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The Other Way Chapter 1
May 17th 2014
Playground- Location Unknown
The team had just landed at the base a few days ago. They had stopped Cybertek and killed Garrett. Coulson was the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. And yet, Skye didn't like it. Their run in with Deathlok and Daniels had taught her an important lesson. Enhanced people were not meant to be psychoanalyzed and coerced into doing something. Because of people's greed, Mike Peterson had almost lost his son. His son. Skye knew S.H.I.E.L.D. was no different.
Normally she would think that S.H.I.E.L.D. was different. When she was going over S.H.I.E.L.D.'s projected budget, she had found a black budget, completly off the books. It was called the Theta Protocol. She didn't think this was suspicious at first but she realized that about half of the budget was going there. She had hacked into Coulson's secure server and found where the money was going and what Theta Protocol was. (No, it's not a helicarrier)
Skye took her earbuds out of her ears and got out of the cosy, comfortable, and internet connected bunk. She walked past the plexiglass blue lighted bar and holocom mission center. She climbed down the stairs and walked out of the garage. She walked through a corridor into the lounge and went upstairs to Coulson's office. She knocked on the door.
Coulson's annoyed voice answered. "I swear to god Billy, if you are complaining one more time about Hartley and Hunter drinking all of your beer, I will personally fly 400 miles and get it myself."
"Coulson, it's me, Skye." The agent responded barely holding down her laughter, despite the serious situation.
"Skye! Come on in."
Skye opened the door to Coulson's office. It was truly a great office. To her left was a mini mahogany dining table with a few glasses and bottles of scotch, a large screen Coulson used to communicate to operatives worldwide, and a well hidden secret entrance to Coulson's bedroom. To her right was a large desk, chairs, and terribly organized file cabinets. Coulson sat in his chair.
"What is it Skye?"
"I'm done." She replied.
Coulson didn't understand. "What? I don't understand."
"I've been thinking a lot about S.H.I.E.L.D. lately and don't think it should exist."
Coulson almost choked. "Why? I thought you were with S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Well I was. Before I saw what the Theta Protocol really was about." Skye knew she had hit him off guard.
Coulson knew better than to lie at this point. He sighed. "How much do you know?"
"Enough. I've seen the footage. I know that it was S.H.I.E.L.D., not Hydra that trained Gill how to use his powers. I know S.H.I.E.L.D. plans to kidnap innocent gifted people and torture them into working for them. I know how S.H.I.E.L.D. is no better than Hydra." Skye said. She could barely hide her disgust with the man she used to consider as family. She threw her lanyard at him.
"Skye. You have to understand. If we could just convince gifted people to help us, then we would. But we can't. That's we are building a new base with the Theta Protocol money." Coulson said.
"So what. You're going to sink to the level of Hydra to defeat them. What about the Avengers? They weren't forced to do anything and they saved the world." With that, Skye stormed out of the office and slammed the door.
She walked back down the stairs to the lab. "Fitz. Simmons. Did you know?" Fitz's recovery was going well and Fitz was planning to ask Simmons on a date soon.
"Know? About what?" FitzSimmons answered in unison.
"The Theta Protocol."
"No." replied Fitz who looked very confused.
"Absolutely not." Simmons said, equally curious.
Skye explained it to them. They were aghast at the horrors Coulson was planning to commit.
"I'm quitting. I think you two should too."
"Absolutely. I would never work for a monster like Coulson now." Simmons said.
"Count me out. Wherever you go, I go." Fitz said sweetly to Simmons.
Simmons hoped no one noticed that her cheeks were now a bright shade of red.
They told Hunter, Bobbi, Mack, Hartley, and Trip about the Theta Protocol. Hunter, Mack, Hartley, and Bobbi decided to stay and gather intel about Coulson's activities (there is no Gonzales' S.H.I.E.L.D.), along with stopping Coulson from the inside. Trip decided to go with Skye and FitzSimmons. May and the Koenigs were in on the Protocol of Death, as they had nicknamed it.
"Where are we going Skye?" Simmons asked.
With a grin, Skye replied, "Avengers Tower."