A/N: This episode was fantastic! I don't really think there were many 'missing moments,' aside from maybe a little more on the confrontation within the space team (Simmons seemed ready to fight Daisy, and Piper and Davis were not happy with Simmons... the rest of the episode was pretty light, but I'm sure the space team will still have some issues to work out in the coming episodes). So I only have one scene for you from episode 3: Fear and Loathing on the Planet of Kitson. Enjoy.
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Trust
Daisy can tell from the moment she regains consciousness that there is still division within the team. Jemma is leaning over Daisy, to check on her, and Daisy can see Piper casting Jemma a hard stare.
"Are you alright?" Jemma asks.
"Yeah, fine," Daisy says, getting to her feet. "Where's the guy that stunned us?"
"Tied him up," Davis supplies. "The other one's here too, but he's not restrained. Thought you might want to question them both."
Jemma moves as if to check on Piper, and the agent holds up a hand to stop her. "I'm fine."
Jemma's expression doesn't change, but Daisy knows she feels the dismissal from Piper. "Okay, Simmons and I will question the stunner. Piper, Davis, see what information you can find about Kitson."
Once they're in the hallway, away from Piper and Davis, Daisy touches Jemma's arm to stop her from moving. "We need to talk about what happened back there," she says quietly.
"The part where everyone wanted to throw me in the brig?" Jemma asks with a false little smile.
Daisy sighs. "I don't want to do that, and neither do Piper and Davis."
Jemma scoffs. "You may not, but they certainly do."
"You need to apologize to them, after. We can't afford to be fighting amongst ourselves."
Jemma looks at her levelly, and Daisy knows Jemma doesn't think there's anything to apologize for. Daisy is kind of torn on that herself, because Jemma had been right: Fitz is the mission. But Jemma had also acted beyond her authority. While Daisy doesn't mind much in this case, she can't let this act change the team dynamic.
"Come on," Daisy says, when neither of them looks to be backing down. "Let's find out what this guy knows."
She sees the renewed hope in Jemma's eyes, when the Hunter tells them he's actively looking for Fitz, and leaves Jemma with him as she goes to talk to the one who 'doesn't make the rules but has to follow them.'
As she kind of expects, Piper is waiting for her. "Where's Simmons?"
"Getting more information from that creep."
Piper looks behind her, as if to make sure Simmons isn't going to sneak up on them. "So, are we getting out of here? Going home?"
"Not just yet. We're already here," Daisy says, "and Simmons may be onto something -."
Piper is shaking her head. "This isn't fair, Daisy. Not to me, and not to Davis, and you're not doing Simmons any good by going along with her search for a needle in a haystack."
"Piper, I hear you, I really do. We're going back home right after -."
Piper backs away, frustrated and not meeting Daisy's eyes. "I'll be looking over what little stores we have left if you need me."
Daisy closes her eyes as Piper leaves, taking a breath to calm herself. She isn't just making excuses. She fully plans on going home, if there's no sign of Fitz on this planet: even if she does have to force Jemma to come with them. But she owes it to both Jemma and Fitz to fully investigate Kitson, since Jemma already made the Zephyr jump here. The others don't trust each other much. She just hopes everyone trusts her enough to do what needs to be done.
