AoS/LG crossover drabbles VI
Disclaimer: see previous chapters.
51) Faith
"…And Coulson, why you were, let alone are, so sure that the things will still work out now?" Fury asked a metaphorical Coulson.
"Because I have faith?" the real-life version of the agent replied, as he entered his office.
There was a pause as both men stared at each other, both catching the other man flat-footed.
"Want to start again?" Coulson suggested brightly.
Nick just nodded, curtly, far less happy to see the other man.
52) Legacy
"So, Phil. Let's talk about what you've done to my legacy," Nick continued after a pause.
"You're welcome to have it back, sir," Coulson sounded quite bitter himself. "This was never what I wanted, and the way you gave it to me wasn't quite right either. I did the best I could to guide S.H.I.E.L.D., and so far it has not worked – because of me, but also because of others, and there is always you, the man who was always one step beyond…" he looked away. "I messed-up, sir, but it was on your watch…"
Fury did not disagree.
53) Legacy II
"You're right," he said instead. "I did sell you more of a lemon than either of us had expected S.H.I.E.L.D. to be; it's just that you'd been the field director of the old S.H.I.E.L.D., Coulson! WTF you're struggling so much with your new role now?"
"That is a good point," Coulson admitted. "It's not that I'm being difficult or reticent, it's just that I don't have as good a grip on it as I've thought; there's bad timing, bad luck, and the fact that I just may not be as good as Maria is, let alone you."
"Well," Fury looked away. "I wouldn't be so sure about Maria…"
54) Legacy III
"So, where will we go from here?" Coulson did not call out on Fury's arrogance, because it was justified, actually, (at least as far as the two of them were concerned). "Are you taking over?"
"Are you leaving S.H.I.E.L.D. for good?"
"No," Coulson replied after a long pause. "Not without talking to May, and Daisy, and the others. BTW, where are they?"
"Apparently, they got into an impromptu rescue mission in Canada," Fury confessed.
Coulson blinked. "Okay, I didn't see the last part coming," he confessed. "Whom exactly are they rescuing?"
"Agent May."
Coulson's frown deepened.
55) Honor
"…Remind me, why are we returning with them?" Kara muttered to Grant.
"They appealed to our sense of honor?"
Kara's frown deepened. "Most of them don't have honor," she muttered.
"Neither do we, but the surrogate that we have must do…"
"Point."
56) Gone
"Any idea where Tamsin and her friends might've gone to?" Bo asked Dyson.
"Apparently…the States," the police officer slash werewolf replied.
"Hah," Bo blinked. "Didn't see the last part coming."
57) Reflection
Agent Melinda May looked silently at her reflection.
"Just where do I go from here?" she asked herself.
Her reflection did not answer.
58) Past
"Melinda!" Coulson said brightly. "Can you guess whom I've met here and now?"
"The ghost of Christmas past?" Melinda suggested flatly.
Nick Fury was not amused.
59) Tradition
"I feel like doing something traditional," Tamsin said thoughtfully. "For the wedding?" she elaborated.
"Oh!" was the collective reply.
60) Protection
"Do I need to give you a lecture on the values of protection?" Coulson dryly asked agent Mackenzie.
The big man, wisely, said nothing.
