"Braces. We need to brace it somehow." Felix ran through the situation, looking for the best options, and wishing he had thought to bring some of the tech from the Sandbox with him for this round of meetings. But did they have any tech that could stabilize a train car about to tumble into a freezing river.
"Braces. Cables, chains. That could work." Maria said. Get something around the edge of the door, into the cracks where the door opened in normal circumstances, if they could manage that, they could maybe stabilize the thing long enough to find a way to get Victoria and that little girl out.
"What about the last station we passed. Wouldn't it have a parking area with it? Someone's got to have chains for their car or something, right?" Jasper asked. At least the car didn't seem to be moving at the moment, but if they didn't do something fast, it was only a matter of time before it gave way and slid over the edge. "And could we somehow get the car unhooked?" Maybe that way even if it did go over, if it didn't pull the rest of the cars down with it, maybe it would give Victoria and the little girl more of a chance.
"Find something to brace it!" Fury ordered Maria and Jasper as he pulled himself as close to the gap between the cars as he dared, to try to figure out how to unhook them. It wasn't much, but if they could keep the entire train from going in the water, it might give Victoria a fighting chance.
"Vic!" John called as he looked at the train himself, but he couldn't see a better plan than what Felix had suggested, to brace it somehow. Trying to open a door or a window would likely send it tumbling into the river at that point. "Vic, are you okay?"
"Fine, but could I ask why I'm seeing empty air through an alarming number of windows that are looking like they're about to become part of the floor?" Victoria called as she clutched the girl close to her. The kid wasn't squirming like the others, wasn't screaming in her ear or sobbing. Was that a good sign or a bad one? She looked up to the window that was above her. If they could get the glass out, she could try to shove the girl to safety, but she honestly wasn't sure she could do it before the movement made the train go over the edge. "How much of the train is over?"
"A third maybe. Don't move, Vic. Don't try anything. Just stay still and keep the kid still too. We're going to brace the car, and then we're going to get you out."
A third. Extremely iffy if she could do it fast enough, but…. "If someone could get one of the windows open, and could get close, I could push the girl up and out."
"Agent Hand, do not move! That's an order!" Fury shouted. At least it was easy to release the last car from the others. That was one point in their favor. If they tried to get a window open, though, and the car went in…. "Unless you would like to be demoted and have Agent Coulson's hacker outranking you, don't move a muscle!"
"Agent Coulson's hacker doesn't even have a rank." Victoria called.
"And neither will you if you move!" Fury looked down the tracks and was relieved to spot Maria and Jasper hurrying back, dragging what looked like 50 or sixty feet of cable. Surely that would be enough to hold the car until they could figure a way to get Victoria and the kid out. There had to be a way to get them out.
"They're going to brace the car, then we'll get you out. Just stay still and try to think small, okay?" John called to her.
"That better not be a height joke." Victoria responded. "Seriously, shouldn't this kid be screaming or freaking out by now? Something isn't right."
"She's autistic and non-verbal, according to her teacher." Felix said.
"Non-verbal doesn't mean non-freaking out, Felix! Even if she can't talk, shouldn't she be trying to get away or something?" The little girl was just clinging to her, one hand intwined in her hair, her head buried against Victoria's shoulder. "Kids don't react like this around me. A tech brought their kid in one day, and I think he's still in therapy after he ran into me in the hall."
"Maybe this kid has more sense than most?" John said. "Just hang on. Maria and Jasper have cables. We're going to brace the car and then we'll get you out."
"Getting her out is going to be the tricky part." Coulson said as Felix motioned for Maria and Jasper to join him, so he can show him how to properly attach the cables. "Director?" If his team was here, he was sure that they could come up with some way to get the car open. Would he have time to call them and get them over here? Where were they, somewhere on the orange line?
Before he could ask anyone for a map, his phone beeped.
Sir, it's Agent Simmons! We saw what happened! Is everyone alright?"
She saw? But then Coulson noticed the DWARF hovering overhead.
Jemma, is Fitz with you? If Fitz was there, the engineer could come up with something that would get Victoria and that little girl out of there.
He went with Skye, Agent May, Captain Rogers and Agents Romanoff and Barton to try to disarm the bombs. Ward and I stayed behind at the McLean station. Sir, what happened? We saw the train shake and then tilt! Is someone in there?" Why did she ask that? They wouldn't be trying to brace the car if someone wasn't in there, right?
Victoria got trapped trying to get one of the kids out. Jemma, we're bracing the car, but we need a way to get it open. Those cables are only going to hold for so long.
A way out. If Fitz were here, he could probably think of a million ways to get into that car. Why wasn't Fitz here with her where he belonged? Wait, FITZ! Sir, Fitz has something on the BUS that would be perfect! It's called the Mouse Hole! He sent it in for approval last year, but it hasn't gone through yet! He still has a version of it on the BUS!
On the BUS. Coulson felt sudden hope. How far were they from the Triskelion? Surely someone could get there and get their hands on that tool. It sounded like it might be their best option. Jemma, you might have just saved two people. Keep watching us with the DWARFS in case we need more assistance. "Director, my people might have a way to help!"