I arrive in India and one of the local children helps me get my guy out of the city. Once he arrives, I stay hidden in the shadows, so he won't see me at first.
"You should've got paid up front, Banner."
"You know, for a man who's supposed to be avoiding stress, you picked a hell of a place to settle."
"Avoiding stress isn't the secret."
"I know."
"You brought me to the edge of the city. Smart. I assume the whole place is surrounded."
"Just you and me."
"And your actress buddy? Is she a spy, too? They start that young?"
"I did."
"Who are you?"
I step into the light.
"DD? What are you doing here?"
"I'm here on behalf of SHIELD."
"How did you find me?"
"I never lost you. Bobby, it's okay. I trust you. But now, I need you to come in."
"What if I say no?"
"I'll persuade you. Bobby, you know you really can't say no to me."
"But what if the other guy says no?"
"You've been more than a year without an incident, Bobby. I don't think you want to break that streak."
"Well, I don't every time get what I want."
"Bobby, we're facing a potential global catastrophe."
"Well, those I actively try to avoid."
"This" I pull out my phone "is the Tesseract. It has the potential energy to wipe out the planet."
"What do you want me to do, swallow it?"
"Bobby, you underestimate me. I want you to track it. I know what you're thinking 'DD, why don't you just do it yourself?' and honestly it would be a waste of my resources if I did. That's why I came to you. It's been taken. It emits a gamma signature that's too weak for us to trace. There's no one that knows gamma radiation like you do. If there was, I would have sent someone else."
"So, I should feel honored."
"I never take the time to make house calls myself."
"Oh really?"
"Really. I need you on this."
"You need me in a cage?"
"I'm not putting you in a cage."
"STOP LYING TO ME!!"
I just sit still and look into his eyes; I know he's just testing me.
"Bobby, you should know by now that I don't scare easily," I reprimand.
"I'm sorry. That was mean. I just wanted to see what you'd do."
"I know, and I get it. Let's go, Bobby. I'm flying you to England, and Fury will pick you up from there."
"You have somewhere to be, don't you?"
"Yeah, I have to go visit my husband."
"Understood."
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