Avengers and Inhumans

Daisy left the office, and headed for the meeting room of the team. They were all already there, waiting for her, reading her report curiously.
Daisy stopped in the door, and smiled.
In the last three months her team turned from a three membered group of whatever they claimed themselves to be into a well-oiled machine, working together, trusting each other. They even had a name, even though Daisy thought it was kind of ridiculous: Caterpillars. Obviously, it wasn’t her idea.
They had Joey, who could reshape any metal and was basically bulletproof and managed to be an adorable cinnamon roll in the meantime.
Alisha, who wasn’t just dedicated and strong, but also had the ability to multiply herself, and control all her bodies simultaneously. This made her very useful when they needed to cover a big place in a short time.
There was Mariléne, a French girl with red skin, and the simple but very effective power of superhuman strength. But she was every bit as innocent as she was strong, mostly sitting in silence in a corner. She didn’t like to talk since she was very shy, but when it came to fighting, she didn’t hold back one bit.
And lastly Jayce, a fairly annoying man with the ability to create a telepathic link between people’s mind.
There still weren’t much of them but Daisy didn’t mind that. She didn’t want a big team, that would only make her job harder. The other inhumans they had found they kept at a separate SHIELD base with Lincoln in charge until they were capable of going back to their lives or start a new one. SHIELD helped when it could, and when it couldn’t, it still tried its best.
“It’s a wonder you didn’t die.” Jayce said, sitting back on the couch. “It was hell of a risk you took there. And then we would need a new leader.”
“Who would, in no circumstances, be you.” Alisha answered immediately.
“Wouldn’t wanna lead this dump team anyway.” The guy said, shrugging his shoulders.
“This dump team is going to kick your ass if you call it that ever again.” Daisy said smiling. “I’m glad to see you are all alright. I was half expecting you to be at each other’s throats when I got back.”
“We were, but we decided to take a break and greet you. We were worried about you. You went against the Hulk.” Jayce said. “But why did you tell Hawkeye to keep it quiet?”
“Yeah, you totally could have become friends with them, and maybe introduce me to Captain America.” Joey smiled.
“That might just happen. We are, as of now, another superhero group. We might cross path with them in the future, so be ready for that.” Daisy sat next to them on the couch, and opened a beer, sitting back with a sigh. “This was a pretty damn tiring day. I’m just glad you weren’t there. This Hulk guy is damn scary.”
“Then why did you do it?” Joey asked.
“Not as scary as May.” Daisy added smiling.

When she said they would run into each other again, she didn’t think it would be next month. They were assigned the task to take down a Hydra base in the middle of nowhere. They were already clear with the plan, ready to attack, when the Quinjet landed. They didn’t even bother with the cloaking, as if they wanted them to know they were coming.
“Damn.” Daisy muttered under her breath. ”This can’t be happening.”
She ran out of cover, jumping in front of the Avengers when they exited the plane, causing them to halt immediately. The Hydra base was surely already alerted on their presence, but Daisy was too furious to think about that.
“This is my mission!” She exclaimed. “What the hell are you doing here?” Any other time she would have been glad to have the Avengers to back her, but this time it was different. She didn’t just come here to destroy the base. She had a job.
Captain America got off his motorbike, because of course he had to come by a motorbike, who the hell cares about stealth anyway, and stood in front of her. By his time, Daisy’s team was lined up behind her, so basically the two teams were standing opposite each other, glaring at the other team, assessing it.
“Are you Hydra?” Captain America asked, taking his shield off his back. The only reason he didn’t attack immediately was that the girl was somehow familiar.
“You are that girl!” Hawkeye interrupted, stepping out from behind Captain America. “The one who stopped the Hulk a month ago.”
That made all the Avengers glance at her, analyzing her.
“That’s her?” Black Widow asked.
“You had some pretty amazing moves back there.” Hawkeye added with a smirk.
It took all of Daisy’s willpower not to feel flattered. Instead, she snapped at the other team, which as of now consisted of Iron Man, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Thor, and, of course, Captain America.
