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[i]F I N D I N G    F U R Y[/i]# 1: A   N E W   D A Y


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[b][right]Helicarrier 'Lady Liberty' // Turtle Bay NY[/right][/b]

Steve sat at his desk across from the Deputy Director of Argus. The Deputy Director. Amanda Waller hadn't even bothered to come herself, and instead had sent Maria Hill. That's how beneath her she considered this whole thing. He wasn't overly surprised, he and Waller tended to butt heads on a variety of issues and she had been trying to convince the international oversight advisory to send him into retirement for years now. So far with little support, he still had more friends with favours than she had people with dirt on them. He sighed as he rubbed his hand across his face, the stubble on his face unnatural and course. Not that he had much time to shave anymore.

"The Director is denying your request to take over the investigation into Fury’s disappearance-"

Steve chuckled as he interrupted her. "That's no reason for you to come out here, Maria." Once upon a time, he had considered Maria a friend. Protege to Fury, the logical successor. Instead, she found S.H.I.E.L.D too half measure, going to work for Argus, a considerably more shady organisation. Steve had no time for a peacekeeping organisation that wouldn't operate in the light of day. Espionage had its uses, but there were limits.

She stood up, anger crossing her face. "You know [b]damn[/b] well that isn't why I'm here. I'm here because this is the [i]third[/i] time that you've requested to takeover, and despite being told no every time you're still trying to find a lead. I'm here as a courtesy, stop this now before we have to take it any higher."

Steve waited her out. "I understand, and will not impede your investigation in any way shape or form. Though you're wildly overstepping to assume you can walk in here and give me orders Maria. I answer to the United Nations, Argus answers to the President. Feel free to work the pipeline to get me ordered to stop, but at the end of the day he's our man and I have some damn good people working on this."

"You're right, you do work for the United Nations. So don't think you have enough on your plate? Or have you forgotten that every lunatic with a costume is currently causing havoc all over the world? I'm sure I heard about it on the news today, that there has been a 79% increase in supervillain sightings in the past two months, not to mention the mutants and metahumans disappearing."

"Yes, I'm well aware of the statistics, and is it not also your responsibility to liaise with Shield to tackle this domestically? So perhaps you should get back to work and out of my office so I can do something important." Saying nothing else Maria Hill stood up and walked to the door, there she paused and turned back to look at him.

"I hope we find him, Steve, I do. I'd hate for this job to turn you bitter." Without a further word, she walked out the door and he leaned back in his chair, both hands running over his face as he let out a deep sigh.  She wasn't entirely wrong, he had been in the game a long time. Before Fury went missing he lead S.H.I.E.L.Ds strategic response unit, he worked with the Avengers but that was still a far cry from what he was doing now as the top-dog. Fury had been gone for over a year now and they were still no closer to figuring out his whereabouts. 

This meant it was time for outside help, leaning down to push the call button on his intercom. It buzzed. The joys of being Director, the job was never done. "Yes?"

"Sir, Banner is reporting in from Gamma Base. He's reporting strange readings coming from Las Vegas, requesting to investigate." Steve thought over it for a second. 

"What's Spider-man doing?"

"Not currently on assignment." Steve nodded to himself.

"Give him a call and send a quinjet to take him over to Gamma Base, and prepare a jet for me too. I'll fill in the paperwork on the way."

"Right away sir." 

It never stopped.