I'm back! First off, I don't own any marvel characters, I'm just borrowing them to do as I wish. Anyway, I'm sorry I took so long to update. It took longer than expected to get wifi set up in the new house, but I can finally post again! I hope you don't hate Sam too much. She has all the right intentions I swear! Thanks to everyone who followed/Favorited! Enjoy the story!
"You let her leave?!" I'm yelling. Coulson has an ice pack held up to his head. His eyes are bloodshot. What did she do to him?
"I didn't let her leave," he says offended. "She escaped." He pauses. We're in Coulson's office. The team had just got off the plane when Coulson told me and Mai to meet him in his office. We weren't expecting this.
Apprehensively, he says, "Our suspicions have been confirmed. She has mind control abilities." He holds the ice pack closer to his head.
"What happened?" I ask. He looks like he took a beating. I'm genuinely concerned. Even though I'm not fond of the way he runs the agency, Coulson's my friend.
He dives into an explanation, "I found Jemma walking down the hall with a handgun. It was so out of character for her. I knew it had to be Sam. I immediately knocked her out and took the gun. I ran down to the science lab and found Fitz handing her some car keys." Coulson stops and inhales deeply. "She asked me to put the gun down. Her voice almost sounded golden. I wanted nothing but to let go of the gun, but I resisted. I was so worried about Jemma and Fitz, I couldn't just let go." He's speaking softly like it's hard for him to continue. "She asked me to put the gun down again, and the urge came stronger than the first time. I asked her if Jemma and Fitz would be ok, they've been through so much. Sam told be they'd be fine and something in me slipped. After that, everything's a blur. The last thing I remember is seeing her drive away and hearing the plane about to land." He sits on his desk somberly. I'm not sure how to process it.
"Why did you bring her here in the first place?" I don't understand. Isn't this more trouble than it's worth?
Agent Mai explains. "After the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D, we had hardly any agents left. We learned that Hydra was recruiting members of the Index. Coulson sent us out to find anyone that was ever considered eligible for the list and protect them. Some people were even offered jobs. Sam wasn't hard to find. According to our archives she was inspected for list by an ex-member of Hydra. We also found that all of her identification records were falsified. We immediately put her under surveillance. We found signs of mind control, but before we could talk to her, she was hit by a drunk driver. We paid a nurse to contact us if she woke up. We were picking you and Barton up when we got the call that she was missing. The rest is history."
"So you wanted to offer her a job?"
Coulson answers before Mai can. "We wanted to keep her and the people around her safe." Before I can ask any more questions, he changes the subject, "How did your mission go?"
I respond, "Thor's safely in our custody, and he hasn't been spotted by any other agencies. As far as we can tell, everything went smoothly." I'm agitated. Shouldn't we be looking for Sam before she gets too far?
"Why is he here? Please, don't tell me it's Loki again." Coulson shudders.
"Loki's dead," I begin. Coulson holds his breath. "He was killed last year." Something in Coulson's demeanor changes. He's relieved, but he also looks slightly troubled. He's been through a lot, just as much as most S.H.I.E.L.D agents if not more. Considering Coulson died, I'd say he's been through a lot more. I need to keep that in mind when I'm dealing with him, it'll help me see things from his point of view.
"Then, why did Thor come."
"Odin wanted Thor to retrieve an Asgaurdian that was banished here. He asked us to help him find her."
Coulson nods. "Did you tell him I'm alive?"Mai and I look at each other. Whoops. He picks up on our silent exchange. "Natasha, you and Clint have 5 minutes to break it to him gently, then I want everyone who's here to be in this office."
"I'll get right on that." I smirk and leave the room. I hope Thor isn't as easily upset as Banner.
After searching through the agency for about a minute, I find the whole team in the science lab. Fitz is in a chair looking dazed and Jemma looks blotchy-faced, probably from crying. Skye, Clint, and Thor are all listening to her closely. No doubt she's telling them about her encounter with Sam. Watching Thor interact with humans is odd. He, a man dressed in amour and a red cape, has no trouble sympathizing with our tiny human feelings.
I clear my throat and all heads turn to me. "I need to talk to Clint and Thor. The director wants the rest of you in his office." Skye and Fitzsimmons leave the room. When the glass doors slide closed I start talking. "We forgot to tell Thor about the new director, Clint." His eyes go wide when he realizes what that means. I almost laugh; his reaction is priceless.
Clint starts first. "So, um… Thor, buddy…"
Thor cuts him off. "I assume you are referring to Phil Coulson." Clint and I look at each other shocked. He shouldn't know Coulson's alive. There's no possible way he could know. Thor must see our confusion because he explains, "Last Earth year, Lady Sif came down to Midgaurd to assist S.H.I.E.L.D in a search for Lorelei. When she returned to Asgaurd, she informed me that the man had survived Loki's attack. I am not sure I understand how, but I am grateful he is alive." Clint and I are both stunned. Not only because Thor was aware that Coulson was alive before any of us, but because Coulson didn't think that Sif would tell Thor that he was alive. How did no one think of that?
I put it in the back of my mind. "Coulson wants us in his office too." The walk to the office is short. When we arrive, the team is discussing something in hushed voices, but it stops when we enter the room. They're standing in a half-circle. Mai is to Coulson's right. Skye is hidden slightly behind Coulson, typing something into her laptop. Jemma and Fitz are stand on either ends of the group.
"Phil Coulson, I am happy to see you breathing once more." Thor's voice booms. He's beaming. He strides over to Coulson at his desk and gives him an awkwardly large hug.
Coulson has a smirk on his face. "It's good to see you too, Thor." He nods at me and Clint as if to say 'Thanks.' He doesn't know how easy it was to break it to Thor. I can't help but smirk.
Coulson breaks away from Thor and his face becomes serious. "Now that we're all here, let's get down to business." The room stiffens as its inhabitants prepare themselves for a debrief. "Hopefully, you are all aware of Sam's disappearance. I've told Skye to locate the stolen car that Sam took. I'm sure she won't be hard to locate. I'm putting Skye in charge of this one." Skye straightens up to look at us, shocked. Her jaw is dropped and her eyes wide. Phil tries to suppress a smirk, but just enough shines through. "Natasha and Barton will be working with her. I don't want Sam to be injured, but she has to be brought in. I doubt she's hostile, so it shouldn't be too difficult of a task."
"Except for her ability to mind control," Clint chimes in. "Coulson, what's the timeframe for this assignment? I'm not sure we'll be able to do this quickly enough."
"I want her here by the end of the month," Coulson replies strongly. There is no argument. End of discussion. For whatever reason, Coulson needs Sam here as soon as possible. We all nod. Coulson clears his throat, trying to clear the air. "The rest of us will be working towards finding Sygin." He looks me in the eyes. "Any questions?" A collection of head-shakes and no sir's fill the room. "Then let's get going."
Next chapter will be from Sams perspective. I'm only going to post on Sundays from here on out. With unpacking and a new school and things, it's hard for me to find time to write. I though I'd cut you all a break and post early this week. See you Sunday!
