Redback Widow V I Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [16]

All the Comforts of Home

"Well, that was a hell of a thing," Fitz commented as I skidded to a stop, having just jumped back several decades.

"I'm so glad you guys made it," Coulson said.

"Why are we still in the Lighthouse?" Yo-Yo asked.

"Maybe Flint's monolith didn't work," Mack said.

"So we find them, try again," May said.

"No, it worked. It takes you through time, but to the same place. I've been here before with Enoch. We made it," Fitz said.

"We're home?" I asked.

"Yeah," we all let out sighs of relief. "I'm gonna try and find some light," switches clicked on all around us, illuminating the room.

"It's hard to believe we're back," May admitted.

"Find me a double cheeseburger, I'll believe it," Mack muttered and I smiled, shaking my head. A projector clicked on, displaying...S.H.I.E.L.D.?

"Welcome to the Lighthouse, the world's last bastion against the encroaching darkness. If you're here, you understand the gravity of the situation. The world as we know it has come to an end. My name is General Rick Stoner," the man on the display said.

"Rick Stoner? I've heard of him," Coulson said.

"As you know, certain world events, should they occur, trigger what we here in S.H.I.E.L.D. call Project Reclamation. This protocol was created as a black-ops action made known only to the highest-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. Operatives. Once initiated, Project Reclamation is conducted through secure communications known as electronic mail. Our Agents were instructed to gather you, the selected elite, from a host of nations and bring you here..."

"Must have never been initiated," Coulson commented. "The nineteen-seventy-two Hydrogen Wave Crisis was averted--"

"And, what, people just forgot about this place?" Fitz asked.

"There's nothing in Fury's toolbox about it. Mack, those injuries need to be treated," Coulson said, looking at the severe wound on the side of his face.

"No, I'm fine," damn it, he's learning.

"I'll decide that," Jemma said.

"And I'll be there when it's decided," I said.

"Let's find a medical station," she said, starting to head off.

"Maybe have Simmons look at you too, Coulson," Yo-Yo suggested. "That's a bad cut."

"We can worry about it later," Coulson denied.

"Actually, I wouldn't mind checking everyone out. We did just experience an unknown phenomenon," Jemma said.

"Worry about it later. You look after Mack," Coulson said firmly. "I'll stay here with Daisy. When she wakes up, she'll have questions."

"When she wakes up, she's gonna wanna kill you," May warned.

"I see you've all brought belongings. Let's place the nonessentials in the basement storage facility. There, you will also find the latest state-of-the-art technology that S.H.I.E.L.D. can offer," damn, Stoner was still going.

He'd be fun to have at a party.

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"A light from the sky," Coulson observed. The team, along with some random guy, was crowded into a room with a strange beam on the screen.

"Figured you'd be interested," May said.

"This is what Voss warned me about. If he's right, then this is where it all starts--hell on Earth," Coulson said.