Chapter 51

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AN1: So, I have realised that I have 12 chapters of this unposted. I do intend to come back to this story soon, I just want to finish my Criminal Minds one, or at least get closer to the end. Until then I will update some of the chapters of this story ever couple of weeks or so, maybe sooner if I get back to writing this story sooner than I expecting. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.


After leaving the lab Daisy heads straight up to her bunk, and once she is there she lays down on her bead, and after a few moments of debating she pulls her phone and tries to call her brother again, but once more he doesn't answer.

"Pete, it's me, again." Daisy tells her brother, "I'm back on the plane. Peru is pretty, I'm gonna show you pictures when I see you. I think you'd love the science we're dealing with, you probably would have hated the gunfire though." Daisy admits, "Please talk to me, Pete, answer your phone." Daisy requests, "I'm not going to give up, it's still you and me against the world, not each other." Daisy says, and after hanging up she sits down on her, bunk and after a few moments of debating she makes another phone call, and after a little while Daisy hears Bobbi's voice saying,

"If you have this number you know who I am. Leave a message and I might get back to you."

"Hey, um, it's me, Daisy." Daisy says, even though she guesses her sister will be able to tell that, "I should have realised you're busy, I just kind of wanted to talk, but it's okay, um, bye." Daisy says, before hanging up, after hanging up with her sister Daisy just turns and looks out of the window in her book, thinking about her siblings, and how much she would love to talk to one of them right now.


After a while of just lying in her bunk Daisy decides to head out to the main area of the plane, feeling that some company will do her well, taking her history book, out of her bag and taking it with her. As soon as she exits her bunk Daisy sees Ward up the other end sitting on the couch and reading and so, instead of heading to the cockpit where she was going to head, she heads over to him.

"Hunger Games?" Daisy asks curious.

"Matterhorn, one of a hundred books my SO gave me that I'm just getting around to." Ward explains.

"Sounds like an interesting supervising officer." Daisy comments.

"He is." Ward confirms, knowing that that is an understatement.

"I've never read Matterhorn, and I'd still happily swap it for what I have to read right now." Daisy says, walking over to Ward.

"Why? What have you got to read?" Ward asks, actually being a little curious, and Daisy just hands the book over, "American history?" he asks, reading the front, it being clear that what he is really asking is why she is reading it.

"Yep, one of the conditions of me being on this plane, even if it's just for six weeks, is I have to keep up with my school work online." Daisy explains, as she sits down on the coffee table in front of Ward.

"Good luck with that." Ward comment, as he is pretty sure that she might have issues finding the time to do that.

"Thanks, I'm gonna need it." Daisy admits, "But this teams going to need some good luck to actually be a functioning team so I'm in good company." She reveals.

"Why's it so important to you that this team functions?" Ward asks, wondering if Daisy knows something he doesn't.

"You mean apart from the fact that I'm on it, even just temporary?" Daisy asks, and Ward nods, "I've been around S.H.I.E.L.D agents my whole life." Thinking of her mom, uncles, aunt, and Maria, "I know specialists do amazing work alone, but I've seen, firsthand how incredible teams, and partners, can be." Daisy reveals, thinking of not just the team her mother was in but the team her father was in, and the team her sister and cousins are, "Chances are one person won't have the whole solution, but two people with fifty percent, or ten people with ten percent, or even a hundred with one percent will get it done." Daisy reveals, "Pieces solving a puzzle, that's how miracles happen." Daisy reveals, thinking it would be too corny to say, 'maybe this team could be a miracle' so she stops herself.

"You have a very unique view of the world." Ward admits.

"Kind of have to with the way I grew up." Daisy admits, and as she does Ward leans forward to grab his cup so that he can have a drink and Daisy notices blood on his white t-shirt, "Wait, did you get shot?" Daisy asks concerned.

"Skin deep. Nothing to worry about." Ward assures her.

"You got shot." Daisy repeats, "That wouldn't have happened if you had given me your spare gun like I suggested." Daisy informs him.

"You're never going to let that go are you?" Ward asks.

"Nope. I may be a seventeen-year-old girl but you'd be surprised what I can do." Daisy reveals, and truthfully Ward believes her, which makes things so much more complicated, and once she does everyone on the plane feels it turn, "We're turning." Daisy comments.

