"What do you mean no? I just got back to being myself I want to see everyone!" I nearly shout.

Fury smiles. Not a kind smile. It was a pity smile? Oh boy.

"The avengers think you're dead." He says.

I'm sorry what did he just say?

I laugh. "What do you mean they think i'm dead?"

"Y/n, you had surgery for bullet wounds, it went well but we told the team it didn't and you died." He says as if it wasn't a big deal.

I throw my arms into the air. "Why?! What's the reason? I want to go home I can bet you they want me home too!" I shout at him.

He steps back defensively. "That man who we suspect was controlling you at HYDRA is responsible for thousands of deaths, kidnappings, and experimentation. We believe they have some kind of alien technology that might pose a threat as well."

I cock my head. "What the hall does that have to do with me?! I could be helping them!!" I try to reason with the one eyed man.

Another man steps out from the group of people. He waves and smiles at me. I don't smile back, i'm too confused.

"This is agent Coulson. The avengers believe he is dead. This mans death is what motivated and pushed them to work together during the battle of New York. We believe their best bet at finding this HYDRA leader, is if they believe they are doing it for you. It was obvious they cared about you so we're just using it to our advantage." He explains.

"I can't help but feel used and also useless as the same time! What am I supposed to do? Stand around like a normal person?" I push.

The man; Coulson speaks. "Fury is offering you a job at shield for now. Just until this all gets figured out. I know how hard it is but sometimes its only what's needed."

"Plus we'll give you a place to stay and food to eat until this gets figured out. HYDRA also thinks you're dead so that wont be a threat if you stay" Fury chimes in.

I look around the ground and lean back into the bed. "Fine, as long as I have something to do. Something that matters." I say giving up resistance.

The people smile at me and a doctor takes the IV from my arm.

"How long have I been out?" I ask the woman next to me.

She chuckles. "I think about a week."

I open my eyes wide. A week?! That's insane!!

The woman who I soon learn to be Maria Hill escorts be from the hospital room to a bedroom looking place. The room wasn't as nice as my tower bedroom but definitely an update from the HYDRA cell. There's a bathroom, a closet, and even a little work station set with a computer and lots of paper.

"There's clothes in the closet. Make your self at home! When you're ready just leave the room and find Fury's office. He just wants to update you." She smiles and winks.

I change out of the hospital gown and into some jeans and a t-shirt. There's pads on my stomach to cover the stitches. The sun my fingers along them. After I change I find Fury.

"You wanted to see me?" I ask after opening the door.

"I just wanted to let you know that any information you find on the case, I can pass on to your team. But, I will only say this once. Do NOT try to make contact to tell ANYONE you're alive. Understand?" He asks strictly.

I just nod my head. He motions to the door and I walk back to my room. I immediately start working.

~time skip~

It's been a month since I 'died'. Fury gave me word that a funeral was being held for me. He was planning on attending and he said if I stayed out of sight I could go. I get giddy at the offer.

The day finally comes and I stowaway on Fury's jet. When we land I exit ten minutes after him. I sneak off into the woods. We were at the barn. I smile. It was dark.

I walk through the cemetery with a black veil covering my face. I stand a few feet away and stand at a random tombstone. I can hear footsteps.

My heart is racing. I turn ever so slightly and see them. They were all there. My eyes welled up with tears at the sight of them. I stayed silent and listened as they spoke. God I missed them. After it was done I wait until they're all gone and then I turn to leave.

I meet Fury back of the jet and take down the veil when i'm clear. My face is red and my heart aches.

The next day Fury calls the team and asks them how they were doing. They had figured out how to track down Dr. Schmuck and had determined that if they followed her, they could find the other man.

Now it's my turn to be helpful. I go back to my room and hop onto my computer. I remembered the little tool I had put into their computer while at the base when I went to find Eli. I pull up my secret program and start searching through files. I find a file with a weird name. It was a bunch of strange symbols. Alien i'm guessing.

I click on the file and a bunch more things pop up. I search through it and find images. The tool was small and looked metal. The metal was obviously alien metal and it was glowing in several areas. As I search through the file I find out that tech wasn't a weapon, but a communication device?

Shit. That meant HYDRA could use it to somehow signal an alien race that we were here. They could even try to work with the aliens?!

I race to Fury's office and burst open the door.

"Bad news. I figured out what the alien tech was." I say.

He can sense my concern. I toss the file to him. He opens it and sifts through my notes and the images.

"I'll get this to our guys. Good work." He nods and stands.

I nod at him and go back to my room. I had a lot of work to do.

Last Update: 02/01/21 9:41am

Hey guys! You're all so sweet and I love the comments! Soo I might just keep this going for a little while longer... I'm enjoying writing this and I don't want to end it 😔