Agents of SHIELD season 5 Retribution

Chapter 2 getting some answers and going on the offensive

Author's notes I don't own Agents of SHIELD, just the idea for this fic, set after Season 4 and goes a lot different than what happen in the show. This story will be focusing on Phil and Melinda as well as Maria Hill and an OC of mine Jack Williams.

This fic is not connected to my other Agents of SHIELD fic Ghosts of The Past in anyway.

I'd also like to thank my good friend Fenrisulven13 for letting me borrow his OC's Nicholas Smythe, Magnus Wolfe and Benjamin Shannon. I also recommend you read Fenrisulven13's fanfics. If you like this, you'll like those as well.

Well's that's enough of an author's notes on with the story

Avengers Tower

Mike handed Tony what they found on Nicholas Smythe and he was shocked to see this man had a version of the Sonic Taser weapon developed by Stark Industries many years ago.

And the other device was now being examined, it was clearly advanced tech, like nothing Tony had ever seen before, soon the AI FRIDAY said the device looked like a porotype teleporter device that was developed by the Department of Defence which mysteriously disappeared, clearly it was not a prototype anymore.

Taylor asked Tony "Do you think you can make other versions of this teleporter, would be useful when we find whoever Smythe worked for?"

Tony said "I can make a copy, once I look at this and the schematics from the DOD and find out how it's supposed to work. I've done some looking up on Smythe. He's wanted in 6 states for murder of several women. We caught a serial killer, working for a secret organisation. Makes me start to think these people could indeed by HYDRA."

Ben and the others agreed with Tony's theory, before Jack and Maria arrived with the phone of Smythe, as Jack said "Last call made on this phone was to Secretary of State Ross. If he's involved with this group, we need to find out. Mr Stark I suggest you get him to come here. Tell him you know where Steve Rogers is and will only tell him in person. Than we can find out what he knows."

Tony than asked "What happened to Smythe?"

Maria said "He died during the questioning. Jack had to get creative in the questioning when the man refused to talk. We now have a new lead, let's follow it."

As Jack started to look over the info on Smythe, he was happy to see that the man had done crimes that what happened to him, a fate he well deserved. He then hoped that Phil and others were ok, no doubt when this group learned Smythe was dead, they wouldn't be happy.

The Peak

Director Brand was furious when her search team reported that Nicholas Smythe was found dead in an abandoned warehouse, eviscerated and a note was left with a waring. 'Release Phil Coulson, Melinda May and the others your holding, or more of your people will die.'

Smythe's phone and teleporter were not found on the body and it was clear the man was tortured by Jack Williams, the once top interrogator in SHIELD. Seems the man's skills hadn't dulled over the last few years since he left SHIELD following his divorce from Maria Hill.

Director Brand then ordered Melinda May and Phil Coulson brought to her office, so she could find out anything they knew about Jack Williams, where'd he go and who'd he ally with in this mission of vengeance.

Once they were brought the office, Director Brand demanded they tell her all they knew about Jack Williams, or the others would suffer for their silence. Phil started to laugh knowing that Brands threat was an empty one as Melinda asked "How many of your men as he and those with him killed so far? Anyone high up, if not he's just getting started."

Phil regained his composure as he asked "Let me guess, he's given you a demand. Release us, our team, or more of your men will die? I suggest you do as he says."

Director Brand angrily said "Your friend, killed one of my best agents, tortured him, than gutted him like a pig."

None of her questions were answered as Director Brand ordered the two of them brought back to their cells, both Coulson and May couldn't help but think back to a night several years, ago when they helped Jack and Maria get revenge for little Josh Williams.

Flashback 8 years ago Ohio

A car pulled up to an abandoned building as heavy rain was falling all around the area, Phil Coulson and Melinda May got out of the car and got the man who was tied up in the back of the car and dragged him out, The man was already a bloody mess with blood from his mouth and bruises all over his face.

The man yelled "Where are you taking me? Let me go!" Melinda punched him in the gut as Phil said "You're going to face justice for what you done Tyler. You killed our godson. You didn't think we'd come after you for that? You really are stupid."

Tyler said "SHIELD shouldn't have killed my brother, if they didn't than your brat godson would still be alive now." Phil angry at this remark shoved Tyler to the ground and kicked him in the gut, making the man cry out in pain.

