Ally eventually stops at a gas station. As she drives, her instincts flare, as she stops, and an arrow hits the wall next to her. She backs away slowly... concerned. Scared. Before... she grabs the arrow... a note. She reads, "Fury sends his regards. Come to..." She reads the address... her eyes going large... she is not abandoned. SHIELD is not fully against her... is... is Fury alive? She is confused. Karlen says behind her, under her shadow in the white unnatural light, "Well, that's one way to say 'hi.'"
She huffs, barely a chuckle, her grip on the note tightening. "Fury always did like dramatic entrances," she mutters. She sighs... looking at the address. She enters the car and reads it a few times. She is not a superspy, but it's not very close. DC... she frowns... going to be hard to get in there when you are a crazy fox-lady that SHIELD wants to take down. She considers... she sighs. She wishes she was a higher-level agent. "I wish I had better training."
Karlen chuckles, "Yeah, but you don't. You are just a low-level investigator who is now a supernatural fox. Quite a cute one too." She blushes, and throws a pillow at the shadow on the wall of the car. He chuckles. She says, "Any ideas how to get into DC without getting swarmed by SWAT?" Karlen is quiet, and says, "Well... you are no longer human." She frowns, "Yeah, I know..."
He chuckles, "Yeah... I mean... you don't have to use a car to get in." She frowns deeper, "What do you mean?" He chuckles maliciously. "Oh, I've been talking with Mr. Fox about what you can do. He had a few ideas, and theory-crafted some stuff we can try." He smiles, with his sharp purple shadowy cartoon teeth on the wall. Though only she can see it.
It's nighttime in DC a few days later. As a shadow travels on a rooftop quietly. Too quietly... as Ally slinks on the rooftop, she feels the realm's power flowing through her, as she hums lightly. Her tail is now visible as a black flickering shadow, ears as well. As her eyes are more predatory, her mouth with sharper teeth, and almost a shadow of a snout. As she runs, and jumps from building to building silently. Her senses too sharp, as she avoids cameras, as Karlen scouts ahead, and notifies her of their locations. He can do this due to the raw density of the realm's energy she outputs. Though she has to be careful... too much energy, and cameras can capture a shadowy cartoon fox silhouette on a wall, one that has glowing purple teeth—Karlen.
Eventually, she arrived at the edge of DC, as she neared a bridge. Karlen said,
"Found them... a lot of shit is going on. Under the bridge is a tunnel system to a sewer. Within I found some workers. But that was as far as I could go. But too many cameras everywhere to not be... Fury, or spy shit."
She nods. Before sighing, as her shadows fade from reality, and she slides down a slope, and enters the area slowly, human-like. She does not care to hide if it's Fury's cameras... even if it's not... this is the address.
Karlen chuckles, "If this is a trap, they are soooo doomed!" She sighs quietly. As she does not respond... they are on camera after all. She would look insane.
Then... as she went in deeper. Her instincts flared, and she turned, and saw Natasha Romanoff. She frowns, and calms. The woman in casual clothes says, "Long night?" She sighs, and says with relief, "I was worried this would be a bust." Natasha nods, "Yeah, it was not. Anyway, follow. I got the security codes after all. I... uh... read a little of your file, the little Fury gave me. Miss Fox."
Ally chuckles dryly, "Whatever, Miss Avenger." They walk slowly, quietly. There is a quiet tension, as Natasha... notices... her movements, and how inhuman they are. As the sunglasses on her face, and the casual clothes that frame her body do little to hide it. She is... after all... barefoot right now, walking on her heels, and slightly animalistically. Reason being, well... she found it easier to jump across buildings without shoes.
Eventually, they arrive at the base of operations. Technical experts, computer systems set up, and she enters... and sees Fury in a hospital bed in the brick-walled underground. The man with the eyepatch breathes quietly, as she enters. He reads her with his eye with a sharp gaze, that her instincts... label... 'careful' with ease. She tenses slightly. He is... the boss after all. The one who has been the only barrier between her and being in a lab since she got Karlen in her shadow. He says, "Hello Ally Miller. It's good to see you in person. Rather than in reports."
She is quiet, but nods. "Yes... sir... I was wondering why you asked me to be here?"
He is quiet, and sighs, and says, "Don't call me sir. You are a bit beyond that in capacities." She rubs her head unsure. He continues after a pause, "Sit. We have time." She goes quietly, and sits on the chair nearby his bed. As he says, "Anyway, I am glad you accepted that invite from Barton. As I requested you to be here... after... well... that attempt on your life."
She asks, "Why? Why did SHIELD try to kill me?"
Fury frowns, and says, "It was not SHIELD, but HYDRA. We have been invaded by another organization, one that attempted... to kill me. Nearly did the job, and I just am allowing them to think they won... so I can get them all out in the open."
She frowns at that... she sighs deeply, and holds her head. "S-Fury, I am no superspy. Why do you want me?"
He says, "Your abilities will be of use... but in truth... I see potential in you. Potential... perhaps for other work, and meaning in your life." As he watches her closely... observing her every move. He eventually is satisfied. Then sighs, as he nods to himself. Confirming something to himself. As he says, "Ally, I am giving you a recommendation to the Avengers. They are not truly my team anymore. It's up to you if you want to join. But... your powers are too potent to not be of use. Furthermore, it would get you in contact with those that protect the world. Beyond that... I would like your help with our... local situation here."
She is quiet... as she frowns deeper, and sighs. "With... all respect. I don't even know if I'm human... or fully in control of my combat capacities." Fury nods, "Well, you have enough control." She sighs, and nods. Then asks, "How are my... team?" Fury nods, "They're fine. Just... displaced, and had a few assassination attempts on such well-known individuals. Though Dill... he was a HYDRA spy." She is quiet... her eyes turn cold... Karlen says to her, "That tracks. Fucker. Should have disappeared him into a TV."
She says, "Yeah... tracks." She asks, "What do you want me to do?" He smiles, and says, "That is the right question. Come, I will have Natasha introduce you to the team. Follow her, she will handle it." She nods. As Natasha gestures, and she follows. As they leave him to get better. "Oh Ally! One last thing. I would like a formal meeting with that Mr. Fox."
She looks over, and sighs, "I will ask." Then leaves.