Finally Falling

Chapter 25

[Coulson's Office]

After my talk with Skye, my anger, my rage it's still present so I go talk to Coulson and see Ward walking out. I see the shiner I gave him and he sees the busted lip he gave me as we pass by each other. I walk into Coulson's office, "A moment, sir?" I ask
"Come on in" He says
I fully walk in, "I'm concerned that my exposure to that weapon has compromised my ability to do my job" I tell him
"Go on" He says
"You're familiar with my past?" He nods his head, "So for obvious reasons, I don't think back to that. Ever. There are things I put away a long time ago, on lockdown. Because to do this, I have to be focused, tactical. I can't be distracted. Especially by things that happened a lifetime ago" I tell him
"You're saying touching the staff unlocked certain memories?" He asks
"My worst memory. The first time I felt hate. Pain. And it won't go away. I don't trust myself. The way I went off on Ward after the way he talked to Skye and Fitzsimmons in the lab—" I say before he cuts me off

"Cassie, you telling me this makes me feel I can trust you" He stands up, "Him, on the other hand..." We look at the screen, "I can't get the professor to talk" He looks at me, "Grab Ward. You've both got some rage built up. Maybe it's time to let it out" He tells me

[Interrogation Room]

Ward and I walk in, angry, "You need to start talking" Ward says as I shut the door

"Now" I say

"I told Agent Coulson everything I know" Randolph says

"You're lying. Tell us what that thing did to us and how to fix it" I say
"I swear, I don't know" Randolph says

"Okay, then" Ward says

Ward goes to stab Randolph but he grabs the knife and bends it. The door opens, "You were right. He's Asgardian" Ward tells Coulson
"Good thing. Otherwise that would've been awfully embarrassing" Coulson says

Ward and I are next to Coulson with our arms crossed, "Okay, I have to know. How did you figure me out?" Randolph asks
"Did the math. One, you're not the first Asgardian I've had in custody. You guys don't flinch or panic in captivity. Two, a Waterfield 44 on a lit professor's salary? I don't think so. And lastly, when I tell someone I've had some one on one time with an alien, they tend to be a little curious" Coulson explains

"Well, you're certainly more observant then most, Agent Coulson" Randolph says

"So, you're the Asgardian warrior who stayed" Coulson says

"Please don't tell anyone" Randolph says

The door locks, "Ah, locking me in. Well, I've been in tighter spots" Randolph says
"This room is made of a silicon carbide-coated vibranium alloy. Meant for prisoners like yourself" Ward says
"But you're in here, too. And eventually, somebody will open that door" Randolph says

"Not if I tell them not to. So, the myth is your autobiography?" Coulson asks

"I didn't write it. I didn't want anyone to know about me. Then I had to open my big mouth" Randolph says
"Were you captured? Tortured?" I ask
"Horny" I roll my eyes, "I met a French girl in 1546. God, she loved stories. So I told her a great one. All about the peaceful Asgardian warrior who stayed. Now, how was I to know her brother, the priest, would write it all down and turn it into, I don't know, a thing?" Randolph tells us

"Do you know Thor?" Coulson ask

"Oh, sure. I spent all my days palling around with the future king of Asgard. No, I don't know Thor. I was a mason. I broke rocks. For thousands of years, if you can imagine that. So when they came asking for people to fight, yes course I signed up. I think, really, I just wanted to travel" Randolph tells us