I looked over the vast runway of the hellicarrier and found my way to the plane that just dropped off Captain America and Agent Coulson. I looked back once to see if Bruce was following me, and upon confirming that he was, I quickened my pace and got to the two men now descending from the plane. Reaching them, I crossed my hands behind my back and nodded to Coulson saying, "They need you on the bridge. They're starting the face trace." He nodded in response and headed off inside.

I turned to the abnormally large man standing next in front of me and just looked at him. He held out his hand and said, "Hello Ma'am. I'm Captain Rogers."

I shook his hand and responded with, "Hi. I'm agent Romanoff." I turned around and started walking backwards. Bruce was nowhere to be seen and I assumed he got lost a little further back. I better find him now before he ends up in a hole somewhere…
I look to Rogers and nudge my head to indicate him to follow me. "So, it was quite the buzz around here, finding you in the ice. Thought Coulson was gonna swoon." I looked at him sideways with a light smirk on my face. Rogers had a casual smile on his face, as thought he was used to his type of treatment. Of course he is. Last thing he knew, the whole world was obsessed with him and he had the status of a movie star. Ouch, grandpa is in for a little hurt. "Did he ask you to sign his Captain American trading cards yet?" I went on teasing.

His smile grew wider too, both in pleasure and a little surprise, "Trading cards?"

We continued walking forward and I saw Banner walking toward us, looking quite lost in all the military hustle and bustle. "They're vintage. He's very proud." Steve looked up at this point and also saw the harried looking man before us. Recognition lit his face and he called out, "Doctor Banner!" He held out his hand for a handshake. Dr. Banner, who had paused to look at a plane curiously turned around and saw us. I stopped a little way off so that the two men could have their introduction and just watched.

"Yea, hi, yea," Banner said, sounding as though he was not really interested in meeting in people, famous American heros or not. "They told me you'd be coming." He squinted his face up slightly to see Captain's face. I frowned slightly, I hadn't realized that Banner could be seen as short…or maybe it was just Captain's insane height that made him look smaller.

"Word is you can find the Tesseract," Captain continued. I suppose he was trying to warm up to the doctor. I gave in to a small smirk. Oh little did he know of Bruce's crazy personality. And I don't just mean the Hulk that could be unleashed. Just the way Banner's mind works is so complicated that I get a headache just trying to even imagine what is going on in there.

"Is that the only word on me?" Bruce asked, bringing me back to reality. He voice was challenging and I knew he was testing the Captain to see if he was scared of him, or was judging him. After all, it was his serum that he was trying to duplicate.

Captain, staying true to his famous gentlemanly manner, stated, "Only word I care about." I turned around, pretending to survey the base around me in order to hide my smile from Bruce. By the time I turned around, I saw them walk a little towards the edge of the ship. I followed along and spoke up just as Captain finished saying something, "…kind of familiar."

"Gentlemen, you might want to step inside in a minute. Its…going to get a little hard to breathe," I said with a small smile. God, I love knowing things that other people don't. Captain had a confused little look on his face and Bruce seemed to knowing what was going. At the very least, he looked apprehensive and a little resigned. The machines whirred louder than ever and the activity around deck increased. Both men looked around, curious to see what was happening.

"Is this a submarine?" Asked Captain, wonder laced in every word.

"Really." Bruce answered, sarcasm describing his whole tone. He stepped closer to where the engines are and watched the slowly rising propellers. "They want me in a submerged, pressurized metal container?" I could hear the smile in his voice and I couldn't help but follow them as they inched closer to the edge. So this man was nervous about being trapped, despite all his humor and nonchalance. We all looked over as the engines slowly raised, the water falling through. As they rose, so did the ship in a graceful motion. It was breathtaking to watch, really, and I couldn't help but wonder what Captain must be thinking right now. I looked over and saw his face, awestruck and mouth slightly open. After we had risen a good 10 feet from the water and it was apparent where we were headed, Bruce said dryly, "No, no, this much worse." But when he turned around, I saw that he had a resigned smile on his face.

We walked inside the main room saw all the agents walking around with purpose, trying to make sure the helicarrier's engines and systems were all working properly. Maria was barking out orders as usual and Fury was standing over like an ominous presence watching everything. Once he ordered the reflection panels opened, I breathed a sigh of relief. I was home.

I turned around to see how my comrades were doing and saw Bruce walk in, avoiding contact with everyone, especially the guards by the door. I couldn't but smile at his instincts to hide. That feeling was something I could relate to. Captain Rogers walked forward, not quite coming out of his trance-like state of awe and handed Fury tip. Oh boy…

Fury took the money, not quite sure of what had just happened. Then, I guess he chose not to comment on it and walked away, shaking his head. Captain continued his walk up to balcony that oversaw the main room, coming to stand next to Maria, who just gave him a suspicious look. She doesn't like or trust the avengers and had no problem making that opinion clear. Rogers was oblivious to the hostility radiating from the woman next to him and continued to observe the working area.

Fury walked up to Bruce and offered a hand to shake. "Dr. Banner, thank you for joining us."

"Thank you for asking nicely," Banner stated. I smirked. So sending 'pretty' girls to persuade him to join us is asking nicely? How typical of a man to think like that. I could easily have forced him, and I don't think he would have Hulked out on me, if he had the choice. No, that part of me which was scared of the monster is slowly ebbing away. I was scared of other aspects of him now. "So how long am I staying?"

"Once we get our hands on the tesseract, you may leave. We're doing facial recognition search right now," replied Fury.

"Thats still not gonna find him in time," I say, looking at a picture of Clint on a nearby screen. I frown, thinking about the state that he must be in. He needed to be brought back.

Bruce then started talking about a more precise way that they could search for Loki, employing his favorite subject of gamma radiation as predictable. I just looked at him as he continued his spiel. He was a smart man, evidence of which I saw several times throughout our encounters and I admired his quick thinking. In my profession, it was impossible to respect anyone who wasn't intelligent. Or at the very least, it gave me a very small temperance for stupidity. Thanking, this was also a place where I encountered very little of it with the exceptions of when Tony Stark was around. As he spoke, Banner removed his jacket and confidence seemed to grow. This was something he knew. Guns and trained fighting? Not so much. But technology and knowledge enough to make you dizzy? I bet he would marry it if it turned into a girl. I came out of my train of thought just ask Banner asked, "Do you have somewhere for me to work?"

"Agent Romanoff?" Fury turned to me. "Could you show Dr. Banner to his laboratory please?" I nodded and walked out the door, knowing Bruce would follow me.

"You're gonna love it Doc. We got all the toys," I say to him.

"Glad to hear it," He replies with a smile.

Hey, this chapter is mostly movie-verse and fluff. I was gonna add another scene in but it would have gotten way too long so I ended up splitting it up and I'll finish the next chapter soon Thank you so much for the reviews! Muah, a kiss for each and everyone of you. As always, please continue to review and don't hesitate to give me suggestions or thoughts about where you think this story should go!