Hello everyone,
Here is Chapter 38, enjoy.
September 27th, 2015
The Playground
Fortunately the Director of SHIELD was a smooth talker offering to pay for the cell door and secured Randolph's release from prison without a fight. Again Three let Coulson do all the talking as they left the the prison and returned to the plane. Soon they were in the air and heading back to the Playground so that Randolph could look at the Monolith. The plane ride was rather quiet with Three quietly checking in with Aida for any updates.
"Still looking?" Bobbi asked as she came back from the cockpit after putting the Quinjet to autopilot.
"Always," Three replied discouraged by the fact there was no information.
"Hey don't give up, you will find him and he will be over the moon when he finds out about the bundle of joy." Bobbi said as she sat across from Three.
"I try not to give up, but even HYDRA thinks he is dead and there has been no sign of him." Three said.
"Right now we are looking for someone not even on the planet, Kat. But are we giving up?"
"No." Three admitted, but why did it seem easier to reach Simmons and not Bucky?
"Then why should you?" Bobbi asked, "He is out there. Most likely he is looking for you too, or perhaps he feels he has to hide to protect you." Realizing she would have to land the plane soon Bobbi stood up. "Just don't give up."
Looking back at her notepad, Three received a message and opened her e-mail. 'Apologies Kat no hits yet. I will keep looking though.' Three sighed as she turned off her notepad and prepared for landing procedures. As soon as they landed, Three followed the group into the Monolith containment room. Three hung back as Randolph looked at the solid stone encased in a clear containment module. They were there a good fifteen minutes as he circled the case.
"Well I hate to disappoint but it look like an old-" Randolph had been saying until the Monolith suddenly went liquid for a few moments, then returned to solid form. "Oh! How often does it do that?"
"It's random." Fitz pointed out.
"No, no no no. It may seem random, but something is clearly triggering it."
"I have checked it to tides, sun rotation-"
"On this planet." Randolph said, "So you have no idea how to control it." Randolph dipped his hands into his pockets as he approached Coulson. "Why come to me? I am no inter-dimensional travel expert. I have never even studied gravitational lensing or zero point energy fields, or quantum harmonic oscillation theory."
"Yet you know all those words you just used." Bobbi pointed out.
"Which only experts know how to use the terms correctly." Three added, knowing exactly what he was talking about, "Everybody else usually canters out gibberish."
"And you hate portals. You are scared of being dragged back home into one. So I think in your drunken stumble through history you have probably investigated every possible story involving one." Coulson said.
"And I have seen you eyeing all of your exits. My knee brace is wondering if you can get away with it."
"Which you can't." Three added.
"The only reason you came with us is to confirm it's existence." Bobbi continued.
"And destroy it." Randolph replied.
"You will have to go through me." Fitz said.
"Relax Fitz he won't even get to the glass with me around." Three said calmly.
"She is funny." Randolph pointed at Three, "And what would you do hmm?"
Three looked at Coulson. "Can I Coulson, please?"
"Oh alright, but don't hurt him too much."
"Hurt me? What is she going—Ow!" Randolph cried out as Three directed her thoughts painfully at Randolph causing the Asgardian to double over for a moment. The pain only lasted for a moment, but it certainly got the Asgardian's attention. "What was that?"
"Me, don't worry I was gentle this time." Three said with a smile.
"Alright I see your point." Randolph said then looked to Fitz, "Besides I don't know what Amazon woman and robot hand are capable of these days. I will help you get her back. I am not entirely heartless, but if I do I want your word we will demolish this portal and no one passes through it again."
"I will sleep better at night." Coulson agreed as the pair shook hands on it.
"Good. Well, I investigated a lot of these worm hole rumours, but that was all they were—rumours. None of them panned out. So we know nothing of it's origin."
"Kree maybe." Coulson replied.
"I hate those blue bastards." Three grumbled.
"And this parchment was found with it." Bobbi added retrieving the parchment Fitz had acquired. Handing it to Randolph the Asgardian seemed to recognize it right away.
"Well hello." He said then looked to Coulson, "I have seen this."
"It is a common Hebrew word." Bobbi said.
"Yes, what else do we know Mr. Fitz?" Randolph asked.
