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Skye had read most of the communications since she could read quickly. She had not found anything unusual but knew the evidence was more likely to be found online not on paper. She had gotten on her computer instead so she could search better to speed up the process. She was not hacking shield mentally right now since she needed to be careful about exposing herself. She was mentally listening in on the lab.

Skye was half listening till she heard the name that made her anger spike. She must have either a strong opinion of him or knew Ian Quinn. She tried to push the anger away till she finished.

She made her way to the lab with the binder so that they would not get mad at her for not doing her assigned job. She was sitting there at the table when FitzSimmons began to catch her up to speed.

She gave them a bored look and says, "Guys simple terms please." She vaguely understood what they were saying but was not willing to take the time to mentally research the terms they were using. She just played along until they brought up Quinn.

"So Quinn found the substance his buddy wrote all of the theories for," Skye said as she got up. She looked at them and says, "I will go see what I can find about Quinn. He obviously is playing with something very dangerous."

As Skye walked off Fitz looked at Simmons with wide eyes. They had not told Skye that Hall had written the theories for gravitonium. There was a lot that they still did not know about the hacker they picked up.

Skye made her way upstairs and was taking a couple meditative breaths near the couch. Coulson saw her and asked "Skye?"

She exhaled her breath and could feel the worry yet apprehension in Coulson. She opened her eyes and looked at him. "What's up AC?" She asked.

"I was just wondering what you were doing in the middle of the living room," Coulson said seriously.

"Well, I was taking a few deep breaths. I am not a big fan of Quinn. I was about to go pull all the research I have on him. I have looked into him before. Not that he would know that." Skye said calmly as she sat on the couch.

"Anything you have on him will be greatly appreciated. Have you found anything in the communications log?" Coulson said as he watches the woman curiously. He was seeing more and more of the things that Skye did just like Natasha since May had accessed her skills.

"Well considering I was given the hard copies instead of electronic, it is going a lot slower than usual. I can give you the info on Quinn in a bit." Skye said seriously.

"Let me know if you find anything." He said before walking off.

Skye smiled knowing that Coulson was actually giving her a chance. She had to admit that it was a strange feeling to her.

Skye was finishing the lunch she made herself just as the others were all in the command center trying to figure out their next move.

She began to fiddle with her phone after she heard about the stockholder's party. The instant it was mention, she knew that she had to go. She felt a large urge to go to the party. She quickly got onto the backchannel and requested an invite from Quinn. She got up and leaned against the door frame.

As they began to throw ideas out she said, "I can go in." She looked around to see that nobody really paid attention to her comment. That was till she saw May looking at her with an arched eyebrow.

Skye's attention was slightly pulled away when she received a message back from Quinn. She stepped forwards confidently and says in response to Simmons' fact about Shield agents could be killed, "Not me. I could go in."

Ward looked at her with a frown on his face and says, "Skye this is serious."

Coulson looked at her and she could feel his hesitation. She looked at Coulson as he said, "Wait. What are you saying?"

"I am not a Shield agent. I would not be breaking any of those rules that all of you're worried about." Skye said as she looked back at her phone to answer the new message. While everyone was being very negative about her suggestion she got the invite.

"You said that you need someone on the inside," Skye said as she looked at May knowing that May had put her plan together already.

"And you want to be that person?" May asked while looking at Skye intensely.

"What other options do you have? Dr. Hall is being held captive and I am your best shot at getting him back safely." Skye said as she looked almost uninterestedly at each member of the team.

Ward scowled at her and says in a tone that was talking down to her "But you don't have the background or clearance or experience with ..."

"Shut the hell up, pretty boy. I have more experience in this kind of thing then you will ever have. So shut the hell up before I make you. Besides I have something that none of you have that will make this process so much easier." Skye said as she gave Ward a cold angry glare.

"What is that?" Coulson asked her.

"I have an invitation." She said as she showed them the screen of her phone. She then walked out of the room not needing to deal with Wards negativity.

Skye didn't come back to the group till it was time to debrief with them. She wanted to cuss out Ward for his comments that obviously showed he did not trust her. She did not have to be empathetic to figure out that.

She listened while studying the schematics of the compound. She quickly picked up on what was needed to be done. She looked at the compact and knew that if they knew what she was fully capable of doing then they would not have to give her tech like this.

"Easy as pie," Simmons said as she finished explaining.

Ward finally spoke up and says "Or it will be if you stick to the plan."

Skye glared at Ward but then says almost sarcastically "Got it. Plan, Green, Drop, Walk… Pie." She took the compact and then added, "I am going to go get ready. I will see you in 30 minutes."

Skye walked past Ward and didn't give him a second glance.

Ward watched her from the corner of his eyes as she walked out of the command center.

Skye came into the cargo bay and to the lab. "I heard that I need an earwig." She said in an unhappy tone.

