Talevski Marko on twitter gave me the main idea for this fic so I want to thank him for inspiring me to write this.
I'm not an english speaker so I apologise for my mistakes.

Chapter1: I will either hate you or love you

Everything started with a tragic death. The death of a great man that was killed in action. He became the reason for new friendships to begin and develop into strong unbreakable bonds. Bonds that if you tried to describe with words then those would be respect, trust, love and family. After all, it's true what they say. When a door closes, no matter how badly things might end, another one opens. So maybe it was time to start trusting the magic of new beginnings.

Angus MacGyver a.k.a. Mac as he prefers to be called (I mean just look at his name, can you blame him?), is a secret agent who works for Department of External Services (DXS), a top secret government organization. He is the man who can make anything out of nothing. He works under the supervision of Matilda Webber who is the director of DXS and has two partners, well three if you count Wilt Bozer his best friend/roommate/coworker at DXS. But Bozer is only working at the lab and not going on missions in the field, not yet at least. His other partners are Nikki Carpenter who is the team's hacker and Robert Reese the muscle.

Unfortunately, while they were on a mission trying to stop a bomb that was planted by a group of terrorists on US soil, Reese was killed by one of the bad guys, or so they thought. DXS agents came right on time to help overpower the terrorists and Mac was able to disarm the bomb while Nikki was checking for additional heat signatures around the compound that would indicate if there were any terrorists left. The team was shattered by Reese's death. He was a great man and very good at his job. But now he was gone and someone had to fill in his shoes. And those were carrying great responsibility.

Matilda Webber or Matty as the people who knew her called her, had someone in mind that would be capable enough to take on a job like this one. Jack Dalton, former Delta force currently working for the CIA. Never mind that, he was no longer working for the CIA. He had just been fired. When Matty found out she thought that it maybe was a sign and that he would be the perfect addition to the team. She had crossed paths with Jack before and even though she found him irritating she knew he was the man for the job. She trusted him with her life and that's why she knew she could trust him to protect Mac and Nikki at all costs.

Jack was well-known for following his heart. The CIA was ready to drop a missile on an abandoned factory that was now shelter for terrorists but when Jack saw that it was also full of women and children he couldn't resist and tried to warn them. And while doing that, the terrorists realized something was up and they started evacuating the place. By the time that missile dropped many had escaped and it was all Jack's fault. That's why he was held accountable and lost his job. His desire to save innocent lives cost him his job.

Matty would have tried to find a way to save those people too if she was in Jack's place. That was the first thing she thought when she heard why he was dismissed by the CIA. Another reason she wanted him on the team. She wasn't planning on letting him disobey orders but she was certain that she would never put him in a position where he would have to choose whether or not to sacrifice innocent lives.

When she asked him to work for DXS Jack wasn't sure if he had to accept the job. He was in a healthy relationship with a woman he loved and he could finally stop lying to her about what he was doing for a living. His cover was that he was a bodyguard for a business man who had to travel a lot and that way he could explain all those days he was on missions far away from Los Angeles. Jack's girlfriend, Diane had a daughter, Riley who Jack considered as his own and he knew that accepting this job would only complicate all of their lives even more. But who was he kidding? He loved working as an agent and an offer to keep saving lives wasn't one he could reject. Therefore, he accepted the job and started working at DXS.

Everyone was still trying to accept Reese's death. He and Mac where very close. They had met at the army. Mac had dropped out of MIT to join the army. He spent three years of his life defusing bombs for the military and had Reese as his partner. They always had each other's backs which was why it was very difficult to accept that he was gone. Mac knew it would be hard to move on but he had to keep doing his job and he needed a new partner in order to do that.

Matty, Jack and Nikki were in the room where Matty would inform the team for their new missions. They called it the war room. They were waiting for Mac so Matty could introduce Jack to them and start explaining the new mission.

"You're late, Blondie," Matty said to Mac who was just entering the room. A small laugh escaped Jack's mouth when he heard that nickname but he did his best to detain himself.

"I'm sorry, Matty. I was at the lab helping Bozer with something. What's going on?" Mac replied and he had noticed Jack's laugh which didn't leave him with a good first impression.

"Well, since we are all here I guess it's time to introduce you. This is Jack Dalton, your new partner."

