rain down on me
summary: a solo mission gone wrong, you found yourself on the verge of death when something otherworldly unearths itself.
[venom!reader]
its silent in the forest. the frozen limbs upon dead bark rustle in the heavy wind as you squint through sheets upon sheets of snow. it would've been blinding had you not had goggles protecting your eyes.
your breath puffs out in silent clouds as you slowly trek through the snow, the crunch only reminding you of the limited time you had out here.
this was it.
the last mission you were ever going to go on. no more laughing with soap and pulling pranks with gaz. no more silent nights with the reassuring presence of your captain late at night. no more scratching pen on paper as the two of you silently fill out paperwork.
no more funny, not so funny, jokes with ghost and soap. or teasing gaz everytime he tried to pick someone up at the bar after a successful mission.
because you were alone. a mission just for you to retrieve hidden intel high into the permafrost of russia.
price trusted you.
the 141 trusted you.
laswell trusted you.
yet here you were in the frigid cold, numbly flexing your hands as you kept a watchful eye out for anyone. anything.
intel said there was supposed to be a base up here. but after days of aimlessly trekking through snow and higher up the mountain, everything felt hopeless.
you didn't have enough supplies to survive weeks. the frostbite would get to you before you found anything.
but still, you trekked on.
you silently counted each step in your head, your gun feeling aimlessly heavy against your body with each step.
one.
two.
one.
two.
the fatigue that shook your body was ignored. you ignored the deadly cold that wanted to lay waste in your bones and make its home deep in your ribcage.
breath in. breath out.
keep going.
there was no radio chatter. no buzzing noise in your ear or a low, raspy voice giving you hope with his shitty jokes and cues.
you were alone.
because this was a solo mission.
get in. get out.
you were the best survivalist in the team. the one who recognized anything and everything edible in forests. who hunted in the desert when supplies ran low and thirst ravished everyone. where the sun was high and you could feel your heartbeat.
because it was you or them. and there was no chance that the squadron would perish with you besides them.
hope bloomed in your chest when you laid your eyes on tracks. not the track of deer or foxes. not the cawing of crows and their beady eyes always watching.
human tracks.
you immediately hunched over, using the brush and snow to hide yourself as you began to follow with renewed energy.
the snow beneath you didn't even crunch as you moved with precision. you didn't hesitate to bury yourself in snow once you heard voices. the harsh accent of russian made you perk as you listened, faintly translating their voices.
"...the package arrives today-"
"-make sure everything is ready for the doctor"
"...no screw ups..."
you waited until their lingering stopped, their voices growing harsher once another group of soldiers came closer.
this was it.
you kept your gun close as you wadded closer to doom. you laid your eyes on the whole operation. stealth planes running on cleared runways, trucks marked with the infamous russian military logo.
soldiers marching and officers checking cargo.
and there it stood before you. the warehouse and science facility. you muttered to yourself before finding an adequate place to rest. there were too many people here to go in knee deep.
so you climbed the nearest ledge covered in foliage and dropped your bag. you quickly unfolded and donned the snow terrain ghillie suit and made a suitable place to lay in.
you sighed as you propped up your rifle. seems like you were going to be here awhile before figuring out a way to infiltrate without risking your life in broad daylight.
-
it was early. the snow was bleak and tinged a deep blue since the sun went down. everything was well lit as you watched shift after shift through the scope. you mentally noted any squadrons, the officers positions and the parked cargo and army trucks.
you watched as each patrol walked. watched as each person had roughly a two minute gap before the next person would take over. you knew every way the patrol would go, and where they would check.
finally.
this is it.
you took a deep breath before situating your rifle and hovering your hand over the trigger.
your fingertips were freezing beneath the gloves, and you were faintly aware of how numb your feet felt. but you shook it off. there was no time for weakness when you were so close to the finish line.
you narrowed your eyes and stopped your heart.
the trigger was light against your finger as you quickly shot, ignoring the sudden panic that exploded with each person who fell. the blood against the snow was refreshing as you quickly picked off everyone near the runway and within the open warehouse doors.
