An awkward silence fell over the table as nine very specific individuals surround it. Natasha, Tony, Steve and Artemis all decided to take a seat. Natasha , Steve and Tony all sat on one side of the table, while Artemis quietly took one opposite of them, nearly squirming in her own skin as she felt all their eyes on her and Chaos. She wasn't sure how to react to this new piece of information either, but did they really need to stare so much?

It took Artemis a little bit to make herself comfortable as Chaos walked up behind her chair she standing tall and proud, her dark eyes staring straight ahead as she stood with her arms crossed. It seemed as if the small woman was daring anyone to try anything else that day as her friend finally turn sideways in her chair, draping her legs over an armrest while she lean her back against the other, simply crossing her arms in her lap. It reminded Tony of how Happy used to do the exact thing when he would sit or stand anywhere really.

Thor meanwhile decided to take a seat on Artemis and Chaos's side of the table, Artemis honestly a bit surprised that the chair didn't even creak under that much muscle, not that she was complaining in the slightest over the man being built like a Adonis…or to be more accurate in this respect, a God. Now that she thought on it, and really had a chance to get a good look a them all now that she wasn't trying to find a way out, there wasn't a single unattractive person in this room. Tony had that scruffy, mischievous playboy thing going on, and what little she could tell from how his shirt laid, the millionaire might just have some muscle under his clothing. Even if she didn't swing for that side of the fence, Artemis had to admit Natasha was pretty. If anything else she adored her hair; it was just such a bright shade of red! Then there was Captain America, or Steve Rodger, he definitely had the active military muscle thing going for him, his spandex like super-suit didn't leave that to question. His hair was cut neat, and he was clean shaved, he had the chiseled chin, tight-laced, yet gentleman like thing going for him. Then last, but most definitely not least was Dr. Bruce Banner. He really had the older, professor like thing going on, and she had yet to meet a girl who didn't have a thing for a teacher at one point or another. The intelligent eyes, serious face, yet well carved features. Though from the way he was avoiding a lot of eye contact, he seemed a bit shy, which was cute in its own right, and the touch of grey at his temples revealing his age a bit, even if he didn't look much older than his late twenties or even early thirties. Also he just looked great in purple.

At the head stood the only African American she had seen so far upon the ship..plane…flying ship? He stood before them dressed form head to toe in black, he even had a black trench coat and eye patch. She found herself pondering just how he lost the eye patch there for a moment as her eyes traveled up his face to his bald head. He was clearly the no nonsense, probably have to get a few drinks in him before he took the stick out kind of guy…but he was handsome in his own right if she was being honest. Last was Phil Coulson who stood beside Fury, seeming to take his job pretty seriously as he listened to Fury speak quietly to him, said agent having fetched Artemis another cup of Cocoa like he had said he would earlier. A man after he own heart. He might not have been a drop dead sex god, but Phil was cute in his own right, a little lanky, but lanky was good sometimes, and he did have the professional spy guy thing going on…And right now he was coming off as sweet heart how he brought her a cup of Cocoa before jumping to his boss's beck and call. Though quickest way to Artemis's good side was chocolate and food.

"Seriously Coulson? You get her cocoa but you threaten to Taser me?" Tony had to speak up after the long silence making Fury rub the bridge of his nose at Starks outburst as the woman sipped on her Cocoa looking over it with bright curious cat as Tony mentioned a Taser. "He probably likes her better than he does you Mr. Stark." Chaos resorted. "Pft, just 'cause she has a nice ass in that suit." Now that made Artemis's face turn red at that, she nearly chokes on her cocoa at that remark. "Stark…" Steve said with an almost warning tone, shooting the millionaire an annoyed glare as he grin, looking at the girl's blushing face, ignoring the pointed glare he was getting from her shorter bodyguard. "What? Just gave the lady a compliment…Really, terrific ass." Tony said before adding. "And you know, pretty cool how you turn into a bad ass panther. Gaining a fan on that one."

"Stark, stop harassing the new girls." Fury ordered sound a touch annoyed, but then again when did Fury not sound annoyed? Now that got Chaos's attention, she raising a brow and she narrowed her eyes in an annoyed glare. Really were all men on this ship patronizing asses? "New girls?" Chaos asked. "You were hand-picked to join the Avengers initiative by one of the few men I trust. I'm going to assume here that you will listen to him, like you supposedly always do…That being said, that makes you the new girls." Fury said simply, in his alpha dog like way. In his tone it showed little room to second guess him but that sure didn't stop Artemis from speaking up. "Hold up there Patchy, we didn't…." Though she paused as just what he said sunk in.