"We've entered restrict airspace." Ward reveals, "So…."

"We have to follow certain regulation flight paths, I know." Daisy says, as she does pay attention when her mother, father, Bobbi, Antoine, Uncle Rhodey, and Uncle Clint talk about flying, mainly because she finds it kind of interesting, "I'm guessing that means I can't go sit with Mom." She assumes.

"No. The cockpit doors can't be opened with this many guest on board." Ward reveals.

"Right." Daisy says, with a nod, and as she does Ward looks around and notices something.

"Daisy move the second I tell you too." Ward instructs, having kept his voice low.

"Okay." Daisy says, confused, as she draws out the word.

"Move." Ward says, and Daisy quickly moves as Ward attacks one of the Peruvian soldiers. As Ward fights the soldiers one of the men come towards Daisy and she kicks him in the crotch.

"Mom." Daisy mutters, sounding worried, and she goes to run towards the cockpit to talk to her mother, but before she can she is grabbed from behind, and seconds later it becomes clear that the plane is being hijacked.


About five minutes later Phil has been tied to a pole in the command centre while Daisy, Ward, Fitz, Simmons, and Melinda who is unconscious have been tied to the Cargo Bay doors.

"This is my fault." Fitz says, "Should have learned Kung Fu." He says.

"I shouldn't have pushed you into the field in the first place, you weren't ready." Simmons says.

"It was my job to make a proper threat assessment." Ward says.

"This whole everyone blaming themselves does nothing to help." Daisy comments, "Besides, none of this would have happened if Mom wasn't flying." Daisy admits, "If she wasn't she would have kicked everyone's ass." Daisy comments, knowing that all too well.

"Your Mom?" Fitz asks, looking confused, "She transferred from administration." He comments.

"Well duh, but before that she was a kick ass specialist." Daisy reveals, "And she can still beat anyone in a fight." Daisy says, knowing that, as she has watched her mother and Aunt Natasha spare enough to know that, plus has overheard enough conversations that confirm that.

Feeling completely confused Fitz and Simmons turn to Ward, who is grinning slightly.

"You've heard of the Cavalry?" Ward asks.

"The What?" Daisy asks, looking confused as she has never heard anyone call her mother that.

"She's the Cavalry!" Fitz and Simmons both say, looking amazed.

"I told you never to call me that." Melinda says, as she wakes up, "Daisy, are you alright?" Melinda asks, her daughter, who she is next to, concerned.

"I'm fine." Daisy assures her mother, "Are you?" Daisy asks, and Melinda nods, to Daisy's relief.

"Oh, we're sure to get out of here now." Simmons says.

"Yep." Daisy confirms.

"Um, how do we get out of here?" Simmons asks curious, as Melinda sits up.

"Can't go through the doors. They're bolted, tied to the pressurization lines." Melinda explains, "You two geniuses have nothing?" Melinda asks, looking between Fitz and Simmons.

"Yeah, well, it's hard to concentrate in these intense situations." Fitz comments.

"Hey, don't freeze up. Take a breath." Ward suggests, "You don't need to come up with the whole solution, just part of it, right?" Ward asks, looking at Daisy.

"Yeah, pieces solving a puzzle." Daisy says, with a grin, and Melinda recognizes the words being something which Daisy has been fond of saying lately.

Over the next few minutes everyone discusses a plan and together they finally come up with one. Thanks to her track record of bad plans, usually thought up by some combination of her, Phil, Natasha, Clint or Maria, or by Tony, Melinda actually thinks the plan is a pretty good one, even though the others think it's a horrible one.

"Well, that's clearly the worst idea we've heard yet." Fitz says.

"But it could work." Daisy points out.

"Reyes is gonna kill us the minute we land, regardless, and blame it on rebels. This way we have a fighting chance. I'll take it." Ward reveals, "What's first?" he asks.

"We can't get upstairs without going in the lab." Simmons says. "And the only way to release the lab doors is from upstairs."

"The first thing is, we're tied to the cargo door, so unless you can…." Fitz starts to say, until everyone suddenly hears a crack, "What the hell was that."

"Her wrist." Daisy and Ward both say, both knowing the sound.