you had no time to watch them begin to scramble. now was the time, with your gun held safely in your arms you ran.
time was of the essence as you trekked and slid down narrow cliffs, further from the warehouse and closer to the facility.
there would be reinforcements within mere minutes of where you were. but you couldn't stop and panic. there was no way to hide, the only way you were going to survive was with speed and precision.
your boots slid across patches of ice as you heard voices and radio chatter come closer. you dove into the brush and buried yourself in the snow just in time to avoid the running soldiers who were eager to shed blood.
they were getting closer to the perch you were on. but the only thing they would know are the traps and mirrors you placed to mimic a sniper.
you stilled your breathe as you quickly nailed the closest patrol officer with the butt of your rifle, watching him go down as you snatched the badge from his belt.
good.
you were getting there.
you could barely think as your body went through the motions, swiftly turning corners with your rifle ready to dispatch anyone coming across your vision.
but it was almost empty of personnel. good. going all according to plan. everyone should've been drawn to sweep the surrounding areas and look for the possible sniper, while none the wiser that you were here.
because all the important files were in the warehouse. no one would've suspected you were going after the classified files in the facility. of the latest biological weapons that were being produced in the middle of nowhere.
you busted down doors and sweaped offices and labs. bodies fell, blood spilt, glass shattered.
you finally got to the final ward. the testing facility.
your body was hot. the drastic change in freezing temperature to the sudden warmth was wreaking havoc on your body. it made your vision fog as you ripped your goggles down your face, hanging only by a strap wrapped around your neck.
your fingers and feet felt like they were on fire. yet your steps were swift and steady as you let go of your rifle and tore your gloves from your thawing flesh.
you narrowed your eyes as you typed away on the mainframe computer, plugging in a bright blue drive into the side while it scanned and pulled up all documents. the green text flashed at you as you waited with baited breath.
that was until you felt a heavy hit to the back of your head. it made your body spin and your eyes water as you growled, swiftly turning around to slam the nearest filing cabinet into their body.
you were swift as you slammed your rifle down against their torso when they fell, taking out a knife from your thigh holster to press it harshly against their neck.
you cut through the jugular and through the esophagus, wincing slightly at the splatter of blood that stained your ghillie suit.
you flinched as glass broke nearby, causing you to snap your head to the side to locate the source.
the scientist was carrying a jar filled with a strange, black goo like substance.
"the hell?" you muttered, curiosity overcoming you as you watched the almost alive thing wither on the ground before stilling. you looked at the scientist then back at the black substance when it suddenly rammed straight into your face.
"the fuck-" a strange feeling invaded your nerves as you quickly wiped at the foreign substance, flicking the residue onto the ground and wiping it on the labcoat of the deceased person next to you.
but you had no time to ponder when you heard an insistent beeping that made you turn back to the computer and snatch the drive.
you rapidly began typing as you began to install your latest program. one that was supposed to wipe everything on the system and leak every personals involvement with the hidden base.
this was what you came here for.
now all you had to do is make it back alive to the rendezvous spot.
with the hard drive tucked close to your heart, hidden deep within the inner pocket of your jacket you ran. you were uncaring about the way your boots slammed against the pristine tile of the facility. the heavy footsteps of you echoed through the empty walls when you bursted out the door.
the only thing you had on your mind was surviving. getting back to your boys. the team. the 141.
you could feel it. you were so close.
but as you squinted against the harsh light, your heart dropped into your stomach.
it wasn't a few more hours until sunlight.
you gulped as spotlights shown on you, courtesy of the dozens and dozens of soldiers surrounding the exits.
oh.
that was why the facility was so quiet. so... empty
this was it.
this was the end.
as you felt the impact of the first bullet against your vest, you roared.
you had to try. you had to struggle. you had to make it out alive. people's lives were hanging in the balance of this.
and your squad.
your family.
they would've never been able to handle the grief. price would beat himself up with how you reassured him you could do this. no backup. just a heli waiting for you.
desperation rushed through your veins, adrenaline filling your body as you took your rifle and picked off anyone and everyone you could. but the pain was getting to be too much.
it tore through your skin with ease. spilling dripping, red blood down onto the pristine snow beneath you. your breathes became heavy as your vision blurred. your body wracked in pain as everything seemed to slow down.
maybe this was what death felt like.
and as you were about to blackout, you heard a voice.
a strange, deep voice in your head that made you feel strangely at ease.
