Agent Grace

Chapter 9.

The island rose further and further as the Helicarrier rose with it.

Agent Grace jumped onto the island and almost lost her footing as it shook.

Cap was getting people into the side ships as quickly as possible as the others tried to get them out of buildings.

Agent Grace ran forwards and grabbed a few kids and put them in her arms as their mothers trailed behind quickly.

She ran back just as the aircraft came into view. The sound of ricocheting bullets on metal could be heard and Agent Grace dived out of the way.
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"You didn't see that coming."

Quicksilver fell to the ground with a sickening thud and Agent Grave felt herself staring at his bullet wounds while her stomach twisted into a knot.

She quickly ran over and helped other Agents pick his heavy body off the ground.

They placed him gently on the ground making sure he didn't roll around.

Hawk Eye sat on the bench above him and flopped into complete exhaustion as his arm dangled inches from his saviours face.

The island dropped and everyone held onto the sides of the metal barriers tightly as they felt the gravitational pull.
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As everyone started safely hopping off the metal carriers Agent Grace sat beside Quicksilver. "That was a very brave thing to do. You're probably the bravest person I know, and that's saying something because I know Captain America."

He stayed still as the blood was drying on his clothes.

Agent Grace started standing when she noticed something in his hand. Something blue.

She crouched down and opened his hand and the blue light attached itself to her palm.

"Oh no."

She was sucking his power. "No no no!"

She was trying to take her hand away when she remembered. "I can only take if the other is willing."

She looked down at the mans face and felt herself speaking in a voice that wasn't hers."I will protect your sister. I'll continue what you started and help as many as I can. I promise."

The blue faded away and Agent Grace stood up. She felt woozy and off balance so she fell to her knees and then on her side feeling herself slipping out of consciousness.
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"Agent. Can you hear me?"

Agent Grace squinted at the light above her and realised she was still outside.

Quicksilver was gone and none other than Captain America was standing above her. "Agent?"

She sat up and immediately felt dizzy.

"Woah easy there. You've been through a lot."

Agent Grace scrunched her eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

Steve extended his hand and she happily grabbed it since she couldn't stand on her own.

"I'm not sure how long you've been in the field but yeah Quicksilvers body made us all a bit fidgety."

Agent Grace sighed in relief at the fact that he didn't see the earlier events.

"So what's your name Agent?"

"Grace, Agent Grace."

"Aren't you a bit young to be working for S.H.I.E.L.D?"

She dusted her pants off. "It's complicated."

Steve nodded. "Well I must leave but are you going to be alright?"

Agent Grace nodded. "Yeah. Thanks."

Steve started walking off and Agent Grace started walking as her walkie talkie came on. "Agent Grace you are needed in conference room now."

She quickly started walking and then paced herself at a jog to try and get there as fast as she could. After literally one second she was standing outside the conference room.

"What the hell!"

She quickly looked behind her and felt her heart stop. "I...I."

"You absorbed power."

Agent Grace turned and was looking into Fury's eyes. "He gave it to me. I swear I didn't take it."

Fury nodded. "I kn..." He stopped as he stared at her hair. "What?"

Agent Grace walked into the conference room and found the mirror on the back wall. She almost screamed in shock at what was staring back at her.

White hair and blue eyes. Just like Quicksilver's.

She touched her hair and stared at it in her hands when it started turning brown.

"It appears you can change." Fury said as he closed the door behind him.

She stared back at mirror. "I'm Quicksilver."