The team was headed to Saint Agnes, the orphanage that took Skye in when she was an infant; Skye knew that coming here was going to bring back memories that she might not want to think about. But they had been sent here because of one of the infants' that was dropped off a couple days ago by a woman in a long golden dress; not everyone knew about Skye's past with this location, but they could sense that this place meant something to Skye.
So as they pulled up to the tall cathedral with tall windows and tall arches and columns made out of marble and stone. A nun was waiting by the door with a small smile on her face she looked to be in her thirties with blonde hair and blue eyes. She greeted them with a nod and still had that small smile until she saw that Ward was carrying weapons on him.
"Welcome to Saint Agnes. I must say I don't like the weapons though." The Nun said as she they walked up the steps.
"Sorry Ma'am but they are for everyone's safety. I'm Agent Coulson this is Agent Ward, Agent Fitz, Agent Simmons, Skye, and Agent May." Coulson said as he shook hands with the Nun then looked up to see another nun coming out of the building.
"Skye, is that you?" The older frail looking nun, with grey hair and eyes, said as she walked over to them.
"Sister McKenna." Skye said stepping forward and then hugging the older woman.
"Oh my you've grown so much." Sister McKenna said smiling and giving Skye a hug back.
"Sister McKenna, I am to lead them to Father Robert. We should get going." The other Nun said quickly.
"I will take them Sister Matthews go help Sister Catherine with getting lunch ready please."
"Yes Sister McKenna." Sister Matthews said as she opened the door and hurried inside.
"Come." Sister McKenna said as she took Skye's hand and led them inside.
"How have you been?" Skye asked as they led the group past the pews and altar.
"I have been well. How have you been? I haven't seen you since you turned eighteen."
"I have been pretty good."
"Not getting into trouble, right?"
"No, I haven't been getting into trouble. I've been working with the good guys."
"Good girl."
As they continued to talk the rest of the team took in the cathedral from the moldings along the floor all the way up to the paintings on the ceiling. It was amazing to look at all the fixtures, arches, chandeliers, and paintings that were contained within the walls of the cathedral.
"Father Robert the agents are here to see you." Sister McKenna said as she knocked then opened the door that she had stopped at.
"Yes Sister McKenna let them in please." Father Robert said as he stood up from his desk, he was a tall gentleman with grey hair and brown eyes.
"Hello Father Robert. I'm Agent Coulson from the SHIELD agency." Coulson said being the first to step in.
"Welcome and thank you for coming."
"If you don't mind me asking, but why did you call the SHIELD agency about a baby?" May asked as she entered last wondering what the baby could do to warrant them calling the SHIELD agency.
"I see you get right to it. Skye always had a habit for drawing things out." Father Robert said after shaking hands with everyone including Skye. "Sister McKenna, why don't you bring the baby in here so that they can meet her?"
"Of course Father Robert I'll go get her." Sister McKenna said as she nodded and then left.
"Just so you know some of it I didn't do." Skye said softly still getting the feeling like she was in the principal's office again.
"I know. As for your question once you meet Kaylee you'll see why we called." Father Robert said answering May's question. "Are you still looking?" He said as he put a hand on Skye's shoulder.
"Yes, but not for what I once was."
"Good. I'm glad you found the answer."
"She didn't want to let go of the sculpture this time Father." Sister McKenna said as she walked in with a baby girl, about four or five month's old holding onto a sculpture of Mary Magdalene holding baby Jesus.
'Oh my God, how is she doing that?' was all Skye could get out before Sister McKenna smacked Skye's hand that was reaching out for the baby. Skye then said, "Sorry. Forgive me Father."
Jemma giggled at Skye's sudden act of wishing for forgiveness and looking like she was in the principal's office; receiving a look from Coulson she said, "Sorry sir."
"She has incredible strength." Sister McKenna said.
"I see why you called. I know that you have requirements before you can let a child go, but we will need to take her to a secure location for her to grow up in." Coulson said.
"We understand." Father Robert said as he watched Sister McKenna hand Kaylee over to Jemma and then gently took the sculpture away from Kaylee.
"She's a brilliant little baby." Jemma said as she rocked Kaylee in her arms.
"She likes you. Normally she doesn't let just anyone hold her." Sister McKenna said as she gently put down the sculpture on the table next to her.
"I will get all the information that we have from when she was dropped off." Father Robert said as he walked back over to his desk.
