She got the power in her hand
To shock you like you won't believe
Saw her in the amazon
With the voltage running through her skin
It had been a year today since the attack on New York. Most of the buildings had been repaired and of course Stark Tower was bigger and better than it had been before Loki's temper tantrum. Arabella Harford was the Avengers newest recruit and had trained with Natasha when she was still Natalia Romanova. They had both been the Red Rooms finest assassins. Blonde hair flicked out of the way, she left her spot on the bench and took off down the road.
She walked with purpose down the busy New York streets, cursing the tourists as she lost her Mark in the heavily congested sidewalks. Her playlist switched tracks to Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll by The Killers and she smiled despite herself. As the song built she caught sight of her target as he slipped into a second hand store. She entered the shop and occupied herself by looking at the old comics. Arabella overheard the raised voices from the back room and grabbed the top comic, dinging the bell on the front desk. A middle aged woman wandered through the beaded curtains with a flustered look on her face
"Hi there, what can I do for you?" The woman questioned with an obviously fake smile on her face.
"Hello, I just wanted to have a word with Ivan, I know he's back there." Arabella responded smiling sweetly. Suddenly Ivan Petrovich pushed through the curtain towards her.
"No, Bella what are you doing here, leave now." Ivan spoke frantically
"Its Arabella and you don't control me anymore Ivan. I know why you're here but you're the one that should be leaving S.H.E.I.L.D are about to bust this deal so get out." She ground out. Ivan pulled out a gun and Arabella sighed. She really hadn't intended it to come to this but she guessed it was naive to have hoped for a different resolution.
"Have you got your power under control yet? I'm pretty sure that will be more interesting to S.H.E.I.L.D than this low profile meeting." Ivan stated. Arabella gulped she had hoped it would be longer until they found out about her little party trick.
"No, but I'm sure you don't want to annoy me right now I'm feeling a little charged at the moment" Arabella replied. Ivan snapped the safety off his gun and cocked it. Just as Arabella took stance expecting a fight, Ivan, without warning opened his mouth and looked like her just saw a ghost.
" You?!" He said trying not to raise his voice. A reply came from behind Arabella and she turned around to find..
"Yes, me." Loki stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Arabella stumbled backwards trying to put some distance between her and the megalomaniac that was a few inches behind her. His eyes locked with hers and a smirk replaced the complacent look on his face.
"Why hello there Arabella, its been to long."