Greetings! I hope you all are having a good Christmastime and will enjoy this next chapter! Lots of explanations and universe establishment here. Hopefully things will get more interesting in the next chapter.

You might have noticed that I changed the secondary category. I realized that Agents of SHIELD was more appropriate than Doctor Who since that is the group that gets interacted with more. However, you will still be seeing the Doctor in the next chapter.

Enjoy!


Chapter Two

Bonding

Nat should have expected this. With the way Tao reacted to her, and everyone else's apparent interest in the fact, she shouldn't've been so surprised that they'd insisted on this. But she was. Suho's condition for the group registering was that they deal exclusively with her. She would be the one to supervise them while they were in America for the registry process. She couldn't say she was exactly disappointed. They seemed to trust her, and, within a week, Baekhyun was already treating her like a little sister. He was adorable, and Nat found herself easily slipping into the habit of calling him Oppa.

The next week was hectic. Arrangements had to be made for Exo to stay in America safely without alerting fans. Chiron was extremely helpful, allowing the members to stay at Camp Half-Blood. It was good for them too. Chanyeol bonded quickly with Leo, the Son of Hephaestus taking his fellow fire-user to meet Festus the bronze dragon as well as the rest of Hephaestus cabin.

Suho and his water powers were quickly snapped up by Percy. The Son of Poseidon was eager to test Suho's abilities and see who was stronger. Annabeth and the Athena cabin were fascinated by Zitao and Jongin's powers. They insisted that the two boys stay with them so they could study their abilities, but Connor and Travis of the Hermes cabin quickly stole Jongin. They didn't want to lose the opportunity that having a teleporter in camp would give them for pranks.

Baekhyun and Yixing were taken in by the Apollo cabin. With Apollo, himself still trapped there in the human body of Lester Papadopoulos, it wasn't exactly the easiest environment, but the human god still managed to welcome the two of them. Baekhyun soon had him captivated by his light powers, and Yixing found himself being welcomed into the infirmary where his healing powers were greatly appreciated.

Jongdae and Yi Fan found themselves scooped up by Jason who was visiting from New Rome. With Jongdae's lightning powers and Yi Fan's ability to fly, the three boys hit it off quickly. Luhan, Minseok, Kyungsoo, and Sehun all joined Jongin in the Hermes cabin.

Nat was thrilled that the group was fitting in so well. One of the most important things about the Cooperation was the relationships that everyone built with everyone else. It was an organization built on mutual trust and friendship, and she was very glad that the newest members were starting off on the right foot.

Phil called her at the end of the week to let her know that things were ready to begin the process of getting them all registered. Since it was going to take some time to do all of them, Nat suggested that they split it up into two groups. Exo-M could go together, and then Exo-K could go. Or vice versa. Phil agreed, and suggested that she get one of the groups to come that day so they could get things started.

Nat found Suho and Percy at the docks by the pond where Suho was demonstrating his powers. "Dude, that is so awesome!" Percy cried enthusiastically as Suho pulled a ball of water out of the air. Nat's footsteps alerted Percy to her approach and he turned to smile at her. "Isn't he great?"

"It's certainly impressive," Nat agreed, smiling as Suho let the water fall into the pond. "I hate to interrupt, but I just got a call from Phil. They're ready to start. They want to do it in a couple groups since there are so many of you. There are only so many Agents who are qualified to evaluate powered people. I suggested we split things up into Exo-M and Exo-K. Is there a preference for who goes first?"

"Exo-K can go first," Suho replied after only a moment's thought. "Zitao has been expressing concern about his powers. Best to give him a little time to get a grip on them."

"I think I have just the way to help with that," Nat said with a smile. "How about you get Jongin, Kyungsoo and Sehun. I'll find Baekhyun and Chanyeol and meet you at the border?"

Suho nodded and said good bye to Percy. Baekhyun was easy to find. He'd barely left the Apollo cabin since he arrived. Nat greeted Apollo and, after a promise to come practice her archery with him later, managed to drag Baekhyun away to find Chanyeol.

"I'm glad you're making friends," Nat said as they headed toward the Hephaestus cabin.