"Chaos….Did this trench coat wearing Pirate just pull the Charles card on us?!" Artemis said disbelievingly as she turns her head sharply to look up at the other woman, watching her lips purse in distaste at the man's words.

"….Damn it…" Chaos growled, glaring in the direction his voice came from, ignoring the snicker or two, and more so the outright chuckling that left a very amused Tony Stark.

"Pft! Trench coat wearing pirate?! You got to let me use that one." Tony snickered looking over at the unhappy, and confused woman.

Artemis raised an eyebrow as she looked over at an amused Stark. "Share some of those blueberries with me and it's all yours." She said taking a few sips of her cocoa as Tony simply grin. "Deal."

"I trust you have proof that the Professor….recommended us for this project?" Chaos continued looking at the head of this operation, apparently more then used to when her partner went off on tangents, ignoring it like background noise. "Forgive me if I don't trust the person who ordered my friend to be chained up like a wild animal." She said her tone clearly not at all apologetic.

Fury stared at the black and green haired woman, letting out a soft huff of air as he looked at Phil. "Agent Coulson. If you would." He said before Phil walked over to the two, Chaos stiffening up as she had when he came near them the first time, but the fact that Artemis barely stiffen when he gotten closer was enough reason for her to not block his path with a force field. He had a stack of manila folders under his arm, he pulling two out of the stack before placing them before them, Artemis opening each to find a picture of each them, they obviously having been doctored since the taller of the two distinctly remember taking the picture with other people. She examining the files as Chaos lean over her shoulder placing her hand on the paper as well, tapping her index occasionally. While the two women examined the files, fury has pulled up the digital copy on the screen. "I think it's about time for an introduction. Would you like the honors Agent Hill?" He asked the woman who had been sitting in a chair seeming to watch a monitor in the hub of computer screens down below. "Yes, sir!" She said with a little salute, military to a T, before she turns herself to the Avengers. "Artemis and Chaos, both female, real names unknown. Ages, date of birth and place of birth unknown beyond that of Natural born residents of Earth." She said despite the disbelieving looks that she received. "Both of which are part of a new species of human called Homo Sapien Superior." She continued now that earned an interruption.

"I'm sorry, but…Homo-what?" Steve asked, he knew what Homo Sapien was, he wasn't that clueless, but what in the world was that?

"Most of us prefer the term Mutant, Mr. Rogers. Just easier to say." Artemis said politely. It honestly a bit surprising for a few to hear the sudden shift in tone as she looked up from the files, the mutant having found the very familiar signature she was looking for in a few places already.

Agent Hill pressed a button on the row of keys under a monitor it seeming to bring up the scarce file up on the screen, the picture of her hiding her playful smile pushed off to one side as the text of information was on the other side. "Artemis past affiliations and history is unknown before she was taken into Xavier's institute for the gifted, thirteen years ago. She has stayed relatively bellow the radar up until…recent events." Agent hill took a pause to breath, the sort of nervous clearing of Artemis's throat followed her mentioning of recent events. In all honesty she might have blipped on the radar a few more times before then, but Charles always seemed good to be able to bury it, or wipe someone's mind, though this time it was far too many people, loud…and a continent over. Mutants have done relatively well to stay below the social radar up until recently where some are starting to figure out it was more than just government conspiracy theories, and rumors. Though from what they were told by the Professor, they have been a government secret since the cold war, and maybe even before then.

"Her power set has yet to be pushed to their limits but she exhibits a number of mutations. Her most prominent being her Shapeshifting abilities, it seems her ability to alter her biological cells and DNA is limited to animals, seemingly to take on shapes beyond the panther form she has exhibited in her brief time on our radar. She is seemingly unable to take on the form of humans or other mutants. The extent of her ability to alter her animal appearances are yet measured, at the very least it has been shown from our own observations, she can manipulate the typical size and mass, though the limits of this extent has yet to be recorded, let alone her limit of animals whom forms she can take on."

Artemis refused to look up as she felt a good number of eyes on her as Agent Hill proceeded to speak as if the woman herself wasn't in the room with them. Taking a soothing, long drink of her hot cocoa, pretending to still be reading the physical files. She only daring to look up once to be met by the three watchful eyes across from her, feeling intense eyes boring into the side of her skull as well from the god and scientist. She couldn't wait for Chaos's turn, as she sifted uncomfortably. Artemis turn herself back to where her back was back against the armrest, facing her back to Thor and Bruce as she looked at the screen behind Fury, cradling her cup in her hands.

