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"Talking"
"Super Hearing"
"Phone, Intercom, or radio talking"
Jutsu, Abilities and Powers
(Location) = Scene Break/Time Skip
(A week later – Bus)
Naruto was drinking tea in his bunk when Coulson walked up.
"Mission briefing in five." Coulson told him to which Naruto just nodded before Coulson moved onto Skye's bunk
"Mission briefing in five." Coulson told her before he looked at her laptop
"OK." Skye replied
"Katherine Shane?" Coulson said confused
"Do you know her?" Skye asked full of hope
"We ran a few ops together in the '90s." Coulson answered "Smart. Resourceful. Had a soft spot for Truffaut movies."
"Easy there, charm school." Skye said causing Naruto to laugh in his bunk "According to these files, Agent Shane could be my mom."
"Even if Shane was the agent that dropped you off at the orphanage, it doesn't mean she's your mother." Coulson said
"I looked into all the female agents active when I was born." Skye explained
Coulson simply replied with an 'Mmm-hmm.'
"Needle, haystack, I know. But then I factored in age and marital status, and then I built a program to narrow down the field." Skye said
"You're still looking at a long road." Coulson commented
"Well, it would be a lot shorter if I could access more files. Maybe you could remove my Internet nanny?" Skye said "I'm talking about my tracking bracelet."
"Yeah, I got that." Coulson commented
"So you'll take it off?" Skye asked hopeful
"No." Coulson answered simply causing Skye to give him a 'Are you serious' look "But I asked May to look into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s more restricted files."
"I was kind of hoping to keep this private." Skye said slightly irritated
"Agent May specializes in private." Coulson reassured "Let's go." Before he walked off
(5 Minutes later – Command Center)
"At 0800 hours, three men infiltrated the Havenworth Federal Penitentiary." Coulson explained as they played the feed on the T.V.
"Infiltrated? More like cannon-balled." Skye commented
"They were in and out in less then two minutes. Left no prints at the scene. But we do have one lead." Coulson continued before he swiped up on the touchscreen table, zooming in on the T.V.
"Centipede." Ward said before Coulson swiped up more information onto the T.V.
"It seems they have salvaged some of their research from Hong Kong." Coulson explained
"So we were right. Chan's platelets solved their combustion problem. Now they can create super-soldiers with no fear of explosion." Simmons commented
"Maybe don't get so excited about it Babe." Fitz said turning to her
"Sorry if I am amazed/excited about advancements in biology." Simmons said defensively
"Anyways, Two of Centipede's labs have been destroyed. But the problem is they keep popping back up. Now they have at least three of these guys. Maybe more." Coulson explained
"Who'd they break out?" May asked
"Edison Po. Former Marine. Expert in tactics and rapid response." Coulson continued as he swiped up Edison's mug shot "He fell off the grid in '08, and reappeared 18 months ago at a diner in Boston."
"Where he stabbed a friend's eyes out." Ward read
"With a steak knife. Then finished his meal." Coulson added
"That's funny, Po doesn't look crazy at all." Skye commented causing everyone to look at her "I'm kidding. The guy is a walking mug shot."
"Which means he shouldn't be too hard to track down. Finding Po and these Centipede soldiers is top priority for S.H.I.E.L.D.. We'll be running point, but we won't be working alone." Coulson said
"What team did HQ send for backup?" Ward asked "Even though we have Maelstrom."
"Ward did I not say at the beginning of this whole team formation that I am for emergency use only?" Naruto asked
"Still, we don't really need a team with him here." Ward added
"It's like he doesn't even hear me." Naruto sighed shaking his head
"Anyways, Not a team. A person. Someone who can fight fire with fire." Coulson answered
"Somebody we worked with before?" Skye asked
"Not exactly." Coulson answered
(Several Hours later – S.H.I.E.L.D. Facility – Command Center)
Naruto, Skye, Ward, Fitz, and Simmons were looking over Mike Peterson's file on the T.V.