"Thank you." Coulson said as he watched Jemma give her finger to Kaylee who immediately put it into her mouth and began to suck on it.
"Sister Mary gathered some supplies for Kaylee so you shouldn't have to stop for supplies for a few days." Father Robert said as he handed Coulson all the papers.
"The stuff is right here." Sister McKenna said handing Fitz a baby bag and a couple grocery bags.
Suddenly the building shook and Kaylee began to cry; Ward and May immediately went to the door and peered out around the door frame.
"What was that?" Sister McKenna said as she held onto the table to keep her balance.
"I don't know. Ward, May make sure we have a way out. Father Robert you might want to take cover, you too Sister McKenna. Skye, Fitz flank Jemma protect her and the baby. We need to get out of here and back to the bus." Coulson said as he un-holstered his weapon. Ward and May headed out the door to check and make sure they could get out without running into trouble; Skye immediately moved closer to Jemma and Fitz. Once Ward and May came back, Coulson decided they had to get going; Skye had said goodbye to Father Robert and Sister McKenna before they started to head down the hall.
"They are coming we have to get going now." May said as she looked around a corner toward one side of the building.
"All right Ward you up front. Fitz, Jemma, and Skye follow him. May and I'll watch the back." Coulson said as they started to head down the hall toward where they entered. Kaylee sensed the high adrenaline; began to gurgle and move a little more in Jemma arms.
"Kaylee hold still please. It's going to be all right. Shh…It's okay sweetheart." Jemma whispered to the baby. Kaylee looked up at her and began to quiet down. "Good girl, it's going to be okay." Kaylee then wrapped her little arms around Jemma's neck and laid her head on Jemma's shoulder.
"Keep moving." May said as she and Coulson had caught up to the group.
"We're almost to the exit." Ward said as he looked around the corner.
"Are there any hostiles ahead of us?" Coulson asked.
"No. Let's go." Ward said as he went around the last corner followed by the rest of the group.
Soon the team piled in to the SUV and headed to the bus; the whole ride Jemma was rocking Kaylee and saying things like everything's going to be fine and wait till you see the bus you're going to love it. Skye loved watching Jemma holding the baby girl gently while she murmured things to her it was like seeing another side of Jemma she had never seen before; it made her fall even more in love with her. During this Ward, Coulson, and Fitz kept look out for anyone trailing them while May drove fast, but not too fast back to bus.
Once they reached the bus May put the SUV in park on the cargo hold ramp and jumped out; heading to the cockpit to get them in the air and out of the area. Jemma and Skye got out and headed into the lab with Kaylee asleep in Jemma arms; Fitz followed but stood at the doors of the lab making sure they weren't followed. Ward and Coulson got out of the SUV and stood on the cargo hold ramp making sure no one was going to try and get in until the ramp was up and closed.
May got them into the air and headed to the hub; where they would hopefully find answers and figure out what they were going to next.
"How old do you think she is?" Skye asked as she jumped up on one of the desks next to where Jemma was sitting with Kaylee sleeping on her shoulder.
"She looks to be about four or five months old. Her growth is approximately around the range for that age." Jemma said.
"How do you know that?"
"I read a lot of books and manuals."
"We're clear." Said May over the intercom.
"Thank the lord." Fitz said as he set the baby bag and grocery bags onto the lab table top.
"Fitz, can you see if there's any formula in the bags?" Jemma said as she gently still rocked Kaylee.
"What does it look like?"
"It's a container that says baby formula on it. Make sure there is a bottle too. Oh and a burp clothe."
"How in the world do you know you need all that?" Skye said a little shocked that Jemma knew this much about babies.
"A lot of my cousins are older and have children. I used to babysit before I joined the academy and when I went home for vacation." Jemma said with a soft voice as she remembered her family. "I also need water Fitz."
"Okay, okay." Fitz said as he continued to look through the bags.
"I used to help with the babies at Saint Agnes." Skye said as she remembered some of the babies and children she helped out with.
"How's the baby?" Coulson said as he and Ward entered the lab.
"She's doing just fine, right now she's asleep. Once she wakes up she should be fed and then changed; she'll need a crib unless one of you would like to hold her." Jemma said as she stood up and faced Coulson, Fitz, and Ward.
"I'll get something together for a crib. Ward, why don't you look for the formula, bottle, and burp clothe, and water?" Fitz said as he left the bags and started to gather tools.