"Well we know the Monolith changed hands through demonic tribes. Spent a hundred years more in France, but before the Napoleonic era it was moved again. I lost track of it somewhere in-"
"England." Randolph finished as he looked over the parchment.
"Yeah how did you know that?" Fitz asked.
"Because I have seen this word carved into the walls of the castle in Gloucester, England in 1853." Randolph said getting excited. "To the plane."
Immediately Randolph headed for the door then looked back at the others. "Am I allowed to say that?"
"Let's all go to the plane I guess." Coulson said, and Three chuckled as they left the room heading back for the plane. "Sure you don't want to stay home? Put your feet up?"
Three looked over at Coulson annoyed that he would even ask. "Ask me again and I will steal your hand."
"Alright. Not asking again." Coulson said as they boarded the plane and took off for England. Knowing it would be a long flight Three laid back in the chair and put her feet up to relax. She knew Randolph was bubbling with questions because his thoughts were bouncing around like a ping-pong ball. Not just questions about the Monolith and portals, but about her and the mental attack she used.
"I can hear your thoughts, Mr. Randolph."
"Amazing, how is that possible?"
"Accident, side effect, take your pick." Three replied. "I am used to it now."
"So why are you here? Shouldn't you be taking some time off agent?"
"Not an agent, more like an 'advisor'." Three replied, "I lend my help to Coulson and his team. Mostly I operate alone." The news seemed to floor Randolph.
"You're a strange one, I will grant you that." He admitted, then Three rested her eyes for the remainder of the flight to England. Hours later they landed in England and Coulson gently shook her awake. Getting up she grabbed a flash light and they entered the now ruined castle.
"Yes Yes yes. I came here for a costume ball." Randolph said as they looked around. "that was the pretext of course, I heard rumours of the travellers of the stars. Found it all to be nonsense, but it was a fun party."
"The carvings?" Coulson asked, as Randolph neared a nearby wall.
"Right! Right of course, so I was here admiring the stonework, and..." Randolph trailed off as he turned and pointed his flash light upwards. The group moved closer looking at the spot to find the same message on the scroll.
"Same as the scroll, death." Fitz said.
"Maveth, one of it's translations is actually death by punishment." Randolph said.
"Could mean no trespassing." Coulson added.
"Back then punishment for criminals was more severe most castles have a dungeon or place of torture for law breakers." Three pointed out.
"True, but a Hebrew warning carved into a English castle struck me as odd. Out of place. Seems ancient." Randolph said.
"That is because the warning should be in English or with a special symbol." Three pointed out as Randolph nodded in agreement.
"You stopped looking into it?" Bobbi asked Randolph as they looked around.
"A man dressed as an owl of all things, I got him drunk enough to admit that no travel to other worlds was even occurring. Just ritualistic killings. The whole thing stunk of half-baked Satanism. Just fabrications to entice new members, and well there were fire dancers... I got distracted."
"Here is another one." Coulson called pointing his flash light above a archway, "This is why I got rid of all the SHIELD logos on our vehicles it's like screaming for attention."
"You know there is a ginormous eagle symbol on the top of our jet." Bobbi pointed out.
"Yeah sometimes I cannot help myself with the cool." Coulson said as he pressed a panel on the wall by the arch. The rumblings came then the wall slide to the side revealing a hidden passage.
"You're certain about this? It does say death by punishment." Randolph asked as Fitz headed inside, and Three rolled her eyes following Fitz down the darkened hall.
"Think of your baby." Randolph added.
"Bite me." Three replied hearing Bobbi laugh a little as they continued down. She did not hear what they said behind her as she kept Fitz in view. The place led further and further down into a hidden chamber within the castle. It was circular with ancient equipment that was covered in dust and cobwebs.
"Well this room wasn't on the last tour," Randolph said as they heard dripping noises and Three looked around the chamber. "It's an odd shape for architecture of this period. Definitely built after I was here."
"Reminds me of the hidden bunker under the Louvre." Bobbi said.
"What? There is no bunker under the Louvre." Randolph replied, "That's a joke right?"
Bobbi just looked at him, and Three was shaking with a chuckle knowing Bobbi was telling the truth. "You're messing with me. Alright great now I will have to check."
