Gaslight Square Penthouses and Luxurious Condominiums

Yup, this is where I currently lived. Ever since I graduated, Jeremy decided to give me a freaking penthouse, and this will be the only thing I'll probably approve of his rich ass, but hey, he insisted. And since I would rarely go home due to me investigating dead bodies almost everyday, FBI headquarters in Quantico is almost 45 minutes away, so I am glad that Abbey agreed to live with me. Abbey became my roommate, and since we specialize with the human body (duh, we are like doctors), she became a therapist, you know, assisting depressed and troubled people to adjust and find their happiness. As well as gaining people to have your trust and friends on the way.

Our salaries tend to be really more than we needed so we combine forces and pay everything from insurance to groceries. I know, best friend goals.

I drove from the Congressional Cemetery to my penthouse, obviously stopping at headquarters for the paperwork that I need to finish, and finally arrived. Its a very fancy place, but it was a tiring day because I drive almost an hour to work not really everyday. My encounter and coffee with Nick was great too, especially Phase 1, wink wink.

He did inform me they finally found the young man they were looking for thanks to me, the mission that I assisted during my senior year.  I can't believe it took them a five year long time period of the search of his existence though.  Currently he is recovering from being frozen all these years, but I sadly won't see his face probably ever again since the mission because I think I've seen enough.  Although, the last time I had saw his face was when I was 23, a day right after graduation.  His story was both fun and sad honestly, all because he was kicking butts and saving the world way back. Okay, I really should stop blabbering about the mission, its only for Level 8 clearance. I guess I was or still am Level 8?

Anyways, I entered the elevator that led me to the penthouse and Abbey's dog, Sugar greeted me as I stepped inside. I guess Abbey's home that's why she's all excited. "Amelia Elnora Vale, how was your day, boo?" I dropped my stuff over at the couch then walked over to her, giving her a tight hug while Sugar was trailing behind.

"It was tiring and I think I found everything I needed," she gave me a skeptical look, "for my powers and stuff."

She laughed, "Liar. I know you are still researching how to understand the book your mom gave you since that mission you told me about." Okay, she's my best friend, wing man or woman, sister, and practically my memory book and all, but I can't believed she remembered. So I added, "but its the least of my priorities right now."

"Good, I don't want our lives going to waste just for a book. And by the way, we need men." That's also the least of my priorities, sistah.

"LOL. Not right now," then I waved the paperwork folder in front of her face, "paperwork." Then my phone vibrated, "Gotta take this though."

Abbey nodded and just laughed as I took the call. My loving mother is calling, "ugh, Jeremy's private jet is not yet going to arrive in Florence for sixteen more hours, honey. I really wished you were here."

I smiled. "Mom, I have paperwork and Nick visited dad's grave today," then there was a slight pause. "I miss that guy too, considering its been like three years. What you guys talked about?"

"Classified." She laughed.

"Alright, but why not share your secrets to your loving mother?" S.H.I.E.L.D's classified files you mean?

Then all of the sudden, our phone call was interrupted by a steady static at the other line. Sudden, so I repeated her name, "Mom? Mom??"

Oh well, my mother is almost sixty, I know right, getting old, so I just shrugged it off and decided to call her the next morning. Time for my paperwork!

Nick Fury's POV

"Talk to me, doctor" I asked Dr. Selvig as I just entered while they were starting to testing the Tesseract.

"Director!"

"Is there anything we know for certain?" Selvig start walking towards me and pointed out, "the Tesseract is misbehaving."

"Is that supposed to be funny?"

"Oh its not funny at all. The Tesseract is not only active, she's- she's misbehaving."

"I assumed you pulled the plug." We were walking towards his station, I can detect his doubt while he's explaining his report.

"She's an energy source, you pull off the power, she turns it back on. She reaches peak level-" Yup, he's definitely uncertain of what will happen when we do this. So I have to interrupt.

"You're prepared for this, doctor. Honestly with anything from space."

"We don't have the armor, my calculations are far from complete. She's throwing off interference radiation, nothing harmful, just low levels of Gama radiation." Nothing harmful?

"That can be harmful," then I realized I need another person's status, "where's Agent Barton?"

"The hawk? He's up in his nest as usual," Dr. Selvig replied, pointing to a really high railing up in the ceiling. So I said over my earpiece, "Agent Barton, report."

He rose up from his station then climbed down from the railing. "I gave you these details so you could keep close eye on things."

"Well I can see better at a distance," Barton replied. Yup, Hawkeye.

"You seen anything that might have set this thing off?" Then another doctor pointed to Selvig saying, "doctor, its spiking again." Its time.

"Nothing's come up and gone. Selvig's clean, no contacts, no IM," then I looked at him, but he continued, "if there's any tampering sir, it goes through this end."

