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

Option Two

"Once Zephyr One breaks through the upper atmosphere, we can slingshot the Gravitonium at high velocity into the Sun, destroying it for good. As anxious as we are to contain an element that may cause the future destruction of our planet, we have to get the Zephyr ready for space travel first," Coulson said.

"'Future destruction'?" one of the agents asked.

"It's complicated. Just go with it," Piper told them.

"So, how close are we?" he asked.

"On the Zephyr, RCS thrusters are operational. On the Gravitonium--" Fitz started.

"We're nearly finished extracting residual traces from the machine, which seems to have refined the element in some way," Jemma finished.

"Should be enough o power the pseudo-gravity engine. So, in other words, we're close. I've kind of been consulting, so..." Deke trailed off.

"Meanwhile, Carl Creel still needs medical help. And I think we should get Robin and Polly somewhere safe, too. After General Talbot--" May said.

"He's not going anywhere," Piper said.

"I know. But I've been talking to Tony Caine," May said.

"What, my Tony? The Candyman?" Mack asked.

"He's arranged for Creel's treatment, and he says he could take care of Robin and Polly--for now," May said.

"Great. Do it. Maybe Davis can--" he started.

"I'll take them. It's the least I can do after dragging them out of hiding. Unless there's some objection," Daisy volunteered.

"No. They'll be safer than here," Fitz said, looking down.

"Well, make it quick. General Hale's MIA, and I doubt she took an early retirement," he said.

"Wait, explain to me how she got away. Didn't you have them contained?" Mack questioned.

"Yeah, we did," Daisy said, glaring at me.

"That girl was a ticking time bomb," I snapped.

"And she went off when you cut her throat," she shot back. "A gravity surge knocked everyone back and disrupted our equipment."

"She slipped away," May said.

"You might've had to quake Ruby and crack the Earth," I defended.

"That shouldn't even be an issue, speaking of cutthroat," she snapped.

"Alright, let's keep it productive," Coulson said, trying to diffuse the situation.

"There would already be a crack in the universe if you hadn't," Jemma added.

"Look, I did what I did. It was the right choice and you can't convince me otherwise," I said.

"It was revenge. You let your emotions get the best of you. Ruby should be locked up, and she's not the only one," my hands curled into fists as my arm started glitching.

"All I did was kill the person called the Destroyer of Worlds," I argued.

"That's what Daisy was called. We're lucky you didn't cut her throat," Deke countered.

"Just stop, Deke. This point is, you don't make that decision," Daisy snapped.

"Then who does? You? We all have blood on our hands, why am I being singled out?" I growled.

"That's not what we do here. This is S.H.I.E.L.D. We protect," Mack said.

"She was a psychopath. Ask Fitz," I defended.