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S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
6-1-6,
you have course confirmation.
You are cleared
direct to the Slingshot.
Agent Coulson,
everything all right up there?
We heard you had
a little dustup on the ground.
Yeah, we're all good.
It's gonna be blue skies
from here on out.
Aah!
Aaaaah!
Coulson! Hang on!
Hey, no joy rides, okay?
That's my house.
Where do they think
of this stuff?
Skye? Girl's not qualified
to be a S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
agent.
Agreed.
That's why I've
invited her on as a consultant.
S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
does it
all the time.
Technically,
Stark's a consultant.
And technically, Skye's
a member of the Rising Tide.
She hacked
our RSA implementation --
Twice.
From a laptop.
Imagine what she'll do
with our resources.
I am.
That's exactly what
I'm imagining during this frown.
You brought me on
for risk assessment.
She's a risk.
She doesn't think like us.
Exactly.
Oh, Agent Coulson told us
the news.
What a wonderful surprise.
Isn't it, Fitz?
Yeah.
No, it's wonderful.
Yeah, a surprise.
You must be very excited.
Yep, first day of school.
Okay, so
just -- sorry.
Yeah.
We have two kids on this bus
who aren't cleared for combat.
You're adding a third.
At least Fitz-Simmons are
trained S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
scientists.
But Skye?
You said this was a select team.
Assembled to work new cases,
to protect people.
I don't see how letting
some hacker tag along --
I'm looking for an objection
I haven't already anticipated.
I'm calling this.
But your frown will be
on record.
We've been called in
to investigate an 0-8-4.
We all know what that means.
Yes, we do.
It means we don't know
what that means.
Officially, it's an
airborne mobile command station.
But we call it the bus.
We find it best to use shorthand
when in the field.
But everything has to be
just so, you know,
because of the danger.
Yeah, I've been up here before,
but I didn't see much
because of the bag
that Agent Ward
put over my head.
Yes, so sorry about that.
Water?
Wheels up in two.
Lock it or lose it.
What's that mean?
No backing out now.
Let's find a bunk
for our guest.
Oh, oh, yeah,
there's only one left,
and it's right next to mine.
Sorry.
You can
Hey.
I know we didn't really --
Might want to read that.
This isn't like other planes.
You can say that again.
Say what again?
Sweet ride.
I earned a little goodwill
from Director Fury
when I got hit right before
the battle of New York.
You took a bullet?
Ish.
An Asgardian stabbed me
through the heart
with a Chitauri scepter.
The effect was similar.
Got a few weeks' R&R
and this plane.
Had it completely refurbished.
Studs up -- spared no expense.
Yeah, Agent Ward told me
they sent you to Tahiti.
It's a magical place.
You mentioned that.
Here.
Use a coaster.
Buckle up.
I don't even know
where we're going.
Peru.
That's where
the 0-8-4 was reported.
And an 0-8-4 is?
An object of unknown origin.
Kind of like you.
Team goes in,
determines if it's useful
or if it poses a threat.
Last one turned out to be
pretty interesting.
And what was the last one?
A hammer.
Tire tracks 40 meters back.
I'll check them
against the site's trucks --
make sure we're alone.
Too much exposure here.
I'm gonna find a place to park.
I would love to see
a capuchin in the wild.
Maybe even
a yellow-tailed woolly monkey.
You know, um, Peru has
Yeah, and close
to 200 species of snakes.
The shushupe has
a fascinating ven-- venom.
It's neurotoxic, proteolytic,
and hemolytic.
That's fascinating.
Yeah.
Oh.
No, I'd be much more concerned
with earthquakes, mala--
Ah.
There's no vaccine
for dengue fever.
Oh, look at this.
We should warn the people
who live around here
if the 0-8-4
is dangerous.
They're already dealing
with anti-mining rebels
and the shining path guerillas.
I could post something.
Remember the panic
when that anti-matter meteor
splashed down
just off the coast of Miami,
nearly devoured the city?
No.
Precisely.
