"You've done it now" Nick Fury growled as he entered the interrogation room, "I think it's about time we locked her up!"
Irene looked up from the shared textbook to see Nick Fury pointing his finger right at her. Confused, she looked over to her sister who had followed him into the room. She couldn't understand what was going on, right when she calms down and is teaching Steve, Fury comes in and yells at her again. Irene closed her eyes and sighed as she rubbed her temple.
"Alright. What is this about?" Irene moaned, "I've only been in here half a day and I already feel like blowing my brains out"
Steve looked over to Nick Fury who wasn't going to calm down anytime soon, he didn't understand where this was coming from. What was he blaming Irene for now?
"You stole our devices" Fury yelled out, "Our weapons were either destroyed or stolen"
Irene looked over to Steve, "I wasn't in the weaponry! I don't even know where it would be! What are you going to blame that on me too? Go ahead!"
"The guard said you left this room!" Fury went on, "Right before the alarms blared off"
"I went to the bathroom"
"We told you to never leave this room, Ren"
"Before or after Fury decided to blame every single mishap on me?"
"I can assure you, Commander. She has no interest in robbing this facility. She's wise enough to know about the consequences" Steve stepped in.
"You've only known her for a week"
"And you have a clouded judgment over her"
"I believe you need to stand down and stay out of this" Fury turned to Steve, "This doesn't concern you"
"I believe it does" Steve stood up from his spot, "She's classified as a mutant and so am I"
"You were from an experiment that was to help the War"
"I'm stronger, can run faster, and endure more pain than any normal man. I believe nowadays that would be feared from most people in this world"
"Not unless people found out who you really are"
"So you're saying that every mutant is feared except for the ones that they created" Steve pointed out.
"This high school crush of yours is not letting you see what is right in front of you" Nick Fury commented, "She's an assassin from the Mutant Mob"
"And they haven't spoken to her since" Steve finished.
"She could be lying"
"Commander, she could be telling the truth"
"Captain, you can't believe every word she says. She can persuade anyone to believe anything, remember? I knew this was going to bite us in the ass one way or another" Nick Fury yelled out.
"Oh, come on, is this because I took out your eye?"
"What?!" Steve and Maria yelled out, "You never told me this"
"Because I wanted Fury to keep his dignity"
"I should've killed you then"
"You shouldn't have gotten involved"
"It was my right as an agent to stop you" Fury fumed, "I could've had you if you hadn't shot me with one of your light beams. I swore that day to have your head on my wall"
"Care to try?" Irene got up, "I only did it because you had brutally hurt one of my kind. You could've put a bullet through his head, but no! You had to beat him senseless"
"Is this what really happened"
"He deserved it"
"He died a couple of hours later, Fury!"
"So this is payback?" Fury waved around, "To attack the facility from the inside out?"
"I'm only mentioning this because I want you to be clear on one thing"
"And what's that?"
"That it's not just only me that's out for your blood" Irene said in a stern voice.
"Who would be after Fury? Do you know?" Maria finally spoke up.
Irene scoffed, "I think the shorter list would be who doesn't want to kill Nick Fury"
"What?"
"Think about the Mutant Files"
"Nearly every single delinquent is written in them"
"And who is in charge of those files?" Irene asked.
"Nick Fury"
"Exactly!"
"It can't just be Irene. That could've been the last straw! Who would come for you to avenge you?" Steve asked, "We need to know this. They could be just trying to free Irene but everyone is mistaking the signs. Noble, but still reckless. Someone who would've known you have a vendetta against Fury. Can you think of anyone? Maybe a close friend"
"That's the thing about the Mutant Mob" Irene shook her head, "You get offered the job, you do it, and then you get out"
"Well, that's great! How are we supposed to find the Mutant Mob with the files gone? Ever thought of that one?" Nick Fury commanded.
"You have a weapon" Steve placed his hand on Irene's shoulder.
"Her? I'd rather not" Fury objected.
"It's the only way she can prove her innocence" Maria stepped in, "She'll tell us who governs them and then work our way out. It's a perfect plan. We'll get the weapons back in no time"
Nick Fury slowly paced the room and rubbed his chin in contemplation. Irene breathed out and looked over to Steve who was staring straight at the commander.
"No"
"What?"
"I'm not going to have her as a secret agent, Hill" Fury explained.
"I can help!"
"I'd rather die before having you help me with this investigation"