Joe had enjoyed the mini-break he'd gotten after failing to bring in Quinn. Spending time with Roxanne was always good. But when the boss-man called saying that agents needed back-up...well, that meant the vacation was over.

Joe grabbed his newly-designed gear and grumbled slightly. Fury wasn't letting him keep the "Agent Nomad" moniker, so Joe now had to go by U.S. Agent as his official codename. He didn't like it but he'd live with it.

He also had to learn to use a shield. Wonderful. What else could go wrong.

He sped across town to the confrontation site, patching into the channel to get a situation report. With any luck, the other Agents were already bagging this up and heading out for coffee.

"U.S. Agent en route to destination. What's the current situation?"