Chapter 1
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Ever since Agents of Shield started I have liked the idea of the team being a family and how that connects with Skye's history and I liked to think that somehow It would be revealed that May and Coulson were Skye's parents, but now that seems to be getting less and less likely so I decided to write my own version of that very idea. Everything that is known up until episode twelve will be included and this story will be set right after that. Future information may be included it just depends on how quickly I write this story as I have a general idea for plot so it is possible I could have the entire story finished by the time the next episode airs in the beginning of February. I don't know much about the Marvel universe so if I get something wrong please, please point it out to me and I will correct it. I'm not completely positive on Ships, im not even sure if they will be a big factor in this story but most likely the end game ships will be May/Coulson, FitzSimmons, and Skye/Ward with a family relationship between all of them.
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It has been a few days since the events of the Academy, Donnie and finding out Skye's past in Mexico. Ever since he talked to Agent Lumley Coulson hasn't been able to stop thinking about what he was told. Skye isn't the only person on the Bus who has been trying to find someone for twenty four years and even since he talked to Agent Lumley Coulson can't help but think that maybe the searches are connected.
Deciding that he needs to know one way or another Coulson grabs three baggies of his desk each one with what looks like a cotton tip in it and heads down to the lab.
When he exits his office Coulson passes Ward, Skye and Fitz playing what looks like The Game of Life. The three young agents are so immersed in their game that none of them notice him walking down the stairs.
Entering the lab Coulson sees that Simmons is working on something on her computer.
"Fitz, I told you I would come up there when I am done." Simmons says as the doors open and Coulson walks in, assuming once more that it Fitz coming to get her to go and play games with him and the others. "Sorry Sir, I thought you were Fitz." Simmons says apologetically when she looks up from her computer and realises that it isn't Fitz but Coulson.
"It's fine. there's something I need you to do for me." Coulson says as Simmons stands up and walks over to him.
"Of course, what do you need?" Simmons asks.
"I need you to tell me if this sample is related to these two samples." Coulson explains first handing over a bag where there is a tiny almost un noticeable three on it before handing over the other two. One with a small one on it the other with a small two.
"Of course I can do that Sir." Simmons responds as she collects the baggies "What case is this for Sir? So I know what to put in the log."
"No log." Coulson tells her "No looking into SHEILD's system to find a match for the samples, no questions and no telling anyone." Coulson demands "I just need you to tell me if the samples I gave you are related and I need the results as soon as you can get them Jemma." Coulson requests.
"Of course Sir, completely off book." Simmons responds "I'll have the results in about twenty minutes." She informs her boss having a feeling that whatever it is that she is doing for him must be important to him to demand in the way that he is.
"Bring the results to my office when you're done." Coulson says before leaving the Lab, and Jemma to run her tests.
The twenty minutes after leaving the lab feel like they are some of the longest in Coulson's life. During his waiting time Coulson becomes more thankful than he already is for SHEILD'S resources because he doesn't think he could have handled the hours or even days it wold take to get the results if SHEILD didn't have the technology that they do have.
Exactly twenty three minutes after leaving the lab Coulson hears a knock on his door
"Come in." He says and to his relief it is Simmons who enters holding a piece of paper.
"What did you find out?" Coulson requests before she can even sit down.
"I ran the tests like you requested, and the results show that sample you wanted me to run against the other two is the child of them." Simmons explains.
"Are you sure?" Coulson asks as it is one thing to suspect something, it is another altogether to be proven correct.
"Positive Sir. The tests show that there is a 99.9% chance that the sample you wanted to be tested is the child of the other samples, that's the highest percent that the test will allow. I'm sure." Simmons says handing over a piece of paper with the results on it.
"Thank you Simmons."
"Sir? Are you alright?" Simmons asks concerned as she is currently seeing something she hasn't seen before on Coulson's face, complete shock and with a hint of pain.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you, you can go." Coulson tells her.
Simmons nods and exits the office while Coulson sits in his chair just staring at piece of paper he was given.
For at least another twenty minutes Coulson stares at the piece of paper trying to comprehend what the little piece of paper truly means. Once he finally starts to understand for himself exactly what it means he picks up the piece of paper, puts it inside his jacket and heads to the cockpit of the plane to talk to one of the other people that the results directly affect.
As he walks past all four of the younger agents he distinctly hears Skye asking him if he wants to join them.
"Maybe later." Coulson responds before entering the cockpit.
Walking into the Cockpit May doesn't say anything to him as he takes a seat in the second seat. "Can you put the plane on autopilot?" Coulson asks.
"Why?"
"Because I've got to tell you something and I don't think it would be a good idea if you were flying a plane when I did." Coulson explains.
May is very curious at why Coulson said what he said but she has known him long enough to trust his judgement so she switches the plane to autopilot "What did you want to tell me?" May asks.
"I've always liked to think that there are no such things as coincident, you know that. A baby girl having two SHEILD teams after her only months after our little girl was taken, only weeks before Fury told us that there were no more leads on what happened to her seemed like too big of one. I couldn't help it, it just seemed like there was more going on and I needed to know." Coulson explains. May listens to Coulson's words already positive about where he is going but needing to hear it directly from him otherwise she won't believe it "After breakfast this morning, before Ward got around to do the dishes, I collected a DNA sample from both yours and Sky's coffee mugs. I didn't tell you in case I was wrong, I didn't want to put you through that if I was. I collected a sample from myself and took all three of them to Simmons. I didn't tell her anything I just gave her the samples and asked her to find out if Skye's sample was related to ours and she did, and she is. She's ours Melinda, Skye's our baby girl." Coulson explains.
"Are you sure?" May asks her voice barely above a whisper.
"Positive." Coulson assures.
For the first time in a long time Coulson sees tears staring to roll down May's cheek. As soon as he sees the tears Coulson gets up and walks the two steps to May and puts his arms around her, holding her why she cries.
"I thought we would never see her again." May reveals "but she's been with us for months." She says quietly as Coulson holds her.
"I know." Coulson says quietly.
"How much do you think Fury knew?" May asks once the tears have finished falling though Coulson hasn't stopped holding her.
"I don't know." Coulson responds honestly "but I am going to find out." He promises.
"You should be the one who tells her." May says more than five minutes later.
"No, we should tell her together." Coulson argues.
"This is bigger than everything she has already been told. Crowding her when she is told isn't the way to go." May explains. "I've been hard on her ever since she arrived. I think she will handle it better coming from you." May explains having on more reason as to why she wants Coulson to be the one to tell Skye but she doesn't want to tell even Coulson that reason.
"Are you sure?" Coulson asks wanting to make sure that May is completely sure about what she is asking.
"Yes."
"I don't even know how to tell her." Coulson reveals as he finally removes his arms from around May and sits back down in the other chair.
"Start at the beginning, tell her our story." May suggests.
Coulson doesn't respond and May doesn't say anymore. The pair just sit and stare out the front of the plane both of them thinking of their daughter who they lost so long ago who is now found.
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AN: Only as short chapter. The next one is longer and will explain the Coulson/May and Skye backstory.