Part Six: "This doesn't have to get any
messier." "Of course it does. I've come too far for anything else."
Eight years. That is how long it had been since
she first looked, spoke or listened to someone from SHIELD. Since that day,
nothing had really happened to Lexis. She still lived in the same town, had the
same friends and went to basically the same school. Nothing important happened
since that incredible day. Lexis always thought about that day. She remembered
everything, even the way Tony Stark looked at her. She had thought that day
that he might like her, but she was only ten and he was...much older. She never
expected to hear from SHIELD again, but that soon changed.
The day of her birthday, she had decided to move
out and travel the world, which no one was opposed to. Even her mother was
happy with it, which was a surprise. She did not want anything but some
spending money for her travels, but SHIELD had planned a surprise party for
her.
The day of the surprise, she happened to be home
alone; covenant for SHIELD...
Knock, knock, knock, knock...
Lexis ran to the door and opened it. She did not
recognize the face at first until it told her its name.
"Hello, I am Agent Natasha Romanova of SHIELD.
Are you...," she looked at a folder, "Lexis Siege?"
"Yes. Do you want to come in?" Lexis was shocked
that SHIELD had come back. What did they want with her again?
"Yes. Thank you," Lexis showed her to the living
room and they sat across from each other, "you should be glad that my mom is
not here. After what happened last time, she would not let me tell anyone that
we went there. I do not think that she even told my dad."
"I am sorry about that, but my job here is to
ask you again a question that was asked when you were ten. You have had quite a
while to decide the answer."
Now Lexis was super confused. What question?
They just asked her routine questions... "What question was that? I was not
asked anything that I had to decide on."
Now the Agent Romanova looked confused, "you
mean that you mother never told you?"
"Told me what? Is it the conversation she had
with director Nick Fury?"
"Yes, that conversation. I am assuming she never
told you what it was about," Lexis shook her head, "that conversation was about
Nick wanting to have you join SHIELD. He wanted you to train and finish school
before you actually became a member. We are asking you if you want to join
now." Agent Romanova looked impatient as Lexis thought of the answer. They
obviously thought that she was plenty ready for the challenge, but was she? She
honestly was not was not very comfortable with her powers, even after thirteen
years. She was not comfortable with all of her powers, especially her psychic
weapons. She did not think that other people who did not have her powers, could
teach her that it was okay to use. She feared that power.
"I am sorry, but I just do not think that. I am
not skilled enough to work for SHIELD. I am sorry."
"That is why we would train you. We would make
sure that you were prepared for working at SHIELD."
"I am not ready for such responsibility. I do
not want to be responsible for people's lives if I am not prepared enough to
protect them. I am too young and I do not know my capabilities yet...I am
sorry, I just can not do it."
Agent Romanova looked like she was either going
to punch the wall or cry. Lexis tried to read her, but training as a Russian
spy during the time of the Soviet Union, would prevent her from easily being
read which hurt Lexis reading people skills.
"I there any way that you will change your
mind...like tomorrow?"
Lexis got upset with this. They still wanted her
to join even though she still did not think that she was prepared nor old
enough for such great responsibility. She would have to kill and protect
people, and that was too much. She did not even really know her own
capabilities; what if something happened to her and she was considered
equivalent to...say the Hulk. Then what would they say? Oh, yeah you have this
problem, but hey it is okay. You can still join. No, they would either kill her
off or put her in a cage and test on her till she died. She could not do it. "No
there is no way you are changing my mind. I am not ready. Tell Nick I am sorry
for not being able to join. Maybe you could ask me a could of years and I
definitely will join then. I will have experienced things that...that I need to
experience. If that makes sense."
Agent Romanova sighed and tried to convince
Lexis one more time that she needs to join, "Lexis, this is not something you
can put off forever. The sooner you join the better prepared you can be at not
being afraid of any of the fears you have...It will be better for you and
SHIELD."
"I told you I do not want to join. What more do
you want from me?" Lexis was really pissed now and she got up to get her stuff
and leave. Her travels needed to start early.
"You need to sleep on this. You can not just
make this decision in a few minutes. Rest on it and call..." Agent Romanova was
cut off my Lexis as she decided to leave with a show.
"I told you I did not want to join, and now you
have made me very angry." Then she proofed into darkness. She shifted a few
inches and said play. She landed right outside her house and she quickly
scribbled a note on paper for her family. She left it on the door and ran to
her car. Agent Romanova had noticed her outside, but after the last thing that
Lexis said, she was a bit upset, especially after issues with Doctor Bruce
Banner, or the guy who turns green when angered.
Lexis did not really need a car she thought. She
could just hop around and in a car you are tied down a bit, and gas prices were
outrageous all over the world. As soon as she arrived in a small town miles
away from where he house was, she ditched the car and stopped. Everything went
black. She did not know where to go though, so she took a giant leap and almost
fell over. After regaining her balance, she said play and she was in North
Carolina, Myrtle Beach to be exact. Luckily she landed on the beach and no one
saw her, it was night time, so no one would really be there. She walked up the
beach, but turned around to see the ocean. It was her first time seeing it and
she had to look at it. It was so beautiful.
Ring, ring, ring...
Lexis grabbed her phone and answered it. She
thought it was odd because she did not give her phone number out to anyone, not
even her parents.
"Hello."
"Hello. It is Nick Fury. Is this Lexis?"
She sighed in relief, "Yeah, it is. Its been a
while. How are you?"
"I am good. Is that the ocean I hear?"
Lexis laughed, "It should be. I am standing
right next to it. My first time too."
"Where are you?"
"None of your business Nick, and you probably
have a GPS in my phone or you have a satellite right overhead of me. Right?"
Nick was quiet for a minute, "No we do not. We
just know how to find people. It is kind of our job. But I called to apologize
for my agent. She was rude and...she has problems with people who, in her mind,
make the wrong choices."
"I have no doubt in my mind that it was the
right choice, but it is pushing it to say it was wrong. It is my choice, that's
that. And I should have been asked before I was eighteen. It would have given
me a chance to actually decide what I wanted. If I had started when I was ten,
then I would have no problem doing things that SHIELD needed, but starting now
will only cause problems for me. I am really sorry Nick."
He slightly paused before answering, "that is
okay. But can we ask you again in two years?"
"Of course, Nick. And I promise I will join
then. I will be ready then."
He laughed, "I would seal that promise with
blood, but you are not close enough to do that."
"I could probably land in the general area. I
still have to map out my travels in my brain. Its is a long process."
"Have fun with that."
"Oh you know I will, Nick."
Lexis heard mummbles coming from the phone,
"Sorry, Lexis. I would love to chat, but Agent Frost did something stupid. I have
to go.
She was a little bit disappointed, but he had a
job and life, "I understand. Can you tell Agent Frost hi for me?"
"I will Lexis, bye now."
"Bye, Nick."
Click...
There was only silence now, except for the loud
noises of the ocean. She wanted to sleep on the sand where it would still be
warm from the sun beating on it from that day, but she knew that if she was
here in the morning, then she would be in trouble. Slowly she continued up the
small hill to the exit of the beach. If this is what my life for the next
two years is going to be, then I know I made the right choice. As she got
to the top of the hill, the sun was just beginning to come up over the horizon.