Tyler was dragged to his feet and brought into the abandoned building where Jack and Maria Williams were waiting for their son's murderer.

Tyler was soon handcuffed to a hook connected to the ceiling, keeping his arms suspended above his head while, the four SHIELD agents took turns beating up the man who murdered baby Josh Williams in cold blood.

After a while, Phil and Melinda left as Jack and Maria got out a bag of implements and debated which to use first on Tyler.

Maria said "You're stupid. We were going to leave SHIELD once Josh was a year old. Our work was finished, we were done. We were out. All you had to do was leave us alone. Why couldn't you just leave us alone?"

Maria got no answer as she was about to begin the torture as Jack said to Tyler "You can scream now if you want to."

Tyler died in complete and total agony by the time Maria and Jack were done with him. Phil and Melinda helped bury the body.

End of flashback

Phil and Melinda knew it'd only be a matter of time before Director Brand and her group paid for what they done.

All they had to do now was wait.

Unknown Location

Former member of the World Security Council Hawley was watching the news on TV. She was proud to see some in SHIELD were going to continue the mission they started long ago, and then got a call from an old friend.

The caller asked "You've seen the news?"

Hawley replied "I am Graham. You must be proud of jack, wanting to contine SHIELD and defy those people in the US trying to use this as a power grab?"

Graham Williams said "I am. We are both former members of the World Security Council, if SHIELD will continue, than we need to reassume our role overseeing SHIELD. What do you say Hawley?"

Hawley smiled and said "I'm in."

Graham smiled and made the next call to US President Ellis to use his influence to ensure the US government didn't interfere with SHIELD in the future.

After all he knew where the secrets that the US government didn't want revealed. In essence, he knew where the bodies were buried, because he buried them himself.

Avengers Tower a few hours later

US Secretary of State Ross arrived at Avengers Tower and he wasn't alone. President Ellis was with him with a Secret Service detail.

As Secretary Ross and the President were meeting Tony Stark to find out wat info he had on the whereabouts of Steve Rogers and the other Rogue Avengers as the media referred to them as, when suddenly Maria Hill and Jack Williams entered.

Jack said "Mr President I'm sorry to barge in like this, but Sectary Ross is guilty of conspiring with a group working against the government who went after my friends and is withholding information that is vital to the security of this planet." as Jack showed President Ellis the phone Smythe had and the last number dialled, Secretary Ross tried to flee, when Tony and Maria grabbed him and held him in place as Ellis ordered the Secret Service to stand down.

Before Jack could do anything, President Ellis said "I know he's been working with a group known as S.W.O.R.D. I only just found out myself a few hours ago. It's very complicated."

Jack was enraged at this punched Ross in the face as he yelled "Where are my friends and their team! Where is this so called S.W.O.R.D's HQ?"

President Ellis said "He told me he doesn't know!"

Jack retorted as he could see it in Ross's eyes, he knew what Jack wanted to know. "He's lying to you sir."

Ross said "The man I had on the inside, has gone dark. I don't know where-."

He stopped talking, as Jack took out a dagger and said "You read my file. First thing I'll do is cut out your right eye. Then I'll cut out your left. Then I will cut you and I will keep cutting, until you tell me where this group is."

As Ross's silence Jack looked at President Ellis, who nodded as Jack said "You brought this on yourself."

Just before Jack could begin cutting, Secretary Ross said "Alright. Alright. Alright. They have a drop off point, an abandoned warehouse, number 15 in Brooklyn. Go there, some of them will show up, take them out and get their teleporters, from there you can get a small team onto their space station."

Everyone was shocked at this declaration and the president asked "How can they have a space station in orbit of the planet and we not detect it?"

Secretary Ross admitted the truth "They have advanced alien tech and privately funded by people who share their goals. I can give a list of names, if it'll buy me leniency."

The President looked at Ross is disgust and said to the Secret Service Agents "Get him out of here. Put in a holding cell in the White House and question him, find out everything he knows."

The agents did as ordered as the President said to Jack "Your father has me over a barrel. So if SHIELD want to be separate from the government, they can as long as the Sokovia Accords are enforced and we have a liaison officer at SHIELD."

