"That took the afternoon, but we have a plan, Avalon,"
Avalon walked away from Salvatore's office with Sandel burning on her shoulders, Avalon peered at Sandel and spoke softly for only her to hear in the crowded hall, the multiple voices bouncing off the wall,
"This one took till the afternoon, the next one will be until late tonight,"
"I had a feeling it would be Avalon,"
Sandel moved around her shoulder warming Avalon, she hummed looking over the hallway, and she noticed some familiar faces but nothing to worry about. Sandel glanced at Avalon seeing her scanning through the people like her,
"Avalon, what's on your mind?"
Avalon's silver hues went to her for a moment, a gaze filled with a thoughtful haze. Avalon looked back to where she was walking through the crowded hallway,
"It's been a week, and they went so quiet, hiding behind their people in plain sight,"
Sandel's flame flickered as she knew who Avalon was talking about, "You're worried about Bal and Formoir? They have also been quite like you've said they have covered their tracks well burred what they are planning,"
"Bal seems to care if we know what he's after, it's odd he wouldn't care if I could be controlled but no he has hidden in what he is,"
"Darkness yes, he slinks there when he needs to especially when someone hasn't fallen under his sweet-laced words,"
They swayed through the hallway with Sandel moving with Avalon's steps to so it looked like Sandel's flames were mixing with Avalon's orange hair, the hallway got louder with a voice rising from the hallway Avalon looked around the hallway and saw a woman with a blue jacket with printed letters on the back that made her freeze seeing them. Avalon halted her body shaken slightly as she moved her hand touching Sandel,
"You need to hide in me. There here,"
Sandel flame flicker hearing the uneasy tone in her voice, Sandel shifted staring at where Avalon was looking, they saw the woman again but this time there was more than that, she was with a group their voices crawling off the walls as they started to walk through the hallway,
"We are looking for Salvatore have you seen him?"
The was asked multiple times as Avalon stood there peering at Sandel seeing the angel hid in her soul heating her body, Avalon held back a shiver seeing the woman questioning one of her co workers when Avalon walked through the hallway away towards the group holding Liz still questioning her, Avalon took a step to them her hand reaching out for the woman taking her shoulder, when a man's hand laid on top of Avalon's chest pulling, Avalon's arm tearing from the woman placing it Avalon's side as more of the group went around Avalon holding her back as Avalon looked at them,
"We are a part of the federal investigation bureau, we are here to question and search the premises again,"
One of the men said, Avalon peering at him nodding, and she stood tall scanning over the crowd, when she looked at Liz seeing her shaking slightly, Avalon's eyes softened at the sight having Liz who now considered her a friend after all this time shaking. Afraid that they have found out about her dark past. Avalon's eyes darken as the leader of the group the woman she saw before let go of Liz turning to Avalon, the woman scanned over Avalon and found her familiar.
"You are familiar. Who are you and why are you interrupting our investigation?"
The woman tried to imitate Avalon standing taller, fixing her coat to show the logo of the bureau she worked for. Subtle but didn't work. Avalon raised a brow staring at her unbothered. Is that supposed to threaten me? Avalon thought she stood closer to the woman clearing her throat,
"Well, you want Salvatore right? Why are you interrupting her work,"
Avalon pointed at Liz as she held herself tighter staring between the woman, concerned for how the woman would react to Avalon,
"She has no relevance to your investigation, it would be Salvatore and,"
The woman interrupted Avalon her hand resting on her badge "And you Avalon Clover, Age twenty seven about to be twenty eight, female worked for the organization Shepard since you were twenty three and have been a part of meager events in the city of ninianne correct?"
She pointed at the badge as she told Avalon who she is,
"I'm Agent Coulson and you are under investigation as well Avalon, you have made a lot of breaks in this organization, been a part of something that has made the government cautious. However, intrigued."
Coulson put her badge away peering over at Liz with a sharp retort, "Go on I will have my team talk with you while I talk with this anomaly,"
Coulson motioned her head to her group, some of them moved walking to Liz ushering her to walk away while the one holding Avalon stayed holding her still, Coulson peered at them as she pulled at one of their arms,
"I want to talk with her on my own she knows she can't say no even if she could, we have a warrant, right that's what you wanted to know right Miss Clover?"
Avalon looked away from where Liz was being taken, she looked at Coulson with her silver eyes having a faint glint in them, Coulson noticed it as her men let Avalon go backing away from the two before walking down the hallway, looking for Salvatore. Avalon looked at Coulson with a faint nod,
"I wanted to ask, but you beat me to it, now you want to talk with me. Why did you say you wanted to talk with Salvatore, It looks like you want to talk with anyone who's in the organization,"
"That is exactly what I wanted a full sweep of this building and to question their leadership, Miss Clover you were going to be the ceo when you disappeared, a man named Marcello Sickle took that position for you while working side by side with the owner of the organization until you appeared,"
Coulson leaned closer into Avalon, Coulson's brown eyes squinting staring into Avalon's silver ones trying to find a hint of deception, anything that would indicate that she would be lying to her, Avalon stared down the smaller woman overshadowing her.
"You want to know why I disappeared?"
"Yes, it's been a mystery to the government, we had to look for you and found nothing from that roof, other than it was catastrophic."
Coulson moved closer to Avalon her nose an inch away from Avalon's, Coulson lowered her gaze pointing at Avalon's heart,
"I want to know what happened then yes, I've only gotten so much from Salvatore and Marcello for the past two almost three years, they given me nothing but it was from the gang making these clones and devises when i looked over the room under that roof, there was only cloning technology, i know something else is happening here and you are in the center of it alone with the gang leader in this city,"
Coulson observed Avalon state waiting for her to show a break in her facade. Avalon nodded slowly, leaning back as she stared down at Coulson,
"I see that one of the reasons you're here,"
Avalon contemplated with Sandel in her head without realizing her eyes had a faint glow, Avalon heard Sandel whisper in her head,
"Avalon, remember we have to keep this to us...I'm sorry to place you in this position.."
"Don't apologize for this, Sandel. I told you in Scotland I would help you...I think it was Scotland anyway,"
Avalon felt Coulson poke her chest and continued to say, " I know there is something wrong in this place, something powerful lies in this organization... And I will have answers,"
Avalon raised a brow, "I will...alright my answer, i was there and i had a stand off with the gang leader Blake Dagda, it became violent quick shots were fired and i had to fight him up front, after that I'm not sure what happened my vision went white after all that i woke up in a forest outside the city walking back to Shepherd,"
Avalon stepped closer to Coulson with a firm voice, "Is that what you want Agent Coulson or is there more to your weird demand that I have to oblige to?"
Coulson looked at Avalon with her eyes squinted, skeptical. Her hand fell to the side she took a step back staring into the silver abyss of Avalon's gaze, she saw the hidden truth beyond Avalon's eyes, she was telling a part of the truth. Only a part. Coulson looked away from her and said,
"Yes. You've been honest with me so far i want to hear everything that has happened since then, the gangs that have been here are now more active than ever, i want to know why,"
She leans closer to Avalon wanting to know more having to know more...not just for her job, to be intrigued to see what this city has hidden...what the organization has hidden from the government. What they have in there misted,
"Then you can finish talking with her and talk with me instead,"
Coulson head lifts staring over Avalon's shoulder, She sees Salvatore behind her looking straight at Coulson,
"You were at that warehouse with that gang boss member that beam that came from there wasn't normal, not for our technology anyway,"