Ok so here is chapter 7, hope you enjoy :-) No copyright Intended!
Chapter 7
Phil's Point of View
I awoke with a banging headache after Fury had both Melinda and myself sedated. As I climbed out of the bed I struggled to see where I was. "Coulson." I heard a males voice say. "Nick?" I asked. "Did you find Lily yet?" I asked. "I'm sorry Phil we didn't, there is no sign of her," he told me. "THEN WHY THE HELL DID YOU DRUG ME NICK? I NEED TO BE OUT LOOKING FOR HER!" I yelled at him. "Phil look at me, it's been over a month since she was taken. I had to have you drugged because I knew this was one cover up you wouldn't agree with. I had no choice." He replied.
"A MONTH? YOU KEPT ME UNCONSCIOUS FOR A MONTH?" I yelled in sheer anger. "Phil I had to, too many people were killed and I can't make exceptions because the kid in question was Melinda and yours." He cried. "I'm sorry, truly I am. I even had Romanoff and Barton out looking they were so upset. But things had to get back to normal Phil they had to get back to work. So I woke you up in the hope you would understand and in the hope you will help me with Melinda." He added.
"What about Melinda? Where is she?" I asked. "She is in the next room, still sedated." He told me. "Why didn't you wake her?" I asked. "Because Phil when we do, she will be a different person. She has lost her daughter and she will blame herself for leaving her. Not only that but she will blame you, I can't see you two fight over this. So I am proposing we edit her memories." He explained. I looked at him horrified, "No way I am not having you route around in her head!" I hissed.
Fury looked at the floor as he replied, "I already edited some Phil, what I am asking you is if you want Melinda to cope with this, that you allow me to remove you from her memories. Or at least the couple version." He told me. I didn't know how to respond as I stared blankly at him. "Do you honestly believe she is better off without me in them?" I cried. "Yes Phil I do. Without you she will be able to come to terms with going on that mission, but with you she will grow resentful and the two of you will fight." He replied.
I felt tears in my eyes as I looked up at Nick. "So you woke me up to tell me that my daughter has been missing for a month and now my wife is going to forget me to?" I sniffed as the tears streamed down my face. "I'm so sorry Phil, I didn't want to remove yours because if you ever find your daughter I want someone to remember all the happy memories you had together. And maybe through time you could help Melinda remember to." Nick said as he patted me on the back.
"When." I said. "I'm sorry?" Nick asked confused. "You said if, if I find my daughter. But there is no if Nick I will find her, I will never stop looking for her. I will get my family back!" I told him. "I hope you do Phil, sooner rather than later. So you ok with changing Melinda's memories?" he asked.
"As long as it if for the best, as long as you know what you are doing and as long as I am gone before you do it. Then I am ok with it." I replied. "It is for the best Phil and I do know what I am doing. But why don't you want to be here?" he asked. "Because I cant bare to see her look at me like a friend right now. I love her Nick I always will, but if I want her to move on then I can't see her right away." I said sadly.
"Are you sure?" Nick replied. "I'm positive, just do me a favour. When she wakes up and you tell her it has been a month and she gets upset, tell her I am out there looking and I wont stop until I find Lily. Make sure she knows that, make sure she knows someone in this damn place hasn't forgot about Lily ok?" I told him. Nick nodded in response, "So you want off for a while?" he asked. "No I want assignments that allow me the freedom to continue my search, that way I will have a team to help me look when we don't have a case." I replied. "Ok I think I have something for you to work on. You wont have a team at first but you will have freedom. I call it The Avengers Programme, it's a relatively new idea, but I want you in on It." he told me.
I nodded in response, "Great you can fill me in after I say goodbye to Mel." I said as I walked next door. Melinda was lying in her bed, she looked incredibly peaceful as I walked over and took her hand. "I love you Mel, I promise you I will find our daughter. I wont give up not even if it kills me, I will find her. When I do I will reunite our family and we can be together again. I hope you understand why I had to remove myself from your head, its for the best and it will help you focus on Lily because Mel you are a damn good wife and mom and we need you. So until we find our daughter, I am afraid this is goodbye. I love you Mel!" I whispered in her ear before taking a last look and walking out of the room.
I headed straight to Nick's office where he was waiting. "You ok?" he asked when he saw my tears. "The Avengers Programme what is it? Give me the short version I have a daughter to find!" I replied. "Ok then short version it is, I think you are familiar with Captain America?" he replied…
Ok so that was chapter 7, hope you enjoyed :-) Until Next time ;-)
