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You follow Agent Smith through several grey corridors until we end up at a large busy room. ‘The Bridge’ as he called it, was filled with agents working at rows of stations with monitors on the wall backdropped by a huge window overlooking the ocean.
You quickly take in the expanse of the room, from the servers at the sides of the room, the second story glass balcony that lead to other parts of the ship, and the agents standing at attention with guns on their hips places around the room as well as the ones sat in front of monitors.
With so many people talking into earpieces, each in their own conversations it was difficult to make out anything. What little you could make out, was key words like “Threat, Attack, and Alien Weapon”, once again reminding you how serious this situation is.
Before you could continue to listen into conversations you hear Fury’s deep voice. Looking over you spot him not too far away.
Standing at the helm surrounded by monitors he is in his usual attire of all black. He stands confidently with his arms crossed as he commands those around him.
The agent next to him whispers something to him, presumably of your arrival as he looks over as you approach.
As you follow Agent Smith closer, you notice Fury is wearing scent blockers. Not the strongest ones like you, but enough to tone down his scent considerably. For most humans it would probably completely cover his scent unless he deliberately pushed, however with your enhanced senses under the neutral smell you can get hints of his strong spiced yet calm alpha scent. As you stop in front of him you take note that his blackberry smell he usually carries has a slight souring scent indicating his stress.
“Agent Smith dismissed.” Fury says with a nod before turning to me and continuing,
“Umbra, thank you for coming.”
After not seeing him for years you can see how he’s aged; but he still wore his same old poker face that never seemed to give anything away. Although if you didn’t know better you would say there was a flash of gratitude or relief in his eye, but then again could be a trick of the light.
You wonder if it surprised him that you still look the same despite it being years since you last saw him.
Smiling slightly behind your mask, you greet your old ally.
“Fury it’s good to see you. But by the fact you called means it must be serious”
“It is. I assume Agent Smith filled you in on the situation and who you’d be working with.”
He solemn replies. As you nod he continues;
“They have just arrived on deck and will be here soon. I will update you all of the situation then”
You wonder if they also received a file on you, and what would even be in it. Before you could think more on that Fury turns to the agent stood beside him.
An attractive woman, in the same navy blue uniform other agents are wearing. However she must be a commanding officer with the way you see her talking to Fury and instructing the other agents.
The agent, a beta, you can scent now your closer, extends her hand. Taking it and quickly shaking her hand back you nod at her in greeting as Fury introduces you.
“Umbra, this is Agent Hill.”
Fury turns looking over to a man, beta too, dressed in a black suit standing a few paces away.
“And this is Agent Coulson. If at any point you are unable to contact me they are my next in command.”
Looking at Fury you can tell that he has both respect and trust for them. And for him to have faith in either of these people, must mean they are both capable and trustworthy.
“Umbra it’s good to have you with us.” Agent Coulson greets before stepping back to his previous position and instructing other agents.
Standing silently beside Fury you continue to watch those around the room. From what you can make out it seems the craft we are in is about to be camouflaged and take flight.
As Agent Hill walks over to other monitors and Fury calls out orders, you can feel the rumble of the engine beneath your feet.
As the agents launch the craft you hear quiet measured footsteps. Turning you see a red haired woman walking over. Each step measured and light, clearly highly trained. Unlike the other agents she’s not dressed in the all navy uniform, but instead black leather jacket, red top and jeans, with a gun strapped to her thigh.
You can tell she’s an alpha but unable get a distinct scent so she must be on some strong scent blockers. Her guarded eyes watching and observing you, just as you are her, as she makes her way over from two men she walked in with.
As you are watching her, Fury beside you turns from his monitors and faces the two men she came in with.
“Gentlemen” he greets
While still aware of the mysterious red haired alphas movements you turn your attention to them. One alpha, one beta. Both you recognise from the photo in the files you had just read.
As both men approach you watch them both. The beta, Dr. Banner, would be unassuming if not for the way other agents in the room kept glancing over to him warily. He’s good looking, warm brown eyes, fluffy brown hair with streaks of grey throughout. Wearing a button up purple shirt, with brown trousers, he nervously fiddles with his glasses.
If not for his file you doubt you would have seen him as much as a physical threat, nor would have taken note of the slight strangeness of his scent. A subtle, fresh scent with a heady undertone. A doctor with a beast lying beneath the surface.
Seemingly cautious, he made his way over while keeping a small distance and glancing around the room.
Next to him, the alpha, Captain Rogers. Somehow even better looking than his photo he stands tall, drawing eyes to him without even meaning to. He smells purely alpha, a musky but sweet scent, something about him making your inner instincts scream.
His blond hair brushed neatly and dressed in a nice brown leather jacket and checkered shirt he looks around the room with a slight wonder on his face. He catches you looking and gives a small smile.
As Fury steps closer to him, he silently reaches into his jacket and takes out his wallet before handing him a couple bucks. Without saying anything, a slightly smug Fury accepts and puts it in his pocket.
Turning slightly, he addresses me.
“Umbra this is Captain Rogers, Doctor Bruce Banner, and Agent Romanov.” Ah you think to yourself, so the mysterious alpha is Agent Romanov. The file without a photo. You nod towards her before doing the same to the men.
Fury continues addressing them.
“This is Umbra. She will be working with you in the field Captain.”