Jack looked at Maria who nodded in agreement and Jack said "That sounds fine to me. We'll need a Delta team to help us with this planned attack on this S.W.O.R.D Space Station, the very best."

The President remember hearing of one spec ops team who were in the US on R&R knew just who to get and would make the arrangements.

An hour later, Jack, Maria, mike, Ben and Taylor were waiting near the warehouse when an SUV arrived and several men showed up armed with tactical gear and weapons, the Delta team arrived.

The group entered the abandoned warehouse and set up positions for an ambush, and waited for these S.W.O.R.D operatives to show up.

Two hours later, over a dozen of them showed up and were quickly taken out as Tony Stark showed up with the teleporter used by Smythe and explained he figured out how to use it and showed the others what to do, once they had the other teleporters on.

Suddenly the group on the count of 3, activated the teleporters and found themselves on the space station.

Jack said to the Delta Team, "Create a distraction and try and draw a lot of the guards on here to you. The rest of us will look for someone who can tell us where they keep the prisoners on this station."

The group spilt into two teams, as a man in S.W.O.R.D attire like those who were killed in that warehouse entered the room, arms raised is surrender as he said "My name is Magnus Wolfe. I take it you're looking for the SHIELD agents we took into custody? I can show you where they are."

Jack kept his gun on Magnus and said "Show us."

Magnus lead the group to the holding cells as alarms started to go with gunfire heard nearby, the Delta team was doing their job.

Soon they were at the holding cells which Magnus opened as Mike and Tony found who they were looking for, Melinda May, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, Daisy Johnson, Alphonso Mackenzie, Elena Rodriguez, but no Phil Coulson.

Jack asked Melinda "Where's Phil?"

Melinda said "I heard yelling from Phil. I think they took him somewhere to beat some information out of him. Knew you'd show up Jack, wasn't expecting everyone else you brought with you though."

Jack smiled in response and gave Melinda a shotgun as she grabbed a tactical vest off a dead S.W.O.R.D agent as Magnus said "Your friend was probably taken to interrogation, any guards not engaged in fighting will be there between you and him, two floors up. What are you going to do?"

Melinda loaded her shotgun as she replied "I'm getting Phil back." She then headed to an elevator followed by Jack and Maria, as Tony led the others in taking out any other S.W.O.R.D operatives on the space station that weren't fighting the Delta team.

As they headed took out several more S.W.O.R.D operative Ben asked Magnus "Why are you helping us?"

Magnus answered "I overheard Director Brand on the phone to one of our financial backers, she said two words. Hail Hydra."

Tony muttered to himself "They always come back. Cut one head, two more takes its place."

Mike took out two more S.W.O.R.D members he yelled "Let's keep cutting off their heads than!"

Meanwhile, as Melinda, Jack and Maria arrived on the floor, they were keeping Phil on, they were meeting heavy resistance, Melinda told Jack and Maria to cover her while she flanked them, going through an empty room and quickly took them out from behind.

She moved on followed closely by the others, as in the interrogation Director Brand was overseeing Phil's questioning, as they heard the alarms and Phil said "It's over, you lost."

Before she could say anything, a S.W.O.R.D agent walked over to her and said "Ma'am I can't raise anyone on the coms, and there's reports on gunfire on this floor."

Director Brand said "The Calvary, Jack Williams and Maria Hill are on their way. Cut them off. Michaelson, get the emergency teleporter ready to take us to our fallout base."

Michaelson said "I can't, the teleporter signal is being jammed somehow."

Director Brand cursed at this and got behind Phil and pointed a gun at him as gunfire was heard outside and suddenly, Melinda, Jack and Maria were opening fire taking out every S.W.O.R.D operative there before any of them could get a shot off.

As she laid dying on the floor, Director Brand muttered. "Hail Hydra." With that she died.

Jack contacted the others over the com and said "We've got Coulson, now let's take out all these HYDRA goons, and then take an inventory of what's here. Might be some useful tech."

Tony said "All of those Hydra goons are now dead. Good to hear Phil's alright. Let him know when this is done, me and him are going to talk."

Jack nodded as the four of them headed to regroup with the others and start looking through the place for Intel and advanced tech.

Within a few hours they were done and contacted President Ellis to let him know the threat HYDRA posed to the world was dealt with.

