Things at SHIELD had more or less gotten back to normal, or whatever passed for normal at SHIELD over the next year. That is until the day Daisy returned to Exodus base and she was not alone.
"We have a security breach." Mack said to Coulson and Mace as the alarm sounded.
"What, how did anyone find us?" Coulson asked.
"I don't know, maybe they followed Daisy back to the base or something." Mack said.
"We better go check it out." Coulson said as he and Mace stood up and went with Mack to the door.
"Oh my god." Mack said when they saw who the intruder was.
"Lincoln. Daisy told me was still alive but I didn't actually believe her." Coulson said.
"Stand down. This man's a friendly." Mace ordered and the agents stood down as Coulson approached Daisy and Lincoln.
"Welcome back Agent Campbell." Coulson said.
"You sound surprised. I thought Daisy told you I was still alive." Lincoln said.
"She did, but honestly, I didn't actually believe her, no offense." Coulson said to Daisy.
"None taken, I probably wouldn't have believed it either. But it's true. He's back." Daisy said with a grin.
"Simmons will need to test you to make sure you're cleared for action and you'll need to register under the Sokovia Accords, but after that, you should be good to go." Mace said.
"Great, but in the meantime, I'm going to need a place to stay." Lincoln said.
"I already have an apartment in the SHIELD complex. I took out a lease before I left. You can stay with me. That way I can make sure you don't disappear on me in the middle of the night." Daisy said.
"I can live with that." Lincoln agreed.
"Good." Daisy said with a smile.
"Sir, no offense, but how do we know this isn't a trap?" Mack asked.
"Because Daisy personally vouched for him and we both know that if it was a trap, it would've already been sprung, considering Daisy is our most valuable and most public asset, but no one outside of SHIELD even knows about her feelings for Lincoln. Besides, it was a trick, don't you think that Daisy would've resigned and gone a little crazy?" Coulson asked.
"Good point. I'm just being cautious, since the last time she lost Lincoln, it destroyed Daisy and I don't want to see that happen again." Mack said.
"Neither do I Mack." Coulson said.
"Oh Mack, before I forget, now that Daisy is back, she'll be taking Coulson's place on the Zephyr as your partner again, along with Lincoln." Mace said.
"Sounds like a plan. No offense Coulson, but I kind of miss my old partner." Mack said.
"None taken." Coulson said.
"All your test results come back normal. You're fit for duty." Jemma said.
"Great. I better go tell the Director." Lincoln said as he got up from the lab table and kissed Daisy before leaving the lab.
"I still can't believe I got him back." Daisy said.
"You deserve to have him back Daisy. You deserve the happiness you're feeling." Jemma said.
"Thanks, anyway, I have pictures from our trip if you're interested." Daisy said.
"Show me now." Jemma said eagerly.
Daisy laughed as she pulled out her computer and opened her gallery of vacation pics.
"Here we are at the top of the Eiffel Tower in France, here we are in front of the Colosseum, here's one Lincoln took of me at the Leaning tower of Pisa." Daisy said.
"My, you are much stronger than I thought if you can lift that entire tower yourself." Jemma said, since the picture made it look like Daisy was holding up the leaning tower.
Daisy laughed and then said "Now we're at the Great Wall of China and we also visited the Emperor's Palace. Next we have me and Lincoln in front of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid in Egypt."
"Maybe we should go to the lounge so we can actually sit down while you show me all the pictures you took." Jemma said.
"Works for me." Daisy said.
May had just entered the lounge to see Daisy and Jemma looking at photos on Daisy's computer.
"What are you looking at?" May asked.
"Oh Daisy was just showing me pictures of her and Lincoln's trip around the world." Jemma said.
"Really, where are you 2 in that picture?" May asked, referring to the picture of Daisy and Lincoln in snowsuits with oxygen masks on and they were standing on top of what looked to be a mountain.
Daisy smiled and said "That's one of my favorites. That's me and Lincoln at the top of Mount Everest."
"You guys climbed Mount Everest?" May asked, slightly jealous.
"Yeah, it was actually kind of fun. Climbing up a mountain without worrying about a madman trying to kill me at the top." Daisy said with a smile.
"So, where else did you guys go?" Jemma asked.
"Australia, we took this picture at the Sydney Opera House, India, England, South Korea, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, we had a lot of fun in the Bahamas, Bora Bora, where we also had a lot of fun, and before we came back, we went to a few of the other states here." Daisy said, showing the other 2 pictures of her and Lincoln in each country as she said them.
"Really, what states did you visit?" Jemma asked.
"We spent a whole month in Hawaii that I don't think you want the details of." Daisy said as she showed Jemma and May a picture of her and Lincoln on the beach.
"Are you wearing a coconut bra and grass skirt?" Jemma asked with a smile.
"Lincoln talked me into it." Daisy said, not going into details.
"You know Andrew tried to get me to wear that getup while we were in Hawaii." May said.
"I'm guessing he did not succeed." Daisy said.
"Well, at least not when we were in public." May said with smile.
Daisy laughed and said "then I think you know how Lincoln got me into that getup, only he convinced me to wear it public. I swear I have never felt more ridiculous in my life."
"So, where is did you go?" Jemma asked, trying to change the subject.
"Los Angeles, where we did the typical picture in front of the Hollywood sign." Daisy said, showing them the picture of what looked like Daisy holding up the Hollywood sign.
"We also went to Vegas, where we made sure to steer clear of the chapels, though we did some gambling. We also went to New York and Boston and then we came back here." Daisy said, showing them the last of the pictures.
"Sounds like you 2 had a good trip. But now are you ready to get back to work?" May asked.
"Yep, I think we both got our fill of globetrotting for a while." Daisy said.
