Hey everyone, I am sorry for the very late update. I just had a lot of things pile up in my life...and I was a little nervous about writing Fury. I am sorry if anyone is OOC. Let me know what you think. :) And for the life of me I can't get it to bloody indent! So I apologize for that.
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Kat attempted to keep her anxiety at bay as Tony and Loki ushered her towards the bridge. She managed to remain composed outwardly, yet on the inside it was a crushing ocean. Tony squeezed her shoulder as he gave her a sideways glance in understanding.
To say the bridge of the Helicarrier was amazing would be an understatement. There was such a plethora of people she thought she'd go mad. The view out the monstrously sized windows (which she desperately hoped were several feet thick) was almost overwhelming for her overloaded mind.
At the center was a tall and somewhat stocky dark skinned man with an eye-patch and vast amounts of leather. Tony calling him a pirate floated in her mind and she suppressed a snort. Tony grinned as if he could read her thoughts.
"You took your sweet ass time getting here," he said gruffly, "did you stop for Chinese?"
"Italian, actually," Kat responded cheekily.
She heard a stifled laugh to her right and saw it was a man in a dark purple hoodie. He immediately stopped when a lady with flaming red hair elbowed him in the side. Kat resisted the urge to chuckle as she brought her attention back to Fury.
Fury just ignored her remark and went on, "Do you know why you are here?" he asked her,
"Apparently I'm special enough to ride the special plane-ma-jigger?"
The guy in the hoodie snorted and was once again silenced with an elbow. The director held back a growl and thought of throttling her.
"You have unique abilities that need to be harnessed and controlled. We are here to aid you in your training," he refused to say the word "special".
Tony saw her tense up at the term control and she gained a point of respect in his book. He understood how she felt and sympathized, for he knew what SHIELD would do.
Kat kept what she felt to herself and nodded, silent.
Fury continued, "And in time, when you progress, we can assign you to a position best suited to your abilities."
She nodded as he continued on, her eyes sort of glazing over. Her eyes drifted to the side and she blinked.
"Is that girl playing Duke Nukem?" she asked incredulously.
Fury snapped his mouth shut, turned and gave the girl such a death glare that Kat could see her gulp and she was suddenly sorry she said anything.
"Anyway, moving on!" she clapped her hands together, "When do I start my training?"
She spun around as Loki spoke, "Immediately."
"I am guessing you will be my teacher?" she asked and he nodded.
She bowed with a slight tinge of mocking, "Indeed, Obi-Wan."
Loki resisted the urge to smile as Tony outright laughed and clapped him on the back as Kat smiled.
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As Loki escorted Kat to her room to rest up before training he explained his role, "I will be helping you seek your gift within and bring it to fruition."
"Why?"
"I am the only one on this Earth that is competent enough to guide you."
"I meant why do you bother?" she looked at him, "Last I heard you were bag-o-cats crazy and plotting world domination?" she was never one to be delicate.
He looked at her sharply, but calmed himself before answering, "To redeem myself and serve my punishment."
"Ah, so I am a punishment?" She nudged him lightly and giggled, not caring if it pushed his personal boundaries.
He gave a small smile but said nothing as they stopped at her quarters. She smiled and held out her hand, and he looked at it oddly before extending his.
"I don't promise not to be a pain in the ass, but I won't make it too difficult for you," Kat grinned and slid her card to gain her access to her room.
Loki bowed his head and continued walking on to the area they would use to train, and nearly missed her chuckle.