Because we kept it
quiet and contained.
So, what am I doing?
Well, if it gets out, I might need you
to create some kind of diversion,
put the public
on the wrong scent.
So everything that I'm against.
Yep.
Good morning, Professor.
I'm Agent Coulson
with S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
I understand you've made
an interesting discovery.
I-I'm not sure
how to explain it.
This temple dates back
at least 500 years.
It's filled
with pre-Incan artifacts.
One of them is impossible
and looks like
it might be dangerous.
Well, that's why we're here.
Watch out.
Exactly as we found it.
Who else knows about this?
Just the ministry.
I believe they are the ones
who contacted you.
Sir, I need you and your team
to evacuate the site
until we determine the risk
associated with this object.
Leave the man alone.
Now --
for your own safety.
Nothing about this anywhere.
It's amazing.
I searched every data stream.
What do you got here, guys?
Whoa, car-- uh, careful.
I-I -- no, wouldn't do that.
The object's placement
in fossiliferous rock formations
suggests it's been here
for at least 1,500 years.
That pre-dates this temple
by a millennium.
Ah! Maybe it's alien.
Yeah, but the shape
and the craftsmanship --
it's almost German.
Tires match the prof's truck.
Where's your sidearm?
If I need a gun, I'll take one.
Right.
Forgot I was working
with "the cavalry.
"
Don't ever call me that.
Apologies.
I've heard the stories --
what went down in in Bahrain,
about you in action.
You know, it was
smart of Coulson
to pull you out of retirement.
It's nice to have
a trusted friend
who has your back.
Should have taken more guns.
Sir?
Go.
We have a situation.
Lots of rebels in this area.
Not enough gunfire.
Keep working.
I'm on my way.
Buenos dias.
Soy Agente Coulson
estamos aquà por un astoto
de la seguridad internacional.
Phillip?
Camilla?
Do you mind?
After you.
And now for a proper hello.
Comandante -- a promotion.
Congratulations.
Three years ago.
But thank you.
Agent Melinda May,
Agent Grant Ward,
this is
comandante Camilla Reyes.
She's with
the PolicÃa Militar del Perú.
We used to work together
back in the day.
Let the team know
everything's okay.
I know you've found
a strange object
on Peruvian soil.
We should have a conversation
about how to proceed.
Of course.
But an 0-8-4 supercedes
all national claims.
You look good.
Yeah, I work out.
Come,
let me show you something.
Are you seeing this?
It's alive.
Wha-- alive alive?
It has
a functioning power source.
Sleepy's reading radionuclides,
but they don't match
any known isotope.
I get temporal matches, but
even then, they seem to shift.
Is that even possible?
Depends on the shifting of
the temporal radio stuff, so
it's totally weird, right?
I'm gonna go check on Coulson.
We've got company.
National police.
What?
Why are they here?
They heard about this object.
They're probably here
to protect it.
This area has
lots of rebel uprisings.
Yeah, people are fighting back
against the government's
mining policies.
It's pretty kick-***.
Yeah, it's kick-***,
all the violence.
That's not what I'm saying.
No, it's what you're typing.
In your van, alone --
where it's safe.
How much longer?
What's the hurry?
Are we in danger?
Not if everyone does their job.
What is yours, exactly?
The cacao is
from a secret valley in Peru.
Very special.
The best chocolate
in the world.
Could use some sugar.
Americans.
You know me, Camilla.
I'm a pretty simple guy.
There was nothing simple
about your last mission here.
I had some great help.
There isn't any chance we get
to keep the device, is there?
It's not mine to give,
but I'm sure we can find a way
to resolve this respectfully
in a way
that gives your coun--
Rebels.
Stay close.
On my six.
Let's go.
They're coming for it.
Let's move!
No.
No, no, no, no, no.
It doesn't matter.
It does to me!
Please, let us do this.
We need a containment case
for the 0-8-4.
There's no time.
But it has
a fluctuating power core --
frequencies way above
Sorry.
Science class is over.
Whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Wait.
