Author's Note:
This chapter is a flashback in Billy's P.O.V. Hope you like it this is Billy's "debut."
28 years ago:
I was sent to "babysit" all the holding cells for the KGB members. My dearest friend Fury thought it would entertain me while I recover from the broken arm in my last mission. It was boring beyond compare. Nothing ever happened here. I called Samantha for an update on our undercover mission. "Hey girl, how's everything over there?" I said.
"Investigating Russians is no fun; I don't know why the hell Nick sent you here," She said.
"You doubt my abilities?"
"Oh, I don't but," She paused. "I gotta go."
"No, save me from my misery."
"Ha, ha, I have to go now, Terrell."
I ignored her. A man appeared trying to gain access to one of the inmates. "Sam, There's an intruder here." I hung up the phone and pointed my gun at his head. "Hands where I can see them. Who sent you here?"
The man raised his hand and turned to me. I couldn't take my eyes off him. His icy blue eyes were intoxicating. He kept quiet but smirked. I got ready to apprehend him when he disappeared in a blink of an eye. I called Nick immediately. "There was a security breach," I said. "Don't ask me how or who."
"Did you apprehend..."
"He disappeared when I was going to apprehend him." I knew I was in serious trouble for letting someone go.
Nick sighed. "Terrell, if anything happens to the captain, it will be on your hands."
"And you don't think I know that?" I yelled. "Look everything is fine here, but I don't want to babysit the people who almost killed me just because I have a broken arm."
"I need one of my best guys in there for safe keeping," He said.
I hear his voice in the room, and I turn around to see him. "You know, I am not the only guy you can trust. You are just mad my cover was blown ."
He smirked. "Terrell you are suspended until further notice."
"The hell Fury, I don't even know what the hell happened here." I crossed my arms avoiding to hit my superior.
"Look at it as a vacation." Fury said, "A cat told me how big of an ass I've been."
I was shocked with Nick's last sentence. I said that to Sam after his big promotion. "She's one fucking snitch."
"Go home Terrell, you'll receive a call when your suspension is over."
I gave him a death stare and walked away. "You better pay me for this you ass," I muttered.
"I heard that Terrell," He yelled. He was laughing a little.
"I know!" I left the facilities and head back to my apartment. I pick up the mess I had before I left to my mission a month ago. It was almost ten o'clock when I finished cleaning. I ordered take out, sat on the bay window in the living room, and admired my neighbors. While eating, I notice the piercing look from the intruder from the apartment in front of mine. The man gave me a smile and stepped away from the window. I finish eating; and went straight to bed thinking about that man.
Three days later:
I got to my favorite cafe a block away from my apartment to enjoy the view of the city. For the first time in my life, I wasn't thinking of any missions, about killing some terrorist, and, better yet, Fury's sorry ass. I sigh at the piece of literature when I see someone sitting next to me. "I see that you are no longer babysitting the feared Russian." The man said.
I lift my gaze from the book and saw the icy blue eyes from before. "What are you doing here? Who are you?"
He smiled. "I'm not the enemy, my name is Darl."
"You didn't answer my question."
"Well, the Mr. Agent doesn't like surprises." He chuckled. "I'm here to see you, and I can assure you, I don't disappoint."
I narrow my eyes. "Tell me the real reason."
He bent to my ears and whispered. "I am the demon who is looking for the next victim to kill." I felt sick when I heard those words, but all he did was chuckle. "Relax, I'm not going to do that Mr. Agent. If you follow me, I can answer all your questions."
I narrow my eyes once more, but I agreed to his terms. We took a cab and Darl gave the cab driver the direction to an isolated area in New York. We went to Hemlock Ridge, which made me worry a little. He paid the cab fare and waited till the taxi left the area. "There's no need to grab your gun, Mr. Agent," He said. "We gotta go deep into the woods; I can't afford other people listening."
How the hell did he know I had my gun? "Look, if you have to tell me something, tell me here and now."
He sighed. "I really can't tell you anything, when there's a possibility of others listening."
I give him a glare. "I'm not moving from this spot until you tell me."
He rubbed his eyes in frustration and took a deep breath. "Fine, Bill."
"How do you know my name?"
He glared at me this time. "Will you let me explain? You are worse than what my brother told me you'd be." He said. "The reason why I know your name and why I appeared in your agency's building was because I was meant to see you. I made my brother do a spell that would help me find my soulmate."
"What kind of bullshit are you trying to sell me?" I yelled.
"I'm not," He sighed. "I come from a line of powerful witches. One of my powers is pyrokinesis, I have more, but I rarely use any of them." He grabbed a piece of wood on the ground it lit up.
