Chapter 16
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"What exactly are you going to do?" Tony asks sitting down across from where Skye has sat on the laptop.
"Look into the location of the coordinates." Skye explains, "The Clairvoyant is involved somehow which is making me knowing stuff very difficult." Skye explains.
"I thought you and the Clairvoyant knowing things that involve each other was impossible. Isn't that why you were safe your whole life?" Tony asks.
"I thought it was too, but I managed to know something." Skye tells him, "It was hard and my head is pounding and it took a while but I was able to know something. I think it was because you're right the desire matters, but if that was all that matters then the Clairvoyant would have found me before my first birthday. I think the reason matters to and I don't think the Clairvoyant could ever have a good or selfless reason for what he does, and that's why he can't use his powers to bring someone back from the dead or find me like I can." Skye explains, "But that's just my best guest."
"You're really starting to understand this whole thing more." Tony realises.
"Yeah, I really think I am." Skye tells him, "How worried was Aunt Pepper when you told what was going on?" Skye asks curious.
"I didn't." Tony responds, "She had to go to a last minute business meeting in Switzerland, I'm hoping that I can be back before she even realises that I am gone." Tony explains.
"She is going to be so pissed at you for disappearing again." Skye tells him.
"If she finds out." Tony comments and Skye raises an eyebrow as if to say, 'do you doubt she will?'
"Yeah, okay, I know she'll be pissed." Tony responds and Skye continues to type on the computer. "Mossad's satellites have a security weakness that makes them easier to get into, they should have one in the area you need." Tony tells his niece.
"Mossad's satellites have that weakness so that people will take the easy way and hack into them instead of being more careful and then Mossad uses that to gather more intelligence." Skye explains to her uncle, "MI6 have a satellite in the area and is surprisingly lacks when it comes to running diagnostics on their system meaning I'll have more time with it." Skye explains.
"It's also about a hundred times harder to get into, that's why it so lacked." Tony reminds Skye.
"I know." Skye tells him.
"I don't even know if you will be able to do that in a couple of hours." Tony tells her as while he knows that she is good this might be a bit difficult for even her to manage.
"I probably could, but we don't have the time to see." Skye tells him, "Which is why I am connecting through your network to get Jarvis's help." Skye explain.
"Give me the laptop, I have an idea." Tony tells her and Skye hands it over.
"What are you doing?" Skye asks.
"Using Rhodey's log in through the US security system which will make it easier for us to get into MI6 and with the right encryption to keep us hidden and our skill I would say that we could get in to the satellite within the hour." Tony explains to her.
"Oh that's perfect." Skye says and she moves so that she is sitting next to Tony and the pair begin to both use the computer at the same time.
A little over forty minutes later Skye and Tony have managed to get into the MI6 satellite.
"Coordinates?" Tony asks and Skye types them in.
"That's going to be fun to get into." Tony comments seeing the structure.
"We'll figure it out." Skye tells him, "I want to have a look for something first." Skye tells him
"What?" Tony asks interested as Skye zooms out.
"I betting that they don't have an extraction team it would make sense with how secretive Fury is being plus with our Mole problem it would be a risk but Mom, тетя Наташа and Steve needed a way in and a way out so I'm pretty sure that….." Skye begins to say but trails off on the end, "There, seven miles away, a plane. Looks to be a S.H.I.E.L.D transport. I'm betting that was their ride."
"We've got to check that before we go to the compound, just to be safe." Tony tells Skye.
"I know." Skye tells him, "We've just got to figure out a way into the compound." She tells him.
"I think we need Barton for this bit, what do you think?" Tony asks Skye and when she doesn't answer she turns to see her whole body tense with her eyes closed, "Skye? What's wrong?" he asks worried.
"Nothing." Skye responds as she opens her eyes.
"You're lying." Tony realises, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, just a bit of a left over headache from earlier." Skye explains telling him some of the truth but not the entire truth, "Did you say something about needing Uncle Clint?" she asks.
"Yeah I did." Tony responds, "Are you sure that you are okay?" he asks once more.
"Positive, go get him" Skye says.
