Chapter 10

Coulson looks over the file carefully, re-reading it and reading it over and over again. He can't believe it, he really can't believe it. Coulson watches May go through the same reaction. "But I thought…but it was." May takes a deep breath. "Phil do you understand what this means."

Coulson nods, he didn't want to, he didn't want to believe it, but the proof was before him. "Half of this information is redacted, but from what there is of it, you can tell that this girl Skye was in fact in Shield's hands, and further more…" Coulson doesn't finish.

May puts the file back on his desk. "We need to prove this information is true, with not all of it readable, we need to go and find the hard copy for it, or the unreacted version." May explains. "Before you start getting your hopes up Phil, we need to make sue Skye really is, who you think she is."

Coulson grips his fingers together. "I know, I know I need to." Coulson sighs. "But this May, I just…" Coulson stops. "Prepare a team to go to the triskelion."

"Are you crazy Coulson? The triskelion is…"

"Yeah I know it's an old wreckage and unstable, and all the information has been cleaned out, but there's the basement below it" Coulson twiddles his thumbs. "I need to be sure of this May."

May sighs, understanding Coulson's need. "Alright, I'll get a team together."

Coulson nods in thanks, knowing without May he wouldn't really have anyone.

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"You and that old guy keep visiting me every day." Skye complains to Bobbi. "You must really care." Her voice says with high sarcasm.

"Look I promise will let you leave; we're just making sure on something."

Skye raises an eyebrow. "On what?"

Bobbi crosses her arms, she wasn't sure if she wanted to give the full information to Skye. "It's just that…." Bobbi sighs, knowing she shouldn't keep secrets from Skye, it was wrong. Even if she was an enhanced, and kind of their prisoner, Bobbi felt bad for the poor girl. From what she said the other day her boyfriend and her people had just abandoned her.

If she was right.

"We just want to make sure it was really Shield that captured you." Bobbi elaborates.

Skye frowns. "So keeping me here until than is what will help you?"

"I'm sorry." Bobbi apologizes. "It's just that…ahh.." Bobbi wasn't sure why they were still keeping Skye. After the mission if Coulson still refused to let Skye go, Bobbi just might let her go herself. After all it only seemed fair, she was kept prisoner for far too long by Hydra.

Skye bounces back the ball Bobbi had given her the other day to 'relieve her boredom' and since a computer wasn't exactly allowed Bobbi decided a bouncy ball, a few books and some cards might be just the best thing for her.

"Do you have parents?" Skye asks out of nowhere.

Bobbi furrows her brow. "Everyone has to have had parents at one stage." Bobbi articulates. "But I'm guessing that's not what you meant"

Skye catches the bouncing ball from where she was laying her head backwards. "I mean who raised you."

Bobbi crosses her arms at the weird question. "I didn't grow up with a dad if you're curious, he ran out on my mom. But I did have a brother. We grew up in San Diego." Skye gives off a sigh. "Why do you ask?" Bobbi questions.

Skye shook her head. "No reason really than curiosity."

"Is there something you want to ask me?"

Skye bites her lip, turning around so she could sit up straight. "It's just my family is weird." Skye explains. "My dad's kind of crazy, but he has so much love." Skye cradles her arm. "My mom on the other hand is the opposite."

Bobbi takes a seat crossed legged across from Skye. "You see my mom's always been kind of strict, and she's always put this pressure on me." Skye explains casually as if the two of them were having a girl talk. "And she expects me to be a leader, and she manipulates me—and others—to make you think her idea is your idea." Skye shook her head as if remembering something. "But even though I know she has to make tough decisions it's just…that's not an excuse to not to come looking for me right?"

Skye looks upset to Bobbi. And she could see the girl was almost breaking down by these circumstances. Bobbi knows what she needs to say to her. "I'm sure your mother's looking for you Skye, every mother would search for their missing child. And I'm sorry we're keeping you here, but don't think your mother isn't searching for you because I know she is."

Skye chews on her bottom lip. "But she should have found me by now." Skye explains. "I just…I feel like she didn't even try and look for me."

"You're wrong!" Bobbi protests, knowing even if some parents were cruel they would never give up when it came to their child. "Skye I promise you will let you leave, just give us two days. In two days I promise whether Director Coulson says so or not we're letting you out of here."

Skye doesn't offer a smile, but she does shrug her shoulders and lean back.

"Whatever you think." Skye feels her heart pressure speed up; she looks at her watch the number projecting at 74bpm.

"What's wrong?" Bobbi shouts jumping up, unsure why Skye's body was doing that.

"It's fine." Skye mumbles, Bobbi sees the area around them shaking. The number spikes to 78. But Skye takes in some breaths and the floor stops shaking. Bobbi notices the bruises extending on her arms. "If I keep my powers bottled up for too long my body just reacts negatively." Skye explains as casually as ever.

"So your arms…."

"It's fine." Skye tells Bobbi. "I'm so used to their being bruising there I forget what normal arms look like." She jokes, hiding fear behind sarcasm. "Every gift comes with a price."

Bobbi nods her head, for the first time understanding that the power Skye possessed wasn't actually that great of thing. It hurt her and outcasted her from everyone else. Having a gift like that came with an enormous price, and it wasn't just the bruising.

Kind of a transition chapter will get more action stuff next time. Shout out to Marvel-Tolkien Fangirl and VivaGrazia who review each chapter, it's much appreciated and helps me continue this story, you guys are awesome :D