Within seconds Melinda takes out the person who was on the platform above, and then the team work together on their plan which involves Melinda crashing the car though the lab doors, and Fitz, Simmons, Daisy and Ward securing ropes and chains around each other as for what they are going to do their gonna need it.

Finally, while Melinda is sneaking to the cockpit Simmons, Daisy, Fitz, and Ward are standing by the doors that will be unlocked once Fitz does what he is about to do.

"Simmons forget what I said before. This is the moment we'll regret." Fitz says, pressing something on the tablet and seconds later the doors open.

"It worked." Daisy says, looking relieved.

"The drop in cabin pressure released the doors." Fitz says.

"I'll take care of the soldiers. You guys get the 084." Ward instructs.

"And Uncle Phil?" Daisy asks.

"Let's hope he can handle himself." Ward says, and the group head into the main are of the plane, which now has a hole in the side of it.

Over the next few minutes Ward and Phil fight the soldiers as Fitz and Simmons collect the 084, and because she thought of something Daisy gets the inflatable raft and lets it go as it inflates, causing it to fly and cover the hole, and because of that everyone is able to stand up and they walk over to the bar.

"No other way in, huh?" Phil asks, looking between the others, "Was just starting to warm up to this place.

"The 084 is cooling and stable, but we should all HQ and get it to the Slingshot as soon as possible." Fitz says.

"Told you they were good." Phil says, to Camila who is tied up nearby.


A little while later the plane has landed and Daisy is walking up to Phil, who is unsurprisingly checking Lola, as Melinda and Ward are checking supplies, neither of them talking.

"Not a scratch, but the planes totalled." Daisy comments, "But I'm guessing this isn't the first S.H.I.E.L.D plane that has been hijacked."

"Nope, it's not even the first S.H.I.E.L.D plane your mother and I have been on that's been hijacked." Phil admits, as he can practically feel the disapproving look Melinda is giving him.

"I not even surprised." Daisy admits, though she is trying to hide how concerned that makes her.

"Are you alright, Daisy?" Phil asks, clearly concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fine Uncle Phil." Daisy assures him.

"You know it's okay if you're not, what just happened could be considered pretty traumatising." Phil admits.

"Maybe, but I'm good." Daisy says, "How much is Dad going to be told about what happened?" she asks, and as she does Ward becomes more interested, wondering if he can get some intel about who Daisy's father is.

"Everything. I'm not going to lie about this, Daze." Melinda tells her daughter.

"I figured." Daisy admits, but before she can say more Fitz and Simons hurry down from upstairs, both looking very excited.

"Hey come on. You guys don't want to miss this." Fitz says, and everyone walks down the plane to the end of the ramp where Melinda, Ward, Fitz and Simmons all sit down, all four of them taking beers out the esky that Simmons brought.

"Here Daisy." Simmons says, going to hand Daisy a coke but Daisy just shakes her head.

"So, it'll take about 180 days to reach the sun." Fitz explains, "Now, yes, of course, it would have been faster if they'd used hydrogen-fueled APUs, but they're having fun." Fitz reveals.

"How many of those have you guys had?" Daisy asks curious, as from her experience it seems like a lot.

"Da… Daisy, it's It's important when in the field to unwind from time to time." Simmons says, with a laugh.

"Yeah, yeah, especially after a hard day of everyone almost dying." Fitz explains.

"Which doesn't happen every day, right?" Simmons asks, and Melinda decides it would be best not to burst her bubble, "It's an anomaly, an irregularity. Not the norm." Simmons explains as Phil, who was talking to someone else walks up to them.

"Speaking of "not the norm," whose idea was it to blow a hole in the plane?" Phil asks curious, and everyone exchanges looks.

"Mom said that the doors were tied to the pressurization, so I thought…" Daisy starts to say, trailing off as she can feel the look her mother is giving her.

"So, we thought it was the only way to release them." Simmons explains.

"It was everyone's idea, sir." Ward explains.

"Yes, quite genius, really." Fitz says, and as he does Daisy's phone starts to ring.

"I've got to take this." Daisy reveals, once she checks the caller ID.

"You're going to miss the show." Ward says to her.

"It's my sister." Daisy explains, to the surprise of everyone but Melinda and Phil.

"Tell her I said hi." Phil requests.

