Unknown Family Secrets (I'll probably switch the title later on)

by TheGraceOfCastiel

Madison River had never known her father. There're no pictures of him in the house anywhere. But she's called in by S.H.I.E.L.D, she finds out secrets that she's been waiting to hear.

7. Someplace I Can Think

Chapter 5

"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't know that saving lives was goddamn stunt."-Brian Gamble, S.W.A.T. (2003)

She winced slightly as she tried to sit up, the next morning. Her body ached from the fight yesterday and she grimaced as she stepped out of bed. She walked over towards the dresser and quickly changed her clothes into her swim gear. She ran down the hallway and made several turns before coming to a door labeled:

Pool

She held her card up to the scanner and the door unlocked, letting her enter. She slipped inside, shutting the door behind her, as the lights turned on, sensing her movement.

She inhaled sharply as she stepped onto the steps leading into the shallow end of the pool, the cold water lapping against her bare feet.

Uh…Madison…its no big deal, just freezing cold water. No big deal. She told herself as she stepped deeper into the pool. It's no different from your old swimming pool in first grade. When she reached the third step, she pushed off from the steps and into the freezing cold water. She dived into the water and swam towards the deep end of the pool.

When she reached the 19 feet marker, deepest end of the pool, she floated on the surface, gazing down at the bottom of the pool. Bellow her, is a small diving stick that had been placed there the night before. She smiled to herself before grabbing a breath of air and tucking her legs in, and pumping herself down into the deep. She moved her body in a serpentine motion, propelling her towards the diving stick.

She focused her thoughts on the last song she had listened to which was Centuries by Fall Out Boy, as she dove towards the bottom. She reached the bottom and grabbed the diving stick from the bottom of the pool, before pushing off the bottom of the pool, and swimming towards the surface.

She broke the surface, gasping for air and she swam towards the edge of the pool. Throwing the diving stick onto the ground, she hoisted herself out of the pool and started drying herself off with the towel before hearing footsteps approaching her.

"I see you're feeling better." A voice said from the entrance.

"Oh," Madison looked up to see Maria standing there, with her arms crossed across her chest. "Yeah. Loads better. Thanks."

Maria smiled slightly before following Madison out of the pool.

"Since your feeling better, you're going to have to continue training." Maria sighed as she followed Madison to her room.

"Yeah. I know. I'll be out in a minute." Madison smiled before shutting the door to change.