Project W017-AN- Hello this is my first time writing a soulmate story, I would love to hear your thoughts. Coulson's team and other Avengers will be introduced later on, bare with me and I hope you enjoy.

AU Hydra tried to rise but was vanquished early on, the fight at the Triskelion was minimum Rodgers stopped the Heli carriers before they took off. Shield is still the number 1 spy agency.

Maria's protégée Alexa Jasper (AJ) is sent to New York Central Station to deal with an enhanced being, with hostages and NYPD officers being held.

"Maria, I'm pulling up now. Wow it is a circus down here." Alexa stats over the coms as she exits her car a NYPD officer is telling her to move on, she flashes her badge and he steps aside. She moves her way through the crowds of people to the command centre where a team should be waiting for her.

"AJ, you took your time." Agent Morse stated

"Have you seen the show outside? I was tying up loose ends. What have we got?"

"Well the cameras have gone dark before though we believe this is our man."

"Why is that?"

"Well before cameras went out we have this footage of him killing the NYPD officers inside. The negotiator isn't helping, only making things worse. I suggest we move in now before things escalate."

"True but we have no idea where the hostages are or where he is."

"We know where he is not. So we believe he is in the central part."

"That gives him multiple escape routes, we need to isolate the hostages Bobbie's with me, Hartley you led the extraction with bravo team."

"And what exactly will we be doing?"

"We will be the distraction, you and I will enter first draw him to us, and Hartley you will come down from above and get the people out."

"Why go now we could get more Intel…"

"We wait any longer NYPD will go in, they are out for blood. We go in quick and quiet with minimum casualties." They all agree and prepare to move out.

"So are we going in the front?"

"Nope from underneath."

"To the tracks?"

"To the tracks."

The entry went rather smoothly Morse and Alexa entered from the D rails and managed to get him by surprise he was wanting to fight so they manoeuvred him away from the hostages while bravo team entered from above securing the hostages. As Bobbie was fighting the man she realised he had no weapons but every time she got close to him sparks would fly off her batons. They tried icing him but he had super-fast reflexes. Alexa was fighting hand to hand when she noticed his fingers were like blades she only just managed to dodge a fatal swipe jumping out of the way Bobbie took her place using her batons to deflect the stabs. She managed a kick to the groin before he stabbed her in the shoulder and tossed her into the wall with enough force there was a deafening crack he smiled as if he got off on it. Alexa moved in missing his fingers but grabbing his wrists so he couldn't cut her, he was strong however forcing his hands closer to her, his fingers cutting through her top she hissed as she felt him draw blood and his smile grew. That was when she twisted his hand and tossed him over her shoulder into the ground then pulling out the ICER before he could move and shot him in the head, making him unconscious. She secured his hands before moving over to Bobbie.

"Target down, requiring medical." She stated through the coms

"We're on our way with a Doctor." Hartley replied, "NYPD are in, once we got the hostages out they entered, we couldn't stop them."

"Noted. They can't have him though. We were right he is enhanced, his fingers turned to blades Bobbies down." Alexa called when she saw them. SHIELD made quick work with cleaning up Central Station, Bobbie was on her way to a secure medical facility, and the enhanced was on his way to the fridge leaving Alexa and Izzy overseeing the clean-up.

"Lift up your shirt and show it to me?" Someone commented to which Alexa froze, those were her words inscribed over her heart with the letters DOC she turned to face a tall woman with long raven hair.

"I don't lift my shirt to just anyone why you?" They woman's hazel eyes enlarged at that so she can't be an agent, who was she? Alexa thought.

"I'm a doctor and noticed your hurt."

'So she's observant that's good to know, better than anyone around here who didn't noticed that she was in fact injured, but then again she was a master at hiding her emotions so how could this stranger know I was hurt' Alexa was thinking and a tiny voice in the back of her head replied 'soulmate'. They both stood staring at each other when Hartley who had been standing with her through the exchange coughed diverting her attention.

