Chapter 65: Chapter 65 - The Mission Intermission
Some time flew by quickly, and before Lily knew it, May 14th arrived.
Phil had decided to collect her at her house and take her from there straight to the meeting place.
This time they weren't going to the base but instead to a carrier that would be taking them to the location of the operation.
However, as Phil was picking her up, he had someone else with him.
"Lily, this is Agent Melinda May, May this is Agent Lily."
Melinda May, Lily knew about the lady from the series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Still, she had never finished watching the series. It grew quite boring, and she decided to drop it, only having seen clips from it.
But looking at the lady before her, she looked quite similar to how she remembered in the movies.
She stood at an average height, yet she carried herself with a confident demeanor that showed her years of training and work as an Agent. Her jet-black hair styled in a sleek and professional manner, framed her face with their style.
Her eyes, a piercing shade of brown, held a glimpse of the hardships she had to endure throughout her life as a skilled agent. Yet, behind that sharp gaze, Lily could see an unknown emotion as she looked at her.
Her facial features were sharp and angular, and her lips curved into a slight frown when she looked at the girl's appearance.
Her physique was lean and athletic; her body had been tempered through training and physical activities from her years of an agent, all dressed together in a simple tailored for action suit with a jacket.
"Hello, nice to meet you."
Lily said with a smile as she stopped looking at the lady's body and greeted her.
The lady seemed unsure about how she should react, glancing toward Phil with a look that basically showed her displeasure with this situation.
May did not like the idea of a young child being used by S.H.I.E.L.D. for dangerous missions or in general. She had actively shown her dissatisfaction with it, even more so than Phil, in the past when it was brought up.
So seeing a child being sent on what is a dangerous mission, let alone being called an Agent, was not pleasing.
"Why are we bringing a child on the mission?"
While her words may seem harsh, they weren't directed toward Lily but rather at Phil; she was confused and disappointed that he would allow a child to be brought on a mission that may endanger her.
"I know what you're thinking, but hear me out. While she may be a child, she has been trained as an Agent for months and has shown great prowess on field missions. Most importantly, she's a mutant."
Phil explained it the best he could. However, he also agreed with the girl that he didn't enjoy bringing Lily on such a mission that could be dangerous.
But orders came from above to take her.
"She's a mutant?"
"Yes, her body is physically superior to that of a normal human; she's stronger than both you and I combined."
Explained Phil as Lily just sorta stood there and listened to them talking about her.
This wasn't the first time her height made people underestimate her, and she was sure it wouldn't be the last.
Eventually, May gave in since she couldn't do anything about it. Having been ordered from above, she couldn't deny the order.
"Nice to meet you, Lily; sorry for doubting you."
May said as she turned to face the girl with a small smile on her lips.
"It's fine; it happens all the time."
Lily replied as they decided to take the conversation on the road.
As they drove to their meeting point, May spoke some more with Lily, as she was curious about the girl's abilities and how she had been trained so far.
Lily explained she was a mutant with a physical boosting mutation that granted her superhuman capabilities, and she was mainly trained in various close combat fighting styles.
May was interested in seeing how strong she really was but didn't question it too much as they were quickly approaching their destination.
Soon enough, Lily could see the destination before them, a building that seemed much like an airport. However, it was specifically owned by S.H.I.E.L.D., and no civilians were allowed anywhere near it.
They would meet up with fellow Agents here and fly to the mission's location. She didn't know much about the mission, but she did know it required them to go to another country, which would be interesting.
Soon enough, they exited their vehicle and approached the carrier, entering it to begin their mission.
Chapter 66: Chapter 66 - Mission Flight
The flight was quite dull and long, taking at least a few hours before they arrived at their landing point. When Lily first arrived on the flight, she received some odd stares from other Agents.
It made sense again; she was very young-looking, and to them, she was but a child. She would probably be mistaken for a civilian if she wasn't with Agent May and Phil.