“Good to meet you ma’am” Rogers addresses you.
Of course this is the moment you forget how to be social or what to say. Staying silent silent, you nod once again. Quirking his eyebrow at your lack of verbal response he smiles once more before he turns back to looking around the room with a curious expression.
Being a bit of a hermit and unable to remember the last time you were surrounded by so many people, your social skills may be slightly rusty. Trying not to focus on your lack of response, or the burning gazes of agents around you, including the beautiful redheaded agent over to your right; you turn your focus back to Fury.
You look over to him to watch as he steps forward, shaking the beta man’s hand.
“Doctor, thank you for coming”
“Thanks for asking nicely. So, um, how long am I staying?” Dr. Banner asks Fury, after curiously glancing your way
“Once we get our hands on the tesseract your in the wind.” Fury nods at the man, understanding that he is obviously uncomfortable here.
“Well where are you with that?” Banner asks, eager to start.
Agent Coulson speaks up from your left. “We are sweeping every wireless accessible camera on the planet”
While he goes into more detail you take note Captain Rogers looks slightly confused by his explanation, while the doctor nods along.
You turn your attention to the female alpha, Romanov as she moves towards a monitor, with a man’s face on the screen. Frowning at the monitor she speaks up “it’s still not gonna find them in time.”
You recognise the man on the monitor to be that of Agent Barton, one of the personnel that was turned by the alien hostile, Loki. On the flight over Agent Smith was adamant that Loki must have done something to Barton as he was a loyal operative. Its concerning that the alien had this unknown ability, you keep in mind to stay extra vigilant, while keeping an eye out for the agent.
Refocusing back to the conversation, Doctor Banner, Fury and Agents continue to talk about how to speed up tracking the stolen weapon down by contacting labs and creating algorithms. Nothing of which you can currently help with. Continuing to simply watch silently in the background, you would offer to help but even if you knew what to do you doubt they would allow you access to their system.
“Do you have somewhere for me to work?” Asked Banner.
“Agent Romanov, would you show doctor Banner to his laboratory please?” Fury commands before walking over to Agent Hill.
As Agent Romanov and Dr. Banner walk out of the bridge you turn your attention towards the Captain.
You watch him, taking in his demeanour, handsome and confident but seemingly not cocky like many alphas.
He is standing straight with arms behind his back, a typical military stance.
If sensing he was being watching he turns and makes eye contact with you. Smiling he walks over to where your stood.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been in a command room, a tad different from my time.” He chuckled awkwardly scratching the back of his neck.
Remembering what you read in his file, being born almost a century ago and frozen for so many years, no wonder he is feeling out of place.
Slightly relieved it’s not just you feeling unsure. Shyly smiling back, despite having your face hidden, you softly speak.
“Mmm.. it’s a lot busier than I expected.”
He looks at you in surprise. “Your not military then?”
Shaking your head, letting out a small laugh at the thought. Trained from birth to survive an intergalactic bounty, not exactly a military background, although you suppose your being here isn’t that far off.
“No”. You replied looking at him.
He seemed to be curious and watching you closely like he was trying to figure out something.
Just as he was about say something Agent Coulson comes over. “Ma’am sorry to interrupt but I have the footage you asked for earlier this way”
As you step away from the captain giving him a slight nod, you follow Agent Coulson. He leads you across the bridge to an unattended console.
On the screen it has a paused video showing three camera angles of what seems to be a large military warehouse, sparse accept the high tech looking equipment and humans in white lab coats working.
Thanking the agent you pull out the chair and sit down. Coulson quickly shows you how to work the screen and play the video before stepping away.
Pressing play for yourself, you watch as a very grainy Fury walk into a large room towards the tesseract and speak to a who seems to be the main scientist.
As you heard Agent Smith explain on the way over, it seems whatever was going on with the tesseract was worrying the scientists with the way they were acting.
Turning from the scientist, Fury then speaks to another man, an agent you guess by the way he moves. As he and the agent were talking the tesseract starts letting out blue sparks and shockwaves.
You watch as the tesseract opens a huge portal.
All the three cameras must have been affected as the video glitches. Only two of the cameras come back online, and you see is military personnel slowly approaching where the portal had been.
Where was the portal was now stands a man. The recording so grainy it is hard to make out the man much. What you can see is he is the hostile you were informed about. Loki.
Holding what seems to be a spear he lets out a blast towards Fury. The previous agent Fury was speaking to knocks them both out the way before they are hit.
You watch as the hostile jumps feet at one of the military men and stand him. He’s quick and powerful you note. He also seems to have throwing knives of some sort, as he takes out two more people.
The video feed seems to cut out again, the next thing you can make out is all the military personnel down and Loki has grabbed the agent Fury was speaking to and brings his spear to his chest. He does this to two others, another agent and a scientist, both were included in the brief in the flight over. You watch Loki closely at how he carries himself.
This must have been how Loki turned Barton, something to do with his spear with a blue shine to it and how he touches Barton’s chest with the tip.
After a grainy figure, who you presume Agent Barton, shoots Fury and they leave with the tesseract in a briefcase.
The video ends with Fury standing up after plucking the bullet from his vest. Patchy and low visibility as the video is you did manage to see the hostile and get a better idea on his abilities.
Pressing play again, you go back to rewatch it to continue studying the hostile.