6 Coulson?
Hi again. Got kind of bored on my end so yeah.
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Also if you want to know… I counted and during this story there are several (3) subplots at play. And two you havent seen yet. Basically if you think this is just fun fluff… its not. Pay attention. Like the MCU its all connected.
The world is unfair. What did I do to deserve never being able to relax ever again? No rest for good old Alyssa. This sucks. Everything had been planned out perfectly for Steve and me to do nothing. Sam was out of town. Tony and Pepper were told to not to call, same for Clintasha. Bruce never needed anything unless he thought he was going to Hulk out. Thor was with Jane and Bucky apparently had a date tonight.
Thus, we were alone. Supposed to be alone. Of course that was not going to happen.
Because of course just as Steve and I had cuddled into the couch to watch a movie there was someone at the door.
"If we stay real quiet they might go away." I whisper to Steve.
"That's rude." Steve whispers back.
"Oh well."
Steve silently laughs at me and kissed the top of my head and doesn't move. I've trained him well.
"I know you two are in there." A voice calls though the door. Damn it Coulson.
"Fine." I grumble as I go and answer the door. "Hello Coulson. Hello Coulson's minions. Yes you can come in and ruin date night." I smile sarcastically.
"We need help. We're desperate." Skye pleads.
"Then desperately leave." I snip.
"I feel like I've had a conversation like this with your father." Coulson noted.
"Maybe. Who knows." I shrug.
"Come on Aly, we should help." Steve said as he came to greet everyone.
"Damn you and your boy scout attitude. What do you need?"
"Captain Rogers, hi." Coulson ignored me.
"Coulson, good to see you again. Hello everyone." Steve waved politely.
And then the whole 'Captain America is talking to me' stint occurred. Everyone but May looked awestruck at Steve. This happens every single time. This isn't even the first time Steve has met everyone!
"Wow guys… real smooth." I roll my eyes. "Coulson's fanboying has rubbed off on all of you."
"Give them a minute." May said flatly.
"Captain America… Hi." Skye waved. "I'm Skye. I doubt you remember me."
"I remember all of you." Steve smiled awkwardly. He hated this.
"Maybe you guys should come back later…" I look between the group and Steve.
"I agree Alyssa." May said. "I'll get Coulson to call you tomorrow."
"Sounds excellent. Talk then." I smile as I close the door.
"Why do people get that way?" Steve sighed. "Its awkward for everyone."
"Because you are a national icon Steve. And you know… look at you. Every male wants to be you and every female and probably a few males want to date you."
"You couldn't just leave it at national icon? The rest makes it even more uncomfortable."
"You want me to lie to you? I was just telling you the truth."
"Hey Skye." I say the next morning on the phone.
"Did we really ruin date night?" Skye asks immediately.
"I was being sarcastic when I said that. Otherwise yes, we were going to have a night alone."
"I'm sorry Alyssa! Also on behalf of everyone but May, I'm sorry for our awkward behavior. It's just… he's Captain freaking America. I mean his whole… thing is just… and his face… and that body… those abs…"
"It's getting awkward again." I bring Skye back to reality.
"Sorry… but I mean… come on! You've seen him, it's easy to get distracted around him!"
"I live with him. He's not that distracting." I asked amused.
"Then I don't know how you live. You must have incredible strength."
"Or I'm just used to him." I shrug. "Anyway you guys needed our help?"
"Yes. Yes we did."
"Okay, with what?"
"It was… I don't remember."
"Brilliant Skye. Put Coulson on the phone."
"Got it. One minute." Skye said and I heard her get Coulson.
"Alyssa."
"Coulson. What do you need?"
"We need a better communications link set up. Think you could help?"
"Sure could try. I know someone who can for sure though."
"Really Alyssa?" Jimmy groaned.
"What? You could do it!"
"I can. But I am busy."
"With what?"
"Work? Secret Avengers stuff? Your paperwork?"
"So? I mean, I can do it but it will not be as good without my sidekick!"
"The sidekick? I'm not equal?"
"You are equal in everyway. We are each others sidekicks."
"Well this equal sidekick is busy this week."
