Runaway Home - Part 1 ~ Chapter 10
Authors Note: I don't own anything owned by someone else.
The inspiration for Leo's gifts is The Flash, so well done to all those who got that correct.
Patricia: I'm Afraid you'll have to wait till a few chapters to find out the third person. Kitty is jealous, this is because her friend Leo vanished for a few years and then came back with another girl.
"Right I'm sorry if I gave Coulson the impression that I'd need back up, I don't. The contact I'm meeting is one of my oldest friends, we go back a long way. If you two would give us some privacy I'll contact you when we've finished then we can return to the playground. Consider this an afternoon off."
May didn't leave the pair much choice as she walked if seamlessly blending into the crowd.
"Well it looks like its just you and me," said Trip.
After doubling back to make sure the other two weren't following her May headed for the coffee shop Maria had directed her to. Sure enough when she get there maria was already there in the corner waiting for her.
"Afternoon Maria."
"Hello Melinda, I got you your usual coffee assuming your staying long enough to finish it."
"Look you know the last time we did this I was midway through a covert op, I don't see how you take it personally when I have to rush of to maintain my cover."
"That's not the point..."
"No the point is that I didn't tell you I was leaving I just left. I've said I'm sorry, how could I make it up to you?"
"Hmmm now how can I misuse this power I have over you," Maria said laughing. Very few people in the world who knew May would even dream of teasing her let alone getting away with it.
"I'll leave those thoughts to you," May was smiling though. "In the meantime what can you tell me about Leo and Skye."
"Well they made quite an impression on Thor, he's been determined to find them after they told him how Skye got her powers. Something he called a Diviner."
"Oh shit,"
"Yeah, he managed to get Stark to find everything he could about the jet they flew of in."
This had May smiling, though still nervously.
"Why, you happy. You know Stark he'll pull down the specs then follow them till he finds the source."
"I'm smiling because I helped set up half the dummy accounts used in hiding where the money came from. So there's very little chance of him finding where it all links."
"And what happens if he manages to link them all to you?"
"So far as any database is concerned I don't exist, Skye's managed to wipe us all from the Internet. She's got a standing virus to wipe us all from the CCTV cameras."
"Quite an intelligent girl then,"
"Oh yes, if there was even a small chance of any of my children ending up like either of them I'd consider procreating."
"Well after your last attempt I think you'd need to find your soulmate this time."
"Yes," she still remembered the mess of her previous attempted marriage.
"Well if you don't get caught by Stark, there's a good chance they won't be found for some time. That jet has Stark stumped."
"Good they're safe for now, that's the main thing."
"Now your going to explain to me how you know the mutants, especially the boarding school. I never took you for a teacher."
Before she could answer, May's phone rang in her pocket. She read it before standing, "I'm afraid I'm going to have to postpone that explanation, the playgrounds defences have been breached."
Maria stood too, "I can see if I've any contacts that can meet you there."
"No, thank you but I don't want your cover to be blown on my account. I'll take Trip and Simmons and see if we can't go in covertly and take it back. If anything goes wrong I'll contact you then."
"And what if you can't contact me," sounding worried.
"You know me I'll find a way, keep the old channels clear."
"Right then, will do."
"Bye Maria it's been good to catch up we'll certainly have to do it again."
"I agree I can't wait."
With that they walked from the coffee shop and into the street, there they split Maria returning to Stark's tower. May walked toward the building she'd landed on, while calling Trip and Simmons to tell them to meet her at the jet.
"Trip, is Simmons there. We've got a code red. The playgrounds been attacked meet me at the Quinjet, quickly. We need to get airborne as soon as possible," she closed the phone rushing to the jet. If she could finish the preflight checks before Trip and Simmons arrived they could get in the air that much quicker.
Getting into the jet May booted up the internal computer, then started to check the flaps and thrusters. Seconds after she'd finished the preflight checks, Trip and Simmons rushed into the jet, assumedly they'd had to run to make it in time. With everyone onboard May set of back to the Playground as fast as she could.