Reincarnated As Tony Stark With A Skill - Volume 3 Chapter 124 Red Room
AN: So, some details might be edited later since the Black Widow movie is going to be in Disney+ now. I can’t even download that in my country and I don’t want to do all the roundabout things like vpn just to get a subscription.
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“Sir, are you sure about this? This might be someb…”
Ross: “You’re demoted. Who’s next in line?”
“Me Sir.”
Ross: “Good. Now tell me, what do we have on the Russians.”
“Sir. There is a known informant. It’s just that, CIA wouldn’t like this.”
Ross: “So what? Those spies, they probably already knew this would happen. Ignore them. Go make contact. I want to hit those bastards hard.”
“Yes, sir.”
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Meanwhile, in Tony’s bas.e.m.e.nt.
Tony was just getting ready to start playing with his new toys when JARVIS reported something to him.
JARVIS: “Sir. There is an emergency message. A request to make contact for one of your aliases.”
Tony: “Hmm? Which one?”
JARVIS: “Mr. Atonov.”
Tony: “The one in the KGB?”
JARVIS: “Yes sir.”
Tony: “That’s weird. Did they catch some spies or something? Why would they contact that alias? Isn’t that persona supposed to be for emergencies only? ”
JARVIS: “No sir. They think that the Russians attacked one of their military facilities. Now, they want payback.”
Tony: “Think? Not even confirmed? Who’s the idiot who ordered this?”
JARVIS: “Mister Thunderbolt Ross, sir.”
Tony: “Wha… Nevermind. That guy’s hopeless. Tell them I want to contact their boss directly. Also, go get me a telephone that can hold calls. I want to see if it’s fun to watch the lights blink”
JARVIS: “Sir. You do have something scheduled in Russia next week. This might be a good opportunity to take advantage of.”
Tony: “Oh? What’s that?”
JARVIS: “Ms. Romanoff’s graduation. The ceremony is next week.”
Tony: “Already??? I thought she’s still XX. Caucasian woman may mature fast but damn it, she’s not even legal yet.”
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Tony was monitoring her every now and then. He saw her grow up and was surprised that she matured so fast.
Granted, she was still nowhere close to what she looked like in her peak, but she was already starting to resemble that her back when she was still 12. This perplexed Tony. He saw some pictures of her in his previous life and she didn’t look like herself.
This didn’t make much sense to Tony. He might be in another universe but there shouldn’t be such a drastic change in the way people look as they grow up. He didn’t know how she looked like this too early. He knew the only cause for this is either the Red Room. More specifically, the Black Widow Program.
(AN: Not sure if they’re supposed to be the same but there are spies who aren’t Black Widows IIRC)
He infiltrated their facility to check out what they did to the kids in there. He checked on their meals but other than the occasional fasting punishment, the food they served was just more nutritious than regular food.
Red Room is a facility that produces female spies after all. They had to make sure the women they grew up properly. If the women looked malnourished, they wouldn’t look attractive. This is an automatic failure, as the women usually took advantage of their beauty to get intel from their target men.
He looked around but couldn’t find any sort of chemical that would lead to such things. They only thing he found different is their ‘entertainment’.
When they were on breaks, the girls were allowed to watch movies like Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, or Bambi. He watched the movies but he wasn’t interested so he just skimmed it and found nothing wrong.
He sent copies to JARVIS for processing while he continued searching.
He looked around for other things and still found nothing too extreme. He was just about to quit when JARVIS reported something to Tony.
The movies he sent for processing were different from the original. There wasn’t anything too drastic like Sleeping Beauty killing Prince Charming after she gets woken up. Instead, some parts of the movie were edited to have some subliminal messages.
He watched the movies completely and that’s when he found out that the movies are actually messed up.
Snow White was relatively mild since she was just manipulating the Seven Dwarves to get pretty things. It was with the version of Sleeping Beauty that they showing which disturbed him. Sleeping Beauty is flirting with BOTH her royal fianc and the true Prince Charming. She had them telling her things that aren’t even supposed to be related to the movie.
All the movies and tv shows they showed were edited to be used for brainwashing.
They were all messed up to the point that, for the first time, he was glad that some movies still haven’t been produced yet. He would have raided the place prematurely if his past life’s childhood animated movie, Mulan, was used for such things.
(AN: And no. I won’t be watching the live-action Mulan because it is not even close to the original. I’ve already watched a historical Mulan before and it is boring.)
After calming down for a bit, he realized one thing. Psychology can also affect how a person looks. Just like how two identical twins could be differentiated because one is shy while the other is not, the girls in the Red Room had different psyches from the girls who lived regular lives. The brainwashing movies along with the actual acting training, made the girls in the Red Room look more mature than they should be.
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JARVIS: “Sir, I think you’re mistaken on something. She already looks like this.”
JARVIS showed Tony a picture of Natasha.
Tony: “Trap. It’s a trap. Stop it JARVIS. We might be raided by the FBI!!!”
JARVIS: “Sir. Their boss is already part of HYDRA.”
Tony: “That’s not what I meant. Take that photo down right now.”
JARVIS: “Yes sir.
By the way, analysis shows that they’re going to be using their super-soldier serum on her. I believe they’re going to be using the one designed for females. The male test subject has already shown favorable results.”
Tony: “Already? I thought there were still some kinks with the stability.”
JARVIS: “Yes sir. But HYDRA gave them a sample of the original Super Soldier Serum. It wasn’t enough for replication but it was enough to finish their version of the serum. The serum isn’t as long-lasting as the original but they have managed to increase the strength up. ”
Tony: “Let me see their formula.”
Following Tony’s orders, JARVIS showed all the information about the Russian’s Super Soldier Serum. There were different charts, as well as the chemical structures of the SSS.
JARVIS also showed the SSS designed to be used for the women of the Red Room.
Tony: “Wow. They’re good. But it’s still not perfect. JARVIS, prepare the lab. We’re going to make some Super Soldier Serum.”
JARVIS: “Yes sir. What about the request of Mr. Ross?”
Tony: “Oh right, that.
Tell him to call when the serum synthesis starts. I hope that blinking red light is as interesting as I expect it to be”
