Wrong Place, Right Time

Suit Up

Summary:

Lyric explains what she found out about Loki and prepares to join the team in battle.

Lyric's POV

I was still in my wolf form when I quietly lumbered back onto the bridge, heading towards the conference table and my duffle bag. Steve and Tony were sitting at the table, lost in their own thoughts. They both stood up when they saw me heading towards them, Steve automatically reached for his shield, pausing when I whimpered.

"Lyric?" Steve cautioned. I nodded my head and went in search of my bag, tugging it out from under the table with low growl. Taking a look around, I trotted over to a pillar, hiding behind it. I turned my back and shifted into my human form, getting dressed as quickly as possible, throwing on a bra and underwear then shimmying back into my dirty clothes because at this point, who cared, there were more important things than my dirty attire. When I turned around Tony was looking at me from the corner of his eye and poor Steve was blushing scarlet and was looking at anything he could except me. Fury didn't even react from what I saw. I sat down and tugged on some socks and my boots that Steve had silently handed me, just as Fury tossed some bloody cards on the glass table.

"These were in Phil Coulson's jacket. I guess he never did get you to sign them" he addressed Steve. Cap picked up one and looked at it as Agent Hill looked on. I sniffed quietly, that blood was not Coulson's, it didn't smell like him.

Fury continued on "We're dead in the air up here. Our communications, the location of the Cube, Banner, Thor...." I tuned out, having heard all this before and thought about what I had seen in Loki's mind, I wasn't able to full break the spell, I barely got Loki out of the restraints, so I don't even know if he can fight back and reclaim his mind by himself. I have to try again and form a stronger link. I heard my name mentioned when Fury started talking about the Avengers Initiative, and I tuned back into the conversation. "Aside from Stark, a select few even knew about the Avengers Initiative, so that is why I am inclined to believe Lyric's story, she knew what you were called". He looked at Tony, "Phil Coulson died believing in that idea, in heroes"

Tony got up and left the bridge without a word. "Well, it's a good old-fashioned notion" Fury said to his departing back.

I was left with Agent Hill, Fury and Steve, I watched Tony leave and then shifted my focus once I realized that all eyes were on me again. "So you ARE a werewolf" Steve acknowledged.

"Yes Sir, I am" I answered, looking him in the eyes. I saw Hill and Fury nodding in agreement, after they saw my wolf form and me shift back, they couldn't say otherwise.

Fury looked at me then glanced down, "Coulson told me that you tried to help, that you tried blowing Loki up, and then you 'shifted' and attacked Loki after he stabbed him, and managed to temporarily immobilize him." At those words Steve looked at me astounded.

"Yes, but..." I trailed off, trying to figure out how to explain everything. "I wanted to save Coulson, I knew what would happen and I tried to save him but my powers are out of whack, I JUST got them back and am trying to get a rein on them. Oh and I was trying to blow up his spectre, not Loki"

"I'm sorry that I couldn't save him" I softly added.

"It's alright Lyric, you tried, that's what counts" Steve assured me sympathetically.

"Ebony" I mumbled. "What?" Steve asked, puzzled.

"My parents used to call Ebony, because of my hair and since I am black wolf, it's just a nickname, nothing special, I just miss hearing it." I explained

"It suits you" Steve said with a smile.

I smiled back before addressing Fury again. "Oh and about Loki.... he's not Loki." I revealed.