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Earth-6161 [May 2012]

Eric Koenig

When he was roped in by Director Fury to escort the one and only Captain America to the last known sighting of Subject S1, he had not expected….this. The man was practically radiating annoyance and anger. 

To be honest, he somewhat understood the Captain's anger, simply because according to the undeniable moral bastion of Good that he was, the person they were about to meet would be the last person the Captain would like to meet.

He hadn't even had a chance to interact with the Captain, busy as he was piloting the Jet, a very experimental Jet to the Caribbean island where Ms.Kill-Everyone-Who-came-after-her resided. He was the person who was coordinating the first raid on her once they had finally tracked down an Enhanced using her powers in the daylight, in front of the public. It was not dangerous to the public but it was clear to the agency that this woman had to be brought in, because not only was she threatening to expose the secrets that SHIELD worked very hard to keep secret but also because she had, more than once, killed people. Now, he was not ashamed to admit that he made a bad call because the usual procedure when dealing with Enhanced people who have obvious criminal records on them, was to use the stick of imprisonment and the carrot of limited freedom to lure them to work for the agency.

As one could imagine, it backfired tremendously when his team tried to do that. He could still picture the mummified husks that he had to retrieve once the woman left the beach she was lounging on.

One thing was clear though, Subject S1-no-Samantha loved beaches, hopping from one tropical zone to another, enjoying the pleasant weather.

Like right now, "We are approaching the island. Subject S1 should have already sensed us by now so make sure to remain as non threatening as possible. Am I clear, Captain? Please do remember that as far as Subject S1 and this mission is concerned, I am the supreme authority. I hope that is clear."

The Captain nodded at him from the back as the Jet landed on the small secluded airstrip that SHIELD had built for this express purpose since Samantha had been seen at this beach for the entirety of last year, only disappearing for at most a week before always returning to Sunbathe, apparently, on this beach.

"Crystal."

"Good, I will drive you to her. She knows me and knows that I drive away everyone who tries to find her so she will tolerate me. For some reason, you are chosen to deliver the message and as such, my job will end once I am done escorting you. After that, it is up to you to persuade her to help us."

"Why couldn't you deliver the message?" The Captain asked him and all he could do was shrug. He had the same doubt but he had the sense not to voice it out. Though, knowing the type of man that Director Fury was, this single move probably had a bunch of angles that neither he nor the clueless Captain could ever figure out.

"Let's go." He gestured to the opened door of the very beat up car, his favourite.

It creaked when he opened anything–the doors, windows, trunk, and even the bonnet, everything creaked as if it was on its last legs and it probably was but this was the one he liked so it was being used. Plus, there was no other new vehicle that would survive being put into storage for months at a time and start on the first try, especially the ones that would be country appropriate.

Soon, they were on a pathway that was obviously used regularly but not maintained at all. He saw three other cars in the way before they finally reached the stretch of empty beach that Samantha usually sunbathed at.

There was no feasible way of tracking her, aside from Satellite footage because she somehow sensed it all and crushed the person who was doing it to her. 

He parked at the edge of the beach, drawing a confused look from the Captain. He chuckled, "She doesn't like the noise of the diesel engine. You will have to walk from here."

The Captain, in his combat uniform, looked completely out of place on the hot beach, especially since Eric was dressed in shorts and a loose T-shirt that helped with the heat.

He watched as the Captain trudged through the sand, leaning against his almost rusted car, on his way to meet the single strongest human on the planet. The only other comparable would be the Big Green but the two had never clashed so it was still undecided.

Though, knowing her powerset, she would probably win.

Ah, Samantha Weber, the single strongest person on the INDEX, who was surprisingly forthcoming with her powers once she realised that he was the only reason she would not be targeted anymore. 

She began tolerating his presence near her after that. He did try to take advantage of that but after the first heart attack, he abandoned trying to slip tracking nanites into her water and instead maintained a formal distance, only intervening to stop any law enforcement or foreign spy agency from getting close.

When he had first asked about her powers, he had received a one word reply. 

"Water."

That was all she said and he didn't ask more, knowing that building a working relationship even though she did kill his brother was more important. His relationship with Bill was complicated, to say the least, but he certainly didn't deserve dying by becoming a mummy.

He did confess that she killed one of his brothers and yet when told that he would not be looking for revenge against her, simply because it was not realistic or feasible, she had gained a look of curiosity on her face.

Reporting that to Director Fury had been the thing that made sure that he was stuck close with Samantha, Subject-S1, an African American Woman of German Descent, possibly from the Rhineland, with an approximate age of 50-60 years, with the ability of Omega level Hydrokinesis.

The ability to manipulate water everywhere. In the human body, in the oceans, lakes, the water vapour in the air, presumably ice as well, and many more that they had no idea about.

The longest observed range was about 17 miles, unclear whether it was in a radius or in a straight line. She has also shown the incredible ability to outright disappear once she is in a body of water.

The radio that was on Captain Rogers' uniform crackled to life.

"Hello, I assume you are Samantha Weber?"

An amused but gravelly voice spoke back, "I am, and I assume you are some sort of super soldier, someone made to replace the boy wonder. Another laboratory experiment? Though, you do look surprisingly well done."

He shook his head at that, she knew that it was not an ordinary human. He took out his notepad and wrote it down.

"Subject can recognise enhanced individuals using her previously suspected Sensory abilities - Further study necessary. Can she use her abilities on enhanced people as well?"

"I am a Super Soldier but I am not a new one. I am the same old Steve Rogers, Ma'm. I am here to formally invite you to join the Avengers. It is–"

"Avengers? Sounds like a team that shows up to take care of the aftermath of the problem, not the problem itself, Captain Rogers, if that is who you really are."

"...Naming scheme aside, we are facing a grave threat. A strategic asset has been stolen and the world might–"

"Oh? Stolen? Did somebody steal Uncle Sam's precious nukes? Wouldn't be the first time, wouldn't be the last…."

"No, it is not a nuclear missile. It is the Tesser–"

He heard his heartbeat inside his chest as he slumped on the side of the car before running forward with all his might, his chest protesting as he ran to Captain Rogers' aide. Running forward, huffing, he saw the sea had gone completely silent. He could also hear the Captain's silent grunts, something that pushed him onward. Samantha could be very ruthless if she thought of someone as a threat.

"Were you about to say, the Tesseract, Captain?"

"...*Coughs* Yes. The Tesseract has been stolen by a God named Loki. We need to retrieve it before—"

That was all he heard from his radio before he saw something approach him from the corner of his vision. Before he could even reach for his gun, he felt something wrap around him before the land became smaller.

He almost screamed, had it not been for his rapidly approaching proximity to Samantha, seeing that it was a water hand that had wrapped around him.

"What did you guys do?" Samantha ground her teeth as she spoke, which made his heart beat even louder inside his chest, his anxiety rising.

He saw the Captain coughing but still standing. Hunched over but still standing.

He was alive, that's good. This could still be salvaged.

He gulped, looking at Samantha's glowing blue eyes and the slight veins that had popped up near her eyes and on her neck, "SHIELD has been conducting experiments on the Tesseract…"

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