Chapter Ten: The Sleeper Has Awakened

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  Tony and Natasha looked at the woman across from them on the other side of the clear glass barrier as she began pulling against the restraints holding her down to the bed.  She appeared to be trying to conjure something with her hands, they could see small black swirls starting to form, only to spark and sputter out.  This happened a few more times as they watched, when Steve and Barton joined them.  Bruce Banner wasn't far behind.  It was time to find out who this woman really was.

        "Have you been able to find anything out about her yet, Stark?"  asked Rogers.

        "Not yet, " replied Tony, "but she did only just wake up.  What's so odd about this, is there is nothing in the database that J.A.R.V.I.S. has been able to find out about her.  It's as if she doesn't exist.  She's a ghost. "

         "Whether or not we're able to gain any intel from her, " said the Captain, stroking his chin, "I have a feeling this is all has some connection to Loki. "

         "How IS our darling Reindeer Games, by the by? " snarked Tony.

          "Haven't been down to interrogate yet, but Fury says he is just as pleasant as the last time, " replied Steve.

          "Question is, who's going in there to talk to her first? " asked Barton.  All eyes seemed to lock on Clint in response.

  Lips curving into a smile, Tony answered wryly, clapping and rubbing his hands together.

          "Well, I suppose I'll go first. Wish me luck!" he said, giving a small salute to the other Avengers as he passed through the smaller side doorway to the area where the mysterious woman was still attempting to pull her hands out of the restraints.

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