Marvel Cybernetic Girl

The silver-white "Halo" transport aircraft slowly descended into the town square.

Kagura Hitomi's mission in Calcutta was complete—it was time to move on.

Meanwhile, the town's residents, who had been evacuated as a precaution in case the Hulk lost control, were now returning under the guidance of Rhodes Island Security personnel.

With Bruce Banner gone, life in this peaceful town would resume as usual.

A replacement doctor was already en route to take over, ensuring that the "paradise" created for Dr. Banner remained intact.

Once aboard the "Halo," Kagura immediately shifted focus to the next phase of her plan.

The crisis at hand stemmed from Loki, acting under orders from the Chitauri (and ultimately, Thanos).

His objective: steal the Tesseract, open a portal, and enable the Chitauri invasion of Earth.

In return, Loki sought dominion over the planet.

The mission was clear—locate Loki, retrieve the Tesseract, and neutralize Hawkeye, who had fallen under Loki's control.

Stopping the Chitauri invasion was paramount to preventing the collapse of human civilization.

If advanced tracking technology could pinpoint their locations, that would be ideal.

But even if conventional methods failed, Kagura had one final trump card—her memory.

"Cortana, report on tracking data. Begin by locating Hawkeye."

Inside the transport aircraft, Kagura began her search. Hawkeye was the first lead.

From Agent Coulson, she had learned that Hawkeye had been compromised by Loki's mind control.

He had assisted in stealing the Tesseract and was now helping construct a new portal device somewhere.

Anticipating this, Kagura had secretly embedded a tracker in Hawkeye's equipment supplied by Rhodes Island Industries.

"Tracker signal lost. Insufficient data for pinpointing. The 'Argos' surveillance network is now scanning. Estimated time to obtain a general location: 72 hours."

"Tsk, he's sharp—found and destroyed the tracker immediately." Kagura smirked.

The more she saw of Hawkeye's skills, the more she wanted to recruit him into Griffin. With the right tech, he could become a formidable ally.

"Switch tracking target. Attempt to locate the Tesseract."

"Constructing gamma-ray signature search algorithm. All satellites under the 'Argos' project are now operational. Estimated global scan completion: 6 hours."

Originally, the task of tracking the Tesseract via gamma radiation had been assigned to Bruce Banner.

However, since he hadn't committed to Griffin, Kagura wasn't about to force him into working with Rhodes Island.

The last thing she needed was to provoke the Hulk into a rampage.

Instead, the backup plan was in motion.

Banner would join SHIELD's helicarrier team alongside Tony Stark to search for the Tesseract, while Kagura's team would conduct an independent search using her own advanced algorithms.

When it came to technology, she had no reason to feel inferior.

She had spent a year preparing for this crisis, and Cortana's computational power far surpassed anything else in existence.

Additionally, her foreknowledge provided an unparalleled intelligence advantage.

From memory, Kagura knew Loki intended to use the Tesseract to build a massive portal to transport the Chitauri army to Earth.

To activate the Tesseract, it had to be heated to 120 million degrees Celsius, breaking the Coulomb barrier that stabilized its space-warping properties.

However, no human technology could sustain such extreme energy levels long enough for a stable portal.

The solution? A rare radioactive element—iridium.

The only known stockpile of iridium large enough for the task belonged to Dr. Heinrich Seifer, a scientist in Germany.

It was secured at the Schäfer Imperial Security Bureau in Stuttgart.

To obtain it, Loki would either need to break into the security vault or force Dr. Seifer to authenticate access using his retinal scan.

Conveniently, Dr. Seifer was scheduled to attend a high-society ballroom gala in Stuttgart.

With this information, the plan was simple:

Set a trap at the gala, knowing Loki would come for Seifer's retinal scan.

Launch a defensive operation at Schäfer Security, ambushing Hawkeye as he attempted to retrieve the iridium.

The pieces were in place, and the plan was already in motion.

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Stuttgart, Germany – Outskirts

Under the night sky, the "Halo" transport aircraft landed softly outside the city.

Dressed in her "White Moon" combat suit, Kagura disembarked.

A sleek, black motorcycle was parked nearby, and next to it stood a striking red-haired woman—someone Kagura knew very well.

"Hey, Sister! How's Griffin's hacking equipment treating you?" Kagura waved at Natasha Romanoff before getting straight to the point. "Did you secure the iridium?"

"You'd better have a damn good explanation for why we went to such lengths to get this metal."

Natasha raised the cylindrical container holding the iridium. "Since last night, I've dodged 47 calls from SHIELD. You owe me an answer."

"This is critical, sister."

Kagura handed her a tablet detailing the Tesseract, Loki's actions, and the unfolding situation. "We're saving the world—Griffin Security is saving the world."

Natasha skimmed the data, her expression suddenly shifting. "Wait… Clint…"

"Don't worry, Hawkeye will be fine." Kagura reassured her. "I promise we'll get him back."

Natasha hesitated before nodding. "Alright, what's next?"

"Take the iridium to Rhodes Island HQ in New York for safekeeping. This metal is the key to preventing a global catastrophe."

"Understood."

As Natasha prepared to board the transport, she paused. "Kagura… just… make sure Clint is safe. I can't lose him."

"I swear, I'll bring Hawkeye back." Kagura flashed a confident smile.

In truth, securing Hawkeye was the primary reason she had come to Germany.

If she neutralized him first, it would dismantle Loki's strategy.

The next step would be capturing Loki himself and retrieving the Tesseract.

That would be the end of this mess.

...Probably.

Wait—did I just jinx it?

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