SHIELD Families c25
Alexa woke up with a grown instantly recognising the cage on the bus, her head was killing her but her attention snapped to the person across from her. She started moving back trying to get distance between them when she heard the door open. Danni looked to Maria and saw Alexa shy away from her so moved over to her.
"Hey Al talk to me."
"They messed with my head again…is this real?" Alexa asked looking at her, her eyes pleading for her help.
"Are you sure?"
"I need to know please Dan…" Alexa asked holding out her hand Danni sighed but took her hand. Alexa didn't pull away or scream like the first time. Instead she closed her eyes focusing on the pain, when she looked back at Danni she was smiling.
"We seriously need to think of a better way than this." Danni said pulling her up into a hug
"It's efficient." Alexa said stepping back before heading over to Maria and hugging her
"You alright?"
"No I'm half left." Alexa smiled it was a joke she learnt from Clint and had Maria shaking her head in amusement.
"You ready to tell me what that was about?"
"He found me."
"Those people?"
"Will return to him telling him where I am."
"You're not going to run?" Maria asked
"No even if I wanted to I know some people that would hunt me down and drag me back. You I think can be scarier than his dweebs."
"Well then glad we are on the same page."
"He won't move on us right away, he's patient he will want to observe you first take out those you care about."
"Maria?"
"Not just her, you have a family here in SHIELD a weird one…a dangerous one."
"Will he expose himself?"
"You are the first one to break away from him and live. He wants you."
"We…we broke away together."
"True you did take away his more experienced fighters but he has many… you are the prize he wants."
"Dan don't sell yourself short…"
"I'm not I know exactly what I am capable of I know my rank and exactly how many I won but I'm replaceable he always made that very clear. My luck will run out…yours… you seem to have enough for all of us."
"What have you seen?"
"It doesn't work that way you know it."
"We need to prepare a fight is coming I can feel it." Alexa stated turning to look at Maria she was unnerved by what Danni had told her and was concerned by its meaning but she had people to protect it was time to bring her family together.
"We are heading back to D.C."
"Not New York?"
"No, the others will meet us there."
"Good."
"I'm surprised you are agreeing to this."
"Well you're all stubborn no point fighting a battle I know I will lose." Alexa said walking towards the door she looked to Maria waiting for her to open it.
"You're good?"
"For now." She replied so Maria moved around her and opened the door they went out to the lounge where Alexa found a seat next to Trip. They were all looking at her and she saw the concern Bobbie was watching her closely.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean…"
"Hey it's alright, who doesn't like flying." Trip said
"Across a room that's not flying. I didn't mean…" once again being cut off
"I know you didn't it's all forgiven." Trip said wrapping his arm around her pulling her into a hug and kissing her on the forehead.
The flight back to D.C was uneventful Maria stayed in the same room as Alexa watching her, she wasn't the only one. She noted the way Danni kept looking at her even when she was talking with her. When they landed Nick requested to see them up in his office, he was with Maria when Danni came barging into his office and not 1 minute later May rang saying she needed to get to the bus. Maria led Coulson, May, Danni and Alexa the others were remaining on the bus up to his office. There they met Natasha and Clint Nick looked Alexa over before getting down to business. Both AJ and Danni went into great detail describing everything they knew about Straten and what he might do. They spent most of the day up in his office discussing plans and ideas so far no one has had any decent ones they agreed on except for the one where Alexa would be stationed on the Helicarrier with Maria until they locate him. AJ didn't complain she mainly stayed quiet during the planning process.
"Right we are agreed, Maria and Alexa will be on the Carrier with Natasha as Coulson you and your team will track them down."
"From the carrier." Danni said
"What?" Everyone turned to look at her.
"You will be on the Carrier as well, Al and Skye will work together but you will be stationed on the Carrier. Your plane fits so that won't be a problem and this way you will be together." She explained
"What have you seen?" Alexa asked
"I can't say I just know you are together."
"What about you?"
"I will be with Wanda."
"What why?"
"It is where I will be. Clint and I have business to take care of in New York."
"What business?" Clint asked but he received a glare from Danni so he remained silent
"You will call us when you locate him, like I told you earlier he isn't interested in me. You may want to up the level security of the location of where the Carrier will be." Danni continued
"You are being rather helpful. Why?" Natasha asked but Danni only shrugged her shoulders.
"Eight?" Nick asked to be honest he was wary of her but if this was a warning it is one he will take seriously.
"Better make it nine, and monitor outgoing messages."
"Are you saying there is traitors on board?" Maria asked
"Not knowing..."
"We will keep that in mind." Maria stated somewhat confused as was the others in the room.
"Right well I'm hungry." Alexa said breaking the silence and the tension that had begun to grow looking at her superiors Nick gave her a slight nod indicating the meeting was done.
"We leave in 30." Maria said the others agreed and left going their separate ways. Coulson going to inform the others in his team. Alexa went with Danni to get food Natasha and Clint followed them, Maria had things to do before they left. Nick returned to his usual work that never seemed to end paperwork.
AN: Hey so here is the next chapter I hope you enjoyed it, until next time.