Chapter Seven:
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The helicopter touched down on a beach with nobody in sight, except for a two black vans with two people mindlessly waiting for them to show up. They perked up when the Helicopter came into view, bracing themselves against the wind as Tosh and Owen slowly lower the aircraft to the ground.
Rose was concerned. Jack was still on the phone, talking in what originally was a somewhat characteristically snarky tone to who Rose assumed would have been Martha at Unit, but then had suddenly changed tone and was talking to someone else. You could have heard the temperature drop in the room.
He finally hung up as the helicopter touched down, and when the doors were opened, the Avengers, Skye, Jemma, and the Torchwood crew practically flung themselves out into the open and out of the cramped space.
"Well that was enjoyable." Tony muttered, stretching out his arms.
"I must disagree. That was distinctly not fun." Thor responded, striding past him so everyone could spread out on the beach. Tony didn't bother correcting the Asgardian.
"Alright. I know It's a bit… tense right now, but if we're going to do anything, we have to get to the Hub. So one more long cramped ride, okay?" Jack promise, shaking the stiffness out of his own body. "Right this way everyone."
The Avengers groaned but did as they were told, each in their own way trained and knowing that some things were necessary. Skye and Jemma on the other hand.
"Alright… Tosh, Owen, take the two girls and the lightning boy in the helicopter." Jack ordered. Both Tosh and Owen nodded but then cursing under their breath as they crawled into the cramped space again. "Mr. America, Mr. Stark, Rose, You'll be with me. The rest of you follow behind."
The Avengers hesitated to follow the order, none of them actually comfortable with the idea of taking orders from somebody who they didn't know. But they were under orders to work with Rose, and she was getting in the car with Jack, so… Plus he might be able to get Bruce back, so sticking with them were their best bet.
After the cars had pulled off of the beach and blended into normal traffic, the mood dissolved into something more relaxed.
Clint and Natasha had been slipped into the back of the care driven by Ianto and Gwen, who they'd had only the briefest introduction to, and now both assassins were not very impressed.
"So, you two come from SHIELD then, no?" Gwen asked after a moment, turning in her seat to talk to them. Both didn't answer right away, staring at her a bit before Clint nodded just ever so slightly. "Well calm down I didn't need your life story." Gwen scolded before turning back in her seat. Ianto simply sort of frowned at her and shook his head.
The rest of the ride was silent.
Eventually when they started speaking again it was Ianto pulling the car to a stop. "We're in Cardiff now." He told them, stepping out of the vehicle. "The Helicopter would have landed before us and Jack's not far behind. We may as well go inside."
Gwen began leading them towards a large black waterfall, though didn't get far before another black van pulled up behind them.
The other Avengers got out, Steve and Tony both looking particularly riled up and agitated.
"What did you say Jack." Gwen called as the other group made their way over.
"I didn't say anything. Star-pants tried to convince me that we have to find a humane and honourable way to deal with this without disrupting the locals." Jack told her, causing Gwen to snicker a bit and turn to follow him.
Clint and Natasha waiting until their other team members caught up, letting Rose walk ahead a bit.
"I don't like this guy." Steve said, keeping his voice low. "He's too…"
"He's seen things." Natasha offered. "You can see it when he looks at you."
They all agreed, eventually having to step up their pace when the others called them over.
"But they didn't change him for the better." Clint added. "All of us-the things we go through to protect the planet… It's made us better, for the most part."
"What are you saying, Barton, that Captain Jack is our enemy?" Tony asked looking behind him as if he thought somebody was listening.
"I'm saying he's offering to help us go back in time, as if that's something he can do." Clint replied. "And that he wasn't exactly on Fury's list of people that will help us. We're under orders to listen to Rose, not her friends."