A/N: I'm so sorry for the absence, I've been making Skyeward videos because they totally took over my life. We're starting to reveal the truth about Skye and I hope to post another chapter later today.
But you'll have to help with your feedback.
Skye had been given new clothes and she was sleeping on a cot with handcuffs on her wrists and foot. She couldn't stop crying, even if she couldn't believe it… She couldn't have killed all that people, and what about Grant? Where was he?
They only said that she would meet some agent Hartly and that she would be lucky if she were sent to the fridge. She didn't know what the fridge was but I didn't sound good. She didn't even move when she heard the door, not until she heard his voice.
"Skye!"
She almost jumped out of the cot and moved as fast as the chains tying her foot together let her. He was with another man but she only cared about him. Grant hugged her tight, stroking her back, kissing the top of her head.
"I'm gonna get you out of here, I promise" He said.
"We need a plan" Coulson interrupted "And you need to go back to your cell before someone notices it"
"What?" Skye sobbed "No"
"I just needed to make sure you're fine" Grant cupped her face; it broke his heart to see her like that. Everything Coulson said… it couldn't be true, and even if it was, he didn't care… She was good; she was better than all of them.
"Grant"
"I'll be back" He kissed her "Don't let them break you. You're have no idea how strong you are"
Skye nodded and then had to see him go. The other man gave her a sad smile before closing the door.
"I don't care" Ward said once they were in the hallway "I knew it… Raina told me about her story, but I don't care…"
"I thought it would be easier for you to… understand. Here is not that simple" Coulson noticed Grant's gaze. He could see his mind working as they spoke- "I hoped she could find you"
"Why? I'm the real monster here, I'm no good to her"
"I'm not going to lie to you. I hate you, and I really wanted to kill you. But Ward, a person who's capable of love if capable of good. That's why I sent her to Mashpee, I thought she could find herself again if she could find you. Maybe bring out the best from each other"
"And what about her father? Where's him?"
"We don't know, we were busy dealing with crazy robots. We don't know if he survived. But if he did, he can't find her"
Ward swallowed "We need to get her out of here"
Four heavily armed agents escorted a woman to her room. She looked intimidating.
"Hello, Skye. Long time no see." She said when Skye stood up. She wouldn't let them see her crying.
"What do you want?"
"I want answers"
"Guess we have that in common"
"Skye, this will be way easier if you just stop acting like the victim" The woman walked closer.
"I'm not acting like a victim. I am the victim. I don't even know you, I didn't kill anybody, I-"
"Then I guess you're not on the run with an Hydra fugitive either" Skye stopped talking "Where's your father?"
"I don't have a father. I thought you were super spies. Don't you have like a file on everybody?"
The woman sighed in frustration "Where. Is. Your. Father?" She insisted.
"I already told you! I don't know what you're talking about. I'm an orphan, if I have a father I don't know who he is!"
"Where you exposed?"
"Exposed to what?"
"What do you want?"
"I just want to get out of here! I don't want to hurt anybody; I don't want any of this. I was leaving, I wasn't hurting anybody"
"Tell that to Agent Simmons, or Tripplet, or the other 6 men you killed in cold blood"
Skye sobbed, she fell on the cot not being able to stand anymore.
"Agent Hartly, we have the serum ready" One of the men said and the woman shook her head.
"This conversation is not over" She said before leaving.
Fitz was waiting in the lab, alone, they way he had been since Jemma left, he didn't want a new partner, or a new team, he just wanted to be alone and working. If he had a moment to think about her he would go crazy. He still didn't know if she survived the attacks in London; and now Skye was there, the reason why she left.
Coulson walked in, he didn't look like the man Fitz used to know, but then Fitz himself didn't look the same.
"Sir. Nice to see you again" The scientist said
"I know what you're going to say" Coulson rubbed his eyes.
"We can't help her, Sir. Why is she here? We did everything we could to save her. Why did she come back? What does she want now?"
"She's different. It worked. She's our Skye again"
"That doesn't change what she's capable of" Fitz made a pause and took a deep breath "The deal was… I would do it if she was as far away as possible"
"I know you're saying that because of Jemma, but Fitz-"
"Don't you dare talking about Jemma" Fitz replied, cold.
"I'm sure she's ok" Coulson continued.
