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sixwordstories2014-04-09 10:09 pm
leavelolalone) wrote in sixwordstories2014-04-09 10:09 pm
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*sitting in his new office silently*
[Phil looks up and the relief is clear on his face. He gets up walks over to Clint gripping his face in his hands and kissing him deeply and passionately.]
[Clint kisses back, relief that Phil is safe and an overwhelming sense of need to hold him tight and never let go.]
I love you. Don't you dare put me through that again, Coulson.
[He waves her in and stands so that he makes it perfectly clear who has the power in this room.]
You did a damm good impression of one Agent May.
Didn't really have a choice in the matter Barton.....Hydra forced my hand.
[Phil looks his lover over trying to asset for damage or hidden wounds.]
You alright.....I wasn't hearing anything over the comms I don't know how pinned down any of the other field teams got.
[She steps into the room and moves to stand across from him. Her body language isn't defensive or remorseful, but it is a little bit uncertain.
He can't seriously expect her to respond to that. She stays quiet, waiting to see if there's anything he'd like to add.]
He can't seriously expect her to respond to that. She stays quiet, waiting to see if there's anything he'd like to add.]
[He moves to shut the office door. They are still cleaning out the Hub and honestly he'd rather be heading out then here risking his neck every day. He's seen what Black Widow did and it means every government in the world is going to want a peice of them. ]
I meant what I said on the plane...you are an ally May...but I can't give you any more than that. You created a team designed to take me down the second Fury's plan back fired. A plan I still don't understand......why me....why did Nick need me back so badly he risked my own mind and body to make it happen.
[He's not going to admit yet he's afraid it's already happening, Garrett knew him too well not to use the word broken without reason.]
[May looks straight ahead, almost a thousand-yard stare, but her attention follows him while he completes his circuit of the room, closing the door. She knows exactly where he is, every second.
They're dismantling S.H.I.E.L.D., at least above ground. She has no reason to believe that Fury's still alive, but that doesn't declassify her mission. She's already told Phil more than she should have. She knows for a fact that Commander Hill made it through, and regardless of whether Maria's officially retired or not, she expects to hear from her. If anyone can release her from her orders now, from the secrecy, it's the only other senior agent who knew about T.A.H.I.T.I.]
And I meant what I said. All of it.
[But she knows, he's repeating, that there are limits to what he can believe, and he doesn't believe she's a friend, or that she could do this to him if she cared.
Garrett was right about her, too. He said she'd follow him into the grave, and he meant Coulson, but she can't help thinking it meant Fury, too. Those loyalties aren't meant to conflict, but if they do, she has to be more professionally loyal than personally loyal. She might not like what she is, but she knows what she is, and that's The Cavalry.
She exhales.]
Fury's reasons... [If she knows, she still won't say.] Maybe they don't justify it. He should have let you go.
You're not the same, but Director Fury would be proud of the choices you've made in the past few days. [With very dark humor:] I wish I could report it.
They're dismantling S.H.I.E.L.D., at least above ground. She has no reason to believe that Fury's still alive, but that doesn't declassify her mission. She's already told Phil more than she should have. She knows for a fact that Commander Hill made it through, and regardless of whether Maria's officially retired or not, she expects to hear from her. If anyone can release her from her orders now, from the secrecy, it's the only other senior agent who knew about T.A.H.I.T.I.]
And I meant what I said. All of it.
[But she knows, he's repeating, that there are limits to what he can believe, and he doesn't believe she's a friend, or that she could do this to him if she cared.
Garrett was right about her, too. He said she'd follow him into the grave, and he meant Coulson, but she can't help thinking it meant Fury, too. Those loyalties aren't meant to conflict, but if they do, she has to be more professionally loyal than personally loyal. She might not like what she is, but she knows what she is, and that's The Cavalry.
She exhales.]
Fury's reasons... [If she knows, she still won't say.] Maybe they don't justify it. He should have let you go.
You're not the same, but Director Fury would be proud of the choices you've made in the past few days. [With very dark humor:] I wish I could report it.
I've made those choices because my goddammed SO forced me into them. I have no choice now...we need to get what agents still loyal to us off the grid and quick before every government on Earth swoops in and cleans us out.
[Phil doesn't want to feel this anger at Nick Fury or anyone else. He wants his calm center back the one that drove Tony Stark around the bend and helped him to face down both Thor and Loki without a blink of an eye. He knows that isn't possible but he's going wish for it just the same.]
Agent Hand and I are as of now the only high level agents still loyal to what is left of SHIELD she told me level nine and ten fell without a whimper.
[He studies Melinda his face softening slightly. The question he is about to ask is an important one and might...just might start them on the road to trust again.]
Do you have my back Melinda? I need to know before we move forward...we can't risk anymore mistakes and missteps
Took a bit a damage, but nothing that won't heal. I thought I was going to go crazy when the comms went down. When I couldn't hear you, I thought...well I thought the worst.
[She nods, curtly acknowledging that whatever's left of S.H.I.E.L.D. needs to go dark and run silent.]
Hand's intel, that's confirmed?
[May sounds unconvinced, and she's not going to pretend otherwise. Victoria is the best they have at piecing their intelligence together, but there's no guarantee that all of her sources are reliable on this.]
If Hill's dead too, it's just me. I'll tell you everything I know. We can talk about you, about why.