"It's not good. At all. The guy was a ticking time bomb. Literally." Ward said
"He's here." Naruto announced
"HQ wouldn't have sent him if he was still combustible. They must've found a way to stabilize him somehow." Fitz commented
"They stabilize his attitude?'Cause if was pretty hostile in Union Station." Ward asked
"Ward you are one to talk. Not only do you not follow orders from me but you fight with me like we are cats and dogs." Naruto commented
"Well, it's not like we haven't opened up our doors to other people. People with questionable track records." Simmons commented
"How about we not gang up on Skye." Naruto said
"Not cool. But true." Skye said "And don't worry about Mike. He's a good guy."
"Who's been in the Centipede program." Simmons added
"Exactly. He can give us some super-power backup." Skye said before she turned to Naruto "No offense Maelstrom."
"None taken." Naruto said
"I'm just saying this could easily go sideways. I mean, the last time we saw this guy, he was a raging, homicidal maniac…" Ward started before he was cut off by Naruto
"Hello, Mike." Naruto greeted causing Ward to pause as they all turned to face Mike and Coulson
"Mr. Peterson, this is Agent Grant Ward. He's the man who shot you at Union Station. Fitz-Simmons designed the weapon he used, and I think you remember…" Coulson said introducing his team
"Kidnap victim." Skye finished with a smile on her face
"You joined S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Mike asked
"Yeah. Turns out, guys in suits, not so bad." Skye said before Mike's attention turned to Naruto
"Why am I being brought on when you guys have him?" Mike asked
"I'm here for emergency's." Naruto answered
"Anyways. Look, I know Union Station could've gone another way. Another team might not have let me out of there alive. I owe you. All of you." Mike explained
"That's bygones. And water under a distant bridge. Far away." Skye said "How's your son?"
"Still with my sister." Mike answered "He thinks I'm working construction, but he's good. Happy."
"So what do we have?" Coulson asked
"Not much on Po. I checked his previously known addresses and old military contacts but came up empty." Skye answered
"We've been looking for where Po might be on the outside. Let's look at his life on the inside. At the prison. See if that gets us any leads." Coulson ordered before he looked at Fits-Simmons "Anything on the Centipede soldiers?"
"We found a facial recog match on one of them." Simmons answered before he motioned to Ward who tapped on the touchscreen table
"Name's Brian Hayward. Stationed in Afghanistan for three years, then fell off the radar when he got back." Ward explain as the information they had on him came up on the T.V.
"Only living relative, his sister, Laura. A sophomore at the University of Ohio." Skye added
"She's our best shot at finding Hayward." Coulson said before turning to Ward "You and I will go talk to her. Have May set a course for Cleveland."
(Half an hour later – Lab)
Naruto was meditating on a stool, legs crossed, a blank expression on his face when Mike walked in.
"Coulson said he wanted you guys to run some tests on me." Mike said
"We know." Simmons said before she walked up with some device "Just stand there and let me take your measurements." Before Mike saw Naruto meditating
"What's his deal?" Mike asked causing Simmons to look at Naruto
"He meditates whenever he is bored and there is nothing to do. Although I don't know what he does it down here and not up in his bunk." Simmons answered
"I'm a scientist at heart." Naruto stated
"Tell me about how eating habits." Simmons said as she continued to take measurements
"I have to put away four times what I used to, just to keep my energy up." Mike said
"And after you use your strength?" Simmons asked
"Maybe 10 times the food? Then I usually crash afterward. It's really hard on my body." Mike answered before Fitz walked up
"I need measurements to build you a diagnostic suit so we can monitor your vitals in the field. As for fabrics how does a polymer blend with 10 layers of treated composite material sound?" Fitz asked
"Sounds great?" Mike said not knowing how to answer
"Yeah, it does, doesn't it?" Fitz laughed before his attention turned to the centipede on Mike's forearm, Fitz began reaching out to touch it before he stopped himself "Sorry. I'm sorry. I was just looking at that…"
"Oh! No, it's OK. I'm used to it." Mike said before he brought up his forearm "They tried to take it off me at the Sci-Ops facility. Realized they couldn't do it without killing me."