"But she could be better if she was here with… us"
"Fitz, this is not you. You would never abandon Skye"
"Well, why wouldn't I? She abandoned us, didn't she?" He went back to his desk "Just like Ward did"
"They'll need our help"
Fitz didn't get to answer, they heard footsteps, and another agent was entering to the lab.
"Commander Coulson. Agent Hartly wants to see you in her office"
Coulson nodded "Fitz, I need you to think about it"
He wouldn't look at him, so Coulson left with the other agent; he knew what was waiting for him.
Back in the lab, Fitz was nervous. They would kill Skye or maybe send her to the fridge, not like she didn't deserve it… but still He couldn't help but think about the time when they were in the bus, when they were like a family. He used to think that people couldn't be born evil, but a lot had happened, he had changed. They all had.
Almost without realizing it he was walking to her cell. He had to scan his badge and get closer for a retinal verification. The door was open in a second.
And there she was, crawled up in a ball on her cot, she was sobbing. When he said her name she stopped moving.
"Skye?"
She had heard it… that accent… from her blurry memories. She turned around but she didn't know that man.
"Skye…" He insisted.
"Who are you?" She was siting now.
"You don't know?"
"I think I remember your voice" She said without looking at him.
"I'm Fitz" He took another step but stopped wen Skye looked up. She looked sad and confused and just… helpless…"You shouldn't be here".
"We were looking for you" She said "Leopold Fitz?"
"Fitz" He started walking again until he was in front of her. "Why are you here? What else do you want?"
Skye shook her head "I don't know, I wanted answers… but I can't believe-"
"Oh, you better believe it" She heard his voice break. He sounded cold, but he wasn't like one of the other agents. He was nicer, but he also looked hurt.
"What happened to me?"
"If you're talking about your memories, we had to take them"
"We who?"
"Coulson, and me. Well, I was in charge of the procedure"
Skye frowned. Coulson, the man who was supposed to love her like a father, that's the only thing Ward had told her about him.
"Why!"
"Because we thought we could… have you back"
"Back?" She sobbed and Fitz felt the urge to hug her, she looked like the old Skye, that girl they picked up from an alley who had no idea what she was getting into. Pretty much like Simmons and him. Skye spoke again "Is it true?" Her voice was almost a whisper.
But he knew what she was referring to. "I'm sorry"
She didn't want to hear it, until now she couldn't believe it. But if that man, Fitz, was going to accuse her to, it might be true. Why would he lie to her?
"Coulson tried to fix it, but we can't bring them back" He tried to sound angry, even if it was breaking his heart to see her like that.
She wanted to say how sorry she was but couldn't even move. She wanted to ask about the other scientist, Ward told her about the other one, and she could remember her voice too; but he was already leaving.
"Commander Coulson, what an unexpected surprise." Said Agent Hartley when Phil was walking in her office. "And may I say this is also a big coincidence… almost seems like you're having a little reunion party here"
"I know what you're thinking"
"Oh, and I'm right. But I want to know the details" She gestured him to take a sit. "I was just talking to Skye" she waited for him to say something but he didn't "My agents had the truth serum ready, but I'm guessing that will get us nowhere"
"How do you know that?"
"Because I know when somebody is telling the truth. That girl had no clue about anything. She was scared. I wasn't going to torture her for no reason"
Coulson frowned. "Then what do you want to do with her?"
"Well, we have two options here, either we get rid of the problem or… we send her as far as possible and risk whatever is left of this world to face another tragedy"
"Wow, I wouldn't say it-"
"Phil" She interrupted "What did you do to her? And why?"
He took a deep breath "She was a member of my team. She was my responsibility. And I knew her. That's why I made the call"
"The call to erase her memories?"
"The call to revert the damage her father did to her. Skye is not a killer. She was being controlled. Everything she did-"
"She did it, and she could do it again. You don't know her full potential. We never faced people with genuine mental abilities before and now we know that they exist, that they are a threat and they can grow even more powerful. So you may have a higher rank than I do, but this is my base, and now Skye is my responsibility. I get to make the call"
"No, director Hill will make the call. And I want a word with her first"
"You can use your pull in this, Phil. I know you care about her. But this is bigger"
"And that's why I'm talking to the director. You'll have to wait"
"And if she decides to eliminate the threat. Are you prepared to accept that order?"
"I'm prepared to do more things than you could ever imagine. But until we have orders, Skye stays in her cell. Also Grant Ward"
