Sorry I haven't posted in the last couple of days, I've been really busy.
But hopefully I'll be able to continue writing consistently.
Atea woke up sharply, wondering what time it was. There was a digital clock beside her bed, 6:58 am, it read. Shit shit shit shit, Fury's going to kill me! Atea flew out of bed, throwing the uniform on and brushing her hair and teeth as fast as possible. She ran to the main room, hoping that Hill and Fury were caught up in things.
They weren't. When Atea got there, they were already standing there. Hill didn't seem to bothered, but Fury did look annoyed.
"You're late," he frowned, looking at her.
"I'm sorry, I promise it won't happen again."
Fury nodded gruffly and they all started walking, Fury and Hill in front and Atea following behind them. They reached a door and Fury stopped, put his hand in a scanner and opened the door. The room was large, even bigger than the control room. It looked almost like a gym, with random objects placed around the room.
"We will be training you four hours a day. Two of those hours will be used to focus on your powers, and the other two will be physical strength and cardio. After training you can do almost whatever you want. Good luck."
Fury let Hill take over and stepped to the side.
"So Atea, we've already figured out some of the things you can do, such as teleport yourself and see into the future. We want to know what else you're capable of, and also mastering the powers you already have. It'll take time but I know that if we work together, we can do this."
"Okay, tell me where to start." This is actually exciting, Atea thought. She wanted to know what she could do more than anyone else.
"You've managed to move yourself from one location to another, so now we're going to try different distances, and if all goes well, if you can move other objects with you. Please stand on the yellow line to your right."
Atea did as she was told. She noticed Fury watching them, which made her a bit uncomfortable. Agent Hill was kind enough and more relaxed than Fury, who just seemed like a giant ball of stress.
"Do you see that other line 2 meters away from you?" Hill asked, Atea nodded, "Try and teleport yourself there."
"Wait, like right now?" She wasn't really focused and she didn't feel she had the right mind set.
"Whenever your ready."
Well here it goes I guess. Atea did the same thing she'd done in Loki's room. She thought about the other yellow line as much as she could, making it the only thought in her mind. She waited several seconds then opened her eyes.
She hadn't moved an inch. She felt the eyes of both Hill and Fury on her and her face felt hot. This worked before... What's different this time?
Atea tried again, and when she didn't budge again, she groaned in frustration.
"It's like I don't have the right mind to do it today or something. I don't want it enough."
"Then want it," Fury replied simply.
Thanks for the help.
This time, she didn't think of it as just a yellow line, she thought of it as the most important thing in the world. If she could make it to that yellow line, if she could show what she could do, and if her powers developed further, she could help so many people. She could be a superhero.
"Amazing," Hill stared in wonder. Atea looked and saw that she had moved.
It's about time, she thought, but she was glad that it worked.
"Impressive," Fury said, looking a tiny bit impressed. He'd probably seen a lot cooler things than this.
"We figure that you have powers like telekinesis, you're able to manipulate objects with your mind, like moving yourself from one point to another, ignoring physical boundaries. You can also look into the future, and hopefully much more. Have there been any other unusual things that have happened to you?"
Atea nodded, remembering when she got lost yesterday, "Yeah, I was able to show myself the way back to the control room. There was a line of hazy blue that I followed. Is that telekinesis?"
"Well, no. But we aren't going to limit you're abilities to one category."
They trained for another three and a half hours, Atea's excitement dwindling as the time counted down. By the time she was finished, she couldn't be happier.
They walked back to the control room in silence, something was on her mind though, she wanted to know what happened yesterday causing the two of them to have to leave so quickly.
"Why did you guys have to leave yesterday?" She asked Hill.
Agent Hill shot Fury a glance, who looked back at her. Atea couldn't read his expression, which was frustrating to say the least.
"Loki attacked our main headquarters."
Loki is back! We haven't heard from him in a while...