Project W017 2.0 chapter 1

AN: So this is a different take on Project W017, the story line is completely different, I hope you enjoy. I do not own any Marvel characters.

Soulmates are rare Daisy Johnson is now a top agent after being trained by Melinda May, Hydra tried to rise but those loyal to Shield managed to stop them. Everything is now settling down, Coulson has just been given the green light to bring Daisy onto his project. Project W017, her best friend Alexa comes into SHIELD to be part of the team Daisy has been put in charge of but things get complicated.

Project W017 2.0 chapter 1

Daisy Johnson scans the crowd of civilians identifying their targets and what they needed to get. It had been 2 years since Hydra tried to rise but thanks to some loyal shield agents and the Avengers they managed to defeat them. Daisy now was a top agent, leading a small team of gifted individuals when she wasn't working with May and Bobbie. Right now she had only one agent with her, technically they weren't supposed to be there it was a last minute thing and she knew she would hear hell for it when she returned but this was important.

"He seems nervous." Alexa Shaw stated she was sitting across from her looking over their objective.

"Yeah I will be too if I was carrying what he was." Daisy retorted

"How do you want to handle this?" She asked, Daisy smiled at her friend as she burst out laughing as someone walked past them. "Do you remember sister Leane?" Alexa smiled knowing their cover falling right into it.

"Her face after that stunt you pulled still makes me smile."

"As I recall you made that stunt and I got punished for it for six days of dishes and three Sundays of reflection." She retorted telling Daisy that six targets were here and three more turned up.

"Yeah well those three Sundays I waited for you seeming I am your friend and all, I felt bad."

"You did confess." Alexa agreed the three new people were friendlies. Alexa looked them over recognising them she turned to Daisy. "You know Skye, things got rather complicated." She said waiting for her to call it if they abort or not.

"You read the book, we need to see the movie." Daisy stated and Alexa nodded they would complete the mission.

"Right I will go get us our coffee then." Alexa said getting up and weaving through the crowd moving over to their target. She flawlessly pulled off the switch of bags before moving over to the door and walking out to the street knowing Daisy had already left. Daisy came to her aide as one of the bad guys came up behind her for it. She kept them away from her.

"How are you going?" Daisy called back

"You were right, Bomb." She stated

"You can disarm it?" She asked knocking out another guy.

"Can I disarm it? Do you know me?" She asked before disarming it and grabbing the crystal.

"Go,"

"Like a dog." Alexa muttered before walking off down the road only to knock out another bad guy that tried grabbing her. As she looked back at Daisy she saw Captain America, Iron man and Natasha Romanoff fighting. Daisy had taken off, that was when Captain America looked up and shouted out to her so she turned and hightailed it out of there. She felt a whoosh of air moving towards her and shoved out her hand, feeling it connect with something solid or in this case someone. As a boy of about 18 with white hair was sent to the ground. Alexa didn't stop she kept moving. Pietro looked at the retreating figure, she had brown hair and blue eyes he could not believe she stopped him, his chest still hurt from where she shoved him.

"You alright?" Steve asked helping him up, he nodded his head rubbing his chest.

"I will admit, I did not see that coming." Pietro stated.

"She diffused the bomb, took something from it." Natasha stated

"Tony?" Steve asked

"Don't bother she will be long gone." Clint stated coming over to them.

"Who were they?" Steve asked

"Don't know, but they knew what they were after."

"Left the fighting to us." Tony commented

"I think they could have handled it themselves but we were a convenience for them." Clint stated looking down the road where the girl had disappeared to.

Alexa met up with Daisy before they returned to base, they had hoped they would make it back without being detected. Daisy should have known better.

They had made it back to the main lounge pass the labs and gym without being stopped and Alexa was about to head off to her bunk when both of them were stopped by May who was blocking their exit.

"May." Daisy nodded in greeting

"Where have you two been?" A voice on her left made her turn to see Izzy lying on the couch.