Tony looks at her doubtfully but he gets up and heads to the Cockpit anyway. Once Tony has gone Skye tries to comprehend what she now knows. As she does she realises that there is only one thing that she can do and there is no one she can tell.
"Kid, you okay?" Clint asks concerned walking out of the cockpit with Tony.
"You tattled?" Skye asks Tony surprised.
"You looked like you were in pain. You wouldn't talk to me but from what I know you like to talk him." Tony tells Skye.
"Neither of you have anything to worry about, I'm fine." Skye assures her Uncles, lying through her teeth, but needing them to believe her.
"You sure?" Clint asks.
"Yeah." Skye responds.
"Promise?" Clint asks having a feeling that there is something that she isn't telling him.
"Promise." Skye says hating herself as she lies but knowing that it is for the best.
"Okay, Tony said you've found the compound." Clint says sitting down next to Skye.
"Yeah, we've just got no idea how to get in." Skye says getting the satellite so that it is on the compound.
"Zoom in as much as you can on the front gate." Clint request.
"Front gate, really?" Tony asks surprised as Skye does as he Uncle asked.
"Subtlety is over rated." Clint tells him as he looks at the image, "Isn't that your motto?" He asks his friend curious, "No one's used that Rocket Launcher that Fury made your Dad take when we went off book have they?" Clint asks Skye interested not giving Tony a chance to answer his previous comment.
"Not that I know of, why?" Skye asks wondering what her Uncle is planning.
"If that gate is hit with a small rocket, two exploding arrows and whatever you can throw at it." He says looking at Tony, "I think we've found our way in." he reveals.
"Yeah, and they will know exactly where we are." Tony points out.
"They probably already will know." Clint tells him, "We have very little chance of sneaking in so why try? If we go in on our terms instead of sneaking which means sticking to theirs then we stand more of a chance." Clint explains, "We make them play by our rules instead of the other way around."
"What about Natasha, Melinda and Steve?" Tony asks, "If we go in guns blazing what is to stop whoever is holding them form killing them?"
"Nothing." Clint says, "But they're unconscious, I have to believe that there is a reason for that, that the Clairvoyant needs them for some reason, because otherwise they will be killed no matter what we do. This is our only chance." Clint tells Tony.
"He's right, I think it's our best shot." Skye tells her Uncles.
"Okay, we go in big." Tony tells Clint.
"I should get back, I don't really trust your autopilot." Clint comments getting up and heading back to the cockpit.
"Uncle Clint." Skye says standing up and walking over to her Uncle and giving him a hug, "We'll get them back." She tells him.
Clint just nods but doesn't say anything and he heads back to the cockpit.
"Time to let Dad know." Skye says walking back over to the computer, "I'll start by getting the plane in the air." Skye says, "I think I'm going to scare them by doing this." Skye comments.
"I thought you disabled all remote access." Tony comments.
"I did, but I left a way for me to get in if I needed." Skye explains. "And Mom set up the remote start-up of the plane when she was on bed rest just in case." Skye explains.
"You should warn them before you get the plane in the air." Tony advices.
"You wouldn't." Skye points out.
"True." Tony admits, "But you should." He tells her.
"Already am." Skye informs him.
After her orders to keep Melinda, Natasha and Steve drugged Hand has kept an eye on them and she has come to the conclusion that Steve needs to be drugged more often than she first thought.
She is observing the three prisoners when her phone rings.
"Hello Brother dear." Hand says sarcastically when she answers.
"Father wants you to get eyes on Skye Coulson." Quinn tells her.
"Of course." Hand responds, "How long until father will arrive?"
"A few hours." Quinn responds, "Don't screw this up Victoria." He tells her.
"You're the screw up Ian, not me." Hand tells her brother, "You take after your mother I on the other hand take after father, so don't worry yourself." Hand says before hanging up the phone.
On the bus Coulson is pacing throughout the plane clearly worried about Melinda, Natasha and Steve.
"Is he still pacing?" Ward asks walking over to Fitz and Simmons who are sitting in the kitchen.
"Yep." Simmons respond, "Mike?"