"Her other mutations that have been noted and recorded is an accelerated healing, heighten senses, traits usually developed from her ability to take on animal like forms, heighten flexibility and agility, Some level of animal empathy, and a mutation that is classified as Retarded ageing." Hill continued pausing a moment before she continued. "Obvious signs of her mutations are her eye color, a golden color not found in human physiology, it accredited to her limited heightened nocturnal vision, they having apparently gotten stuck like that during the heightening of one of her senses by using a trait of a nocturnal feline. Elongated and sharpen canines and few other teeth, her ears having been noted to change to longer and pointed shape when she alters her sense of hearing to more acute levels using localized Shapeshifting. Though in appears in her natural form only her eyes and teeth appear prominent signs of her mutation."

"….is anyone else going to ask about the retarded thing?" Tony asked looking around. "No? Just me?"

"It means a hundred years from now I'm going to be physically inside and out like this, maybe longer, no idea. Only met one other person like this and she's like eighty but looks twenty one." Artemis quickly clarified shrinking under the staring. "Could you guys like blink or something? You're starting to freak me out…" Artemis muttered hiding her mouth behind her cup as she drank.

Though Agent Hill continued as if she hadn't said a thing. "Artemis Psychological profile is incomplete due to limited information given. What little is known she is known for getting along well with others to limited extents, but is prone to take her teammate Chaos's side of things if it is against others, a touch of a people person. She is well adjusted for teamwork, but has been shown to work far better with her trainer and Chaos. Is known to be rash and impulsive, other psychological problems have not been disclosed, but Professor Xavier has noted a concern for mental health of both she and her partner, making her a risky investment" Agent Hill finished before clicking a few buttons, Artemis's info fading out to be replaced by Chaos's. Artemis smirked as she saw that Charles gave just a s little info on her as he had Chaos.

"Chaos's, much like Artemis, past affiliations and history is unknown before she was taken into Xavier's institute for the gifted, five years ago, but has been noted by Professor Xavier to only been active the last three years. The specifics of this situation has not been divulged to us. Though like her teammate she has stayed off the public radar." Agent Hill went on to debrief, Artemis relaxing just a bit as she felt less eyes on her, but she knew Chaos had to be hating the attention. She never was a large fan of people staring. She wouldn't have put it past her friend to shock them all. Though she took her mind off that as she saw Fury's face. Was it just her or did he looked a little pisssed. He didn't seem like the type who preferred to know everything down to the shoe size. Maybe he wasn't too pleased that Charles hadn't gave him every piece of info on them. From the way he had probably talked about them, it was likely clear that the older man knew the two very well.

The ever diligent agent continued with the debriefing without even having to look at the screen. The woman really had done her homework it seems. "Chaos's power set is numerous, and majority cataloged. Her dominate power being her ability to absorb and adapt other Homo Superiors abilities into her own DNA. Though it has proven to have physical or mental adverse effect on her and or her target." Artemis could feel the leather of her chair compress as Chaos's hand that wasn't tapping the table, tighten on the back of the chair at that statement, the leather of her black gloves making a slight creak against the chairs material.

"The few other powers that are documented are Telepathy, telekinesis, the ability to create sonic waves, control of preexisting electricity, illusions, ability to creak telekinetic like force fields teleportation; that most likely the means she used to infiltrate the Helicarrier. All others, if there are others, it is currently unknown."

'Super mutant~' Artemis sung in her head, earning herself a flick to the back of the head from her friend. The woman by this point having little expectancy for mental privacy.

"Chaos has been tested and shown to have and IQ of 175, and with most with high intelligences comes with social stunting in areas. She has proven to be an introvert, though such tendencies has freed her to focus on scientific studies, inventing, and general intellectual pursuits. She has shown little interest or willingness for teamwork, and has little to no fondness for others, the only noted exception being Artemis, which the two seem to support each other like near second nature. Despite being polar opposites in quite a few ways, the two work well together as a team, thus is why they are recommended to the program together. In short they are balancing agents to one another, as the professor noted. Though like her teammate she is shown to be a risky investment due to our limited information." Agent Hill finally concluded

