"Skye? That girls not qualified to be SHIELD agent!" Ward exclaimed, his voice bitter. Izzy rolled her eyes. "Agreed." Coulson replied. "That's why me and Wolfe have invited her on as a consultant." "SHIELD does it all the time." Izzy added. "Technically Stark's a consultant." "And technically Skye's a member of the Rising Tide." Ward replied, "She hacked our RSA implication." "Twice." Coulson said. "From a laptop." "Imagine what she'll do with our resources." Izzy added, giving both May and Ward the evil eye. "I am." Ward replied. "That's exactly what I'm imagining during this row. You brought me on for risk assessment. She's a risk." "And you need to remember your place!" Izzy snapped. "Me and Coulson are in charge of this team, in charge of you. Don't question us!" "She doesn't think like us!" Ward exclaimed. "Exactly." Izzy and Phil said, before fist bumping under the table. "We have two kids on this bus that aren't cleared for combat. You're adding a third." May stated. "At least Fitz-Simmons are trained SHIELD scientists." Ward muttered. "But Skye? You said this was a select team, a symbol to work new cases, to protect people, I don't see how letting some hacker tag along-" Coulson cut him off. "I'm looking for an objection I haven't already anticipated." He replied. "We're calling this. But your frown will be on record." "We've been called in to investigate an 0-8-4. We all know what that means." Ward said. "Yes we do." Izzy replied. "It means we don't know what that means." She handed a tablet to Coulson who passed it on to May. May nodded at Izzy and Phil and headed out to start up the plane. Izzy nudged Phil as she spotted Fitz-Simmons leading Skye towards the bunks. Ward noticed too and grabbed a plane safety manual, before heading out. "Following him?" Izzy asked. Phil nodded and the pair headed out. "Hey." Skye said, smiling at Ward as he knocked on the wall of her bunk. "I know we didn't-" "Might wanna read that." Ward said, handing her the leaflet. "This isn't like other planes." And then he just walked off. Ward's attitude was really beginning to grate Izzy. "Can say that again." Skye said, opening the manual. "Say what again?" Coulson asked, his puny human hearing only having caught what Skye said. "Sweet ride." Skye replied. "We had a little good will from Director Fury when we got hit right before the battle of New York." Coulson explained, Izzy subconsciously placing a hand on her stomach were a large, ugly scar was. "You two took a bullet?" Skye asked. "Ish." Izzy replied. "An Asgardian stabbed me through the heart with a Chitauri scepter, and pretty much cutting Izzy in half." Coulson added. "The effect was similar to a bullet. Got a few R n' R and this plane." Izzy continued. "Had it completely refurbished." Coulson said, looking around "Studs up spared no expense." Izzy finished. "Yeah. Agent Ward told me they sent you two to Tahiti." Skye replied. Izzy and Phil shared a look. "It's a magical place." They both said, before high fiving. "You two do that." Skye stated. "Do what?" Izzy asked. "Talk in time. Finish each other's sentences. High five. Say Tahiti was a magical place." Skye replied, going to place her water bottle down. "Here." Coulson said, grabbing a coaster. "Use a coaster." He placed it on the table and sent Izzy a sheepish look as she laughed at him. "I'd buckle up." Izzy said, as she and Coulson sat down, Skye copying their actions. "I don't even know where we're going." Skye replied, just as the lights turned off. "Peru." Izzy said. "That's where the 0-8-4 was reported." Coulson explained. "And a 0-8-4 is?" Skye questioned. "An object of unknown origin." Izzy replied. "Kinda like you." Coulson added. "Team goes in, determines if it's useful, or if it poses a threat." Izzy continued. "My last one actually turned out pretty interesting." Coulson said. "And where we first met." Izzy added, grinning at Phil. "What was it?" Skye asked. "A Hammer." Coulson and Izzy replied, grinning at each other. Skye felt like she missed something and Izzy and Coulson began to laugh as they shared a look. "I took down like half the guards and then Clint shot me! On your orders!" Izzy exclaimed. "I did tell him to apologize when you to had that mission in Mexico." Coulson returned. "This is Clint we're on about. He never apologizes." Izzy said, after snorting at the idea of Clint apologizing. "Who's Clint?" Skye asked. "Oh, you know, Hawkeye." Izzy replied. Skye's mouth dropped open. "You've met Hawkeye?!" She exclaimed. Coulson and Izzy both nodded. "And the other avengers? Have you met them?" Skye asked. "Izzy did a little more than just meet Thor." Coulson replied, before winking at Skye. "PHIL!" Izzy's yell filled the whole bus.
