All credit goes to MARVEL, ABC, & Disney for the ownership of characters and franchise.

This one-shot takes place after season 4 except coulson and the gang were not kidnapped by a mysterious agency (possible SWORD) and returned to base to resume restoring it. After eight months past daisy has become The director of SHIELD and leader in a task force that helps inhumans find there way in society. Meanwhile far off in the universe someone is trying to find his way home.

Hiding the Darkhold was no easy task. Robbie had gone to many places to find the perfect resting place of this god forsaken book, and then he found it. A place where no sun rose to chase away the darkness, only sand and rock accompanied the planets harsh surface, and best of all no life to occupy it. But past planets had fooled him so he stayed a little longer to look around. Signs of human explorers from a long gone past were found in a dune field. Still as he searched there was no sign of life of recent activity. Robbie knew he couldn't just bury it, because that went SO well last time. He used his hell fire to melt sand, and encase the book in a strong layer of glass then buried it deep in the ground.

Just before robbie left he rested and looked at his slightly beaten up phone. It surprises him that is made it this far, but whats on it reminds him why he keeps going. Pictures of gabe. He's smart though and only uses it when he needs to be reminded how long he has been gone. A painful three months away from home, but he needed to keep going and get back to see his brother. "Don't worry gabe, I'll be there." He got going and went through another portal leading who knows where.

It had taken longer to get home than find that dark place where he had hid the book, and he had stumbled onto many awful planets the ghost felt necessary to stay and fight. But there was one that made even the rider cringe. A disgusting planet literally oozing with a black oily substance that would take shape. A parasite that would latch itself onto lost travelers and use their bodies like puppets. They seemed to run in fear from his fire but he made sure none of it was to touch him.

But one of the stronger creatures had other plans. While robbie had his back turned to fight off on of the formed parasites it latched itself on the back of his leather jacket. It thinned itself to blend in to his jacket and would wait for the right time to strike. Robbie didn't feel the weight of his attendee and continued on his journey. And after what seemed impossibly forever, and the edge of hope he stepped through one last portal. His vision was blurred from the bright light, but he heard the voices of people he knew. And her touch as he fell and blacked out.

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Daisy, Coulson, and May were in the break room discussing upcoming plans to expand the base when they really relaxed. Coulson lightened the mood. "So daisy, how is gabe?"

She smiled looking proud. "Good, he graduates soon since I talked the school into letting him do the move-on-when-ready program. I just hope robbie makes it in time, he would never forgive himself if he did. Anyway how are things with the rehabilitating team? I hope they aren't giving you a hard time."

Coulson laughs lightly. "No, I've dealt with more stubborn people then them." Their conversation was interrupted by one of the fire alarm going off and a few agents rushing into the hanger. Daisy stopped one of the agents.

"Agent Graves, what is the problem?"

His eyes were in a panic. "A ring or sparks opened in the hanger setting things on fire." He continued his way and they followed. Daisy's heart skipped when she was the portal and a shadow in it. Robbie.

Coulson watches as their long lost friend steps through the portal with that awful look. The rider scanned the room before his fire choked out and collapsed to the floor. Daisy yelps as she hears the heavy thud of his body hit the floor. Simmons pushed her way through the gathering agents seeing the skin and muscle reform around his skull. He looked awful and sick with lighter skin than his normal olive tone, and dark circles under his eyes. Simmons read his pulse looking at daisy.

"He will be okey, But he just looks exhausted." Coulson and daisy carry his limp body to the break room's couch. Daisy went off to retrieve gabe from school to bring him to see his brother was back.

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Daisy was leaned up against her blue 1980 Ford Shelby as gabe wheeled out of his school. "So, whats the reason for pulling me out of school?"

She had a nice smile. "Your brother came back gabe." She saw his smile disappear and jaw drop. Last time he came back there wasn't enough time for him to stop and tell gabe, so it has been a long while. "He walked in just a little ago, and I came to get you." She got him in he car and started their way back.

"Is he okey?" He truly looked worried, but she reassured him.

"Besides looking a little pale and looking like he hasn't slept in forever, fine for now. He blacked out as soon as he walked through, and unless I missed their call... He still is." He was rubbing his knuckles feeling nervous. They made their way back to base and gabe say robbie on the couch still out of it. He was rambling in a low tone and his face looked tense like normal.

"How long has he been doing that?" Gabe asked jemma who was in the kitchen just across the way keeping a close eye on him.