Both Nikki and Mac had already guessed who Jack was. Matty had told them that despite he had just been fired from the CIA for disobeying orders she trusted him completely to do this job. She didn't explain to them the reason he got fired but she did tell them that Jack is the best at what he does and if there is someone who could fill Reese's shoes then that someone was him. Mac and Nikki both trusted Matty and they were certain that whatever choice she had made, it would be the right one.

Jack waved and said: "Nice to meet you both. I'm very sorry for your loss. I know you must feel terrible about what happened to your partner and it will be hard at first to get used to having a new one but I'm here now and we better find a way to work together because lives depend on it."

"I couldn't have said it better myself," Mac told him.

"Welcome to the team Jack. I'm sure we'll get along just fine." Nikki said.

"Great, since we got that out of the way I think it's time to fill you in on your first mission together," Matty continued. "This man right here is Alfredo Barrios, an international arms dealer and we got intel that he's planning to sell a large shipment of guns to Jorge Martinez a notorious criminal in Mexico who is cooperating with the Sinaola cartel. Our target is the buyer."

"So, you want us to let Jorge buy the guns and then follow him to wherever his headquarters are and get him." Mac interrupted.

"Very well, Blondie," Matty said.

"Yeah, but can't we get Jorge while he is buying the guns? This way we can get both him and Barrios," Jack asked and it's not like Matty hadn't thought of it but interrupting them while the buy would be going down was a big risk.

"We know that both sides will be heavily armed and risking to get them both could end with losing them both," Matty said.

"Yeah, but maybe if we can get close enough we can jam a tracker in one of the dealer's trucks and then while we follow Jorge you can have another team here to follow Barrios and go get him when he reaches his destination," Nikki suggested.

"Guys, this is a dangerous mission. I can't risk it. The target is Jorge and that is it. We'll worry about the dealer later." Matty said being all serious and bossy.

"Okay, Matty. We got this. When do we leave?" Mac said.

"Wheels up in twenty. Everything you need is already on Nikki's laptop." Matty replied.

"Okay, boss." Jack said.

"Oh, and guys? Don't kill each other on your first mission," Matty said.

"No promises," Jack replied because he knew Matty mostly said that for him to hear. He wasn't the easiest person to have around.

They were now on the plane on their way to the location of the buy which was at the port of Veracruz in Mexico.

Mac and Nikki were looking at the information about the mission on her laptop and Jack was sitting across from them.

"So, Blondie huh?" Jack teased Mac.

"Yeah, Matty likes to make up nicknames for me. I would prefer it if you called me Mac," Mac said looking annoyed.

"Matty told me about you. You're the kid with the hamburger name. The one who doesn't use guns. You're some kind of genius or something," Jack said.

"Genius is probably not enough to describe Mac. He's brilliant. No one can do what he does," Nikki said making Mac blush a little.

"Let's just say I'm resourceful. I don't like guns and I'm not named after a hamburger. I'm pretty sure it's Scottish," Mac said.

"Sorry, kid. I didn't mean to offend you but seriously who names their child Angus. That is just wrong."

"I'm not a kid and if I ever find my father maybe you can ask him," Mac said. He had really started hating this new partner.

"What do you mean if you ever find your father?" Jack asked.

"Nothing. Can we just get back on the mission?" Mac said.

"Yeah! We should. We are landing in a couple of hours and there are a lot of things we need to check," Nikki said trying to clear the tension. "So, we wait for the buy to be completed and then we follow Jorge and his guys back to wherever they go. I still think we could get Barrios too but we need to follow Matty's orders."

"If there is one thing I learned in all the years I'm doing this job then that is that sometimes you can disobey orders if it means you're doing something good," Jack said.

"Are you trying to get fired again? Isn't disobeying orders the reason they kicked you out of the CIA?" Mac asked.

"Yes, it is. And I don't regret a second of it. If I found myself in a similar situation I would do the same thing all over again," Jack said getting all defensive.

"What did you do that they had to fire you anyway?" Nikki asked.

"It's classified," Jack replied.

"It was probably something as stupid as what he wants to do now. That's why he doesn't want to tell us. I bet it wasn't the first time either. They must have been very happy you did something very serious and they could finally get rid of you," Mac said.