The cars pulled into the camp in Peru and Izzy hit the brakes, before opening the front door and climbing out. Skye looked a little green, as did Ward, but Phil just smiled at her. At least somebody here appreciated her driving. "Tyre marks forty metres back." Ward said, slamming the door shut. "I'll check them against the sites trucks. Make sure we're alone." "Too much exposure here." May said, leaning out the second car. "I'm going to find a place to park." She got back in the car and started it up again, while Fitz-Simmons walked around excited looks on their faces. "I would love to see a Capuchin in the wild." Fitz said, grinning. Izzy rolled her eyes as they walked over to her. "Maybe even a yellow tailed woolly monkey." Fitz added. "You know Peru had thirty two different species of Monkey?" He asked, looking at Izzy and Simmons as they began to walk through the camp. "Yeah! And close to 200 species of Snakes!" Simmons replied, happily. "The Shushupe has a fascinating venom. Nurotoxic, proteolotic and hemolitic." "That's fascinating." Fitz said, his face not looking like he found it fascinating at all. In fact Fitz, Izzy noticed with a smirk, looked a little queasy. "Yeah." Simmons replied, while Izzy rolled her eyes at the pair. Simmons seemed to realize Fitz didn't look as happy about the snake as he sounded. "Oh. No, I'd be much more concerned with earthquakes, mala-" She started to say as the three of them entered the edge of the was cut off by Izzy slapping a mosquito that had landed on Fitz's neck. "Oh. Look at this." Simmons breathed as the trio came to a stop. In front of them was a large stone temple. "Can we take a selfie?" Izzy asked. "Oh my god. Yes!" Fitz said, excitedly as Simmons pulled out her camera. The three of them stood infront of the temple and pulled faces. The camera clicked just as Phil jogged up the steps towards them. "Good morning Professor." He said, talking to a man emerging from the temple. Izzy walked over to Phil's side. "We're Agents Izzy Wolfe and Phil Coulson with SHIELD." She said. "We understand you've made an interesting discovery." Phil finished. "I...I'm not sure how to explain it." The Professor replied. "This temple dates back at least five hundred years...It's filled with pre-inca artifacts...One of them is impossible and looks like it might be dangerous." "Well that's why we're here." Phil said, as the Professor led them into the temple. "Watch out." The professor warned, pointing to something on the floor, before leading them over to a wall. Izzy scrunched her nose up as a smell wafted up her nose. It smelt wrong. "There it it." The Professor said, "Exactly as we found it." "Who else knows about this?" Phil asked. "Just the ministry." Izzy looked at Phil, he seemed to know what the item was. It looked vaguely familiar to her, but she couldn't place where she'd seen it. "I believe they are the ones who contacted you." Simmons touched Izzy's shoulder and Izzy gave her a nod, allowing her and Fitz to start setting up they're equipment. "Sir I need you and your team to evacuate the sight till we determine the risk associated with this object." Izzy said, stepping forward. She looked over her shoulder and sent Skye, who looked a little lost, a comforting smile. Fitz-Simmons deployed the Seven Dwarves and the Professor stared wide eyes, as one flew close to his face. "Leave the man alone." Simmons scolded. "Now. For your own safety." Phil finished Izzy's earlier sentence, before gently steering the Professor to the exit. "There's nothing about this anywhere." Skye said, smiling. "It's amazing. I searched every data string. What have we got here guys?" She asked. Izzy looked over to Fitz-Simmons waiting for an answer, as did Phil, neither of them noticing Skye walk right up to the object. She went to touch it, when Fitz voice stopped her. "Careful...I...no...wouldn't do that." He said, causing Izzy and Phil to turn their gaze on Skye. "The object placement in this temple's rock formation suggests it's been here for at least fifteen hundred years." Simmons said, looking around. "That predates this temple by a millennium. Hah! Maybe it's Alien!" She exclaimed, excitedly, grinning at Izzy who grinned back. "Yeah." Fitz replied, "But the shape and craftsmanship? It's almost German." "German Aliens then." Izzy suggested, making Simmons giggle. "Sir?" Wards voice came over the radio. "Go." Izzy said, answering it. "We have a situation." Ward replied. "Lots of rebels in this area." Skye stated. "Not enough gunfire." Coulson replied. "Keep working" Izzy said, looking at Fitz-Simmons. "We're on our way." Coulson informed Ward, taking the radio off of Izzy as the two exited the temple. "Buenos dias. Somos Agentes Coulson y