“If I knew helping you would mean you will be here this week to ruin my mission, I wouldn’t have done it.” She said.
Captain America seemed uncertain about what to do for a moment, then he held out his hand, probably deciding that a friendly approach might help.
“I’m Steve Rogers.” he said. “If you are here to destroy the Hydra base, then we are here to help. If not, however, we are not on the same side.”
“Daisy Johnson.” She shook his hand. “Now get the hell out of here. I’m under orders and you being here could jeopardize the whole mission.”
“Under whose orders? Who are you working for?” the Captain asked.
“None of your damn business.”
“It is now.” The Captain said, eyeing her cautiously. “We are very grateful for your help with your Hulk and would like to pay you back for your favour sometime, but today, we can’t let you do whatever you want with a Hydra base if you don’t tell us who you are working for.”
This was all going to hell, Daisy realized. She considered her options, then nodded.
“SHIELD. We are working for SHIELD.”
The impact was what she expected. She had this talk with Coulson already: was she to meet the Avengers, she didn’t have to lie to them. SHIELD’s existence isn’t a secret. However, she was not to tell them that Coulson was alive. After all these years, they still had no idea.
“SHIELD fell.” The Captain said with a slight hint of anger in his voice.
“It did. But it got back up again, with an All-New, All-Different leadership, we could say.
“Who is in charge?”
“The director. Duh.”
“You know that is not what I asked” Captain America said impatiently. “Who is leading SHIELD?”
“And again, none of your damn business. We are your allies, Captain, and like it or not, you are right now standing in my way. Don’t let me clear you out of it.”
“I would like to see you try.”
The two leaders glared at each other angrily, while their teams moved behind them almost protectively. And then Iron Man leapt up in the air and said in his weird robotic voice of his:
“It’s not like I want to interrupt or anything guys, but don’t you think we should discuss this in a more private place? Maybe not in the garden of a Hydra base. They are on high alert and I think they are aiming all their weapons at us right now.”
“Hate to admit, but Iron Man has a point. We need to move, Quake.” Alisha said, looking at the building in the distance, not wanting to be blown to bits.
Daisy sighed and nodded. She started to realize that she didn’t have a choice. If she was going to complete her mission, she had to get ahead of things and take control before they do. “Just this once.” She said, and held out her hand. “Cooperation.”
“Deal.” the Captain shook her hand.
“Here is the plan: We planned a back door assault, complete our mission, and then destroy the base. And this is still the plan. The only difference is that now we have diversion. This base is big, there are a lot of agents inside. You will be our diversion, attacking at the front. Is that acceptable?
“Why would we be your diversion?” The Captain asked. “What are you planning in the base?”
Daisy looked at him. He seemed determined, and she knew that if it came down to a fight, they would be in a very tight place. But she had no intention to fight the avengers.
“Because I played Frisbee with the Hulk, and you still have your shield, Cap.” Daisy answered with a taunting smile.
There was an approving hum by Hawkeye. “Cap I think we can trust her. You should have seen the way she took on the Hulk. It was terrifying.”
“I’m with Clint on this one.” The Black Widow agreed, eyeing Daisy cautiously. “We owe her, and I don’t think they are our enemies. I know SHIELD when I see it. We only came here after a hunch anyway.”
The Captain looked at his shield, then at Daisy again. “Consider this as returning a favour. But know that if you turn out to be bad guys, I will find you.”
Daisy believed that, and at that moment, she was truly relieved she was not a bad guy. This was Captain America, after all. If she didn’t have a team to take care of, she would be fangirling right now. But she kept a straight face, and nodded.
“How are we going to communicate?” Iron Man asked, still hovering in the air over them. “Do you have comms?”
“We do not. We have something a lot better than that, but you will see.”
“Alright, Avengers, move out!” The Captain said, looking at Daisy one last time. “You know your jobs. Let’s go!”
With that, Thor leapt into the air and flew towards the base along with Iron Man.

