[hr][hr][center][img]https://s22.postimg.cc/6g8onsz41/6a8a04c0ca1b1adbb23631ae5dfd661b.png[/img]
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/YCnJKP9t/f0549d81c187c9ac94771f8b0f60080c.png[/img][hr][img]https://i.postimg.cc/qvST58jp/tenor.gif[/img][hr][@BlueSky44][@Kirah][@Nallore][@FantasyChic][hr][h3][color=84B4E2][b]The Playground - Washington D.C.: October 24th, 2020 - 4:30 P.M.[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr]	Barton was getting concerned - half an hour ago, Abercrombie had notified him of the personal hell she had found herself in and there hadn't been another response. That wasn't like her. Even though he had technically asked her if she wanted him to come back, he was already on a quinjet at that point, going as fast as he could for the Playground. He wasn't too far out and quinjets were fast, so half an hour was plenty of time for him. The hangar doors opened and the quinjet was camouflaged as it entered, without anyone up on the surface being aware of what had happened. 

	The police had mostly left the scene now by this point. The bodies were bagged and taken to the medical examiner and there wasn't really anyone left around to interview about all of this - they had done their job. And since the police in Washington D.C. turned a blind eye on Purifiers attacking mutants, they already had an internal bias as to what group was responsible for this. It [i]had[/i] to have been the Mutant Underground in their mind.	[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=add3ff]Dominika Novikova[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/4yD1w6xb/a7ade862abe207c109c3e4bf62918c88.gif[/img][hr][b][color=add3ff]Location:[/color][/b] The Playground - Hallway Outside Tinley's Quarters
[b][color=add3ff]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A[hr][/center]	Her chest deflated slightly as Tinley gave her an order to stop trying to save Agent Sparks. She wasn't going to stop, however, and hearing Abercrombie say that only made her more defiant. She would do whatever it took to bring Sparky back, no matter the cost or the collateral damage. Novikova knew that she would set her world on fire and pull Sparky out of the ashes if she had to. But then as Tinley continued her thought, the aggression and rage filling Novikova faded down to a dull roar. They were going to do this - as a team then. 

	[color=add3ff]"Agent Flynn - he defected from O.M.E.N., so he won't mind breaking rules,"[/color] Novikova said softly, though she wondered if he would help them, given their longstanding feud over cats. But Flynn was a good person - he'd know that saving lives was more important than some petty fight and squabble. She didn't know about Agent Chase or Agent Bautista - Agent Reed she figured might do it, she seemed the rebel type. [color=add3ff]"And..."[/color] however, she was cut off as Cass came on over - and a few seconds later, she spotted someone come down the hallway, a bow and quiver slung over his shoulder.

	Hawkeye gave Tinley a half wave. [color=7851A9]"You wanna fill me in on what's going on?"[/color] he asked her. He had one hell of a poker face but the odds that Barton had heard her talking to Novikova were slim. He was partially deaf and he fiddled with his hearing aid slightly, adjusting the sensitivity on it. Barton usually turned it down whenever the quinjet was landing, since otherwise the roar of the engines gave him a headache. [color=7851A9]"Glad you're okay,"[/color] he then added, crossing his arms slightly. He could tell from their body language that this wasn't just about HYDRA and Purifiers. 

	Barton had been the one to make the call to bring Black Widow into SHIELD rather than end her life, Novikova recalled. And she doubted they'd be able to do this without him. [color=add3ff]"...We have a way to bring them back - from the Quantum Realm,"[/color] she told Barton and Cass - and Barton stared at her, before he nodded slightly. It was stupid and brave of her to tell them. 

	[color=7851A9]"Let's get started then,"[/color] he said, before opening up an intercom channel and announcing to the entire Playground. [color=7851A9]"Common room, one minute. Everyone needs to be there for this. We've got a mission."[/color] He then looked at Abercrombie and gave her a nod. He was glad that she was the one running things while he had been gone earlier. He couldn't have picked a better second. [hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=f6989d]Bonnie Chase[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://i.postimg.cc/mrzFfv6Q/giphy.gif[/img][hr][b][color=f6989d]Location:[/color][/b] The Playground - Holding Cells --> the Common Room
[b][color=f6989d]Skills:[/color][/b] N/A[hr][/center]	Bonnie had to chuckle slightly, as horrifying as an explosion was, it reminded her a bit of Cass' first mission with the X-Men. [color=f6989d]"Maybe if we had Luminous here, that explosion could suddenly turn her good - like it did for Quicksilver at the power plant you guys blew up, Cass,"[/color] she told her friend with a smirk. She had known Cass for what felt like an eternity, with the two of them being paired up and working together as Coulson's science team for a while. However, she was very much happy that Luminous was locked up at the Raft - and hopefully no one would try to break her out. 

	[color=f6989d]"I made out with a guy who bursts into flames earlier... Careful doesn't seem to be the theme of the day,"[/color] Bonnie said softly, looking at the purring cat in her arms. She got a little nervous when Goose started hissing at the HYDRA agents, but clearly he had above normal intelligence - that or Fury had trained him to hate HYDRA with a passion. Could you even train a cat? She nodded slightly at Cass as she left the room, just petting Goose for a moment as she thought. Glancing up at Flynn for his question, she was about to give an answer when Barton's voice came on over the speakers. 

	[color=f6989d]"Guess we got a mission,"[/color] she told Flynn, giving him a slight smile before she left the holding cells and headed to the coom room, still holding the scary chubby kitty. Once there, she took a seat and waited for them to be filled in on the details. Her gut told her that whatever this was, it was huge.