Other Agents didn't know about her, at least not those outside her personal trainers, Phil and the Higher Ups. She was an asset that was kept for special missions, and as such, her identity wasn't easily revealed.
But they moved on quickly, as they were trained to do.
The flight itself was so dull, in fact, that May ended up boring a music player from someone called O'Brian to pass the time; she even allowed Lily to listen along with her, which was fun.
After they had landed, though, she returned the music and thanked the man for the music, or as she put it, tunes.
May left Lily to the side while she walked over to Phil, who was in the process of gearing up, and asked him a question.
Thankfully with her enhanced hearing, Lily could hear them just fine.
"Is this really a gifted individual? What do we know?"
"Not much yet. You know they're retiring this fleet?"
Phil replied as he loaded his weapons.
"About time, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s putting every dime into the Triskelion."
From what Lily knew, the Triskelion was a base made by S.H.I.E.L.D. located in New York, but she wasn't aware of all the details about it since it was rarely mentioned in the movies.
"Well, not all the dimes."
Replied Phil as he lowered his voice and spoke the May in a hushed voice, but it changed nothing to Lily's ears.
"Fury's quietly started a new initiative. Instead of this catch-and-release with powered people, we form a team. Take earth's mightiest to find out if they're heroes."
He explained, which Lily already knew was the future Avengers.
"And you mention this because you want my help?"
"Well, I know you got the family planning thing going on."
"I'm staying in the field."
May replied before Phil could even finish his sentence properly.
"Good because you'd be great. And that way, we could keep working together."
Phil said, as his eyes glanced to the side for a moment towards the direction of Lily, who was listening in.
"And I could use someone like-minded to help look after her."
He said as he turned back to May.
"Fury wants her on the team?"
She asked with a raised eyebrow.
"It's not decided, but he's thinking about it. Her powers could be beneficial."
Avengers, Lily didn't expect that Fury would want to recruit her for it, but she honestly didn't plan to join it even if he did.
While S.H.I.E.L.D. had its uses and benefits for joining for the time being, the Avengers did not, and joining would just be a lot of unnecessary risks and work that she wasn't interested in.
As they finished speaking, a man entered the hangar where they were all gearing up and spoke loud enough to call their attention.
Agent Hart was what Phil called him as he gathered them all around a screen to explain the mission.
"Meet Eva Belyakov, 35, Index Candidate."
Clicking a button on his remote, the screen changed to show the headshot of a woman that looked to be somewhere in her mid-thirties. She had blond hair and light blue eyes, which was all Lily could make out from the photo.
"Russian intelligence has been pursuing her. Agents Coulson and May have been brought in to advise and make the approach. Agent Lily has been brought in in case of emergencies."
The Agent nodded at Phil, who took over explaining the details of the operation as he stood in front of the screen.
"We believe Miss Belyakov possesses enhanced strength. This is what happened when a Russian Intelligence Agent tried to stop her with his car."
Pressing the button, the screen switched to another image that showed the front of a car destroyed, as if it had made contact with an iron pole.
Lily now understood why she was wanted for this mission. The target was someone with enhanced capabilities, most likely a mutant or inhuman, and as such, they wanted her enhanced body to combat the ladies.
"She fled Russia unharmed. Looks pretty strong to me."
Phil said as he turned to face the group.
"So it's important we don't spook her. Just a friendly chat to bring her in for evaluation. And if all goes really well, we'd gain an asset before the Russians find her."
As Phil finished speaking, the other man spoke up once more, explaining more details.
"The approach will be public. It is not ideal, but we go in now, or we lose our window to go in at all. Local military's not used to standing down."
He explained as he finally said the name of the place they were at since no one had told Lily where they were just yet.
"Welcome to Bahrain. Let's hope Belyakov cooperates."
After hearing him say that, May asked a question.
"And if she doesn't?"
"Then I call in the Cavalry."
He replied.
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