I stood frozen in fear as the darkness swooped towards me, a monster made of shadows moving towards me. The dark mass started shifting it's shape and to my horror it took on my appearance. A complete replica of myself, made of shadows, stood just a few feet away from me. It grinned at me and I found myself on a hill of bloodied corpses, I looked down to find myself soaked in blood.
I woke up screaming and covered in sweat. I kept telling myself it was just a dream, but it had felt so real, I had been able to smell the blood that I had been soaked in. I had felt the coolness of the shadow. But it was just a dream, a dream formed from my own fears of the powers that I held. I control darkness, shadows and can even make it into weapons, that only I can wield. I hated my abilities, and I fear that they could over power me.
I got out of bed, unable to go back to sleep. I sat down on the couch, turned on the TV and began watching Animal Planet. I was about half an hour into a documentary on chimpanzees when there was a knock on my door. I got up and walked over to my door, warily looking through the peephole. To my utter chagrin it was Nick Fury knocking on my door at two o'clock in the morning. I opened the door knowing all too well that he would not leave me alone. "Fury do you really have to make a house call so early in the morning?" I asked stepping aside to let him in. He stepped inside and after I closed the door behind him I led him into the darkened living room, the only light coming from the glow of the TV.
"I'm sorry Agent Rose, did I wake you?" he asked. "No not all, and it isn't Agent anymore," I replied sighing. "Couldn't sleep?" he asked. "Nope," I replied. "Nightmares?" he asked. "Isn't it always?" I asked. He nodded in agreement, a look of compassion flashing briefly across his face. "What do you want Fury?" I asked staring at him. "The world is facing a potential catastrophe," he replied simply. "Isn't it always," I replied. Fury didn't even crack a smile, and that was the one joke that usually did make him laugh. "Damn it's serious," I replied sitting up straight my attention now fully on him. "You are aware of the tesseract and the work we've been doing with it," Fury asked. "Unfortunately," I replied. "Well the tesseract has been taken," Fury stated. "Damn it's worse then I thought," I said frustrated. The tesseract was the thing that gave me my powers as ironic as it seems, a huge source of power, giving me the power of darkness. "Who took it?" I asked. "Loki," he replied. "Loki brother of Thor?" I asked. "The very same," he replied, handing me a stack of files. I quickly scanned through them pausing over the file of a familiar person, Bruce Banner.
I looked up to see the prominent smirk on Fury's face. "You asshole, you knew that if Bruce was going, then I would go," I snapped at him. "Why the hell do you want to bring him in on this?" I asked. "He the leading expert in Gamma radiation," Fury replied. "You know that's not the only reason," I stated glaring at him. "You're in then," Fury replied standing up. "You know I am," I snapped. "Be packed and ready in an hour, I'll be waiting in the car out front," he stated. "Fury I have an bag packed for situations such as these," I replied pulling a bag out from next to the couch. Fury nodded approvingly and stepped aside so that I could head out in front of him. "I need you to retrieve Banner," Fury said suddenly causing my hand to snap in his direction. "Where is he?" I asked. "Calcutta India," he replied. "Will I be going in alone?" I asked. "No you will be accompanied by Agent Romanov," Fury replied. "She isn't the best person to send in for Bruce, why don't you send in Clint?" I asked. "Barton has been compromised," Fury replied darkly. "Damn, we're in some serious shit," I stated. "Yes we are," he stated.