Chapter 26
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The next morning Clint and Natasha are sitting at the breakfast bar when Skye exits the cockpit.
"Hey, have you guys seem my Mom?" Skye asks curious "She's not in her bunk or the cockpit and I wanted to talk to her." She comments.
"She's upstairs talking work with your Dad in his office." Natasha tells Skye.
"Thanks." Skye says before walking over to the stairs.
"Skye before you do that you might want to go see Agent Ward, he was looking for you and it seemed important." Natasha lies.
"What could he want? I just finished training with him half an hour ago." Skye comments.
"No idea, but it seemed important." Clint comments following Natasha's lead.
"Guess I better go see then." Skye says walking down the couple of stairs that she climbed down.
"They owe us big time for this." Natasha comments walking over to Melinda's bunk and grabbing a set of clothes out once Skye has gone downstairs.
"I thought that we decided a long time ago that we wouldn't keep track of who owes whom between the four of us?" Clint comments amused.
"This is different." Natasha tells him "Make sure she doesn't come up these stairs. " Natasha says as she climbs out the stairs when she gets to the upper level she walks right over to Coulson's private bedroom and enters without knocking and just like she expected she finds Melinda and Coulson in bed together.
"Unless you want your daughter to find you like this, get up and get dressed." Natasha says dropping the clothes she got for Melinda on the end of the bed "She thinks that you two are in Phil's office working." She says then without another word she leaves.
"They're never going to let us forget this." Coulson comments privately being glad that Natasha didn't decide to enter without knocking ten minutes earlier.
"Defiantly not." Melinda says sitting up. "And don't think I can't feel that look." Melinda informs Coulson.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Coulson responds innocently.
"Yes you do." Melinda comments turning around to look at him as she reaches over and grabs the top Natasha got her.
"I really don't." Coulson tells Melinda as he sits up and reaches over to Melinda and pulls her closer.
"I know what you're doing." Melinda says as the pair kiss. "But Tasha's right, this shouldn't be the way Skye finds out we're back together." Melinda says kissing Coulson once more before standing up.
"You're right." Coulson admits. "We've got to do this right." He says.
"We do." Melinda says as he walks over to Coulson's private bathroom.
After leaving Natasha and Clint Skye heads down to the Cargo Bay where she sees Ward in the Lab with FitzSimmons.
"Hey, Natasha and Clint said you were looking for me." Skye says to Ward.
"No I wasn't." He responds.
"Really?" Skye asks surprised "Because they said you were looking for me and it seemed important." Skye explains.
"Well I wasn't." Ward comments.
"That's weird, I wonder why they would tell me that you were looking for me when you weren't." Skye comments confused.
"What were you doing when then told you that?" Ward asks curious feeling that maybe it could give them so idea about why Natasha and Clint lied.
"Looking for Mom." Skye answers "She wasn't in the cockpit and they said that she was up talking work in Dad's office." She explains.
"You know I haven't seen your parents all morning." Ward realises.
"Maybe they're fighting about something, and Romanoff and Barton didn't want you to see that." Fitz suggests.
"Maybe, but what could they be fighting about?" Skye asks.
"You're Mom and Agent Romanoff did take on twenty heavily armed men last night without the back up of Ward and Barton which they did have on standby. It could be something to do with that." Simmons suggests.
"Yeah, maybe." Skye admits. "Oh I have an idea for operation GMADBT." Skye informs FitzSimmons.
"Operation what?" Ward asks confused.
"GMADBT, Get Mom and Dad Back together." Skye explain.
"Please don't tell me that that means exactly what the names suggests." Ward comments.
"It does." Skye answers.
"And you two are encouraging her in this?" Ward asks FitzSimmons surprised.
"She made some good points." Fitz tells him.
"You do realises how much of a bad idea this is right?" He asks.
"It's actually a great idea, are you in?" Skye asks Ward.
"What? Attempting to try and get Melinda May and Phil Coulson back together without them knowing, no way." Ward answers.
"Please, we could use your help." Skye tells him.
