"Idiot! The door was unlocked!" Alice was yelling at Justin about blowing the door up.
"So? It's not like it matters." He replied flatly. Alice swore at him. Danny watched the two as Rachel materialized beside him.
"You have a plan?" She asked in a low voice.
"Not really. Right now almost everyone who came back is here," Danny replied.
"Let's hope it stays that way."
"What about you? Do you have a plan?"
"We could kill them."
"Disallowed. I'm not going to ruin my track record just because they try to kill me."
"That's stupid. Alright, let's just turn them into SHEILD."
"That would work with Justin, but I don't know about Alice."
"True, she does prefer to work from the shadows and not get noticed. Danny, are you okay?"
Danny had sagged against the wall. The world was spinning, and his headache was growing ever worse. Danny felt the pressure of the air shift as the world seemed to tip. He tried to stay conscious, but darkness slid across his field of vision. He saw the girl crouch in front of him, laying a hand on his forehead. It was surprisingly cool against his burning skin.
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Danny woke in the Helicarier hospital. He saw Rachel crouching on a chair off to his right, every muscle tense, as if she was about to spring for the door. She was talking to someone, probably answering questions.
"I told you, I just found him like that." Her voice was strained.
"Then why did you bring him here?"
"Because he works for you, duh."
"And how would you know that?" Danny could now tell it was Fury who was talking to Rachel. She didn't reply, her jaw clenching shut.
"I see." Fury sounded decidedly annoyed. "Well, if you don't want to answer questions here we could take you down to the brig."
"Don't." Danny sat up, regretting it as his head began to pound again. He groaned slightly, but kept talking. "She's the last line of defense."
"What do you mean?" Fury turned to the young superhero, but Danny just shook his head, another action he regretted. "Alright then. So no one wants to answer questions." He turned and walked out.
"How did you get me here?" Danny asked Rachel.
"The same way I get around normally."
"Right, so teleporting." Rachel smiled weakly at Danny's words.
"What will you do about Black Cat?" Rachel asked him.
"What I have to do."
