Alexandria (Virginia)

**Alexandria** is a city located in Virginia, United States of America.

## History

### Secret Meeting

In 2014, Isabelle Hartley, a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent recruited as a mercenary by recently appointed S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Phil Coulson, established a meeting with fellow former agent Roger Browning in order to buy a Clearance Level Ten file on the original 0-8-4, the Obelisk, one of the items contained in the storage facility where Browning was assigned.

Hartley went to the reunion with fellow mercenaries Lance Hunter and Idaho, while Coulson also sent agents Melinda May, Skye, and Antoine Triplett to overview the exchange. Skye surveyed the operation, receiving orders from May not to engage until the deal was finished and the package with the item was visible.

Browning showed Hartley both the file, displaying an image of the original box where the Strategic Scientific Reserve contained the item and his former S.H.I.E.L.D. badge to authenticate the information. Hartley noticed that Browning seemed indifferent to their identity, but Browning said that the only thing he was concerned about was that they were the highest bidders, so their motivations did not concern him anymore.

May and Triplett checked that Browning was only selling intel, not the actual item, so when Idaho presented the briefcase with the money Browning expected as a payment, Hunter asked why should they be paying so much for just an image of a box he did not even have. Browning revealed that the United States Government obtained the item and stored it in a facility in Arlington with thousands of other S.H.I.E.L.D. items and equipment.

Browning revealed the importance of the items, as the facility where he worked had thousands of boxes looking exactly like the one he was selling, but that was the only one with a Clearance Level Ten file dedicated to it, so knowing Hartley's reputation, he knew they would be able to retrieve the item. Browning was not comfortable with changing the terms of the deal, but Hartley noticed that it was Browning who changed the terms, as they had agreed to bring just two guards, and there was another man approaching them.

That man turned out to be Carl Creel, a gifted individual sent by HYDRA in order to obtain the file that Browning was trying to sell. Creel quickly disabled Browning's guards and killed Browning by breaking his neck. Hartley, Hunter and Idaho quickly shooted at Creel, but he was able to punch Hunter, retrieve the file and jump through a twenty-five feet high window to escape.

As Hartley stood up from the place she took cover, one of Browning's guards was about to kill her, but Skye, appearing behind the guard, quickly disabled him with an I.C.E.R. Hartley was surprised to see May and her team, while Triplett ran to check the window that Creel used to escape.

Hartley asked why May and the others were shadowing her and her team, as it was supposed to be an undercover operation, though Skye said they were just their backup. Hartley contacted Coulson at the Playground to inform him about the outcome of the mission and ask for orders. Coulson simply ordered them to go dark, so the agents and mercenaries left the city and returned to the Playground.

### Wakandan Conflict

#### Seeking Everett Ross' Help

In 2025, Shuri and Okoye arrived in Alexandria and located Everett Ross jogging in a local park. While he was jogging, they sent a vibranium device to get his attention, leading him to where they were on a trail. They then asked him about the scientist, while he asked them if they were behind the ship attack. He told them where to go and that he had to be careful due to his job.

#### Arrest of Everett Ross

Later, Everett Ross returned to his house to find Valentina Allegra de Fontaine in his kitchen. She showed him a CNN report on the queen's death and confronted him about his relationship with Wakanda. She revealed she had bugged the Kimoyo Beads and listened to his conversations. Ross tried to talk to her, but she had him arrested.

#### Freeing Everett Ross

Ross was then taken into a vehicle transport, however while on the road, they encountered a fallen tree. The two security officers proceeded to check it out, only to get knocked out. Okoye, in her new Midnight Angel Armor, then opened up the trunk and freed Ross.

## References

1. ↑ *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 2.01: Shadows*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*

## External Links

* Alexandria on Wikipedia
* Alexandria on Marvel Database