
E1) Pilot
"The next recording is from the past. Group of people you need to know and events that's important that changes our reality. You need to know." The spirit said.
"We know the future" Tony muttered bitterly. He is dead in the future, his daughter will grow without a father and Pete will get caught in some shitty situations. When he get his hand on Quentin Beck...
[Mike leave his son and jumping the building to save the girl]
Hill (v.o): What does “S.H.I.E.L.D.” stand for, Agent Ward?
Maria immediately recognized the scene, she knew what they are going to watch. Oh, they're gonna be pissed.
"Wait.. Maria?" Clint asked confused. "That's your voice, you know what is that?" Maria only could nod in agreement.
"He is a good agent, one of the best I worked with, even though we barely ahd mission together" Clint added.
Ward: Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
"No wonder they use acronyms" kate muttered.
Hill: And what does that mean to you?
Ward: It means someone really wanted our initials to spell out “SHIELD.” It means we’re the line… between the world and the much weirder world. We protect people from news they aren’t ready to hear. And when we can’t do that, we keep them safe. Something turns up… like this Chitauri neural link… we get to it before someone bad does.
"That's what shield was supposed to be." Fury angrily stated. He was furious that the one who went and joined hydra was the one who explained shield perfectly.
Hill: Any idea who Vanchat was planning to sell it to?
Ward: I’m more interested in how this Rising Tide group found out about it. I thought they were just hackers. What changed?
Hill: A little while ago, most people went to bed thinking that the craziest thing in the world was a billionaire in a flying metal suit. Then aliens invaded New York and were beaten back by, among others, a giant green monster, a costumed hero from the ‘40s, and a god.
"Ha! A perfect description!" Yelena laughed.
"Oh, I miss when life was simple." A statement that everyone agreed with.
Ward: I don’t think Thor’s technically a god.
Hill: Well, you haven’t been near his arms.
She felt the eyes on her. "What? Just because I'm attracted to girls doesn't mean I can't appreciate his unnaturally arms?" Maria said.
Hill: The battle of New York was the end of the world. This… now… is the new world. People are different. They have access to tech, to formulas, secrets they’re not ready for.
"I couldn’t said it better" wanda said.
"This changed everything"
"It's only Terra, everyone else knows about aliens.. Well others galaxies and spices." Quill said knowingly.
Ward: Why was I pulled out of Paris?
Hill: That, you’ll have to ask Agent Coulson.
"EXCUSE ME?!"
"WHAT?"
No answer came from neither Fury or Hill.
What game she is playing? loki thought. He knew Coulson was dead, he honestly regretted that now after his mind was clear from Thanos hands.
Ward: Uh, yeah. I’m clearance level six. I know that… Agent Coulson was killed in action before the battle of New York. Got the full report.
Coulson: Welcome to level seven. Sorry, that corner was really dark, and I couldn’t help myself. I think there’s a bulb out.
"WHAT?"
"NO WAY"
"WHAT THE HELL"
"WHAT IS THIS SORCERY"
"THE FUCK? HILL!"
"PHIL IS ALIVE."
Confused and angry response was heard from the six original avengers. Coulson died in the battle of new york. Loki killed him.
"Fury, you and me gonna have a long conversation." Natasha stated deadly.
"Only after i get my turn" Pepper glaring at Fury. That woman is scary.
Ward: Director Fury faked your death to motivate the Avengers.
Hill: Well, the death of a common ally is a particularly effective team-builder.
"I mean.. she is right, Coulson's death was really the thing that brought us all together." Steve said.
[Hill, Coulson and Ward walked into another room]
Coulson: Plus, it wasn’t that much of a stretch. I stopped breathing for about 40 seconds.
Hill: Eight. It gets longer every time you tell it.
Maria and Fury exchange looks, silently agree to not let the avengers know the real time coulson was dead until it's absolutely necessary. They know if they're watching Coulson the truth will come out.
Coulson: Yeah, well, you get shanked by the Asgardian Mussolini, you can tell it your way. I was looking at the big white light, and it felt like a lot longer than eight seconds.
The avengers glared at loki.
Ward: Do they know? The Avengers… that Fury played them?
"No we don't!" Tony burst out. "Someone decided to be asshole and never told us."
Hill: They’re not level seven.
