I'm where I belong.
"Transport will be here in 10 minutes for you, Ward." Coulson told his ex-specialist. Ward nodded as he continued to stare at the table in front of him. Coulson sighed leaving 'The Box'.
For the past month, Ward had been helping the team rescue Skye. They needed him do things they couldn't since the US government were keeping a close eye on they. Coulson knew Ward would do anything to make sure was returned to them safely. What did surprise him was when he told Ward he would give him a second chance with the team, Ward told him he wanted to return to prison. Coulson talked to the team about Ward's decision and they all seemed pleased to know Ward would be going back to prison.
"They're here for you now, Ward." Coulson said as he re-entered 'The Box'. "Do you want to want to Skye or the rest of the team before you go?" Ward shock his head walking over to the guards.
Holding out his arms for the guards to cuff him and then lead down to the secure transport van. Coulson followed quietly behind them. He hoped Ward would change his mind but as the vans door slammed his hope was lost. Coulson then headed into the Lab where the team were waiting for Skye to wake up.
When they had rescued Skye she had been floating in and out of conscientiousness. Jemma had checked Skye over noting that the hacker was dehydrated and malnourished. Jemma hocked Skye up to an IV and a bandaged up her sprained wrist, apart for that Skye had no inures except from a couple of bruises.
Walking into the Lab he looked around his team before he spoke, "No one tells her Ward was involved, is that clear?"
"Yes Sir." FitzSimmons and Trip said in unison whilst May nodded.
***A.O.S***
Skye slowly opened her eyes adjusting to the light. Fully opening her eyes she took a moment to realise she was in the Lab in the bus. She could hear whispers coming from Jemma and Fitz. Turning her head she watched them bicker. She had missed them and the rest of the team. She ever let herself believe that they wouldn't find her and that's what had kept her going.
"How are you feeling?" Jemma voice broke through Skye's thoughts.
"Tired and sore but apart from that I'm fine." Skye answered Jemma's question.
"Well you were lucky. You're dehydrated, malnourished and you have a sprained wrist." Jemma informed Skye. Jemma then hugged Skye, "I'm glad you're back with us."
"Same, it's good to see you awake." Fitz took his turn to hug Skye. "I'll to tell Coulson, May and Trip you're a wake." Fitz then left the lab.
"So how long to I have to stay down here?" Skye asked Simmons.
"Once the IV is finished, I'll check you over again. If everything is heading in the right direction I'll get Trip to take you up to your bunk."
"Thank God, I thought you were going to tell me that I was going to spending like a week down here." Skye laughed which caused Jemma to giggle.
***A.O.S***
It had been a few weeks since Skye had been rescued and she could tell that the team were keeping something to her. She first noticed it when FitzSimmons would stop their heated whispering every time walked into the lab. First she had thought they were talking about what they were working but it made no sense why they would stop talking. She had also noticed Coulson had been spending a lot of time away from everyone and there had been a lot loud conversations. She had questioned Coulson about everyone's behaviour. He told her that her kidnapping had taken its toll on them all but Skye was buying that answer.
"Jemma, we need to talk." Skye said trapping Jemma in the kitchen. Skye was going to get the answers she wanted and Jemma would be give her them.
"What about?" Jemma asked trying to keep calm. Coulson had warned them Skye was looking for answers on their mysterious behaviour.
"You know exactly know what this is about." Skye moved closer to Jemma, trapping her in the corner of the kitchen.
"Skye, I really don't." Simmons was trying to play it cool but wasn't succeeding.
"Really then let me make it clear for you. Why are you and everyone else acting strange?" Skye was starting to loss her patients with her friend.
"We're not."
"Yes you are! Now tell me why!"
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"Coulson told us we weren't to tell you because telling you would make matter worse." Simmons explained.
"Jemma, I don't care. I feel like you are all walking on egg shells around me. Jemma please tell me." Skye pleaded with the scientist.
"Coulson had Ward help us rescue you." Jemma finally told the hacker.
"What?" Skye couldn't get her head around what Jemma told her.
"Coulson need someone to do all the illegal things for us like break into buildings and gain intel from bad people since they government has been watching us carefully. Coulson knew Ward would help and hoped that maybe he could give Ward a second chance but he chose to go back to prison. When Ward has here we all- except Coulson- kept our distance from him and Ward spent all of his in 'The Box' when he was on board." Jemma told Skye.
"He chose to go back to prison?"
"Yes, when I told Coulson that you would be fine once you where rehydrated that's Coulson asked him if he wanted to stay on the team. We were all shocked so when Ward looked around all of us to see our reaction. We had already made the decision for him. He told Coulson he wanted to go back to prison then sat in 'The Box' until transport came for him. Coulson is mad at us for not seeing that giving Ward a second chance would be a good thing for him. I agree."
"What?" Skye said shocked. Skye knew how Jemma felt about Ward.
"You didn't see him Skye. He's so thin, you could see his rib cage through his shirt. He barely eats, talks only when necessary and he looks like he hasn't slept for months." Tear glistened in Jemma's and Skye's eyes as Jemma spoke about how unhealthy Ward is.
***A.O.S***
"I want to see Ward." Skye said bursting into Coulson's office.
"What?" Coulson asked not sure if he had heard Skye right.
"Jemma told me everything so I want to see Ward." Coulson sighed but he wasn't surprised Skye had managed to get answers to her questions.
"You can't." Coulson told her.
"Why?" It was a simple request it wasn't like she was asking him to have Ward brought to her.
"Maximum security prisoners don't have visitation rights." Coulson explain to her.
"What do you mean?" Skye said.
"Ward gets one hour a day out of his cell and that's to be spent in the yard. I'm sorry Skye but you can't see him." Coulson hated being the bearer of bad news.
"I need to see him, AC. I said some really horrible things to him the last time I saw him and he still came to help. Please AC there has to be a way I can see him even if it's just for a minute so I can say 'Thank You'." Skye pleaded whipping away the tears from her eyes.
"I'll ask but I'm not making any promises." Coulson told her.
***A.O.S***
Ward sat on his bed reading the last Harry Potter book. For the prison guards Ward was their dream inmate. He didn't cause them any hassle at all so they would give him book to read and they had given him some paper and a pen. When they lead in to the yard for is daily exercise the guards would try to engage in conversation which only seemed to work if the guard had read the book Ward had or was reading.
"You've got a visitor, Ward." The guard informed Ward when he entered Wards small cell.
"I didn't realise it was April fools." Ward said.
"It's not, its November 19th." The guard told Ward.
"But I don't get visitation right." Ward was confused.
"I know but whoever this visitor is, isn't talking no for any answer." Ward looked up at the guard questionably but he did put his book down and followed the guard out of the cell.
As they walked down the hall way they spoke about the Harry Potter books. The guard said that he preferred the movies where Ward preferred the books since the movies just weren't for him. Ward had asked if the guard know who his visitor was but the guard told him no that he was sent to collect him.
Entering the room Ward was going to be seeing visitor in it reminded him of an interrogation room with the plain dark walls and the sliver metal table that had a chair on either side of the table. Sitting down Ward patently waited for his visitor. He looked up when he heard the door in front of him open. His eyes almost popped out of his head when he saw who his visitor really was.
A/N: So I'm not sure if everywhere in the world does April fools so for anyone who doesn't know what it is, it's on 1st of April and people play prank on other all day.
Who do you think is visiting Ward? Please review.
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