The Shield is Born

Disclaimer: I own Avery

Spoilers: Turn, Turn, Turn (1x17), Providence (1x18) and The Only Light in the Darkness Promo (1x19)


SHIELD had never been stronger, before it had been huge and had everything needed but loyalty was fleeting. HYDRA within its ranks and diminished it to nothing but those left came back stronger and fought harder. Every week a new video would be sent to SHIELD to tell them of HYDRA secrets, a girl code named The Shield would raise them up to fight for everything they thought they'd lost in a previous battle the week before.

Weeks led to months then to years and Coulson's only knowledge of Skye being alive were the videos she sent to SHIELD to lift the spirits of the lost. She also sent a weekly message to HYDRA that broadcasted across the world, telling them she would continue to fight them and that they were slowly becoming ants that SHIELD would crush. She was an inspiration for what was left for the organization, the government realizing quickly that the terrorist organization was HYDRA and started backing SHIELD once again. Skye had been the reason behind that move and while devoting hours to finding her, their best CS Specialists couldn't find the young agent.

"I need you to coordinate with England and get those jets up in the air." Coulson spoke and the agent receiving the order just nodded and left.

"Sir, incoming transmission from The Shield." An agent called out and Coulson signaled for them to put it up on the big screen of the HUB.


The video of Skye found its way up to the screen and her face held a smile. "Good afternoon SHIELD, still going strong I can see. Well good news in regards to HYDRA, the last cell is within your backyard and the operative code named The Clairvoyant will be there. Location of meet is encrypted in this transmission so good luck and may you stand strong. Long live SHIELD." Her face faded from the screen and Coulson turned just in time to see May and Trip enter the HUB's control room.

He moved over to an agent, "location?"

"Decrypting now sir."

"It's been three years Phil." May's voice found his ear as he stood waiting. "How much longer are we going to be using these guerilla tactics?"

Coulson turned to his second in charge, "we have only one cell left, Garrett's and after that HYDRA is dead. Without Skye we'd be in the dark still, still don't know what made her do what she did but she made it all possible for us."

"Sir, location found…New York, three miles from Avengers Tower."

"Well let's invite Strike Team Delta to the party, send a message to them in regards to the location." He turned to May, "you and your team move out, we're taking this bastard down once and for all."

Trip looked at Coulson, "and Ward, do we tell him?"

"No, Agent Ward has earned our trust back and until Garrett is lying dead where he can see a body do we tell him." Coulson turned back to the screen and both agents left to get work done.


Skye stood up from her computer and moved over to the dresser of the small apartment she'd rented with cash from the account that SHIELD had confiscated from Miles. When they'd fallen apart, she'd hacked the account and allowed herself access to the million that she'd been using for close to three years. It meant staying low and paying in cash most times but she did it quite well, neither organization hadn't found her and that was her main concern.

Braiding her hair, she tied it up just in time to hear a crash from the next room. Instantly her hand went to her gun and she moved quickly, only to find a curious two year old standing before a broken glass of milk.

"I sorry Mommy!" The girl looked as if she'd cry and Skye bent down beside her after placing her gun on the nearby table.

"No sweetheart it's okay, here let's get you away from the glass before I clean it up." She picked up her daughter and placed her in one of the chairs, occupying the girl with a tablet before bending down to clean up the glass. Looking at the table, she saw the girl starring at her gun. "Avery, honey what did I say about guns?"

"That I don't pway with them, that they danwis."

Skye stood and kissed her daughter's head, her black locks and cheek bones indicative of her father while the rest was all Skye. "Yeah so we don't touch them, only Mommy can." Taking the gun, she placed it in her waistband. "Let me finish cleaning up here and I will play a game with you before I have to go to work."

"Okay." The two year old smile and Skye kissed her head.


For close to three years she'd been fighting as The Shield while being Skylar Zale, mother and teacher at a local community center. She helped children with typing skills and the elderly learn about technology and find anything they needed on the computer. It was a low laying job that paid under the table without anyone aware of who she was, SHIELD and HYDRA both would never think to look for her there.

Her aim had been to destroy HYDRA hands on but Avery had changed all that, she'd been the unsuspecting surprise from a time Skye did best to forget. The betrayal of Avery's father still hurt deep because a part of her still loved him so like any good mother, she lied and told Avery that her father wasn't around because he was fighting bad guys and saving the world. Avery just told her repeatedly that she loved Daddy and understood why he was away, that alone broke Skye's heart.

She fought HYDRA by infiltrating their communication systems and technology, learning their moves and sending them to SHIELD. The team probably thought she was taking physical blows at SHIELD instead of laying low with a two year old. Avery was her world and she'd do anything to protect her daughter, even if it meant forgetting the family she'd left behind years before.


A/N: So many people demanded I follow up with this story. There will be a third chapter after this one and then it's finished.