Lauren is brought back to a feeling she hasn't felt in a long time.

Weak.

Drugged.

Back when the Red Room controlled her. Used her.

She looks down and she shackles on her hands.

What was once a metaphor now literal.

She felt as though she was in chains back then.

Now she actually is.

Treated like an animal.

Like a weapon.

She feels completely helpless.

Unable to use her powers.

She wants to break free.

But she can't.

The shackles are unbreakable.

No matter how hard she tries.

She cries and she cries.

She screams until her voice is raw.

Nobody hears her.

Nobody helps her.

Nothing happens.

She's all alone.

Nobody's there.

Not her sister.

Not her best friend.

Not her lover.

Nobody.

The woman who was once a KGB pawn is now a superhero.

But she doesn't feel like it.

After all these years and all this time...

her true greatest fear...

is being alone.