"No, I will not help." Ward tells her "But I will refrain from saying I told you so when this ends badly." He comments.
"It's not going to end badly." Skye tells him.
"So what's your idea?" Simmons asks curious.
"I'm going to talk to Natasha and Clint." Skye explains.
"Talk to Natasha and Clint about what?" Clint asks walking into the room as after Natasha came down from downstairs they agreed that he would come down here to keep them all in the lab for as long he could so that Melinda and Coulson have some more time to get ready.
"Helping us get my parents back together." Skye says simply.
"Interesting goal." Clint comments trying his best not to be amused by the fact that four of the eight people on the plane are trying to do something that has already happened "And you're all in on this?" He asks.
"Not me Sir." Ward comments. "Just them." He explains.
"Skye I think it's good that you want your parents back together, but you should let them figure it out on their own." Clint tells her
"It's been what? Twenty years since they were divorced? There not exactly smart when it comes to their relationship." Skye comments.
"You're right there." Clint says with a laugh. "But since New York things have changed. They truly lost each other and then thanks to this plane they found each other again. Just give them time Skye. If in two months they haven't realised what the rest of us see then I will help you." Clint says knowing that two months gives Melinda and Phil enough time to figure out what is going on between them and tell Skye "Do we have a deal?" He asks
"Yeah, we have a deal." Skye answers.
"Good." He answers.
"Why did you and Natasha lie?" Skye asks interested a few minutes later "Ward wasn't looking for me." She says.
Before Clint has a chance to come up with a lie Melinda's voice comes through the ships Coms systems.
"Everyone strap in and Clint get your ass to the cockpit now! I need your help." Melinda says.
"This can't be good." Ward Comments leading FitzSimmons and Skye into the Cargo Bay while Clint runs out of the room.
"What's going on?" Clint asks as he runs into the cockpit to find Melinda at the stick, Natasha in the co Pilot seat and Coulson sitting behind them.
"Hostiles on our six, Tasha is good, but for this I'm going to need the help of someone great." Melinda explains as Natasha stands up without word and allows Clint to take her place because she knows that Melinda is right.
"Skye? The others?" Coulson asks.
"Down in the Cargo Bay." Clint answers "Ward's with them."
"I'll go down there." Natasha comments knowing that she would do better being down with them instead of up here in the way.
"Hurry Tasha, in about forty seconds it's going to be very hard to walk without falling." Melinda comments pressing buttons above her
Natasha nods, "Watch their backs." She tells Coulson before she goes running out of cockpit.
"Bet you're wishing right about now that this plane had weapons." Clint tells Melinda.
"It has crossed my mind." Melinda comments. "Everyone hold on." Melinda says through the coms "You ready?" Melinda asks Clint.
"For what?" Clint asks confused "You haven't actually told me what we are doing." Clint reminds her.
"What we did over Jakarta." Melinda answers as she presses a button which will cause everything that could be moved to be locked down.
"In a plane this size? You're insane." Clint comments but he still prepares what he has to do.
"Maybe." Melinda answers "But it's the only play we've got. You up for it?" She asks.
"Of course, there is no way I'm going to let you try to do this without me." Clint comments "We've got to do it now, we've got another bogie in front of us." Clint comments.
"In ten." Melinda tells Clint.
"What's going on?" Ward asks Natasha as she jumps down from the platform above the Cargo bay and lands in front of them.
"We've got Hostiles on our six." Natasha answers as she rushes over and straps herself into one of the chairs as Melinda's voice tells them all to hold on.
"What do we do?" Fitz asks.
"We do nothing, it's up to Melinda and Clint." Natasha explains "We've got to trust them to get us out of this." She explains as the whole plane feels as if it's going upside down.
"I feel sick." Simmons comments
"Phil? How's it going?" Natasha asks.
"Two hostiles behind us, one in front, Mel and Clint are taking evasive action." Coulson explains.
"And so far?" Natasha asks.
"Things could be worse." Coulson answers.
"Have we got enough clearance?" Clint asks Melinda.