Clint yelled, "I'M LEVEL SEVEN". He was so angry and hurt that one of his closest friends was actually alive and he was never told. He grieved for him for years, he still is. Well not anymore.
"I'm even higher" Natasha added.
Coulson: I got out of the I.C.U., Fury stuck me in a grass shack in Tahiti. Rough gig. Mai tais, Travis McGee novels, and a physical therapist Whose command of English was… irrelevant.
"Tahiti? Seriously?"
Ward: But something put you back in the game. What is that?
Coulson: That’s a superhero, Agent Ward.
Hill: An unregistered gifted. Identity… unknown.
[Skye voice on the background from the video: The secret’s out. For decades, your organization…]
Man: On May 2nd, an unidentified object…
Coulson: Another little present from The Rising Tide.
"Rising Tide? What is that?" Peter asked.
"Hacktivist group, they’re all over the world, hack everywhere" Tony answered.
Ward: How are they getting this stuff before us?
Coulson: Same way they cracked our RSA implementation. They’re good. So I need better.
"Damn. They have to be good to be able to do this" Shuri said impressed.
"Is this really that impressive?" Sam asked.
"No one besides Stark ever hacked the RSA implementation. No one got that far." Hill explains.
Tony didn't know whatever to be intimidating or impressed. He definitely wanted to know who did this though.
Hill: Agent Coulson has requisitioned a mobile command unit, to which you are assigned.
Coulson: Rising Tide is trying to draw us out. I think it’s time they succeeded.
Ward: You want me to cross them off?
"That's his first thought?" Kate blinked in surprised.
Coulson: Wow. No. I want to use them to get to him. This man’s world is about to get very weird. He’s gonna need some help.
Ward: I’m sorry. I was trained from day one as a specialist. I go in alone. I get it done. Defusing a nuclear bomb… I’m your guy. A welcoming committee? Not my speed.
Coulson: I know it’s not what you want. Agent Hill did a very detailed assessment of your last three missions. Combat — top grades. Espionage — she gave you the highest marks since Romanoff. Under "people skills,” she drew a… I think it’s a little poop. With knives sticking out of it.
Everyone laughed on his confusion.
Hill: What? It…
Coulson: That’s bad, right? And given your family history, I’m surprised it’s not worse. But… I think you’re the guy for this. If I’m wrong, you go straight back to your bombs.
"If there is one thing you can say about Coulson is the fact that he knows people."
Streiten: Team’s approved. Physicals are all fine. Fitz-Simmons is not cleared for combat. I’m told that won’t be an issue. Agent Ward here… he’s almost too fit.
Ward: That’s an issue. That should be an issue. Maybe I can’t join the team…
Hill: God, are you dismissed.
Ward: … because my…
[ward leave the room]
Hill: It was a porcupine. It was not a poop. It just means that he…
Coulson: No, I’m pretty sure.
Hill: And it’s not just Ward. Your whole roster is sketchy.
Coulson: Well, they’re cleared.
Everyone was curious who was the members of his new team.
Streiten: I would have been very happy not to clear you, Phil. I’d love for you to rest up some more.
Coulson: I’ve had plenty of that. Thanks.
Hill: You sure?
Coulson: You should go sometime.
Hill: Where?
Coulson: Tahiti. It’s a magical place.
Hill: Three days in, I’d be begging for an assignment.
"I get you" Monica said to Maria.
[Skye join Mike at his table, in the diner]
Skye: Just act natural.
"Poor man he doesn't know what she want" Bruce sympathize.
Mike: What?
Skye: Just pretend that we’re talking.
Mike: We are.
Skye: Good. ‘Cause you never know who’s listening.
Mike: I don’t even know who’s talking.
"I would also like to know" Gamora said.
Everyone was curious. No one usually come to people and act like that.
Skye: I’m Skye. And you’re the hooded hero. Please tell me that you’re not staying with that name.
"That's right, it's not a name for a superhero"
"Skye, I love her name" Shuri said.
Mike: Wait. What? I’m not… I’m a factory worker.
Skye: Sure, by day. I saw you. You’re a hero. Like, a for-real superhero, which is… I’m not, like, a groupie, stalker type, but… Oh, my God! That is so cool! Okay, okay, chill. Just don’t… don’t draw attention. You’re in danger.
