A/N: I will try to update as often. Alternatively, updates are on every Thursday.

"What the fuck, Caine? Where is the cube?" Stinger frowned at the unconscious 'souvenir' in his arms.

"It's in her. She touched it" he walked passed Stinger to the infirmary. Caine signalled Kiza to help him.

"And she lives?" Stinger asked again, clearly confused.

"Barely" Caine gently lay her down on the infirmary table and Kiza pushed him aside. He stepped back and watched as Kiza tore the blood soaked shirt open to expose her abdomen. The wound on her torso was slowly stitching itself together. They could see the blue tinted energy of the Tesseract flow in her veins through her pale skin.

"Impossible.." Stinger breathed as he looked over. Infinite power was flowing through the very veins of this insubstantial human and she survived. "Head back to Ores. We have to consult the Elders".

Darcy stirred from her sleep when she heard the faint beep beside her. She blinked a few times as her eyes adjusted to the lights. She saw a figure stood at the foot of her bed "Where am I?" she tried to sit up, squinting her gaze at the figure. "Hey, wait!" she called out when the figure retreated out the room.

She swung her legs out of the bed and massaged the kink on her shoulder and froze. Her bare feet touched the cold floor as she walked to the window. She pressed her palm against the glass; staring out at the blue round globe she called Earth. She turned around when she heard the door slide open. She stared at the two men standing before her "Who are you people? Is this Asgard? I want to speak to Thor!".
Darcy studied both of them. One was older, looked human. But the tall, hunky, brooding one; He has really, really pointy ears…

"I'm Stinger. And this is Caine. You're on board the Cruiser. Do you remember what happened?" the older man replied.

Caine observed her quietly from the corner of the infirmary. Suddenly feeling self-conscious when he caught her looking at him boldly. He had always been the different one. Since born, he was the runt of the litter. Didn't help that he was albino either. Being different was difficult. And he hated it when people around him kept reminding him of it. He noticed her flinched when Stinger questioned her.

Darcy looked down at her hands, noticing the blue energy suddenly appear in the veins of her arms "Oooohh..THAT happened…" she rolled her eyes, "Is it supposed to be doing this?" she stretched out her arms to them.

"You're supposed to be dead" Stinger said gravely. He smirked when he saw her eyes shot wide open. "But by some phenomenon your body seems to accept the Tesseract. And by some unfortunate chance, you've just become a deadly weapon of mass destruction"

"And I don't even need to use my taser!" Darcy snorted and received both amused and irritant look from the two. Darcy rolled her eyes "It's a joke. I always carry around my Taser for protection. It must have slipped out earlier…" she said tapping her body, only then realizing she was in a paper gown. She folded her arms across her chest and stood still, suddenly aware of her modesty "So umm.. How do we get it out?"

"We're not sure. For now. As long as the Tesseract is in you, we need to keep you safe" Stinger replied. Darcy peered over his shoulder when the door slide open again. "My daughter Kiza will help you settle in. A consult with the Elders is in order. Only then we'll know of your fate" he said grimly. "Hello Darcy" the young girl smiled as she stepped in front of Stinger, holding out a pile of clothes and boots for her.

Darcy studied her face "How do you know my name?"

"We ran a background check on you. I think this will fit you nicely". Kiza turned to the other two men. "We'll meet you out at the deck in a while". Darcy watched as Kiza secured the room after they left.

"Where exactly are we?" Darcy asked as she took off the paper gown. She unfolded the clothes Kiza gave her and grinned. She was so going to look super kick ass ninja assassin awesome in this.

"We're heading to a planet called Ores. My father, Stinger Alipin is the Marshal of the Aegis-"

"Uhh. Aegis? Is that another planet?" Darcy interrupted as she huffed and wiggled into the spandex-like pants which like magic; fit her nicely like a second skin, hugging her curves perfectly. 'Oh wow. Gotta get me more of this' she thought to herself.

"They are…Space Cops. We're bringing you to the Elders on Ores. They'll probably know how to get it out. How do you feel?"

"Like my normal self. I don't feel like some deadly weapon of mass destruction though. Which is good right?" she frowned. What if the Elders didn't have any solution to the problem? What if they decide to dispose her out into space? Surely she is worth as much as the Tesseract. They can't possibly just dispose her? Can they?

"Everything is going to be fine" Kiza noticed her anxiety and gave her a soft smile.

Darcy nodded and sat on the bed to put on the boots. "So… hunky-broody Caine doesn't talk much does he? Why does he look..." Darcy was trying to find the right word

"Not human? That's because Caine is a Lycantant. A Genomengineered human"

"Like a super soldier?" She was no stranger to the world of super soldiers and aliens and God of Thunder and all that's hunky and holy. "Lycan..like a wolf? So he is half human, half wolf?"

Kiza nodded, "Some sort like that. We are an advanced breed of human race. We travel through time and space. We are much, much older than you are. The ones that look different are mostly splices, engineered in labs to serve the Legionnaire or simply to be sold off to become slaves. Caine doesn't like it when people stare at him. He knows he is different. It makes him feel…inadequate"

"Inadequate? Babe, he is gorgeous! I dig those pointy ears and all" Darcy tied the last lace on her boot and stood up.

Kiza laughed, making a mental note to tell her Lyncantant friend that the human found him endearing.

"Shall we? They are waiting for us at the deck".