Chapter 5
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Ever since they left the bus Ward and Fitz have been questioning Simmons about what is going on and whether Skye, Coulson and May staying at the bus has anything to do with why Skye was acting the way she was the day before.
"I told you, when you need to know you will know. Stop asking." Simmons says becoming annoyed at their questions but as she knows that they are only asking out of concern she isn't annoyed as she could be.
"And when will that be?" Ward asks "Do you know that?" He asks.
"Not at the moment." Simmons answers.
"Then how do you know that we will know when we need to?" Fitz asks as he puts seven different types of cereal into the cart without Ward seeing.
"Because I am sure that you will be told what is going on, I just don't know when." Simmons answers.
"Okay, so it affects us in some way right?" Ward realises.
"It could." Simmons answers as whether the fact that Skye is Coulson's and May's daughter will affect the team depends on May, Coulson and Skye. "But please stop asking. It is not my place to tell you." Simmons requests, clearly pleading with them to drop it.
"Okay. We'll leave it alone." Ward tells the scientist.
A while later the group are at the checkout of the supermarket that they are at when Simmons phone's ring.
"Hello."
"Simmons its Skye, you guys need to get back here as soon as you can. We've got an 0-8-4 to investigate." Skye says through the phone line.
"We'll be back as soon as we can." Simmons says before hanging up. "That was Skye. We've got to get back to the bus now." Simmons says as Ward pays for the shopping.
"What's going on?" Ward asks once they are out of the supermarket, have loaded all the supplies into the car and are sitting in it, once he is sure that there is no one else to hear what they are saying.
"There's an 0-8-4 to investigate." Simmons explains.
"Where in Israeli are we going?" May asks Coulson once they enter the command room.
"Just outside of Rahat." Coulson explains.
"Not exactly the safest place." May comments worried about the team on a mission in a very dangerous place and her daughter just being there.
"I know. Director Fury called himself to ask us to investigate this. Word of the 0-8-4 has only just got to S.H.I.E.L.D and he wants it dealt with as soon as possible. Before it gets into the wrong hands." Coulson explains.
"What is the situation like?" May asks.
"Unclear but Director Fury warned about possible likely hostility. The Israeli government called S.H.I.E.L.D for help once they got word of it and they are currently protecting the area." Coulson explains.
"This could turn south very quickly." May points out.
"I know." Coulson repeats "Which is why until you and Ward do a sweep of the area and I talk to the people there FitzSimmons and Skye are to wait in the car." Coulson explains.
"Why not get them to stay at the plane?" May asks. "Have us bring the item to them?"
"It's an 0-8-4 Melinda, it needs to be investigated first, decided how it can be safely transported." Coulson reminds her. "And I'm not leaving anyone on their own until we are back in the air." Coulson adds.
May nods understanding why but at the same time not liking it, "What about Ward and Fitz? Do we tell them?"
"That's up to Skye. It's her decision." Coulson says "But until we can determine if she is still in danger and if so how much, and until I can talk to Director Fury in person and find out just what he knows, no one else apart from those on this bus is to be told." Coulson says.
"I agree." May says "It's the only way to protect her." May says "The people who crossed of the other Agents have got to be the people who took her in the first place and they could still be after her."
"Why would they still be after me after twenty years?' Skye asks from the door causing both Coulson and May to turn and look at her "Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop."
"It's alright." Coulson tells her "We still don't know exactly who took your, or what they did. The communication that S.H.I.E.L.D got said that they wanted to use you as a test subject and we don't know what that means." Coulson explains "Until we are absolutely positive that they aren't we've got to assume that they are after you." Coulson explains.
"But there is nothing strange about me. I've got no super cool powers. Whatever it is that they may have done to me must not have worked, right?" She asks looking between her parents.
"Maybe, or you could have an ability that you just haven't discovered yet." May explains "We don't know."
"Is there a way to find out?" Skye asks "Because if they did something to me, I want to know."
"We can get Simmons to run some tests but whatever they did to you may not show up in any." Coulson says.
"I need to at least try to find out, I'll never stop wondering if I don't." Skye says to Coulson and May. "That's if you guys don't mind." She adds quickly.
"Skye if it's what you want then we will support you, but know that no matter what was done to you it doesn't matter to us, it doesn't change anything. Remember that." Coulson says taking a couple of steps closer to her.
"I will." Skye tells him then remembers why she came into her in the first place "Ward and FitzSimmons are on their way back, I'm going to go wait for them down stairs, give them a hand with the supplies." Skye says leaving the command centre.