"Coffee run, needed to get away from base for a while." Daisy replied knowing that Alexa would remain silent. May raised an eyebrow at her and she swallowed, Yes May knew and they were screwed.

"Right, well I will see you later. Thanks for the coffee Skye." Alexa said about to head off but May stopped her.

"It's Daisy now." Daisy mumbled as May led them through the base towards the directors office.

"You will always be Skye to me." Alexa mumbled back

May led them into his office where they waited to be acknowledged. Director Fury was sitting in his chair watching a screen of the avengers fighting outside the diner they had come from. Daisy knew that she and Alexa would not be on the cameras.

"I had an interesting phone call from Romanoff." Nick stated turning to face them. "She recognised your fighting technique and asked why we were there. I told her I had not given any permission to be there as I knew they were working this." Nick stated and watched the two young agents before him, one slightly nervous the other calm. "So why were you there agent Johnson?" He asked looking at her.

"Sir, it was to do with a terragine crystal of course I would take an interest. We didn't intend to get in the Avengers way." Daisy stated

"So you took it, where might I ask is it?" He asked

"Destroyed Sir." Daisy replied as Alexa had destroyed it before returning to base.

"Destroyed?" He asked

"Yes sir." She replied "I take full responsibility, agent Shaw was there under my orders. She did not know we did not have permission to go there?" Daisy stated

"Is this true agent Shaw?" He asked

"No sir, I knew this was not cleared." And Daisy groaned at her friends stubbornness.

"Yet you went anyway?" He deadpanned and he saw her look at Daisy, he knew why she went. These two had grown up together even though Shaw was younger than Daisy they were friends and if Daisy asked for help she would always answer yes.

"Agent Hartley will now be Shaw's new handler. Agent Johnson you will be reporting back to Agent May." Nick stated he could see the girls wanted to protest but stopped under his glare. "The next time you decide to go off book I will have you both in isolation." He added as both of them looked down. He noticed that Alexa clenched her hand before relaxing once again. "Now get out of my office." He said and both girls left following May out.

"Get dressed into your workout gear, meet me in the gym. You too." May stated looking at Daisy then to Alexa both of them nodded before going off to get changed.

May was not surprised Alexa was down first she entered the gym and looked around noticing that Daisy was not there yet she tensed seeing May there. She looked around and her gaze landed on the brunette mercenary turned agent who was leaning against the wall observing her.

"Isabel Hartley." She introduced after moving over to her.

"Alexa Shaw."

"You're one of the gifted Yes?" She asked

"Yes...ma'am." She added as an after thought.

"Ma'am did you hear that May, she called me ma'am."

"You are her superior." May retorted

"I know, but it has been a while since I have been called ma'am." She stated before looking over the young agent. That was when Daisy entered and she smiled at Izzy.

"Izzy." She greeted before moving over to May. Izzy ended up taking Alexa over to a different side of the room as they began their workout. Izzy wanted to see what she could do. As May began her lesson (discipline) Daisy was sore by the end of it, and May sent her off to her room. Daisy was walking out as Jemma walked in, Daisy looked at her confused as to why she was going in there but right now a hot shower was calling her name. Jemma went over to May who then moved over to Izzy and Alexa. Izzy shared a look with May before turning to face Alexa. She was confused but recognised the looks they were giving her, one that usually meant she was in trouble. She looked over at Agent Simmons and the box she carried and her heart rate increased.

"You know what is in this box?" Izzy asked seeming May wanted her to do the talking seeming that she was her handler. Part of her did not want to do this to the young agent.

"Yes." Alexa replied

"You will put them on." Izzy instructed and Alexa turned from the box to Izzy a glare settling on her face.

