I officially became a SHIELD agent two months after Loki and the Chitauri attacked New York City, less than a year after I graduated from college. My first three years as an agent were relatively uneventful; a few investigative missions and a lot of paperwork as I was only a part-time field agent. I knew something big was happening when Director Fury himself asked to see me in his office one day.

"Welcome, Agent Megan Coltey, have a seat," he said, motioning to the chairs in front of his desk. "I'm going to get straight down to business. Based on your performance reviews, you have been selected as a part of a small group of agents to train for a potential position in a highly sensitive project. Should you accept this offer, you will begin training with the other candidates next week on Monday and will continue every weekday for three months. Because of the nature of this venture, you cannot know any details about it unless you are chosen for the position. Keeping this in mind, are you interested?" I mulled the offer over. It was intriguing for sure, but was throwing myself into a race for a job I knew nothing about worth it? Fury must have sensed my trepidation. He added, "If during the course of training you become overwhelmed, you may back out and return to your current position. However, if you are picked for this assignment and accept it, you may not decline once you learn what it entails."

I finally decided that this could be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to do something amazing, so I smiled and replied, "Director Fury, I am honored to be chosen for this opportunity and am glad to accept it."

The next three months were a whirlwind of intense training, most of it physical, like hand-to-hand combat, shooting with almost every gun known to mankind, and what I can only describe as bootcamp on steroids. I was most behind in this area because I wasn't a full-time field agent like many of the other candidates, but I pushed myself relentlessly. We also had some more academic courses on undercover work (especially constructing a convincing fake identity), languages and accents, field technology, negotiation, and the like. I had a growing suspicion that whatever this position was, it was a lot bigger responsibility than Director Fury had let on, but I was far too invested in the training to drop out. Almost as much as I was determined to finish the training program, I was curious to know what this new project was about.

Finally, the fateful day came, and I was called into the director's office to learn whether or not I had been selected for the position. I walked into his office and sat in the same chair I had been in just over three months ago. Fury looked up at me and said, "Congratulations, Agent Coltey, you have been selected for a position in our newest project. Do you accept?"

"Yes, Director Fury," I nodded enthusiastically, my dream of becoming a field agent finally coming true. I was astonished. I knew I had a chance at it because I had been picked for training, but I honestly wasn't expecting to actually be chosen.

"Good," he replied calmly, "You are now the sole field agent for Project Liaison. In one week, you will become Loki Laufeyson's handler."


Author's Note:

Okay, first chapter of my first fanfiction! Please review, follow, etc. :)

I don't own The Avengers. Only Agent Megan Coltey is mine.