The Future Meets the Past

Chapter 2

The man chuckles lowly and ducks his head before nodding at the woman before him.

"Yeah, Peg. It's me" Daniels partner grumbles and shakes his head- this is not how the mission was suppose to go.

The plan was simple: sneak into Shield to retrieve a file from the Directors office without being caught, then return to the zepher. And of course the plan failed.

The Directer, though still in shock, keeps her weapon pointed at the men.

"Who are you really?" As Daniel steps closer her finger tightens on the trigger. A clear warning. He sighs and steps back. "Daniel Sousa died years ago! Now who are you really? Don't lie!"

Her command was clear before either men got a single breath out, not one second to explain. But how could they explain? This was never part of the plan. Director Carter was suppose to be in a meeting in DC, not in her office.

"Peggy... It's me. I swear." She glances between them and gives Daniel a deadly glare. She doesn't believe his words. "It's me, Pegs. Daniel. And this is... A friend. Mack. It's hard to explain but-"

"Don't!" He looks at her with a perplexed expression and it is then he notices her shaken form and glistening eyes. "Don't call me that. I am the Director of this facility and will be addressed as such."

Mack side glances Sousa before shaking his head. This was a big mess.

"Yes ma'am." Daniel says, causing her reserve to shake.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?"

"We don't have time for this...." The tall man mumbles, making Sousa shush him with a glance.

Mack looks his way before reaching slowly behind him. Daniel sees Peggy ready to fire and stands in front of Mack.

"Peggy I can prove to you I'm me! Okay?"

The woman's stance may be strong, but he can tell she is fighting an internal battle of confusion, anger, and fear.

"Do you remember when we were working our first case together in LA? When Thompson sent you to help. Lady of the Lake?" Peggy's gaze never falters so Daniel assumes she does and proceeds to continue. " Things got bad pretty fast. Whitney... Chadwick... Masters. His commy threat. Ring any bells?"

Daniel was attempting to be as vague as possible, seeing as the case was still highly classifies, Mack and the others wouldn't know the intimate details of it all; however, it seems she wasn't catching on to what he was implying.

"Masters threat, his lecture. Staying afloat? We made a promise not to push each other away for protection. Do you remember what I said?"

"Sousa..." Mack looks between Daniel and Peggy, unsure what will happen. She looks ready to pull the trigger but her stance is wavering. Her hand is shaking.

"I said I was with in it with you till the end, Peggy. I meant it then and I still do."

She stands still, her mind wondering at his words. Peggy isn't sure what to say, nor what to think, until she asks a question of her own.

"When did you tell me this? In particularly, what did you just do before hand?"

At first Daniel was unsure what to say. What all happened that day? It involved investigating the Council of Nine, Wilkes, zero matter... And that's when it clicked. He couldn't help but chuckle at the memory before looking back at her.

"I just bribed Samberly with a slice of pie Rose made in exchange for a sample of space goop."

The last two words made all the difference. Before either man could understand what was happening, the Director set her fire arm aside and ran at the man before her, crashing into him as her arms wrapped around his neck. Daniel was slightly aware his shoulder was growing damp.

"Daniel!"