"You know what? I think we talked enough for our first day. I'm going to get some sleep for the rest of the trip," Jack said and moved to the seat that was farthest away from Nikki and Mac.

"Can you find the file from the mission that got him fired?" Mac asked Nikki.

"Yeah, but only if you promise you'll try and get along with him. You know he's not going anywhere and we have to adjust," Nikki replied.

"Okay, fine. I promise."

After a couple of minutes Nikki had managed to hack the CIA and get the file they wanted.

"Look! It says here that the CIA was gonna drop a missile on an abandoned factory that was turned into a terrorist base but they later found out that it was also full of kids and women. It says that Jack tried to warn them and that because of him most of the terrorists escaped. He was just trying to save innocent lives. You shouldn't have pushed him Mac," Nikki said.

"How should I know? I will apologize. I promise," Mac told Nikki.

"Go ahead then," Nikki said moving her hand to where Jack was sitting.

"What, now?" Mac asked.

Nikki nodded and moved her eyes towards Jack's direction.

"Fine. I'm going, I'm going," Mac said moving his hands up and down as a way to say "Relax" to Nikki because she seemed very tense.

"Hey man! I...I," Mac was trying to find the right words.

"If you have something to say just spit it out. If not, go away and let me sleep," Jack said looking annoyed with Mac.

"I just wanted to say I'm sorry about what I said. The reason you got fired and all that. I shouldn't have made assumptions without knowing all the facts first," Mac said looking all serious.

"You read my file, huh? Apology accepted. I tend to jump into conclusions too. But next time I won't be as forgiving as now. I guess I shouldn't have made fun of your name either," Jack told Mac.

Mac was relieved when Jack gave him that answer. He really felt bad for saying those things and Nikki was right. They had to get along if they were gonna be working together.

"It's okay. I'm used to it," Mac replied.

"Yeah, I figured but still I'm sorry Angus," Jack said calling Mac by his first name to get on his nerves.

Mac rolled his eyes and returned to his seat without saying anything else because he was sure it would have made them argue again.

The rest of the trip was quiet. They managed to talk about the mission without any problems.

When they reached their destination they got into a car and drove to the place where the buy was going to happen. It was in a dock. Where ships go to load and unload containers. We've all seen those movies. Weird things are happening there. It's like a labyrinth and that's why it's very easy to hide but get lost at the same time.

The guns were inside the containers. Barrios would transport them with ships and when someone wanted to buy they would meet there and make the obvious exchange. Tons of money for dangerous guns.

Mac, Jack and Nikki arrived there just in time to see Jorge and his men entering the dock. They had chosen to stay near the exit from where they were lucky to have good visual and they could return to their car quickly when Jorge would leave in order to follow him.

Mac was thinking about what he had said to Jack. He had apologized but he still felt awful he practically told him that the CIA fired him because he was a pain in their asses. Especially because he now knew that the reason they fired him was the same thing he would have done if he was in his place. So while they were waiting for Jorge to leave with the guns Mac had an idea and he wasn't sure if it was going to make up for what he said or create more bad blood between them.

"Dalton, I need your phone," he said and stretched his hand out.

"You know unlike you I prefer to be called by my first name. And why do you need my phone? Use yours," Jack replied.

"We can discuss how I'm gonna call you later. And I can't, I forgot it on the jet," Mac said and we all know that that wasn't the actual truth. He had left it and not forget it on the jet. He would always find an excuse to avoid destroying his own phone.

"You will call me Jack, kid there's nothing to discuss," Jack says, takes out his phone from his pocket and hands it over to Mac.

"If you stop calling me kid maybe I will start calling you Jack."

"Yeah, I can't help it. Why do you need a phone anyway? Did you forget to tell your date you can't make it tonight or something?" Jack asked.

"No! I don't have a date tonight. I'm gonna use it to make a tracking device," Mac said while he was using his swiss army knife to crack the phone open.

"Why do I have a feeling I'm not gonna get that back and why do you carry a swiss army knife around like you are some kind of boy scout?" Jack said when he saw Mac doing that.

"Oh, you will. Just not in one piece. And Mac never goes anywhere without that knife. Trust me, you want him to carry it around if you value your life," Nikki replied giving Jack a smirk.

