A/N: Hey, I know I said that I'd put this up yesterday, but the website is really annoying me. So I'm taking it easy until that's fixed.

Thank you to annavale23 and changingdestiny40 for your reviews. :)

I'm not going to bother with disclaimers anymore. You all know I don't own Marvel.


Skye found herself held back from looking over the edge of the building by Kara as Grant expertly checked S.H.I.E.L.D.'s position without being seen.

"Grant, I really think I'll be able to help." She started, trying to stand up again, only to be pushed back down by a firm Kara.

Grant scoffed lightly, sitting back to look at her. "Skye, we left the hospital two hours ago. You need to rest, not over exert yourself." He softened his firm words with a smile, although his point remained the same. Skye frowned, but stayed put.

"You could at least tell me what they're doing, Grant." She spoke up again after a few minutes. Kara tensed, but when it appeared that Skye wouldn't be standing up again any time soon, she relaxed.

"I saw Coulson." He replied, after a second's hesitation. "He looks a little pissed off, actually." Smirking, he strained his neck to catch a glimpse of a flash of light before an explosion ripped through the basement apartment, sending S.H.I.E.L.D. agents scrambling.

Grant jerked back form the edge, holding on to the little lip of bricks that jutted above the rooftop as the entire building trembled with the force of the blast. A quick, panicked glance towards the girls had him hurrying to get to them. Both Skye and Kara were clinging to each other, Kara's eyes wide open while Skye's were squeezed shut.

"Guys. Skye, look at me." He urged. "You need to relax, you're gonna crush Kara."

Shaking with fear, Skye allowed Grant to ease her grip off of Kara, only to grab hold of him as soon as she could. He wrapped his arms around her, burrowing his face into the juncture of her neck.

"You okay, Kara?" he asked, his voice muffled by the girl he was holding.

"Sort of." Her faint voice shook a little, causing Grant to look up and pull her into the hug. "Are we going to stay here?"

"The explosion was big, but emergency services will evacuate the buildings closest to it. We're gonna have to avoid running into S.H.I.E.L.D. for a while."

Skye sniffled and raised her head, running her fingers through her hair. Grant thought that she seemed to have her hands by her head whenever she got stressed.

"Won't this be good look on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s résumé?" she joked and to her relief, the others laughed.

"Let's just say the Talbot's going to be more focused on finding out why this happened more than worrying about us." Grant answered her. Skye's face screwed up in confusion.

"Why would he be after you? What did you do?"

"We broke Bakshi out of his prison." Kara said bluntly.

Skye blinked. "Oh." Her mouth pulled up a little in a smirk. "Well, no wonder he's so pissed."