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"Talking"
"Super hearing"
"Mental Conversation"
"Phone, Intercom, or radio talking"
Jutsu, Abilities, and Powers
(Location) = Scene Break/Time Skip
(Weeks later)
Skye had finally been given permission to leave her pod but that didn't mean that Simmons was done testing her blood. Coulson had picked up a handful of high-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents to help him find the 'Clairvoyant'. Currently, Naruto was down in the Lab along with Fitz who was looking at the vials of blood that Simmons had collected watching Simmons take more blood from Skye.
"Guys, I swear, I am fine." Skye insisted "How much blood are you going to draw before you believe me?"
"Your recovery, it's honestly quite unbelievable." Simmons responded "We know Coulson had a very different recovery experience. So we understand why he's hesitant about us sharing our findings with others."
"Yeah, but something like this drug, its needs to be studied." Fitz added "It has the potential to save so many lives."
"We'd like to send a blood sample of yours to some colleagues to do a molecular breakdown." Simmons explained "Maybe if you spoke to Agent Coulson—"
"I don't think that's a good idea." Skye responded causing Fitz-Simmons to look at her for an explanation "If Coulson thinks it's important that this stay between us, then we should trust him, right? I mean he is the boss."
"So you're saying we should obey the rules?" Simmons asked only getting a nod in return fron Skye
"Who are you and what have you done with Skye?" Fitz demanded
"Guys trust me when I say that this miracle drug usually has side effects, there's a reason that it was shutdown." Naruto interjected causing Fitz, Simmons, and Skye to turn to him
"How do you know so much about this shutdown project as well as the miracle drug?" Simmons asked
"When Fury brought me into S.H.I.E.L.D. he laid everything out on the table, explained what project T.A.H.I.T.I was and why it was ultimately shut down." Naruto explained before he turned to Skye "That also means I know the origins of GH-325." Before he turned to Fitz and Simmons "And no I am not going to spill the beans, there is a reason that Coulson's death and recovery file was level 10 clearance and the 'Guest House' was completely off the books." Before Ward walked in
"Skye. Upstairs. Top brass wants to see you." Ward ordered before he walked out, Skye quickly got up and followed after Ward
(A minute later)
May came down the stairs getting Fitz and Simmons's attention.
"Coulson is about to make Skye an official S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent, any of you want to come up and congratulate her?" May asked
"Of course/Sure, why not" Fitz-Simmons answered before they dropped what they were doing followed by Naruto who got off the holo table and followed May up the stairs.
Naruto, May, Fitz, and Simmons walked in just as Coulson handed Skye her badge leaving her in shock before he looked up not knowing what to say. Skye then turned towards Fitz, Simmons, May, and Naruto who were all smiling.
"I told them to come up." May explained with a smile
"Congratulations Skye, you earned this." Naruto said before Skye threw herself at Naruto wrapping her arms around his torso so as to not touch his skin "I'm so proud of you." Before Skye let go of him as she backed up tears in her eyes
"Thank you." Skye said before turned and walked back to Coulson "I don't know what to say. Thank you."
"Don't thank me. You've passed every required S.H.I.E.L.D. exam with flying colors." Coulson said
"For a level 1 agent." Hand commented
"You just had to ruin the moment didn't you Hand." Naruto said with a sigh
"You've assisted us on multiple field missions, put your life on the line. You earned this." Coulson said
"Hell, you took two in the gut." Garrett commented before he turned to Sitwell "More than Sitwell here's ever done."
After a couple seconds of silence, Coulson spoke up "OK, everyone, back to work." Before May, Coulson, Garrett, and Sitwell dispersed as Simmons walked up to Skye and gave her a hug which she gladly accepted
"Congratulations, Skye!" Simmons said
"Thank you!" Skye responded
"Congratulations!" Fitz said before Simmons released the hug and her, Fitz, and Naruto returned to the Lab
(Hours later – Lab)
May had come down to the Lab to do an inventory check on what they had in terms of weapons. May picked up a mag and took what looked like a bullet out.