You did not just pull that
out of the wall.
What is the matter with you?!
Do you realize we do not know
the amount of photon emissions
coming out of this --
okay.
We don't know what will happen
if it gets excited.
- Stay close.
- Fitz! Come on!
Come one!
Your men need to fall back now,
or we'll never make the runway.
Now -- your truck.
Let's go!
Get back!
Tell your men to get down.
Watch out!
Get in! Get in!
Move! Now!
Yes.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
After you.
After you.
Coulson's secure
in PMP's truck.
Take the south route to the airfield.
Gotcha.
Slow down!
You're joking, right?
Ward, listen!
We have to be careful.
There's a binding energy
structure that could overheat.
I could roll down a window!
Aah!
Do not roll down a window!
Stay quiet
and keep your heads down.
Head left.
The ravine empties.
But, Ward!
Quiet!
How fast
can you have the wheels up?
Fast.
Ramp!
On it.
What are you doing?!
Coulson is still out there!
Get off the ramp.
You're in the line of fire.
Cut it pretty close, sir.
Didn't want to leave
anyone behind.
I got to say it.
I miss my van.
Now, what was the problem?
As I said before,
this device has
a high-frequency, fluctuating,
sub-material compression --
Fitz, in English.
The 0-8-4 is fueled
by tesseract technology.
Hydra.
World War II.
Captain America.
It's full of lethal amounts
of gamma radiation.
Gamma --
you're saying it's nuclear?
No.
He's saying
it's much, much worse.
And the 0-8-4
is in your possession?
It's on board and contains
a tesseract fuel cell,
sothere's that.
Copy.
You are a go
for check-in guidance
through restricted airspace.
Safe travels.
Top speed's a priority, May.
Obviously.
I know you didn't want
to see combat.
I apologize for that.
Do you need anything else
before I go check on
the device fueled by evil
that's sitting
in our cargo hold?
This was fun.
Not to worry.
The device is stable.
Not that it couldn't explode
at any minute,
especially if hit
with machine-gun fire.
But things like this happen
from time to time
when in the field, and at first,
it's very unpleasant,
and you regret your decision
to leave the lab at all.
Are you mental?
I did explain in great detail
exactly what I meant,
using the queen's
bloody English!
I use normal English --
words like "duck" and "run"
and "might blow us to pieces.
"
Oh.
Oh! Well, congratulations,
Agent Ward.
You managed to string
three words together
in a sentence.
Is everyone all right?
Banged up but alive.
Thank you for the extraction.
But we lost a lot of men.
We'll make sure
the rest of you get home safe.
Are we safe?
On a plane with that?
There's a PMP airfield
in Iquitos.
It's a short distance --
We'll burn as fast as we can
for a S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
containment facility.
There's no safer place
for us to go.
Sir, if I may?
You got anything to drink
around here?
Upstairs.
I think you'll find it
quite comfortable up there.
I expect the grand tour.
I know you do.
I'm trying to tell you --
Don't understand anything
you are saying!
Do we have a problem in here?
No, sir.
Just working
on our communication.
Not everyone was prepared
for a firefight.
We got out, didn't lose anyone,
saved a few of theirs --
I'd say we did all right.
Anything else?
Uh, yeah.
I have a small question.
Because I've been feeling like
the tagalong hayseed rookie,
but now I get the sense
that Ward doesn't know
which one's Simmons
and which one's Fitz,
and they've seen
even less gunfire than me,
and I'm no rocket scientist,
but is this
your first mission together?
No.
Of course not.
It's our second.
I was your first?
That's sweet.
You're amused?
I'm terrified.
I am in way over my head,
but I have been on this team
just as long as any of you.
I might as well be team captain.
I was joking,
but maybe that's not a bad idea,
because these guys
do not like each other much.
This isn't about that.
I'm a specialist.
Today, I could have eliminated
the enemy threat myself
if I was working alone,
but I had
non-combat-ready agents --
Whoa, whoa.
Wait.
You work alone?
So typical.