They knocked on the back door. Well, not exactly knocked. They blasted the backdoor open, just to find themselves in an empty hallway. That went better than they thought it would. All the agents were fighting the Avengers at the front.
“Move move move!” Daisy said, and they ran towards the stairs. Their goal was to get to the basement, before the Avengers found it.
Echo, you stay here and cover all the entrances to this place. Ruby stay with her main body to protect it. Daisy thought, sending her thoughts through Jayce’s telepathy channel.
You got it. Alisha answered immediately.
That left Joey, Jayce and Daisy to get to the basement. They ran down the stairs, and that’s when they first met with agents, who were trying to evacuate the basement. They immediately leapt into action, Joey melted their guns, and Daisy cleared them out of the way with shockwaves strong enough to shake the building.
The basement had a secret door, but it was wide open as they were trying to clear it out before the Avengers got to it.
You know your job, Helmet. Go! Daisy said, while she and Joey stayed to keep the entrance clear. Meltdown, go with him. I will guard the entrance.
Daisy tried to use her powers as little as she could trying not to destroy the building just yet. She needed confirmation first.
It took longer than she would have liked before Jayce contacted them again.
We have a problem. Jayce’s voice echoed in all their heads. You were right, boss, this really is more than a simple Hydra base. These things they are building here… These seem dangerous. And a whole new level at that. I mean I majored in engineering but I have no idea what half of these things are supposed to be. Scratch that, I recognize nothing here. I think this one is a splinter bomb. Maybe a bit too big for that though. He stopped for a minute before continuing. This place… it needs to go down.
Roger that, Helmet. Did you save the data?
I saved everything I could find.
Good job. Then let’s proceed with the plan. Meltdown, destroy everything made of metal down there. After that come back up and meet with me at the stairs. Daisy answered in her head, directing her thoughts through the channel.
That was your plan all along, wasn’t it? To destroy it all? Jayce asked.
I needed to make sure this really was the base. Now connect me to the Avengers, and clear out with the others.
Done.
Daisy pushed back a few Hydra goons, before directing her thoughts again, watching as Jayce and Joey ran up the stairs. She took out a few agents and then followed them, reuniting with Mariléne and Alisha upstairs.
Can you hear me? Daisy asked the Avengers, escorting her team out of the building, but stopping at the entrance, waving them to clear out. Obviously, you have no idea how I’m doing this, so you can’t answer, so I’m hoping you hear me. I need you to clear out now. All of you. Thanks for the distraction, the mission is almost complete. Right now all that is left is that you clear out.
What are you planning? Came a question, surprising Daisy very much. She had to practice with Jayce before she could use his channels this good. Well, she guessed, that’s Captain America for you. They didn’t call him the living legend for looking like the American flag. The base is very far from being cleared out. He continued.
I’m planning to bring it all down. Daisy answered coldly. Tell me if you are clear.
There was a few minute pause, while Daisy positioned herself in the very middle of the base.
We are clear. Came the answer.
Daisy nodded, and lifter her arms up.

It was one hell of a sight. Steve stood next to the team of this so called Daisy, watching as the Hydra base collapsed on itself, like it was destroyed in its very foundation. They could feel the rumbling under their feet, the tremors sent through the ground.
Clint told him about those weird powers of hers, the way she sent the Hulk flying, but this wasn’t something any of them expected. He was honestly hoping now that this team really was on their side. Not that the complete destruction of the Hydra base indicated otherwise.
And then, she was all that’s left, standing in the middle of the rubble, unharmed, with her hands lifted up, her metal gauntlets still vibrating.
She looked up, her brown eyes almost glowing, even though she was dusty from the rubble.
“Told you she can hold her own.” Clint said.
“Of course she can.” the bearded guy from Daisy’s team noted. “She is awesome.”
“I’m not seconding that.” Stark nodded, taking off his helmet. “Remind me not to get on her bad side. Jarvis, analyze the rubble.”
“Is everyone alright?” Thor asked, landing next to them, his eyebrows furrowed as he watched Daisy walking towards them over the remnants of the building, her brown eyes fixed on Steve. “Are you happy now, Captain? I think I have proved to be your ally. SHIELD has no reason to stand against the Avengers.”
