Nyxis closed her eyes and swallowed hard as the air craft starting lifting into the sky. She dug her nails tightly into her polyester seat and tried to place her mind anywhere else besides where she was. Rule number 43: Never show your afraid. Which granted, should not apply to her right now seeing as she was with friendlies who wouldn't harm her, but she didn't know exactly where they were going and who all was there. With any luck, Banner would be there and could explain the situation. Maybe he even knew where her father was. She had been looking for him since he went missing months ago. People think he ran away with Intrepid, but he wouldn't just up and leave her. Someone either has him and Intrepid and is keeping him hostage or he couldn't let Intrepid be released without some catastrophic event happening. Wouldn't he had at least left a note saying he would be okay if that was the issue though?
"Your handling flying pretty well." Hawkeye's voice drew her back out of her mind and back into that terrible fact. She glared at him.
"The only reason I was doing fine was because I wasn't thinking about it so thank you for reminding me." She rolled her eyes to look out the window. As much as she hated flying, the view still wasn't that bad.
"So I got a look at your file. Want to tell me why you never told me you were exposed?" Hawkeye's voice was full of anger. "Three years ago, and don't lie to me Nyx because I need to know what happened in order to explain it to Fury." Nyxis sighed and threw her head back on to the headrest.
"It was my idea. Dad and Banner had just started examining the Gamma Rays... effects, for lack of a better word, on people. They examined the documents collection on the experiment of Steve Rogers and thought they had finally came up with a variable that could reform mankind or so to speak. Unfortunately, it had to be introduced to the Gamma Rays at the exact same time and that variable happens to be in my blood. I argued with Dad for hours to let me do it for him and when he finally let me the experiment didn't work." She stood and walked over to sit next to him at the front of the jet. "Clint, that's why S.H.I.E.L.D wants me isn't it?" He glanced at her.
"Fury wants you involved because of Intrepid. Banner needs someone to help him recreate the system or find the original. We got message in from Asgard that Loki had escaped and cant be found anywhere. We cant rule out the possibly that he could have returned here."
"But why would Banner need my help? He was apart of the project and I'm sure Stark would be much more help than I ever could. And as far as finding him, Ive been looking for the past four months."
Clint started lowering the plane to land it. Her fingers dug their way into the seat. Flying she could get around, the landing? Not so much. He landed the ship with a little bump. She let out a breathe and relaxed. Clint stood and shut down the jet.
"That's honestly all Ive been told so far, but I bet they have more answers for us once we get inside. Come on."
"This is your room. Don't expect to be in it much though. We tend to run around all day like our heads about to chopped off." Agent Phil Coulson laughed as Nyxis walked around her new room. The walls were black with some small white decor hanging on some of the walls. She took a few steps to glance around the corner and see her closet and bathroom. It wasn't very decorative, which was a plus to her. After all, when your life's lived on secrets and lies you don't tend to put family portraits up for all to see. She threw her suitcase on the bed and started putting up her clothes.
"Kitchen's behind you. You have fully stocked everything in here and if you need anything just give me a call. In your bedside table is a welcome pack. Retarded, I know, but its got a map and all of our phone numbers. Director Fury will call everyone up for a meeting here in an hour or so. It's really nice to meet you, Nyxis. Welcome to the team." He extended his hand. She smiled at him and shook his hand.
"You as well Agent Coulson. Thank you." He turned to leave when someone else walked into her room. She sighed watching him walk to her kitchen and pour two drinks.
"Phil you should stay and hear some of the interesting stories she has for us," He said as he put a drink in her hand. "Can you handle your drinks Miss Cantori?"
"You'll never change will you Stark? This isn't story time. And I don't have any time to be playing around here. Phil, would you mind telling me where Banner's lab is?" Nyx smiled at Tony as she cheers him and downed the drink. She handed him back the glass. He drank his drink, put both the glasses in the kitchen and began to walk out the door.
"Don't worry about her Phil. I'll take her. I was just going back anyways. I'm sure Banner would get angry at me if I didn't and we don't want that now do we?"
The entirety of this building was long narrow confusing hallways. I laughed thinking the people who created this obviously think of Banner being inside. If he got angry enough, this whole place would hit the ground in a few mere seconds. Stark walked in front of her rambling about something to himself that she wasn't really listening to. Clint had said that Loki's location wasn't known. Had he come back? And if he had, want would he want with Intrepid? Her dad hadn't showed or told her much besides the general purpose of the program. She wondered what Loki could want with it and if that seems to be his plan. Or maybe it could be that he hadn't returned to Earth. If that's the case, who would have her father? And why does everything seem to return to Intrepid? She needed to dig deep somehow to figure exactly what the program contains. Who better to talk to than someone apart of the project? She had to have a private talk with Banner as soon as possible.
"There's been a change in plans, princess. Fury called the meeting." Tony said stopping in front of double doors. Nyxis stared at him. Had he just seriously called her princess? "But don't worry. Afterwards, well take you to the lab. I promise it's like candyland in there." He pushed open the double doors as they walked in.