"You should let her take a look." Hartley stated moving behind the doctor heading towards some junior agents, mouthing the words 'she's hot'. Alexa rolled her eyes but lifted her shirt anyway revealing a long gash across her sternum. The woman stepped closer pulling some bandages from her pocket.

"You always carry those on you?" Alexa joked

"No, I had them in my bag but when I noticed you I got them out and came over here. Everyone's still jumpy, I didn't want to freak you out by coming over here and pulling surgical stuff from my bag"

"So you just pull it from your pockets?"

"Something like that. It's not too deep you won't need stitches, but at-least now it's clean."

"Well thank you…"

"Danielle O`Connor, but you can call me Danny." She commented but Alexa had frozen again the initials DOC it was her. "And you are?"

Normally she wouldn't tell people her name, it comes with the job but before she could stop herself, "Alexa Jasper, AJ for short." Again AJ noticed Danny's pupils dilate. Now thinking about it where she was touching instead of pain it was tingling. She never believed in soulmates sure there are those in the agency that have found theirs and as they try to explain it well they just couldn't they said it felt magical but Alexa doesn't believe in magic she's a genius and science all the way but how could she describe this, no one knew she was hurt except Danny someone she had never meet before and the stinging pain from the cut is now a tingling feeling that she is actually enjoying and what about this interest she has in Danny, someone who she has only just met but now can't picture life without. She's heard people being rejected by their soulmates god she hopes Danny won't reject her. All of this flies through Alexa's head within a few seconds.

"So you're a federal agent?"

"And you're a doctor."

"Technically I'm a surgeon, but yeah."

"You're my soulmate." AJ barely whispered to which Danny smiled

"And you're mine." She retorted AJ stepped closer now that Danny had finished patching up the cut needing to be closer to her but not wanting to touch her. She lost herself in Danny's eyes, completely focused on the woman standing in front of her, trying to memorise every detail of her. Alexa felt her phone vibrate in her pocket pulling it out to see Maria on the caller ID she placed it back in her pocket.

"Aren't you going to get that?"

"I'll call her back later."

'Her?"

"My SO. She's like a mother to me." AJ reassured

"Oh?" Danny had a mischievous look in her eyes

"What are you doing later on?"

"Why wanna take me on a date?" Danny teased

"Yes. Dinner at 7 sound good to you?"

"Sounds perfect." Danny stated grabbing AJs hand to which both of them felt the spark, the warmth ran through them to their soulmate marks. AJ felt her phone vibrate again, 'crap Maria's still trying to get a hold of me.'

"You can answer that besides I have to get back to the hospital, I left my resident in charge of my patients, I will see you tonight." She squeezed her hand then went to leave but AJ pulled her back and kissed her on the lips after the initial surprise Danny responded, AJ broke it off but had grabbed Danny's phone she put her number in then smiled at her.

"I'll text you where, don't be late."

"You don't have my number." Danny asked confused

"I put my number in your phone but I saw your number, I have a photographic memory I will text you later on." AJ replied as Hartley returned, Danny walked off.

"You shouldn't have ignored your phone, Commander Hills wants us back for debriefing." Hartley stated while watching the younger agent watch the retreating form of the doctor.

"You know Izzy, today has been an interesting day." AJ stated grinning

"The agents have finished here. You driving or am I?"

"No way am I letting you behind the wheel of my car, nobody drives it except me."

"Oh? I heard rumours that your SO has?"

"I am neither confirming nor denying that she has. Where is Maria she wasn't at the Hub when she called me here?"

"No thankfully she is closer, she's at the avenger's tower, but thankfully for me I am with you or I would have had to go to the hub for debriefing but seeming Maria wants to debrief you I get to tag along."

"I know you're hiding something, but I am in a too good of mood to be suspicious. She just better not keep me too late."

"Oh you have plans?"

"I know you heard that I do. Come on the other agents have left for the Hub, let's get this debrief over with."

"You know I heard rumours that you had a fancy car, but this…how could you?"

"Afford it on a government celery, this use to be my dad's before he died, I tweaked it a little, that's how Maria found out I know a bit on engineering, not just computer science."