"You may check but you will need scuba diving gear." Three said amused. Fitz knocking on something made her look his way.
"It's late 1800s." Fitz flipped a lever and old lights came alive providing light, and Three clicked off her flash light.
"Still got some life to it." Coulson replied.
"I hear water, could be a stream underground, maybe, hydroelectric powered." Three nodded agreeing with Bobbi as Randolph and Fitz hit buttons and pulled levers. A moment later the floor slide aside in the centre of the room revealing a circular pit in the floor. "It looks a lot like it was meant to hold-"
"The Monolith." Fitz finished as they looked down into the pit, "This machine was meant to control the portal. To open and close it at will." Fitz said kneeling down to look at the pit better.
"Do you know that? Or is that what your hoping it to be?" Coulson asked.
"Well there is only one way to find out." Fitz said, and Coulson took out his phone making a call.
"Mack I need you to load something onto the Zephyr One."
September 27th, 2015
England
"Mack I need you to load something onto the Zephyr One." Coulson said, there was an answer as Coulson turned away. "Yeah you're not going to like it." There was further conversation before Coulson hung up and announced they were on their way. Theybeing Mack, Daisy, and a small team. They arrived some hours later and the team lowered the Monolith down into the chamber by an opening Fitz and Randolph found by pulling another lever. Mostly Three stayed out of the way simply wanting to see this through.
"Zephyr One you are clear to retract." Bobbi said into her ear piece once the Monolith was safely stowed in the pit. Mack and Daisy soon entered the chamber carrying their packs.
"Wow room full of ancient gack, kind of reminds me of your office Director." Mack said.
"Realistically what are the odds of this thing working?" Daisy asked.
"If we were realistic we never would have gotten this far." Coulson replied.
"Well Doctor Garner thinks I need to be more so. He recommends three months observation and counselling before reassessment for Joey. Says I am reckless."
"Don't take it personally he probably-"
"He says you're desperate." Daisy added.
"What? He didn't say that, did he say that?" Coulson asked, as Daisy nodded as Bobbi came up.
"Let me guess I am struggling to come to terms with my physical limitations and losing my sense of self instead of redefining it." Bobbi stated.
"Oh wait till you hear his assessment of me. I am socially deprived, anti-social, and prone to acts violent aggression. I am also unable to find my own individuality due to long term trauma." Three added remembering having to go through a psychological assessment early on.
"No he didn't mention either of you." Daisy said.
"Oh." Both Bobbi and Three said a little disappointed.
"No he did. That is what he said about both of you."
"Oh good." Bobbi said.
"We were starting to feel left out." Three added getting a smile from Daisy.
"Mack, Mack push that lever." Fitz said, so Three moved off to the side to be out of the way as they started up the strange Frankenstein machinery. The gears began turning as the machine slowly came to life in a very creepy way.
"It's alive." Three called in a creepy way.
"Not funny Galadriel." Mack said worried as the room began to shake as if an earthquake was happening, that was when the stone Monolith turned to liquid in the pit. "Everyone stay clear."
"Fitz it's working." Bobbi said as Fitz shined his flash light down at it.
"Light, I need more light!" Fitz called. However Three was frowning. 'Vibrations that is the key to activating the Monolith's liquid form. Wait Daisy controls vibrations, the signal will-' Looking to Daisy she was clutching her head in pain as Kat rushed to her side. "Daisy!"
"We got a problem here!" Mack called.
"I need some bloody light!" Fitz yelled and Coulson tossed him a flare gun which he shot into the pit of liquid.
"Daisy the vibration frequency is hurting you, we need to-"
"The gears have locked!" Mack called, just then the machine broke as Daisy collapsed and Coulson caught her. Three immediately began checking to make sure she was okay. Eventually Bobbi joined them by Daisy's side.
"Skye? Skye are you okay?" Coulson asked. "Skye?"
"It's Daisy." Daisy mumbled out after a lengthy moment of no response and Three smile.
"What?"
"It's Daisy now sir." Bobbi pointed out, "you really are having a hard time with this aren't you?"
"Damn it yep, Daisy are you alright?" Daisy slowly sat up.
"Yeah better, that pulsing sound was killing me."
