"Recruited"
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Davinia 'Davey' Motomiya was working inside her family's chocolate shop, decorating a cupcake with vanilla frosting while she hummed a song under her breath.
Her long burgundy hair had been twisted into a knot while she wore a blue bandana to keep her bangs and other pieces of hair from falling into her face while she wore a white apron to keep her clothes clean.
A look of concentration was set on her face as she worked on creating a flower while DemiVeemon hopped up onto the table beside her, reaching for a cupcake that was left unattended.
"Don't even think about it, DemiVeemon!" Davey scolded making the small Digimon freeze.
He then started pouting and his large scarlet eyes filled with tears as his bottom lip trembled.
"And don't even try with the fake tears. It's not gonna work on me." The 20 year old said without even looking at him.
Knowing that he couldn't guilt trip his partner into giving him any sweets like he used to, DemiVeemon wiped away his tears and crossed his arms in frustration as his cheeks puffed up in a pout.
"It's just one stupid cupcake. And I'm hungry!" The baby dragon whined.
"I don't care. These cupcakes are for delivery. No touching." Davey said as she wagged her finger in his face.
That made the Digimon whine which made Davey smile in amusement.
"Look, how about I order a pizza for us to eat? Would that make ya feel better?" She offered.
"...Maybe." DemiVeemon said.
That made Davey scoff in amusement and shake her head at DemiVeemon before poking him in the center of his face, leaving a bit of vanilla icing there.
Going cross-eyed at that, DemiVeemon then tried to lick the icing off his face which made Davey grin as she watched him.
Hearing the bell above the front door ring, Davey set the vanilla icing down and grabbed DemiVeemon before she walked out of the back room to see who had walked into the shop.
Standing by the door and breathing in the sweet aroma of the shop were Hikari 'Kari' Kamiya and Gatomon who were both smiling as they took in the peaceful atmosphere of the warm building.
"Hey, Kari, Gatomon. What's up?" Davey greeted the duo of Light.
Turning her head over to her friend, Kari smiled at her and adgusted her hold on Gatomon before walking up to the front counter to speak with the DigiDestined of Miracles.
Walking up to the girl, Kari noticed that Davey was covered in the scent of vanilla, chocolate and sugar from working in the back room with the pastries.
There was even a smear of sugar on the side of her face which made the DigiDestined of Light smile in amusement.
"Hey, Davey. Busy day?" Kari asked.
"Nah, it's been kinda quiet actually. The only time it got noisy was when school got out and a bunch of kids came in." Davey reported.
"Ooh, sounds like that was a bit of a disaster!" Kari giggled.
"A bunch of kids hyped up on sugar? Oh, it was a nightmare." Davey smirked.
Kari shook her head that and reached over to wipe away the smear of sugar that was on her friend's face which made Davey blink in suprise.
DemiVeemon then crawled up onto his partner's head while Davey wiped the rest of the sugar off her face, not wanting to greet any other customers with food on her face.
"At least it's quiet now." Kari said with her usual cheery smile.
"Yep. So, you here to visit or buy something?" Davey asked.
Sniffing at the air, Gatomon almost purred at the sweet scent that filled the shop and grinned.
"I'll have whatever that yummy scent is." The Champion said.
"We can't. Those are the cupcakes that someone ordered. They need to be delivered." DemiVeemon pouted.
Rolling her eyes at her partner's whining, Davey then picked DemiVeemon off her head and placed him down on the counter.
"How about some caramel and chocolate donuts? They were freshly made this morning." The DigiDestined of Miracles offered.
"Sounds great. We'll have two with some milk." Kari said.
"Make sure mine has a straw." Gatomon pipped up.
"Got it." Davey said as she went to the back room to gather up the orders.
While Davey was busy getting things together, a woman with dark hair tied into a tight bun and blue eyes dressed in a black uniform had walked into the shop.
The woman glanced around the room, trying to search for someone and moved to sit down at an empty table when all she saw was a young brunette dressed in pink and yellow who was leaning over the front counter speaking to what appeared to be a lizard.
Once seated, she pulled out a file folder and read through the papers inside.
Soon enough, Davey returned to the front with the donuts and glasses of milk which she placed down on the counter before she started typing the buttons on the cash register.
"Okay, so that'll be $4.97." She told Kari.
Nodding at that, Kari set Gatomon down before she reached into her pink purse, searching for her wallet.
"Here. Keep the change." Kari said as she handed over six dollars.
"Thanks, Kari." Davey said as she took the money and placed it in the cash register and pocketed her tip.
Kari then picked up her food while Gatomon jumped up onto her partner's back.
They soon left the shop, leaving only the strange woman inside alone with Davey and DemiVeemon.
Taking notice of the woman, the burgundy haired girl then walked out from behind the counter and made her way over to the quiet brunette.
"Excuse me, can I get you anything?" She asked with a polite smile on her face.
Hearing the girl's voice, the woman looked up at Davey and a spark of recognition lit up her eyes.
"Yeah, I'll take a coffee. Two creams and one sugar." The brunette said.
"Sure, coming right up." Davey said as she turned her back on the American woman and walked off to the back room.
DemiVeemon was hidding behind the register, staring at the woman curiously as he tried to figure out what the American was doing here.
Something about her was putting him on edge and he didn't like the way she seemed to be staring at his partner.
After brewing up the coffee and fixing it the way the woman wanted, Davey carried it out to the table and set it down.
"Here you are. That'll be $1.00. And just an FYI, refills are free." The young Japanese woman informed the brunette.