Artemis looked at the three humans that stood at the head of the table, set her already nearly finished cup on the table as she looked them over. From the sound of things it seemed that they were not their first choices to join this supposed team. Why Charles suggested them was something she was going to save for when they get home and ask him. " So, let me guess…Humanity is on the brink of Chaos and distraction, and now the norms want us around? Classic!" Artemis said a hint of bitterness in her tone as she chuckled hollowly. It really was the old story when it came to her kind it seemed. The humans shunned, and did everything but mass genocide to mutant kind, but when the chips were down they came running. She might not think the same as the brotherhood, and in general practice she actually like humans in some extent, she wasn't a total bigot like Storm, but even Artemis couldn't help that surge of bitterness at this fact. Though she stopped realizing just how she had sounded she taking a deep breath, feeling as her friend looked down at her. "….I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. The professor wouldn't have given you information on us if it wasn't important….Would you please fill us in on what the problem is and what you need from us?" Artemis said, forcing her tone to even out, she putting her feet back on the ground as she straighten herself out, the woman seeming to take on a completely different air.

"Well that was a sudden…" Captain America said raising both his brows in question at the woman sudden change of demeanor. "The sooner this is over Captain, the quicker we can all go home, and hide in the shadows. I'll even happily look over being manhandled by you and a certain tin man…after I tried to help the first time." She said putting a smile on her face as she turn attention back to Fury, ignoring as the Captain squirmed a bit at the biting words. She could care little if she might have hurt his feelings, if that was possible, if she was going to be juvenile, he hurt her feelings first. Being manhandled by your childhood hero after you tried so hard to protect him and innocent people from a madman…then to be treated like a freak of nature that had to be locked up like a wild animal…. She is in pain, tired, hungry, and just wanted to crawl in a coroner and sleep off this day. Who could blame her for not being her usual friendly ball of smiles?

Fury cleared his throat to bring attention back to himself. "As most here already know we are here to stop Loki from apparently trying to conquer the world by bring an alien army, and to retrieve the Tesseract that he had stolen upon his arrival….and if possible recover our people from Loki's mind control. The Tesseract is a source of endless energy that can be used to better humanity, and could be disastrous if Loki used it to further his own plan." Fury explained, readily pulling up the digital file on the screen.

I wonder how he plans to use it himself… Chaos relayed to her telepathically, seeming to be just as suspicious as she was. You always had to guess the second alternative when it came to Government types. Though those two could just be coloring their suspicions with their own pasts.

"Dr. Banner and Stark are currently working on locating the Tesseract while we have Loki contained. From what Thor said, Loki has claimed he has sent it off somewhere, but never take the God of Lie's words at face value. He didn't earn that title for nothing." Fury continued.

Dr. Banner found this a good moment to speak up, pressing up on the bridge of his glasses before he started to speak. "We have started trying to track Gamma radiation spikes to try and give us an estimated guess of where the Tesseract is, or at least cross out a few places on the map. We have also started by roughing out some basic algorithms tracking clusters." The doctor stated looking down for a moment when he found the new eyes on him. He had never been a large fan of being stared at, it always made him feel nervous.

"Then I suppose I can assist you two by helping perfect your algorithms…along with a few other skills of mine I should be able to help narrow your search field….If you do not mind the assistance?" Chaos finally spoke looking over at Dr. Banner.

"Extra hands on deck are always welcomed." Dr. Banner responded, he could have almost sworn a ghost of a smile pulled on the woman's flushed lips before it was just as quickly gone. "Then Artemis can- " Though before Agent Coulson could finish his thought he was immediately interrupted by the black eyed woman. "She stays with me."

"With all due respect…She needs medical attention, and has refused it since she arrived. It is about time she seen our medical staff. " Coulson responded readily back, Artemis blinking a bit surprised by the sudden calm force to Phil's words. Though the woman quickly stiffen as she was quickly reminded of who was in the room with her. Artemis slowly went limp as she tried to discreetly slide down to the floor so that she might crawl away.

Though when she was only halfway down, very tensely trying to lower her lower half to the floor as her upper half was laid flat against the seat. Every injury protested at this movement, her ankles, her wrists, her left side, it all hurt from this awkward position. Though all movement ceased as she heard the deeply annoyed voice above her. "Excuse me?" Came Chaos's voice from above. The Shape-Shifting mutant having pointedly ignored the God to her side; whom had been watching these odd antics quietly. Though now she had turn her head to the side looking at him with wide pleading eyes mouthing the words 'help me' Though the God didn't have time to respond before she was yanked up by her ear, Artemis having to let out a yelp in protest to the twisting on the very sensitive appendage. "C-Chaos, n-n-not the ear, please! N-Not the ear!" She pleaded going stiff as a board as she felt the grip tighten.

