Chapter 3

Four days later:

Sigyn picked up her coat, her coffee and took the lift down to the basement parking. She had gotten off early today. She wanted to spend more time with her sister Nanna. As she exited the elevator, she saw someone standing at her car. Someone in a black suit. She could only see his back.

"Um…hello?" she called out, her walk slowing down, body tensing for a fight, if necessary. "Do I know you, mister?"

"Yes. You know. You're one of the few who know I'm alive."

Sigyn relaxed, her body releasing the tension and she said, her walk picking up speed to reach him quickly, "You could have left a note, Agent."

"I could have," he said, "but it's too…risky. Where are you going? You don't get off till 7:30."

"Need to spend time with Nanna. Going to the hospital to surprise her." Sigyn unlocked her car and opened the door. "Must be important or you wouldn't have come all the way from Headquarters. Not to mention, risk being seen."

"You need to call the Director," he said tersely, though he was smiling. "It's urgent."

"You came all the way to tell me that?" Sigyn said, confused and finding it hard to believe.

"Calling you would've been traceable. Leaving a note, like you suggested, wouldn't have been any less risky. I had to come myself," he answered.

He had a point. And she also knew he was not lying about the seriousness of calling the Director. When he didn't say anything, Sigyn sighed heavily and turning around to put her things on the passenger seat, said, "Okay. I'll call him."

As she straightened up after leaving her things, the Agent handed her a small phone and said, "You know the drill."

"Yeah, yeah," Sigyn said. "His number's already there, I presume. Leave the phone on the railing of my balcony. And you'll come and pick it up. Gotcha." She gave him a two-finger salute.

"And it better be important, why I'm calling him." She moved back, and said, getting in her car, "See you around, Coleslaw!"

She shut the door and backed out of the parking. She waved him goodbye. It would be a long time before she would see him again. She knew.

Sigyn took the phone and dialled the number named "The Director." Oh now, wasn't that so inconspicuous? She kept the phone to her ear and waited as the ring went. While it rang, she fumbled around her glove box to remove a slip of paper. Suddenly, an automated female voice said, "This is The Lombardo Restaurant. What may I get for you?"

"For starters, I'll have a…plate of Billionaire Idiot, sprinkled with a little Pepper for taste," Sigyn said. She was smiling incoherently. "Your order is in the system. Main Course?"

"A little Captain Steve with a touch of Hulk-coloured coriander and a little thunder for a smoky taste." The automated voice said, "Your order is in the system. Dessert?"

"A red Black Widow with the accurate amount of Hawk mixed in for some fastness. That's all." The automated voice said, "Your order is being processed. Wait a moment." There was a beep and then a much more stronger, commanding, male voice said, "Password?"

Sigyn looked at the slip of paper and said, "54L52O256K453I1562." There was a longer beep and then the familiar voice sounded, "Hello, Consultant Number 2."

"Oh now, Fury. I know Coleslaw's alive. Why am I still "Consultant Number 2"?" she mimicked him.

"Why do you insist on calling him that?" Fury asked, though it was just an off-hand question. "Why did you send him to personally tell me to call you, Fury?" Sigyn asked, getting to the point. She had stopped in a no-parking zone to talk – because talking while driving is bad – and she didn't want the police to find her.

"Did you take Thor's briefing on that event that occurred during the Convergence?" Fury asked. Sigyn answered, finally serious, "Yeah. Caught him just before he was about to whiz off to Asgard." Fury said, "Good. Okay, to the point. Four days ago, we caught a huge energy wave from the place where those portals had opened up before the Convergence. Now, witnesses say – well, when I say witnesses, there was just one, this stupid-ass, uncooperative witness. They saw a green ball of mist float up into the air and just…vanish. Go check it out."

Sigyn could not believe this. Four days later he informs her about this? "You could have told me earlier. Not, you know, four days later!" She almost yelled.

"We weren't sure what it was before. But we have an idea now. And since you're the closest, go check it out. Today, if possible." Sigyn was really angry. After she had her entire day planned out, this man had to jump in and shake up everything.

Well, her sister did not know she was coming. She could go and surprise her tomorrow.

"Yeah, I'll go check it out," Sigyn said, feeling defeated in some way. "I didn't have any plans today anyways."

Fury sounded calm and content. That random energy wave was really bugging him. He said, "Thank you. Send me the report quickly. Take that device with you. The one that detects anomalies in the electric signatures of an area."

"Okay. Is that all? Because I really need to get out of here. I'm in a no-parking zone, so…" Fury sighed heavily. She could see him pinching the space between his eyebrows and…sighing heavily. She even knew he was probably thinking about why she was a consultant anyways.

"Okay. I'll keep the phone. Just go check it out," Fury said.

