Chapter Ten

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Chapter Ten: What the Heck Is Going On?

"You're either runnin' round in circles or you're runnin' out of time." -Bon Jovi: The More Things Change.

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 Steve and I enter the Avengers headquarters. Clint and Natasha come in not even a moment later. Natasha looks more like herself despite wearing one of Clint's long-sleeved t-shirts. I see the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo flashing the screen mounted on the wall, alerting us of a pending video-call.

 "Agent Coulson," I answer the incoming call on the television.

 "It's Director Coulson," He corrects me.

 "What?" Both Natasha and I are quite surprised.

 "Some things have changed in the past year," Director Coulson sighs, "That's not the most pressing matter right now."

 "What's going on?" Steve crosses his arms, "What's happened?"

 "Arim Massih's residence has been bombed," Director Coulson states, "At approximately 5:37 EST, we received word that an unidentified explosive was fired from an outside force. The house was nothing but ashes in less than an hour. The Titan device was still on site and was destroyed in the explosion. Three S.H.I.E.L.D. agents died, seven more are in critical condition. We suspect that Mr. Massih must have hired an air gunman to destroy evidence if the sale went sour."

 "But why would he want it destroyed if he was already arrested?" Natasha questions.

 "If he couldn't have it, then he didn't want anyone else to have it?" The director says it more as a question than a statement.

 Before anyone else can say anything, a familiar face comes into the screen. "Coulson, you might want to see this," Daisy walks into his office holding a tablet. She's completely oblivious to us for a brief minute, "Oh, hey!"

 "Hi," We wave back.

 "Thor doesn't happen to be with you guys, is he?" Daisy smiles briefly despite the dark circles under her eyes.

 "Nope," I chuckle quietly.

 "No..." Director Coulson mumbles, "What is going on...?"

 "Director?" Steve looks worried.

 "There's been another bombing. Our base, Providence, has been destroyed," He clenches the tablet. "How does anyone know about that base?!"

 "Isn't that where we sent some of the Titan pieces we've recovered?" I ask.

 "Yes, it is. Others were sent to-"

 "The Fridge has just reported a bombing!" Daisy cries out as she looks on her tablet.

 "Get all S.H.I.E.L.D. facilities on the line. Tell them what has been happening. Dispatch a message to let them know to evacuate," Director Coulson commands her. She nods once before she leaves his office.

 "Didn't we send some of the Titan things there too...?" Clint speaks up.

 "Yes, we split up what we salvaged so that multiple facilities could research them. Also it made it easier to cover up."

 "To make sure no one tracked it," Natasha folds her arms.

 "Exactly," Agent Coulson nods.

 "Are they targeting Titan devices?" I see a pattern.

 "That's one hypothesis. We hope to have a conclusion here before too long. We're working on tracking the bomber. Our radars will alert us the second that we have something. Right now we can only focus our attention as high as our thermosphere. Monica, if you want to be helpful, if you could program the Stark Industries satellite to help expand and speed up the search," Director Coulson looks at me.

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