Raizen sat on a sunny beach sipping cold juice as waves crashed against the shore. Raizen found it strangely... peaceful here.
Behind him,
Coulson: "Hope I'm not interrupting."
Raizen didn't turn.
Raizen: "You are. Now get to the point"
Coulson: "We have a mission to locate a scientist named Bruce Banner. Can you help us?"
Raizen: "To locate someone why is my help required?"
Coulson: "Our scientist is little special" he passed the tablet with a video on it
Raizen watched the video and nodded slowly.
Raizen: "Fine. Could be fun." but in reality he wanted to fight Hulk.
Coulson: "One more thing. That thing you gave Thor... the fruit. What is it?"
Raizen set down his glass.
Raizen: "A gift. Nothing more."
Coulson: "It gave him lightning. A weapon maybe?"
Coulson waited for more. Raizen stood, hands behind his back.
Raizen: "If your director wants one tell him prove his worth to me."
Coulson walked few steps and heard voice from his earpiece "don't push"
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The black jet sliced through the clouds leaving a faint contrail behind. Inside the atmosphere was unusually tense. Coulson sat calmly going through the latest satellite data. Natasha Romanoff had her eyes on Raizen, Nick had told her to see if she could get something out of him.
Raizen was calm, hands behind his head and stared through the window at the endless blue sky.
Coulson: "Intel says Dr. Banner was seen in this town two days ago. A local medical camp had a mysterious physician treating villagers"
Natasha: "And let me guess he must have already changed place."
Coulson gave a tight tipped nod. "Exactly."
They landed in a remote village, the air thick with humidity and the scent of rainforest. Children ran barefoot playing soccer in muddy streets. Adults cast nervous glances toward the trio as they moved towards them.
The clinic was already abandoned. Crates of medical supplies stood open their contents missing. A rusted table a pile of unused bandages and a carefully scrubbed floor were all that remained of Dr. Banner's presence.
Coulson: "He's always careful not to leave a footprint."
Natasha walked over to a small bench where an old man sat.
Natasha: "Did a healer pass through here recently?"
The old man looked up. His eyes were cloudy with age but his voice was clear.
Old Man: "Yes. He had sad eyes… but kind hands. He left before dawn. Said he had to keep moving or 'they' would find him."
Raizen sighed, stepping back.
Raizen: "He knows we're coming. Maybe you guys have mole"
Coulson tapped on his tablet, pulling up some map.
Coulson: "If he's on the run, we'll need SHIELD satellites to help us track gamma signatures."
Natasha: "Lets do that."
As they turned to leave, Raizen closed his eyes and Observation Haki flared but he could not find him, so he had left for sure.
Coulson: "We will take car from here"
They borrowed a car and started following the direction shown on Coulson tablet.