A source of strength 13

Sends Ward's gun flying from his jacket onto the ground nearby, he remains impassive staring into Skye's guarded eyes. She stepped back crossing her arms as she replies "you have two minutes to explain what's so important that you would risk getting shot to tell me about it and secondly why you have been following me." Her eyes narrow making him realize that she really is serious about possibly of shooting him, he cleared his throat and carefully replied "Skye... I know who your father is."

Skye went rigid as thoughts consumed her mind, Ward watched her silently as her fists clenched and unclenched back and forth. She took a deep breath and asked "What do you know?" Ward relaxes before replying "He is here in DC... he's looking for you and wants to take you home." Her eyebrow raised as she crossed her arms making Ward step back as he sensed a dangerous change in her demeanor "Your hiding something! What aren't you telling me!?" she exclaims her finger poking into his chest as her eyes narrowed in a threatening manner. Ward went pale upon seeing Skye so angry, she took a few calming breaths before saying "Ward stop following me, I want nothing to do with my father and most importantly I am happy where I am. You are a fugitive and if the team sees you they will take you in, I am giving you the chance to make a new life for your self. You should take it."

(thirty minutes later)

Skye walked into the garage of Tony's mansion only for her to freeze upon hearing a sudden creek in the vents above her. She looked up cautiously as her hand lowered to thigh holster holding her Ruger LC9, she pulled it and aimed for the area of another creak. Without a second thought she shot into the vents only to hear a sudden thud and a muffled cry of pain before someone exclaimed "STOP SHOOTING ITS CLINT!" Immediately Skye dropped the gun and used her powers to disassemble the vents above her and made a slide for Clint to slide down.

Skye gasped upon seeing his arm bleeding, seconds later multiple Avengers rushed into the room hearing the gun shots. "What happened in here?" asked Sam tucking away his gun into the back of his pants. Natasha moved to Clint's side, eyes scrutinizing Clint before rolling her eyes and saying "Clint snuck up on Skye and got shot. No big deal it's just a deep flesh wound" Skye frowns before closing her eyes and summoning the first aid kit with her telekinesis, it opened and various contents began floating out.

A threaded needle floated over towards Clint as he stared at it curiosity, Skye spoke without bothering to open her eyes "I am going to stitch you up, don't move or I will shoot you again but this time on purpose." her grouchy tone surprised everyone except Steve who understood that something had happened between now and her saying that she would be at the mansion thirty minutes ago. Clint went impassive as a floating bottle of alcohol suddenly opened and poured onto his wound making him slightly wince as the needle made contact with his skin and began stitching it closed.

As soon as he we stitched up she wrapped it before letting to first aid kit levitate back to its rightful place. She looked around and noticed that someone was missing from the group, she looked to Bucky and asked "Where is Gabby?" Bucky went completely stoic before replying "She left a few minutes after you went on your patrol of the city, she assured me she would be back in a hour or two from now."

Meanwhile in a diner downtown

Gabby sits down in a booth at the far corner of the old 50s style diner looking up as a waitress approaches with a smile plastered on her face. "Hiya honey what can I get ya?" she asks taking out a pen and small note pad. Gabby smiles friendly and replies " I will take a hot chocolate, a piece of chocolate cake... I also want to order for my friend she likes coffee cream and sugar, and a fudge sundae." The waitress named Madge scribbles down the order before walking away. Hot chocolate was put down in front of her and she began to stare at the foam as she got lost in the events that had happened half a hour before.

(Thirty minutes before)

Raven walked quietly into a alley looking around in suspicion when all of a sudden a man in black comes out of the shadows. "Hello Raven, what have you found out?" he asks impassively making Raven frown before she opened her mouth to reply.

(Back to present)

Kat suddenly sits down across from Gabby sliding off her jacket hood from atop her head, before asking "What was that letter about Raven? Your message indicated trouble." Gabby looks away from Kat as she says "It's bad Kat... Sarah they have my brother... Christopher is only six he should be able to live a life away from death, pain and suffering that's why I left him with a family of marines... They could protect him or so I thought. " her voice begins to shake in fear and desperation making Sarah's eyes widen in shock that her teams leader was showing so much emotion at once.

Sarah slides her hand across the table and to Gabby's and gave her s reassuring squeeze as she said "Hey we will get him back but tell me what's going on, is there someone you know that can help us? Derek could use his skills to help defuse any situation we come into." Gabby sighs before replying "Marcus Cole wants me to find out all available information on Simon Abernathy, the only problem is that this man is level Xred. He is too dangerous for us to investigate but if I don't I won't see my brother ever again."

Sarah slips into her Kat persona before asking "Is there anyone you know that could help us? Derek and Ashley will help us of course but that's not enough as you said to go up again a level as high as Xred." Gabby bites her lower lip as she mutters "Well there is someone" she leans in and whispers "I know Ultra Angel" Sarah's eyes pop out in shock as she squeals drawing everyone in the diners attention before Gabby slapped a hand over her mouth. Sarah composed herself before asking "How do you know a superhero?"

Gabby gulped a big gulp of her hot chocolate before carefully replying "She saved me from getting raped the other day, she wasn't in her costume though and she had to trust me with her secret. I live with her and my uncle now who just so happens to know the Ummm Avengers. I help her with info on known criminals on the streets and such, she is really nice." Sarah just stares at her slack jawed in response before she looks her dead on in the eyes and says "You are introducing me to them the first chance you get and no excuses, now if your friends with Ultra Angel then there is something I need to tell you." she leans in across the table looking around for anyone suspicious before taking a deep breath and saying " There is a man following her, he is reporting to someone called "Sir" from what I could hear from my position someone is infiltrating Ultra Angels contacts and when she least expects it they are taking her."

Gabby's eyes widen in alarm as she says " Tell me everything."

Meanwhile back at the mansion

Skye walks into the greeting room to see none other then Theo Ford lounging on a nearby chair with a cocky smile plastered upon his face. She pulls her gun and through gritted teeth exclaims "Why aren't you in prison!?"

-Authors Note- I am soooooo sorry for the time it took to update but I hope you enjoyed it! Thank you all who are still following this story, you guys are inspirational! Thanks for reading and can't wait to hear from all of you. -PiratePrincess16-