"And that I'll call her later." Melinda adds, as she knows she has to talk to her daughter, husband, and likely Peter as well.

"Of course." Daisy says, before answering her phone, "Hey, can you hold on a sec." she says, before Bobbi can say anything and she hurries upstairs.


Not long after she left the cargo bay Daisy gets to her bunk and closes the door behind her.

"Hey, sorry, I can talk now." Daisy informs her sister.

"Are you okay? You didn't sound okay when you called." Bobbi informs her sister.

"I'm okay."

"Daisy, what's going on?" Bobbi asks, knowing her sister isn't saying something.

"You haven't talked to Dad, have you?" Daisy asks her sister, as she knows that if Bobbi has then she would know more.

"I've been on mission, what's going on?" Bobbi asks curious.

"It's a long story, but I snuck onto a SHIELD base, and onto the plane Mom and Uncle Phil are on." Daisy explains, "I helped with the first mission, did something kind of stupid, and am now on the team for six weeks."

"Seriously?" Bobbi asks, sounding shocked.

"Seriously. It took a lot for Mom and Dad to agree, and Peter's not talking to me, and now the planes been partly destroyed and….." Daisy starts to say, speaking fast.

"Daze, breath." Bobbi tells her sister, "Are you okay?"

"A little freaked, banged up, but yeah, I'm okay." Daisy admits, "I just wish Pete would talk to me."

"Daze, you and Pete have never been able to stay mad at each other." Bobbi tells her sister, "You know our family; we might fight but we'll always make up, things will be okay.:"

"I hope so." Daisy admits, "Mom's going to call you later, I miss you, Bobbi."

"Miss you too, Daisy." Bobbi responds, completely meaning that, "Look, I've got to go, but I'll call you tomorrow, and you can always call me, okay?"

"Okay." Daisy with a nod, "What's that thing you and Hunter used to say to each other… oh yeah, don't die out there."

"You either." Bobbi responds, knowing that she has to talk to her parents to figure out what is going on, "Bye Daisy-Lin."

"Bye Barbara-May." Daisy, before hanging up.

After hanging up with her sister Daisy waits a few moments before heading back out of her bunk, planning on heading back downstairs, but as she heads towards the stairs down she sees her mother walking towards her,

"I wanted to check, are you okay?" Melinda asks her daughter concerned.

"Yeah. Mom, have you talked to Peter?" Daisy asks.

"No, but I will." Melinda tells her daughter, "Daze for the next six weeks we're going to increase your self-defence training, I'm going to teach you some more advance things." Melinda explains as if Daisy's going to be on the bus then that's the least she can do.

"Sure." Daisy says, with a grin, "Thanks Mom." She says, and as she does Melinda's phone starts to ring.

"It's your Dad." Melinda explains.

"Okay. Tell Dad I said hi." Daisy says, before heading downstairs.

"Hello." Melinda says, answering the phone.

"Mel? What's going on? I've been trying to call you for the last few hours." Tony says, clearly worried, as honestly, he's been running through all of the worst possibilities in his head.

"Before I explain I want to assure you that both Daisy and I are okay." Melinda assures her husband.

"What happened?" Tony asks, feeling terrified.

"The plane was briefly hijacked." Melinda explains, and she can hear Tony gasp, "We fought back, and were both okay." Melinda assures Tony.

"It was because of the weapon, wasn't it?" Tony asks worried.

"Yeah." Melinda confirms, "I'll arrange for us to come home while the plane is being repaired."

"Good." Tony says, "Is Daisy okay with everything that happened?"

"I think she might need time, but she's okay." Melinda explains.

"Good." Tony says, "God Mel, I miss you, and Daisy." Tony admits.

"I miss you too." Melinda says, it is feeling strange to be apart after so many years being together, and the two of them drift into silence while staying on the line with each other.


Hours later Melinda, Daisy, Fitz, Simmons, Phil, and Ward are still at the Slingshot, and Fury has just yelled at Phil about what happened. After he yells at Phil he heads downstairs to where Melinda and Daisy are.

"Daisy, Melinda." Fury greats.

"Nick." Melinda says, with a simple nod.

"You're not going to kick me off the plane, are you? Mom and Dad said I could stay for six weeks." Daisy explains, knowing that Fury would be the one person who could send her home if he wanted to.

