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Jemma had hardly said a word to her since the incident.
And while she was a little saddened, Skye really couldn't blame her. Your first attempted kidnapping was quite a lot to take in.
After leaving the alley, they has stopped at a drive through to state their need for caffeine before continuing onto the bus. Jemma had not minded having coffee instead of tea for once, needing a hot beverage. Afterwards she had silently moved into her bedroom, seemingly in shock. When Coulson asked Skye what happened, she just said that 'Someone attempted to mug us.' and that 'I took him out.'
At Phil's alarmed look, Skye reassured him that she had only used the night night gun.
Now though, after everyone was asleep, (or at least in their rooms) Skye had knocked on Jemma's open door and proclaimed,
"I brought ice cream!"
Skye sat down next to the scientist and offered her a spoon.
"It's comfort food. You like choc chip, right?" At Jemma's silent nod, Skye sighed.
"Look, Jemma, I know it's a lot to take in," The girl shot her a 'really' look, "But the easiest way to get over it is to talk to someone."
It was a few minutes before Simmons spoke.
"Why is he after you, Skye?" She asked in a soft tone. "And don't give me bullshit about some hack. I know that your better than being caught for messing up a deal."
"I... It's complicated, Jemma." The expression she received told her that it wasn't an acceptable answer. "I'm different. That's why I had you leave the alley. I didn't want you to think that I'm a freak."
Skye held her arm up, then made her hand disappear. Jemma let out a soft gasp. "I could do it since I was little. Your the first person that I have willingly told. I'll understand if you don't want to be on the team anymore." Her voice drifted of and she turned away.
She was suddenly turned back around and slapped on the shoulder.
"Skye! How dare you think such a thing. Being different isn't a bad thing. It takes courage to tell someone about this, and I respect you for that. But I never want to hear you degrade yourself like that again. Understand?"
Skye didn't answer, simply leaning her head into Jemma's shoulder and wrapping her arms around her. She responded in kind. After a few minutes of listening to her tearless sobs, Jemma pushed her off.
"You brought ice cream, right?" Skye nodded and picked the tub up off the floor. "Then let's watch a movie. We didn't exactly get to do anything earlier, did we?"
Skye smiled, suddenly feeling a lot better. A date with a beautiful girl (especially one that happened to be into you) would do that to a person.
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Coulson woke them up the next morning from each others arms.
While Jemma blushed, Skye yawned and shamelessly pulled her closer.
"Be up in twenty, girls. We're going to the Hub. Simmons, I need you to retrieve some intel from Agent Shaw. He has, ah... placed it up his nasal cavity."
If Jemma hadn't been awake before, she definitely was now. Skye made a face.
"Why would someone even do that? I mean, you robot people do some pretty weird shit, but shoving stuff up your nose? Do they understand the meaning of the word hygiene?"
Jemma stifled at laugh while Coulson smiled.
"Don't even start, Skye. I've had friends doing way worse than that for the success of a mission."
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"I hope you know what your doing, Jemma." Skye said.
"Don't be ridiculous. As long as Agent Shaw doesn't breathe, we'll be fine." She hastily turned to the agent in question and rephrased her statement. "That was a joke. You should, of course, feel comfortable breathing, just not through your nose. And very minimally through your mouth."
"That's all the intel you recovered?" Asked Coulson.
Shaw replied with "I certainly hope so. No offence doc, but that was rather... irritating."
"Well thank you, Agent Shaw, for keeping it safe up there." Jemma walked over to another bench to remove the snot.
"We'll forward this to the Hub. Data and Info will get whatever we need out of it. In fact, we're headed there now to drop you off."
"The Hub? Really? How exciting." Jemma exclaimed.
"It's been ages." Leo agreed.
"Do you indeed me to analyse the data?" Skye asked.
"That won't be necessary."
"If it's encrypted, I can mine the chip for him."
"I'm afraid this mission is classified. Clearance level eight."
"Oh."
"Ah."
"Wait, what? He can just shut us out of the process like that?"
"Well, he did say that the mission is level eight." Jemma reminded her.
"And of course, we're not, so we can't know about it." Leo said in his Scottish accent.
"Right, but this is normally the part where we all stand around the holotable and learn about stuff? I mean, aren't we all on the same team?"
"No need to get started on one of your socialist riffs."
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"S.H.I.E.L.D.'s whole infrastructure is based on the hierarchy and compartmentalisation of intelligence. Every agent can have intel on a mission, Skye. It makes the organisation vulnerable."
"Okay, fine, but if I had just caught my way out of a Siberian prison, I'd kind of want to know what for."
"Coulson's got you used to the plane, the way we do things here." Shaw said. "The Hub is different."
"The Hub? What's the Hub?"
"Buckle up, guys." May said over the intercom. "We touchdown in five."
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"That is the Hub, Skye."
"Wow. I never realised Big Brother was so... Big." She was silent for a minute, taking it in.
"Oh, this is nothing." Jemma said excited. "Wait until you see the Triskelion."
"Everyone's wearing the same suit. Can some one tell me why, please? And the badges. Do I get a badge? I want a badge."
"That's your badge." Coulson said, tapping her wrist bracelet. "You still have a long way to go before you even hit level one."
A bald man walked up to them.
"Agent Sitwell."
"Agent Coulson. Good to see you feeling better. Agent Hand is waiting for you in the situation room."
"And she doesn't like to wait."
"You know her?"
"Just her reputation." They walked further down the hall. "After you."
"Your level sevens can join us in the briefing. Say cheese." Coulson, May, Ward and Sitwell took turns leaning forward to have their retina scanned.
"Is this your subtle way of saying we can't come with?" Skye asked.
"We'll be back. Fitz, Simmons, keep an eye on Skye. I don't want her wondering off somewhere she shouldn't be."
"Ah... We should probably head to the tech corridor."
"Oh, I can't wait to see the new chem-kit."
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"Agent Coulson."
"Agent Hand."
"Good to finally be able to put a face to the name."
"Likewise."
"This is Agent May and Agent Ward." Coulson said. They nodded their heads respectively.
"Well now that we've got that out of the way, here's what you can know. The intel you retrieved from Agent Shaw tells us that a separatist group in South Ossetia has build a weapon called 'ezbiitomet' "
"The 'Overkill Device?' " Ward asked.
"A little overdramatic for my tastes. We've intercepted chatter that tells us they plan to use the weapon in the next 24 hours to declare their independence from Russia and Georgia. We believe it creates sonic vibrations powerful enough to trigger weapons from a great distance- anything from the missiles on a helicopter to a nuclear warhead sitting in its silo."
"So if we move on them, they could use our own weapons against us."
"Exactly. That's why I need a two-man team to sneak across the disputed border undetected, break into the separatist stronghold, and disable the weapon in the next 24 hours. And you have two people who fit my bill."
"Not a problem." Ward told her. "I was in Georgia during the incursion of '08. I still have contacts on the South Ossetian border."
"And you'll have to use them. But, we don't have specs on the device, so I need someone on the team who can identify and dismantle it on-site."
"Does she mean..." Coulson began.
Ward answered the unspoken sentence. "I think she does."
AN: I really haven't updated in a while, have I? Skye Stark will be up in a few hours and I remind (and ask) you all to suggest what Skye's second ability will be. Votes will be tallied and the highest by chapter eight will be included. If there are less then five for one power I will put mine in.
-BecauseMarvelJustRocks