"She reminds me of you pete" Tony grinned. "The same energy and excitement when there are superheroes around."
"Yeah until you see behind the fame and realize they're just old men" peter teased.
"Take that back!"
Mike: You got the wrong guy, lady.
Skye: No, you’ve got the wrong approach. The cute girl from the hospital is dying to thank you… and possibly “thank you.” And you’re hiding. The clip of you rescuing her has had the most hits since that puppy with vertigo. And you can’t even find a job.
"Amen sister"
"There are benefits of being superhero."
Mike: What do you mean about danger?
Skye: S.H.I.E.L.D.
Fury and Maria didn't realize until now what Skye really was anti-shield before Coulson recruited her.
Mike: Shield, what? I should carry a shield?
Skye: S.H.I.E.L.D. Government. Scary men in dark suits who come after guys like you. They knew about the battle of New York before it even happened and then cleaned it up before anyone could ask any real questions. Overnight. How long do you think it’ll take for them to clean you up?
"Clean you up is a bit aggressive but oh, well she is not really wrong." Sam said.
"Wow you guys so bad like that" kate snickered. "No wonder she think shield is the bad guys"
"Well technically she's right"
Mike: And you want to know why I’m hiding.
Skye: What if you didn’t hide? What if you got in front of this and let people know that you’re a hero?
"That's actually good idea"
Mike: I’m just a guy.
Skye: Well, a guy like that gets work, gets perks. I can help. I’m great with computers… like, weirdly great. I mean, I could help you create a whole new identity or… a mask.
"She is definitely too excited about this" clint said.
"Just like kate with your suit" Natasha said teasingly.
"It's your branding!" Kate burst into the conversation.
"Wait could she be the one who hacked shield? She just said she was great with computers" Suddenly Strange said.
"No way" Tony replied.
"What? you can't believe that someone way younger than you is smarter than you?"
Mike: Okay.
Skye: Uh, ok… well, you could just… also, we could just stick with the… hood. Listen, you cannot walk away from this. With great power comes… a ton of weird crap that you are not prepared to deal with. Now, my office is…
Peter was shocked to hear the sentence that meant so much to him, that dictated his way as spiderman witn such a twist. He snort in surprise.
He noticed the look he got and explained. "Uncle ben once told me that with great power comes great responsibility, everything I did was because of this. It's just weird to hear it end like this, even tho this version is much more accurate."
Mike: You have an office?
Skye: Yes, I have an office. It’s a mobile… office. It’s a… van. I live in a van… by choice. But it’s always in the alley around the corner… free wi-fi… and you can come by anytime!
"she lives in a van, it's pretty cool" Yelena said. "Depressing but cool."
Mike: Thank you.
Skye: They’re coming for you.
Skye: Mike.
"She stole his ID! HA! He didn't even noticed! what an idiot" Rocket laughed.
[Coulson approach May at her desk]
Coulson: Agent May.
"I miss mel" Natasha said.
"You know her?" Carol asked.
"Yes. That's agent Melinda May, she is been a good friend of me, clint and Laura. I actually don't know what happened with her after the whole hydra revealed, We tried to find her but she disappeared." Natasha replied.
"The Calvary?!" Steve exclaimed.
"Don't call her like that" Natasha, Clint and Maria demanded quickly. "She hate that nickname."
May: No.
Coulson: So you’ve been briefed.
May: I’m not going back in the field.
"May was a field agent, one of the best, besides Natasha she is the best fighter I know but after a mission in Bahrain, the one she got the title The Calvary, she wanted out and moved to desk duty." Clint said sadly knowing something happened to his friend and he couldn't help her.
Everyone was impressed by that high praise from the archer. They also realized something bad happened that got her out of the field.
Yelena wanted to fight with May, to check how really good she is.
Coulson: Yeah. You’ve got such a nice setup here. You ever thought about adding a moat? I just need you to drive the bus, liaise ground transpo, some on-site supervision. This isn’t a combat op.
May: Then you don’t need me.
Coulson: I do. 'Cause we’ll be running ourselves. Picking the ops… Making the calls… No red tape. This is where they actually make the red tape, isn’t it? I always wondered. Melinda.
"Sounds like the dream team" Rhodey said.
May: You’re really just asking me to drive the bus?
Coulson: I’m not asking. But it’s a really nice bus.