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Fury walked down the hall into one of the conference rooms. He burst through the doors and Agent Coulson shut them as he went to the head of the table. The people in attendance were all in different states of emotion. One was confused, one apathetic, one annoyed, one worried and another bored. The other person didn't even acknowledge Fury's entrance. He was staring out the window at a bird flying outside while muttering, "Caw, caw, motherfucker."

"Loki has returned to Earth," Fury said. "It is pertinent that we find him for he has taken one of our people."

"Who?" asked the confused one.

"Darcy," replied the worried.