"Oh come on! You put off work all the time. This is no different."
"I will see what I can do but I make no guarantees."
"Thank you Jimmy!"
"Fitzsimmons, meet Jimmy. He is going to help set up communications." I introduce.
Both Fitz and Simmons say hello and so does Jimmy.
"We should probably get to work. Jimmy where do you want to start?" I ask.
"I'll get to work on creating a secure network, Alyssa and Fitz start building Coms. Simmons…" Jimmy started.
"Watch those two like a hawk." Simmons filled in.
"Exactly." Jimmy nodded in agreement.
And that is exactly how the afternoon went. Until I got terribly bored.
"Fitz… I got an idea…"
"YOU TWO DID WHAT?" Coulson looked at Fitz and I.
"Its not as bad as you think!" I try.
"You glued and feathered a national icon!"
"Its just Steve and it was an accident! Fitz gave Pal the wrong map!" I explain.
"Hey! It was not me or the little guy's fault! The vent system can be very confusing!" Fitz said as he held his robotic monkey closer.
"I found the right target."
"You trained with Hawkeye!"
"Its called follow the map!"
"YOU TWO STOP IT AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU GUYS USED PAL TO FEATHER CAPTAIN ROGERS!" Coulson sounded frustrated.
"Accidently." Both Fitz and me corrected Coulson.
"Whatever. Now, explain."
"Okay, so this is what happened. We knew Skye was feeling down today. We knew she was in the same room with Triplett. Now both Alyssa and me got bored of building Coms. So we decided to cheer Skye up. So I made a glue mist with Simmons glue. Alyssa made a silent feather bomb that would detonate in mid air." Fitz explained.
"And then we needed a way to get it there without tipping either Skye or Triplett off so we used Pal to use a map of the ventilation system. There was a miscalculation when I upgraded Pal. Long story short, Pal read the map upside down. Thus wrong room and wrong target." I finished.
Coulson sighed. You could almost tell he was thinking 'I'm getting too old for this.'
"So, glue mist and feather bombs." Coulson summarized.
"In a nut shell." Fitz shrugged.
"You both are lucky one of you is married to Captain Rogers, otherwise this really would not look good." Coulson sighed.
"Yay for Steve being in love with me!" I say half sarcastically. We both were dismissed and we left Coulson's office.
Then I came face to face with Steve still covered in feathers.
"Hey Aly…" Steve looked at me way too calmly.
"Steve." I smile nervously.
"Come here." Steve said in that scary calm tone.
"Oh no…" I look wide-eyed.
"What Alyssa? Don't want to hug your husband?"
"Not when he's going to do what I know he's going to do."
"Too bad." Steve grabbed me and pulled me into a hug. The type of hug I would have enjoyed if feathers and glue were not being transferred onto me.
"I'm sorry Steve." I apologize.
"Its fine. Do I look mad? I think that's the first time I've ever seen May maybe start to smile."
So now with new a SHIELD communications line all set up, Coulson and his crew were sent off. It must be a ton of hard work and effort to get a disgraced organization back on its feet. Coulson looks tired and run down. He almost didn't know what I was talking about when I asked how his precious convertible Lola was doing.
I had spent most of my time in the lab with Fitzsimmons. I asked Steve how everything was with Coulson, May, Triplett and Skye. Skye apparently was very excitable and Coulson was trying very hard to stay calm.
"I think that maybe one day Skye will get over it but nothing can be done to save Coulson." I patted Steve on the shoulder.
"You were never like that. You a little surprised but after dismissed it." Steve remembered.
"I worked for SHIELD, found out my dad was Tony Stark and had been on a mission with Clint Barton involving mutated Chihuahuas. You experience so much strange not much truly surprises you. Plus I don't fangirl."
"Fangirl? What in the world is that?" Steve asked.
"It might be best if you don't know."
"Now I really want to know."
"For your safety and sanity no you do not. I know for a fact you have them. They would freak you out."
"Explain Aly."
"Coulson. Imagine Coulson. Times ten. Or just Coulson if he let the fanboy in him out."
Next Chapter: Alyssa forgets things.