"You fucking moron! How the hell did you get….You know what I don't give a damn how, what do you think you are doing?!" The woman snarled at her, huh anger, guess there were some emotions she could express. "I-I….They u-usually pretty much…heal up b-by now…" Artemis offered meekly. "And this one isn't?" Chaos asked sternly tugging on her ear a bit. "Y-Yes! Okay?! It's not healing right! I'm no Wolverine but it should be-" Though she was interrupted, by the twisting of her ear, making her let out a pathetic whimper.

"You know, that it isn't healing properly and still….You know what? Even Logan isn't this big of a moron! I swear I…." She huffed stopping herself as she rubbed the bridge of her nose. Artemis glaring half-heartedly at the moron comment. Now Logan was by far more stupid then she was when it came to that, but his freakish level of healing made him cocky…Artemis didn't know who these people were and her slight fear of doctors…Well it made sense to her.

"She will agree to see someone to fix her up. Won't you?" Chaos finally sighed, releasing her ear. "Y-yes, ma'am…" Artemis muttered rubbing the poor, abused ear. Glareing harshly at Tony who was smirking at their antics, obviously doing his best to not bust out laughing, while Natasha and Steve didn't seem sure on how to take this. While Thor, the poor God, looked dumb struck through the whole ordeal not sure if he should intervene or not. "How is it you completely incapacitate by just her ear?" Thor question looking at them, earning a blank stare from Chaos…did he really just ask that?. "Ancient secret." Chaos simply responded.

"Um….If you prefer I can take a look at her. I don't know anything about mutant physiology but I can at least patch her up. We can do it in the lab so we can get back to work." Bruce offered though before Artemis could respond, Chaos jumped to it. "That will do very well. Thank you doctor Banner…." She said before sharply elbowing Artemis. "Thank you, Dr. Banner." Artemis said rubbing her arm from where the bony appendage made contact, she sounding more like a child that was just reminded by her mother to say her please and thank yous.

"If that settles everything…." Fury trailed off looking expectantly at everyone before signaling they were dismissed. Wow Charles at least used words when he dismissed others, though Fury just used a hand signal.


Artemis was following after the trio of scientific minds, staying at Chaos's heels as the other three followed behind them, Agent Coulson making four at her back. Though the silence was broken after Steve and Natasha broke off down different halls, Steve having seemed to pause for a moment, as if contemplating to finally say something but he seemed to reconsider as he finally split off down a different hallway. It was this moment that Thor had decided to speak up. "Pardon me, Lady Artemis?" Thor started questioningly.

Now that made her jump, not having expected the God of Thunder to suddenly address her, she more than anything expected the lot of them to ignore her. Though had he seriously just called her Lady? She didn't know if she should be more flattered, or surprised that he actually addressed her like that…Really when people who weren't Mutants have the whole powers thing explained to them, well, the few times she's gone through that it wasn't pleasant. "Um…yeah Thor?" Wow calling the God of Thunder just Thor felt very odd…but what about this day wasn't odd?

"It appears as if something is wrong with your attire, it is not meant to have a gaping hole in the back is it?" Thor questioned nearly walking into Artemis when she came to an abrupt stop. "What?!" Artemis gasped trying to turn her head enough to see, but failing. "It seemed I must have torn it earlier. I am sorry." Thor said, truly sounding apologetic. "Ah! No, no, no! You couldn't have….it repairs itself." She immediately try to brush it off, shooting the God of Thunder a smile. "Though…it's a prototype. So yeah need to probably change out of it…just in case." Artemis said trying to sound calm…though considering all that goes with this prototype and the…side effects Chaos mentioned. "Lady Artemis, are you well? You are looking quite pale."

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine, perfectly fine!...Thank you Thor, I appreciate you asking." She said patting his arm, a nervous chuckle leaving her. She unable to stop herself from noting how taunt his muscles were. Though one of the things he was the God of, in the long list, was strength. He lived up to that title. "I'll see if I can find some extra clothes for you." Phil said from beside Thor earning a truly grateful smile, the man froze when he realized that he was caught in a tight hug by the dark haired woman. "Thank you!" She squealed gratefully but soon stiffen as she realized just what she was doing…Agent Coulson must have had a way with animals. "Ah! Sorry…Inappropriate touching, right?" She chuckled nervously quickly removing herself from the human, smiling sheepishly. "I'm a hugger." She said simply, it was true she had a habit of hugging people at the institute when she was happy or excited over something.

