is Happy Ending: The Alternate Scenes

Alternate Scene 6: Voices and Past Revelations

Spoilers: ALL episodes of SHIELD

Disclaimer: I only own Colin, Milo and Annamarie...


Skye found herself cleaning the apartment non-stop for days before the team was set to arrive. She'd spoken to Fitz and Simmons separately and together, both seemed weary about her relationship with Ward and were unable to even congratulate her on the engagement. May had merely glared when she first told the woman she was dating Ward but when she told her former team member about the engagement, May had just told her she was making the biggest mistake of her life. Trip gave her a 'girl you'd better sleep with a knife attached to your hand' both times. The only one who had seen them and understood them had been Coulson, he'd contacted Ward when Skye had been out one day and gave him the 'you hurt her and I will kill you' fatherly speech but told them he wanted an invitation to the wedding.

They had finally agreed to having dinner with her and Ward, Coulson had ordered it as it was only right that they see what Ward's life was like. He'd told Skye that after explaining everything, they'd been curious about his turn around from killer to part-time nanny. Mostly it seems like May and Trip were just waiting for blackmail material or anything they could use to prove Coulson wrong.

"Skye…" Ward's voice floated from the kitchen as she rearranged the couch cushions a third time. "Sweetheart it looks fine."

His speech had improved twice over in the three months between the engagement and their scheduled dinner. If fact it was hard to believe he'd once been mute because there were only a few words he stumbled over since he spoke all the time in therapy and with Colin, especially with her.

"I just think it should…" she paused when he moved from the kitchen to her and pulled her into his arms. "I'm being a bit crazy about this all aren't I?"

Kissing her forehead he smiled. "No, I'm nervous too. I never had a chance to face the team after everything and I need to do that tonight."

Skye tilted her head and smiled at him, "they don't think you were worth redeeming but we're going to prove them wrong. Everyone deserves a second chance, well Garrett never deserved one in any fashion but you did."

It was another hour before their guests arrived and they spent it cooking. Ward told her about Colin's recent adventure the day before when they went tracking so he could earn his Wild Scout badge. Skye laughed as Ward described how they got chased by a raccoon for nearly a fifth of a mile.

"A raccoon, Grant Ward is scared of raccoons?" Skye laughed and shook her head as a knock was heard on the front door to the apartment. She moved away and pointed, "I can't believe you are scared of raccoons."

"When you're being chased by a raccoon wanting to kill you then you can make fun of it." Ward pointed the knife at her and she stuck her tongue out as she moved to the door. He made her feel so childish and happy that she could act silly with him.


Opening the door while still laughing she found the team waiting on the other side. May moved past her without a word, Coulson hugged her as did Fitzsimmons and Trip. The specialist kissed her cheek and pulled back to look at her, nodding.

"Good, no baby so this isn't a shotgun thing." She gave him a weird look, "Coulson's had his talk so I'm next. May said she'd be staring holes in him all night but out of pity that he just got his voice back she won't kick his ass."

"Unless warranted." May made the comment and pulled away when Coulson touched her arm.

Skye nodded and shut the door, "great, family dinner and the potential murder of my fiancé. Seems like a normal family reunion if you ask me." She moved ahead of them into the living room, Ward was placing food on the table. "They're here and they're murderous."

"Half-expected that." Ward smirked and looked at them, he dropped the smirk and stared at what had been his former team. "Should we get the lectures and insults out of the way before dinner or after?"

May folded her arms, "I liked you better when you couldn't talk."


A knock at the door made Skye moved to it, "expecting anyone else?"

"Not that I know of." Coulson shrugged, "Hill perhaps?"

As soon as Skye opened the door she heard Ward's name and a whirlwind went past her. Pepper gave an apologetic look. "I'm sorry, he was so insistent at showing his tracking badge."

They moved in just as Ward caught the boy and pulled him into his arms. "I GOT IT!" Colin waved a badge at Ward's face and he pulled it away to look at it. "I was really good, I told everyone what we found and how far we went." Colin's grin turned serious, "I didn't mention the raccoon though because I didn't want them to laugh."

Ward chuckled and looked at the badge, "well I guess this is worth the raccoon huh?"

"Totally!" He looked up excitedly as his feet touch the ground. "My next one is three-day camping, Dad doesn't want to do that one so can we go?" He jumped up and down and Ward looked over at Skye. Colin followed his eyes, "Skye you'll come too right?"

His pleading eyes made her sigh, "of course, besides I might have to teach you boys something about how to camp for fun not for survival."

"We don't need to learn about camping, we know how to camp!" Colin folded his arms and Skye chuckled, out of the corner of her eyes she saw the team looking at them three strangely.

Pepper shook her head, "Colin we should really go because both Skye and Grant have company."

"Do we have to?" He looked at Skye hopefully and she smiled, pointing to the door. "But Skkkyyyeee!"

"Dragging out my name isn't going to let you stay. Grant maybe the pushover but I'm not so go tell your dad about the raccoon that chased you boys a fifth of a mile."

Colin grinned, "he's going to love hearing about how Grant screamed like a girl when the raccoon landed on his head." He was gone before anything could be said, Skye was laughing and Pepper rolling her eyes.

"You all have a good night." She waved and was gone, shutting the door behind her.


Fitz chuckled, "screamed like a girl?"

Ward paled as half the team started laughing, "I didn't scream like a girl."

"Right because a kid would lie." Trip started balling again and Skye shrugged at her fiancé.

"It breaks the ice."

Coulson clasped Ward on the back, "we'd love to hear about the raccoon that scared you so bad you forgot all your specialist training and ran for home."

"It wanted to kill us." He said honestly and that had Fitzsimmons doubling over in laughter. "Seriously, it was hissing and trying to bite our ankles, well my ankles and all because I disturbed its…"

May folded her arms, "disturbed its what?"

"Did Grant Ward walk in on raccoon sexy time?" Skye giggled and saw his eyes. "Oh man, oh that makes it so much better."

Fitz put his hand out, "best family reunion story ever! That includes that time Grandmother Fitzgerald told us about the family sheep herding battle."

Simmons shook her head as everyone looked at him, "Fitz not the sheep herding story again."

"It's a great story."

"It ends horribly, all the sheep die!"

Fitz pointed at her, "not the ending that matters Jemma but the journey that gets you there."


"Why don't we eat?" Skye motioned to the table, "I'll tell you about the time Grant got stuck dressing up like a ballerina."

"Ballerina!" Everyone looked at Ward and he shook his head.

"Skye…"

"Well see there was this girl that Colin really liked when he was four…"

Ward put out a hand to stop her and she pushed it away. "Skye?"

"…well anyways, the girl invited Colin to her birthday and unfortunately the ballerina got food poisoning. So Colin, seeing this girl he liked was upset, he convinced Grant to put on the tutu…"

Everyone at the table was enchanted as she told the story, Ward seemed about ready to grab the nearest gun and save himself the comments he'd be receiving for the rest of his life.


A/N: Okay so who isn't rolling on the floor laughing? I mean come on, I had to break the ice somehow and funny stories about Ward's new life was perfect.

Next we see Skye have to go back to work after her leave, Ward has a hard time saying goodbye.

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