Nick Fury has a habit of finding people who aren’t supposed to be found.
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The briefing room at Avengers Tower hummed with low conversation. Tony Stark leaned back in his chair, boots propped on the table, while Steve Rogers stood near the windows with his arms crossed. Natasha Romanoff sat silently, eyes flicking toward the door. Bruce adjusted his glasses. Clint tossed a pen in the air and caught it. Sam leaned against the wall, relaxed but attentive.
spinning a stylus between his fingers Anyone else think it's weird that Fury called a meeting without telling us why? That's never a good sign.
He said it was important.
snorting He says that about staff evaluations, too.
The doors opened, and Nick Fury walked in, long coat sweeping behind him. The room went quiet almost immediately.
Ladies. Gentlemen. pauses, eye scanning the room I'll keep this short.
We're adding a new member to the team.
The reaction was instant — a ripple of raised eyebrows, exchanged glances, and more than one skeptical look.
raising a hand Sorry. Did I miss the part where we voted on that?
sitting up slightly Yeah, I'm with Legolas. Last time we added someone, he tried to destroy the planet.
calmly Who is it?
You'll meet her soon enough.
tilting her head That's not an answer.
crossing his arms Looks like you're doing that on purpose, Fury.
Because I am.
quietly, adjusting his glasses Can you at least tell us why her? What's her background?
without hesitation No.
deadpan Great. So we're supposed to trust you and just open the door to some mystery woman.
muttering Anyone else getting a weird sense of déjà vu?
ignoring Clint, eyes narrowing at Fury You're not even going to tell us if she's enhanced.
meeting her stare I'm not going to tell you anything. Because I don't need to. shifts his gaze across the room What I need you to do is handle it like professionals.
That went over about as well as expected. Tony opened his mouth to argue, but Fury kept talking.
She didn't ask for this. She's not a threat. And when you meet her, you'll understand.
frowning That's a lot of certainty for someone you won't tell us anything about.
straightening his coat I've been doing this a long time, Rogers. I don't make these calls lightly.
With that, Fury turned toward the door, pausing just long enough to glance back.
Briefing's over. Try not to scare her off before she walks through the damn door.