"Yup, boss," Sigyn said. "Talk to you later." And Sigyn cut the phone. She pocketed it and started her car. Fury was always unpredictable in giving her weird jobs and investigation to do. So she always had that device in the glove compartment of her car.

As she took it out, she suddenly realized she didn't know where to go. Just then, the phone she had called Fury with, rang. She picked it up and saw it was a message containing the address of where she was to go. "Thank you," she whispered to the phone.

She started her car. In time, she had reached the address. At least the police hadn't caught her for parking in the no-parking zone like the first two times.

Sigyn parked her car near one of the small cement buildings.

She looked around. She could see the water on one side. And in front of her was a structure of many pillars inside which where stairs and doorways.

She switched on the device in her hand and moved forward. One hand in her overcoat and the one which was holding the device with outside, she walked silently in her heels. She had always been a silent walker. A reason why she was good at scaring people. The slow beeping emanating from the device told her there was the normal amount of electrical charge around.

She reached at the middle of this open, cemented ground. As she stepped into the centre, the beeping went so loud, she dropped the device and backed away. The beeping went higher and higher and reached a point where Sigyn bent over double, her hands stuck to her ears.

And then, the device exploded.

Sigyn, having fast reflexes, ducked and turned around, pulling her overcoat above her head. After a few minutes, she slowly turned around and looked at the remnants of the machine. She walked over to it. The parts had been fried up! Like someone had kept them in a barbecue for an entire day.

"What the hell?" She looked around. The sky was clear, but she could feel there was something hiding within. Something powerful. The air was lying to her too well. She couldn't figure out what it was. She could smell a sense of…mischief? What was it that was annoying her so much?

Her phone rang. She almost jumped out of her skin. She saw the number. It was Nanna.

"Hello?" Sigyn said, out of breath.

"You okay?" Nanna asked. "You sound a little…"

"No, no. I'm fine." She looked at the device again, or what was left of it anyways.

"Um…can you come down to the hospital?" Nanna asked, a little reluctantly.

"Why?" Sigyn asked, regaining her senses, alert again. "Did something happen?"

"No," Nanna replied calmly. "Just come here. Quickly. There's someone here…that…you might...need to…you know…meet. Or at least know that they're here."

Sigyn just stayed silent. What was her sister even saying? Someone she needed to meet? Who the hell was that?

"You're not making any sense, Nanna," she said.

"Just get here, Gin. You'll know everything," Nanna said and cut the phone before Sigyn could say anything else.

"Hello? Hello! Nanna! Ugh!" Sigyn, furious and confused, made her way to her car and got in. Good thing the hospital was only a few minutes away.

"Nanna Davidson?" she asked at the reception at the hospital. The lady – a blonde woman – typed in her name in the computer and clicked the mouse. She looked up and said, "Third floor. She just checked a patient into the general ward 2, about 10 minutes ago."

"Thanks," Sigyn said and made her way to the elevator. She got in and pressed three. As the lift closed, her mind began to wander. Why was Nanna calling her? And who was this person that she had to meet? Or at least know that they are here?

As the lift opened on the third floor, she walked out and asked a nurse passing by where the general ward 2 was. The nurse gave her the directions, she said, "Thank you," and walked towards it.

However, on the way, a phone rang. She stopped to look who was calling, but it wasn't her phone. Then she realized she had the phone Coulson had given her. She answered it.

"Hello Director," Sigyn said.

"Where are you?" Fury asked. "Did you go to that place?"

"Yeah I did. And I need a replacement of that device," Sigyn said.

"Why? What happened?" Fury asked.

"I think this is just what you wanted," Sigyn said and narrated the entire incident to Fury as she walked to the ward.

General ward 2 was little far away, and the way there was twisted and maze-like. She reached it and waited outside the door to finish talking to the Director.

"That's something. Thanks for going there. I need to go act on what all you just told me. Try to find out what it was. I can't do that much all the way from here." And he cut the phone.

"Okay…" Sigyn said, putting the phone in her pocket and looking at the door. "What do you want me to see, Nanna?"

She opened the door. It was empty. She looked around and saw Nanna standing at the far end, next to a bed that was completely hidden with the curtain. Sigyn quickly walked up to her younger sister and asked, "What did you want me to see?"

"Come inside," Nanna said and disappeared behind the curtain. Sigyn followed her to the other side.

"OH SHIT!" she yelled and fell back. Had she actually seen who she thought she had seen? She couldn't have? Then, another realization struck her. What if he was responsible for the device exploding.? The energy wave did happen four days ago.

"Hello," he said, his voice like poisoned honey. There was malice laced underneath his slick and smooth tone.

"Yeah, hi," Sigyn said.

"You're well aware of who I am then," he said. Sigyn, still on the ground, answered, "Yeah. I know you. Read your file, Loki. How's it been?"