"Thanks." The woman grinned as she took a sip of the coffee.
Nodding at that, Davey was about to leave and go back to finishing up the cupcakes before her mother returned from the delivery she was currently making.
"Uh, wait. There's something I need to talk to you about." The woman said making Davey turn back to her with a confused expression.
"Okay, about what?" Davey asked as she narrowed her eyes at the brunette.
"My name is Maria Hill and I'm an agent of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division." She introduced herself.
Davey remained silent at that as she simply stared at Maria, confused by the long name of the agency that just came out of the woman's mouth.
"That sounds kinda pretencious." Davey said at last.
Maria's lips twitched a bit, but she kept them in a firm line as she stared at the young woman who crossed her arms and returned the stare.
"We go by SHIELD for short." Maria offered.
"That makes it easier. So, why do you want to talk to me?" Davey asked as she sat down at the table.
"To get straight to the point, I know what you are." Maria said.
That made Davey's face harden and her body grew tense, ready to either run or fight if she had to.
As for DemiVeemon, he rushed off to grab his partner's cell phone and started calling the girl's father, warning him that there was a strange woman in the shop who was speaking to his daughter and claimed to know their secret.
"And what am I?" Davey asked as her eyes narrowed.
Staring closer into the girl's eyes, Maria could have sworn she saw flecks of pink sparkling in those chocolate brown irises for a moment.
"You're someone who can help us." Maria said as she handed the file over to the girl.
Still looking tense and her face contorted into a glare, Davey accepted the file and opened it up to see what was inside.
Eyes roaming over the papers, Davey read over a sheet on a cube shaped device called the Tesseract and how it used to be a power source to create weapons for HYDRA back in the 1940's.
It had been recovered from the ocean along with the frozen body of Steve 'Captain America' Rogers, the world's first super soldier and then it had been stolen by a man named Loki who appeared in a flash of light and put some of SHIELD's agents under mind control.
As Davey continued to look over the files, she felt Maria's gaze on her and sensed that DemiVeemon was sneaking over to them.
"So, let me see if I have this right. Captain America was a real person? And HYDRA was a real orginazation?" She asked with honest confusion on her face.
"Yes, it's all true. SHIELD was actually founded by the people who were involved with the super soldier project." Maria stated.
"And you honestly expect me to believe that this Loki guy is the real Loki from Norse mythology?" Davey asked looking put out.
"We don't believe that Loki or his brother Thor are really gods. We have theories that they're actually aliens. After all, they do come from space and they have control over technology that is far more advanced than what we have on Earth." Maria said.
Taking this all in, Davey allowed herself to relax in her seat and her glare faded away.
"Okay, so the next thing I wanna know is; where do I come in?" She asked.
"Director Fury is assembling a group of people who can help track down Loki and get the Tesseract back before he can do any real damage with it." Maria answered.
"And I'm one of those people? Why me? And how does this Fury guy even know about me?" Davey questioned.
Taking out her phone, Maria then searched through some files on it and held the device out towards the girl to show her the images she had brought up.
Taking the phone, Davey gritted her teeth when she saw pictures of herself and the rest of the DigiDestineds during the events that happened on Christmas Eve in 2002.
"We know that you're used to fighting creatures like this. Not only that, but Fury looked into your family's background and found some interesting information about you that ensures that you will be able to fight off Loki when you run into him." Maria informed.
Fighting off the desire she felt to crush the phone in her hand, Davey gently set it down on the table and glared at the woman.
"And what exactly am I?" Davey demanded.
DemiVeemon sensed the anger that was rolling off his partner in waves and wrapped his arms around one of her legs to try and provide comfort to calm her down.
"You're a mutant." Maria stated.
With the ice finally broken, Davey allowed her natural features to slowly show.
Her pupils took on an oval shape while there were rings of pink that appeared in her eyes that were glowing brightly.
Her canines grew out and her nails grew longer.
"Yeah, that's what I am. And what are you gonna do about it?" Davey demanded.
Government agencies weren't kind to mutants.
Once they located them, the mutants were forcefully removed from their homes and were taken to labs where they were experimented on and tortured before being killed.
Klaus Schmidt, Bolivar Trask and William Stryker were all examples of people who have kidnapped mutants and experimented on them, but since all the men had connections to the government, they were able to freely do whatever they wished.
They had all been stopped eventually, but the damage had already been done.
No mutant would ever trust a senetar, an army officer, a scientist or anyone else who worked for the government ever after those years of cruelty the men had made people live through and all of the innocent lives they've ruined.
"We're not going to do anything to you. The only thing we want is your help." Maria assured.
Biting at her bottom lip, Davey then glanced down at DemiVeemon who was giving her an encouraging look, telling her with his eyes that he would go along with whatever she felt was right.
Thinking the offer over, Davey then allowed her features to take on a more human appearance.
"I'll help, but I better not hear from you guys again. I'm not an agent or a spy, and I don't plan on doing this for a living." She stated.
Maria smiled at this and held her hand out towards the girl, knowing she could easily rip her arm off if she wanted and trusted she wouldn't.
"Welcome aboard." She said.
Reaching her hand out, Davey shook Maria's hand in agreement and hoped that things wouldn't esculate out of control if she helped SHIELD with capturing Loki and finding the Tesseract.
With the agreement sealed, Maria continued to drink her coffee and allowed Davey to return to her work so she could get her affairs in order before she left with the woman for America where she would be meeting the rest of the team that had been assembled.
Davey just hoped her father wouldn't lose his head over this when she told him what she was doing or else this Fury person was going to lose his head.
To be continued...