"Still downtown." Ward tells her, "I've got the camera's to alert me if he moves." He explains.
"Why is he pacing?" Fitz asks.
"Natasha, Melinda and Steve are off doing some secret mission and he hasn't heard from Skye or Clint since they said they said that they would find out what is going on, he's worried." Simmons explains.
Before anyone else can say anything all the lights in the plane begin to flash and music starts to play through the speakers.
"What the hell?" Ward asks as Fitz and Simmons go running into the command centre.
"Has someone hacked in?" Coulson asks running into the command centre seconds after the rest.
"Impossible." Simmons responds as Fitz works on the table.
"There is a video file somehow on the system." Fitz comments. "And I can't move off file." He adds.
"What?" Ward asks surprised, "Don't play it we don't know what it is." He comments.
"I don't have a choice, it will play itself in a few seconds." Fitz explains and to everyone's shock a video of Skye comes up.
"What are you doing?" Tony's voice asks Skye.
"Doing what you suggested and warning them instead of just starting the plane, shut up." Skye tells him then starts to speak directly to the camera meaning them, "Okay sorry about that. I've uploaded the coordinates for where Uncle Clint, Uncle Tony and I will meet you. It's the location of where we believe the transport Mom тетя Наташа and Steve used is. The location where they are actually being held is about seven miles away, we have a plan and for that plan we need the rocket launcher that Fury made us bring." Skye explains, "I'll explain what else I know when we see you. Sorry about the cryptic but we have no choice, see you in a few hours." Skye says and the video ends.
"Ward, get us in the air." Coulson instructs
"On it." Ward respond and he heads the cockpit.
"Um Sir, is any plan that involves a rocket launcher a good one?" Fitz asks curious and slightly hesitant.
"It can be." Coulson tell him though he is having trouble thinking of one, "Make sure we have night night guns and plenty of rounds." He instructs the scientists.
"Yes Sir." FitzSimmons reply and they both leave the command centre.
"What have you got planed?" Coulson asks the screen wanting daughter to answer him.
Even though they are flying form further away Clint, Skye and Tony arrive at the location before the others.
"Tony suit up." Clint instructs walking out from the cockpit, "I'm going to go check out the plane." Clint says pocking up his bow and quiver.
"I'm coming with." Skye says picking up hers.
"Okay, come on, and stay behind me." Clint tells her realising thanks to the look that Skye currently has on her face that he has no chance of getting her to stay behind.
"Okay." Skye respond and the pair leave the plane together.
Skye and Clint are exiting the other plane after doing their check when the bus lands. When the others start to exit Skye rushes over to her Dad and hugs him.
"I've missed you so much." Skye says as she hugs her Dad.
"I've missed you too Baby Girl." Coulson tells his daughter.
"I've missed all of you." Skye says walking over to Ward and kissing him once she is no longer hugging her Father.
"What's the plan?" Coulson asks Clint doing his best to avoid looking at his daughter and agent kissing.
"The compound is seven miles ahead, we know that our people are unconscious and the Clairvoyant is involved. We're going in big." Clint says.
"Hence the rocket launcher." Coulson realises and Clint nods, "Okay. We'll drive part way in the car so we don't waste time, and we wear armour just in case." Coulson instructs.
"I already am, so are all of you." Clint comments as his tactical gear also works as armour and all of the people who were on the plane are in vests.
"But Skye's not." Coulson says walking back into the plane and grabbing a vest and handing it to Skye, "If you're coming, put it on." Coulson says hoping that she will say that she isn't coming.
"Of course I'm coming." Skye tells her father. "There's no way I'm not." She says taking off her bow and quiver and giving them to Ward to hold while she puts on the vest, "It looks like I'm not wearing a top." Skye comments once she's got the vest on as she grabs her quiver and bow off Ward.
"It will protect you from most thing's that's all that matter." Coulson says, "Everyone in." he instructs and Ward and Clint hop in the trunk with the rocket launcher as Skye, Fitz and Simmons get in the back seat and Tony and Coulson get in the front.
