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Chapter 8
"Can I talk to you?" Agent Hill walked up to Elani at her locker.
They were in shield headquarters and Elani, Black Widow and the Captain were about to leave for a mission.
"Yeah of course."
They walked over to a more private corner of the locker-room.
"I just wanted to make sure that you're keeping Loki in check."
"What do you mean?"
"He and Stark were fighting on their mission last week; that's not OK. Can you talk to him? We need you guys to be part of the team, not working for yourselves. Not playing by your own rules."
"Yeah, OK. I'll talk to him."
"Thanks. By the way, you're going to love your outfit."
Maria Hill walked away, leaving Elani looking down at the backpack she held. They had never sent anyone to her house so she had no idea if she would like her outfit. She walked into the bathroom and unzipped the bag. Inside she found black holed-skinny jeans, and black motorcycle boots.
She put the bag aside for a moment and started getting dressed. The bag also held her top; a black leather bra top that left her midriff exposed and a black-and-white striped ¾ sleeve length jacket made of a heavier material, which felt almost like denim.
"You like?" Black Widow walked into the bathroom and looked in the mirror.
"It's very nice."
"I'll take that as a yes." She smiled at the younger girl.
"What are we supposed to do anyway?"
"We're going to Germany; a local gang has caused enough problems for the S.H.I.E.L.D. branch over there so Fury wants us to take care of it."
"Germany? Well that sounds fun!"
"We don't get to stay and play. Get in, kill, and get out."
"You're quite efficient as the Black Widow."
"I have to be; I used to be an assassin."
"Really? How fascinating. We had them back on Vanaheim. They often were sent to kill Lord Tuhin."
"Who?"
"The man who raised me; not a lot of people liked the way he ruled."
"Oh." The Widow's wrist communicator beeped. "Fury wants us in the jet now."
They exited the bathroom and went up to the roof; the Captain was waiting for them in the jet.
"How are you Captain?" Black Widow asked politely.
"Just fine Ma'am, thank you for asking."
"Excited to be going to Germany again?"
"Frankly put, no." He shyly smiled at the two of them.
"I understand Cap." Black Widow sat back on the benches in the back; somebody else was piloting this time.
"So, you're the one that was frozen?" Elani asked, curious.
"Yes. It's…been hard."
"I'm…so sorry."
His mind set had all of a sudden become so sad that even though Elani wasn't trying to tap into his mind, she couldn't help but get sucked in. She clutched at the bench, trying to find something solid to keep her from falling.
"Stop it! Stop!" She yelled.
Captain America looked up at her, alarmed by her outburst. With his sudden change of mood she was thrust from his mind.
"What was that?" Black Widow asked.
Elani reached across and rested her hand on the Captain's cheek.
"You are so sad…"
Steve stared at her, wondering what she knew.
"I'm sorry you've had so much pain."
Elani withdrew and rested her head against the jet wall.
"Are you two OK?" Black Widow had watched the exchange in silence.
"I'm tired." Elani said.
"What…what just happened?" Steve asked.
"I have no idea; it's never happened before."
"Well we're almost there, so let's just put it aside."
Black Widow checked that her two pistols were loaded. Captain America adjusted his mask and rubbed his shield with his elbow. Elani just closed her eyes and tried to get a few minutes of rest. The jet landed a few blocks from where the gang was known to meet up. Its shields had been placed after they had taken off so no one would know they were there.
"Alright, let's get this done quickly."
Captain America led the group down back-alleys until they came to the dingy biker bar where their targets were. Going around to the back door, they looked through a small window. Luckily all of their targets were in the same room; they were playing poker.
"I could take those idiots out from here." Black Widow whispered.
"Yes, well I'll go in first, just in case."
Captain America busted the door down; the four men launched up from the table, and the six unseen guards drew their guns and aimed. Black Widow came in right after him, covering his back and shooting down a few of the guards. Elani slowly walked in after she did; her fingers and hands already turning black, her eyes yellow. She melted back into the shadows.
The Captain and Widow had already dwindled down the guards. When their main target suddenly turned his gun and shot two of his companions they were confused. The man seemed to be fighting himself; finally he turned to a dark section of the room and fired a volley of shots before shooting himself in the head. They heard a crash in the back of the room where he had been firing.
The final target dropped his gun and held his hands up in surrender. The Widow shot him without a second thought.
"That was strange…and easy." Widow said.
"Definitely strange."
"Yeah, totally."
Elani emerged from the darkness; her skin had turned black, her eyes were yellow, and her hair was white. She had a few scratches on her hands and a shard of glass protruding from her stomach.
"What the hell?" Widow asked, freaked.
"Sorry, this happens when I tap into my mom's power."
She breathed out through her nose and reverted to her normal look. She pulled the glass out of her stomach with a hiss; the skin knitted back together before their eyes.
"Fury needs to send out that packet." Rogers stated.
"Come on, let's get home." Widow walked past the two of them; they all started the walk back to the helicopter.
~O~
"I'm giving you all the day off tomorrow. You've done a good job." Fury clicked off the conference call with the Avengers.
Little did he know that the day he chose to give them off, would be the day that they were needed.
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