"So that's why you spent every second week at Sci-tech academy?"

"You did your research."

"Please I know you read my file, before our first mission."

"True, I am also guessing that my SO told you about me, it wasn't rumours you heard."

"You're right although there is rumours of you around the academy, you graduated from all three, within three years than the deputy director herself takes you on as her rookie. This is a really nice car."

"Thanks."

"Although I didn't see you as an American Mustang kind of girl."

"Like I said earlier I have tweaked it."

"Degree in engineering so I heard."

"I hope this debriefing doesn't take all day."

"Got somewhere better to be, I don't know like a date with a hot doctor?"

"If I tell you something swear to me that you won't tell anyone, not even Hill."

"Keeping something from her not a smart move as I know the bond between you two, she'll know somethings up."

"Forget it."

"No hang on a minute, you are my partner, if there is something you want to tell me, then do it. I promise I won't tell anyone. Not even Hill."

"No forget it, she's your soulmate, I can't ask you to do that."

"Soulmate huh? Is that who that doctor was?"

"You saw me kiss her didn't you?"

"It wasn't exactly subtle, besides you have been practically glowing since we left."

"I don't know what to do, how to act around her. Every time I look at her I get this weird feeling that I need to be with her."

"It's the bond, by the way you are describing it the bond between you two is strong."

"Let me be the one to tell Maria that I found her, after the formalities are over with. Why do you think she is at Stark Tower?"

"I don't know, but I guess we'll find out. The rest of the drive there they sat in comfortable silence."

"Miss Jasper?"

"What is it ACE?"

"You seem to have a tail." The AI informed

"Noted." She glanced in her review mirror then relaxed

"It's ok ACE, its Romanov."

"Have you told Stark about your AI yet?" Izzy asked

"No way, the only people that know are you, Maria and Nick. He's my creation why would I broadcast him."

"You know most genius' in SHIELD do things to impress their superiors. You're different."

"It's taken you that long to figure that out? Then again when we are not in the field and we are hanging out you are otherwise preoccupied." she teased

"You have your soulmate now you'll be the same."

"I don't think anyone will be the same as you and Maria."

"So seeming you have plans tonight I take it you won't be around for dinner."

"Nope, I have plans." AJ smiled

"Best to pull up here and walk into the tower through the lobby, then go through the garage."

"I know." AJ said pulling into a park down the road from Stark tower. They exited the car and walked into the lobby of Stark Tower there they moved over to the reception desk.

"Hello Mindy, um we have a meeting with Maria Hills." The receptionist nodded and handed them a badge they then headed into the elevator.

"Good evening miss Hartley, Miss Jasper. Miss Hills is waiting for you in the lounging area with Mr Stark." The AI informed

"Thank you Jarvis. I wander why with Tony?" AJ muttered, they exited the elevator to see Maria talking with Tony Izzy went out first and hugged Maria to which she smiled and interlaced her fingers with Izzy's which Tony raised his brows at before he could comment Maria gave him her best don't you dare glare, he wisely obliged. Natasha walked in with Clint on her heels she nodded to Maria then made her way over to the stool behind her. Maria meet AJ eyes and she knew that the debrief would begin soon, but AJ was preoccupied coming up with a plan for tonight she completely missed what Tony said. It was when Natasha threw something at her to get her attention, she looked up to see everyone in the room staring at her.

"Sorry," she stated replaying their conversation. Natasha had asked her if she wanted a drink, "No, I'm good."

"You know I'm jealous of how you can zone out yet still pay attention to the conversation" Maria commented

"I learnt from the best,"

"True but I can't replay conversations in my head."

"You know that is because of my photographic memory, still I apologise I am a bit distracted at the moment."

"Care to share?" Natasha questioned although there was a hint of mischief in her eyes, AJ tilted her head then shook her head indicating that was all she was going to say, those in the room seemed almost disappointed but Natasha, Maria and Izzy all shared a knowing look amongst themselves.