"What? I don't even know what to look for." Ward said upset at the idea of having to look for whatever Fitz had told him to look for.
"I'll find the stuff, go help Fitz." Coulson said as he moved to the bags on the lab table.
"I wonder if the papers give any clue to why she was dropped off." Skye said as Coulson set the papers down on the table.
"You can look through them if you want. Maybe you could do some digging if it's needed."
"Sure."
"Do you want me to get a diaper and the wipes out?"
"That would be wonderful sir." Jemma said as she continued to hold Kaylee.
Coulson continued to look through the bags to collect all that Jemma needed for the baby, while Skye looked through the papers and searched for clues on her laptop. Coulson soon found everything and left Skye and Jemma to take care of Kaylee.
"She won't take the bottle." Jemma said as she tried to get Kaylee to take the bottle.
"Umm…let me look online maybe someone knows what to do for that." Skye said as she began a search on her computer.
"I wish I knew why she won't take it. I mean I think I'm doing everything right."
"She might have nipple confusion."
"What the bloody hell does that mean?"
"She needs to feel skin on skin."
"All righty then."
Jemma then began to unbutton her blouse; Skye froze staring at Jemma breasts as she shed her blouse until Fitz came in and said, "What the hell are you doing?"
"Kaylee needs to have skin on skin contact or she won't take her bottle." Jemma said as she then tried to get Kaylee to suck on the bottle; Kaylee almost immediately began to suck on the bottle which made Jemma smile. "Good girl sweetheart."
Soon Skye had collected all the information she could till they decided to have a team meeting. Jemma was bottle feeding Kaylee when they gathered around the holotable. Ward and Fitz seemed unsure of what to do with Jemma being half naked in the room; Skye was trying to focus and Coulson and May seemed to be the only two who were unfazed.
"All right Skye why don't you tell us what you found." Coulson said starting the meeting.
"The papers say that two days ago a woman in a gold dress named Sophie Daniels dropped the baby off into the care of Sister Mary Jones. The name and address of the person who dropped Kaylee off doesn't lead anywhere except to an old woman who lives in Tampa, Florida. So the person who dropped Kaylee off lied; I did find some security videos of the surrounding area that show the woman coming and leaving, but after a few blocks she just disappears." Skye said as she showed all the feeds and links.
"I did do some tests on Kaylee while she was asleep. Her blood isn't human it's nothing we've seen before. I sent a sample to the hub to be studied. I also checked her body for any abnormal things and she is completely normal. When she was awake she seemed to have normal reactions to everything. So other than her blood, she's completely normal as far as I can tell." Jemma said as she continued to feed Kaylee.
"You forgot to tell them she called you mum." Fitz said adding information.
"She did not. She mumbled mommummom. I'm sure it wasn't mum." Jemma said as she turned a little red.
"It could be that you look like her mother." May said.
"Actually that's true. Here look at the woman who dropped Kaylee off closer." Skye said as she enhanced and enlarged a part of the feed.
"Wow that really does look a lot like me." Jemma said taking a good look at the feed.
"Can you do a global search for any more footage?" Coulson said getting the group back on topic.
"Yes, but it would take a while; if she's moving I might not be able to find her." Skye said.
"Don't do the global search than. Fitz, Ward did you two create a crib?"
"Yes sir. We put it near Jemma's bunk." Ward replied.
"Here I'll go get it." Fitz said as he practically ran from the holotable, soon he came back with the crib and put it near Jemma.
"It looks great guys. The only thing is we need to find something to use as a mattress." Skye said as she inspected the crib.
"And a small blanket and pillow." Jemma added.
"We can use one of the extra pillows…I don't know about a blanket and little pillow though." May suggested.
"I think I saw those in the diaper bag." Coulson said.
"Good Fitz could you get those for me. Once I change her she should go down for another nap." Jemma said as she looked at Coulson and then asked, "What should we do till we land?"
"For right now you and Skye take care of the baby. I'll be in my office; Ward, Fitz I want you try to help with the baby or anything that the girls need. May you can go back to the cockpit if you want." Coulson said as he headed out of the conference area. Everyone else then left the holotable and dispersed into what they needed to do. Fitz and Ward followed the girls to the bunk and rec area; while Jemma was finishing feeding Kaylee and Skye pushed the crib.
