What might have happened if 4x11 "If-Then-Else" had followed a different path. There's some not so cheery stuff in here. Just, y'know. Fair warning.

Post-S4E09. With Shaw hidden in the subway station, Root finds herself in an interesting position.

Basically, this is what happens when I look at promo photos and POI Noir- you get One-Shot fics. If you don't want anything spoiled for Season 5, Episode 4, don't read this! It was business as usual for Team Machine. That is, until one afternoon when Root and John were running a mysterious errand on the Machine's behalf.