Chapter 85

"Director, we are here." Agent Natasha said to the man on the platform as we entered the control room.

In the centre of the room, I could see a dark skinned man with an eyepatch on his left eye. So, this was the famed Director of the SHIELD, Nick Fury.

"I am glad that everyone is here. Please wait for a moment. I shall start the briefing soon." Director Nick Fury said to us as he focused on other matters.

"Director, the engines are working well. All systems are green. The Helicarrier is fully operational." A staff member reported.

"Then, are we ready to start the invisibility panels?" Director Fury questioned.

"Yes, we are, Director." The answer came in affirmative.

"Then, let's go invisible." Director Fury ordered.

Damn! This Helicarrier could even turn invisible. And here I thought that our technology was decades behind to achieve such a feat.

"Dr. Banner!" Director Fury suddenly addressed Dr. Banner, finally moving his attention to us.

"Yes!" Dr. Banner answered abruptly, not expecting to be addressed first.

"Have you thought of a way to track Tessaract's gamma radiation?" Director Fury asked.

"Yes, I have. I would require every lab you can order to do the following." For the next few minutes, Dr. Banner explained his strategy for tracking Tessaract's gamma radiation. It was rather enlightening for me since I learnt a lot from Dr. Banner's unique strategy.

After this mission was over, maybe I could ask Dr. Banner for his number so that we would be in contact. I could honestly learn a lot from him.

"I believe it is now time for the briefing." Director Fury asked us to follow him for the briefing. Following him, we entered a meeting room which had a large monitor.

"This is our target, Tesseract as you all should already have known by now." Director Fury showed us the image of Tessaract Cube once all of us sat down.

"It is said to have come from Asgard. It was actually found first by HYDRA but after the Second World War, it fell into our hands. For which I would like to thank Captain here." Director Fury said while pointing to Captain America who nodded.

"Two days ago, Tessaract suddenly got out of control and created a portal from which this guy appeared. He calls himself Loki of Asgard." The monitor now showed the image of Loki, a black haired green eyed man who wore clothes of a unique design which was clearly not of Earth.

"As soon as he appeared, he immediately stole the Tessaract and ran away despite our utmost attempts to stop him. Your goal is to capture Loki and recover Tessaract." Director Fury finally mentioned our mission.

"Perhaps Loki just wants to obtain what he believes belongs to Asgard." Ms. Ororo said her thoughts.

"I am sure that this is not the case." Director Fury denied Ms. Ororo's assumption.

"In fact, we had contact with Loki's brother Thor last year and our relationship could be called amenable. If they wanted Tessaract back then, they could easily have asked for it. This leads us to believe that Loki is a rogue element." Director Fury explained why this assumption could not be true.

"Now, let's talk about Loki's abilities which we have seen till now. Loki wields a staff which can release some kind of energy blasts. But that is not his strongest power. He can use his staff to mind control people and even enslave them.

When you first appeared, he mind controlled several of our agents including our top agent Hawkeye and lead scientist Erik Selvig. This makes him extremely dangerous. So, you all must make sure not to let his staff touch your body if you can help it."

I was stunned when I heard about mind control. From what I had learnt about telepathy, it was pretty much impossible to have enough control over one's mind to literally enslave him, especially for a long time.

"If this Loki can mind control people, then why did you not ask for a telepath?" Mr. Logan asked in a furious tone. Clearly he was angry that Director Fury had made such an obvious mistake.

"It is not that we had not considered it. But Professor Xavier can't join the mission because of his paralysis and the only other options are two young girls whom we don't want to send on a battlefield.

Moreover, we believe that telepathy would not be of much help since this level of mind control has never been seen before. So, we decided to call for all three telepaths once we have even a single mind controlled person in our grasp."

Mr. Logan calmed down as he heard Director Fury's argument which clearly made sense.

"Anyways, I will leave you all here so that you can start getting along. I believe that it will be helpful during the mission. Agent Phil!" Director Fury suddenly addressed Agent Phil.

"Yes, Director!" Agent Phil l stepped forward as soon as he heard the call.

"Take Dr. Banner to the laboratory we have prepared for him." Director Fury ordered before leaving the room.

"This way, Doctor!" Dr. Banner followed Agent Phil out of the meeting room.

"So, we used to know each other, Captain." Mr. Logan asked Captain America once Director Fury left.

"Of course, we knew each other. How can I forget these claws of yours even if they have got an upgrade? Also, please call me Steve. We used to be as close as brothers, you know." Captain America replied warmly.

"I wish I remembered you. If only those HYDRA bastard had not captured me." Mr. Logan said, cursing HYDRA.

"What? Those bastards are still around!" Captain America asked, shocked upon learning about this fact.

"We thought that they have been destroyed. But apparently, they are still around, just hiding and bidding their time." Ms. Ororo explained.

"And here I was happy that at least someone I knew was alive and just like how I had left him. Still it is good that you didn't die at the hands of HYDRA." Captain America said, trying to still be upbeat.

Sensing that everyone's focus was on Captain America and Mr. Logan, I quickly activated the Chameleon Mode once again and sent everything I had learnt using a communication spell to Ancient One.

Ancient One soon replied, knowing the urgency of the situation.

"It is likely that Loki is indeed a rogue element. Be careful and don't act carelessly. Tessaract is important enough to start an intergalactic war."

An intergalactic war! Just what was this Tessaract? Director Nick Fury said that it contained near limitless energy while Ancient One said that it was a spatial artefact.

"Everyone!" Suddenly, a staff entered the meeting room and addressed all of us.

"We found Loki!"

************************************

And so, the Avengers Arc starts. Be ready, my dear readers! For it is going to be a wild journey.

If you want to read 10 chapters ahead or just support me, visit my p.a.t.r.e.o.n/DragonsEye