Connections 21
"What's the assignment sir?" asks Agent Ward standing at a at ease position, Director Fury opened his desk draw to quickly pull out a palm sized object before tossing it to Ward who caught it with ease. Agent Ward looked at the palm sized device with confusion looking it over before he finally decided to swallow his pride and just ask "Erm Sir? What is this?" Director Fury goes impassive before hesitantly replying "When Skye first started training to be a agent I planted a one year tracker that absorbed through the skin in the event that a rookie mission went wrong and she was taken. You were her trainer for both linguistics as well as specialist training which included how to go dark, I want you along with Agent May, Agent Garrett and Agent Triplett to go to the trackers location but only you make contact the rest are for back up. Agent Ward try to persuade her to return with you here to the Triskillion, she is in no way at fault for what she did at that warehouse and I want to speak with her about it." he concluded standing up making Ward go immediately to attention.
Agent Ward would never turn down a mission that was to help Skye so he replied "I can do that sir. But sir have you forgotten that she far surpasses all skills that Agent May, Agent Triplett as well as Agent Garrett and Myself have? According to her test results she is better than Romanoff and she only just graduated and became a level eight agent because of her scores. Sir she will know what I will be doing and she will spot the others as soon as she sees me." Fury calmly walked around his desk and came to Ward's side where he spoke firmly "I am well aware of that Agent Ward... Remember it's my pupil on the run with super powers. But like all agents she has her weaknesses we just have to be careful, make sure that your team knows that lethal force is not authorized if by some way she powers up into Red Death."
Agent Ward stiffly nods and walks out of the directors office, he got the tracking device to give him a location his eyebrows shot up in surprise that in fact at this late time in night she was in fact at a bar. Meanwhile Skye rushed and sat in a booth at the far end of the crowded bar in a attempt to hide from the men that were following her through the alley, she took a few deep breaths before leaning against the table in exhaustion. A waitress walked over to her table and spoke in a British accent "Would you like anything?" Skye looked up and was met with a women around her age with blonde hair and green eyes, she had a kind face and immediately she relaxed. "Can I just get a diet coke please?" asks Skye not in the mood for any food or alcoholic drinks. The waitress nods and walks off leaving Skye to herself, a few minutes later a bunch of drunks stumble into the bar and immediately their eyes narrow in on her like she is their prey.
Skye groans and when one of the guys walk up to her she immediately says "Go away I am not interested in whatever you are offering" the man around thirty years old scoffs scoots closer to her "Oh come on, let me buy you a drink." he pleads with a slur in his voice, Skye looked to him and through gritted teeth she threatened "IF YOU DONT LEAVE ME ALONE RIGHT NOW SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU." she could already feel Red Death trying to take over as her eyes narrowed at the man.
The man looked at her deadly stare and backed off hands in the air as he said "Alright! Alright! I will leave you alone." Skye watched as he stumbled off to his buddies leaving her to relax back into the comfortable booth. After ten minutes and two diet cokes later Skye got up to leave only to bump into someone unexpected. "Ward..." she says in surprise as she slowly backs up and begins to covertly survey the bar looking for other SHIELD agents. Ward looks her up and down observing how casual her clothing was before redirecting his attention to her and saying " Hello Skye."
Skye immediately spotted Agent Garrett sitting at the corner of the bar trying to be unsuspicious, she frowned before asking "What are you doing here Grant?" she slightly shifts into a defensive stance that did not go unnoticed by the Specialist in front of her who instantly wished the current situation was different. He took a step towards her and replied "I came here to find you, I saw what happened through the security footage. This is not your fault, what happened to Agent Barton and Captain Rogers was not your fault either. Please come back to SHIELD with me... Director Fury is going to protect you and help you all you have to do is come back with me."
Wards pleading face made Skye momentarily second guess herself before she took a couple steps back and emphatically nodded "No" as she said "No... I can't go back I am a danger to everyone. You don't know how hard it is to control these new abilities, you need to leave and take your team with you I am not going." Ward slipped into his firm but impassive Agent demeanor and replied "Skye you can't stay and en danger the civilians, come with me I will make sure we stay out of everyone's way. My team won't interfere and I will take you directly to Director Fury, don't you trust me?" he asked cocking his head to the side and looking at her with furrowed eyebrows.
Skye quickly tensed and her face went completely emotionless before she said "I trust you but I don't trust myself therefore no I won't be going with you... Now if you will excuse me." she brushes past Ward and begins to walk out the door when a drunk man grabs her wrist and stops her. She immediately takes a deep breath to calm her self and her instincts that she is fighting to keep from killing the drunk man in eighty different ways in less than forty five seconds, instead she exclaimed "Let go of me!" Ward moved towards her but the man had buddies and they kept the Agent from reaching Skye much to his aggravation.
