She could see a click of recognition in his eyes that lasted for about a nanosecond. Most people would have missed it. But, most people didn't have eyes like hers and most people weren't trained by super spies. She gave a chuckle and lifted a brow. As his next question came she couldn't help but to hold some trepidation. She hadn't hesitated on her previous answer, replying to him immediately. Now, however, she wasn't sure what to say. She knew that, of all the people in the worlds, she could trust him. He was [i]Captain America[/i]. However, she couldn't really tell him the whole truth. But, she decided that a half-truth was fine. [b]“My father was a Colonel in the United States Army and he was even part of the Howling Commandos for a while... About seventy years ago. He's been running S.H.I.E.L.D. for the past couple of decades or so. My mother was a bit of an Eco-Warrior – She was more about saving the environment than the people that destroyed it.”[/b]

She gave a small smile as she let it sink in, standing up and crossing her arms over her chest. She looked more like her mother but anyone who knew Nick Fury could see that she had a few features in common with him... Or at least just his ears. She honestly looked almost nothing like her stern-faced, one-eyed father. Her features were beautiful, delicate, and gentle. Perhaps when she was angry one might see the flare of Nicholas Fury in her eyes but nobody setting them side by side could make such a connection between them initially. She moved towards the Captain and gave an impish smile. [b]“I really am the world's best kept secret, love.”[/b]

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[b]“Look, I'm going to be straight with you,”[/b] Tony sighed as he sat down across with her. [b]“It hasn't hit the news yet, but the world is a lot more fucked than you think it is. History lesson: Back in the days of my father, the Nazis had a secret organization called HYDRA hellbent on taking over the world. They knew about alien technology long before S.H.I.E.L.D. was even formed and they specialize in hunting it down. A couple months ago? When those giant hellicarriers crashed out of the sky in DC... That was them. It's recently come to attention to a select few that HYDRA was not completely obliterated back when Captain America was frozen. They've got sleeper agents everywhere and they've torn apart S.H.I.E.L.D. and I'm just now finishing up weeding them out of my company.”[/b]

He paused to let it sink in, pulling up holographic images, files, and videos and pushing it towards her for her to see the information on HYDRA. [b]“You want to be a hero for real? Then step up to the plate. The world's going to need as much help as it can get. Even if that help is a little thief.”[/b] He gave a light smirk, leaning back some. [b]“Besides – As much of a dick as you think I am, I'm not about to send some girl to her death for trying to help people.”[/b]