Chapter 21: A Quiet Night in New York

New York City, United States 1948

It was a quite night in New York. Back in her apartment in Manhattan, Agent Peggy Carter and her friend Mr. Jarvis had just re-entered to find an amazing sight in the living room. The TARDIS had finally returned. Out stepped the twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswald, who was holding the Mind Stone, and Agent Phil Coulson. Peggy recognized all of them from a previous adventure in Russia a year ago. This was a very welcome surprise.

"What a pleasure to see you all again." Agent Carter said.

"I hope you don't mind." The Doctor said. "We just escaped from space and we needed someplace to go that wasn't 2016 to perform a procedure."

"What sort of procedure?" Mr. Jarvis asked.

Clara stepped forward and showed them the Mind Stone.

"A friend of ours needs this." Clara said. "He's unconscious in the TARDIS. We need to reattach it so he'll get his powers back and we can fight aliens back in 2016."

"Is it just the three of you here?" Peggy Carter asked, hoping Thor was returning with them. Thor seemed to know something about Captain America the last time they met. She was hoping that she could talk to him more.

"Actually my entire team is here." Coulson said. "I didn't want to overwhelm you. They're in the TARDIS along with some heroes from another galaxy."

"Another galaxy." Agent Carter repeated. "Speaking of space, I have something I'd like to talk to you about."

"Are there aliens in New York again?" Clara asked.

"Well no." Agent Carter said. "Last year, Mr. Jarvis and I were attacked by Slitheen in Los Angeles."

"Slitheen?" The Doctor asked. "Why were they attacking you?"

"It's a long story." Agent Carter said.

Missy's Cybership Hovering Above Xandar 2016

"Ward!" Missy shouted on the deck of the ship.

"What?" Ward asked as he entered the room, moving through Cybermen to get to her.

"I've located the TARDIS." Missy said. "The Doctor and S.H.I.E.L.D. are in New York City in 1948."

"That seems sort of random." Ward said.

"Knowing the Doctor, it probably isn't." Missy said. "I'm sending you there with a team of Cybermen to find him and get the Mind Stone back."

"You're not coming?" Ward asked.

"Well I have to stay here and conquer a planet." Missy said. "I'll send you back with my vortex manipulator."

"I'll take them out and get the stone." Ward said.

"Watch out Doctor." Missy said to herself as she turned to the window to look at the war zone planet below. "The Cybermen are coming for you."