Agents of The Clone Wars (Book 1): The Clairvoyant Conspiracy

Purpose

"I love your attitude but we need to work on your approach. You're going to have to be more subtle and less emotional. You can't allow people to read too much into your emotions. You need to act professionally and only focus on completing your mission. You have to do whatever it takes to complete your mission even if it means doing something evil. Do you understand?"

Ward nodded.

"Good let's get to work." Agent Hand said

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"It's close. The coordinates to the secret base that Fury gave May...we just need to walk a little further." Coulson called out to the group

"Are you sure about this Coulson? It looks like we are just in the middle of the woods. My master needed me on Ryloth/Algeria but I convinced him to let me join you. If we are at the wrong location than this would have been a waste and we could have just joined Anakin at Ryloth. My mastercould figure out a way to sneak you guys onto one of the shuttles in his airship fleet." Ahsoka insisted

"We are not turning around. Fury discussed contingency plans with May behind my back in case my health deteriorated. It's clear that there is a base here. We have no choice. Palpatine has declared all Shield Agents who don't surrender to questioning from the United Republic military criminals." Coulson argued

"Perhaps we surrender and get Anakin to back us up when we tell the Supreme Chancellor and his inner circle what we know. Rumor has it Skywalker is good friends with Chancellor Palpatine.
Prior to today Shield improved it's relationship with the Jedi, Skye used to train with them and Ahsoka is with us. We don't have to risk everything on a plan with little chance of success when we have powerful allies with connections." Agent Hand argued

"As far as I'm concerned you aren't a real Shield Agent. You're a liar who decided to take on Dooku with your right hand woman Agent Hartley whose your secret wife. You preach about following protocol but this whole time you've violated it and put my team at risk to challenge Dooku by yourself. So don't talk to me like I'm your friend Victoria." Coulson criticized

"I get it Phil. You gave your life for Shield and Shield has let you down. But we have a chance to win. To accomplish the mission. That's preventing the Separatist from getting the intel Skye has hidden in the encrypted data pad of hers as well as taking down Garrett's secret superhuman lab project. Project Centipede." Hand urged

Coulson shook his head dismissively and walked away from Hand. The rest of the team walked past Hand ignoring her shivering in the bitter cold. After a few more minutes of walking the group reached the coordinates and there was nothing but trees and snow. Everyone started to worry and Coulson's frustration grew to anger. Shield couldn't just cease to exist. It'd be just as crazy for the Jedi Order to disappear. Yet Coulson was confronted with the grim possibility that there was no way to stop Project Centipede or avoid capture by the United Republic military.

"There's gotta be something here. Stay alert team and keep your eyes open."

"What's the plan if we don't find anything? Do we just head back to the Bus and just find a safe place to hide it?" Skye asked

"We're not going back. We need to utilize the resources Fury has set up for us." Coulson replied

"What about satellite tracking systems. They're monitoring the skies for unregistered airships. We can't outmanevuer those things forever." Fitz said

"It doesn't matter. We used up all the Bus's fuel just to get to this location." Coulson said

"Are you insane! You didn't think about the risks of what to do in case you couldn't find Fury's secret base?" Simmons interjected alarmed by Coulson's answer