Chapter 11 – Ghost
Melinda May wasn't sure if Coulson was punishing her or trying to keep her out of trouble when he assigned her to watch the roads. Either way May was pissed, if there was one thing she hated more than undercover it was sitting around and waiting for nothing to happen, because there was no chance Grant Ward would be stupid enough to leave the city, especially via the blockade.
May hadn't been sure what to think when Coulson called her, not only asking for a prisoner pick up but demanding answers about the release of former Agent Ward. It had taken some arm twisting, literally, but eventually the Black Widow had told the Calvary everything. That she had known Ward was out of jail, that she had knowingly sent Coulson to meet him. Unfortunately May actually believed the assassin when she described Ward's time with Fury, that he really had been the one to help Natasha get Fitz's cure out of Russia, that Ward had been watching the team for months and that Ward really would have answers about Skye's death, which meant he had to be captured alive. When Coulson returned, with agents dragging an unconscious and bloody man, the three of them had agreed not to mention Ward's reappearance to Fitz or Simmons, at least for now. The man Coulson had dragged in was locked in the cage and May had to wonder why, after all he had attacked Ward at the meeting and not Coulson. Unfortunately she had been put on babysitting duty before any other details could be given to her. Something was up with Coulson, more than just Ward being out of jail, something the former specialist told the Director of SHIELD had spooked him and he wasn't sharing, not even with May.
May knew that when she did finally get back to the Bus she was doing have a long, firm talk with Coulson. The Director had at least told her that Ward hadn't spilled his knowledge of Skye's death, that that was the reason Coulson wanted him caught but May suspected that Ward had told him something before he ran, not about Skye's death but more than likely it had been about the hacker and May had to wonder if that was what Coulson really wanted answers about.
Sitting alone in a SHIELD surveillance truck May was starting to get annoyed. Ward wasn't stupid enough to try and leave the city by road, so she had to wonder what her job actually was, more than likely it was just staying out of Coulson's way.
For the task at hand SHIELD had partnered with the local police force, the organization didn't have the numbers it once did after all, with the police officers checking and turning back the vehicles with oversight from SHIELD. May's job was simple, but annoying. It was the Calvary's job to deal with the complainers, deal with those who wouldn't let a simple officer tell they couldn't cross the city limits. It was days like today May actually missed working in SHIELD admin. There were some that May let pass, special cases and those there was no chance Ward was working with, so she wasn't surprised when an officer came to her with what he considered a special case, a mother with two young children, just trying to get home.
May sighed as she left the truck, this was probably going to be one of those times that she gave in, even the cold hearted Calvary had a soft spot for children.
The car that awaited May was a black SUV, the front window was down and as she approached May saw the driver, a woman, no doubt the mother. May also heard a baby crying, no doubt the reason why the woman's back was to May. So she coughed, hoping to gain the woman's attention, "I hear you want to cross my barricade." When in doubt act tough.
The woman suddenly whipped around and the Calvary froze at the ghost before her. Her blood ran cold as the ghost spoke, "May?"
When the ghost spoke her name May unfroze, finding her voice again, "Skye?"
Author's Note: DOUBLE UPDATE, you're welcome. I promised a double update I never said that it would give you answers. I'm evil that way.
A really short chapter, sorry, but I promise answers in the next chapter.
Someone asked me how I write so much, the answer is that I don't really know, I spent almost an hour and a half on the bus/train three days a week where I write a lot of this story and I also kept four or five chapters in reserve so if I don't manage to write a chapter I still have something to post.