Wolfe." Coulson said, as he and Izzy exited the temple to see May and Ward surround by people in army uniform. "Estamos aqui- por un asunto de seguridad internacional." Izzy added. "Philip?" The head woman asked, walking forward. Izzy turned to look at Phil, one eyebrow raised. "Camilla?" Phil questioned. "Wait. What? Actually introduce me later. Do you mind?" Izzy interrupted, gesturing to Ward and May. Camilla shrugged. "After you." She replied. Izzy nodded at Ward and May, causing Ward to push away the soldier he had at gunpoint. May seemed more reluctant to lower her guns. Camilla barked something at her troop and walked up the steps to Izzy and Phil. Who knew Izzy would be badgering about Camilla for the rest of the day. Izzy's jaw dropped as Camilla whispered something to Phil and then kissed both his cheeks. Say what?! Phil wasn't allowed to be attractive to women! No offense to Phil, but he wasn't allowed! It's wrong! "Commandante. A promotion. Congratulations." Phil said. Izzy subtly cleared her throat, but settled at glaring at Phil when he made no move to introduce her. "Three years ago. But thank you." Camilla replied, before turning her attention on Izzy. "You must be the probation agent Philip is looking after. He always has one." She said. Izzy's nostrils flared. "Senior Agent Wolfe." She growled, glaring at the woman. "Huh." Camilla replied, eyeing Izzy skeptically, before turning back to Phil. "Agent Melinda May. Agent Grant Ward. This is commandante Camilla Reyes." Phil introduced. Oh! So he introduces them! "She's with the policia militar in Peru. We used to work together back in the day." Izzy rolled her eyes. "I'll let the team know everything is okay." She said, before turning and entering the temple.
"You seeing this?" Fitz asked, looking at his screen, while Izzy squatted down next to him. "It's alive." Izzy muttered, reading the readings. Yeah. She knew science now. Big improvement from the lost little English girl that hit Thor with her car in New Mexico. "Wha- Alive alive?" Skye asked, taking a few steps back from the object. "It has a functioning power source." Fitz replied. "Sleepy's reading radio-nuclis. But they don't match any known Isotopes." Simmons said, looking at Izzy. "I get some temporal matches, but even then they begin to shift. Is that even possible?" Fitz asked. "It depends on the shifting of the temporal radio stuff." Skye replied. Fitz-Simmons gave her blank looks. "Totally weird, right?" Skye asked. Izzy stood up and walked over to Skye. "You don't need to try to impress them." She whispered. "I like you just the way you are. And so do they. I'm pretty sure Fitz has a crush on you. But lets not mention that." She wrapped an arm around Skye and gave her a kind smile. "Shall I go check on Coulson?" Skye asked. "If you want." Izzy replied, removing her arm just as Ward walked in. "We've got company." He informed the team, repeating what Izzy had said upon entering the temple. "National police." "Oh. We know about that." Simmons replied. "But you didn't say why they were here. Why are they here?" Fitz asked. "They heard about this object, they probably want to protect it." Ward replied. "This area has lots of rebel uprisings." "Yeah. People are fighting back against the Governments mining policy." Skye said. "It's pretty kickass." "Yeah. It's kickass, all the violence." Ward replied, making Izzy roll her eyes. One track mind. "That's not what I'm saying." Skye grumbled. "No it's what your typing in your van. Alone. Where it's safe." Ward replied, before turning to Izzy and Fitz-Simmons. "How much long people?" He asked. "What's the hurry?!" "Are we in danger?!" Simmons and Fitz asked at the same time, while Izzy gave Ward a look. "Not if everyone does their job." Ward replied, giving Izzy a look. "What is your's exactly?" He asked, turning to Skye. "Official consultant of SHIELD." Izzy replied, walking over to them. "If you've got a problem, tell me and I'll let Stark know you've got a problem with SHIELD consultants. He'd have a field day of making you regret even saying that." Suddenly an explosion shook the temple. "Rebels." Izzy breathed. "Pack the stuff up now!" She said, looking at Fitz-Simmons as her and Ward took out their guns. "Sounds like they're engaging with rebels." Ward informed. "You don't say. Let move guys!" Izzy replied, gun ready. "They're coming for it! Let's move!" Ward exclaimed, as Fitz-Simmons packed away the dwarfs. Skye went to help to help them but put the wrong robot in the wrong slot. "No. No. No. No. No." Fitz said, moving her hands away. "It doesn't matter." Skye replied. "It does to me!" Fitz exclaimed. "Can you please just let us do this?!" Simmons snapped, causing Skye to step back. "We need