Thunderstorm: Unforgettable

Chapter 25

August 17th, 2019 Phillip J. Coulson Funeral

Everyone is dressed in black and standing over Phil Coulson casket with the upper half showing his face crying.

All of the men are all wearing black blazers, white button-down shirts and wearing black pants and dress shoes. The women are wearing black long dresses and black heels.

Keith, Artemis Troy, Duncan, and Thalia standing in the back watching in sadness.

" He's was a really great time person," Thalia said admiring him.

" He's the reason we're not cuffs or worse dead," Keith said.

" How?" The group said.

" Artemis could show you but are your powers working."

" Yeah, their back." She holds his hand and Troy's and they form a circle.

He closes his eyes and sees him the room with Coulson team confessing the truth.

" Did you put a soldier named Keith Jackson in a capsule?" Coulson asked.

Keith takes a deep breath " Yes."

"Why?"

" Because when you gave General Talbot the order to destroy anything Hydra related, I was one them. I was just trying to survive." Keith explained.

" I guess I am arrested aren't I?"

"No," Coulson said.

"What?" everyone but Keith and Coulson said.

" He didn't ask to be a super soldier, Daisy I need to speak to you privately."

" Thank you, sir," Keith says gratefully.

"This conversation isn't over," Coulson says as he and Daisy walk out the room.He then shows them encountering each other again.

" Keith," Coulson calls as he walks by.

" Yes."

" Since your back, we can finish our conversation." Keith follows him into his office.

"The first question, Duncan and Thalia are they here to stay?"

" Yes, sir."

" Ok, now I'm only going to say this once. When you are gone I've looked into your background, very sad I wish SHIELD could of help you. The point is SHIELD can be your family if you let and if you betray us, we can be your worst nightmare that goes for your friends to there welcome to stay as long as you don't betray us."

" Sir if you don't mind me asking?"

" Go on."

" Why would think we would betray you?"

" There is this man, who also had a horrible childhood and he slipped into the darkness we accept him but it turned out to be a fake. He was just doing his job as a Hydra agent I tried again he betrayed again and the one thing I learned from that is if you're going to let a damaged person in making sure you know what side they're on."

" So, whose side are you on?"

"SHIELD's," Keith responded.

" Why?" Coulson asked with slight interested.

" I want to help those who are going through what I went through and even better prevent it."

" Funny, your friends said something similar."

" Because we know what's it like to suffer."

"Keith"

"Yes."

" Welcome to SHIELD."He says shaking Keith's hand.

They wake up and let go of each other's hands.

" That was so nice of him," Artemis said failing to hold back her tears.

" Yeah, it was," Keith said.

Eventually, the funeral ended they buried him and went back to SHIELD base a few days later.

Artemis wearing her SHIELD uniform goes down to the basement to visit Reggie.

She opens the door in excitement and finds a phone she turns it on an on there is a recording of Reggie.

"Artemis I wish we could have done this face to face but after helping Fitz I packed my bags. I can't stay here the soldiers need my assistance and couldn't just lay here and do nothing. Please, I hope you'll understand."

" Oh don't worry she'll understand." a man said.

" Wait who are you?" The footage shows the floor hiding Reggie struggle. It's placed on an angle so everything is recorded.

"ARTEMIS, GET THIS TO DAISY!!" He says kneeling on the floor with Grant Ward behind in a black blazer.

" Artemis you call me Hive. I want you to get this message to her, in half a year I am coming for her and I am finishing what I started. And so you don't think I am bluffing." He snaps Reggie's neck and he grabs the camera too shows Reggie's corpse to her.

Artemis screams in horror. She clutches the phones and it's disintegrating from purple flames blazing out her hand. She screams and cries in horror mourning her father figure. A crack in thin air opens and turns into a purple portal trying to suck her in.

" No, No, No, NOOOOOO!!! SOMEBODY HELP!!!" But no one can hear and she pulled into the purple hole and the portal vanishes.

TO BE CONTINUED!!!!