Who do you think
designs your equipment?
Or the polymers for your weaponry.
Yeah.
- People like us do it.
- Try going into
the field with just your bare bum.
See them proving
the point I just made?
You're not wrong.
We still need
to iron out the kinks.
But, Ward, you can speak
six languages.
Simmons, you have two PhDs
in fields I can't pronounce,
and, Fitz,
you are a rocket scientist.
So work it out.
I-I'm --
I'm good at stuff, too.
So, should we work
or just continue to --
I'm saying I said
there would come a moment
when we would regret
the decision to go in the field.
I didn't think that would happen
in week one.
Oh, God.
This seam
in the sedimentary layers
suggests some sort of
molten cave-in
a few decades back.
Yeah, well, this here --
it's optical amplification.
Now, I think --
well, I'm most likely dead-on --
that the tesseratic energy
excites plasma
with an inverse population
of energy levels.
A laser.
A ray ofpure energy --
two terajoules.
See the ampliphier?
We're lucky
the drones didn't trigger it
while we were taking
electromagnetic readings.
This is a weapon,
powerful enough to --
Enough to melt through 50 feet
of solid rock to bury itself.
Imagine what it could do
to a person.
Yeah, or an airplane.
For example.
"Hunger Games"?
"Matterhorn.
"
One of a hundred books
my S.
O.
gave me
that I'm
just getting around to.
S.
O.
--
supervising officer.
Got it.
Hackers have lingo, too,
but I'll pick yours up.
I feel like you and me --
wrong foot.
Can Ibuy you a drink?
What I said before --
when I said the uprising was --
whatever I said --
a good thing.
I don't want you to think
I'm oblivious.
What I was talking about
was the tweets.
Tweets.
You trying to make things better
or worse?
Peruvians have organized
for the first time in decades.
Thousands of suffering people
who have never met
uniting over a common idea?
It's mind-blowing.
And I don't want to bring it up
because I don't want to see
your hate face,
butthat's what
the Rising Tide is all about.
Okay.
Usually, one person
doesn't have the solution.
But 100 people
with 1% of the solution --
that'll get it done.
I think that's beautiful --
pieces solving a puzzle.
You and I see the world
differently is all.
I've never been in a war zone
during a war until today.
That was crazy.
I take it
you've seen that a lot?
Wh-- did you get shot?
Skin deep.
Nothing to worry about.
You got shot.
Did that happen protecting us?
Said don't worry about it.
Well, no wonder
you were so pissed.
I wasn't pissed.
I was trained to be
the whole solution --
to eliminate variables.
And today, they keep adding up.
We're turning.
We've entered
restricted airspace,
so we have to follow
certain flight paths --
regulation.
This plane is capable
of fully automated flight,
but May has to be
on the stick herself tonight.
You've got an S.
O.
May's got to be on the stick.
Lots of good lingo
on this plane.
Yeah.
We just can't seem
to understand each other.
First walkie-talkie
wristwatch --
They only made 20, I think.
Still works.
I forgot you're
such a sentimentalist, Phillip.
Romanticizing history.
Yeah, most of it's glued down.
There was an elegance
to things back then.
There we agree.
With everything around us
changing so quickly,
it doesn't hurt to have
a few touchstones to the past.
Reminds me what's important.
The last thing I want to do
is relive days gone by.
A few nights, maybe.
I see what you're doing.
I'm reminiscing.
This plane is such a step up
from the R.
V.
we used to work out of
when you were stationed
in Cusco.
I don't remember much working.
I also don't remember
you being this direct.
Skye, hand me the bottle.
Okay, Turbo,
but you're still nursing
the one you got.
I'm not the only one.
We're stuck above the clouds
for the next few hours.
We might as well
enjoy ourselves.
We could make
a few more memories
to add to your collection.
What do you think?
I think
Ward already knows
you'll have to eliminate May
from the equation
to have a chance
which gives him about 20 seconds
to get to her first.
Aah!
We were allies.
We had history.