"What the fuck..." How the hell is this happening?
"Bill, I wasn't going to approach you like this, but I believe I can trust you," He said putting out the fire.
I try to process all the information he gave me. I always knew the impossible could happen, but seeing this frightening. I remain speechless while Darl explains more about his other powers. "This is a lot to process, and I have a girlfriend." I interrupted him.
"You are lying," He smiled. "Because the girlfriend you supposedly have, is your best friend."
"How do..."
"I'm also a telepath Bill." He interrupted. "Look, I just told you this to get to know you better."
"I need to go home."
"May I?" He extended his hand. I look at his hand and hesitate on going with him. With the small amount of time, I took his hand. In less than a minute, we were in my apartment. My eyes were wide with shock. Before he left, he wrote his phone number and address in case I wanted to get in touch. Once he disappeared, I shut all the curtains in my apartment and grabbed my phone. "Sam, something freaky just happened," I said. She was alarmed when I rushed starting a conversation like that and once she heard what happened she felt relieved it wasn't horrible.
Sam tried to calm me down saying how an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. should be; sadly, she was right. She was the only one who knew I love men, not because I was scared to come out, but because I don't like to share much about my life. I sighed knowing she was right. After hanging up, I call Darl and tell him I was willing to give him a chance. Little did I know that I would enjoy spending time with him.
We dated for a year and a half. We got married in the same spot he proposed and told me about his powers. Sam was the only witness. She tied our right hands with a red ribbon. Then Darl wrote the symbol of eternity in our arms with his blood. After saying our vows, he untied the ribbons, and I felt power running through my body. He smiled. "Now we are bonded for all eternity."
"I love you." I kissed him.
"I love you too, my dove." He caressed my cheek.
"Sam, thank you for being here."
"I couldn't miss this, Terrell, or should I say D'Morgana." She joked.
"I'm taking his name," Darl said. "There's something dark lurking around my family, having that name will only bring Bill pain. I don't want that for him." Samantha and I were both surprised to hear those words from Darl.
After a week, I began to have Darl's power of telepathy. I didn't know why, until he explained, that the bond he made with his blood made it possible for me to have one of the family's powers. I practiced every day and gained control over the power that helped me during missions. A few years passed when our daughter came into the world. My sister offered to be our surrogate so the baby could be both, a Terrell and a D'Morgana. Sadly my sister died during childbirth due to the amount of strength she had to use.
After our little girl's first birthday, I heard that Darl's little brother had his second child. He had told me that she was the only one to be able to use her powers as a newborn. The worry that Darl had 23 years ago was my worry too. I knew there was a possibility that I could lose him. I felt the darkness lurking in our home.
Years passed, our little girl was in New York for her first year of college. She was incredibly smart. Top of her class and she could skip a few grades allowing her to be where she is. That same year, Darl's family was sentenced to burn at the stake for his niece trying to fend herself. Darl didn't find a way to save them. Each spell that he did backfired. Everything changed when he told me the only way for his family to move on was to let his niece live and take her place. At first, I refused. I couldn't stand the world without him. He told me about the dark presence lurking in our home and take our niece's place was the only way to make it go away.
Days before the execution, I was able to meet his family. They were devoted to each other considering what their young one did. The mother told us about her purpose in life is not done, while theirs and their son's had come to an end. I cried after we left their holding cell, and no comfort from Darl could ease the pain.
On the execution, there was a hole in my heart. I couldn't understand what it was, but it was an incredible pain. His last words to his hometown were loving and caring. He knew they were up to something the minute our niece ran away that day. I looked over the crowd and saw Émile going berserk. She killed everyone near her. Her powers were incredible. I got my tranq gun and shot her. I left her in the nearest bus station before I called S.H.I.E.L.D. to handle everything here.
I went back home, keeping tabs on my niece. I didn't tell my little girl about what happened to her father until she gained his powers. I couldn't bare it, with the hatred she had towards me. With all the pain that I had endured, I never noticed the dark presence never left our home. So, when the Chitauri attacked that presence was gone. The moment it left, Samantha and Fury had informed me that my daughter died protecting a little boy from the aliens. Since then, I have asked Samantha to help me take care of the only family I had left.
Author's Note:
I really hope you guys liked this chapter, and I promise this won't be the last time you'll see Darl. (A friend almost killed me when Darl died.)
The next chapter will be Tony and Bruce working on Ultron. We'll eventually see Emily tapping into her family's powers and helping the Avengers in the process.
Please review the chapter, I would like to read what you guys think of the story so far.
Until Next time ;)
