printing machines. You wouldn't believe the endorsement deals we got for 'Homelight' alone. Merchandise was flying off the shelves.

Pure American brand.

No, I needed my little cash machines for the money and respectability they brought to Vought, The Seven and Me.

I court the extremes of the spectrum, continue building my base while they soften the blowback by simply being there.

"Actually that's why I'm here." Martin said, his face suddenly sporting a reptilian smile. "We have to dose her with V and I want you there to stop any brisk reactions."

I looked at him curiously. "I thought you said she was going to make it?" I knew from the show that Kimiko was going to want to be super again so I was going to offer her a dose of V anyway.

It would stop Starlight from snooping around and find the notes on 24-V. That's not to say that I didn't already talk with Martin and our security team. We upped the security around the labs.

No more notes on the effects of 24-V, no warning to Hughie and Butcher. The little shit will die within 12 months and my hands will be squeaky clean.

"She is, but we were successful in phase 2" My eyes immediately widened and I reflexively inhaled "for both" he continued.

I leaned back in my chair and couldn't help but let out a low whistle. "You're kidding right? I mean what are the odds of that? Both? That was basically a shot in the dark, pie in the sky."

Martin shrugged. "Pure coincidence, it was the right time. But don't get your hopes up this is still uncharted territory it might fail halfway through, the rate was quite high the last time."

Deep down in my gut I felt something stirring, a heat was rising, enveloping me, excitement bubbling, as if every cell of my body knew the winds of fate were changing.

This was it, the beginning of a new world!

"Oh, I have a feeling it will be a resounding success, beyond everything we could imagine." I couldn't help but sport a wicked smile as I responded.

"Just don't blame me if it doesn't." Martin said reluctantly.

"Of course, it's all experimental after all." I said to give him confidence.

"Now this is what we are going to do. We'll set her up in the vault and I'll inject her with V. If she has any adverse reactions to being there or the V, I'll stop her or knock her out if she needs medical treatment. If she recovers I'll escort her out and put her in an Uber then she won't be our problem anymore."

"What about monitoring her condition in the future?" he asked.

"Don't worry if it's successful one way or another we will find out and if not well no harm done."

Martin thought about it for a moment.

"It's a shame we won't be able to monitor her and get more data. You never know how it might help out in the future."

"Trust me, both her and her little French shit are vertically challenged killing machines. She won't like being poked and prodded. She'll try to brutally kill everyone than be used as a science experiment. The hassle of dealing with them is simply not worth it." I stated firmly.

Martin let out a big sigh and I saw him deflate a bit.

"Very well as you wish."

AN: Can you guess what Homelander and Martin did to Maeve and Kimiko? I feel like I left enough hints and made it pretty obvious. Let me know in the comments.