Project W017 c10

AJ woke up with a groan she went to clutch her head only to have her hands restraint. Panic flared through her the last thing she remembered was handing off the necklace to Jason then Bobbie. She looked around and instantly recognised the cage from Coulson's Bus, what the hell was going on. She looked down at the SHIELD cuffs knowing she wouldn't be able to get out of them like normal cuffs. She sat up and waited. Natasha came in with May and Coulson they wore masks however Natasha was wearing her Black Widow pissed off face.

"Why?" she asked

"Why what? AJ replied completely confused

"Why betray us?"

"Betray you?" she asked still confused May slipped out a recording and hit play

"Hey did you get it?"

"Get what?"

"You know it?"

"Oh, yes I received it today."

"Meet up?"

"Umm, sure. It will have to be tonight once I finish work."

"Do you think they suspect."

"Doubtful, they're preoccupied. And that is why I am giving it to you. I just need to add a few finishing touches."

She recognised her voice and Jason's from the conversation earlier today still though utterly confused.

"What do you think I was talking about there?" she asked

"Project W017?"

"Oh god," finally clicking onto what this was all about. "No this has nothing to do with that in fact it has nothing to do with SHILED, the necklace was a gift for Danny."

"Hmm, like we believe that why give her a SD card with heavy encryption that our techs can't get into? She's not a techie. So who are selling it to?" Coulson demanded

"It's not I swear, it's ACE. If you give it to me I will show you."

"SO you can delete it?" Coulson asked, AJ glanced at the door

"She isn't coming in. you are talking to us." May reminded, AJ nodded

"This is a huge misunderstanding." Right then Fury and Bobbie came in while Coulson and May left.

"Oh god," she muttered

"I did not think you believed in him."

"It's a saying. Listen sir this is not what it seems, I swear. The necklace carries ACE so that way she has access to him if she ever needed to." He was giving her his famous glare to which she held. Damn it she was frustrated at them,

"Do you honestly believe I would betray Maria?" she asked offended

"As far as I know you have been distancing yourself from her."

"What no that was her…" he held up his hand to silence her she looked at the others in the room, they wouldn't meet her gaze. They knew and yet they were still going through with this. She felt mad what purpose was this to lead to. Her answer came by a small case which Bobbie handed to the director and that was it she knew there plan in an instant. "Maria said I had a choice but I never did, did I?" he looked at her and saw his expression soften lightly. "Are you sure you want to go through with this?" her tone going dangerously dark surprising everyone in the room he proceeded that was when she made her move, she broke one hand free and jumped forward planning on dodging them she just needed to touch the door get it open. But both Bobbie and Natasha were ready, expecting some resistance. If it was up to them or even up to Maria they wouldn't be doing this but they got orders that override there opinion and even Maria's orders. AJ got a few good punches in but she was out matched, she could have possible taken them on one at a time but not both at the same time, they were in sync. They had her on the ground holding her steady, the door opened and she knew it was Maria.

"Maria, please Maria don't do this?" she begged struggling against the hands holding her in place. Maria's heart broke as AJ continued to beg her not to go through with this, to help her but she was given a command and she couldn't ignore it even though she really, really wanted to.

"You told me I could trust you, that you would never betray me, that I could trust you. Please" Maria faulted, that is what she said when she first met the child, eleven years old and already had enough of the world. Never wanting to trust again to shut the world out.

"Maria." Fury warned, surprised that he had to re-establish the command damn this bond is strong he thought to himself. Maria felt her soul shatter as she injected the substance into the base of AJ's neck and stepped back, Bobbie and Natasha released her and AJ shot up and moved away from them all moving into the corner curling up into the fetal position.

"You promised." She cried back utterly defeated looking completely heart-broken at Maria, Maria wanted to comfort her she stepped forward but saw AJ flinch and that broke her heart. She glared at the man that made her break the trust between them. He ignored the glare and watched the girl with interest as she hugged her knees and let out a small whimper, then a determined look came across her face she shot up and everyone in the room tensed, she looked pissed.

"Is this how you treat one of your agents? One of your friends? Take things out of context frame them, give them no option. Well screw you, screw you all!" she shouted then flung them all back. Well the cats out of the bag. She thought as she headed to the door and opened it, those in the room slowly getting up shell shocked well big F***in deal. She shot out of the room and tapped something on her watch. She felt the vibrations she knew she was in the air she ran to the cargo hold and opened the door everyone ran to stop her

"There's nowhere to go." He yelled over the wind. He saw she didn't grab a parachute now agent Trip was blocking her access. He had to stall her until May brought up the door. She swayed on her feet, he could tell the serum was taking hold and then she full out grinned to everyone on that cargo hold

"I QUIT!" she yelled then fell back letting the wind suck her out. Natasha and Bobbie were in the Quinn jet they were the ones to tell them that one minute she was falling the next she disappeared. Fury looked to Hills questioningly but knew that she had no idea that the girl was gifted.

"How could she disappear?"

"Must be another talent."

"Doubt it." Maria spoke for the first time, everyone stared at her making her elaborate. "No one noticed her watch? She has ACE in her watch, much like the necklace she made for Danny. That's how she got the door open ACE is in the system on the bus. If I were her I would have signalled my car that I 'tweaked' when I discovered how deep a hole I was in. By the time she 'jumped', ACE would have brought the car and collected her."

"I didn't see her car and there was nothing on radar." Natasha informed

"She has stealth mode built in, you know what that means."

"Where would she go now?" Fury asked

"Go into hiding. Lay low for a while, then return for Danny."

"Danny that's it Coulson."

"Already doing it sir." He replied making Maria look confused

"We cloned both their phones, so while we have been receiving everything they have passing on messages we thought necessary."

"Maria's right sir, Alexa's just sent a text to Danny saying she's going on a long mission and won't be able to get in contact."

"Don't forward that instead say that Izzy has turned up at their apartment, Natasha come and collect Maria then the three of you are going to meet her at her apartment. We will give you 20 minutes to get back there then we will send her that text. Go now." Fury instructed.

AN: Wow that was a lot to take in. feel free to comment, until next time