the strongest avenger (2)

seventy

After a successful trip to Target, one where James stayed in the car, and a quick trip to Dunkin, we're back at the compound, walking inside.

James turns to start going in a different direction, but I'm quick to stop him.

"Not so fast," I grasp the back of his shirt. "I need your help. We have a project to do."

"A what?"

"Just come on."

He follows me through the compound and into one of the conference rooms that don't really get used. Setting my coffee on the table and the Target bag next to it, I turn to James.

"What are we doing here?"

"Making a mind map."

"Huh?"

"Just watch." I turn to the whiteboard hanging on the wall opposite the windows, and I flick my wrist. The whiteboard transforms into a brown bulletin board.

Much better.

I go to the bag and start pulling out my supplies.

"Do me a favor?"

James groans but turns to me.

"I need you to get my laptop, it's in my room."

"Yes, ma'am."

I chuckle as he leaves the room, and I get to work. Pulling out the yarn I got, I keep it separated by color. Red, black, and yellow. I put the sticky notes and the markers next to the yarn, then I pull out my phone.

I shoot a quick text to Maria Hill, asking her to send me a login code to SHIELD's files. Not even a minute later, James comes back with my MacBook in hand.

"Thanks."

He eyes the supplies as I login and start pulling up SHIELD's software. Maria sends me a link with a code and so I swiftly enter the files, searching for Matthew.

"What exactly are we doing?"

"One sec." I sit down in the chair, my neck starting to cramp, James joining next to me.

Searching up Matthew takes a few seconds, and I open his file. I then print out everything on him, moving to David Reynolds and Dwayne Rochester.

"Why are you printing everything?" James ask as the printer on the table in the corner of the room turns on.

"Have you never watched a crime movie? We're planning everything out."

As the information prints, I grab a stack of sticky notes, putting one in front of James and one in front of me.

"You make a list of suspects, I'll make a list of things we already know." I toss him a marker and then start to list all the information we've gathered on modern day Hydra.

James caps his marker next to me. "Okay now what?"

"Put it up on the left side of the board."

I finish my list as James puts the sticky note in the top left corner. I then go up and put my list that spans one note underneath his.

"Alright, now I'm gonna make a list of things we need to find out." I quickly do that and then put it up on the board.

Going over to the printer, I take the stack of papers and bring it over to the table, going into the bag and pulling out scissors and thumb tacks.

While James sorts through the files, I create another bulletin board next to the first one, and start making labels on extra white paper.

I make several categories; Alive, Dead, Unknown, Suppliers, Transportation, Locations, and Medical Personnel. I then pin them up across the top of the second board