"Probably because it wasn't designed to come off." Naruto commented
"I'm afraid we're terribly curious. How did they stabilize the Extremis in you?" Simmons asked
"And keep you from exploding?" Fitz added
"Oh, that wasn't them. That was you two." Mike answered
"Come again?/What's that?" Fitz-Simmons asked
"Your gun. It somehow froze me. Right at the moment I was about to explode. Help my body absorb the serum, stabilize. Your weapon saved my life." Mike answered "All that, and it didn't even leave a scar."
(Hours later)
Coulson and Ward had tracked down a lead, Naruto was meditating on the hood of the SUV while Ward prepped his tactical gear and Mike was setting out his new combat gear.
"I think it's quite smart." Simmons said with a smile on her face
"How does it feel?" Fitz asked
"It feels good. Comfortable." Mike answered as he stretched
"Having powers is cheating. But the suit's pretty cool." Ward commented
"Oh, put a cork in it Ward." Naruto said
"What it's true." Ward stated
"Just because you don't like getting manhandled by super-powered people doesn't mean it's cheating." Naruto commented
Mike simply looked between them "I'm going to guess they don't like one another."
"I don't like or trust Ward because he doesn't know how to follow my orders and he gives me bad vibes." Naruto explained "He just doesn't like me because he can't manhandle me while I can easily manhandle him."
"Anyways. It's perfect for an array of tactical missions." Fitz said
"Yeah. Also measures your heart rate, systolic pressures, and glucose levels." Simmons explained
"All while providing state-of-the-art ballistic protection." Fitz added
"Thank you." Mike said
"Oh! No, thank you./We've never been so proud." Simmons/Fitz said just as Coulson, May, and Skye came down the stairs
"Hayward's cell phone has been traced to an abandoned factory about eight miles from here." Coulson explained before the team looked at the tablet in his hands
"Probably Centipede's new lab." Ward commented
"It's certainly their M.O. We destroy one factory, and they set up another, putting us back to square one. This time I want answers." Coulson stated
"That means we go in quiet. Do minimal damage to the facility and the people inside." May explained
"Ward, May, you'll go in through the west entrance. Mr. Peterson and I will enter through the loading dock." Coulson explained before he looked at Fitz, Simmons, and Skye "You'll run back end from outside. Maelstrom you will cover them and act as backup should we need it."
"Cool, let's get this show on the road." Naruto said as he got off the hood of the SUV
"We're doing this just us?" Skye asked "We've been playing Whac-A-Mole with these guys since Ward first picked me out of my van. Shouldn't Big S.H.I.E.L.D. be sending in backup?"
"Trust me, they already did." Coulson answered motioning to Mike who only nodded
"Let's move." May ordered before everyone filed into their appropriate vehicles
(A couple minutes later –Abandon Factory - Oakland, California)
"We alone here?" Coulson asked
"It appears so. The only heat signatures we're reading are yours." Simmons answered
"But there's a weird electronic signal. I'm trying to isolate it." Skye said
"The place looks emptied out. Think we're too late?" Ward asked UB "Fitz, dial Hayward's number. Find out."
"No there is definitely someone in there." Naruto answered while Fitz dialed the number, a couple seconds later a signature popped up on their screen
"Uh, sir, you've got company!" Fitz announced
"Yeah, we do." Coulson said in a 'no shit' tone
(About a minute later)
Suddenly all of Mike's vitals started to drop.
"What's happening?" Skye asked
"His systolic and diastolic pressures are dropping." Simmons answered
"Heart rate's plummeting as well." Fitz added
"Sir, he's in bad shape. Between the physical exertion and this wound, his vitals are dangerously low." Simmons said
"Send in Maelstrom, things are getting rough in here." Coulson ordered, at that Naruto opened the door to the van and started running in
As soon as Naruto entered the building 2 of the soldiers were running while Mike and Coulson stood over the remaining Brian Hayward.