The man squeezed Skye's arm harder and she felt rage begin to cloud her mind as she punched him square in the nose shattering it, her eyes widen as the man growled in rage and pain. "Your going to pay for that!" he yelled as he jumped up with a furious face. Skye backed up as now everyone in the bar was watching and she looked away breathing heavily before saying "Stop! You don't realize what your doing!" But the man didn't listen and tackled her to the ground making Agent Ward yell "Get out of my way!" as he punched one of the mans friends in the face before elbowing the other in the neck before spinning around jumping into the air with a spin kick to the face sending both men crashing to the bars hard floors. Agent Garrett and Agent May maintained their positions as Agent Ward spun around to see Skye beating the life out of the drunk man, her strength being shown through every punch, he yelled "Skye! Skye STOP!" his voice holding some desperation but Skye couldn't hear his pleads.
Skye's body was full of rage and she couldn't control the monster within her any longer, her eyes saw red and she felt as her hands were used to beat the life out of the drunk man. Ward yelled to the terrified surrounding crowd "Get out of here! Clear out now!" making multiple people scramble to the exits while the bars security advanced on Skye. They threw her off the man and she landed in a position that made her look like a wild lion ready to pounce on her prey, Ward began barking out orders to his team. "Agent May take Agent Triplett and flank our target but do not engage till my order and no lethal force is not authorized Agent Garrett. Agent Garrett circle around to my position we need to get Skye's attention away from the civilians and on us."
The three agents rushed in to action as Skye pounced at the bigger of the two security guards and pulled a knife where she slashed his throat from behind. She stood up straight and faced the other one who was younger and skinnier than the ones he just killed, Ward went impassive as he realized that Red Death had been unleashed and she was scary. He lunged at her putting himself between her and the guard as he blocked her attack and yelled "Get out of here !" the young security guard nodded emphatically and turned tale and ran out the door. Once everyone was safely out of the bar Ward stepped back and attempted to reason with her, "Skye... This isn't you. You need help your powers are out of control, your killing innocent people!" He slowly put his hands up in 'I am not going to hurt you' type manner but that doesn't do anything to calm the rageful monster controlling Skye.
Agent Garrett made his presence known with the sound of him cocking his gun setting the bullet in the chamber and ready to fire, Red death spun towards Garrett and faster than the senior agent could react she was in front of him and disarming him. She twisted his arm behind his back completely cracking it making him howl in pain as he twisted around to punch her only to find her out of his site. "She has speed and agility!" yells Garrett as he holds his broken left arm to his chest. Agent May suddenly starts shooting at the ceiling with a Icer making Trip, Ward and Garrett look up to see Skye was in fact perched on the support beams above them.
Red Death ran from the shots and did a back flip from the beams to the ground landing beside Agent Triplett who jumped back and ordered with his gun raised "Skye Stop! I don't want to hurt you but I will if you continue to advance!" Ward yelled before Red Death could retort "No Lethal action allowed!" making Agent Garrett roll his eyes as he crawled to where his gun had landed away from him, Agent May took the liberty to step in front of Agent May and in a commanding tone spoke "Agent Skye you have orders to return to SHIELD head quarters with us, you can come with us willingly or we can drag you there unconscious. What will it be?" she asks Icer raised in front of her and aimed at the younger Agent advancing angrily at her.
Red Death simply pulled out a double edged partially serrated twelve inch dagger and slashed at May who promptly dodged and shot off two Icer rounds that hit Skye square in the chest but didn't faze her in the slightest making May throw the Icer down and lunge at Red Death as she swung her legs around her in great precision and attempted to chock her from behind. Instead May is thrown to the ground the air escaped her lungs all at once before Ward stepped in Red Death attacking him with quick precision making Ward go on the defensive with quick hand to hand combat maneuvers. May, Triplett and Garrett all watched as the two fought with great fury, Skye landed a hard punch to his jaw that made him wince and those around him Cringe as a blossoming bruise already began to form around the effected area.
Ward countered with a kick to her knee making her stumble slightly and grit her teeth, she attacked quicker landing several punches to his stomach and chest while he can only block every other attack. He sees a opening in her defense and decides to exploit it, he elbows her in the face as she attacks him from behind he felt her nose shatter beneath his elbow and blood poured from her nose making her gasp in surprise before he grabbed her out stretched arm and sent her flying over his head to land with a thud on the ground. Ward stood straighter as he spit out of his mouth before he moved cautiously to Skye's still form, as soon as he was in arms reach she sprung up and her red eyes shot ray beams at him sending him flying back with a cry of pain as he clutched his upper shoulder and his left leg both burned and bleeding raw.
Skye then shot at Agent May but she summersaulted away from the rays and landed like a cat about seven feet away from her. She advanced on Agent Triplett when Agent Garrett had enough he aimed and fired off two rounds from his colt forty five. Ward yelled "Garrett NO!" but it was to late Skye grunted and slowly stumbled back her hands going over the two wounds, one in her lower stomach and the other penetrated her right lower ribs. Ward looked wide eyes as Skye's hand came out red full of her own blood, she looks to him in horror he could see the real Skye behind the angry eyes. Ward looked to Agent Triplett and ordered "Call a Ambulance!" he said before turning around to see that Skye had vanished and only a large puddle of blood remained. "Where is she!?" he exclaimed voice full of concern but his question was met with silence, no one knows where Skye went.
-Authors Note- I am sorry for the wait it took me a while to get this chapter how I wanted it. I hope you enjoyed it and I can't wait to hear from you. Thanks for reading!