"What's this?" May asked
"Um…Say you need to tag a fleeing vehicle, or a wild monkey, if it gets away from you. These rounds are built when a micro-reciever, which enables you to track your target via satellite." Fitz explained as Simmons walked in with a tablet
"I've condensed all the blood sample results into an encrypted file. Now, if we just had access—" Simmons started before Fitz cut her off
"Babe, we have a visitor." Fitz announced causing Simmons to look up and put on a smile as May gave her a look
"Oh! May. Hello." Simmons greeted
"I assume you're talking about Skye's blood." May deduced causing Simmons to adopted a defeated look
"There's just so much we don't know." Simmons stated
"The GH-325/325." Fitz-Simmons said causing Naruto to sigh
"I mean, we don't know what drug it is, where it came from." Fitz explained
"Yeah, not to mention any potential side effects, short or long-term." Simmons continued
"We're just worried about Skye, and Agent Coulson, of course." Fitz added
"Have either of them exhibited any side effects or strange behavior?" May asked before Naruto turned to May
"Am I to assume that you were put on this plane by Fury as well?" Naruto asked May mentally causing her to jump before she turned to Naruto silently asking if it was him, Naruto simply nodded his head "Just respond through your thoughts."
"Yes, Director Fury did put me on this plane, to see if Coulson exhibited any side effects from GH-325. I assume that you know about GH-325 as well as its origins, seeing as you are the Supervising Avenger." May thought/stated only getting a nod from Naruto "How much do you know about T.A.H.I.T.I.?"
"I know everything about T.A.H.I.T.I.." Naruto responded, May only nodded
"I see that I am not the only one that Director Fury brought on to look after Coulson." May thought/stated
"Why are you two nodding your heads at each other?" Fitz-Simmons asked
"I was having a Telepathic conversation with May." Naruto answered shocking them before May turned back to Fitz-Simmons
"Have they?" May asked once again
"'Strange' is such a subjective term." Fitz answered
"No more than usual." Simmons answered
"Because if they have, or if they do in the future, feel free to contact me first. I can help. OK?" May stated before she walked away before Fitz-Simmons turned to Naruto
"So you have Telepathy?" Fitz-Simmons asked only getting a nod in return
(Hours later – The Hub)
Everyone had been paired up and given their target. Blake and May had run into Mike Peterson who put Blake in critical condition. Currently, Blake was being wheeled away on a gurney while Naruto and Fitz helped Simmons pack up as she would be staying at 'The Hub' debriefing a strike time on exactly what Mike Peterson now was.
"Honestly, I don't know how much more you can tell them." Fitz said "Who know's what else they've done to the man?"
"Or how much man is left at all." Simmons added "Regardless, S.H.I.E.L.D. sees us as the resident experts on the Deathlok Program. If they want me to stay here at The Hub, then that's that." As she packed away several vials of Skye's blood
"Well, don't you seem awfully chipper to pick up and leave me by my lonesome." Fitz commented
"Do I?" Simmons asked sarcastically
"Yes." Fitz answered before Simmons turned to him "And I wonder, could it be because the Hub's lab facilities are much more comprehensive than ours."
"In case I'd like to run a molecular breakdown on Skye's blood?" Simmosn asked rehetocially "Yes, brilliant deduction, Dr. Watson."
"Oh, would you two just kiss already." Naruto said getting tired of the back and forth
At that Simmons kissed her Boyfriend before backing up.
"You won't be alone you will have Maelstrom." Simmons stated
"I've always pictured you as Watson." Fitz commented causing Simmons to look at him "Either way, if you're gonna do this, you're gonna need my help, at some point, one way or another, eventually."
"Well, I wouldn't go that far." Simmons responded
"I'll jerry up an encrypted hardline so we can stay in touch." Fitz said getting a nod from Simmons "Don't want the rest of the bosses overhearing what we're saying." As Triplett walked up
"You ready to go?" Triplett asked causing Simmons to turn around
"Agent Triplett. Are you staying at the Hub as well?" Simmons asked in a panic
"Yeah. Garrett's keeping me here." Triplett answered "Help brief the teams on our most recent run-in with the cyber-soldier. Don't mind the company, do you?"
"No. Not at all." Simmons answered before they both walked out leaving Fitz and Naruto alone
(Hours later – Pensacola, Florida – Unknown Location)
Blake had managed to hit Mike Peterson with a tag round and Skye had tracked it to an abandoned racetrack. S.H.I.E.L.D. had sent an entire convoy along with Coulson and his team. Coulson and his team had gotten out of their vehicles followed by a whole strike team.
"I want this perimeter sealed. Two men teams on every exit." Coulson ordered "Fitz, you got a signal?"
"94%, sir. Deathlok must be inside somewhere." Fitz answered
"Possible civilians inside?" May asked
"Highly doubtful." Fitz answered "This racetrack's been shut down for months."