"At this end?"

"Yeah. The cube is the doorway to the other end of space, right?" pausing and taking a good look at it, "Door's open from both sides."

Then all of a sudden, it sparked up, shaking up its surroundings. The Tesseract started creating and spreading blue rays, like wings. Barton and I took a step back, anticipating what's to come. The noises grew more alarming than usual. It looked like it spun faster and faster until it finally gave in and released lots of powerful energy, creating a portal. As the portal grew larger in diameter, it too gave in and then it discharge a large wave of destruction as it shifted the entire place. Out of the blue, this man appeared, kneeling and steaming from the radiated heat from the portal the Tesseract created. He's holding an unusual scepter.

As our men shifted and walk towards the man, the man faced us and gave us this intimidating grin, I guess he's showing no fear against us. After all, didn't he just come from outer space?

He finally stood up as the smile disappears. "Sir, please put down the spear!", I cried out to him. The man took a quick glance at his spear then he shot a beam at me and Barton, but Barton pulled us out of the way swiftly. Every one of my men started shooting, but the man leaped and stabbed the end of the spear to one of my men. More men shot, until he threw two small daggers straight to their throats, immediately ending the shooting. He then shot a beam from the scepter to one of Dr. Selvig's assistants, and then deflected a punch from one of the agents. Barton brought out his gun, then shot him at the face except, it didn't leave him a scratch. So the man shot a beam at Barton, but Barton dodged it, then the man gave a powerful kick against one of the agents. Then he looked wearily to all the damaged he has caused.

I look over as Barton started standing up, but the man came closer to him. Barton almost threw a punch, but the man blocked it and said, "You have heart," then he pointed the end of his spear to Barton's chest. Barton absorbed the energy the spear gave him and then I realized, he was under the man's control. Barton lowered his gun, and the man smiled.

The man walked away from Barton, probably headed to another one of my agents to hypnotize, but I realized this is my chance. When Barton and I dodged the one of the scepter's beams, I landed close to the Tesseract. So, I took the Tesseract and stored it to one of the briefcases.

I started to walk away until, "Please don't." I stopped. "I still need that."

"This still doesn't have to get any messy," I remarked.

"Of course it does," I turned around but he continued, "I've come too far for anything else." There was a pause, "I am Loki of Asgard and I am burdened with a glorious purpose."

Dr. Selvig recognized him then exclaimed, "Loki, the brother of Thor!"

Then I said, "We have no quarrel with your people," raising my hand, hoping things get to go peacefully.

"An ant has no quarrel with a boot."

"You're planning to step on us?"

"I come with glad tidings," Loki said as he started walking over to Dr. Selvig, "of a world made free."

"Free from what?"

"Freedom." That's what he simply answered. "Freedom is life's great lie. And once you accept that in your heart," Loki then turned over to Dr. Selvig, pointing his scepter to his chest, "you will know peace."

"Yeah, and you think peace. I cannot think you need any other thing."

Barton then interrupted. "Sir, Director Fury is stalling," dammit Barton. And since when is HE 'sir'? "This place is about to blow, about to drop a hundred feet of rock on us. He means the barriers."

"Like the pharaohs of old."

"Sir, he's right. The portal is collapsing on itself. We got about two minutes before it goes critical," Dr. Selvig added.

"Dispose him," Loki ordered. Barton shot me then Loki's 'men' took the briefcase away from my grasp.

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OKAY, REMEMBER WHEN I SAID THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE SAD? THAT'S ACTUALLY THE NEXT CHAPTER SO SORRY GUYS, LOL. YES, THIS CHAPTER IS MAINLY ABOUT AMELIA CONTACTING HER MOM AND LOKI'S ARRIVAL TO EARTH. IF YOU WATCHED THE AVENGERS MOVIE, THEN YOU KNOW THAT NICK FURY DOES ESCAPE WOUNDED, AND FINALLY ACTIVATED AVENGERS INITIATE. THE NEXT WILL PROBABLY BE SHORT BUT I OVERALL HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY THIS.

ALSO, NEW OUTFIT NEXT CHAPTER! SUGAR, ABBEY'S DOG IN THE STORY, SHE'S NAMED AFTER MY FRIENDS GUINEA PIG, WHO TURNS OUT TO BE A BOY SO SHE CHANGED IT TO WILBUR, LONG AND FUNNY STORY. MY FRIEND IS @kat7677 AND SHE IS CURRENTLY ALSO WRITING A STORY OF HER OWN SO CHECK IT OUT! THANKS.

I NAME SOME OF THE CHARACTERS BASED ON MY FRIENDS BECAUSE FRIENDS MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACTS ON YOUR LIVES. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT. OKAY. BYE!

-ACOUSTIC QUIVER