“This was your plan all along, wasn’t it? There was something in there that you needed, so after that, you can bring the whole place down. That’s why you didn’t want us around.” he stated coldly.
Daisy’s eyes met his, her mouth pressed into a thin line. “That’s classified.” She almost winced, when she heard herself say that.
“Yep, definitely SHIELD.” Natasha muttered.
“How did you come upon these powers of yours, if you don’t mind my question, Lady Johnson?” Thor asked suddenly.
“It’s Kree originated.” Daisy answered looking at Thor now. “I think you are familiar with the Kree, am I right?”
“Indeed. I did not know however that they had left an influence on this planet. Are you of this planet, Lady Johnson?”
“I very much am.”
“But your powers are not Midgardian.”
“They are now.” Daisy answered a little bit more coldly then necessary.
“And how were you able to get inside our heads?” Natasha asked suddenly. “I don’t like when people mess with my mind.”
“Neither do I.” Clint added. “A little warning would have been nice.”
“I, in no way, messed with your mind.” Jayce said. “I couldn’t even if I wanted to. I can only create links between them.”
“Why should I believe you?” Natasha asked, and was immediately in front of Jayce.
“Because we are SHIELD.” Daisy said carefully, stepping between the two. “And because if we wanted to tamper with your mind, we would have done it already. Also, this was my mission. You were the ones who came barging in, now deal with the consequences. I wasn’t going to change my plans just because you decided to come and avenge people.”
“I would like to talk to the director.” Steve demanded. He always thought himself to be a good judge of character, and these people here, in front of him, seemed like honest and good people. But so did most of the Hydra agents in SHIELD. He needed to make sure.
“That’s…” Daisy stopped, then sighed. “Wait here for a minute.” She then walked away, calling someone.
Steve looked at her team now. The girl with the bright red skin was talking silently with the red haired woman. The telepathic was standing with his arms crossed, as if challenging them. The bearded guy was mostly staring at them in awe.
Steve looked at Tony. “What do you think?” He asked.
“I think we trusted them twenty minutes ago so no use in changing our opinions now.” He said. “The battle is over and we won.”
Daisy returned, handing the phone to Natasha. “May wants to speak to you.” She said. Natasha hid her surprise well, but Steve still noticed it as she took the phone from Daisy. He wondered who this May was, but he guessed Natasha knew her, judging from her reaction.
They talked for a moment before Natasha hung up and gave Daisy back her phone. “They are okay Cap.” She said. “They really are with SHIELD.”
“I thought the destruction of Hydra base would clue them in.” Daisy whispered to Jayce, who chuckled.
Steve sighed. He was suspecting that form the beginning, but was glad it was confirmed.
Daisy looked at him now. “That’s settled then.” She said. “Thank you for your help, Captain.” She smiled. “Avengers.” She did a lousy salute and turned towards her team. “Come on Caterpillars, it’s time to clear out.”
“Won’t we at least get their phone numbers?” The bearded guy asked. “Only for the purpose of future cooperation of course.”
Daisy turned around, and raised her eyebrows. “Are you open for that?” She asked. Steve could here Natasha whisper something in Clint’s ear. He looked at his team, and they all seemed to agree. It seemed to be a good idea to at least have a way of communicating with them. He nodded to Daisy. “Yes, for now.” He said.
She smiled. “Does anyone have a pen?” She asked.
“I have Jarvis. Why?”
“I’m going to give you my phone number. Does that work for you?”
“Aren’t you afraid we will track it?” Tony asked curiously, his helmet in his hands. He seemed to be analyzing Daisy ever since she demonstrated her powers.
“You can try.”

“So you met with the Avengers. Again.” Coulson folded her arms.
“It’s not like I had a choice. Not this time anyway.” Daisy said. “But my reports reflect that.”
“You think we can count on them in the future?” Coulson asked curiously.
“More than likely, sir.” Daisy said with a smile.