"time for a feast, little morsel."
-
you gained consciousness when everything ended. confusion and nausea set itself into your bones as you looked around. you no longer donned your ghillie suit, nor your rifle.
blood and organs were everywhere, staining the once white snow in blood and strange fluids.
you panted as you looked around. everyone was dead. demolished. ripped apart. you took a deep breathe before looking down at your gear, covered in blood and bits of flesh.
"the hell?"
your hands were dyed in blood. and as you looked around, you found your discarded goggles, and in the reflection you saw your uncovered face, smeared with blood.
"shit. shit. shit shit. what the fuck is going on!" you muttered to yourself desperately trying to wipe off the endless red stains from your face and gear.
before you stilled at a voice in your head.
just had a snack.
you whipped your head around to look for the source of the voice, but all you saw was mutilated body upon body. not a soul to be seen.
"who's there!" you couldn't stop the way panic flooded your system as you frantically looked around. for something. for an answer.
but all you heard was a deep chuckle in your mind.
no need to freak out, little human.
you looked down at your uniform and squinted at the bullet holes, but beneath was smooth, pristine flesh. without a speck of a wound or scrape.
"did... did I do this?"
there was a pause. before the thing responded.
we did this.
you felt like you were going crazy as you spoke out loud. trying to find any grasps of sanity as you tried to understand.
what was this?
"and who is... we?" there was an immediate response. it was strange. having a conversation in your head.
we am venom.
"venom..." you echoed.
you took a deep breath before continuing.
"...is this what they were working on? are you the biological weapon they were developing?"
no. there is nothing those lousy scientists could do to great me.
"then what are you?"
we are venom. we come from klyntar.
you didn't even have to voice out your questions before venom contined.
our home was destroyed. and we came here from beyond the void. we need a host in order to thrive.
"like a symbiote?"
yes.
it was strange. you could feel venom in the back of your head. his voice called to answer every question with a strange amount of patience.
that was until you realized you had to get back. the heli would only be waiting for a certain amount of hours before it would leave. with or without you.
you swore to yourself before quickly looking around. you could barely feel the cold as you began to run towards where you had stashed your bag, close to the distraction sight you were in hours ago.
unimaginable strength coursed through your veins as you ran through the snow with newfound ease. you barely felt tired from days upon days of little to no rest.
venom continued to talk as you got to your bag. you stripped through the ruined uniform and began to quickly dress in your spares. which, unfortunately were black in color.
those people made a good snack.
"what's with you and eating... people?" you shuddered as you hauled your bag onto your shoulder and began to trek away from the ruined base.
your stomach grumbled in protest as bile rose to your throat and into your mouth. you gingerly swallowed.
i need it to survive.
"so i have to eat people for you to... survive?"
you will die without me.
you stopped. dread filled you as you asked the sole question in your head.
"what?"
i am keeping you alive. i am constantly regenerating your heart. without me, you would be dead.
you clutched your chest and inspected the old jacket you had worn before. truth be told, he was right.
bullet holes riddled your gear. but the most important detail was the holes that were supposed to go straight through your chest. straight through the heart.
it felt like your throat had dropped into your stomach as you traced the frayed clothing. each bullet hole would've lodged itself into your heart, your lungs, your stomach.
everywhere.
"fuck."
foreign knowledge began to flood your head as you clutched your head in pain. words and languages of the symbiote. of his origin and exactly how he was bound to you. how he was keeping you alive.
and without it...
you wouldn't get to return home to base. no more price or soap. no more gaz and ghost.
nothing.
you gulped heavily as you moved.
venom gave you strength. he gave you power.
he gave you life when you were without.
god.
how the fuck were you gonna hide this from the squad?
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