"Man! You better replace that when we get back," Jack said looking like he had just lost the most precious thing he owned.

"Hey! You were the one that insisted on getting the dealer too. I'm disobeying orders here. You can buy a new phone on your own," Mac replied.

"Wait, you're gonna use whatever you're making to track the dealer?" Jack asked without having a clue how Mac was gonna do that.

"You need to keep up Dalton. That's what I just said."

"It's Jack and how are you gonna attach the tracker to their truck?" Jack said looking annoyed. He understood now how Mac was feeling when someone called him the opposite way of what he would ask them too.

"I'm not. I'm gonna throw it to the back of their truck," Mac replied leaving Jack with even more questions.

"Very funny," Jack said.

"I'm serious. I just need a pen and some paper."

"Here, Mac! I have both," Nikki said.

"Oh! I see. You're gonna wrap it up in note that will say: Pretty please, don't trow me off the truck," Jack mocked him.

"What? No. I'm gonna make a flying dart, stick the device I made to it with some duck tape and then I'm gonna throw it while they're leaving. We are in the perfect position. Their truck will pass through here to exit the dock. And before you say anything, hopefully by the time they find the pen and realize what it is, they will have reached their destination and our people will be on their way to get them," Mac finally explained.

"Oh! This isn't the worst idea," Jack said thinking that Mac might have a brain in that head of his after all.

"Thanks Jack. You're too kind," Mac said regretting the fact that he had just called him Jack and gave him the satisfaction.

"Yes! I knew you could do it, kid. Besides Jack is like the best name there is. You should want to say it. But I still want a new phone. They don't come cheap," Jack replied looking like someone had given him a medal but still was mad that Mac had broken his phone.

Mac made the tracking device and the dart and when the dealer's truck was exiting the dock he managed to throw it in the back. They quickly got back to their car because Jorge was next and they needed to follow him.

Once they got into the car they had to call Matty to fill her in about Barrios. They all knew she wasn't gonna be happy about what they did but they needed to tell her so she could have a team follow the dealer's moves.

"Either something has gone terribly wrong or you missed me. And I doubt you're calling because you missed me," Matty said.

"Nothing is wrong Matty we uh...I jammed a tracking device in the dealer's truck and I want you to keep an eye on him," Mac replied.

"So you did what I specifically asked you not to. I wasn't expecting that from you Mac. You might have crazy plans but you never disobeyed orders before," Matty sounded a bit disappointed.

"Now wait a second Matty. This was all my fault. I made the kid do that. You know how I can be when people don't do what I want," Jack interrupted.

"No, I promise. Jack never asked me to do anything. It was all me," Mac said.

"To be honest I was the one that said we could still get the dealer when we were on the plane so this is more my fault than it is theirs," Nikki said.

"Enough! What's done it's done. We'll deal with who's fault it is later. Just focus on the actual mission now," Matty replied sounding very angry.

"Yes, ma'am" Jack said.

"I'm glad to see you've already started to bond as a team. Don't call me again unless it's to tell me you have Jorge," she finished and hang up.

"Thanks guys for telling Matty this was your fault. Especially you Jack. You didn't have to do that," Mac said.

"I didn't do this for you. I got this idea into your head so if you if you think about it it was my fault. I can't let someone take the blame for me," Jack said trying to make Mac believe he really didn't do this to protect him.

"Right, what was I thinking? Thanks anyway," Mac said.

After an hour's drive Jorge made it to his compound. The place was very well-guarded and there were guns and ammo boxes everywhere.

"Great, now what? How are we gonna extract Jorge from in there?" Nikki asked. "From what I can see there are heat signatures for at least fifty people and that place has more guns than I've ever seen in my entire life," she continued.

"Yeah! It's impossible. It's three against an entire army," Jack agreed.

"Mac, tell me you have an idea," Nikki turned to face Mac.

"Please! What can he do? He doesn't even know how to use a gun," Jack mocked.

"I never said I don't know how to use a gun. I only said I don't like using one. And if they have an army I guess we're gonna have to bring our own," Mac replied.

"So, you do have an idea," Nikki said.

"I think I know how to get Jorge to leave his compound," Mac said.

"Yeah, maybe you could tell us what you're doing so we can try and help?" Jack proposed.

