Daisy Johnson sat in her seat, drowsily passing the grueling return journey in sleep. Melinda May had relaxed as well. After setting the Quinjet to autopilot, she sat in the pilot's seat with her eyes half-closed, recovering the energy she had spent on the mission—if they were to return to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, the Quinjet would have to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and even at its top speed, that would take several hours. Melinda May had rushed from home to the base without sleep or rest, then flown from the base to Morocco. She had not properly rested at all. The Quinjet was extremely quiet, save for the groans Joseph Hadad made in his half-conscious sleep because of the pain.
"What happened, May?" The aircraft jolted violently, slamming the back of Daisy's head into the padded seat behind her. The female hacker cried out and woke up. She immediately looked at Melinda and saw that Melinda May had woken up as well, frantically adjusting the controls.
"Engine failure! Damn it, it must have gone too long without maintenance!" May shouted. She glanced outside through the cockpit glass, then made a swift decision. "Daisy, protect Joseph Hadad. We may need some help."
"My lord, the assassin has forced the aircraft carrying Melinda May and Daisy Johnson to make an emergency landing in the Atlantic Ocean." On the way back to the City of Immortals aboard the Helicarrier, Stephanie received a briefing. She immediately took it to the Arcanist seated in the command chair. Without disrupting Salomon's other work, she had written out a summary by hand. "The assassin has completely erased every clue that could lead back to us and has now arrived at Safe House AE.10041.26." She added, "Joseph Hadad has also fallen into the assassin's hands. He is requesting