Ward was right. Skye easily took Amber and Kain. It was a new experience for her. Usually she just fought Ward on their own, which then usually turned into a make-out session on the mats. This was the first time she had been up against two opponents, whose skills she was unsure of. Romanov and Hawkeye were stood on the sidelines looking impressed. This girl would make a fine agent if she kept up her training with Ward. Ward simply stood on the sidelines, assessing his student, making a mental note on where she could improve her technique.
Within minutes both interns were bleeding. Skye tended the cuts on Amber while Hawkeye tended to Kain.
Realising this session was over the group headed into the Lab to find Simmons, Fitz and Tilly frantically researching something.
"What's up?" Ward asked.
"University papers, due tomorrow" Tilly answered, not looking at him, knowing that as smart as her brother is, he won't be able to help.
Tilly strolled into the Lounge a few hours later, pale and exhausted.
"Get your papers finished?" Ward asked her.
"Yeah. I don't think I would have managed it if it weren't for Fitz-Simmons."
"You email it or is Nat handing it in for you tomorrow when we drop her off?"
"I emailed it over. I apologised for disappearing. Told them someone was coming to explain everything and that I was safe, but out of the country."
"You ok?"
"Yeah. Feeling the need to unwind though."
May, who was sat reading overheard this conversation, and having been in a similar position herself knew the perfect solution.
Mayhem.
She put her book down and moved closer to Ward and Tilly.
"We could pull something?"
"Yeah. But what to pull?"
The following day they dropped Hawkeye off at the airport in Prague and headed to drop Romanov in England. They decided to spend some time in London as they needed to refuel and restock before heading back towards the Hub. Skye and Simmons went shopping for food and toiletries, keeping a special eye out for products that Tilly had requested.
They picked everything up on the list and they reached the last item: washing powder.
"Hey they don't have the robots special request. Which one do you think we should go for?" Skye asked Simmons.
"I think we should use this one for now. It smells nice."
"He'll kill us. You know what he's like."
"We can just tell him they have a new scent out?"
Ward, Tilly and May headed to a 'special' shop Tilly had found when she was in London one day. The shop was full of magic tricks and pranks to pull on people. Things like: Bugs in ice cubes, rubber, yet realistic looking spiders, cracked window stickers. They were in their element.
Coulson drove Romanov to the nearest police station to smooth over Tilly's disappearance. "Don't forget to smooth things over with her professors and tell them the company line."
"Yes Coulson. Tilly is in protective custody after threats were made against her life. She is perfectly safe" She recited as she closed the door to Lola.
Fitz-Simmons were collared into sightseeing by the interns. They decided that due to their time limit it would be quicker to get a tour bus round London.
"Get a picture!" Amber and Kain were yelling at each other when they came to points of interest, such as the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace.
"I got a picture of Big Ben!" Amber said cheerfully.
"No you didn't." Fitz told her, peeking over her shoulder.
"It's right there. See." She retaliated, showing the picture more clearly to Fitz.
"Big Ben isn't the tower; it's the bell that rings." Simmons explained.
"Oh"