"Who's behind Centipede? Who's doing this?" Coulson demanded before Naruto ran up to them
"I won't say anything I promise." Brian called out "No. Please! Don't do—" before he went silent as his eye went sideways and Brian went still
(15 minutes later – Lab – Bus)
Everyone made it back to the Bus safely, they had brought Brian Hayward's body with them to compare the tech in his eye. While Simmons patched Mike up Naruto, Coulson, Skye, and Fitz compared the technology to Amador's. Currently, both their X-rays were up on the big screen.
"The one on the left is Akela Amador's. Hayward's is on the right. Now his prosthetic was slightly damaged, but based on digital reconstruction, we can now confirm that the technology is virtually identical. Hayward's prosthetic is the same internal power source, backscatter capabilities, and biomechanics as Amador." Fitz explained
"So Centipede also designed the eye implant?" Coulson asked
"These guys are serious multitaskers." Skye commented
"Who's Akela Amador?" Mike asked
"A former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. The first person we encountered with this eye technology." Coulson answered "A good agent who was forced to do some bad things."
"We helped her." Simmons added
"Kind of a pattern with you guys." Mike commented "So then those soldiers at the warehouse were forced to attack us? Through that eye thing?"
"They were getting orders. When the tide turned in our favor, Centipede flipped Hayward's kill switch, told the other guys to run." Coulson answered causing Naruto to chuckle
"And here I thought they were running because of me." Naruto commented before Coulson turned to Skye
"Can you track the eye feed like before, find their location?" Coulson asked
"Nope. They've upgraded since Amador. Their feed's untraceable now." Skye answered
"Their technology keeps advancing at a disturbingly rapid pace. They must have endless manpower, resources." Coulson commented
"And someone with a fat wallet." Skye added
"Po's the strategist, Raina's their recruiter. Perhaps this Clairvoyant's the money." Simmons commented
"That makes sense. If I could see the future, I'd go straight to Las Vegas." Fitz commented
"Seeing the future might not always be the best, it could be a curse as well." Naruto commented
"Whoever's behind them may or may not be psychic, but they're one step ahead of us every time." Coulson said "I need to update HQ. This is bigger than we thought." Before he walked out
(Half an hour later)
Everyone minus May was sitting in the bar. Mike had just told them about his predicament and they were not brainstorming what to do.
"They wanna trade. Ace for his father. They've set a time and a place." Coulson explained
"Bloody savages." Fitz commented
"They want to experiment on him. Determine how he still has his abilities." Simmons said
"And we're gonna let them? We've fought these guys before." Ward asked
"Ward not everything can be solved with violence. Sometimes things will happen that just have to happen for the greater good." Naruto answered
"Maelstrom is right. We don't have a choice. The instructions they gave were very specific. I called HQ, and told them to stand down." Coulson said
"Stand down?" May asked
"So we take 'em alone?" Ward asked
"Ward do me a favor and shut the fuck up." Naruto barked
"Why don't you make me." Ward shot
"You want to be put to sleep again? Cause I will do it again without hesitation." Naruto growled
"Both of you shut up and stop fighting we have more important things to focus on." May ordered "Anyways, we should at least have a hostage rescue unit in support of this."
"They said they would murder my son." Mike said shooting down the idea "If we make one wrong move my son is dead."
"Any electronics, any comms, any sign of surveillance, and they'll terminate the arrangement." Coulson explained
"I'll give myself up, no problem, get him back. I can figure it out from there." Mike said
"You're still recovering. We can't just hand you over to them like that." Skye pleaded before she turned to Coulson "Can we?"