Once that was done, Tony, Jack and Maria went back to Earth with Phil, Melinda and their team, to their surprise, former World Security Councilwoman Hawley and Graham Williams were waiting for them.

Graham said "Well taking out another head of HYDRA. Now we to talk about the future of SHIELD. I've convinced President Ellis to let SHIELD be it's own independent organization again, we will however have a liaison officer from the US military. I still have some advanced SHIELD tech from when SHIELD fell that causes rapid healing. I've had it given to US General Talbot, once he recovers. I'll suggest he's made the liaison officer. Now I and Hawley will be on the World Security Council again, Mr Stark, we'd like to offer you the third positon on the council. What do you say?"

Tony was shocked at this and said "I'll need some time to think about this offer?"

Graham nodded in understanding and hugged Phil saying "Glad you're alright."

Phil hugged back the man who became a father figure to him after he and Jack became great friends and smiled.

Everyone had a nice dinner to celebrate a successful rescue as Jack and Maria were caught up on what happened to Coulson and the others in the last few years since SHEILD fell.

A few weeks later The Peak

Graham Williams led General Talbot through the space station, SHIELD's new headquarters and the general was impressed with what he saw and agreed to take the position offered by the President to be the US liaison to SHIELD.

Meanwhile in the dining room, a private meal was being held for Phil Coulson and Melinda May, arranged for by Tony Stark, once the two of them finally admitted their feelings for one another.

At the same time on Earth, Jack and Maria were both reconnecting by going a nice walk in Rome after a lovely date. Jack smiled as he kissed Maria and thought to himself 'Love is in the air.'

A year later Phil married Melinda and Jack married Maria again in a double ceremony, with the two bouquets caught by Simmons and Elena. Much to the shock of Fitz and Mack.

A few months ago when Thanos and his army showed up on Earth looking for the other Infinity Stones, the Avengers with the Guardians of the Galaxy and help from SHIELD defeated them, saving the world. Sadly after the victory, President Ellis was assassinated by a lone gunman, with evidence implicating SHIELD as being responsible.

Epilogue 2 years later Washington DC

Maria Williams finished her testimony before the US senate committee into allegations SHIELD was behind the murder of President Ellis and asked Senator Donald Trump one question. "Where were you when the President died?"

Trump was shocked at the question and said "I was at home. Why?"

Maria lit a cigarette before saying "I was at SHIELD HQ, having helped the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy protect Earth from Thanos and his army along with the rest of SHIELD. When I learned the President was dead. I swore I'd find a way to make it right no matter how long it took."

Trump demanded to know where Maria was going with this and asked "What are you saying?"

Maria retorted "I'm saying, Sarah Palin and a group of conspirators who were part of HYDRA, murdered President Ellis."

Trump scoffed and said "That's the most absurd thing I ever heard."

Maria then took out a silenced pistol hidden under the table by SHIELD agents and said "I thought you'd say that senator. No one fucking move!"

Trump and the other senators were shocked at this as the billionaire senator said "You're out of your mind if you think-."

Maria stood up and kept her gun aimed at Trump and said "I don't hold anyone's ambition against them senator. You were ambitious, a powerful business man who wanted more power and became US Senator. I looked though Palin's files after she died once we learned she was HYDRA. Imagine my surprise to see your name mentioned, over and over and over and over again. HYDRA wanted President Ellis dead and you were more than willing to help, for a price."

Trump said "There's camera's everywhere, there's witnesses. You'll never get away with this!"

Maria angrily said "I want them to see this, you stupid asshole." Maria turned to the camera. "Because then they will know. SHIELD is not finishing with you. SHIELD is starting with you."

She then faced Trump again and fired once shooting him in the chest before shooting him in the head killing him. Maria started to walk away as she faced the camera one last time and said "And they're next!"

Maria quickly left the building and used the teleporter embedded into her arm to get back onto the Space Station and happily reported to the World Security Council that another high up member of HYDRA was dead.

Jack kissed his wife and said "We better get ready Mack and Elena's wedding is in a few hours."

Maria nodded and left to go to her quarters as she got dressed, Maria looked at the pregnancy test she took earlier which was positive, she had a good surprise for Jack later on tonight.

The end.

Author's notes well that's end of this fic, let me know what you think of it read and review no flames though ok.