"What pulsing sound?" Coulson asked
"Are you kidding it was deafening."
"The pulsing sound was caused by the vibration of the machine. Daisy is attuned to vibrations on a whole other level than us. While we merely feel an earthquake when the machine came alive she was feeling a nasty feedback because she is attune to a higher frequency." Three explained.
"Really?" Daisy asked.
"Yeah it is why I rushed to your side when I realized this machine creates vibrations."
"You realized the frequency would hurt me." Daisy concluded. All the while Mack and Fitz were trying to put the machine back together.
"When they get the machine back together it would probably be safer for you not to be here." Three pointed out.
"How are we suppose to fix a machine when we don't even know how it works?" Mack grumbled, but Three did not really pay much attention to that fact as she stood and went to try and help them put it back together. She was still thinking about how they got this machine to cause a vibration to resonate with the stone.
"Quantum harmonic oscillation theory like the professor said." Fitz said snapping her back to the present.
"I know that look." Bobbi said.
"It's a strange shape for this time period because it's made to resonate to create a quanti-field within the stone." Fitz said making Three smile.
"Fitz you're talking but we're not totally following." Coulson said.
"I am." Three said grinning.
"Course you are, you're a genius." Coulson grumbled.
"The room is a speaker, the machine is an amplifier. A subsonic frequency to resonate with the Monolith."
"Are you saying you found a way to fix the machine?" Mack asked.
"No," Fitz said, "I am saying that-"
"We don't have to." Daisy said, as Three knew what this meant. Daisy wiped some blood of her nose and got to her feet. "I can do it. I can open the portal myself."
The group got to work and was setting up a rig over the pit to lower a probe down in for when the Monolith portal would be opened again. "If the point of this room is to resonate a certain frequency than I can do that." Daisy said as she moved around and closer to the pit.
"And you can replicate it?"
"Kind of got it drilled into my brain." Daisy said.
"It could kill you. How long do you think you can hold it?"
"Maybe a minute."
"If it is too much, you pull back. I can't lose you too." Coulson said.
Three moved closer on the opposite side and knelt down, and Mack spoke up. "Galadriel you might want to get back."
"No I am good." Three said, "When the portal opens I can try to listen see if I can pick up on anyone's thoughts on the other side. Maybe even catch Jemma's thoughts."
"Will you be able to direct her?" Coulson asked.
"Well if I can hear her thoughts the closer she gets the stronger her mental voice will get. Kind of like playing the getting warmer game." Three replied.
After a moment Coulson nodded, guessing Three was not in any serious danger where she was. "Okay then. If you hear her tell her to run like hell towards your—uhh I guess it would be your voice?"
That was when Bobbi brought in the probe and attached it to the rig stating that they may get a visual of the other side. "That is what we are looking for. Right, okay listen to me. You take care of yourself, we lose that probe nobody cares."
"I am confused, what exactly is she planning to do here?" Randolph spoke up, but soon he would see as Daisy began using her powers. She raised one hand toward the wall on her left, then the one on her right as the room began to vibrate. A bulb blew making Randolph jump.
"Sorry still fine tuning here." Daisy said before bringing her hands slowly together and focusing her ability on the Monolith. Immediately the hard stone went to liquid portal and Three closed her eyes focusing her mind on the portal hoping to hear something on the other side. Vaguely she heard Fitz.
"Hold it open as long as you can." Then Coulson yelled someone rushed past her. Something told her the probe was not what went through but instead Fitz leapt through the portal. She could hear Fitz's frantic thoughts as he wondered where Jemma was and hoped she was close by. That was when she heard it.
'Please be there Fitz!' It was Simmons!
"I hear her!" Three called out, then directed her thoughts towards Jemma. 'Jemma you have to hurry find Fitz and come back now!'
'Kat!' Jemma thought relieved. Three heard Mack yell, then Coulson said.
"Damn it pull him back."
"Wait! I can hear her!" Three called.
"Then tell them to hurry Galadriel we can't hold this much longer!" Mack cried.
'Fitz Simmons you have to come back now! The rig is falling apart and Daisy cannot hold the portal open forever!' Three sent the thought to them hoping they would hurry. However that was when she heard it, not a distinct voice but a thousand voices all whispering at once. The word evil came to mind as Three listened to the sound, it was following Jemma. 'Jemma run! Something is following you!'
