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Loneliness:

An unpleasant feeling

In which a person feels a strong sense of

Emptiness and solitude

Resulting from inadequate social relationships…

Of all people, Bruce Banner knew the definition. He didn't have to Google it but he did. He sat hunched over in his desk chair and squinted at the screen for what seemed like hours. Even after his eyes dried out he didn't turn away. He knew he was depressed and he knew no amount of medicine would fix it. As a Dr. he agreed with the positive affects of anti-depressants, as a person however, shoving pills down his throat wouldn't fix the fact that he was alone and would be for the rest of his life. Sure, he had the Avengers, Nick Fury made him a part of a team. But he craved so much more than the unity of a team.

As a human, he craved love and affection. The attentions of a woman, but not just any woman. A kind, understanding woman who could love him and his other self. But, who was he kidding? No one could understand his primal, animalistic urges. He gave a deep sigh and exited out of the screen, cleaning his browsing history. He knew Tony wouldn't snoop, but Dr. Banner was as paranoid as they came.

Stark's A.I. Jarvis brought him out of his trance "Dr. Banner, Mr. Fury requests your presence in Mr. Stark's meeting room. He says it's urgent and requires your attention, the rest of the team is also here. They finally managed to locate Thor with Miss Foster's help."

Bruce replied "Thank you Jarvis, let them know I'll be up shortly."

He stood straightening his tie, eyeing his reflection in the mirror. He glimpsed a green figure behind him and had to look away as his heart began to race. Sometimes the Hulk would appear in reflections, taunting him to change, encouraging Bruce to set him free. Banner couldn't face himself and couldn't look himself in the eyes. Fear gripped him and grew inside him like a disease, he was terminally diagnosed with it.

He exited the room and ascended the stairs, his footsteps heavy with the feelings that plagued him. When he got to the conference room, he greeted everyone with a short wave and sat down next to Thor and Steve Rogers. He glanced at the flooding of pictures on the large screen in front of the group, and couldn't pull his eyes away from the woman on the screen.

Her looks were opposite of Betty Ross, the woman on the screen had the same alabaster skin, but her hair was raven colored, like the darkest parts of space. Her lips were curved into a snarl, twisting her face into something dark. Her eyes stuck out to him the most.. The brightest blue he had ever seen in a pair of eyes. The color sent a chill up his spine, as if her gaze was trying to freeze him out. The picture next to that one was the same woman, only this time her whole profile was shown and she was wearing safari clothing, and children were gathered about her feet as she handed out bread and rice to them. This couldn't have possibly been the same woman, could it?

Nick Fury interrupted with a clipped voice "I know what you are thinking, the two photos can't have the same woman in them? But it is indeed the same woman. Her name is Jericho Day, and she is a missionary in Brazil. The President of Brazil contacted Shield the other day, requesting our help with a matter. They had been examining mass killings in the area, and eventually the trail led up to this woman. They sent me this clip…"

He played the video, and in the video a group of men sat around a camp fire and next to them was a cluster of cages. The animals in the confines began to scream and yowl, obviously scaring the men. The huddled and whispered something about curses and before they uttered another word, an abnormally huge black panther attacked the group of men. The creatures muscles coiled beautifully under the light of the campfire, the mess left behind however wasn't beautiful. The panther's maw dripped blood, and so did it's claws. The creature shifted into the woman known as Jericho Day, and she began releasing all the animals back into the wild.

The room was thick with silence, no one quite knew how to respond to the video so Fury continued " A local village was attacked by a group of marauders, none of those men made it out alive…they were slaughtered just like those poachers. This apparently has been happening for a while, but the Brazilian Government just made us aware of the situation, they fear that she is rampaging and that no one is safe. Questions?"

Bruce spoke up, surprised by the sharpness of his tone " From what I took from the video clip and from what you covered, she is protecting her children and the animals. What is the harm in that? If anything, she is doing the President a favor."

Fury bit out impatiently "She attacked the President a few days ago, demanding the banning of poaching and more protection for the locals-"

Natasha cut in quickly "How do we know it was an attack? He could just be using us as a means to an end, getting rid of her would end the fear and the poaching could continue and the over-taking of the villages crops and other resources."

Nick answered "I also considered that fact, this President's regime screams radical, but our President demanded our immediate action on this manner so we have no choice but to detain her and bring her to the states. It won't be an easy task, she is cunning, resourceful, and deceitful. And on top of that we are pulling her away from her home."

Steve piped up " She doesn't look Brazilian, Sir."

Fury replied "No, her parents were English and Scottish descent. I don't have the details to her childhood, all I know is her parent's were Missionaries. Any other questions?"

Everyone knew better than to argue, and Steve being as patriotic as he was wouldn't argue with orders from the President.

Fury turned to Tony and said "Alright Stark, we're going to need that jet of yours…we head out for Brazil in the morning. We have a meeting with the President and a breakfast that we will ALL attend and we will ALL be diplomatic. I don't need a war between countries. Dismissed…"

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