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2002: S.H.E.I.L.D headquarters, under New York City
Chapter 15:
"Do we have any idea where she came from?" Nick Fury said as he watched the young women through a glass panel.
"No," Agent Coulson shook he head. "A witness said that she fell from the sky. We have several theories about where she may be from. The most realistic that she came from a rival intelligence agency from Russia, China, or some other country, and has been placed here to gain or sympathies and spy on us."
"Are we going to have to kill her?" Fury said very seriously.
"I doubt it," Coulson said. "I said most realistic, not that it was all that likely. Anyway she looks like she couldn't kill a fly."
"Looks are misleading, she already killed a man," Fury retorted. "What are the other theories?"
"Well someone suggested she was some sort of cyborg technology, which we have since proven wrong," Coulson sighed and brought his gaze intently to the blonde girl. To him she looked delicate and young; it was a shame for her to be brought into such a corrupt world. "The last theory is that she is from another world, an alien," Coulson smiled at the thought of such an outlandish possibility.
"Don't get excited, she looks like a human to me," Coulson nodded at his boss.
"So we have a potential threat and all the resources of S.H.E.I.L.D can't figure out who she is. I mean if you ask me it looks like she couldn't hurt a fly."
"She had pointed ears," Coulson chuckled. "Maybe she is an elf."
"I highly doubt that," Fury kept his gaze on the unconscious women. "But if so she is an elf who needs to be on our side. We can't afford to have such a powerful being anywhere else."
"Yes sir," Coulson said as he walked into interrogate the strange girl. She seemed almost angelic as she slept, but he knew that she had to posses so dangerous powers to send all of S.H.E.I.L.D dithering.
When she woke up she was no longer in the ally. She had been relocated to a blank room that contained a two chairs and a door. She quickly attempted to stand up, but found she was tied to the chair. She figured she could escape relatively easily, but she was curious to she who her captures were.
Not a moment latter two people dressed in black entered the room. One was male and was wearing something that looked formal. The other was a women and much younger.
"I'm Agent Coulson and I am hear to interrogate you about you special," Coulson paused. "Skills."
"I swear those men would have hurt me if I had not protected myself," she said. Behind her back she loosened the ties that were holding her to the chair. The women quickly moved behind her and grabbed her wrist.
"Don't think about escaping," she smiled. "They don't let you do that here." There was uneasiness in Natasha's eyes as if she was the one who was trying to escape. She nodded at the red head.
"Now I need to know your name at least," Coulson said.
"I am afraid I do not know," she gave a slight smile. "You wouldn't happen to know?'
"I'm afraid not," he replied. "Do you have any idea where you came from?"
"Nope," she said. "And I don't know much about my power or what realm this is."
Coulson found her choice in word rather curious," Well right now we are in S.H.E.I.L.D's underground headcounters in New York City."
"I'm afraid I have never heard of this City of New York," she said as if it wasn't unusual at all.
"Perhaps you would like to pick out a name?" Coulson said. "Does anything come to mind."
She paused a minute searching her mind for anything, "Loki? No, that's not possible that is a name for men."
"Not to mention a very unusual name," Coulson smiled. "Is that the only one that comes to mind?"
"I am afraid so," she said. She wondered who Loki was, he must have been very important to her. Something deep in her being was suddenly overwhelmed a throbbing sadness. It seemed so tragic to not even remember someone who had most likely helped define her past.
"How about Alice?" Coulson sensed that she was becoming uneasy. "Because it's almost like you fell threw the looking glass."
She tilted her head with curiosity, "I don't understand the reference, but I do like that name. I will take it as my own."
"Okay Alice," Coulson said. "Back to business then. We can't realize you with out surveillance. It appears you are too powerful for that. Would you consider becoming an field Agent for S.H.E.I.L.D?"
"I don't think I would like that very much," Alice said. "Its not that I don't want to work for you I just don't believe I want to use my power. It has gotten me into so much trouble since I have arrived…" she trailed off as her mind attempted to wander.
"I'm sorry Alice, but Agent Fury, my boss, doesn't think we can let you out of our hands," Coulson glanced at the seemingly obdurate wall. "You'll have to work with us to some extent."
"Are there any other options available to me?" she sighed.
"Well being an agent doesn't been you have to be someone like Natasha here," he pointed at her. "S.H.E.I.L.D has agents that our scientists or do administrative work."
"Science?" she sat up a little bit more. "What is science?"
Agent Romanoff let her steely gaze fall for a moment and let out a rare laugh," You really aren't from around here. No other agency would send a spy who behaved so clueless."
"I'm sorry, but I don't see how that is my fault," Alice was maddened by the women. She seemed to think that Alice was stupid and clueless. Alice seemed to believe she had intelligence; she was just confused by her surroundings. "You didn't answer my question."
"Science is a rather broad term," she said. "I guess, simply, it is the study of the physical or natural world."
"Sounds interesting," she said. "Much more interesting than killing people."
Natasha shrugged, "I never understood it and I find killing people plenty interesting."
Agent Coulson felt the need to direct the conversation, "I suppose we could send you to a near by university where you could test out your aptitude for a few types of science and we can arrange a room for you here at headquarters and I am afraid you will have to train for combat on the weekends, at a minimum. If you find you don't like it or can't do it you can come back here to train fulltime."
"That sounds great," Alice smiled.
"We need to discuss something in the hallway," said Coulson. "We'll be back in a moment." Widow and Coulson left the cell and went back to where Fury was standing.
"Do you really think we can trust her to be with civilians everyday," Natasha said to Fury. "She obviously has incredible power and neither her nor us understand it."
"She seems nice enough," said Coulson. "She seems relatively normal, besides the fact that she can't remember who she is."
"I think she will be find," Fury said. "As long as we monitor her any closer, if we have another incident we are removing her from that situation. Agent Romanoff I think I am going to assign you to her, just for a little while."
Agent Romanoff was upset, but didn't let herself show much emotion, "Don't you think I'm more useful in the field?"
"Yes," Fury said. "But part of being in S.H.E.I.L.D is handling special cases. If you do well with that we'll put you back in the field, we can't afford not to."
"So for now I have to babysit her?" she said.
"Yes," Fury said before turning around to leave.