"Apollo is great," Baekhyun replied with a grin nearly as bright as his powers. "He seems to enjoy my stories."

"Well, he is the god of poetry. He'll probably try to use your powers in some poem. With any luck, we'll never have to hear it."

Baekhyun laughed and slung an arm around her shoulders. "Have you spoken with Zitao since you got back?" he asked casually.

"No, but I was planning to. I want to take him to meet the Doctor. Suho said that he'd been nervous about his powers. Who better than a Time Lord to make him feel better?"

Baekhyun nodded. He looked like he wanted to say more, but they'd arrived at the Hephaestus cabin. Luckily, Chanyeol and Leo were both there. Nat told them that Phil was ready to start registering them, and that they were taking Exo-K first. "How come they have to get registered and we don't?" Leo asked.

"Because they're out in the world. Part of my negotiations made it so that the committee drawing up the Accords understood that you guys are under your own government to keep yourselves in check. Plus, you have the Mist to cover any mistakes. And you can thank the Cooperation for this. If we didn't exist, you guys probably would've been in big trouble already."

"Can't argue with that," Leo replied. He reached up and patted Chanyeol on the shoulder. "See you soon, buddy."

With the two boys in her wake, Nat headed up Half-Blood Hill to meet Suho and the others. Once she had everyone together, she led them a short way out from the border then called the Prometheus to transport all seven of them to the ship.

When they landed, Jongin stumbled and had to brace himself on Kyungsoo's shoulder for a moment. "You alright?" Nat asked, concerned.

"It feels really different from teleporting," he explained. "Foreign almost. I have no control over it, so I wasn't sure how to brace myself."

"You'll get used to it," Nat assured him. "At least until we learn what your range is."

Jongin nodded, shook his head to clear it of the remaining discomfort. "I'm ready." Nat signaled again and, with a flash, they were transported to SHIELD headquarters. This time, Kyungsoo was ready with a hand on his friend's arm in case Jongin needed it. Thankfully, the teleporter was a little more prepared this time and simply stood still for a moment to allow the disorientation to fade.

Phil was there to meet them with Mae, Fitz, Simmons, and Mack. "Welcome to SHIELD," Phil said with a smile.

Suho turned to Nat in surprise as the others exclaimed quietly as well. "He's speaking English. Everyone has been speaking Korean all this time except for that first meeting. What's going on?"

Nat facepalmed, frustrated that she'd forgotten to tell them about it. "Sorry, I forgot to let you know! We are still working on implementing the Universal Translators everywhere. Technology doesn't even work at Camp, but we were able to work with some of the Wizards as part of our arrangement and create a translation spell. There's a spell over the whole Camp Half-Blood area that allows anyone within the range of the spell to understand everyone else in whatever language is easiest for them. That's why it's so easy for you guys to stay there as opposed to anywhere else in America that we could've put you. We're still working on implementing translators everywhere else."

Suho nodded in understanding. "We'll make do until that happens," he said with a smile.

Nat smiled back. "Good. Now, I'm going to leave you guys in their capable hands. I want to see if I can introduce Zitao to the Doctor. It might help him with his confidence about his powers."

Suho nodded again and spoke quickly to the others, catching their attention when he said that Nat was leaving. Baekhyun wrapped his arms around her shoulders, whining in protest. "I thought she was going to stay with us! Wasn't that part of the bargain?"

Nat laughed lightly, gripping his arms in a grateful hug. "I have to help Zitao, Oppa," she told him gently. "You can trust these guys. You'll like them, I promise!" Baekhyun pouted, but released her from his grip. "I'll be back as soon as I have the word that you're done," she assured him. "And, if you need anything, you can call me. Just don't call unless you really do need me."

Baekhyun nodded and backed away to stand next to Chanyeol. FitzSimmons gestured for the boys to follow them, and led them into the base. "I see you've made your usual impression," Phil commented as soon as the group was out of earshot.

"It would seem so," Nat replied, smiling fondly in the direction the group had left in. "Anyway, I should go. Let me know when I can come pick them up." With a smile at Mack, and a wave at Mae, Nat signaled the Prometheus to bring her back.


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