Ambush on the Italian Train

The Ambush on the Italian Train was trap set up by Cybertek with help from Luca Russo in order to lure Phil Coulson's team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents into trying to steal a delivery meant for Ian Quinn.
==Background==
Over the course of the Centipede Investigation, during which Phil Coulson had been abducted by Raina on the orders of a mysterious criminal called the Clairvoyant, S.H.I.E.L.D. realized that Ian Quinn, who they previously had to deal with, was related to the Clairvoyant. Skye monitored the activities of Quinn's companies and found out about the delivery of a Cybertek package meant for Quinn.
Knowing that the package would be transported by train throughout Italy under the supervision of a private security team led by Carlo Mancini, Coulson's Team contacted Luca Russo, in charge of the local investigation on Cybertek, and requested the permission to execute an infiltration mission. Russo, who was actually corrupt and secretly worked for Cybertek, begrudgingly accepted to let S.H.I.E.L.D. intervene in their own fashion on the train.
==Ambush==
Phil Coulson and his team infiltrated the train in three different pairs: Coulson and Jemma Simmons, posing as a father and his estranged daughter, would locate Carlo Mancini; Grant Ward and Melinda May, pretending to be a married couple, would follow Mancini to locate the package and place a tracker on it; and Skye and Leo Fitz, acting as girlfriend and boyfriend, were in charge of the communications for the entire operation.
Distracting the train inspector, Skye was able to steal the keys to the luggage compartment, where she and Fitz set up the communications. Simmons and Coulson then got their eyes on Mancini, and briefly distracted him. They then alerted May, who had gotten on top of the train and followed Mancini from above to the dining car, where she spotted the package. She then relayed the information to Ward, now disguised as a train conductor, so he could mark the package.
However, the Cybertek security team, who had been warned of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s presence on the train by Luca Russo, deployed a communication scrambler to hinder their mission. Mancini and his team then took the package out of the dining car and return to their seats, leaving only one man to go on top of the train and shot at May, who was forced to activate her parachute and evacuate. Fearing that something was wrong, Coulson decided to go to the dining car to check on the package.
Meanwhile, Ward was ambushed by Sofia, who lured him inside their cabin and attacked him with another operative. Ward managed to incapacitate them, but since he was unable to contact his S.H.I.E.L.D. teammates, he went to see Simmons to alert her of the situation. He instructed her to join Fitz and Skye, after which he was chased by Mancini and his men. Ward was thus forced to flee to the dining car, where he warned Coulson. The two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents then jumped out, and Mancini threw a Dendrotoxin Grenade at them, incapacitating them.
Progressing on foot after the train, May found Coulson and Ward unresponsive. She decided to take them to safety and went to explore the countryside to find a car. However, she was ambushed by Russo, who captured her and brought her to a warehouse to torture and interrogate her. Nevertheless, Russo underestimated May's abilities, and she was able to break free of her bonds. She killed the guards accompanying Russo, who was wounded but still able to flee.
Russo was able to drive to the Bus, where Ward and Coulson had retreated after regaining consciousness. He concealed his weapon and prepared to shoot them, but May suddenly appeared from behind and threw his knife which she had kept, stabbing Russo in the back and killing him. She then updated Ward and Coulson about the situation, and they took the Bus into the air to leave and find the train.
Remaining in the train, Skye and Fitz were attacked by another Cybertek operative. They managed to disarm him, but he still held his own against the two agents and prepared to detonate another dendrotoxin grenade. However, Simmons arrived at this moment and engaged in a brawl against the operative, who accidentally activated the grenade. This left both Simmons and the operative unconscious.
==Aftermath==
Leo Fitz and Skye were the only ones to stay conscious on the train, which went on an alternative route before stopping. Once the train had stopped, the Cybertek security team led by Carlo Mancini got out with the Cybertek Prosthetic Leg meant for Ian Quinn. Skye convinced Fitz that they should follow them, which eventually led them to Quinn's villa.
==References==
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