The Avengers initiative. That probably sounds really good on paper but in real life, this seemed like a really bad idea. People like me, under the same roof? I can't possibly see this ending well.

It was early Tuesday morning when I got on the plane. It was extremely early. I was very tired and I fought diligently with my eyelids to keep them open while they briefed me on the people I would be staying with for a couple of months.

I caught little things like,'Stark...Odinswan? And something about a monster.'

If I'd get to know these people, I'd have to do it face to face.

"Agent!" Someone called me out. It startled me and I looked for who could have called me. Coulson was standing right in front of me.

I huffed heavily and leaned on my hand as I looked up at him,"I do ask your forgiveness. I am very tired...Sir."

He looked down at me with a look of sympathy. He smirked,"With these people you have to keep your eyes open, both metaphorically and literally."

I asked,"How is dealing with these people any different from what I've been doing at SHIELD."

He smiled politely as he said,"Due to protocol and rules, I cannot repeat anything from our briefing session but I will tell you, if you don't pay attention to yourself and others, you are very liable to get hurt."

He spoke as if he knew more about what he was saying than he was letting on. I nodded as I listened to him talk. I asked a question that I knew he probably answered during briefing,"Any surprises?"

He scoffed as he walked toward his seat,"You will be very surprised."

We entered New York about two hours later but by that time I was deep in sleep. Someone tapped me lightly on the shoulder to wake me to tell me were here. I felt like I had already missed everything I was supposed to see or hear by sleeping. I quickly got to my feet to try to make up for lost time that was far gone.

Coulson helped me with my bags. I asked,"Do you...know them?" I think he knew what I meant. He looked forward with a wise smile. He said,"They are good people. Maybe a little wild but they try to do the right thing."

I looked forward and hoped that maybe I could get along with them. Coulson led me from the helipad to an exit on top on the building and we walked in to the building. As soon as we were in, Coulson called out,"Jarvis, let Stark know that we've arrived.

The voice that responded scared me half to death. Jarvis responded,"Already done sir."

We got on the elevator and Coulson explained,"That's Jarvis, he's a little hard to get used to. He's Stark's AI system."

I asked,"Like Siri?"

He was silent as he thought and nodded slowly as if he was trying to piece together how the two were similar. He said finally after turning to me,"Yea, I guess."

We stepped off the elevator. I wouldn't have thought I was in the right place if I didn't know any better. There were four normal looking individuals. Two of them were even more normal looking then the other two.

Coulson put his hand on my back and led me forward like a father pushing their child into the classroom on their very first day of school.

Coulson motioned to me,"This is agent Nicolette. She is a good agent. She'll be a great asset for the team."

I figured they'd already been briefed on me. Coulson looked at me as if he was expecting me to say something but all I could get out was,"Hello."

That seemed sufficient enough because Coulson turned to see what they would say. The man whose name was Tony shook my hand first and flashed me an incredible smile. He told me his name and went back to stand next to the other ordinary looking individual.

The next person had broad shoulders and long blonde hair. He stood well above me. He looked the least ordinary of them all. He smiled a confident and pride filled smile. I couldn't help but return the smile. He said with an accent evident in his voice,"Thor Odinson."

The next one who approached me was smaller than all. He was considerably hairy and he looked awfully shy or reserved. He shook my hand with a half hearted smile. I gave him the same. I think he said,"Banner." He said it so quietly that I didn't think he was talking to me.8

The last was a very handsome individual with bright blue eyes and a soldier-esque manner about him. He flashed me a white smile full of pearly white teeth. "Steve..." He said.

said,"While agent Barton and Romanov are 'out' Nicolette will do what she can to help." He looked at me as if his face was asking,"Right?"

I nodded my head at the nonverbal question. He clasped his hands and said,"Well...I'll leave you to it."

He nodded goodbye to me and disappeared through the elevator. I stood there awkwardly and the silence blanketed itself over us. Thor was the one who broke it.

"We are most glad that you are accompanying us on our battles of might!" He said loudly.

I smirked at him with furrowed brows and said ,"Thanks...Thor."