"Really thank you Agent, and you too Thor…and uh….sorry about, you know…earlier with the clawing and all that." She apologized a bit timidly, only to earn a hearty slap on the back. "Think nothing of it! It was an honor to witness such a sight. For one so small you have surprising amount of power!" His voice practically boomed, seeming to miss he had almost knocked the woman off her feet, she having staggered a bit from the impact to keep from intimately being introduced with the floor once more. She smiling a bit tensely, as the sting of the hearty pat on the back radiated. She was right earlier when she assumed he was holding back.

"Artemis, are you coming?" She heard Chaos call farther down the hall, she looking over to find the scientist having made their way down the hall. "Right behind you!" She called back before turning to the two. "Thank you, but I got to run. Latter!" She said flashing the two one more smile before the turn and jogged down the hall…Hm maybe not everyone on this ship was so bad.

It was only a short walk and a few minutes of showing Chaos around the lab before everyone settled in, Artemis looking at the staff as they looked over the previous data, she having told them that Agent Coulson was going to dig up some cloths for her to put on, claiming it would be easier for her to just completely shed the suit and put on regular clothes so Banner could look at her injuries. The familiar clack of fingers upon a keyboard reading her ears as she sat upon the edge of one of the tables, trying to stay out of their way. She finally relaxing a bit after she had told Chaos about the suit possibly malfunctioning, and that she didn't try to fry her for possibly damaging the prototype, though the way she kept feeling the faint pressure in the back of her skull, it was clear that Chaos was checking up on her by reading her mind more then once.

It was only a few moments before Phil dropped by the lab, a pair of grey sweats in hand the S.H.I.E.L.D across the back of the sweat shirt in big dark blue letters. Well it's better than walking around Naked. Artemis slipped the clothes on quickly over her suit, earning a few odd looks before she brought her bracelet up, she seeming to press on the side, making the simple gold colored metal bracelet slide open to reveal a black panel, running her thumb over it before a blue light flickered down her forehead, before hovering over her eyes, they able the see the lights move over her unblinking eyes, before a soft beep sounded, and almost a hydraulic release of air before the bracelet clicked open. Though as this happen the black material visible rippled like the broken still waters upon a lake before it move like a rushing waters of a river back towards the bracelet, a loud snap before it retreated back into it's hidden compartments. "Um…Chaos it's a bad sign when the light flashes red, right?" Artemis asked as she pulled it off, the small light on the underside flashing a deep crimson red, she already placing it in Chaos's waiting hand, her other busily moving across the keys of the computer with the expertise of a concert pianist. The boys having watched wide eyed at the whole process.

"Whoa, hang on, you made that?! What is it remote-controlled…how do you even compress that much material in it?...How did it not even break with her, you know going big bad psycho kitty?" Tony started to question as Artemis sat on the table out of the way again, Bruce already set to saving his work before he grabbed the first aid kit for under the table making his way over, she already rolling up the long, oversized sleeves of the sweat shirt, revealing her red wrists…it was odd, her healing rate has slowed down…Usually a few cuts as shallow as that healed in half an hour, if that long. Though even if the cuts from where the metal had broken the skin when she aped out, has healed, it was still red and raw as if from cuff bite, her ankles showing the same thing.

"Well that isn't too bad, just a little bruised and irritated." Bruce said calmly, he taking on a soothing tone relaxing her tense shoulder even if just by a bit. She wasn't exactly good with doctors, avoided hospitals and most medical professionals like her life counted on it. "Is anything else wrong? Are you in pain anywhere?" He asked, using a small flash light to check her pupils. "Mh…I got a bit of a headache…and well. I got hurt somewhere else." She added attentively, before grabbing the edge of her shirt raising it up on one side to reveal the injury Loki gave her. Now that she got a chance to look at it herself, her heart stopped a moment out of fear as she saw the wound herself. It had stopped bleeding but the area of skin around it was inflamed, Dr. Banner didn't flinch but it was clear that he was surprised to see such an injury. It was a clear hole through and through to the other side, her body having immediately tried to put up a defense, he could see clotted blood on the inside, but the clearly torn hole in her side, he could nearly see clear to the other side. Though what disturbed him was the patch of black here and there on the inside as well as around the edges of the wound. For a moment the doctor wasn't sure if it was signs of infection, burns, or even what. "How are you even walking?" Dr. Banner muttered sternly, getting a closer look.