"There's no need to waste time in explaining, just uh...just get those magnifying glasses out of the binoculars," Mac told him.

"So, your plan is to destroy more things exactly like you did with my phone." Jack said to remind Mac he wasn't going to forget that anytime soon.

"Okay, fine. I'm using the magnifying glasses and the mirrors to burn those ammo boxes. With a little help from the sun I can create a directional heat source," Mac explained.

"You're gonna cook those boxes and they're gonna think they are under attack. Now we're talking," Jack said trying to hide the fact that he was impressed.

"Exactly. And when that happens hopefully Jorge will try to flee and we are going to follow him," Mac said.

"Cool. And then it's gonna be three against one. Great job Mac!" Nikki congratulated him.

Mac executed his plan and Jorge's men started panicking. They saw Jorge riding a bike and exiting the compound so they followed him.

"What now, genius? We're never going to outrun that bike," Jack complained.

"Just try to get as close to him as you can. I got this," Mac said ignoring Jack's attitude.

Mac cut the belts from the car and joined them together in order to make something that could stop Jorge's bike. When Jack approached the bike Mac threw what he made to the bike's wheels and the next thing they saw was Jorge flying in the air.

"Man, I must admit that that was cool," Jack finally said and this time he looked very impressed.

"Thanks! Now let's just get this guy and go home," Mac replied.

Back at the DXS Matty was waiting for them in the war room. When they entered the room she had her serious face on.

Matty began: "Next time you disobey an order I'm gonna hold you accountable Jack. We both know your past decisions. This wasn't happening before you showed up and if it keeps happening maybe I'm gonna have to dismiss you."

"Matty with all due respect this was…" Mac started saying but Jack interrupted him.

"No, I did this. You're right Matty. I understand if you want me off the team," Jack said.

"Jack, no! That's not fair. I was the one who convinced Mac to make that device," Nikki continued.

"This has to stop. I already said that I made that tracker because I wanted to. Even though Jack likes to call me that, I'm not a kid. No one influenced me to do something I didn't already want. You can't kick Jack off the team because of something I did," Mac said wanting to back up both Jack and Nikki.

"Don't you ever shut up? I already said this was my fault," Jack turned to face Mac.

And now they were all arguing with each other about who was to blame. What they hadn't noticed was that Matty had started smiling like she was expecting this to happen.

When Nikki finally noticed she asked: "What's wrong? Why are you smiling Matty?"

"Because I love it when I'm right," she replied.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Mac asked.

"I've known you all for years. You really thought I didn't believe you could catch the dealer too?" Matty replied.

"You're saying this was a test?" Nikki asked.

"Let's just say I wanted to see if you could work as a team. And now that you are all here, each trying to put the blame on himself like it is some kind of prize, I'd say you can," Matty said.

They were all standing there looking back and forth at Matty and at each other. They obviously weren't expecting that.

"So, no one is leaving?" Mac asked.

"Of course no one is leaving. You managed to get both Jorge and Barrios all in a matter of hours. I'd say you make a hell of a team," Matty replied.

They had all started smiling when Matty continued: "But don't think I'm gonna let you disobey orders again. This only happened because I wanted it to happen. You hear me?"

"Yes, ma'am," Jack said.

"It won't happen again Matty," Mac was next to reply.

"We promise Matty," Nikki finished.

"Now get out of here," Matty said.

They exited the war room smiling.

"Hey guys! Even though I think it was incredibly stupid thank you both for standing up for me," Jack said.

"Don't mention it Jack. Maybe we just met you but you are a part of the team now and we stand up for each other," Nikki said and after saying she had plans she left.

Mac and Jack were now alone. They looked at each other and Jack started leaving when Mac said: "Hey, Jack! I wanted to thank you too. You were willing to take the blame when we both know I did this."

"Like Nikki said, we are a team. I might find you to be extremely annoying but you're still my partner," Jack said.

"Just so you know our feelings are mutual," Mac replied.

"Ha, ha! Goodnight Mac! I'll see you tomorrow," Jack said and left.

"You called me Mac!" he shouted.

"Don't get used to it," Jack replied just before he exited the door.

Mac was laughing and he thought maybe their new partner wasn't so bad after all.

"We will be fine," he thought and left.

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