"Are you sure that this is a good idea? Letting Daisy go after Hive?" May asked Coulson.
"We don't really have a choice. Daisy's the only one who can get anywhere near Hive without being killed or turned. Hopefully, she can kill him before Hive can detonate his warhead." Coulson said as he, May, Mack, Fitz, Simmons, Lincoln, Elena and Dr. Radcliffe all sat in Coulson's office, right as they saw the quinjet Daisy had taken to Zephyr One detached.
"Daisy, what are you doing?" Coulson asked over the comm set.
"I reprogrammed the Zephyr's autopilot to return to surface, but I'm finishing this mission. Hive and his inhuman compound warhead are on board this jet to and I've programmed the autopilot to take us all into orbit where the compound can't do any harm." Daisy said.
"What, no, Daisy, abort that plan now, that's an order." Coulson said.
"Sorry AC, but I can't do that. It's my DNA that was used to create that formula. I'm the one Hive took over. I'm the one who made it possible for him to get as far as he has. I'm the one who saw all this happen in the future. And I'm the only one who get anywhere near Hive without being swayed or killed. This is how I'm making it all right. This is my purpose. My destiny. I'm saving the world from a problem I created. This is how I balance the scales." Daisy said.
"Let me talk to her." Lincoln said to Coulson, who nodded and handed the comm over to him.
"Daisy, don't do this." Lincoln said.
"I'm so sorry Lincoln." Daisy said.
"Than don't do this." Lincoln said.
"I have to. You know I was never going to stop until Hive was dead. This way the world will be safe and I can finally achieve closure." Daisy said.
"You weren't apologizing for this were you?" Lincoln asked.
"No. I was apologizing for everything that's happened to you since you met me. You could've avoided so much pain if you'd never met me." Daisy said.
"Daisy, while there are many things in my past that I wish I could undo, meeting you is not one of them. Meeting you is one of the best things that's ever happened to me and you know I don't have many fond memories." Lincoln said.
"I know, I feel the same way, that's why I'm doing what I'm doing. To keep you from suffering anymore than you already have." Daisy said, her voice making it clear that she was crying now.
"Damn it Daisy, don't you realize that nothing would make me suffer more than living in a world that doesn't have you in it?" Lincoln asked, pounding the desk.
"I'm sorry Lincoln, but I'm doing what needs to be done. I hope that someday you can understand that. But I need you to promise me one thing. Don't leave again. Stay with SHIELD. You're not the only one there who I had a unique bond with. Let them help you through the pain." Daisy said.
"I will. But only because of you." Lincoln said, tears coming to his eyes.
"Good. The air's getting pretty thin up here. I'm not sure how much time is left." Daisy said.
"This still isn't right." Lincoln protested.
"I don't know, I'm kind of going out the way I always thought I would, saving the world, but now I'm also saving the man I love." Daisy said.
Everyone was silent before Daisy began to speak again.
"I just realized that was the first time I've ever said those words to anyone. I love you Lincoln." Daisy said.
However, before Lincoln could respond, the comm signal went dead.
"What happened?" Lincoln asked, looking at Coulson, hoping the source of the blackout wasn't what he thought it was.
"I'm sorry Lincoln, but the timer has hit zero. The warhead has detonated, taking itself, the quinjet, Hive and Daisy," Coulson struggled to say her name,"with it."
Rather than responding, Lincoln simply threw down the comm set and walked out of the room.
Just as Mack looked like he was about to follow, Coulson put his hand up and said "Give him some space."
Suddenly, the lights began to flicker.
"Sounds like someone's having a tantrum." Radcliffe said, just to have everyone glare at him.
"Be lucky we're not sending you to touch him, considering you're the one who created the formula that cost me one of my best agents." Coulson said.
A few days after the explosion, Daisy's funeral was held in Washington DC, where she was given a soldier's send off. All of SHIELD was in attendance and even Bobbi and Hunter were allowed to attend.
"While it is nice to see you 2 again, it's under hell of a circumstances." Mack said to Bobbi and Hunter after the service.
"I know. For what it's worth though, at least Daisy died saving the world. That's how she would've wanted to go out." Bobbi asked.
"That's what we've been telling Electro boy ever since it happened." Mack said, looking over at the inhuman who was standing over Daisy's tombstone, as he had been ever since the end of the ceremony.
While there was a casket inside the grave, it did not contain Daisy's body, since whatever was left of it was floating around in space. Instead, the casket has a few old mementos that Lincoln had selected that best represented Daisy. Her old laptop, the hula girl from her old van and the power inhibiting gloves.
"How's he holding up?" Hunter asked.
"Well, he shorted out our entire system after it happened, so better than you'd expect. Though it doesn't help that Daisy finally said those 3 little words and then got blown up before he could respond." Mack said.
"She died right after telling Lincoln she loved him. That's gotta be rough for him. Especially since he can't tell her that." Bobbi said.
"Tell me about it." Mack agreed.