"I can't hold it!" Daisy cried.
'Hurry!' Three thought, then there was a crash and Three was thrown back as the Monolith exploded. Getting up the group looked down into the pit at the rubble worried.
'We made it, we're okay.' Fitz thought, making Three smile just as the rubble moved revealing Fitz, who pulled Simmons up.
'You're home now Simmons.' Three thought gaining a smile from the long lost SHIELD agent. The group was relieved to have them both back safe as they helped them from the pit. Immediately they were taken aboard Zephyr one where Simmons was being treated and checked for any exposure.
"No sign of radiation or infection. Fitz would never have found her but she saw the flare, and heard Kat. We brought a woman back from the dead today."
"And happily you kept up your end of the bargain, the portal is destroyed." Randolph replied.
"Thank Daisy for that." Coulson said as Three stood next to Fitz by the window.
"Agent Coulson, what exactly is Daisy? For that matter what is Kat?" Randolph asked coming to stand in front of the Director as Three peeked through the window at the pair.
"They call themselves Inhumans." Coulson answered as Three discretely came out arms crossed to watch the pair. The last alien to know of an Inhuman was the Kree that tried to kill Daisy and Sif who wanted to take Daisy away.
"I have not heard that word in a very long time." Randolph admitted.
"What will you do?" Three asked concerned, Randolph turned to regard her.
"Nothing. For one, you're pregnant, and two I have no desire to fight over old myths and stories."
Three visibly relaxed releasing a shaky breath. "The last 'tourist' to come here and hear about an Inhuman tried to kill Daisy."
"Kree no doubt." Randolph nodded, "Those fools usually are quick to violence. You can relax. Both yours and Daisy's secret is safe with me, so long as you don't tell anyone about me."
"My lips are sealed on that one, thanks." Three replied, "I am gonna go check on Daisy. See if she needs some Tylenol." With that Three headed upstairs and went to one of the other rooms were Daisy was laying down and Mack was sitting with her.
"Hey Daisy you okay?"
"Yeah got a killer headache though."
"Pain relievers?" Three asked.
"Already took some thanks. How is Simmons?"
"Resting." Three leaned against the door as she wondered what was chasing Simmons.
"Kat? What is it?"
"Something else was on the other side of that portal, I could hear it but-" Three cut off shaking her heard.
"Someone else was trapped there?" Daisy asked worried.
"Not someone else but something else. It—you know those creepy horror movies where there is like a thousand children's whispers that just screams evil?" Daisy and Mack both nodded, "It sounded like that only ten times creepier."
"Well don't worry about it Galadriel, whatever it was, is stuck there." Mack said, and Three nodded agreeing with him before saying she was going to go lie down herself.
September 29th, 2015
New York City
After dropping Randolph off where he liked, Three was simply glad to be on the ground. She filed a report with Coulson on the strange thing she heard following Simmons on the alien world, then decided she needed some down time. Before leaving the playground the SHIELD doctors checked her to make sure everything was going well, then she bid everyone a good evening. Once home she took a shower and went to bed to recover from everything that had happened. The next morning she received a phone call from Coulson.
"You know Coulson as much fun as it is palling out with you, a pregnant woman needs her sleep." Three said as she answered.
"Sorry about that. You are on speaker we have reviewed our assessment of Simmons. According to Fitz she said she was being hunted, and your report states Fitz and Simmons were not the only people you heard on the other side of the portal."
"That is correct Coulson. It was one-hundred percent creepy with a side of what the hell is that?" Three said as she brushed back her hair out of her face.
"Any idea on what it was?"
"In a word—Evil. Whatever it was, it was following Simmons. Both Fitz and Simmons are lucky they got out of there." Three said. "I can also say this much, it was not human whatever it was. I have never heard anything like it. I am just glad that the portal is destroyed and whatever that thing is, it is trapped on the other side."
"Yeah me too." Coulson said with a sigh.
"How is she doing?" Three asked.
"She is doing okay just has a lot to deal with. I am sure she would love to see you too."