[She's openly confirming Maria's involvement. That's not nothing. And it's an if, she's not hiding that part, it's front and center. She doesn't want to get them off to a bad start, with more dishonesty. That said, she won't apologize for doing her job. She still doesn't think it was ever a betrayal.]
I've had your back all along.
Hand's intel, that's confirmed?
[May sounds unconvinced, and she's not going to pretend otherwise. Victoria is the best they have at piecing their intelligence together, but there's no guarantee that all of her sources are reliable on this.]
If Hill's dead too, it's just me. I'll tell you everything I know. We can talk about you, about why.
[She's openly confirming Maria's involvement. That's not nothing. And it's an if, she's not hiding that part, it's front and center. She doesn't want to get them off to a bad start, with more dishonesty. That said, she won't apologize for doing her job. She still doesn't think it was ever a betrayal.]
I've had your back all along.
It's confirmed...Hand managed to get that much out of Garrett before she and Ward hauled him off to the Fridge.
[Phil sighs softly relaxing a bit more. He knows she's telling the truth both about Maria and about having his back. He's had no reason to doubt that since the plane landed. He simply needed to hear it one more time before he said anything else.]
Hill is alive, she contacted Hand after Captain America finished bringing the new helicarriers down. She's moving on plans are to put her into Stark Industries so she can keep an eye on Pepper and Tony and their tech. Most of what SHIELD had on the company is now public as well. Banner is still off the grid as is Thor. Hawkeye hasn't checked in yet but we hope he will soon.
Hand grabbed control of the plane...she thought I was Hydra.. Turns out it was John Garrett instead....it's been him the whole time. The Clairvoyant, those three days....Blake, Deathlok all him.
I'm sorry, Phil. Betrayal is like a knife to the gut. What about May? Where did she fall in all of this? Who's side is she really on? If ours, is that because you're in control now?
[Phil looks deeply uncomfortable but decides to be honest because he promised.]
She was reporting to Fury...she assembled the team in case....his experiment didn't work right and I became a danger to SHIELD.
Fuck, I was afraid of that. [Clint starts to pace.] So where does she fall on the chessboard? White or Black?
Not sure yet....she's an ally but until she can tell me why Fury brought me back and why I had to be lied to about it that's all I can say. Problem is Fury is....dead.
[Phil's SO might have been an asshole who lied but he was still a friend and it hurt to admit the truth.]
What?! Holy shit, Phil. You really are in charge, aren't you? [Seeing the look on his face, Clint moves to him and holds him close.] I'm sorry, I know he was your friend.
[Phil hugs Clint tight glad one member of his family hasn't screwed him over yet.]
Victoria Hand is still loyal she's headed to the Fridge to lock it down before Hydra gets there...once the Hub is wiped clean I'm giving the vanish order.
I'm glad someone else is still loyal. What about you? Tell me you're not going to vanish on me, Phil. I can't take that, I really can't. I'll go with you before I lose you, not when I just got you.
No you're coming with us. I need you to protect Skye....Garrett was very interested in her and I'm afraid he had access to her 084 file. With Ward at the Fridge in the long term I need someone I trust taking up the specialist role on the team.
[In light of what Romanoff said publicly at the hearing:]
Nat won't check in. She's gone.
[May realizes too late that she should've used the code name. If Phil can manage to say Hawkeye at a time like this, she should be at least that professional herself. (They have a strange camaraderie in mutual deceit. Natasha's one of the few others beside Phil who uses her name, and she's been known to shorten it to Mel, just to see if it bothers her. May uses 同志 as a private joke and a term of endearment. What it means and what it means to them might be two different things.) Whether all the spying and killing was for a good cause or a bad one is a matter of politics now.
Melinda's expression is carefully neutral. Underneath, maybe not so far down that Phil won't see it, she's worried. She just won't let that worry get the best of her. They need to push forward. She doesn't want to offer any kind of reassurance about Barton, about the people they haven't heard from, that could prove false.]
Nat won't check in. She's gone.
[May realizes too late that she should've used the code name. If Phil can manage to say Hawkeye at a time like this, she should be at least that professional herself. (They have a strange camaraderie in mutual deceit. Natasha's one of the few others beside Phil who uses her name, and she's been known to shorten it to Mel, just to see if it bothers her. May uses 同志 as a private joke and a term of endearment. What it means and what it means to them might be two different things.) Whether all the spying and killing was for a good cause or a bad one is a matter of politics now.
Melinda's expression is carefully neutral. Underneath, maybe not so far down that Phil won't see it, she's worried. She just won't let that worry get the best of her. They need to push forward. She doesn't want to offer any kind of reassurance about Barton, about the people they haven't heard from, that could prove false.]
[Phil knows Barton can handle himself, he more than proved that with the Loki situation and how quickly he bounced back. But Barton like Natasha and Melinda is one of his, the ones he fought for and stood up to Fury to keep on the front lines and he isn't ready to let the young man just die without a fight.]
Nat is smart she knows the vanish order is going to go into effect soon so she just got started a little early.
[He watches her silently for a few seconds, wanting to say so much more and knowing his pride and his good sense won't let him. He can't let her in when his trust has been so badly shattered.]
Where are we with repairs? The Hub is almost clean and I won't give the order until I know we can get out.
Finally! I didn't think you were ever going to let me play. It's handy I have my uniform and bow with me isn't it? Okay, not going to lie, I was going to follow you anyway, now I don't have to worry about Stealth. I'll keep your niece safe, Phil. Oh, that's something we're going to talk about when this is all over by the way.
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