"Not quite." Melinda answers "But be ready, the second we do you have to do it." Melinda answers.
"Ready for what? What are you going to do?" Coulson asks.
"Something that has a possibility of burring out all six engines if we don't have perfect timing." Clint answers.
Coulson is worried about Clint's answer but because he trusts Melinda and Clint completely and because he realises that they don't need a distraction at the moment he doesn't say anything.
"Now." Melinda and Clint suddenly say together.
The plane shos up almost vertically in the air for a while then does a roll and goes in full speed in another direction.
"We've got to get below Radar level before they find us again." Clint comments.
"Already on it." Melinda comments "Shut down anything non-essential." She instructs Clint.
"Already on it." Clint comments "We're shutting down all no essential power, it's no need to worry." Clint says through the coms to the others.
"Any sign?" Clint asks.
"Doesn't look like it. We've got to put her down though." Melinda comments. "Engines?" She asks knowing that that particular screen is on his side.
"Holding steady below over functioning." Clint comments. "Probably got about ten minutes before it becomes a problem.
"Find us somewhere." Melinda instructs.
"Abandoned airport, secluded, and overgrown so it's not the easiest place to land in but that's our best option." Clint says after checking nearby areas.
"I see it." Melinda answers.
"Vertical landing?" Clint asks.
"It's quicker and easier." Melinda answers and the pair land the plane.
"Hanger over there, we've got to hide for now." Clint comments
"Yep." Melinda answers.
"Any sign of the hostiles?" Coulson asks.
"No, I think we're in the clear." Melinda comments.
"Everyone to the command centre." Coulson instructs as he un bucks his seat belt.
"Nicely Done Mels." Clint says reaching over and grabbing his friends' hand, as he attempts to catch his breath.
"You to Clint." Melinda responds putting her other hand over his as she also attempts to catch her breath.
A couple of minutes later everyone is in the command centre.
"Good Job you two." Natasha tells Melinda and Clint as they enter the command centre.
"What happened?" Ward asks.
"The senses detected two unknown aircrafts behind us and later another in front, they engaged us, we avoided." Melinda explains.
"Are we thinking Quinn and the Clairvoyant?" Skye asks.
"It's the most likely option." Coulson answers "How long until the engines are good again?"
"Engines, what happened? Is it something I can help with?" Fitz asks.
"No." Melinda answers "They just need about a twelve hour rest. With what Clint and I had to do to get us away it's lucky that we didn't destroy all the engines." Melinda explains.
"So what do we do?" Simmons asks "Do we contact Mr Stark so that he could contact Director Fury for us?"
"We can't." Natasha answers "Stark is still in London. We can't go back there right now and we can't contact him any other way right now either." Natasha explains.
"So we're on our own." Skye realises.
"That's what being of the book is." Coulson answers. "Until we can get back in the air we've just got to stay together." He tells everyone.
"I need to do an outside check on the plane, make sure there is no damage." Melinda comments "I could use your help with that." She tells Fitz.
"Of course." Fitz answers with a nod and the pilot and rocket scientist leave the command centre.
"The tracker I put on Quinn's lawyer have we gotten anything?" Natasha asks curious.
"Nothing yet, he's been at his hotel all morning." Skye explains putting the tracker up on the big screen.
Far away from the plane at the destination that the team are searching very hard to try and find, Quinn and Rania are on video conference with a darkened impossible to see being.
"I admit that the last night and now this didn't go as well as we were hoping but we did learn something." Quinn tells the being.
"And what pray tell is that?" The being asks the voice electronic and impossibly to tell whether it is male or female.
"That Melinda May needs to be dealt with." Rania answers. "It was her along with Agent Romanoff who managed to deal with all our men last night and it was her flying the plane today, yes she had help from Agent Barton but it was mainly her, and she also has taken down one of our soldiers in the past and destroyed our labs." Rania answers "If we want to get the keys then we have to get rid of her." Rania explains.
"No." The being answers. "I have plans for Melinda May, but you are correct about her being the key to the keys." The being says before ending the conference leaving a confused Rania and Quinn.
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