"Maelstrom if you would please." Coulson ordered before Naruto scanned the entire building with this Xray Vision
"Mike's definitely here. No civilians present." Naruto announced
"Skye, run a back end from the tactical van." Ward ordered
"Maelstrom I want you to stay back here with Skye." Coulson ordered before Ward turned to one of the strike team members
"You, I want you six feet from Skye at all times, weapons hot." Ward ordered
"Ward, Coulson, it's OK. I'm ready." Skye pleaded
"Ward's right. I feel bad enough you're already back in the field. We're not taking any chances with your safety." Coulson explained before Garrett turned around to the strike team
"This isn't a surprise party, people. So you can toss stealth out the window. Our target's wearing body armor and has enhanced cybernetics. Make your shots count. Let's move." Garrett explained/ordered
"He also has metal underneath his skin." Naruto added
"Ringing the bell or knocking?" Ward asked
"Knocking, of course." Garrett answered as Garrett, Ward, and Fitz followed the strike team to one of the doors, seconds later they blasted the door down and the strike team rushed in followed by Garrett, Ward, Coulson, and Fitz
"Fitz, you're up." Coulson ordered before Fitz walked up to the nearest flat surface which happened to be a pile of pallets and placed down the crate housing the 'Golden Retrievers'
"It's time to hunt, boys. Let's find us a Deathlok." Fitz said as he powered on the 'Golden Retrievers' before he sent them off
"Impressive toy." Garrett commented
"I prefer the term high-tech hardware." Fitz responded
"Skye, you online?" Coulson asked
"Hang on. The Northwest corridor is getting something. I'm pulling up a live feed." Skye answered as she pulled up the live feed "I can't confirm it's him. Initiating multi-spectrum overlay." Before she switched the overlay revealing that Naruto was in fact right about him having metal under his skin "What the hell did they do to him?"
"What are you seeing?" Coulson asked
"Maelstrom was right he has metal underneath parts of his skin, It's not just his leg or his eye. They did stuff to him. It's all under his skin." Skye answered before the feed to the Retriever was cut due to Mike Peterson destroying it
"Ugh, signals dead, retrievers down." Fitz announced
"He knows we're here." May deduced
"Fitz, get back to the van. Now!" Coulson ordered before Fitz picked up the crate that housed the Golden Retrievers and ran back towards the door they came through before he ran back to the tactical van
(Minutes later)
"Contact! Incoming!" Ward announced before an explosion was heard across the comms
"Ward, are you okay?" Skye asked concerned
"Uh, I got two men down! We need a med team!" Ward answered
"Requesting one now. May, he's coming your way." Skye announced
"Got him!" May announced before she took off after him only for Mike Peterson to jump over the edge falling past Coulson
"He just ducked into the southwest stairwell. In pursuit." Coulson announced before he continued on his way down the stairs, a couple seconds later "All teams, he's headed into the sub-basement. I do not have a visual. Fitz, you have a Retriever down here?"
"On their way." Fitz answered as he sent a Retriever to Coulson
(A couple minutes later)
"Fitz, you getting this?" Coulson asked
"Uh, barely, sir. It leads down into the sewer system. That's under at least 40 feet of concrete. We'll be blind down there." Fitz answered before the Retriever he sent down to Coulson shot off away from Coulson and Garrett
"Where's that little guy going?" Garrett asked before Fitz tablet started beeping
"Sir, there's someone else down there." Fitz informed
"Copy that." Coulson said before him and Garrett walked down the corridor to an open door before they walked in weapons drawn to see lots of screens with a chair in the middle of the room, Coulson and Garret walked around the chair revealing Thomas Nash with a saliva ejector taped to the left side of his face
"What the hell?" Garrett asked himself as they looked at Nash before a Golden Retriever came into the room
"Agent Coulson. Agent Garrett. I surrender." 'Nash' said before seconds later Ward and May along with several strike team members walked in weapons drawn "Forgive me if we don't shake hands. I don't like to be touched."