"Alright, I will come on down, but no wild adventures for me thanks." Three said hanging up. She got up, showered, and dressed. She grabbed a quick breakfast than headed back to the Playground to visit Simmons. Three parked in the garage and came in as usual, she was passing the lab when she nearly ran into Fitz and Simmons.
"..you're self diagnosing which is a sign you are on the mend." Fitz was saying.
"Hey there Simmons, I didn't expect you to be up and about so soon. How are you?" The SHIELD agent smiled at her.
"I am okay, it is good to see you." Three walked with the pair.
"Yeah sorry I left without much said, I just figured you needed rest." Three replied hoping Simmons was not mad at her for not sticking around.
"No it's fine, besides you need rest too. Your health is important at this stage of your pregnancy." Simmons said as the trio walked. The trio continued to talk all the way back to Simmons' room, however Three heard her thoughts as someone's phone ran. 'Ow I do hope that everything being so loud doesn't last.' She was hypersensitive to noises, lights and electronics. So Three purposely turned her phone off as they walked gaining a funny look from Simmons.
"Sorry heard your thoughts, thought it would be better." Three said pocketing her phone once it was off.
"Oh thank you." Simmons said as they entered her room and Three sat down in a chair. The group talked for a good long time. Nothing about what happened to Simmons, in fact she was happy to listen to Three ramble on. At one point Fitz had to return to work so it was just them, and Three spilled the beans about how Fitz never gave up on her. Eventually though Three noticed Simmons getting tired.
"I had best go, you need rest and I have not stopped yammering. I never talk this much, May would be so disappointed in me." Three replied getting Simmons to laugh a little. Saying bye, Three left to let Simmons rest and came to see how everyone else was doing. Briefly she spoke to Daisy that mentioned she was looking for Lincoln because the ATCU posted his picture over everything.
"Do you need help?" Three asked.
"No, no, it's okay. Look, Coulson doesn't want you overworking yourself, so don't worry about it. We got this." Daisy said.
"Alright, well I am heading back home. Let me know if you need help, okay?" Three said then headed out. Heading home once more she had the usual searches run for Bucky, then grabbed a bite to eat. After that it was staring at screens hoping for something anything that would lead her to Bucky. Eventually her eyes grew heavy and she went to bed guessing she would resume the search tomorrow.
October 1st, 2015
New York City
Mostly Three focused on her searches for Bucky and left SHIELD to do their own thing. She did get the occasional update on things from Coulson, Fitz, and Daisy. But that was all they were—updates. It was in the early hours of the morning that Three was downstairs at her computers. She received a phone call from Coulson. "Morning Coulson, what's up?"
"Kat I need you to come in." Coulson said concerned.
"Oh? I need specifics, why is that?"
"Because I fear you might be in danger. Remember the big nasty Inhuman that likes to put holes in other Inhuman's chests? Well we found out he has been tracking them." Three frowned, sure Daisy had mentioned it before in the latest updates from SHIELD.
"How?" Three asked leaning back in her chair.
"We are not one-hundred percent sure. We know a guy named Fry tracked them to their location, but not who provided names of the Inhumans."
"So you think I might have been ID'd." Three sighed. "What else have you learned from this Fry guy?"
"Yeah about that, he is dead. Lash killed him."
"Lash? Is that what the big nasty Inhuman is called now?" Three asked.
"Yeah, so will you come in?"
"Depends: Coulson how buddy buddy are you getting with Dragon Lady?" Three asked referring to Rosalind Price and not liking it one bit, "Daisy told me about how Rosalind almost took her captive, and you had to cut a deal with her. I might be temporarily benched, but that does not mean I am out. How much does your new BFF know about me?"
"Not a damn thing, she never asked so I never told. As far as she is concerned you might be just another SHIELD agent. I would like to keep it that way, but I also don't want you out there by yourself with a monster hunting Inhumans." Coulson said honestly, and Three sighed.
"Alright I get it, give me a couple of hours. Sounds like I will need to pack an overnight bag." Three said hanging up and grumbling that she just could not catch a break.
"Sounds like you get to have a sleep over at the Playground." Aida said.
