Work in Progress Wednesday!

[tjs_whatnot]

Let's do this!

Give me what you got! Read and comment on others' WiPs.

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Comments

[tielan]

"Commander," Najira protested, "you cannot ask the General to--"

"Why not?" Maria didn't look away from Nick. "He asked it of us, first, as agents of S.H.I.E.L.D - or Avengers. Protect and defend Earth from any and all threats to its autonomy and independence, no matter the cost. That's the brief, isn't it, sir?"

How long had it been since she'd addressed him as 'sir'? Years, now. Nick exhaled. "It is."

And over the years, the cost had been high.

He'd pushed to build up S.H.I.E.L.D with an eye to gathering up the things that weren't 'normal' as most people understood it. He'd looked at Erskine's files and the SSR's records, and set up searches for the missing Captain America. He'd kept an eye on Thaddeus Ross and the Army's attempt to dabble in biotech. He'd set a team to work on the Tesseract to unlock its secrets. He'd hired agents with an eye to developing those who were flexible enough to accept the weird and also intelligent enough to adjust to the circumstances. He'd made bargains with the US government, with the UN, with the World Security Council just to keep things spinning, had dealt with wildcards like Stark and unknowns like Banner and forces of nature like Rogers. He'd laid out missions and objectives and projects, and in doing so, he'd sent innumerable agents to their deaths in the name of 'world security'.

What was one more time in order to save the universe?

I'm deep in the throes of 'nobody will want to read this' right now, along with 'i'm not going to finish it before Endgame dammit'.

[sixbeforelunch]

Oh, intriguing! I really like the insight into Fury, and the cost of his mission.

I am very familiar with the 'no body will read this' blues. You have my sympathy.

[tielan]

Thank you.

[cornerofmadness]

Really liked that last line!

[tielan]

I think it's going to be changed to be 'one more life to save the universe'...

[cornerofmadness]

Still works well.

[tjs_whatnot]

OMG! This is so great!

I'm awed and deeply impressed by this task you've given yourself and I wish you all the luck in the world. But also know, that I think it's still going to be well received and read even if it does come after Endgames.

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