"Oh, just as daisy left. I assume its just dreams." She got water bottles and placed them on the coffee table in front of the couch and returned to the group. Daisy noticed how dirty and warn down he was. Ash and soot covered his clothing and what might have been mud stained the ends of his jeans and shoes. His black hair speckled with bits of ash and dirt tinted his face. On the up side his color was returning.

Coulson looked around. "So, who is on first watch?" And like clock work daisy and gabe volunteered.

It was around dinner that the gang was in the kitchen that they heard a moan echo from the couch and violent coughing erupt. Everyone raced over to see him launch from the couch to chug down the water. His eyes didn't even dare open to see the people around him just his heavy breath as he breaks from drinking. His hands were shaking and as gabe took the bottle his horse and rough voice came out.

"W-Where am I?" A firm hand resting on his shoulder made him jump a little and gabes soft voice welcomed him.

"You did it robbie, your back home." His eyes came up to meet his brothers and they came together in a strong embrace. Gabe could tell even with more muscle robbie was thinner than the last time he saw him.

"How long have I been gone?" Robbie asked as he pulled away from gabe and saw daisy's warm smile.

"Eight months racer, don't worry your just in time for christmas." She joked to lighten his weak mood, but nothing. He just laid back into the couch drinking another bottle and gabe nudged him.

"When was the last time you ate?" Robbie smiled a little sighing because nothing humored him more than gabes concern for him.

"About one and a half, two maybe. I didn't really have the time." Jemma's jaw dropped.

"You haven't eaten in two months? Robbie!" Completely ignoring her he tried standing but coulson had to catch him from stumbling. After a few seconds he got his bearings and was able to stand on his own.

"Listen, i'm fine. All I need is food, rest, and a shower then I will look as good as new. Really." Daisy could see how sluggish his eyes were but knew it was pointless arguing with this man in any state. Yoyo made one of her rice diners for them with salad. Robbie was so hungry and it killed him to smell and wait for it.

During the meal daisy noticed how fast he was eating like someone was going to take it away. Then he stopped humming and reaching into his back pocket. "I brought back a gift." He tossed his nearly destroyed phone on the table. Simmons beat fitz to it, unlocked it, and froze.

"Robbie... Did you take pictures?" Her face was in shock as everyone gathered around his phone. Pictures of worlds on fire to ice, then the one with those nasty parasites appeared. Those creatures looked so eerily familiar to coulson he could feel it. Robbie pushed away from the table putting the dishes in the sink.

"Hey coulson. I was wondering if I could use one of those rooms just for tonight."

Coulson smiled looking at daisy. "That is up to the director."

Daisy rolled her eyes smiling. "Of course you can robbie. Just follow me." She lead him into the hallway and heard his voice.

"So, director now? Looks like I did miss a lot."

"Its just a title, and it wasn't even my idea really. Coulson thought I was ready and what this agency needed to get back on its feet after AIDA." They came to a stop at one of the doors and finally turned to see his warn face. "Its been a quiet few months but its nice to see you back." And there it was again. That hidden smile she saw the last time they were alone but trying to save mack and yoyo.

"Yeah, its good to be back chica. I'm not sure I would have made it much longer." Daisy unlocked the door and opened it for him.

"Well you get some rest. God knows you deserve it." She walked off leaving robbie to his helpless thoughts.

He wanted to tell her so bad that it wasn't just gabe he was returning to. He knew guys have been in and out of her life most of them ending up dead. And she understood what it was like to thrive without parents, to only see the world as it truly is. But daisy made him feel different like it was an eternity since he has felt trust with someone other than gabe. She hunted the ghost rider down, picked a fight, lost, and came back after he reared his ugly skull. The only thing that worried him was if she felt that way towards him.

He forced himself out of his wishful thinking and went inside to take a warm shower. The last time he was able to wash was when he fell off a cliff into a waterfalls pool. That was maybe ten worlds, and twenty days ago. He was pretty sure he even felt lighter washing off all the dirt and other terrain. He was still so drained of energy after sleeping because he was deprived of a good amount of time. It surprised him he was still sane, and to his luck the drawers had cloths he usually wore already packed. He finally made his way in the bed and passed out.

After a long while the creature finally peeled itself off his jacket that was hanging in the bathroom and slinked its way to the foot of his bed. It would pause and hide in the shadows when it heard robbie stir. He was being plagued by the nightmares of his journey. It started growing itself a bone structure about the size of a child and it watched him. For a while it just watched him suffer in torment from being trapped in his mind until he shot forward waking up. He was sweating and breathing heavily as he tried remembering where he was.