"Skye, tell them to just put the food in the kitchen, everything can be put in their actual place after the briefing." May calls after her.
"I will." Skye says back.
Not even ten minutes after Skye sat on the stairs to wait for Ward and FitzSimmons the car drives up.
"Are you our welcoming committee?" Ward asks Skye as he gets out the car.
"Nope. Just here to help, and to tell you that May said that we're only to put the food in the kitchen, that unpacking can wait until after the briefing." Skye explains as both her and Ward, along with FitzSimmons walk to the trunk of car.
"What do we know so far?" Ward asks Skye as between the four of them they manage to pick up all the shopping bags.
"Just that there is a 0-8-4 in Israeli and we're going to investigate it." Skye explains "We'll find out the rest in Coulson's briefing." Skye explains as they climb the stairs up.
"Coulson didn't tell you anymore?" Ward asks curious.
"No. Once we got the call I called you guys back and May and Coulson talked in the Command centre." Skye explains telling the complete truth as when she started to eavesdrop on May and Coulson they were already talking about her. "0-8-4 in Israeli is all I know." Skye says as they group puts everything down in the kitchen. "So why don't we find out." Skye tells him and everyone heads into the command centre.
"There is an 0-8-4 in Rahat Israeli. Director Fury wants us to go in, investigate and remove the item." Coulson explains once everyone is in the command centre.
"Do we know anymore Sir?" Ward asks.
"We know nothing about the item except that the item is currently being protected by the Israeli's, but Director Fury has warned that hostile engagement will be a very likely possibility." Coulson informs Ward and at Coulson's words everyone gets a worried look on their face "Due to this we will be going in in two teams. Agents Ward and May will do a Sweep of the area and I will speak to the Israelis who are running the protection." Coulson explains.
"What about us?" Skye asks "FitzSimmons and I. What will we do?" She asks.
"The three of you will be with me, but until you have been given the all clear by Agent's May, Ward and Myself none of you are to leave the car." Coulson says speaking to Fitz, Simmons and Skye but he is looking directly at Skye "This is a dangerous situation which is why Director Fury wants it dealt with quickly. The object could be dangerous and we can't risk it getting into the wrong hands." Coulson says and then nods at May.
"Get the supplies bunkered down. Wheels up in ten." May says and heads to the Cockpit while Ward and FitzSimmons head to the kitchen.
"This is going to be more dangerous than anything we've done isn't it?" Skye asks Coulson after the others leave.
"Possibly, which is why you and FitzSimmons are going to wait in the car until we've cleared the area. None of you are cleared for combat and I am not going to put any of you in more danger that you'll already be in." Coulson tells his daughter.
"But you will be." Skye realise "You and May, and Ward, you will all be in danger." She realises.
"It's our job Skye, it's what all three of us were trained to do." Coulson reminds her.
"I know, it's just..." Skye stars to say but then trails off.
"Just what?" Coulson asks when about a minute later Skye hasn't said anymore.
"Nothing, I better go help the others with the shopping." Skye says quickly leaving the room deciding against saying what she was going to say.
As Skye walks towards the kitchen she sees Fitz and Ward having what is clearly argument, though a friendly brotherly one, and Jemma watching them.
"What are they fighting over?" Skye asks Simmons as she walks over and stands next to her.
"Things that Fitz put into the shopping cart without Ward realising." Simmons explains.
"Oh, did he get more cereal?" Skye asks curious.
"Seven different types, hence the fight." Simmons tells her "What you asked me to get for you are in your bunk." She adds.
"Thanks." Skye tells her.
"So, how did it go?" Simmons asks eagerly, Fitz and Ward being too focused on their argument to pay attention to what they are talking about.
"Good, it was good." Skye tells her a smile on her face "It's still odd and I don't know how to act around them, but I realised they don't know how to act around me now as well." Skye explains "I found out what my birthday is." Skye says clearly exited "I know it an odd thing to be excited about but I've never known what my birthday is before, my name either and now I know both."
"You've never known what your birthday is?" Simmons asks surprised.
"No."
"Then when did you celebrate?" Simmons asks confused.
"I didn't, not really." Skye answers truthfully "Whenever I had to put my birthdate down on a form or something the date I was left at the orphanage was just used." Skye explains
"That's so sad." Simmons tells her.
"It's okay, really. I got used to it." Skye tells her shrugging.
"What else happened?" Simmons asks feeling that maybe a slight change of the subject would be for the best "What else did you talk about."