"Really?" Fury asks, looking at Melinda.

"Really." Melinda confirms, giving Fury a look, "Daisy wants to be a SHIELD agent."

"Good to know." Fury says, feeling that having another Stark-May as a SHIELD agent could only be a good thing, "Unless it becomes a problem I have no objections." Fury reveals, before walking away, leaving Daisy and Melinda in the cargo bay.

"Awesome." Daisy says, with a grin.


September 29th 2013

After spending a little while at the Slingshot base Melinda and Daisy used another SHIELD plane to fly back to New York. As they walk into the living room of the Stark-May apartment they find Tony waiting.

"Dad!" Daisy says, running forward and hugging her father.

"I've missed you." Daisy says, as she hugs her father.

"I've missed you too." Tony says, as he hugs his daughter, and kisses the top of her head, "Are you okay?"

"I'm good." Daisy assures her father as they break apart, "Is Pete in his room?" Daisy asks curious.

"Yeah." Tony confirms, and Daisy heads upstairs, and as she does Tony just walks over to his wife and once he is close enough he just kisses her, and once they break apart hugs her, "God, I've missed you soo much." Tony admits.

"I've missed you too." Melinda confirms, and the two of them drift into silence as they hold each other.


Upstairs Daisy has tried knocking on her brother's door but as he just ignores her, after confirming with JARVIS that Peter is in his room, she just walks in.

"Go away." Peter says, from where he is lying on his bed.

"Nope, you're going to listen to me." Daisy tells her brother, "I'm sorry, okay. I didn't mean to hurt you, I never want that." Daisy admits, "I planned all this because I felt like I could belong at SHIELD." Daisy reveals, "You know that I don't feel like I belong at school, that I never have, and that the only place I do feel like I belong is with our family, but I feel like this could be different." Daisy admits, "We've done two mission, and I already love it. Pete, I'm happy, and I want to share this with my little brother, please stop hating me." Daisy requests.

"I could never hate you." Peter assures her sister, "Daze, you know you could go to college, you're smart."

"Not book smart, not like you, or Bobbi, or Dad." Daisy says, as she walks over to her brother, "Pete, my hacking helped someone on our first mission, and I worked with people to save us all on our second mission, this is good for me." Daisy reveals, and as she does Peter can see how happy his sister is.

"That's great, Daze." Peter tells his sister, "Your message said you took pictures?"

"Yeah, do you want to see them?" Daisy asks her brother.

"Defiantly." Peter confirms, "And I want to hear all about this team you and Mom are with."

"Deal." Daisy says, as she sits down next to her brother, and together the two of them sit together and Daisy shares all about what she has been up to over the past few days, and honestly it makes Peter so happy to see that his sister is so happy.


October 7th 2013

About a week has passed since Daisy and Melinda came home and, in that time, the two of the have enjoyed spending time with their family, including Bobbi who had been home for a few days, but it's time for the two of the to go back to the Bus, though Melinda and Tony have hoped that she would want to stay home, but it's clear that it's not what she wants.

It's a Monday morning and all four of them are in the garage at Avengers Tower as Tony is about to leave to take Peter to school while Melinda and Daisy are about to leave to go back to the bus, Daisy having packed a bag to take with her.

"You know you don't have to do this." Tony tells his daughter as he hugs her.

"Yeah, but I want to." Daisy assures her father, "I want this, Dad, so much."

"Okay." Tony says, as he hugs his daughter and kisses the top of her head, "Be careful, I love you."

"Love you too." Daisy responds, and Tony just continues to hug his daughter.

While Tony and Daisy are hugging Melinda and Peter are also hugging and saying goodbye,

"I love you Pete, be good for your Dad." Melinda tells her son.

"I will." Peter assures his mother, as they break apart, and as they do he walks over to Daisy, while Melinda walks over to Tony, "Keep calling, I'll answer this time, I want to hear all about everything that's going on." Peter tells his sister.

"You got it." Daisy promises her brother as she hugs him, "I love you, Pete."

"Love you too, Daze." Peter responds, and the two of them break apart, just as their parents break apart.

"Time to go, Daze." Melinda tells her daughter and the two of them head to their car, while Tony and Peter head to Tony's and all four of them leave Avengers Tower, going in two very different directions.