The Oracle (An Avengers Fanfiction)

Welcome to SHIELD

About a month later, the agents were beginning to get used to Cassandra. Phil was her main caretaker, bringing her food and escorting her in and out of rooms. Fury took note of everything she said. Natasha continued research on Cassandra, referring to Cassandra for help occasionally if she found a dead end. Clint remained Cassandra's confidant. She trusted him with knowing her past visions, and helping her adjust to this confined life.

Of course, they all had to get used to the way she woke up. She didn't dream, she saw. Every morning, it was a new premonition. The most recent one is what had the small team concerned.

"Tony Stark is dying..." She croaked out, before blinking out her grogginess. She had no idea what she'd said, but Fury busted into her room.

"Tellson. Come with me." He said, not waiting for her to change out of her nightgown. She sighed, getting up and following him down the long corridors. He stopped at a large door, and opened it for her. Inside, was a large room of agents on computers. It was the heart of SHIELD, and they all slowly stopped working to look up at Fury.

"I need you to locate Anthony Stark." He called out, pushing Cassandra behind him a bit.

The files for Tony Stark were soon up on the large screen displayed on the wall behind the agents.

Fury looked over, before speaking into his ear piece.

"Romanoff, I need you to go undercover..."

~

Cassandra had been seeing less and less of Natasha, but Clint still stayed at her side. Cassandra sat at her desk, furiously scribbling down on a piece of paper, when Clint brought in Cassandra's lunch.

"Whatcha drawing, kiddo?" He asked, setting the tray next to her. She didn't respond, she was almost in a trance. Upon looking, Clint saw that her eyes were closed.

"Cass? Cass, are you okay?" He said, beginning to get worried. She quickly opens her eyes and holds up the paper.

"Do you recognize this man?" She asked, looking at Clint. He studied the picture. He had never seen anyone like that in his life, and so he shook his head. "Can you do one of those face scan things?"

"Woah woah, why is this guy so important?" Clint asked, taking the paper.

"Because, he's going to be the reason a town gets destroyed. It was some town in a desert, and people will get hurt, and-"

"Slow down, Cass. When did you see this?"

"I fell back asleep this morning and I saw it..." She said, grabbing another paper to draw more things. Clint had never seen her in such a frenzied state. She trembled as she drew.

Pressing his earpiece, Clint called for Phil. Phil ran in within 30 seconds, taking the picture.

"I'll have tests run, but she needs to be sedated." Phil said, pouring a powder into Cassandra's soup. Cassandra paid no mind.

"Cassandra, eat your food." Phil said, tapping her. She huffed and ate three quick spoonfuls. She stopped shaking and her eyelids slowly closed. Clint picked her up, placing her on the bed.

Phil and Clint left her room to examine the drawings.

~

"Agent Coulson, we found a match on the location. However, we haven't been able to find the match for the face. This man doesn't exist in any international databases." An agent said, handing him the report. The town that was shown was Puente Antiguo, and Phil was now on the case.

~

"So do I get to meet the kid, or what?" A voice said from outside. Cassandra looked up from her drawing pad, not recognizing the voice.

"We'll see. Tellson isn't exactly used to people." A female said. She recognized that voice, it was Natasha.

"Well just let me in alone and let me work my magic." The guy said, before typing in the passcode to her room.

"Wait, how did you know-"

The man shut the door before the redhead could speak further.

"Hey kid. Thanks for knowing I was dying and telling this offbrand FBI about it." He said, turning to look at Cassandra.

Cassandra realized who he was quickly.

"I-I'm sorry, Tony...I can't help it..." She said. Tony saw her tearing up and panicked a bit.

"Oh, no no no. I was kidding. I'm actually kinda glad you did tell them. As much as I really really hate to say, SHIELD saved my life. Now all that's left to do is figure out what their Avengers Initiative is." He said, grumbling the last part. Cassandra perked up.

"Hey, I can tell you what it is!" She said, reaching out to him and touching him. As soon as she did, Tony felt like he was flying. On either side of him was...him. But he doesn't remember any of the things he was doing in those flashes of himself. Could it be...the future?

Cassandra stopped Tony at 2 days from now. Due to SHIELD's panic over this one man, they were completely focused on him. Tony took this advantage to hack into SHIELD and read all about the Avengers Initiative. As the vision faltered, Cassandra let go of Tony.

At first, Tony was a bit woozy from they experience, but his brain quickly snapped him out of it.

"Sorry, sorry! I should've asked first." Cassandra said, worried that Tony would be mad.

"Don't worry...it certainly was an interesting experience. Thanks for that." He said, pulling his signature sunglasses from his suit jacket's inner pocket. He then pulled out a small business card from his pocket, handing it to Cassandra.

"In case you ever get bored of this weird place, here's my contact info. I'll get you out in like fifteen minutes." He said, waving a bit as he left. Cassandra quickly hid the card, wanting the choice to be kept a secret.

~

In Puente Antiguo, Coulson combed the desert with a small team. Upon seeing a foreign object in the sand, Coulson smirked.

"Fury, we've found it."