Fury was blazing with barely contained rage. Kakashi stood before him, his posture relaxed, but his request had ignited a firestorm in Fury's mind.
'I gave him some authority, and he's using it to give other agents not under his command paid leaves. Unacceptable!' Fury's thoughts seethed, his fingers drumming on the desk. "Paid leave for Barton? You've got some nerve, Hound. I already gave you some time off to train Carl Creel and Blonsky to your standards but you now want my best agent to have a vacation?"
Kakashi replied calmly, "It's not just a vacation. I'm teaching Clint how to use chakra."
Fury's thoughts screeched to a halt, his anger evaporating like mist.
'Chakra? For Barton?' His mood flipped, a grin spreading across his face. "Clint can have three months' vacation. Happy teaching!" he said, his voice booming with unexpected enthusiasm.
His thoughts were gleeful. 'Barton able to use chakra like him? That's a game-changer. We would be able to replicate his methods for other agents. Hound, you beautiful bastard.'
Kakashi's thoughts were amused. 'Zero to sixty in seconds. He is like a pregnant lady with sudden mood shifts. I am pretty sure he's already planning how to exploit this. He is bound to be disappointed.'
Fury leaned forward as he looked at Barton, "Tell me everything. How's the training going? I want to replicate this."
Clint glanced at Kakashi who gave him a nod of approval. He knew that they don't have anyone else to simulate chakra like he did for Clint. It would be difficult for people born here otherwise to feel chakra themselves.
The only ones that could help them with unlocking chakra is either Kamar Taj or Hand. Kamar-Taj sorcerers are hidden, and Hand leaders would rather kill than share.
Clint gave his report, "Kakashi unlocked my chakra. He is going to teach me to walk on walls and trees without gear, make illusion clones of myself and arrows to spook enemies, and use chakra to turn my arrows armor-piercing."
Fury kept his expression from breaking and maintained his serious look.
"Keep at it, Barton. Don't waste Hound's time. Keep me posted about your training."
'This is turning out to be a beautiful day,' Fury thought
The conversation was cut short when Fury's comm buzzed, an urgent summons from Alexander Pierce.
Fury's thoughts soured. 'I had to jinx myself. Wonder what he and the Security Council want now.'
He headed to Pierce's office without wasting much time.
Entering Pierce's office, Fury's face was a mask of neutrality.
Pierce leaned back in his chair, his voice deceptively warm. "Fury, how is life?"
Fury's response was deadpan, "Was good until now."
Pierce's eyes twitched, "I know you're busy, so let's get down to business. I've been thinking of transferring Carl Creel to another secure prison."
Before Pierce could continue, Fury cut in, his voice firm. "I've made Creel an agent of SHIELD. He now works under Hound, along with Blonsky, in one team. Hound has full authority on the team since he's the only one who can keep them in line."
Pierce's face reddened,
"You did what?!" he shouted, slamming a fist on his desk.
Pierce's voice was laced with anger. "You just gave the command of two enhanced criminals to a former mercenary with unknown origins and uncountable number of powers. Are you out of your mind Fury?! You did not deem to ask for my permission!"
Fury's tone was sharp and unyielding as he replied, "I thought we were doing things without each other's permission. You should've listened to me when I told you to leave Tony alone. But you had to call him in a Congressional hearing. He's an arrogant, self-centered, ego-maniac prick. And now you've ruined our chances of getting any of those suits from him. I had to compensate my making another team since Tony was not joining Project Avengers anytime soon thanks to you."
Pierce was lost for words. He did not expect that by making Fury's project Avengers hard to start, Fury would take drastic measures to create a superhuman team.
"If that's all, I have work to do," Fury said, turning to leave.
At the door, Fury paused,"I'll submit a report about my decision and why I made it in the next Security Council meeting. I'll also need your signature to promote Hound to Level 7 agent clearance, befitting his new role."
Before Pierce could even think about it,
Fury's final jab came, his tone pointed. "Sometimes I think you don't want my project to be accepted and become a reality, old friend."
With that, Fury left. He was feeling a little betrayed that Pryce whom he considered a friend was not helping him with his Avengers project.
Pierce, however, didn't give a fuck about Fury's feelings. His thoughts were cold and calculating. 'This is bad. If such a team with these three is formed, our plans will be in trouble.'
'Blonsky's as strong as Hulk, can destroy buildings, and throw trucks like he's hitting a baseball for a homerun. Carl's a fucking steel man. And with that Kakashi guy, they'll be able to deal with almost everything Hydra has to throw at them.'
'I'll have to communicate this to the other leaders. We'll need our own squad of enhanced to counter them.' Pierce recalled his assets. 'I have the Winter Soldier and those five super soldiers injected with Howard Stark's version of the super soldier serum, cryogenized and ready.'
Pierce mumbled,"Let's hope the other leaders have more enhanced under them, or we'll be in deep shit."
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