Chapter 207: MD-Chapter 206 The Curtain
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At midnight, Arthur activated the teleportation array in his room, and the next moment, he found himself in a different location.
A sink, a large mirror, and the stalls of a restroom…
To be honest, Arthur was quite reluctant to be here, as the place was rather awkward.
Especially Natasha's half-smiling, half-serious expression always left Arthur feeling helpless in his heart.
Yes, he had arrived in the SHIELD branch's restroom.
"There are no people, no surveillance, and no listening devices here!"
Natasha said, "To be honest, do you think this would be a good place for a meeting? After all, no one would install those devices in a restroom…"
Arthur rolled his eyes in frustration as he spoke. "It's not that no one would install those devices in a restroom; it's that this is a spy agency's restroom. Anyone who dares to install such devices here, especially in a women's restroom… well, I think they'd definitely end up with a rhythmically tragic fate."
"What happened?" Natasha's expression grew serious.
"Didn't the news reach you yet?" Arthur pondered for a moment and said, "I was almost assassinated again today. Did you guys trigger their sensitive nerves?"
"We've investigated…"
Before Natasha could finish her sentence, her phone suddenly rang. She glanced at it, and her expression changed immediately. "It's an emergency call from Fury!"
"What happened?" Arthur asked.
"Someone infiltrated a research facility and stole the Tesseract!"
"How could this happen…"
Arthur was taken aback. Wasn't Natasha supposed to be on a mission right now?
In the movie, Natasha received a call from Coulson during the mission, and Coulson uses unconventional methods to threaten her kidnappers into handing over the phone to Natasha. Arthur found that part quite thrilling at the time.
But now… she is in a restroom?
And she received a text message?
Arthur's daze lasted only a moment before he composed himself. "Who stole the Tesseract?"
Natasha immediately inquired with Fury. After a moment, she had an answer: "He said his name is Loki!"
Arthur took a deep breath. "Forget about Hydra for now; we have a bigger problem at hand. Loki is Thor's brother from the Asgardian Myths, they are real and he is the God of Mischief. I've had encounters with him before; he's quite a handful. The fact that he stole the Tesseract means his intentions are far from simple."
"What could his purpose be?"
Natasha's face changed as Arthur had previously mentioned uncertainties related to the cosmos. At the time, it seemed far off, but now Asgardian gods had come to Earth with clear malicious intent.
Arthur couldn't tell Natasha that Loki's arrival on Earth was merely part of someone else's plan. Many key points were clearly not meant for her knowledge.
So he shook his head before speaking. "I'm not sure, but the Destroyer from the recent 084 incident was sent by Loki. Now he's stolen the Tesseract, which likely indicates significant ambition on his part… From what I know, the Tesseract contains a Divine Weapon known as the Space Stone. This Space Stone has existed since the beginning of the universe and is one of the most fundamental forces in the universe. If Loki has a plan, he might use this gem for something grand!"
"What's the plan?"
Arthur's mind raced with various thoughts. Suddenly, he remembered a specific point from the entire movie.
He recalled a party scene!
Loki once sought an element called 'Iridium,' which was essential for him to set up the Tesseract and open the wormhole.
Under the surveillance of the Avengers, they had accurately located Loki at this address and successfully captured him.
Although Arthur thought being captured might have been one of Loki's goals, if they could use this opportunity effectively, might it be possible to directly capture Loki?
But there was one problem!
When would Loki appear?
The target location was another country. He could get there, but once he arrived, he couldn't just barge in and announce that an Asgardian god was about to arrive for his performance, could he?
"There should be a simpler… and more precise method."
With a flash of thought, Arthur looked at Natasha.
Natasha raised an eyebrow. "Your look gives me a bad feeling."
"I need to infiltrate the Avengers."
Arthur scratched his head awkwardly. "So, if possible…"
Natasha paused, understanding Arthur's meaning, and began to remove her outerwear…
Arthur quickly covered his eyes, not daring to peek, not even with the Eye of Horus.
"Hurry up!"
Natasha's voice came from beside him. When Arthur opened his eyes, he saw Black Widow calmly looking at him.
This woman's trust in him was truly unguarded!
"Thanks for the hard work…"
Arthur reached out, touched her neck, and then stored her in the Disassembler space.
The next moment, his body began to change. He transformed into Natasha, seamlessly changed into her clothes, and spoke in Arthur's voice, "This feels… weird. Am I now a cross-dresser?"
Natasha's phone received a text message from Coulson. Glancing at the content, Arthur blinked. "Going to pick up Steve?"
After thinking it over, he wasn't too surprised.
With Banner and Tony having 'messed around' for so long, coupled with the ongoing ambiguous relationship with SHIELD, Banner had already agreed to join the Avengers.
Therefore, there was no need to persuade Banner again like in the movie.
Thinking of this, Arthur smiled. Indeed, many things had already changed from the original plan… so, will Loki also change this time?
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…
The meeting time was set for eleven o'clock the next morning.
Before that, Arthur, along with Steve and Coulson, had to board the Quinjet to the Helicarrier.
Without wearing a headset, Arthur couldn't speak throughout the journey. Otherwise… the beauty would be silent, while the man would speak!
Arthur had already explained his identity to Steve when they first met.
Though Steve was puzzled about why Arthur wanted to infiltrate the Avengers, he didn't ask further.
Throughout the journey, Coulson, who was Steve's fan, was busy chatting with his idol, naturally ignoring Natasha's occasional 'aloof' demeanor.
This also provided Arthur with a good opportunity to carry out his 'plans'.
(The End of this Chapter)