Hey again!

I'm really, really sorry I'm so terrible at updating, but I really hope I can update tomorrow!

This is the last chapter in 2002, and then we get to a few years later, so I'm pretty excited!

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It turns out that they were the good guys. The man that was on Elise's left was apparently named Daniel, while the one that shot the man was John. Daniel was a kind man of about the age 40 while John was around 25. Daniel had dark brown hair with warm brown eyes, while John had light blonde hair and steely blue eyes. Both were generally nice in personality, though John seemed to be just a little harsher than Daniel.

When they arrived at S.H.I.E.L.D., she was asleep, convinced that she was safe. John had carried her up to one of the upper levels to what was going to be her room. They woke her and told her to change into one of the suits, which were apparently all they had for her at the moment, and they informed her that they would wait outside until she was finished. Elise glanced around her room, taking notice that it was much cushier than her room before.

The walls were a light cream color, contrasting pleasantly with the maroon carpet. There was a window that overlooked the city, giving Elise a bit more freedom when it came to looking out of her room. There were two armchairs; one by the window and the other in the corner of the room by a tall light.

Deciding she should probably start getting dressed, she looked into the drawers in front of the large bed and started rummaging through them, realizing that all that was in it were black jumpsuits. Elise grimaced, though seeing as it was the only article of clothing in the room, she took one out and started to take off her own clothes, changing into the suit.

Once it was on, Elise walked into the bathroom, staring at her own reflection. The jumpsuit was tight and hugged every curve that she had, making the muscles of her arms in legs stand out. It was uncomfortable, but as Elise moved around a bit, she could tell that the suit wasn't going to be a problem. The material was smooth, unlike the scratchy material at the hospital that rubbed against her skin, managing to always irritate her.

Elise walked towards the door, opening it to see John and Daniel standing on either side of it. They turned, motioning for her to follow them before staring down the long hallway. She followed them to an elevator, watching as they punched in a number and then the elevator started to move downwards, smoothly and precisely. Elise gripped the bars on the side of the elevator, shutting her eyes tightly. She couldn't remember riding an elevator; this was a totally new experience and it didn't help that the whole elevator was glass and they were about 40 stories up.

They reached another floor and the door opened, causing Elise to let out a breath. The two men led her to a room that looked like an office with even more huge windows. A man sat in the big office chair, an eye patch over his left eye. He turned his head towards Elise, John, and Daniel, nodding his head towards the men.

"Miss Anderson, correct?" the man inquired from the chair.

Elise nodded, glancing quickly at her surroundings. "Yes, sir."

"I'm Director Nick Fury," he stated, then motioned for her to take a seat in front of the desk. She complied and he looked at the two men still standing by the door. "You two can leave."

After they left, Fury looked to Elise with a scrutinizing gaze. After a moment, her leaned forward.

"So you're the little experiment," he said simply.

"I guess," Elise replied softly. "I don't know all the details of what I was there for."

"Oh, I know," Fury chuckled. "They wiped your memory. You probably don't know anything about yourself besides your name."

"Actually, I know that I was born in 1922," Elise said, her voice still quiet. "And that I've been in cryogenic sleep for 80 years."

"Yes," Fury nodded. "Now are you sure you didn't hear anything while you were there? A name? Any kind of information?"

"Well, there was an Al-" her voice was cut off. "Ale-"

Elise furrowed her brow, and Fury seemed to grow curious.

"I-I can't say his name," her tone was confused and distressed, and Fury nodded.

"Someone messed with your brain while you were in there," he said. "Nonetheless, is there anything else?"

"Dr. Sommers," Elise said after a moment. "Michael Sommers. He was the one who took care of me. Made sure my blood wouldn't act up."

"Your blood...acts up?" Fury asked, his hands folding in front of him as he leaned back in his leather chair. "How?"

Elise thought for a moment, crossing her long legs in front of her. She sighed, playing absentmindedly with her brown hair. "Well, sometimes, my blood mutates, I guess. And it becomes harmful after and extended period of time."

She was silent for a minute, before she spoke again. "At least, that's what Dr. Sommers told me."

Fury nodded, and he asked, "Your abilities are heightened, correct?"

Elise nodded and he continued with a small smirk, "Well, Elise, how would you like to be apart of S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"It would be an honor, sir," Elise replied.


Howdo I do this again?

Fold the right slee-No.

Fold it in half and then-No!

Fold both sleeves and then fold it in half.

Yes!

Elise let out a small cry of triumph as she successfully folded her new clothes that John had brought to her earlier that evening. She finished off folding the shirts, placing them in the drawers below the ones's filled with the jumpsuits. Her wardrobe now consisted of five pairs of different jumpsuits, a pair of black combats boots, running shoes, five pairs of shorts, five t-shirts, five pairs of sweatpants, and three pairs of jeans.

Elise flopped down onto the bed with a small smile on her face.

She was beginning to like it at S.H.I.E.L.D. She had access to every floor besides the ones that were off limits to almost everyone. She could explore freely and she was allowed food whenever she wanted.

The doctors her were trying to figure out a vaccine to permanently diminish Elise's blood mutations. Though they had tried to test her blood with no success. It seemed that HYDRA's technology was still more advanced in some ways.

The doctors had also hypothesized that Elise's memories would gradually come back over time, seeing as she wouldn't be memory wiped during her stay at S.H.I.E.L.D.

Though she was mostly welcomed, people were still cautious around her, but she didn't blame them. Most of the agents knew practically nothing about HYDRA besides about the things that had happened during WWII.

Even Director Fury was still unsure about them. They had only been able to find where they had kept Elise and even the HYDRA agents that had been there had been moved, leaving no trace of anything.

So now everyone was back to square one.