"Yeah, yay me." Three said as she headed upstairs and went to her room packing a bag. She also grabbed her laptop bag and some other gadgets to help her work while with SHIELD. Heading back downstairs she headed for her car, then groaned as she felt dizzy and leaned on the car. The cramping feeling only lasted a moment when her water broke and a sharp tightening pain made her cry out.
"Kat!" Aida cried out concerned as Three gripped the car until the pain ebbed away.
"No, not now. This—this can't be happening now."
"You are having contractions and your water broke...it's time." Aida said softly.
"Call Coulson, I don't think I can drive." Three said as she remembered what she read about labour. A minute later Coulson's voice was on loudspeaker.
"Kat? What's the matter? Forget your toothbrush?" Coulson asked.
"No, I need your help. I—Ah!" Three cried out as another contraction hit her and she grit her teeth.
"She is going into labour and needs medical aid." Aida explained.
"You're kidding." Three unable to answer instead she cried out which was the answer Coulson got. "Okay you're not kidding. I am on my way. Mack we need to go now!" Three sat down to try and relax as Aida continued to talk to her while also giving Coulson coordinates to the hidden base.
"This isn't suppose to happen, I was suppose to find Bucky first." Three said between contractions.
"I know, but the baby is not going to wait."
"Hell the baby could not even wait a full nine months!" Three wanted to cry, but she knew it would do no good.
"Don't worry Coulson will be here soon, just try to relax." Aida assured her, "You won't be alone."
The words did help some, as Three felt the contractions slowly growing closer together as time passed. Then to her relief the screech of tires came outside, and Aida opened the garage door electronically. Coulson came in followed by Mack to find Three by her car and her bags next to her.
"So this is where you live? Not a nice neighbourhood Kat." Coulson joked.
"No telling anyone." Three replied shakily, "It's classified."
"We need to get her back to the Playground sir. The medical team can help, and with this Lash guy it isn't safe for her out here." Mack spoke up and Coulson nodded in agreement. Wordlessly they helped Three into the car outside and grabbed her bags too. Aida closed up shop as Mack drove off and Coulson sat with her.
"It will be okay, Kat." Coulson reassured her. Three could only nod as she closed her eyes and tried to ride out each painful contraction that came. The drive back to the Playground felt like the longest drive ever, but when they arrived everything sped up. A medical team was there waiting and took her into a medical room to give birth. For someone that remembers everything the next several hours were the longest Three could remember. Eventually though it had to end, on the evening of October first Three gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Afterwards Three was encouraged to rest and to her that sounded like a fantastic idea.
Author's Notes:
First off thank you all for the lovely reviews. I really appreciate hearing from you all.
Fin-Fish Jun-Tenshi asked if the Shadow Network knew of Three's pregnancy. While she does keep her distance to avoid them being harmed, she would have told them yes. There is some continual contact, it is just they are not playing an active role in current events. Some of them would have also sent baby items to Three in support.
Speaking of baby supplies Xuanny asked about Three getting baby items i.e diapers, changing table ect. Mostly Three would opt for buying online to avoid the crowds. While she can tolerate crowds it is still not something she wants to be around. There was an idea for a scene where the female agents of SHIELD take her baby items shopping, but I decided against it because Three would rather avoid crowds. Also at this point in Agents of SHIELD May is away with Hunter hunting Ward so she would be unavailable, and Simmons is still adjusting to being back on Earth. As for who will look after the baby while Three is on missions, that will be answered in upcoming chapters.
Lastly a Guest Reviewer asked if the baby would grow up fast. All I can say right now is both the Super soldier and Mastermind Serums will play be big factor in the babies development. Beyond that I dare not say more because I don't want to spoil anything.
As for this chapter it is still Season 3 episode 2 'Purpose in the Machine'. The next couple of episodes after this are referenced, but Three is not directly involved. The phone call from Coulson asking her to come into the Playground for her own safety is in direct reaction to episode 4 'Devils you know'. Another thing to note is I had to do heavy research about pregnancy and the birthing process because I have no experience in that area. Some of it is off of memory from when my sister was pregnant but beyond that purely research based. So if it feels vague, it is because I did not want to get anything wrong in this chapter.
Anyway I do hope you enjoyed this chapter, and can't wait to read your reviews so please let me know what you think.
Lesliezin