Coulson swept his card against a lock and the door hushed open then he walked in and Helen followed. It was a small laboratory with screens that seemed to float in the air.

"Ah Agent Coulson, I'll have a martini please, hold the olive." A confident male voice announced.

Coulson just smiled then stepped aside, "Gentlemen this is your new team member, Helen Hurst."

The confident man was Tony Stark, billionaire and world renowned hero as Iron Man; he stepped forward and took her hand in a tight grip, "Fantastic. I saw your work in Times Square."

"Oh, right." Helen blinked, "Nice to meet you."

A bedraggled looking man hovered in the background and she turned to him and held out her hand, he glanced at it unsurely then leant forward and shook it.

"Bruce Banner."

Tony clapped his hands on the man's shoulders, "Our one and only Hulk."

"Cool." Helen smiled, not quite sure how to react to that.

"I'll take her from here," Tony slid his arm around her shoulders and pulled her away from Coulson to another door, "I'll have that martini though."

"Isn't it a bit early to be drinking?"

"I think you'll find it's a bit late to not be drinking." He said, taking her into a circular room, "This muscle-bound jock is Captain America. He likes the name; I think it's a turn on for him."

A tall, extremely well-muscled man glared at Tony but his features softened when he approached her and shook her hand.

"Nice to meet you." She greeted.

"Likewise."

Tony pulled her around the strong man and approached, if possible an even stronger looking man who wore strange clothing, a long red cape falling behind him. He stood and took her hand, kissing it briefly.

"I am Thor Odinson. I saw your confrontation with Loki." He spoke as though he was from a few hundred years ago, "I am impressed you could hold tongue with him."

"Odinson? You're not a God too are you?"

He smiled, "The very same. I am Loki's brother."

Her eyebrows flew upwards in surprise, he looked nothing like him. At all.

"Adoptive brother, I hasten to add." Tony said, "And this is Natasha Romanoff. She's sneaky and dishonest, so she fits in well here." He said cheerily.

The woman straightened and shook Helen's hand as she personally noticed how amazing this woman looked, glossy red hair, a perfect complexion and a slim body to match.

"Tony likes to exaggerate."

"It's what makes life more interesting, now Helen." Tony steered her around and began walking her back to the lab, "Your powers are…amazing for want of a better word. It'd be great if you could come by my labs one day, maybe run a few testers. What do you say? All expenses paid of course."

"What kind of tests?"

"Oh you know, a bit of this and a bit of that." He waved his hand nonchalantly, "What do you say?"

"Well I guess I co-"

"Excellent." He clapped her on the back then released her and turned with a charming grin, "I'll get my people to call your people." Then he disappeared back into the lab.

Helen was slightly stunned and didn't notice Captain America until he was stood beside her.

She blinked at him.

"He's annoying like that. He doesn't suit this job, he's not a soldier."

"Oh…right. Sorry, I didn't catch your name."

"Steve Rogers." He smiled.

She smiled back but it was strained, she wasn't a soldier, she wasn't much at all, it was her powers that made her useful.

"What's that?" She distracted herself by pointing to the massive sledgehammer like thing on the floor.

"The hammer of Mjolnir, my long and entrusted weapon." Thor said, stepping up to it as she walked over.

"How do you-" She was going to ask how he picked such a massive thing up but upon seeing his stature again, decided against it, "Can I try?"

He laughed and crossed his arms, "If you wish, though do not strain yourself."

"Be careful." Natasha said as she walked past and out of the door.

Helen reached down and clasped her hands, which looked incredibly small, around the handle. She tugged but it was like solid rock, immovable. She laughed and pulled again but nothing; trying a few more times, she stepped away and rubbed her back.

"How do you pick it up? It's ridiculously heavy."

Thor reached down and lifted it as though it was made of paper, he threw it from hand to hand with a grin, "It will only rise for one who is worthy to carry it."

"I'm worthy, aren't I?"

He laughed and clapped her on the shoulder, "It is not meant for humans."

Helen ended up sitting with Thor and Steve for quite a long while; listening to them talk was calming. Thor told her of Asgard and what Loki and him used to get up to and Steve told her of how he came to be here and in return she told them her story, even though there wasn't much to tell.