Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Previously on "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."...

To activate the Obelisk,

Hydra has to take it to a specific place.

A temple inside the city.

Raina claims that she can touch the Obelisk

without being harmed,

that it would lead them to the temple.

Only the worthy are allowed inside

to witness its true power.

And what happens to the people who aren't worthy?

Oh!

There's Hydra quinjets

outside the windows on both sides.

- Let's go. - Destiny calls.

You, too.

Shoot them down.

Trip, find some cloud cover.

Roger that.

You think they're coming back? Well, should we cloak?

- Not yet. - Are you seeing this?

- Should we cloak? - Not yet!

I can man the weapons-control pod.

Just grab a seat, and lock in. It's gonna get bumpy.

Only cloud cover is about 20,000 feet below us.

We have about a minute before Hydra opens fire.

No. Go. Move over.

- Go! - Okay.

- You done this before? - Not exactly.

19,000.

18,000.

17,000.

16,000.

They've locked on us.

Weapons are hot.

- Do you want me to cloak? - Not yet.

Now!

Aah!

Visual confirmation of four direct hits.

Anything on your screen?

Negative. Radar is clear.

Mission accomplished.

Whew! Ha ha!

The only word for that kind of flying is "fancy."

Redirect us to San Juan.

I'm gonna have to let Coulson know

that Hydra has Skye.

Copy that.

Let me know as soon as you can get us

down into the tunnels safely.

- Of course, Sir. - Yes, Sir.

Whitehall's demand was for Raina.

He said nothing about Skye.

So Ward called an audible when he saw her on the plane.

Or had his own agenda the whole time.

He told Skye he was keeping his promise.

Which means he's taking her to meet daddy dearest.

If there's a silver lining,

it's that she's probably still alive.

Agent Morse, Hydra knows the alien city's here,

and they're coming our way.

If any of their Agents are ex-S.H.I.E.L.D.,

they'll contact Diego for local Intel.

Reach out again.

Make sure he doesn't tell them about the fort entrance.

Copy that.

We'll do everything possible for Mack.

But right now, we have to stop Hydra

from getting the Obelisk into those tunnels.

I found four.

Cutting-edge howling commando technology, circa 1945.

Oh, 10 would be better.

Without the dwarfs scanning the tunnels,

we don't know what's down there.

- We know electronics don't work. - Yeah, I know.

That's why we need mechanical detonators for the bombs.

Look, I'm sorry. These are awesome.

Dum dum dugan would be proud.

I don't want to sound ungrateful.

The good news about going old school

is that these babies

are immune to EMP's and electronic jamming.

The bad news...

You can't trigger them remotely.

We'll start the timers and run like hell.

Pick four spots, and I'll make them go boom.

Okay.

Well, Agent May says this is ground zero for the Obelisk

and whatever apocalyptic stuff it's supposed to do.

So if we plant explosives around it...

Getting into the city and moving safely about

doesn't seem nearly as hard as finding a way to save Mack.

You don't have to say things about Mack being alive

just because he was my friend, Jemma.

We're dealing with alien tech, alien biology.

Who knows what might have happened to Mack down there.

That's a good point, actually. I apologize.

It's just I've been thinking about self-defense.

I know you might still have hurt feelings,

- but we need to concentr... - Oh, no, no. No.

Uh, I'm not... I'm not talking about myself.

I'm... I'm speaking about the...

- The city. - Yeah.

Y... what if it reacts when it senses a threat?

I mean, it's the same way the Obelisk would

when somebody touches it.

I mean, we... we both know

that alien materials react negatively to human biology.

The way white blood cells fight off bacteria or a virus.

Yeah.

Which is why I'm afraid

that Mack's... most likely dead.

There are other possibilities.

What if the city didn't kill Mack,

but co-opted him, made him a part of it?

- Like zombie ants? - Yeah.

Maybe it's like the fungus ophiocordyceps.

It... it possesses and transforms ants

into creatures that do its bidding.

Maybe the city didn't kill Mack...

it's just controlling him.

If Mack's alive,

there's still hope we can save him.

Looking for something? - Mm.

Mack would hate to see his garage like this.

I heard what happened with Mack.

Then you know it was my fault.

That's not the story going around.

I heard it wasn't Mack that came out of that hole.

You did what had to be done.

Hmm.

You think he's dead.

Between whatever infected him and the hundred-foot drop...

When this is all over, I'm gonna cry for like a week.

Hey, come here.

Mack's one of the best.

If he really is gone, then the number

of people I trust on this planet just plummeted.

I didn't know you trusted anyone.

Moment of weakness.

Let's just say I mistrust some less than others.

Hmm. It's Diego.

Coulson wanted me to set a meeting.

You know... could use some backup.

I might know a guy.

Want me to see if he's available?

Is he good?

Ah, good enough to know

you're keeping a thumb drive from him.

I want to trust you, Bob. I really do.

So I'm gonna assume that whatever's on that drive

has nothing to do with you and me.

I'll go get my weapons. Then we can go.

You made the right call.

The right call would have been

to put two of these in Ward's head.

Then Hydra would have blown the bus out of the air.

Yeah, but then they wouldn't have Skye or Raina

or the map or the location...

Six members of our team

are still alive because of what you did.

That needs to count for something.

Skye can take care of herself.

You've transformed her

into an Agent who's smart and tough and capable.

If there's a chance for her to turn the tables,

she'll take it.

Checking exits,

numbers of men, weapons inventory.

I'm impressed. How's your marksmanship?

I don't know. Hand me your side arm.

Let's find out.

Cool under pressure.

I see May's teaching you control.

That's one of our differences.

In S.H.I.E.L.D., they train you to control yourself.

Hydra wants to control everyone else.

I'm not loyal to Hydra.

My orders were to collect Raina.

Bringing you along was my idea.

Maybe you don't remember,

but we've played this game of "let's kidnap Skye" before,

and it didn't end well for you.

That's not my concern.

Really? Then what is?

Keeping my promise.

I'm sure you two have a lot of catching up to do.

Look at that.

The way you tilt your head.

It's just like...

Is it nature or nurture?

I promised myself...

I wouldn't get emotional.

Just

I've waited so long for this moment.

Let's try again.

Hi.

I'm Cal.

I'm your father.

Would you like to sit down?

Right. Me neither.