Wow, two updates in one day. I'm too nice to you guys, you know that? Thanks A TON to my two reviewers, I love you guys. I really do. And before anyone asks, there is NO Rainbow/Spike going on here. I picked him as Pepper because he's kind of an assistant already. No Rarity/Twilight either, they're just mission partners. Review!

Rarity jerked at the restraints holding her to the chair. They were a bit tight, but no matter. It would be easy enough to escape once she had the necessary information.

The old fool of a stallion was pacing back and forth in front of her, laying out all of the knowledge he possessed. What a moron.

One of his henchmen tipped her chair backward, nearly sending it down the long fall behind her. "Who are you working for?" He asked. "Lermenthoof, yes?"

She had to swallow a smirk. "I though General Sallah-Hoof was in charge of the export business." Outdated information, of course, but it would be necessary to lull them into a false sense of security, let him believe he's smarter than you.

The old stallion snorted as her chair was lowered to the ground. "Sallah-Hoof? A baghorse, a front! Your outdated information betrays you," That's what you think. "The famous Black Widow, and she turns out to be just another pretty face."

Rarity gave a small smile. "You really think I'm pretty?" A trick taught to female spies everywhere- always charm the boys.

The old stallion ignored her, instead turning to the table with various torture implements on it. "Tell Lermenthoof we don't need him to move the tanks. Tell him he is out. Well…" He lifted a pair of pliers. "We may have to write it down."

Rarity was about to guilt-trip him for even considering that when a phone rang. The henchman picked it up. "It's for her." He informed his boss, sounding surprised.

The stallion grabbed the phone and had just started to rant (Now you listen here) when the cold, smooth voice of Agent Luna interrupted him.

"You are at 425 Saddlenski Plaza. We have an F22 parked approximately eight miles out. Put the mare on the phone or I will blow up the block before you can make the lobby."

The stallion lowered the phone and stared at Rarity for a few seconds, weighing the risk, before jamming it under her ear. Luna resumed talking. "We need you to come in."

"Are you kidding? I'm working! I'm in the middle of an interrogation, this moron is giving me everything."

The stallion looked confused. "I don't… give… everything…" he muttered. Rarity shot him a glance, then returned her attention to the phone call.

"Look, you can't pull me out of this right now."

Luna sighed, knowing Rarity she had only one option. "Rarity… Sparkle's been compromised."

Rarity froze, all color draining from her face. Hundreds of missions completed with her best friend flashed before her eyes. "Lemme put you on hold." She muttered to Luna. She nodded to the stupid stallion and as he reached for the phone, she stomped hard on his hoof and starting beating the crap out of her tormentors.

The violence that followed is far too graphic to ever be recorded, but suffice it to say that those ponies will never be bothering anyone, spy or not, ever again.

On the way out the door, Black Widow picked up the phone and slipped her black high-heels on. She cheerfully resumed the phone call, but now with a touch of iron in her voice. "Where is Twilight now?"

"We don't know."

"But she's alive."

"We think so. But first we need you to go after the big mare."

Rarity stopped walking just long enough to roll her eyes. "Luna, you know Dash trusts me about as far as she can through me."

"Oh, I've got Dash. You handle the big mare."

Rarity froze for a substantially longer amount of time, processing the fact that there was only one pony that Luna could mean, and that she wouldn't take kindly to leaving India.

A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A

A little filly ran through the streets of Calfcutta, eager to please her big sister. She had been called upon for assistance before, of course, since she was a good actress, but Rarity had emphasized that THIS assignment was of utmost importance. Her instructions were simple: Get Fluttershy to the cabin at the edge of the city then leave quick.

She had a feeling it might not be that simple… Oh well. Everything else would be Rarity's job, and heaven only knew her big sister was good at what she did.

Sweetie Belle found the house and conjured tears into her eyes, letting them roll freely down her cheeks. The door was unlocked, so she dashed up the stairs like she was in a huge rush, sobbing all the way. At the top she found a pale yellow Pegasus delivering medicine to a variety of ponies and other animals.

The sight made Sweetie Belle immensely guilty for what she had to do, but her sister had assured her that no harm would come to Fluttershy, so she might as well get it over with.

"Are you a doctor? My daddy is hot and moaning but he won't wake up!" She babbled as though panicking.

The Pegasus fluttered over. "Calm down," she murmured.

Sweetie Belle sniffled, looking up at her with puppy dog eyes. "My daddy…"

The Pegasus pointed at a group of beds that seemed quarantined off. "Like them?" She asked.

Sweetie Belle nodded, holding out a handful of bits. "Please," she begged.

The Pegasus nodded. "Of course," she said softly before hefting a medicine bag over her shoulder. "I'll gladly help."

Sweetie Belle hugged her, in keeping with her desperate little filly act, then led her to the house that Rarity had pointed out to her earlier. It was at the edge of the city, so civilian casualties would be unlikely if any… unpleasantness occurred.

She ushered Fluttershy into the house, then just as quickly jumped through the window in the back of the cabin that Rarity had promised her would be open. She was glad to be free of that job.

Fluttershy sighed. "You shoulda got paid up front." She muttered to herself. She had been sure she was off the grid, but this was evidently not the case.

A voice came from behind a curtain. "For a pony who's supposed to be avoiding stress, you picked a hell of a place to settle." Rarity came out, wearing casual Indian clothing.

Fluttershy raised her eyebrows. "You brought me to the edge of the city. Smart. I assume the whole place is surrounded." It was not a question.

"Just you and me." Rarity said.

"Who's your little actress buddy? They start that young?"

"I did."

"And who are you?"

"Rarity, agent of SHIELD."

Fluttershy groaned and felt an overwhelming urge to put her head through a wall. "SHIELD. Of course. How'd they find me?"

"We never lost you, Doctor. We just kept our distance. Even helped keep some other interested parties off your tail." Rarity answered truthfully.

"That's nice of you."

"Doctor, we are facing a potential global catastrophe."

Fluttershy had to laugh at that. "Now, those I actively try to avoid."

Rarity ignored the sarcasm, instead finding a picture of the Tesseract on her phone. "This is the Tesseract."

Fluttershy sighed. "And what does Celestia want me to do, swallow it?"

"She wants you to find it. No-one knows gamma radiation better than you do. If there was, that's where I'd be." Rarity explained.

"And if I don't want to come?"

"I'll persuade you."

"And… what if the other pony says no?"

"You've been more than a year without an incident, Doctor. I don't think you want to break that streak."

Fluttershy smiled sadly. "Why do you trust me so much, Agent Rarity?"

"Director Fury seems to trust you."

"And he tells you everything."

"He wants you-" Rarity started to explain but was cut off by Fluttershy.

"He wants me in a cage."

Rarity was starting to realize with a sick feeling that this had maybe been handled the wrong way. "Nobody's going to put you in a cage…"

"Stop lying to me!" Fluttershy yelled, banging her hoof on the table. In a millisecond Rarity had drawn and cocked her gun, though she was visibly shaking.

Fluttershy put her hooves in the air. "I'm sorry. That was mean. I wanted to see what you'd do." This merited no response from Rarity except a stare. "How about we do this the easy way, where you don't use that," she gestured toward Rarity's gun, "And the other pony doesn't make a mess."

Ever so slowly, Rarity lowered her gun. Still trembling, she lifted a hoof and pressed her radio. "Stand down."

Fluttershy raised an eyebrow. "Just you and me."

I hope you liked! This took me ages to write cuz the first part was kinda… meh. Tell me what you think! Please! Review!