a containment case for the 0-8-4." Simmons said, looking at Izzy and Ward. "No time." Izzy replied, walking over to the 0-8-4 and pulling it out of the wall. "You did not just pull that out the wall!" Fitz exclaimed, looking ready to have a panic attack as Izzy shoved the 0-8-4 in a bag. "What is the matter with you?! Do you realize we do not know the amount of foton emissions coming out of this?!" "Science time is over Fitz." Izzy replied, shoving the 0-8-4 into his arms and grabbing some of his and Simmon's kit. "Stay close." Ward told them, as he and Izzy took the lead, guns drawn. "Fitz come on!" Simmons said, as they all rushed out the temple. Izzy and Ward were firing the moment they stepped out. "Back in!" Izzy ordered. "There's too many of them." She saw a man fire and the bullet head straight for Fitz and quickly nudged him out the way with her shoulder, which soon had a bullet lodged in it. She bit her lip, but remained quiet, firing at rebels, while pushing Fitz-Simmons back into the temple. "Get down." Izzy ordered, as Ward pulled out a 'Power Staff' and went to deploy it. The blue energy surge sent the rebels flying backward with startled yells. "Lets go." Izzy said, pulling out her gun again as Ward motioned them forward. A hidden rebel went to fire a them, when May pulled in front of them with the car. "Get in!" She yelled, as Ward opened the door. She fired a few more shots taking out three rebels, before jumping in after the team. "Izzy. Your bleeding." Skye whispered. "Caught me shoulder on a rock in the temple" Izzy lied, "Don't worry. It's nothing serious." Leaning over she put down the window and lent out of it, firing at the Rebel's in the truck behind the one Coulson had secured. "Fitz." She growled, as the nervous Scottish scientist began to hum the Indiana Jones theme tune. "Sorry. Sorry." He mumbled. Ward began firing off directions at May and Skye grabbed Izzy's legs, stopping Izzy from falling out as they went over a serious of bumps. "Ward slow down!" Fitz exclaimed. "Tell me he's joking." Izzy grumbled. "Your joking right?" Skye asked. Izzy rolled her eyes as Fitz began to spew out science stuff that she didn't understand. "It could overheat!" Fitz exclaimed. Well she understood that bit. "I could roll down another window." Simmons said, going to as more shots were fired. Izzy grunted as another bullet hit her shoulder and shot the man who shot her, watching as the force of the bullet knocked him out the truck. "We've already got one open!" Skye exclaimed. "Close it!" "Keep you heads down!" Izzy yelled, as the rebels began to fire machine guns at them. "Shit." She cursed, her gun running out of bullets. She took a deep breath, before launching the gun at the rebel truck and smirking as it took out three, before quickly sliding back into the truck and winding up the window. "That a lot of blood." Skye said, staring at Izzy. "You hit?" May asked. "Twice. On just now. One outside the temple getting Fitz back inside." Izzy replied, causing Fitz-Simmons to fall quiet, while Ward chucked Skye a rag and told her to keep pressure of Izzy's wounds.
As they pulled on to the bus ramp Izzy leapt out the car and grabbed another gun. "Ramp." She said, looking at Ward, while May rushed off to start the engine and get them in the sky. Izzy ran off the Bus and began firing shots while she waited for Coulson to join them. His secured tuck pulled up and soldiers jumped out firing alongside Izzy. "Wolfe. Come on!" Coulson yelled, as he and Camilla made a dash for the ramp. Izzy nodded and fell back, firing the whole way. "Cut it pretty close there Sir." Ward said, greeting Ward, while Izzy rushed over to check on Fitz-Simmons and Skye who were all sitting on the floor, ears covered. Ward had heard some agents call her 'Mother-Hen' around base, and he was beginning to understand why. "I gotta say...I...I miss my van." Skye said, catching her breath. "Now what was the problem?" Ward asked, almost bragging as he looked at Fitz. Izzy groaned as she rolled her shoulders. "As I said before." Fitz replied, "This device had a high frequency, fluctuating sub-material compression-" Ward cut him off. "Fitz" He said. "In English." Izzy glared at him. "The 0-8-4 is fueled by Tesseract technology." Fitz explained. Izzy and Coulson froze, alarm taking over their features. "Hydra. World War Two. Captain America." Fitz said, seeing Ward's blank expression. "It's full of lethal amounts of gamma radiation!" That Ward seemed to understand. "Gamma...Your saying it's nuclear." He replied. "No." Coulson said, looking at Izzy. "He's saying it's much, much worse." The English woman said, moving forward and hooking her arms under Fitz's arms and pulling him away from the 0-8-4.