"Bus... Now that's a lazy name."
Hermione muttered as she drew a circle in the air, following the coordinates Nick Fury had provided.
Golden sparks flew, and a Portal slowly opened.
She stepped through and found herself inside a massive transport plane a second later.
"Huh? Are they filming some blockbuster?"
Hermione had barely steadied herself when she saw two figures leap out of the open hatch, one after the other.
One was wearing a parachute pack. The other went one better and jumped straight into free fall.
"Well, that's one way to have fun."
Hermione blinked, immediately transformed into a breeze, and chased after them.
"Miss Wizard?!"
Ward's eyes widened, and he rubbed them hard.
What was she doing here?
He had attended the S.H.I.E.L.D. Mystery Countermeasures Team training organized by Fury, so he naturally recognized Hermione.
"Say, are you two playing PUBG or something?"
Hermione's voice sounded beside his ear, tinged with amusement. "You even brought someone without a parachute. Planning to turn into a loot crate on landing?"
Only then did Ward snap out of his daze. That moment of distraction had widened the distance between him and Simmons, and he could see he would never catch up in time.
Seeing the anxiety on his face, Hermione pursed her lips and shook her head helplessly.
Young people these days were always trying to get themselves killed.
With a single Apparition, she appeared beside Simmons.
"Aaaah!"
Simmons had been waiting to die with her eyes shut when she suddenly felt something tighten around her waist, a force catching hold of her.
She cried out and instinctively opened her eyes, only to find a beautiful face before her.
Simmons's mind went blank. She had no idea what was happening.
"Don't worry. This is nothing."
Hermione winked at her