So You're the One

Disclaimer in Chapter One.

A.N- This was originally going to be two separate chapters, but it just didn't seem long enough for that, so I combined it. This is the last chapter, except the epilogue. There are a few loose ends, but that's because life doesn't wrap up nice and tidy. Besides, as I mentioned before, I might eventually write a sequel (or continue the plot in the Bucky/Sharon/Steve story, depending on where it ends up taking me).

Chapter Forty-Four

"So Ward and Wanda." Skye mused later. She'd gotten the whole story about how Wanda had apparently had a vision that had led to them contacting Ward and the plan to find her.

She'd been a little sad to learn the twins had chosen to stay behind with Ward. She'd grown to consider Wanda a friend and she liked Pietro, but she definitely didn't want Ward hanging around the Avengers Tower. She owed him her life, but she knew she'd never ever be able to truly trust him.

But at the same time, she no longer hated him and she hoped that with Wanda, he found the type of happiness that she'd found with Tony. He'd been missing something his entire life, she knew that, and well… Maybe now that he finally had someone to count on, he'd be able to find some kind of peace.

"I really don't want to talk about them." Tony told her. "I just want to focus on you."

They were in Skye's old bunk on the Bus. It was ridiculously tiny, but it was private and that was what mattered.

"I like the sound of that." Skye admitted. "I dreamed of this the entire time I was away," she told him, "of being in your arms."

"Bruce had to give me a sedative." Tony confided. "I couldn't sleep, because of the nightmares of what you might be going through."

"I'm here now." Skye said, placing a soft kiss on his jaw. She wanted to promise that she'd never leave him again, but with the world they lived in, that type of promise wasn't realistic.

Besides, Ward might no longer be a threat and von Strucker was gone, but Cal was still out there somewhere. Skye had a feeling that even though he failed this time, that he would try again. However, she wasn't going to worry about him now. She was just going to savour the reunion with her husband.

Tony got the message and there was no more talking, it was all touches and caresses as they came together for the first time in weeks.

It was both frantic and tender. After weeks apart, they both needed the physical connection, but each touch, each caress was full of love and devotion. Afterwards, Skye lay wrapped in her husband's and for the first time since she'd be taken, all was right in the world.

"You're stomach has gotten bigger." Tony commented, resting his hand on her bump.

"The baby is kicking more now too." Skye told him and as if on cue, the baby decided to make its presence known. She saw the awe on Tony's face as he felt his unborn child move.

"I was so afraid I was going to lose you both," he confided, "and the idea of that… I knew I wouldn't want to go on living if that happened." He shuddered. "I had some dark moments and I'm grateful for the others, they helped me through it, wouldn't let me give up hope."

"I reminded myself that you were my hero long before I knew you." Skye told him, "I've always had faith in you and I knew you'd never stop looking for me and that you'd do anything to get me back and you did. I'm here, with you, just like I dreamed so many times."

"And I may never let you out of my sight again." Tony warned, but they both knew that wasn't possible. He couldn't just abandon the Avengers. No, it would take time, but they'd work on new security measures and find a way to feel secure again.


The reunions were numerous and tearful. First the ones at the motel and then when she'd arrived on the Bus and greeted everyone else and then arriving back at the Tower where the rest of the women waited.

Skye had spoken to them over video chat but it wasn't the same.

"Thank you for looking after Tony," she whispered to Pepper as they hugged.

She knew that without Pepper's support, Tony would have likely fallen apart during the weeks she was gone.

"It's what's friends are for." Pepper told her. "I'm so glad you're back."

Skye apologized to Darcy once more for getting her shot, but her friend assured her was fine. "Besides, it made Fitz realize how special I am." She laughed, holding up her hand to show Skye the engagement ring that rested there. "Though it wasn't official until right now, because we didn't want…"

Skye understood, they hadn't wanted to celebrate while she was gone.

"I thought you were waiting until after Jane." She teased.

Darcy shrugged. "We'll get married after her. It can be a long engagement." She gave Skye another hug. "I'm so glad you're back. Don't ever scare us like that again."

It was a sentiment that Jane and Audrey echoed.

After a lifetime Skye had a bunch of people who loved her and who more than that, had proved that they would do anything for her. They had never given up on her, they had kept searching for her until they'd found her brought her home. She finally had a real home.

"Miss Skye, it is a relief to have you home." JARVIS informed her. "We were all very worried."

"Thank you JARVIS." Skye said with a smile. "I'm glad to be home."


"So von Strucker is dead?" Skye asked a little while later.

Tony had told her bits and pieces, but mostly they had been too preoccupied with being together to discuss anything serious.

So, now she was getting the details, along with those who hadn't been part of the mission.

"Very." Bucky assured her.

"And the other captives?" She asked, Ward had told her that was why they were storming the castle, but there had been no one else on the Bus with them. At least not that she'd seen.

"S.H.I.E.L.D arranged for them to be transported back to the Playground for observation." Coulson told her. "There were six other individuals, but… They weren't as lucky as Pietro and Wanda. None of them were even coherent and one was incredibly violent and unfortunately…"

Skye fought the urge to throw up. "Those poor people."

"We think that they were normal humans." Coulson told her. "Non-gifted and that von Strucker was trying to create something in them."

Skye shuddered at the thought.

"We're going to do our best to get them help." Jemma assured her. With S.H.I.E.L.D's new resources, Jemma now led the science division, though she did her work from the Tower.

"I'm glad he's dead." Skye said violently. "His kind of evil shouldn't be inflicted on the world."

There was a general agreement following her words.

"Was there anything on Cal?" Skye asked quietly.

"Possibly." Natasha told her. "I got a lot of information out of the computer. You, Tony and I will go through it. Cal and von Strucker had to be communicating somehow, we'll track him down and eliminate the problem."

"Good." Skye said quietly. She knew that she should feel some emotion at the thought of killing Cal, since he was her father, but… All she felt was relief at the idea he would be gone. He was a monster and she wanted nothing to do with him.

She'd tracked down S.H.I.E.L.D because she'd be so determined to find her family and she had. Just not her biological one. Her family was the people around her and she wouldn't have it any other way.


Later that evening, after an impromptu "welcome home" celebration, Skye was relieved to be back in her and Tony's apartment. She loved the others, but she really just wanted to be alone with her husband.

"I have something to show you." Tony told her when she would have headed directly for their bedroom.

Skye nodded and took his hand and followed him into the room they had designated as the nursery. It had still been a work in progress when she'd been taken. To her surprise, it was now completed and looked exactly the way she envisioned.

She'd decided that since there were both male and female superheroes, a superhero nursery was appropriate for a boy or a girl. Especially for the child of two superheroes (though Skye still had a hard time thinking of herself that way).

Colourful images of the people she loved best graced the turquoise walls, it was really how much Avengers stuff there was available. The turquoise walls also went well with the white furniture. It all came together perfectly.

Skye grinned when she noticed that on the bookcase, the little stuffed Avengers doll she had found, were all lined up neatly. It was perfect.

"I had to believe that you were coming home," Tony told her, "so every moment that I wasn't helping search for you, I was here, working on bringing your dream to life. It was my way of reassuring myself that you and the baby would come home. Everyone else pitched in as well."

Skye was overwhelmed by the beautiful gesture of her husband's love and commitment. "I love you." She told Tony, turning to wrap her arms around his neck. "It's perfect."