There were still numerous explosions and gunshots echoing around her small cell. She'd tried counting at first but eventually gave up. She was stood with her ear pressed against the door like a child listening in on her parents. Louise hadn't a clue what was going on out there. If this was some kind of drill they have really gone far this time. All too fast the lock on her door deactivated and the heavy steel door swung open. She stumbled backwards until her back hit the wall, all the while her hands searching for something to use as a weapon. The door opened revealing a man dressed from head to toe in tactical gear and armed with huge weapons that looked like they weighed a ton.

"You're free to go" his voice was rough and gravely.

"What...no, no, no" her voice was shaky as she reached up and clutched at her temples digging her nails into her scalp.

"Urm, not the reaction I was expecting but I'll go with it. C'mon we're setting you free. Look, door" he gestured to her cell door "open! Just get going already"

Louise's head was swimming. What did he mean she could go? Was this another one of SHIELD's loyalty tests? She looked at his uniform and immediately saw the octopus displayed on the right side of his chest. She'd seen this before, Maria told her about that organisation. Hydra? Something like that anyway.

"I'm not going anywhere with you!" she spat harshly

"jeez girl, don't worry, we don't need freaks like you tagging along. You're free to go wherever you want ok?"

Without another thought Louise grabbed her laptop and pushed past him into the hallway. There were people everywhere although you could clearly tell the gifted from the soldiers. She saw the prisoners heading down the hallway all in the same way. She soon figured that was the way out. And the way she was supposed to be headed. Her heart was beating a mile a minute. She hadn't been through this scenario with Maria in their sessions. Louise knew the sensible decision was to just follow everyone else then see what they do and try to make a plan on how to lay low. But she wasn't stupid, Maria had told her of the outside world and how difficult it is to find your way. She had absolutely no clue how she would survive. To be perfectly rash she probably wouldn't.

She felt a shove in her back and her brain finally made a rash and thoroughly stupid idea as she bolted in the opposite direction to the others. She could hear the guy who had now emerged from her cell yelling after her that she was going the wrong way, but she didn't care. She wasn't like all the other psychopaths around here, although she wasn't completely normal she-

Thud!

Louise hit something, something hard. It'd rounded the corner as she was about to go straight on. She looked up alerted and her eyes rested on a tall dark haired man with his eyebrows furrowed looking down at her with confusion.

"Hey. What up?" was all Louise could think to say.

She looked up at him dumbly for longer than she should've. His eyes were dark and staring right into hers holding her gaze.

"hey, I'm so sorry sir she just bolted, I think she's one of the crazier ones." The guy from her cell said cautiously, as he stood behind her compacting her in between the two men.

The dark haired guy looked back down at her his eyebrows still furrowed. Louise had never been so intimidated in her life, she took a careful step back towards the wall so both of the men were now in her view. She clutched her laptop closer to her chest protectively.

"I told her she was free but she just wouldn't leave, Ward, and then when she passed me I thought she was gonna follow the others but she went this way and then you…" He trailed off

"Whatever Lewis" Ward turned to her and looked her dead in the eyes "why aren't you leaving, you can go anywhere you want, you're free"

"I want to help, to sign up to hydra."

"What? Why?" Ward questioned.

"Do you see any other options?" Louise shrugged.

"Yes! You can leave right now, go anywhere you want, no strings attached"

"And do what exactly?" She answered with raised eyebrows.

"I don't know, get a job, fall in love, whatever you want."

"What if I don't want any of those things?"

Ward sighed exasperatedly. "just get the hell out of here, we don't care where you go just as long as it's away from here!" Louise jumped at the voice behind her. She'd forgotten he was there since she moved in front of Ward.

"Take a walk Lewis." Ward said, authority in his voice, authority that wasn't there when he spoke to her.

Lewis turned and quickly trotted back down the corridor.

"Are you serious about joining hydra?" Ward asked.

"Well yeah, I can be helpful. I'm amazing with computers I can hack into nearly any database, honestly!" She was trying her best, why couldn't he see how desperate she was.

He watched her for a moment, before he made a decision in his head. "Sorry, but we have hackers." He turned to leave but she instinctively grabbed his bicep which felt a lot tougher in her hands.

"Please, I'm begging. You don't understand, I have nowhere else to go."

He turned back around and looked her straight in the eyes, again. Only this time they were filled with pity, something she wasn't a stranger to.

"Okay, but it's up to my boss, you need to tell me, why are you here?"

Louise thought for a mile-second before figuring out what she had to say. "I hacked SHIELD, a few years ago, so they put me in here." She shrugged.

"No way, I'm not an idiot. Look if you can't be honest with me then-"

"I am being honest" She argued.

"Look I know Shield, computer nerds, hackers-"

"I prefer the term hactivist" she muttered to herself.

"They get tagged, blocked from using electronics, not locked up in this place."

"What do you want me to say?" She answered starting to realise this wasn't going to get her anywhere.

"How about the truth?" Ward suggested.

Louise mentally cursed herself. "I can sort of… urm… like, see people's memories" She stuttered

"You can read minds?" He asked now looking a lot more interested.

"I suppose but I can only see their past, and there has to be skin contact. Maria said that with a couple more years I might not need contact and in 5 years I might even be able to see their future."

Ward made a grunt of approval with his eyes still locked with hers, sending shivers down her spine. "And I have telekinesis!" Louise blurted out, Instantly regretting that. But the impressed look he gave her was worth it. "Maria said it's the strongest telekinesis in the compound, that's gotta' be worth something, right?"

He gave a small chuckle. "I think I can work with that." He grinned down at her. Before turning and walking down the now empty corridor. He stopped after a couple of paces and turned to her gesturing for her to follow him, which she did without hesitation.

"What's your name?" Ward called without turning to face her.

She hesitated for a moment. This was a fresh start, she could be anyone she wanted to be. "Skye, my name's Skye."

A/N: So honestly, who saw that coming. I'm trying to decide whether I should just leave it as a one shot or post some more chapters, what do you think? And feel free to inbox me with some prompts but a can't guarantee I'll get round to them. Please R&R with all your thoughts.