"It doesn't hurt that much….Really it should have closed by now…" Artemis tried to defend, but got quite as Dr. Banner gave her a skeptical look. She letting out a hiss as he carefully prodded around the wound. "You seriously don't consider this a bad injury?" Bruce asked questioningly. By all accounts a normal person would have bleed out by now. Tony daring to glance up to catch sight of it. "Shit?! Where did you get that?!" Tony question having to look away after a few moments. "Well…Loki is a little quicker than I thought." Artemis responded a bit meekly giving them a sheepish smile, surprised Chaos hasn't thrown in her two cents. Though if she could see this, well she could just imagine what she would do. "Seriously you get stab and the first thing you do is give us the silent treatment when, I don't know, maybe you should be saying. 'Hey, could I see a doctor or something. I got a gaping hole in my side.'….real smart there princess." Tony said, with a huff looking at his screen as he shifted through some data, looking at the new programs that Chaos had downloaded from a foreign server…It looked military grade of firewalls. Was Tony fucking Stark lecturing her?! "Hey! You flipping kidnapped me jackass! What do you expect me to do?! Go like. 'Oh, Misters? The big bad Norse God stabbed me, can you be lambs and take me to your secret government doctors?' It was supposed to heal on it's own! Not…not do this!" She resorted a growl coming from her throat as she glared at him. What the hell did he even know about this anyhow? He wasn't mutant, he didn't even know jack about accelerated healing mutations, or anything about mutants for that fact. He could sound as smug as he liked when he was an expert!

"So getting speared is pretty normal for you?" Bruce decided to interrupt the impending argument, as he put some alcohol on a cotton ball, dabbing at the wound, making her take a deep breath to stop from yelping at the sudden intense sting. "No, she is just cocky. Those with healing mutations tend to be dumbasses when they do get hurt." Chaos said with a clam, cold rage, Artemis didn't have to be a mind reader to know what her friend was saying, her entire posture had gone as stiff as a board after she had mentioned Loki was faster than she had guessed. "…I got to ask…looking at this, what is a mutant exactly." Bruce asked as he continued to try and clean the wound, trying to get a good look at the black rims…it looked almost like a residue. "This would have killed a human in a heartbeat." That made Artemis stiffen. 'Was it really THAT bad?'

Chaos paused in her tinkering with the bracelet, having run her fingers over the edges of the main bracket of the bracelet, before clicking down on a part on the underside, for a small USB to plug to pop out. She plugging it into the computer, having to get pass a few of her own protections before the lines of codes, data, and even Artemis vital signs, the computer beeping like a heart monitor. Chaos more then once tapping the screen. She having refrained from answering Tony's questions on her invention. She doubted he'd even understand the basic ideas for her bio-synthetic materials. Or 'Living Fabric' as Artemis had so simply dubbed. With only a brief thought Chaos continued going through the data and lines as she started to speak. "We are essentially the next step in human evolution. Homo Sapien Superior contain the X-Factor, or X-Gene, if you prefer, positioned on the twenty-third chromosome. This gene, by transcription and translation, leads to an exotic protein. This protein produce chemical signals inducing mutations on others genes, resulting in mutant organisms, such as ourselves. Many of our kind and humans alike no longer consider us part of the same gene pool despite the occurrence of when Homo Sapien and Homo Superior breed they on occasion have flat-line, or human children."

Artemis bit her lip as Bruce moved to clean off the dried blood from her back. Loki really had gotten her good it seemed. Though the whole time Bruce and even Tony was listening intently to Chaos as she continued to exsplain, looking over her program. The number of nano-bots in her has gone down….it was how the living material worked, how it grew from a small culture developed from Artemis's skin and DNA that she had altered, into and advanced Bio-synthetic fiber. The Nano-bots controlled it, signal the repairs, and to contort or to disintegrate back into the preserved culture that could be used to replicate itself to cover her once again from the coded signals in the partially organically fused nano-bots . Was it simply Artemis immune system rejecting them finally…but if that was going to happen it would have been a month after she introduced them into her system, not three.

