Following SHIELD's fall, Skye navigated the trust issues and desperate power grabs with Hydra while struggling with her new powers. Meanwhile, Ward worked to rid himself of any emotional attachments and forget the past that seemed to follow him everywhere. But when a mission gone wrong results in two becoming entangled, it begins a chain of events that changes everything. Canon AU

Grant Ward has become Hellfire, bringing him back to his old SHIELD team. Updated 5/15/2016: Everybody is in the lab, except for May, at one point or another. Lots of conversations are had, and a message to an impatient specialist is sent. TRIGGER WARNINGS: suicide attempts, child abuse, psychological abuse, brief mentioned threat of rape. Grant Ward redemption story, AU.