When did you decide
to throw that away?
As soon as I saw your team.
The reason I'm still alive
is because you need me to verify
the change of routes
for your pilot
when H.
Q.
calls in
any minute now.
I'd appreciate that.
But if I don't,
S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
will shoot
this aircraft out of the sky.
That'll take the 0-8-4
out of your hands.
Maybe I should let them.
Oh, no,
I think you'll make the calls.
You already
handed me your plane
for the life
of one of your little lab rats.
If I open the cargo hold,
you'll lose them all.
And you are
such a sentimentalist.
This is my fault.
Should have learned kung fu.
Oh, yeah,
but I shouldn't have
pushed you into the field
in the first place.
You weren't ready.
It was my job to make
a proper threat assessment.
Uh, we --
We weren't ready.
This wouldn't have happened if
Agent May wasn't on the stick.
She would have busted out
some of her ninja know-how.
Agent May?
No.
No, no.
She transferred
from administration.
Well, I've seen her
destroy a guy, so
You've heard of the cavalry?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Wh-- everyone at the academy
talks about st--
She's the cavalry?
I told you
never to call me that.
I can't believe it.
Oh, we're sure
to get out of here now.
Um, how do we get out of here?
Can't go through the doors.
They're bolted, tied
to the pressurization lines.
You two geniuses have nothing?
Yeah, well,
it's hard to concentrate
in these intense situations.
Hey.
Don't freeze up.
Take a breath.
You don't need to come up
with the whole solution.
Just part of it.
Right?
Yeah.
Pieces solving a puzzle.
You knew
this was a weapon all along.
But you got to it first.
I had to play nice.
Yes, Coulson.
For once,
I'm actually ahead of you.
My country commissioned
that weapon decades ago.
After the fall of Hydra,
many scientists followed
their Nazi friends
to hide
on this side of the world.
German engineering.
The weapon was lost
during a clash in the jungle
until today.
With it,
we'll end the rebel uprising
and finally stabilize
my country.
You mean rule your country.
You stay in your borders.
I'll stay in mine.
Those borders are disappearing.
Aliens descended on New York,
remember?
They don't care
whose colors you wear.
They just care
who's in the way.
We should be working together,
not fighting.
Well, that's clearly
the worst idea we've heard yet.
But it could work.
Reyes is gonna kill us
the minute we land, regardless,
and blame it on rebels.
This way,
we have a fighting chance.
I'll take it.
What's first?
We can't get upstairs
without going in the lab.
And the only way to release
the lab doors is from upstairs.
The first thing is,
we're tied to the cargo door,
so unless you can --
What the hell was that?
Her wrist.
Aah!
What's next?
Was it 11 years ago, now?
You swooped in with S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
with so much confidence,
so much mystery.
You had 100 men
at your disposal.
And now --
A hand-picked team.
And, yes, they're that good.
Oh, Phil.
You're not even aware.
Your renewed idealism,
your collectibles,
your airborne man cave,
surrounding yourself
with young, attractive agents --
you're having
a mid-life crisis.
More an afterlife thing,
really.
And I'm not going
to even mention
the red Corvette.
Her name's Lola.
Of course it is.
It's textbook.
You built this team
so you could feel relevant,
to feel needed.
They don't need me.
They need time.
Well,
time is not on their side.
No, but you gave them
something better --
a common enemy.
Okay, we're sure, right?
Everyone's sure?
We're all on board.
Yeah, let's do this fast.
No turning back.
No freezing up.
Because if we do, then
All of us die.
We know.
All right.
You guys talk a lot.
No, no, no!
S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
6-1-6,
we have radar contact.
Requesting confirmation
on a change in course.
Over.
Answer it, or they all learn
what a 30,000-foot drop
feels like.
Agent Coulson, are you there?
You have course confirmation.
You are cleared
direct to the Slingshot.
Agent Coulson?
Everything all right up there?
We heard you had
a little dustup on the ground.
Yeah, we're all good.
It's gonna be blue skies
from here on out.
