3rd Person POV
"Agent Tennyson, how did you get this information?" Director Fury closed all surveillance cameras and motioned to a screen.
[5834337: N6 6N3 C83 B3 T7sT33 N Aegis]
"How much have you found? And who else knows about this message?" Ben asked in return, ignoring his question.
"Only Hill knows. We have only dug up a few people. Former Hydra agents are involved." Fury said throwing a few files on the table that contained several names.
"Did you discuss this with board members?" Fury's eye twitched and said, "Not yet, but I was going to."
"Don't, some of them are involved. Hydra is working in the shadows, it has achieved access to all SHIELD's facilities. Therefore, I have been working on building secret hideouts around the world that we could use as centres in emergency situations. They can come to light anytime. We don't want them to openly come out." Ben explained and then looked at Fury.
"Sounds like you have a plan," Fury asked. As expected of a spy, he got the tone behind Ben's words.
"I do! I plan on investigating and taking down all their secret bases around the world in secret. Therefore, I need a team. It reminds me, how is Coulson doing?" Tennyson asked which threw Fury off guard.
"How do you know about Coulson? It is director-level information."
"Don't be ridiculous, Fury. All the systems have already been compromised."
"He is doing fine. Do whatever you want, but I need results and surveillance over the team."
"Surveillance isn't possible but I can provide reports of our progress through my way. No one else should know. I think it's time to bring Coulson back." Ben said and then handed a USB drive to Fury who put it into a USB port on the table and a password appeared on the screen.
"Agent Lucifer, Code No: 5834337," Ben said loudly and the password unlocked then a list of people came up.
"These are the people, I am looking for." – Ben tapped on the transparent screen that appeared before him and the picture of Coulson came up. Then the next photo came, "Grant Ward, combat – top grades, highest marks equivalent to Agent Romanoff. Medically too fit for combat, perfect for field operations. But his record is too perfect. He is under suspicion of being working for Hydra."
"Wait! You are saying that Grant Ward's perfection is suspicious. What is in your mind, Tennyson? Would you also take Maria Hill for a spy?"
"Maria is an acquaintance and I know her. How does she work and think? But there is another guy with a red flag…" – Ben said and took a little silence and then continued, "John Garret. This, Grant Ward, has been in contact with him. That's enough to suspect him."
"Then Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons Sci-Tech expert and Biochemist respectively. Clearly not fit for combat but that won't be an issue." – Ben then tapped and another person's picture displayed of an Asian looking woman in a tight black suit. - "Then, I need this one, Agent Melinda May, the chivalry. She is skilled in combat, and her driving skills are also good. Finally, I need a hacker, but I don't think there is someone capable in SHIELD."
"Why do you think there is no capable hacker in SHIELD?"
"Because the rising tide is continuously stealing information from SHIELD's database and none of our computer experts has noticed."
"So, it means you are going to recruit someone from them? You know the risks you are taking, right? They could be working for Hydra."
"I have been keeping tabs on one person who can be trusted, I believe."
"Well! There is a problem. If you really want Agent May to be on your team, you will have to convince her first."
"That won't be a problem. I will look into it."
"Have you decided on a name for your team?" Fury asked the last question while smiling.
"That smile doesn't suit you, Fury. Yeah! I have decided to call it Phoenix and after the cleanup, we gonna need another name for our Shield."
"SHIELD!? That is acceptable. SHIELD is attracting too much attention, nowadays."
"Phoenix is a good name. Especially, for its symbolism. So, you plan on creating a new sub-organization within Shield."
"Yes, Phoenix is a mythological creature representing renewal. The phoenix is about overcoming darkness and rising to the challenge to become powerful and succeed. If Hydra can regrow more heads, Phoenix can reborn from the ashes. And creating a new-sub-organization is precisely my intention," Ben replied without hesitation. Ben revealed too much of his planning to Fury. But that's just the tip of the ice burg. He wants Fury to take him as someone different from the Avengers. Someone who would protect the world by making the right decisions. So, in future, Fury would entrust him with the responsibilities of Director.
"Fair enough! I will inform Coulson to come back and collect, Ward, Fitz and Simmons. You will have to find the hacker and convince Agent May. I was thinking, why don't you take Agent Romanoff?" Ben nodded at his suggestion.
"She is excellent for the job, but there is a slight issue. Agent Romanoff has been identified as an Avenger in public and it would cause suspicion. I am planning to take out every secret Hydra facility without letting them know. This department will be a secret between you and me. How much time do we have before Coulson comes back?" If he wants to take risk of trusting people like Grant Ward
"Once I inform him, Coulson will be here in 24 hours. There is also an issue going on with the people, we have been experimenting on. They have started drying strange shapes everywhere they are left."
"Stop the experimentation completely. That's a genetic reaction, the genes of those aliens are getting activated. If you let them be, they will be possessed by the creatures. Don't assemble the team for about three days. I am going somewhere on an investigation. I will report after three days, then you will inform him and I will collect the hacker and Agent May."
"What is this investigation you are going on?"
"It is about the alien invasion. Loki lacks conviction. I don't think it was his idea to raid our planet. He was a fugitive from Asgard, who do you think will give him an army to conquer an unknown planet. I feel like it was some kind of test from someone and I want to know, who?" Ben said. Due to his enhanced mind and the Demigod DNA, he remembers every single detail that happened in his life including his past life memories. It is like eidetic memory.
Hearing what Ben said, Fury's eyes flashed with unknown horror and he looked toward him. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, there is someone much powerful that is planning to conquer our lands. Maybe he/she is looking for something precious on our lands such as the Tesseract or Loki's Scepter."
"Where do you plan to go?"
"I plan on going to a planet named Morag. It is an abandoned planet that is giving exact similar signals as the Tesseract. I am going to see what's there. I will build someplace there to act as an indicator if someone takes that thing."
"It is too much information. Do! Whatever you have to, but don't die out there, you still have to take care of Hydra. Trust me; travelling in space is not exciting at all, especially for Humans." Fury said holding his head in frustration from not understanding whatever Ben said. It isn't that he hadn't heard of life on other planets.
"You have to trust me; I am not just a human," Ben said imitating his tone. Then darkish pink coloured glow surrounded his body and his eyes started shining. Fury's eyes widened in surprise when he saw this and was suddenly reminded of a blond woman in a red suit, Carol Danvers.
"Who do I make you remember? Carol Danvers, is it?" Ben asked again which Fury nodded.
Then with a flash of bright light, Ben disappeared from the office.
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Sorry, for being late. But I was busy with exams.