"Fitz-Simmons have a non-electronic method of tracking him." Coulson informed
"Simmons has fabricated an odorless scent. I have an instrument that can detect it, works like a bloodhound. Can track someone for over 50 kilometers." Fitz explained
"After we make the trade, we'll be able to follow Mr. Peterson. Buy him some time to get his strength back. We'll find him." Coulson reassured
"I don't care what happens to me. As long as my boy is…" Mike said before he stopped
"I promise you. We're gonna get your son back." Coulson reassured Mike
(A few hours later – Trade-off location)
Fitz, Simmons, Mike, and Skye rode in the Van while Coulson, May, and Naruto rode in the SUV.
"At least let me escort him out for the exchange." May pleaded
"Mr. Peterson requested me. I'm comfortable with that. And if things go south, I need you back here to pilot the Bus while Maelstrom takes point on the team." Coulson said "Is Ward in position?"
There was a brief pause before May spoke again "Yes. But I don't like any of this."
"There'd be something wrong with you if you did." Coulson joked before he unbuckled himself
"Coulson, just remember that everything happens for a reason, for better or for worse." Naruto said before Coulson opened the door and stepped out followed shortly by Naruto who followed Coulson over to the Van
After Coulson collected Mike and began walking towards the swap point Fitz, Simmons, Skye, and Naruto got into the SUV. They watched as Mike and Coulson got further and further away from them.
"Let me know when I can activate comms and the tracker." Fitz said
They watched as Coulson, Mike, Raina, and a random soldier met in the middle. Soon after Mike lept forward and grabbed Raina by the throat and Naruto began listening in.
"I'm not at full strength, but I can still crush your throat. New deal! My son for your life!" Mike said
"Sadly, my employer cares no more for my life than your son's. If I die, so does he. And his death wil be so much worse." Raina said before Coulson reached and grabbed Mike
"You need to let her go." Coulson said
"I told them they could have me." Mike said before he turned his head to face Coulson "But they want you. Why do they want you?"
"They don't want Mike, they want Coulson." Naruto said
"What do you mean they want Coulson?" Skye, Fitz-Simmons, and May asked
"Mike just said they wanted Coulson but he doesn't know why." Naruto answered causing May to adopt an epiphany-like expression "May you will stay put. That's an order."
"I don't know. But if you kill this woman, you'll never see your son again." Coulson said
"But how will I look him in the eye?" Mike asked "How will I explain what I did?"
"We talked about this." Coulson said
"I'm so sorry." Mike said before he released Raina letting out a sigh before Raina inhaled deeply
"Let's finish this." Coulson said before Raina turned around motioning for the soldier by their car to let Ace go
The soldier opened the car door and Ace jumped out before running to Mike "Dad!" before Mike rushed to him and picked him up
"There's his son." Skye said
"Oh, thank God. I have no stomach for this." Simmons commented
"On my mark, activate comms and tracker." May ordered
"If there'd been any other way…" Mike said
"You made the only choice you had." Coulson reassured before Mike started walking back towards Coulson's team
Skye immediately got out of the SUV to meet them.
"What happened? They took Coulson. All right, call it in. We need back up." Ward said "I have a shot."
"Do not engage. They'll kill Coulson. Stand down, I'll contact HQ." May ordered before she got out along with Fitz-Simmons, and Naruto
"S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ, this is S.H.I.E.L.D. R.G. 422. We need immediate satellite support." May said over her radio
As soon as Mike made it back he set Ace down "Ace, I gotta make something right. Daddy loves you so much. OK? Stay with Skye. You remember Skye, right? Keep him safe. Take care of my boy!" Before he started sprinting back toward Raina and Coulson
A couple seconds later 2 big cement trucks on the bridge exploded engulfing Mike.
"NO!" Skye let out making sure to shield Ace so he wouldn't see what happened "Mike!"
"Where's Coulson?" Ward asked before a second later the car exploded
"Oh, my god. Coulson." Skye let out before a couple seconds later they heard a helicopter a couple of seconds later the Helicopter started firing at where Ward was posted up
May, Skye, Fitz, and Simmons turned toward Naruto "Maelstrom why don't you fly after them?"
"Because if I do they will kill him." Naruto answered
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