His Detka

2. S.H.I.E.L.D. Graduation

NAME: Isla Blaire Coulson-Barton
CURRENT AGE & D.O.B: 22 - 04/04/1998
KNOWN RELATIVES:
Phillip J. Coulson - biological father (deceased)
Genevieve Coulson - biological mother (deceased)
Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton - adopted father / godfather
Natalia Alianova "Natasha" Romanoff - godmother
ENHANCED ABILITIES: None
CURRENT RANK: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

DATE: May 1, 2020

As soon as I turned 18, I decided to join S.H.I.E.L.D. like my dad,  my Papa & Mama, and Nanny. Being an agent might be in my blood considering that my dad was Phillip J. Coulson and that I was trained for this by my godmother, Natasha Romanoff, and godfather/adopted father, Clint Barton.

As a brand-new recruit at the age of 18, I was placed under the watchful eyes of Maria Hill and my father's friend/colleague/boss, Nicholas J. "Nick" Fury. I was kicking ass and taking names. The academy was longer than if I were to attend a police academy. There was so much to learn about S.H.I.E.LD. It took us, my fellow cadets and I, four years, but hey, we were graduating the academy. I ended the academy at the top of my class. 

Sadly, because S.H.I.E.L.D. was supposed to be almost like a secret, we couldn't have family attend the graduation, unless they were a current employee of S.H.I.E.L.D.  Which meant that I would just have to tell Jamie about it later. When my fellow cadets and I walked into the S.H.I.E.L.D. auditorium, you could imagine my surprise when I saw not just my Papa, but all of the Avengers. I kept my composure as I made a small wave from my side to Papa with a small smile on my face. I'm not sure if the Avengers knew who I was. As far as I was aware, they didn't know about me. I was aware that they did know about Laura and the kids, so this was fixing to get interesting when they called my name. I know that not just Mama & Papa were proud, but so were my mom & dad looking down on me from Heaven, and Head Director Fury.

I walked across the stage to get my graduation documents from Head Director Fury and I could've almost sworn that I saw the smallest set of tears pricking at his eyes. I shook the thought off because if that were true, that meant that surely I'd be crying soon as well, and I had not worn waterproof makeup. I mean let's face it, I was an honorary daughter to the man.

My fellow cadets and I were all placed in a single file line from lowest-ranking cadet to myself. They were handing out our assignments after graduation one at a time in some of the conference rooms. I stood in line for about an hour waiting impatiently to find out my assignment. Finally, Maria Hill stepped out of the conference room with a blank expression and called my name, "Agent Barton, you're up."

When I walked into the conference room, the sight before me was almost overwhelming. In the room with Head Director Fury, was my Papa, Nanny  & Bruce, along with Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Falcon, and Captain Marvel. Maria closed the door and motioned for me to sit as she took her place next to Fury. I did so, right after I picked my jaw up off the floor. I wasn't entirely sure what was going on. 

The first one to speak was Fury. "Agent Barton. First, I would like to congratulate you on your graduation from our latest academy class. You have some of the highest scores to date on a lot of your tests, not just written exams but physical tests as well. We have kept a close eye on you throughout the four years that you've been with us."

"Pause. Can we just all agree that we're shocked to find out that Clint has a daughter that's 22?" Tony spoke up.

"Speak for yourself, Stark. We are well aware of who Detka is." Natasha said pointing to herself and Bruce who just smiled.

"Detka?" asked Tony, Steve, Wanda, Sam, and Carol all spoke in unison.

"That's the nickname that I gave her the first time that I held her after she was born." stated Natasha like it should have been common knowledge. 

"I'm sorry everyone, it was vital for her safety. It's not that I don't trust you all, but Natasha, Bruce, Fury, and I made a promise to her father when she was born that no one could know who that he had a daughter, much less a child." said Papa.

"Who is her biological father?" asked Steve with a look full of questioning.

"Phillip J. Coulson was my biological father. Hi, my full name is Isla Blaire Coulson-Barton. Please call me either Blaire or Detka. It's very nice to meet all of you, officially. My Papa, Nanny, and Uncle Bruce talk so highly about each of you." I stated with a bright smile. Based off of their expressions, I could tell they were all quite shocked at the statement as to who my father was.

"I assume that 'Nanny' is Natasha?" asked Wanda. You gave her a small smile and a nod.

"When Blaire was born, Phillip asked Clint and I to be her godparents in the event that anything happen to him since Genevieve died from complications during child birth and since he wasn't close with the little family they had left." stated Natasha.

"When my dad died at the hands of Loki, I was only 9. Nanny & Papa had a very long discussion as to who I would go to live with, or if they would share custody like divorced parents. Due to their work schedules as agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and now Avengers, and because of who my father was, they decided that it was better for me to go and live with Clint and his family. Nanny and Bruce would come and visit whenever they could. Nick would occasionally come and visit to check on me as well." 

I paused and took a deep breath and looked at Tony and Steve as I said "I apologize that you were kept out of the loop as to who I was/am and that ultimately I am Clint & Laura's oldest child, however, as previously mentioned it was because of my father and his wishes. He knew he couldn't hide me forever, and that I would more than likely end up in this line of work."

Tony and Steve looked at me with solemn faces and then Steve said "We understand, it just kind of took us back a little bit."

"You were his favorite, you know?" I stated looking at Steve with a bittersweet smile. "He use to keep a trading card of you with him at all times."

"I actually got to meet him just a few hours before he died. He was a spectacular agent. I wish he was still here with us all."

Papa and Nanny came over and came me a big hug. They whispered "We are so proud of you, Isla." in unison.

Head Director Fury and Agent Hill looked at us with a serious expression and I knew instantly that they were wanting to get back to the task at hand. Fury cleared his throat and everyone got quiet while Steve and Tony joined him back at the head of the table.

Tony looked at me and said "Kid, we've been watching you since day 1 of the academy. We have been in complete awe of the skills that you possess, which we now realize was probably taught to you since a young age. All of us within the Avengers Initiative, as well as Agent Hill, and Head Director Fury have discussed it at great length and we would be honored to have you on our team. What do you say?"

I was SHOCKED. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. They wanted me to be an Avenger? And Papa and Nanny KNEW?! I mean I get why they wouldn't tell me, that's spoiling the surprise.

"I would be absolutely thrilled to be apart of the Avengers Initiative. When do I start?"