"How long?" She asked

"Until I tell you to take them off." Izzy replied she really did not want to start this off as the bad guy but May had told her before Alexa came into the room that this needed to be done, she used her powers against an avenger Nick wanted her punished. This way she will not spend the week in isolation. She looked like she wanted to refuse her but one look from May she let Simmons place the dampeners on. They looked like gloves but Izzy knew they were power dampening and that while Alexa wore them she would not be able to use her powers. Simmons ended up locking them on so that Alexa could not take them off as soon as she was alone. She looked over at Izzy and nodded, Izzy would be the one to take them off when she was allowed them off. Izzy then let her go, saying she would have training in the morning. Alexa walked out of the room with her arms by her side, May could tell she was doing this on purpose to show them that she would not try to take them off when she got the chance. May looked to Simmons with a pointed look.

"Oh no she won't be able to take them off. Only Izzy can take them off." Simmons reassured so May gave her a nod before walking off.

Skye was showered and clean, she had just checked her desk to make sure nothing new had come up… their hadn't. She moved through the corridor stopping at a familiar bunk knocking on the door.

"Come in." A voice called out so she entered

"Hey Al sorry..." she stopped to see Alexa on the bed, that was not what made her freeze. The things on her arms made her freeze. "What? When?" Daisy asked moving forward but she waved her off.

"Punishment for something never mind."

"Our little adventure...they shouldn't… I was the one." Daisy stated as she grabbed one of her arms, The dampeners looked like arm braces and Daisy noticed the lock on them so knew they would not come off without a voice activation code.

"No biggy...they shouldn't stay on too long. I guess this is to remind me we are not vigilantes and choices have consequences." Alexa stated "you know agent Hartley right?"

"Izzy? Yes she seems cool." Skye said

"You trust her?" Alexa asked looking at her pointedly making Daisy swallow.

"Yeah, she will be a good handler."

They spent the week training, Izzy getting to know Alexa and what she could do, she still had the dampeners on and Izzy could tell it was starting to effect her. She didn't complain though or ask for them off. May had been keeping Daisy busy that she had rarely any spare time. ALexa was working in the garage seeming she was a mechanic when Izzy came and watched her for a while in silence. She didn't look up as she worked away on an engine.

"Can I help you with something?" She asked

"We have been reassigned." Izzy states making her falter in what she was doing.

"Oh?" She asked

"To the hub." Izzy added but still Alexa did not turn around she continued on her task.

"When do we leave?" She asked

"Tonight."

"Is that all?" She asked and Izzy couldn't tell her thoughts on the matter.

"How long are you going to be here?" she asked

"As long as I am not needed anywhere else." She said as she stood back up from leaning over the engine and fiddled with the arm brace. Before finally turning around to face her. "Am I needed anywhere else?" She asked

"No." Izzy replied so Alexa turned around and went back to work. Izzy turned around and left her alone heading to grab her things before going to find Bobbie, hopefully she would be up for sparring.

That night they were on a quin jet to the hub. Alexa was sitting in a seat with her bag next to her, she had her eyes closed but Izzy knew she was not asleep. They finally arrived and Izzy shows her to her new room before going off to hers. She opens the door and smiles at the sight of her wife sitting on the couch waiting for her. She went over dropping her bag on the floor before jumping over the back of the couch and landing next to her.

"You could not just walk around the couch?"

"Come on Vic I have not seen you in weeks." Izzy said kissing her happy to be back with her.

"Yes I must admit I have missed you." Victoria Hand stated smiling as she ended up guiding Izzy back to their room.

The next morning Izzy was lying in bed as Victoria ran her fingers across her bare back and Izzy smiled as she felt the tingling sensation under your soulmate touch.

"I hear you have a rookie?" Victoria states knowing that is what Izzy was thinking about.

"Alexa Shaw...you read her file?"

"Yes. Looks like she has potential." Victoria murmured

"I should get up." Izzy said even though she had told Alexa that she could have the morning off to get settled.

"Mm should definitely get up." Victoria agreed but neither got up as they ended up kissing. It had been two months since they had seen each other.