Grant didn't know exactly how much time had passed. He had slept for short periods of time and been given 5 meals. That meant at least two days, maybe more. Coulson didn't come back, Fitz didn't come back and he didn't know what to do.

They took the handcuffs but he was still trapped in that stupid room. Coulson had told him to wait, but he was done waiting. He could wait for another guard and attack him, grab his gear and then find Skye.

It was a solid plan.

He could even grab a plane if they could find any and go to Europe as planed.

So he examined the room, calculated his moves. It wouldn't be hard for him to take a couple of agents.

He spent a few hours waiting until he heard the door clicking open.

Grant jumped out of his chair but stopped immediately at the sight of Coulson.

"What the hell are you doing?" Phil said.

"What do you think I'm doing? You said you would get Skye out of here. Where's she?"

"I've been busy"

"That's your answer?" Grant's teeth clenched.

"You need to calm down if you want to see Skye. And I need you to listen"

"That's the only thing you say. Wait and listen. I'm fucking tired of waiting"

"Could you please shut up for a second? I've been busy because we need time and we need things to calm down. I requested to talk with Hill and I don't think she'll agree to let Skye live just like that. So we need to get you two out of here before she comes but without raising Hartley's suspicion. Then you go as far as you can. Off the grid. It would be bad if Shield finds you, but it'll be worse if her father finds Skye"

"I'll protect her"

"Grant, He can make her do anything. If he finds her, protection will be the last thing she'll need"

Ward nodded and waited for Coulson to speak again "Be ready" He said before leaving again.


"Did You talk to him?" Fitz was waiting for Phil in the lab again.

"Yes. He's ready. We need to do it tonight"

"Yeah. I guess this is the right thing for everybody"

"Fitz, we may get in trouble here. You can keep watch but I should do it alone. You're safe in tis base. No one has to know that you helped us"

"Sir, about that… I think I want to leave the base" He looked down. "Maybe you can help me… I want to go to London"

Coulson gave him a sad smile "You want to look for her?"

"Yes sir"

"You won't be alone. I'll make the arrangements. You'll come with me and we will look for Jemma together"

Fitz looked up at him "Thanks sir, really. I just… need to know"

"We'll find her" He placed his hand on the engineer's shoulder.


Once again, Coulson had taken Grant out of his room to see Skye. Making sure to keep the guards busy first and moving quickly. Before He could access the retinal scan, Grant grabbed his arm, making the commander look at him.

"Wait" Ward said, "It's been a couple of days and you haven't seen her?" He asked. Coulson had told him what he had been doing, trying to contact director Hill and setting everything ready so they could escape, but he never mentioned seeing Skye. "Why?"

Coulson took a moment before he could give an answer, not like he didn't have one, but it was just hard to say it out loud. "I… I couldn't. You were not at the playground, or in China… you didn't… see it. I don't know what to tell her"

Ward nodded. "I'll take good care of her. I'm sorry we can't take it all back"

The man finally opened the door. They found Skye sitting on the cot, quiet and with an empty look in her eyes. She didn't even lift her gaze to look at them; she was staring at some point on the wall.

"Skye" Grant walked close to her. He knew something was wrong. He sat next to her and moved his hand to her cheek to wipe a tear. "What's wrong?"

"You're Coulson, right?" She looked at the man standing in the middle of the room. "You were here before but you wouldn't even look at me"

"Skye…" Coulson started, but as he told Grant, he didn't know what to say, "We… missed you"

She looked down again "You missed the good old me, I guess… Not the murderer, or the monster"

Grant frowned and looked at Coulson, panicked. She shouldn't know, she didn't have to know. She pushed his hand off her.

"Wait, no. Skye" Grant said.

"It's true" Skye sobbed, "Fitz told me I killed them. That's why you erased my memories. To make me forget about what I had done, but you can't just do that…"

"It's not like that" Coulson added "Whatever you did. It was not your fault" He came closer, finally reaching for her with a trembling hand. "You were not the same. Your father, he's evil Skye, not you… he made you do it" He wasn't able to look at her but he heard when she sobbed again. "We tried to fix it because you deserved a chance"

"Fix what? We can't bring them back" She mumbled.

"We all had done terrible things" Coulson continued.

"That doesn't mean that you can just erase what I did. I should be here. I should pay for it"

"No, because it was not your fault" Grant spoke again "And we're getting out of here. Skye, I did horrible things, I betrayed you all, I … you found they way to forgive me when I thought that I had nothing, I got a second chance and you are nothing like me. You don't have to pay for anything. Your father does"

She frowned and looked at him "Who's my father?"

