GLADES Chapter 1: If I Didn't Have You, a Glades + Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Crossover fanfic

G.L.A.D.E.S.

Disclaimer:
As usual, I own nothing. Although, I do claim Special Agent Shaelynn Longworth and Agent Jordan Wall.

Rating:
T (but subject to change)

Genre:
Romance/Hurt/Comfort

Pairing:
Coulsye
(possibly some Fitzsimmons & Mayward...haven't really decided yet)

Lyrics Used:
Thompson Square "If I Didn't Have You"

This Life Would Kill Me If I Didn't Have You

"Phil!" Special Agent Shaelynn Longworth called out, rushing into the waiting room of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s medical facility, approaching Agent Phil Coulson and his team. "I am so sorry. I came as soon as I heard! What'd the doctors say? How is she?!" She asked worriedly.

"Shaelynn!" Phil called out, relieved to see his old friend and former partner, running up to her and throwing his arms around her in an uncharacteristically emotional display. As he pulled away, Shaelynn could see the tears stealing from his eyes that she knew he would never willingly allow to fall. Clearing his throat, Phil spoke far more shakily than he would ever admit to. "The doctors say that...The bullets perforated her stomach and penetrated her large and small intestine...They transected as much as they could...There's too much damage...There's nothing they can do, but...But...make her comfortable."

"Oh my God, Phil…" Shaelynn breathed. She knew how important the young hacker was to her former partner...even if he didn't yet realize the full extent of his feelings for her. "Phil, I...I don't even know what to say…" She offered, lamely. "But, um...I actually came here to tell you that I would handle Ian Quinn for you."

"What?!" The senior agent demanded, eyes widening frantically. "What-no! Shae, please! You can't do this! I've already lost so much, please don't take this from me, too!" He begged, not even giving half a damn about his pride.

"I'm not doing this to you, Phil." Shaelynn replied, stroking her former partner's arms reassuringly. "I'm doing this for you..." Before the senior agent could argue, Shae powered onward. "Skye needs you right now. And, you and I both know there are doctors and treatments and drugs and procedures that can save her. But, you and I also know you're not going to find them, here, in Zurich." Shae pointed out, dropping her voice mischievously. "The answers are in your file. Find them." She ordered, quietly. "Let me deal with Quinn. I guarantee you, I won't be gentle."

Staring into his former partner's eyes, Phil Coulson knew she was right. His focus needed to be on his hacker who was still barely clinging to life. "I want the gloves gone. Nowhere to be found. Understood?"

Shae couldn't resist smirking murderously at the order. "Loud and clear." Nodding curtly, Agent Shaelynn Longworth left the group alone to mull over their next move.

"Sir." Ward's curt voice cut through Coulson's inner monologue. "Who was that?" The specialist asked, inclining his head in the direction of Shaelynn's retreating form.

"My partner." Coulson replied, simply, watching Shae as she disappeared around a corner. "Or at least she was. Until I died."

"What exactly was she doing here?" Jemma Simmons asked, carefully, approaching Ward and Coulson.

Turning to face the bio-chemist, Coulson replied. "She's taking over the Ian Quinn investigation-" But, before he could say any more, Simmons, Fitz, May, and Ward all responded in unison.

"WHAT?!" The four demanded, simultaneously.

"Sir, Skye's one of ours!" Ward argued, only to be shut down.

"Which is exactly why I wouldn't allow her shooter to be handled by anything less than the absolute best." Coulson argued. "Shae's right. Our focus, right now, needs to be on finding a treatment or a cure to save Skye. We're not gonna find that here." He elaborated, only just. "I'm going to go make arrangements to have Skye moved to a pod for us to transfer." Just as he took off to make said arrangements, Jemma stopped him with another question.

"Sir...Where will be taking her, exactly?" She asked, timidly, still overwhelmed by everything that had taken place over the last few hours.

"To Bethesda." Phil replied, simply, before disappearing without another word. The rest of the team were all left staring at each other blankly. Granted, nobody ever really knew what was going on in Coulson's head. But, now...He was being even more cryptic than usual.

"Agent Longworth." Agent Jordan Wall greeted the senior agent, timidly, as she entered the small office at the Hub. "What...What are you doing here?" He asked, almost frightened of the response he might receive. But, he was confused. The Avengers' handler never set foot in the forensics lab. He didn't think she ever had a reason to.

"Agent Wall." Shaelynn greeted, warmly, trying to placate her subordinate. "I came to see if the ballistics results had come back, yet, on the Ian Quinn investigation." She stated, bluntly, getting right back down to business.

"I...didn't realize this was an Avengers case..." Agent Wall replied, worriedly, frantically searching his desk for the results the senior agent was looking for.

"It is, now." Shaelynn replied, curtly, in a voice that scared the living hell out of the lower level agent.

"Uh...Here, it is..." Agent Wall replied, producing the requested report. "The ballistics analysis came back about an hour or so ago." He explained, passing the file over to Shaelynn. Watching the senior agent's painstaking analysis of the information before her, Agent Wall bravely decided to chance another question. "I hear this guy went after an agent-in-training."

"'Training' my ass." Shaelynn barked, still scanning the pages of the file in her hands before snapping it closed and staring straight at the subordinate agent. "Skye's one of ours." She replied, in the same intimidating voice. "Has been since she was only months old..." She almost snarled, closing in on the younger agent. "There's no 'in-training' about it. Skye's ours. As such, the man that shot her will pay dearly for putting her life in danger." Without another word, she rounded on her heel and disappeared in an angry rush.

Just outside of the forensics lab, the specialist took another look at the ballistics report in her hand. I'll be God-damned...She thought to herself. Looks like it's time to pay dad & Callie a visit. She decided, snapping the file closed.

Author's Note:
Okay, so, I feel like I need to explain this story a little bit. This story will be a crossover with Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and The Glades. In this story, Special Agent Shaelynn Longworth is the daughter of Detective Jim Longworth (And, Phil's former partner from before New York) and agrees to handle Ian Quinn to allow Phil & the team more time to focus on finding a treatment to save Skye. Her investigation unexpectedly uncovers the name & face of her father's mystery shooter (from the series finale of The Glades where Jim is shot en route to his own wedding). So...Y'all saw how rough May was on Quinn...yeah...He should be so lucky...

~Skye Coulson