From the corner of his eye he saw something move from the end of his bed. He froze trying to think if it was his imagination or real so he slowly stepped out of bed and pulled jeans on to check. As he eased around the bed there was nothing and he even checked under it. Still nothing. He leaned against his bed shaking his head. "Great robbie, you acting like a kid." He rubbed his tired eyes and stood up to turn around only to see the oily black skeletal creature standing on his bed. Every part of it was bones held together by the thin blackness and its head was like a lizards. "Oh shit." It hissed pouncing on him and sent him hard against a bookshelf making glass break and books fall.

It had a vice grip on his shoulders as its tail wrapped around his waist. It kept on snapping for his face as he struggled to hold it back.

Coulson and daisy were walking by when they heard things break and robbie struggling. "Robbie? Are you okey in there?" There was no response only the sound of wood breaking. Coulson took out his card and opened the door. But before he could go in robbie fell into the hallway with the creature on top of him.

"Get Off!" Its clawed hand started tearing at his bare chest cutting deep wounds. Robbie gritted his teeth screaming feeling the pain and daisy used her powers to quake it off. But the symbiotes grip was too strong only pissing it off. While it was distracted robbie used some power to tear off the things tail and threw it down the hall. Out of breath and in pain coulson helped robbie up as daisy used her quakes to pin it in the corner.

"What is this thing?" In a matter of urgency both robbie and coulson answered her simultaneously.

"Don't let it touch you!" The parasite instantly slipped out of her sonic waves and sprinted like a dog to robbie. Before he could get clear it latched back on to him but on his back. He slammed his back against the wall to knock it out but instead it sunk its knife like teeth and large mouth bit down hard on his shoulder. Robbie roared as fire engulfed him and blood was running from its mouth still latched to him.

"Enough!" He grabbed it by the head to pull it off only to break its teeth off in the process. It landed hard against the wall splattering and fell to the floor. Robbie cooled down and felt its teeth still lodged deep in his skin. But his attention was turned to the parasite healing very fast getting back up and hissed out three chilling words.

"Mussssst have hossst." It lunged one last time before robbie had enough catching it mid air by the neck.

"You chose wrong." Fire traveled up his arm and the hottest fire he could bring up slowly burned the creature to ash in his hands.

Daisy came over very confused. "Where the hell did that thing come from?" She looked at the two and saw the blood still running from the bite.

Robbie was the first in pain as he felt the burning. "It must have attached to me while I was traveling."

Coulson looked concerned remembering exactly what it was. "Its called a symbiote. We came across one in New York not far ago, a nasty thing that called itself venom. Originally it attached to spider-man, but it has found a better home as one of our own agents." Coulson saw the confusion on robbies face so daisy clarified.

"Just one of those new york superheros that is supposedly part of the avengers." She caught his eyes lose focus and a strange sway as if a slow motion wave just hit him.

"Hey.. Guys I don't feel so good." Dizziness got the better of him making him fall but the two caught him. His breath sped up and he freaked out. "I don't feel anything. I cant feel my legs, I think it had poison." The feeling of not being able to move was terrifying and for once he understood how his brother felt only this was everywhere.

"We need to get him to simmons, come on take his left." They took each side of him throwing his arms over their shoulders and carried him to the lab. Everyone in there was busy so they set robbie down in a chair and feeling started to return to his body. Coulson went to find jemma when he felt stinging from the cuts and bite making him wince.

Jemma came over with coulson in tow just before daisy was going to see if he was okey. "Oh my gosh. When did this happen?" Her tone was frantic and in a panic as she scrambled for her tools. She got a pair of tweezers and held his bloody shoulder. She tried pulling one of the teeth out but it caused robbie to scream in pain scaring jemma. "It seems to have barbs on the end, robbie if you want it out i'm going to need you to stay still." He tried taking a deep breath but jumped when he felt a soft hand firmly grab his, and it was daisy.

"Its okey, just focus on me and relax." She tried supporting him but she only received a nod as he braced for the incoming pain. Jemma firmly held the bare shoulder and tightened the clamp.

"Alright were going to do a count down to one alright? 4. . 3. . 2." And on two she pulled hard on it and the tooth came out. Robbies hand tightened as he roared through his teeth and shook. Everyone looked in aw as jemma showed the four inch long black tooth.

His voice was a little strained when he saw the length of it. "Holy shit, that was in my arm?" Jemma was still surprised at the sharp barbs at the end.

"A lot more too. What did this?" Coulson sighed crossing his arms.

