I can't get the thought that Grant would threaten the guard he sticks with Skye with bodily harm if he leaves her side.
She was less than impressed when he ordered her to stay behind, then angry when Coulson agreed with him, but this was ridiculous. He had taken the man, Stuart? Anyway he was telling him that if anything happened to her, he would personally take it out on him, much to Coulson's amusement. The poor man looked terrified of her SO, she took pity on him and intervened. Touching Grant's arm and getting his attention, his eyes softened and she ignored her heart's sudden race, they had to focus.
"I will be fine," She told him, hoping he would believe it.
"It's his job to make sure you are here when I get back."
"It's yours to make sure you come back to me, in one piece." She said without thinking, he met her eyes, understanding filled his gaze.
"Always." He whispered, the guard turned away from them, she pressed a gentle kiss to his lips.
"I am holding you to that, watch our family's back, something doesn't sit right with me." She told him, it was like a ball wound up tight and ready to snap, she didn't like it.
"Trust me?" He asked and she nodded. "I will always protect our family."
Something stirred inside of her as he said those words, she let him go. Watching as he followed Coulson into the building, before she met the guard's pointed gaze.
"I know inside the van, Fitz. Come on, we have work to do." She followed her friend into the van and got to work, Grant had his job and she had her's. She and Fitz led them to Mike, eventually to Thomas Nash, who started taunting them with what he believed to be her future. She felt Fitz's arm tighten around her, giving her comfort just as a shot echoed through the room.
"Did Ward just?" Fitz asked shocked, she looked at the video feed in silence.
When they exited the building, she intervened before they could take Grant to the SUV, imploring Coulson to not allow this. With a command he ordered the others to leave, they did and soon they were alone. Just their team, Garrett, and Triplett.
"Thank you, Dad." She said before moving to Grant's side, he looked haunted. His arm wrapped around her, holding her close.
"I'm here, it's over." She whispered, as he met her eyes.
"Not yet," He told her pulling out his gun, she stepped back giving him room, wondering what he meant by that cryptic answer. Before she could ask he pointed the gun at Garrett and shot him, right between the eyes.
"Ward!" Coulson yelled, into the silence that surrounded them now.
"He ordered Quinn to shoot Skye," He told them in a monotone voice, "I shot him, now he can't hurt her."
"Ward?" Fitz asked tentatively as he walked over to them, "Hand me the gun?"
"It's alright, without him there is no way for them to get her." Grant told them as he handed Fitz his gun. She wrapped her arms around him, he seemed to come back to himself and pressed a kiss to her hair.
"May, be ready to get in the air, we have a problem." Coulson said into his comlink, they heard May's reply loud and clear.
"Be here in five, something has happened." Without talking Coulson aided Triplett and Grant in moving Garrett's body into the back of the van. They left and drove back to the BUS, where Jemma and May were waiting for them.
"Good work, Ward." May said, as she let a smile slip across her lips.
"Captain America is now a fugitive." Jemma said quickly,
"What?" Coulson asked confused,
"He has been labeled a traitor to SHIELD." Jemma informed them quickly.
"More importantly Nick is missing." May dropped the bomb on them and Grant paled,
"It's starting."
"What's starting?" May asked softly, worry in her eyes.
"HYDRA is rising..." Grant told them, shame in his eyes.
"So what do we do now, Sir?" Trip asked looking at Coulson. However it was May that answered, a dangerous smile on her lips.
"We assemble The Avengers, and take the fight to HYDRA's door."
"I can't force any of you to do this, it looks like SHIELD is falling and there isn't anything we can do about it." Coulson told them, she rolled her eyes at his attempt to give anyone who wanted one an out.
"Dad, I'm pretty sure we are all in this together."
"Do not start singing Fitz." Jemma and Grant said together.
"I wasn't going to..." Fitz retorted shortly, bringing a grin to her face.
"So I finally get to meet Stark? So much easier this way, especially since he's so in love with Pepper he ordered all his fans to stop showing up outside in cosplay outfits."
"Maybe our daughter shouldn't meet Tony just yet..." May suggested,
"No fair! How about we make it my, 'So happy you are alive and didn't die from two shot to the stomach.' present?" She quipped, but they all just looked at her in silence. "Sorry, I guess it's too soon."
"Less then a week, is way too soon." Jemma told her,
"Even a lifetime isn't long enough." Grant amended, pulling her into his arms again.
"May, set a course for New York. We have some people to see."
"Everybody strap in, take off in five minutes." May disappeared up the stairs and they moved to follow her orders,
"Trip, I've read your records...Steve will want to meet the grandson of a Howling Commando."
"I was hoping you'd let me stay, sir." Trip said gratefully.
"He had our backs, helped save Skye." Fitz added,
"He's not HYDRA." Grant told them, easing the worry they all had at bringing a potential traitor into their midst.
"Take off in thirty seconds." May informed them from the cockpit.
"Welcome to the team Agent Triplett, we will figure out the living arrangements when we reach New York." Grant slapped his shoulder in a friendly welcome, just as May and Coulson switched on the buzzing SHIELD line,
"This is Captain Rogers! HYDRA has Risen! I repeat HYDRA is SHIELD." Captain America's voice filled the BUS and they listened in silence, hearing gunshots and then the transmission was lost.
"Skye!" Coulson shouted, meeting her eyes.
"Tracing now, should have his location in a few minutes." She typed furiously on her laptop, tracing his location to just outside of New York. "Good thing we are already on our way, he's just outside the city limits."
"Already changing course." May announced before they could say a word. Grant's arms came around her waist, making her feel safe and loved.
"No one ever said our lives were boring." Grant quipped.
"It must be the end of the world, Robot just made a joke." She retorted pressing a kiss to his cheek.
(I might continue this one later...I was hoping when this episode aired that we would see Steve in a cameo...although I didn't think they would actually be able to do it.)