"So the reason this debrief is at Star towers is…"

"It's actually goes by the Avengers tower now." Tony interrupted, "and the reason you are here is because Maria here tells me you are somewhat of a genius?" he joked

"Sure somewhat…"

"Well after Maria debriefs you about your last mission I have something for you to look over, I need your opinion."

The debriefing lasted for half an hour, while AJ recounted what happened at the train station, while she spoke she noticed the glances of Izzy and Maria filing it away for later that they had a private conversation in there head, it wouldn't surprise her if they did as they were soulmates and all, she didn't know the full effect that they have on each other through the bond it wasn't until Natasha seemed to enter their private conversation that she began question what was really going on between them. She left out meeting her soulmate to which she got a disappointed glance from Izzy but she ignored it. Once she finished Maria dismissed her while the three of them talked she went to find Tony. He was in one of his office' glaring at the screen.

"Woah Tony what did that computer ever do to you?"

"This is the thing I need your opinion on, someone is hacking into files, they're looking for something and I have no idea." He moved out of the way and she moved over to the computer. She saw the algorithms and data forming patterns in her head. She started typing and she was lost in the numbers, she felt Tony over her should staring at the screen. She let out a frustrated sigh after an hour went bye she was supposed to be finished so she could go home and prepare for tonight. But something was bugging her.

"This code is familiar." She murmured but Tony overheard her.

"It's like nothing I've ever seen before. It is rather advanced.

"It's sloppy."

Tony looked at her in disbelief and looked at Maria who had entered five minutes earlier to which she shrugged.

"Relay it, find out when you saw it." Maria suggested.

"Hang on." She pulled out a flash drive and inserted it. "ACE you there?"

"Yes Miss Jasper" her AI informed to which had Stark and Romanov raising their brows at.

"You built an AI, I thought I was the only one."

"ACE are you reading what I am?"

"It appears that I am, there are familiarities to this code that we have come across."

"Why is it Irish?" Tony asked

"Do you know when we came across it?"

"I cannot say."

"Why not."

"My programming will not allow me to." AJ's hands froze over the keys and everyone became concerned at her facial expressions.

"Override Alexa Hills Jasper."

"There are similarities to your earlier coding, it appears to be a message it will take a while to decrypt it."

"What are they looking for?"

"They seem to be hacking SHIELD and Stark Industries thankfully this is your earlier work that you should be able to stop them before they get a step in the door." The AI informed

"Insert Commander Hills Protocol."

"Inserting C.H.P 13." The Irish AI informed

"Good. Keep me informed when you manage to decrypt the message. Also tag in Maria for updates."

"Can someone please tell me what is happening?" Tony asked

"Someone has my early stages of coding before my parents died, I lacked any real need to advance it so whoever is in the system must have grabbed it from…" a look of sadness crossed her face before she hardened he features to reveal nothing. "ACE is keeping an eye on them, your system is protected with a program I made."

"CHP13?"

"Exactly, Jarvis will inform you of ACE's presence he is defending your firewalls that even you yourself would find it difficult to breach. He's also doing the same on the SHILED servers." She said to Maria. "I'm going to leave it to you to sort this out, you know I won't go back there. You can handle this. If you need me you can reach me on my phone. I have somewhere else to be and technically I'm off the clock. ACE will keep you updated, but I am running late." She stated picking up her bag then heading for the door leaving a shocked Tony in the room. "Tony don't even think of trying to take a peek at ACE, if you do I will know." She called back over her shoulder.

"JARVICE?"

"Everything she has said is correct." His AI stated

"But how… I couldn't…"

"Face it Tony she is better then you." Romanov commented following Maria out the room. "So where do you think she is off to in such a rush?"

"You know her plans for tonight."

"Did you want me too?"

"No, she will when she is ready, meanwhile Izzy and I are going back to the Triskelion Fury needs to be updated."

"Are you going to bring her in on it, you know she probably suspects something is off? She too smart for her own good."

"Not if I have any say in it she won't, besides this recent development will keep her preoccupied for a while."

"Yes but it is not a long term fix." Maria glared at her causing Natasha to shrug and look away, while Izzy came over and grabbed Maria's hand distracting her.

"We should go."