Grant had to shake his head. Coulson had told him. He was evil, he was powerful, and he had the ability to control people's actions. Especially Skye's since she was her daughter, and he just used her as a weapon.

"He's an evil…. man" Coulson interrupted "And you don't have to see him again. Never. We have a plan and you two can go and start over"

"I know we can get through this together" Grant continued "Can you try?" He grabbed her hand and she squeezed his as an answer. "Can you do it for us?"

Skye nodded and then buried her head against his chest. Grant wrapped his arms around her tight while she sobbed. Of course it was difficult for her. She didn't remember all the things they had been through with the team, all the thing they has seen. Now she was just a normal girl not ready to hear about monsters and people with powers or secret organizations. She got tougher through the years, but she had lost those years, wiped away from her memory.

Grant stroked her back and looked at Coulson, who had that we-need-to-go look on his face. He lifted Skye's chin to find a broken look in her eyes. He smiled and kissed her softly. "Stay strong, ok? We'll be out of here soon"

She nodded.

"Be ready, we'll come for you tonight, ok?" Coulson added. "I swear I will explain everything you need later"

They both left the room, leaving Skye as quiet as she was before. She would be fine. She just needed time.

They rushed to Grant's room before anyone could notice.

"So you're giving us a ride to Europe" Grant said once they were in the room.

"I'm giving you a plane and a way out. I need to stay here. Fitz should be… fixing the plane for you. No one will be able to trace it. Not even a radar will see it Especially when almost any air security tech is fried now so, you'll be ok. You don't have to tell me where you're going. It's better that way actually"

"Thank you"

"Don't thank me yet. Just make sure she's fine… I don't think I would trust you with anything else, but Skye… I know you care. And she deserves something good. Can you do it?"

Grant nodded and shook Coulson's hand. It would be over soon.


"The plane is ready, sir. We'll set a distraction and they're off to the races" Fitz said, meeting Coulson in the middle of the night in his quarters.

That's when they heard the alarms of the base.

"Wait, what kind of distraction where you talking about!?"

"I don't know sir, I didn't do it!"

"Damn, what's happening!" Coulson opened the door and they saw a bunch of men running down the hallway. "We need to go now" He pulled Fitz out and they started running "Wait in the plane! I'll go get Ward and Skye"

"Wait, sir, why in the plane? We can't leave with them"

"Just do it, Fitz!"

When they turned around they met like 10 agents blocking their path, weapons drawn "Or I could just stay with you here, sir"

"Commander Coulson, We need you to come with us"

"To come… where?" Coulson said.

"Hangar. You're leaving sir" The agent added "We have orders to bring you and your asset to a safe location"

"I'm not going… wait, what asset?"


Coulson and Fitz boarded the same jet that the engineer had ready for Skye and Ward to find Director Hill talking with Agent Hartley.

"Commander Coulson, nice to see you" Said Maria "Now get your ass here, we need to go now"

"I thought you were more interested in my asset" He said and Maria smiled.

"Yeah, that too" She looked at something behind them, so both Fitz and Coulson turned to see more Agents bringing Skye and Grant. Coulson frowned.

"This base is going to be attacked" Director Hill spoke again "Agent Hartly told me about your family reunion, and the moment you tried to contact me I started looking into it. He's coming for her"

"I still think that keeping her alive is a risk" Said Agent Hartly looking at Skye as she was entering to the hangar.

"That's not what we do" Coulson said.

"Stop being so idealistic Coulson" Maria interrupted "That's exactly what we do. We make this world safer no matter the price. But that's never going to happen as long as he's still alive"

Skye and Ward were getting in the plane and Agent Hartly got out.

"Ward" Maria said with a nod.

"Hill" He raised an eyebrow and smirked at her as the agents pushed him inside the plane. Skye was looking to the floor without saying a word.

Maria chuckled "Gosh, I really hate him"

The ramp started to close and Fitz freaked out. He looked at Coulson, then at Hill and then at Skye and Ward, both handcuffed.

"Sir?" The scientist said.

"Director" Coulson continued, "Where are we going?"

The rest of the agents got out of the plane too, leaving just one who was sitting next to Skye and Grant.

"Oh that" Hill smiled "I'll tell you when it's the right time" She said carelessly as she walked to the cockpit.


So... shit's abut to go down again. Don't forget to tell me what you think :)