Simmons,
forget what I said before.
This is the moment
that we'll regret.
Aah!
Aaaaah!
It worked.
The drop in cabin pressure
released the doors.
I'll take care of the soldiers.
You guys get
to the 0-8-4.
And Coulson?
Let's hope
he can handle himself.
Aah!
Aah!
Get back!
Go now!
Find the 0-8-4!
Help!
Coulson!
Got you!
Camilla! Hold on!
It's okay.
I've got it!
Fitz!
Reel us back in!
I've got you!
We need your help!
Trust me!
Don't want you to know
what a 30,000-foot drop
feels like.
Aah!
Cut him loose!
Sorry!
Sorry!
Hold on!
Aah!
I read the safety pamphlet.
I think you might be the first.
No other way in, huh?
Was just starting
to warm up to this place.
The 0-8-4 is cooling
and stable.
But we should call H.
Q.
and get it to the Slingshot
as soon as possible.
Told you they were good.
Not a scratch.
But your plane's totaled.
I hope S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
insurance
covers hijackings.
Sure.
Under "incidentals.
"
What exactly
am I signing up for?
Like I said --
front-row seat
to the craziest show on earth.
Yeah, but I didn't expect
the show to get this crazy
this fast
all for an object
you're just gonna destroy.
Slingshot is protocol.
A weapon like the 0-8-4
is too dangerous
for any person or country
to have.
People like Reyes
would always be after it.
What happened with Reyes,
anyway?
She's being held
at a S.
H.
I.
E.
L.
D.
detainment facility.
I expect the Peruvian government
will negotiate for her release.
She probably won't spend
much time in jail.
No, I mean what happened
with you and Reyes?
You guys totally did it
back in the day, right?
That's classified.
Looks like Skye might end up
as more than just a consultant,
despite our reservations.
She could turn into
a solid asset
with some serious work.
Well, if she wants to be
a field agent,
she'll need
a supervising officer --
someone disciplined,
someone good.
All right.
I'll do it.
Just to clarify, you were, uh,
talking about me, right?
We blew up a plane.
I had a new experience.
Eat that, Professor Vaughn.
You had a new experience.
But it was new for all of us.
They're happy.
Hey, come on.
You guys
don't want to miss this.
So, it'll take
about 180 days to reach the sun.
Now, yes, of course,
it would have been faster
if they'd used hydrogen-fueled
APUs, but they're having fun.
How many of those
have you guys had?
Sk--
Skye.
It's important
when in the field
to unwind from time to time.
Yeah, yeah,
especially after a hard day
of everyone almost dying.
Which doesn't happen
every day, right?
It's an anomaly --
an irregularity.
Notthe norm.
Speaking of "not the norm,"
whose idea was it
to blow a hole in the plane?
May said that the doors
were tied to the pressurization,
so I thought --
So we thought it was
the only way to release them.
It was everyone's idea, sir.
Yes, quite genius, really.
Nice work.
All clear for liftoff.
Oh, time for blastoff.
Launching
In three
two
The trajectory will take it
beyond the Lagrange point
so that it doesn't hit
Herschel.
And there haven't been
any coronal mass ejections,
so it shouldn't lose telemetry.
Guys, English.
Ow.
_
Really? Really, Coulson?
Six days?
It only took you six days
to take a completely renovated
piece of state-of-the-art
machinery
and turn it into scrap?!
My team acted
with my authority.
Don't talk to me
about authority.
Do you know
how much this plane cost?
It's got a bar.
A really nice one.
Talking to me about authority.
You know, I have the authority
to downgrade your ***
to a Winnebago.
I'm aware of that, sir.
Well, I want it fixed
just like you found it.
So don't have Fitz-Simmons going
making modifications,
like a-a-a-a
damn fish tank.
Yes, sir.
And the new girl --
she's a risk.
I know, sir.
You know, sir?
How's Lola?
She's fine, sir.
Thanks for asking.
Talking to me about authority.
Yeah, we're gonna
have to kill the fish tank.