"Most mutants, with the exception of Changelings, the presence of their mutations occur during puberty or under stress pressures. It could be speculated that the expression of the X-Gene is stimulated by stress, adrenaline, cortisol, etcetera, or even sexual hormones. Though oddly in comparison, Changelings are simply mutants whom mutations are expressed from birth, Artemis being an example of such, while I am the former. We are considered first generations" Chaos said simply her brows raising as she tapped the screen again to be sure of what she was seeing. "Meaning your Parents were humans?" Bruce questioned, glancing over when Chaos seemed to hesitate.

"Yeah, second generations and so on are usually the kids of two mutants." Artemis said simply. It was all calm for a moment before she suddenly lean forward as a sudden dizzy feeling fell over her. Her breathing becoming a bit uneven. The beeping from the computer speeding up to match her racing pulse. She could feel something moving bellow her skin, like a million little bugs crawling and moving. Though when she moved to try and claw at where the feeling was, a sense of intense dizziness fell over her, making her return to cradling her head.

Bruce looked up from her side, contemplating just what to do with the wound, but her sudden jerky movments caught his attention. "Are you alright?...Artemis?" He said as she suddenly started to tremble. "Dr. Banner, step away from her. The Nano-bots are…they are doing something."

"Nano-bots?!" Bruce questioned taking a step away, moving his hands away from tending her injury just as her skin started to move, Tony having stopped his work as well to look at this. "Okay even I haven't figured out how to make Nano-bots how could-" Though he cut off as he watched black tendrils, it looked every bit like the material of her suit, if only it wasn't the little blue twinkles of lights here or there, though it was only moment after the tendrils crossed the space from one side of the wound to the other, did skin start to follow. "Holy shit…." Tony muttered as Bruce watched in silence as well, though this new sensation felt like hours to Artemis, in all reality it was only a couple of minutes before her injury was completely closed, her skin a little flushed, but asides from that it looked as healthy and normal as any other side, the movement beneath her skin ceasing. It was another minute before Artemis vision cleared and that she could sit up without feeling like she was about to fall over. "….Chaos…" She said tensely looking over at the woman.

"Fascinating…." Chaos muttered reexamining the data on her screen, as she listen to the beeping slow to a more relaxed pace. "…The nano-bots….they evolved. They were dying out, and they evolved. They have integrated themselves with your body, and attached themselves to strands of your DNA, modifying themselves!" Chaos said, despite how calm her face was, her voice held a hint of excitement.

Tony couldn't hold back his curiously, he having rounded the table to stand behind the seated Chaos, looking at the screen. "…You made the partially organic?!" He questioned. "How else would her body accept it? It was far safer than trying to code it to mimic her DNA. Mutant immune systems are a bit different. We can't even contract the AIDS virus among a few other human infectious or genetic diseases." Chaos explained tapping the screen again. "But for them to function like that without the bracelet….They have evolved their programing and themself. They were trying to counteract something so they and the host survives….It must have been whatever had temporally slowed Artemis healing abilities and started to kill them off." She mused aloud, this was probably the most Artemis has heard Chaos speak in the entire time she has known her.

Artemis slowly got down from the table leaning against it before she took a few steps. "That's a good thing right?" she asked hesitantly, her voice quiet and tired, she felt utterly drained, emotionally and physically.

"I'll have to run a few scenarios…but it might be something very good." Chaos responded, the closest thing she's ever seen to a smile tug at her friends lips, before it quickly fell away into the monotone expression she usually sported.

"Though you should get some rest until then." Bruce chimed in, his tone serious, he directing her towards a cushioned chair, Artemis letting out a sigh. She didn't even have the energy to argue as she sat down. She shifting a bit as she unrolled the sleeves trying to make herself a bit more comfortable. It was only a few moments before her eyelids fluttered close as her breathing evened, lulled by the lullaby of clanking of keyboards and the softest sounds of others breath.

The world could wait just a moment longer…


Hey everyone! Well here's another chapter! And I love all of you who has favorite, followed and review! Lady Syndra I adore the enthusiasm, and yup! I hope you enjoy what other things I got plan for the future of this baby! 1990chance You are so sweet! Alexstarlight18 I hope you liked what happen next, I have a lot more exciting things planned for the future. Seriously thank you, all of you who has reviewed, favorite and followed! As you all can see this was more of an info chapter/ get the next chapter set up~ next one will have everyone and hopefully Loki. On a side note I bet no one can guess why Chaos kept tapping that screen~ See you guys next chapter! Reviews, follows and faves are love!