Coulson and the others had actually reached the deck within seconds of Mockingbird being knocked unconscious. Hawkeye was the fastest. He fired a grappling arrow from the smokestack of another ship toward Tony's yacht and zip-lined over to his female teammate in an instant.
Although Tony had pulled the unconscious female agent out of the water, Iron Man's reputation regarding women had never been particularly good. They had to stay on guard.
Tony had been nervous at first. So many Men in Black had suddenly appeared on his boat, his armor had not arrived yet, and the sea was full of crazed apes. He was trapped between a rock and a hard place.
But when he spotted the agent with the severely receding hairline among the crowd, he regained his confidence. After all, he made more in one minute than these agents earned in a lifetime. Such was the composure of the rich.
"You people from that whatever security bureau are tailing me again!"
"The Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division," Coulson replied with a smile. Hawkeye, crouching beside Agent Morse, nodded at him to indicate that she was merely unconscious. Only then did the team leader relax enough to negotiate with Tony. "We also call it S.H.I.E.L.D. for short now. That said, your new bodyguard knocked out one of our agents. We need to determine where responsibility lies."
Tony looked up at the sky, waiting for his armor to arrive.
"Talk to my lawyer. Your people were following me—every last one of you—lurking around my boat. They deserved to be knocked out by my bodyguard."
"No, Mr. Stark. I hope you will notice one other point. She was merely passing by your boat, and she was in the water. This is not your private beach. Your bodyguard should