[Republic of Malta]
We arrived in Malta, and everyone went to their respective mission assignments. May, Fitz, Simmons, and I are in mission control, listening to Skye and giving her information when needed. Skye arrived at the party and started walking around when she got stopped, "Who are you?" A guy asks
"Uh, apologies for his manners. He knows very little English" Another guy tells her
"Oh. That's...Whatever. Skye" She says
"Qasim Zaghlul" He introduces himself
"Big fan. You built hard of Dubai, including the Arabian Blade. I love that building. It's super sci-fi. Where's your wife?" Skye asks
"Wife's name's Nadrah" May tells her
"Nadrah" Skye says
"Twin sons" May tells her
"She's staying at home with the boys?" Skye asks
"How's she doing?" Fitz whispers
"She's good" May and I say
"The pleasure is mine" Skye says and chuckles
She must've walked away, "I could get used to this, people. It's like Siri, if it worked. Skipper to Bravo, I got eyes on Top Dog. The Eagle is landing on it" Skye tells us
"What are you doing?" Simmons asks
"Uh...Sorry. I don't know. I see Quinn. I'm gonna go talk to him" Skye says
We all look at each other but stay listening in, "Ian Quinn. I'm your last minute party crasher. Skye" She says
"Oh, wow. Great to meet you. Um...This is Skye, a member of the Rising Tide. They're a group of hackers that have gotten some pretty big secrets out to the public" Quinn says
"I prefer hacktivist. I'm glad you've heard of our site" Skye says
"I read it. We think very much alike. More freedom of information, less government infringing on everyone's rights. I'm a fan" Quinn says
"That explains the invite. This is a tough party to get into" Skye says
"Not as hard to get into as the encrypted back channel you contacted us through to request the invite" Quinn says
"That's sort of where I live" Skye tells him
"You gotta show me how you did that. I mean, if you sign on" He tells her
"Sign what now?" Skye asks
"I've been known to turn a few black hats into white hats. Not just for vulnerability analysis, but for very creative thinking" Quinn says
"Are you offering me a job?" Skye asks
"Well, I didn't invite you here for your pretty face. I didn't know you had a pretty face. Yes, I wanna hire you, before someone else snatches you up" Quinn says
I try my best to remain calm and not seem jealous at all, "That seemed to go well" May says
"Yeah. It did" Skye says
"Many of you shareholders have been with us for years, and I see a few new names here. But I wanna thank you all for traveling so far to this beautiful country. And, well, for slumming it at Shaba Tal-Banar" The guest laugh, "This country, where we are allowed to pursue progress and profit without the stranglehold of regulations that are now choking our world. The United States government, the EU, the DRTC, SHIELD. These are just a few of the institutions that are guilty of halting the development of new technology for anyone except themselves. We dare defy them with a new idea, they steal in and sweep it out from under us. But not today. You are all aware of what Quinn Worldwide has been able to do with basic minerals, let alone uranium or plutonium, despite these unjust restrictions that weight the scales in the other guys' favor. Well, today, I'm announcing something new. An element that could balance those scales. And I mean that quite literally..." Quinn states
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Finally Falling
Fanfiction"Finally falling in love with you was the best feeling in the world" In which Cassandra King is plucked from the field to join a top secret SHIELD team. But on their first mission, she comes across an intriguing girl that catches her eye immediately...
