I woke up with a pounding in my head. I felt my hair falling into my face and there was red stuff at the corner of my eye. I felt my wrists burning. My eye site was still blurry. I couldn't remember anything after the museum. I tried to pull my wrists forward, but they were chained behind me. I hissed at the burning sensation at my wrists when the metal scraped it.
"You're awake," a deep voice said.
"Fury," I tried to growl, but it came out like there was marbles in my mouth.
I instantly knew where I was, even if I was temporarily blind.
"So you know who I am?"
"Yeah; I'm amazed. Was I more dangerous this time then when I was first here?" I hissed.
My lips darted to sooth my dry lips and I tasted a metallic tang. I was cut on my lip.
"Yes, actually," Fury said.
With my vision still off, I couldn't tell if I was in a cell or in the containment unit. There were footsteps heading towards me. I could tell he was looming over me.
"You turned on your own team," Fury growled.
"They abandoned me," I shot.
There was a slap and I was lying on the ground. A warm stickiness trickled down by my ear.
"No, you abandoned them; your own worthless self!" Fury shouted.
It took me a moment to realize what he was doing to me: brain washing. I remember reading about it when I was younger. I thought it was all a lie, but Loki pointed out this is precisely what happened to every single SHIELD agent, other than the team of course. Fury broke them down and rebuilt them as his perfect soldiers.
"I didn't!" I coughed.
"Yes you did, you left them!" Fury shouted and kicked me in the ribs.
I coughed violently and started shaking.
"If you comply with my rules, I can help you." Fury said slyly.
"Never," I whispered.
I was still shaking violently.
"You're strong, but I'm stronger."
"You're big, I've fought bigger." I knew those words haunted SHIELD when Thor tried to take back mjolnir.
Fury grabbed a fist full of my hair and pulled me up to face him. My vision was still blurred, but I could still make him out. He looked like he wanted to stay something, but he thought against it. He threw me to the floor and left. I stayed on the floor and let the blood trickle over my face. Slowly my vision came back to normal. I looked around and noticed the stereotypical SHIELD cell. I was not in the containment unit. There was no clock, no calendar, nothing. First step to brain washing was Isolation. Isolate the victim from knowing what's going on around them. If I didn't know time or date I wouldn't be of use. Second step was verbal and physical abuse. If I was beaten down I wouldn't have the energy to fight back. Third step was offering help. If I comply, I will be helped. The final step, the step I dreaded, was my compliancy. I would not give in to that monster. I tried to see if I could magically break the restraints on my wrists. Instead I got shocked. R and D had obviously done research on magic, but from where? I bit my cheek and thought. By the looks of my clothes, I had been changed. I could always trick Fury into thinking I'm complying. That would hopefully get me out of here and then I could see the team.
"Director Fury," I called weakly. It had to have been a few hours.
Soon Fury was in the room towering over me.
"I-I left the team." I said, sounding broken.
"Yes you did," Fury said harshly.
Soon there was water near my mouth, I ravenously downed it.
"Why did you leave the team?" He asked.
I mentally smirked; thank you genetics for Loki's silver tongue.
"I was selfish, it's my fault." I let out a few tears for good measure.
Soon there was food. I ate that too.
"Exactly, now sit here and think about what you've done." Fury bit.
I sobbed and sniffled, I glanced up to see Fury's smirk of conquer.
"I'm so sorry!" I wailed and doubled over.
With that Fury left. I let the tears still run as I screamed out false apologies. I knew Fury was still watching.
"I should never have left! I'm so stupid!" I cried.
The waterworks kept going as other thoughts tumbled through my head. So Fury thinks he's broken me? He's moved on to step four: Leniency. I had been broken down, assaulted, now I give in and he offers me food, water, and soon I would be given other luxuries.
Fury came in at random intervals, breaking me down again until I was in a sniveling heap at his feet. In return I got food and water.
One day Fury came in after I'd just woken up.
"You are being moved." He said abruptly.
I let imaginary fear cross my eyes as I looked at him.
"Don't worry; it's much nicer than here. It's a . . . gift for following the rules." He said.
Soon two guards came in and put a blind fold over my eyes.
"This is only for your protection." Fury said softly.
The two soldiers had unchained my wrists, but held me tightly. I was led out of the room and down the hallway. I let out whimpering sounds every now and then. We finally reached my new staying place and I was pushed inside. I stumbled a bit and there was a whooshing sound behind me. I knew where I was now.
"I've decided it would be best to put you somewhere familiar." Fury called as I took off my blindfold.
I looked around the familiar glass cage.
"Director-" I started biting my lip.
"Yes?"
"Nothing, thank you," I said and smiled shyly.
He gave a near imperceptible nod and left. I collapsed on the floor and leaned against the cool glass. Phase one was done.
AN-
So, I realized that I didn't update yesterday, so double chapters today!