A few minutes after leaving the planes Coulson stops. "The Compound is a mile ahead, we go the rest on foot." He instructs and the group nods and exits the car.
They have been walking for several minutes when they hear a helicopter.
"Get down." Clint instructs
"Don't shoot it." Coulson says as both Clint and Tony have taken aim.
"Why not?" Tony asks.
"It's too close to the compound, if it goes down it could hurt Melinda, Natasha or Steve." Coulson points out.
"Right, we've got to hurry." Clint instructs and the group begin to walk faster until the reach cover not far from the front of the compound.
"Ward, Tony you shoot from here, on my mark." Clint instructs, "Skye do you remember how to use the Quiver to select certain arrow heads?" Clint ask his niece as in one of the first shooting lessons they did together he showed her how to work his quiver to select different arrows heads and hers works the same.
"Yeah." Skye responds.
"Good, use an explosive head." Clint tells her, "You shoot from over there." Clint say pointing to a place over cover to the left and slightly closes to the gate, "We shot on my fist signal. Once both our arrows hit our marks then I'll give my second signal when I do Skye we sent off our arrows and Ward, Tony you fire." He instructs.
"Where am I aiming?" Skye ask her Uncle.
"The gate, doesn't matter where." Clint tells her, "I know it's a little further than the distance that we have been practicing with but I'm positive that you can do it I believe in you." Clint tells his niece his faith, his belief in her meaning a lot to Skye.
"Simmons you stay with Ward and Tony, Fitz you go with Clint, I'll go with you." Coulson says looking at his daughter, "It's up to us to hit anyone with the night night rounds who attempts to get a shot of, clear?" He asks the other two.
"Clear." Fitz and Simmons respond.
"Good, clear out." Clint says.
Inside the compound Victoria is waiting patiently for the arrival of her brother and Father, not looking forward to sharing the news that she only discovered minutes earlier
"Ma'am, it seems that all three of the prisoners are becoming more resistant to the toxins." One of the men tells Hand.
"Give them another dose, Father will arrive momentarily and then we'll be getting started." Hand tells the man.
"Yes Ma'am." The man responds just as the helicopter touches down.
Hand stays back until blades stop spinning. When they do she takes several steps forward as the door opens and her father and half-brother step out. Both are dressed in expensive suits, both looking very similar except Ian has his trademark smug grin on his face that Victoria would like nothing more than to smack right off, and like always their father is showing no emotion.
"Father, Ian." Victoria greets when she sees the pair.
"Victoria, what's the situation like?" Her father asks.
"Not good sir." Victoria responds, "According to my contract at the academy both Skye and Barton left campus yesterday as far as I could tell neither has gotten in touch with S.H.I.E.L.D." Victoria informs him, "I also contacted Mr Peterson and he has since informed me that Coulson and the rest of the team that were in Monaco have disappeared." Hand explains, "I believe they are working on trying to find us." She tells her father.
"I want them found." The Clairvoyant tells his daughter, clearly unhappy, "Take me to the prisoners." He requests of the men nearby.
"What did you say about not screwing up?" Quinn asks his sister his smug grin every more smug than usual.
"This isn't my screw up, and talking about screw up you got captured by S.H.I.E.L.D, twice, and I had to save your ass, that brother dear is a screw up. This is an inconvenience." Hand tells him.
"Talking about S.H.I.E.L.D where do they think you are? Shouldn't you be busy being their shmuck?" Ian asks curious.
"They think I'm looking for you." Victoria reveals, "You might want to be careful you are their most wanted person at the moment, I would hate for something to happen to you." Victoria tells her bother a small bit on sincerity in her words.
"And you'll be right there with me if they find out who you really are." Ian tells her.
"I've been hiding who I am for fifteen years, as far as S.H.I.E.L.D knows I have no family, I lost my mother when I was a child and I never knew my father. They're not going to find the truth out now, we've scarified several of fathers operations to be sure of that, for an intelligent agency they are surprisingly un intelligent." Victoria tells her brother and before Ian can respond there is a large explosion form the front gate.
"I think we found Coulson." Quinn comments.
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