"Chan Ho Yin- Just a struggling street performer until a few years ago, when Mr. Chan began to exhibit moderate pyrokinetic abilities." Coulson explained as we were surrounding the main hub.
"So what gave him powers?"
"It's still under investigation, but Chan did live near the decommissioned Wan Tai nuclear plant when it caught fire. To our knowledge, no other residents have exhibited similar traits."
"So how did we find out about him?" Simmons asked.
"Informants saw him lighting torches in a street show....with his pinkie." May answered with a hand on her hip.
"Brought it to SHIELD's attention. We told him to keep his abilities under wraps. He's been on the Index ever since."
"The Index?" Skye's brows furrowed with confusion.
"It's a list SHIELD keeps of people and objects with powers."
"Wait. What?" Skye looked at Simmons. "How many are there? Are you saying there are more people-"
"Not many."
"Well, enough to keep a list."
"A short list, meant to protect them." Coulson nodded.
"Though, in rare cases, SHIELD has had to take action."
"Action against objects or people? ....Well, that's drastic with a side of creepy. How are they monitored? Tapped phones, satellite surveillance, body probes in dark, unpleasant places?"
"Body probes? Now, that's ridiculous." Fitz scoffed and shook his head. "SHIELD doesn't do that. We don't do that. Do we?"
"The methods vary. Mr. Chan was low-risk. He was assigned a case agent who checked in with him every few days. That's how we discovered him missing." Coulson said as Agent May brought up a camera feed.
Some people appeared, and May spoke in another language. A man in the middle responded, but I couldn't understand any of it.
"Everyone, this is Agent Kwan, Chan Ho Yin's case agent. What can you tell us?"
"Not much, I'm afraid. Chan is a magician, so at first, I thought he'd made himself disappear."
"The file says you'd caught him violating his Index agreement before."
"On two separate occasions- Claimed we were 'hampering his artistic expression.' But late last night, he was taken by professionals. The only thing they left behind was this scrap of aluminized material." Agent Kwan held up an evidence bag.
"Fireproof clothing." Simmons muttered.
"So whoever took him knew about his power."
"Yes, and we think we know why. Over the last few days, tech division discovered a crack in our data stream. The same cyberpunks who hacked us before. Somehow, they got in again. The Rising Tide." Everyone looked at Skye as she had a surprised expression on her face. "Hello? It got real quiet. You guys still there?"
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"It appears Centipede is responsible for Mr. Chan's kidnapping."
"First L.A., now Hong Kong. What kind of organization are we dealing with?" Ward questioned.
"International, well-financed, interested in creating a super-soldier. Let's hope finding Mr. Chan will provide some answers. Using the account information Mr. Lydon gave us, SHIELD HQ believes he's being held here." Coulson pointed out a location on the map.
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Magnificent Trio
Fanfiction[18+; Use an age indicator in YOUR BIO to confirm you're 18+ if you want to follow/comment or you'll be blocked for safety purposes] Friends since their time at the academy, Fitz, Simmons, and Lutra are inseparable. Fitz-Simmons are known as the bra...