"Do you remember the SHIELD helicarrier symbiote outbreak about three years ago? Well he apparently went to a world filled with those things and one hitch hiked on his jacket. It only just now attacked him in the hallway." Robbie groaned again doubling over and grabbed his shoulder. Black veins rooted from the wounds and the tooth in the tweezers melted to the floor in black ooze. He shot up from the chair holding his stomach and leaned on a desk.

Daisy could see his muscles were all tense and he was shaking. "Robbie are you okey?"

His grip on the table was so tight the metal bent and his voice was aggressive through his teeth. "Does it look like i'm okey?" His insides felt like they were being torn apart and the world was pulled into a dark place in his mind. No, not again. An alien voice to his usual rider rung loud with a hiss. Robbie, its time you see the truth and destiny. Your warm blood my thick skin will make us indestructible. The voice became quiet and pain shot throughout his whole body feeling it stir inside him. He crumbled to the floor screaming and gagging on something, but when daisy went to help him coulson stopped her.

"Simmons get everyone clear now." Coulson ordered as they watched his condition worsen.

They all raced outside the lab and watched in horror as the oily black substance crawled its was out of the deep wounds, bite, and mouth. The symbiote cloaked his whole body and his cry of pain turned into a screaming hiss. He roughly stood up trying to pull it off but it kept slipping through his fingers. White patches resembling his eyes formed on his face, and mouth filled with long sharp teeth. His mouth reached from ear to ear. It settled tightly to him as if it were a second skin, his size in body and muscles grew( as big as mack ), and his fingers became sharp claws. He stood there not noticing it was over and saw the people standing on the other side of the thick glass wall. Its voice was that awful deep, rough, with a growl. "So. . hungry, We must feed. ."

Daisy cupped her mouth in shock seeing her trusted friend be taken over by an alien parasite, and now he wanted to eat them. But before she looked away she realized his attention was on her when it tilted its head. For a second she thought it was him, but it just roared charging towards the glass with his fist. It sent cracks through the glass making his grin reach ear to ear. "Mejor corre."

Jemma was terrified seeing robbie tun into venom. "Sir, I think I remember New York now." The dark figure moved back from the wall rolling his shoulder and charged at full force through the glass and catching daisy in his grip. He pinned her to the ground and raised a clawed hand to strike. He owned a crazed look in the white of eyes and his long molten red tongue creeped out of his mad smile. Daisy acted by instinct throwing her hand up and quaking him. She thought it would send him back, but it seemed to irritate the bond as the creature backed off cowering and holding his head tight.

"TOO LOUD!" It dropped and the symbiote started showing robbie underneath, but she wasn't able to hold it long enough. The symbiote inched back and threw her against the wall locking her in place with chains that spawned from his back.

Coulson fired off rounds of icers as he casually approached. "Robbie stand down before I am forced to put you down." A menacing laugh erupted from the large man.

"You old fool. We have bonded to our greatest weakness and without your fire WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE!" The chains from his back moved like they were a part of him and sent itself to wrap around coulsons throat and throw him against the wall. The chains tied around his unconscious body when her voice called out.

"Robbie stop! This isn't you." He sharply turned towards her and lunged slamming his hands on either side of her head bringing his face closer.

"You don't know just how right you are chica. This . .Thing has shown me my true purpose and desires for darkness that I admit taste. . .delicioussss." He ran his tongue from her neck to her cheek with her fighting every bit of it. "Ah. So fearless and resistant. No wonder we take such liking to you."

She snapped back with her voice shaking. "You need to seriously back off" He grinned again only to nuzzle her neck to smell her smokey vanilla fragrance.

"How about it princesa? Join us and we can be unstoppable. . juntos." His words were spoken soft like a promise, but daisy has been there before. Having HIVE control her, to use her. She never wanted to feel like that again, and she never wanted anyone else to either.

But before she could speak he crushed his lips to hers and she could feel the symbiote growing to her. It started reaching from robbies body to hers almost like it was needing to not be alone, but she drew the line. She screamed out a quake that sent him back on his knees crying out in pain from the painful noise. She took in a deep breath trying to get more air. There had to some way to robbie, but her mind was racing too fast to think through what she said, it just poured from her lips.

"How could anyone love a person like you. Even Gabe would be ashamed of the darkness you have succumbed to." She caught his white eyes widen and pause, but she didn't stop there. "Hell, even your parents would be ashamed of the total monster you have let in."

And that hit the biggest nerve, it made him growl in all his fury snapping back practically spitting. "Never Talk About Our Parents!" He took a few steps back as his eyes glowed fiery orange. "You want to see a monster Johnson? I'll show you what a monster looks like." His head and hands set fire as wicked version of his jacket logo appeared on his chest. Ghost rider was merging with venom.