Author's Note – So I guess this is kinda sooner than I thought, but here's the next chapter. I'm stuck and can't figure out anywhere to go with my other fic, so I'll just keep updating this one and see if I get ideas. So, y'all know the drill – thanks for reading and reviews always make my day.

Disclaimer – I don't own Orphan Black or the Avengers.

Though it had taken a painfully long time to get Helena's wonderful fish situation taken care of, at 10:28pm all the rooms had been taken care of and everyone was sleeping peacefully. Helena bunked with Sarah to avoid a panic with everyone else, and Felix was therefore kicked into Allison's room. Cosima and Delphine had a room to themselves as well. All the rooms were, to Allison's relief, near each other. All on the 4th floor, they slept quietly in rooms 417, 422, and 429.

All slept peacefully – all except one.

It was now 1:37am, and Cosima was tossing and turning in her pristine queen-sized bed. In the bed next to her, Delphine lay still and silent, save for her rhythmic breathing. Cosima had been rolling around for hours, unable to get comfortable. Her breathing had grown raspy and stuttered, much to her worry and annoyance. Finally, she sat up, the room around her completely dark. She put her arms above her head in an attempt to smooth her breathing, and it worked momentarily.

She was only at peace for a few seconds, however, and suddenly began coughing violently. Rolling out of bed, she made her way to the bathroom to grab a tissue. Not long after she got there, Delphine ran in, asking if she could help in any way. The dreadhead couldn't answer, her only reply being her series of coughs. Blood spurted onto the tissue that she held in front of her mouth, and soon enough she could breathe calmly again. Cosima sat sideways on the lid of the toilet and rested her head against the wall next to her. Delphine knelt beside her, silently offering support. The blonde began rubbing circles onto the brunette's back, hoping to soothe her frayed nerves. Every now and again Cosima would shutter with a cough or too, not having fully recovered from her previous coughing spree. The two stayed like that for a few minutes.

About five minutes later the two were back in their beds and all was quiet.

"Delphine?" Cosima whispered into the silence.

"Yes, Cosima?" The French scientist responded, worry strong in her voice.

"Could you, I dunno, like, if you wanted to, you could stay with me. But – only if you wanted to…" Cosima mentally slapped herself in the face.

Delphine laughed quietly and stepped over to the other bed. "I'm right here."

Both took a deep breath and settled into each other's presence. Silence slowly crept over the dark room. The next few minutes went by slowly, but not painfully. Both scientists were momentarily at peace.

"Delphine?"

"Hm?"

"Thank you."

"Any time, Cosima. Any time."

…

Everyone was up early the next morning, all meeting down in the lobby to discuss the day's plans.

"Well, everyone knows where Cosima and Delphine are going, so that just leaves the rest of us." Allison's voice drifted over to the others. Five heads turned in her direction, listening to what she had to say. Continuing, she looked at each person in turn. "Sarah and Felix are going to continue their search for Kira, I assume. And Helena has to go with them, of course. And I guess I'll just go about my day – unless of course I'm needed by any of you."

Everyone thought about her words. Shrugs all around.

"Sounds good," Cosima spoke up, turning to Delphine. "I guess we should get going, huh?" The blonde nodded in reply and they said goodbye and hurried off to meet Dr. Banner. He was staying at Stark tower so the two were to meet him there. Both were practically bouncing with excitement, despite the reason they were there. If only Cosima hadn't come down with this illness….

Out of the four left, three were already out of their seats, eager to get a head start on finding Kira.

That left Allison Hendrix, sitting all by her lonesome. For once, she had no idea what to do, where to go. For now, she sat, unsure of what her next move should be. Before she even had a chance to consider her options, a man about her age sat down in front of her.

"What's a nice girl like you doing all alone this fine morning?" He was fighting back a wide smile as he spoke, his sandy hair ruffled up and his brown eyes curious.

"Oh, excuse me, uh, yes I suppose…"

His expression faltered for a second before he recovered his charm and continued. "Do you have any plans for today?" He had a thoughtful look in his eyes that covered a thin layer of deceit.

"Um, well I don't have many plans, but I have to remain available at all times."

A grin crept onto his face and he leaned closer to her. "So does that mean your open to me showing you around our fine city?"

Allison raised her eyebrow. "What? No, sorry, I must go." Without another word she got up and left the hotel, mouthing things like 'what?' and 'I just don't know,' as she left.

…

Meanwhile the two scientists had reached the main door to Start Tower, unsure of how to go about entering the building. Fortunately, they didn't have to contemplate it for long.

"Hello, you must be Dr. Delphine Cormier and Cosima Niehaus. If you'll just enter through these doors, the elevator is to the left. Floor 27 is where you'll want to go. Good day."

Both women looked around in confusion, wondering where the voice was coming from, then simultaneously shrugged and left it be. Walking into the large building, they were taken aback by how amazing it looked. They found the elevator and pushed the button to go to the 27th floor. Once they were up there, they were met with a lab that looked ten times more efficient and high-tech than those at DYAD. Two glass doors led into the room and to the side of them there was a sign that read 'DR. BRUCE BANNER.'

Once inside the vast laboratory, both women gazed around in wonder with smiles on their faces.

"Oh, you're here! Good!" A voice rang out from somewhere off in the corner and the two scientists watched as an average-height, dark-haired man with glasses strode toward them. He held out his hand to them, "I'm Dr. Bruce Banner, nice to meet you."

"I'm Cosima Niehaus," Cosima began, shaking his hand, her smile never leaving her face.

"And I'm Dr. Delphine Cormier," Delphine said next, her soft voice wavering in concealed excitement.

Bruce led them over to an open desk and all three of them took a seat. "So, shall we start?" He grabbed a clipboard and a pencil and looked to Cosima to give the OK.

"Alright," she took a deep breath. "I'm ready." Cosima grabbed Delphine's hand underneath the desk.

"Great." Bruce smiled reassuringly, hoping the two other scientists felt comfortable. "Let's begin."

Author's Note – So there we go. I have so many places I want this story to go, and I'm hoping to continue quickly. If there are any of you that have taken an interest in my other story, I'm sooooo sorry that I haven't gotten around to updating that. I'd love ideas for both stories any time. So that's all I have to say. As always, I hope y'all liked it and I'll be back, hopefully soon.