"Sir, we've got a lot of wires back here." Ward stated as he checked around the room
"Don't touch anything. We need this room swept for explosives." Coulson ordered
"There are no traps here, Agent Coulson. You're here because we are destined to meet." 'Nash' said
"You're the Clairvoyant?" Garrett asked as he lowered his weapon
"I'm Thomas Nash. Mr. Po gave me that other name. A bit dramatic for my taste." 'Nash' answered
"Eyes open, everybody. We don't know where Deathlok is, or who else is down here." Coulson ordered
"Mr. Peterson is gone. I cut his feed so you won't find him." 'Nash' stated
"But you had him lead us here. Why?" Coulson asked
"So I could see you with my own eyes instead of his. Now I understand why I couldn't see you after you died. Because you yourself could not see. You were simply a broken man, who did not know he was broken." 'Nash' answered/explained
"You're one to talk." Coulson shot back
"Let's pack this freak off to the Fridge where he belongs." Garrett ordered
"Agent Garrett. Look at me. Do you honestly believe you can confine me any more than this chair?" 'Nash' asked
"Can somebody please tell me how we turn that stupid voice thing off?" Garrett asked
"I will join Raina in your prison, Agent Coulson. But I will see you wherever you go. Just as I saw you holding Skye in your arms. Bleeding. Dying. Knowing it was all your fault." 'Nash' said before Coulson walked closer
"You're going away. We're gonna stick you in a little box where no one will ever hear you again." Coulson said with fury in his voice
"I see you're angry. Head clouded with lies. You've been betrayed. And now you fear what's about to happen." 'Nash' said further angering Coulson
"Nothing's about to happen. Just more empty threats from you." Coulson responded
"No. It is the inevitable. A force beyond your comprehension is coming for you. You and Skye. She has something we want, and she will die giving it to us. I have seen it." 'Nash' taunted before Coulson got even closer
"Go to hell." Coulson responded
"No matter where I go, or what you do to me, I will always…" 'Nash' started to say before a gunshot rang through the room cutting 'Nash' off before everyone turned to Ward revealing his pistol drawn and pointed at Nash before the machines around them monitoring Nash's vital started to beep before they flatlined signaling Nash's death
"What did you do?" Coulson asked before May aimed her pistol at Ward
"Wait, what just happened?" Skye asked as they watched the feed from the Golden Retriever in the room
"Did Ward just…" Fitz asked
"Ward lost control of his emotions is what happened." Naruto answered before they watched as May took Ward's pistol
"He's dead. It's over." Garrett stated
(Hours later – Bus)
They had bagged Nash's body before coming back to their vehicles. Garrett had gone back on his hunt for Deathlok while Coulson and his team went back to the Bus where Coulson wanted to talk to Ward before he went before a board to determine what would happen to him. Naruto was meditating in his bunk when something caught his ear.
"Put it down. Put it down, May!" Naruto heard Coulson yell from the balcony above the cargo bay so he decided to check it out, got up from his bunk, and walked toward the balcony
"It's not what you think, Coulson, It's just an ICER." May pleaded
"This one's not. It's real, with real bullets. So you better put yours down and tell me what the hell's going on. Right now." Coulson responded
"What the hell is going on here?" Naruto asked
"I…I can't." May said before Naruto jumped over the railing down to May
"I'll ask this one more time. What the hell is going on here?" Naruto demanded before Skye came out with a pistol drawn
"You better listen to the man, Agent May." Skye said
"You have no idea what you're doing." May responded
"Maybe not, but I know you're not fast enough to take us both." Skye shot back before May reluctantly lowered her weapon feeling safe enough because Naruto was there
"I can explain everything, but not here." May stated
"Why not here? You have to check with someone first? Using that encrypted phone in the cockpit? Who's on the other end of that line, May?" Coulson asked giving Naruto all the information that he needed on the situation
"Oh, I see what's going on here." Naruto said before he pulled both Coulson and Skye's pistols to him with his Telekinesis shocking Coulson and Skye
"You're with her Maelstrom?" Coulson and Skye asked
"In a way yes, but there has been a big misunderstanding." Naruto answered
"What do you mean there has been a big misunderstanding?" Coulson asked "She shot Fitz, twice." Before Naruto turned to Fitz where he saw the impact marks from May's ICER
"That one I can't answer, but I can give you a possible reason as to why she has an encrypted line in the cockpit." Naruto said trying to defuse the situation
"And what reason would that be?" Coulson asked
"The same reason that Fury put me on this plane to begin with. To watch over you." Naruto answered before the plane shook causing everyone but Naruto to fall over before everyone got up a couple of seconds later
"What did you do? Where are we going?" Coulson demanded
"I don't know. I didn't do it, Phil!" May pleaded "I don't know what's happening here! I swear!"
"If you're not doing this, who is?" Coulson demanded
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