FitzSimmons stopped and looked at Skye in surprise. She looked nice and had on a nice pink dress.

"That is correct," Fitz said before handing her the earpiece.

Skye quickly put it in. She grabbed an extra when they were not looking. She looked at the stairs as Coulson came down. "Can I ask one more thing before I go?" Skye said honestly.

"What is it?" Coulson asked her curiously.

"If I was to get in a fight am I allowed to use lethal force?" Skye asked casually.

Coulson looked at Skye in a hidden look of surprise that Skye could feel coming off of him. "Use lethal force only if necessary." He said after a couple of minutes. He was stunned that Skye would even ask that question.

Skye just nods and says "Ok AC. I will see you in a couple of hours." She walked off of the ramp easily and out of sight.

Coulson looked at where Skye walked off and knew that having Skye on the bus was either the worst thing that has happened or the best thing.

Skye got out of the taxi that she had taken to get her to Quinn's compound. She took a deep breath and made her way into the compound. She had no trouble getting through the entrance. The guards did not even give Skye a second glance.

She made her way to the outside patio where the event was in full swing. She looked around and made herself seem casual. The occasional glance was sent her way were because she was wearing a colorful dress instead of the darker colors like all of the women around her were wearing.

She could feel the emotions of the people around her. She was glad that nobody has tried to talk with her yet. She was still getting the info on the more important people in her head. Even with her powers, she would have to get to an access point to even mess with Quinn's system.

She took the champagne and the Hors d'oeuvre when she was offered them. She knew that the more causal she looked the better.

Just as she was about to take a bite of the food one of the older men approached her "Who are you?" He asked blatantly.

Another man quickly approached and says "Oh, apologies for his manners. He knows very little English."

"It is completely fine. I am Skye." Skye said calmly and, even though she hated to, reached her uncovered hand out to him to shake her hand. It would have seemed weird not to.

"Qasim Zaghlul." He said as he took her hand.

Skye suppressed the urge to pull her hand away till he did. May was starting to give her info about the man through her coms. She easily used the info to make a good impression. She quickly ended the conversation as she could feel more people approaching the main area of the party.

Skye said nothing over her coms as she casually began to walk around. She looked around every once in a while making sure to look like she was just looking for a familiar face. Nobody seemed to be overly curious about her. She would get an occasional glance of curiosity. She knew that the women were probably gossiping about her.

When the group finally came into view she saw Quinn among them talking. She made it look like she was just brushing her hair back when she said, "Target spotted. Moving in."

"Copy that," May said as she couldn't help but noticed that Skye knew not to speak to herself that much or people will suspect her to have a coms device.

Skye walked up but waited for Quinn to notice rather than butt into the conversation. She stood by a table nearby the area Quinn had stopped to talk. He was in the middle of talking when he saw her. He walked over and says "Daisy is that you?"

Skye hid the fact that the name caused an explosion of pain in her mind. A very large migraine was setting in. "I am sorry but you have mistaken me for someone else. I am Skye. Your last minute party crasher." Skye said calmly like her mind was not racing.

"Oh." He said almost disappointedly. He then nervously chuckles and says "Sorry about the mix-up. It is great to meet you."

He then turned back to the group of people he was talking to and says, "Um, this is Skye, a member of the rising tide. They're a group of hackers. They've gotten some pretty big secrets out to the public."

"I prefer hacktivist," Skye said calmly knowing that the word hacker made some people a little uncomfortable. She looked back at Quinn and says, "I'm glad you've heard of our site."

"I read it. We think very much alike. More freedom of information, less government infringing on everyone's rights. I'm a fan." Quinn said easily as he looked at just her and not any of the others.

Skye could feel his slight attraction to her. She was not going to use that card just yet. She usually saves that card for a last resort anyway. She preferred to save herself for her soulmate, even if she could not remember who her soulmate was. "That explains the invite. This a tough party to get into." She said honestly.

"Not as hard to get into as the encrypted back channel you contacted us through to request the invite," Quinn said to flatter her.

Skye gave a small quiet laugh and says, "That's sort of where I live." She could feel his curiosity growing.

"You've got to show me how you did that. I mean, if you sign on." Quinn said with a bright smile.

"Sign what, now?" Skye said honestly clueless. She was not expecting that.

"I've been known to turn a few black hats into white hats, not just for vulnerability analysis, but for very creative thinking," Quinn said seriously.

"To make this clear you are offering me a job?" Skye said in a surprised tone. Skye hated this guy more and more as this conversation went on. He was a cocky bastard that she wished that she could kill.

"Well, I didn't invite you here for your pretty face." He started before looking over her slightly before adding, "I didn't know you had a pretty face. Yes, I want to hire you before someone else snatches you up." He walked away before she could say anything.

"That seemed to go well," May said over the coms.

Skye just sighed and turned to listen to Quinn's speech.

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