"All different thing." Skye tells Jemma "They told me stories and I told them some. I saw pictures of my room, or what was my room." She corrects "We had a good talk, all of us, we got to know eachother a bit; it was nice." Skye says remembering what she felt when they talked "It's odd and going to take a while to get used to but I think all three of us want this to work." She tells Simmons "Maybe even one day we could be a real family." Skye says in a quiet voice barely loud enough for Simmons to hear.
"I'm sure you will be, you've just got to give it a chance" Simmons tells her.
"I am." Skye tells her friend "and that terrifies me." She admits "May and Coulson are my parents, and I actually want to let them in, I want them to be parents to me." She reveals.
"What?" Ward asks "May and Coulson are your what?" he asks at the same time that Fitz says "Be kind rewind."
"Wheels up in two, everyone buckle in." May's voice says through the plane's communication system before Skye has a chance to say something.
As soon as Skye, Simmons, Fitz and Ward are sitting and buckled Fitz turns to Skye "How are May and Coulson you parents?" he asks.
"If you don't know how a baby is made by now then I don't think I should be the one who tells you Fritz." Skye jokes causing both Simmons and Ward to laugh.
"You're hilarious, but I didn't mean it like that." Fitz tells her "I mean, how not how when, not when.. I mean…" Fitz says as he begins to stutter trying to get the correct words.
"He means how did you find out?" Ward says taking pity on the younger agent "And have May and Coulson known that you are their daughter since you've been on the bus? And why didn't they raise you?" Ward asks completely shocked at the newest revelation, not even being able to comprehend how shocking it must be for Skye.
"All three of us only found out yesterday." Skye tells them, as soon as she does Fitz and Ward now understand Skye's, Coulson's and May's behaviour the day before and Ward can't help but feel bad about how he acted, "I was kidnapped when I was three months old. May and Coulson were drugged one night and when they woke up I was gone." She explains "They have spent almost twenty five years trying to find me, but they couldn't." Skye explains "A few days ago they followed a lead about my past. They talked to someone who knew the S.H.I.E.L.D Agent who left me at the Orphanage where I was raised. "Skye explains and Ward interrupts.
"Is that the Agent whose name you looked at on the wall at the Academy?" Ward asks curious.
"Yeah." Skye answers "After the Agent told Coulson my story I guess he had a feeling or a suspicion. I'm not sure which, that I was his daughter; So without me or May knowing he collected a sample of both our DNA and got Simmons to test them against eachother. Once Simmons got the results back saying I was their daughter he told May, then he told me. That's why he wanted to see me in his office yesterday" Skye explains.
"So agent Coulson and Agent May are together?" Fitz asks still trying to wrap his head around the idea.
"Not anymore." Skye answers "They divorced sometime after I was taken. I'm not sure exactly when."
"You can unbuckle now. In two hours we'll be arriving in Israeli." May says over the intercom.
"Coulson gave me a box of pictures this morning, I'm going to go look at them until we get to Israeli." Skye says getting up and going to her bunk.
"You knew all of this since yesterday." Fitz says to Simmons surprised "Did you know before Skye?" He asks.
"No." Simmons answers "Coulson didn't tell me who the samples he had me test belonged to. I didn't find out until Skye told me." She explains.
"It's got to be a shock. Finding out that you have been living with your parents for months without even knowing it." Fitz comments concerned about how Skye must be dealing with the news.
"It has got to be a shock for Coulson and May as well. For what? Almost twenty five years they have been looking for their daughter and now they have finally found her." Ward points out.
"Do you think we should do something?" Fitz asks the other two.
"I don't know if there is anything we can do. I think that all we can do is be there for them." Simmons answers.
Ward nods. "That's good advice." He says getting up and walking over to Skye's bunk where he knocks on the door.
"Yeah?" Skye asks.
"Hey." Ward says opening the door. "So these are the pictures that Coulson gave you?" He asks seeing that Skye has a box of pictures open next to her.
"Yeah, it's wired, I look at these and I see the life I should have had." Skye admits "Knowing that I was stolen from my parents is different than thinking I was abandoned by them." She reveals. "I know now that I should have had parents who looked after me, who loved me, that I should of had an actual house, had Coulson to teach me to throw a baseball, and May to teach me to throw a punch. I missed so much. I've never let myself think about just how much I have missed out on, but now I can't stop." Skye admits.
"You missed having all that as a kid but you haven't missed it all together." Ward says sitting down next to Skye. "If you wanted I'm sure that Coulson would teach you how to throw a baseball and May would definitely be willing to teach you to throw a punch." Ward tells her "You've just got to give them a chance." He tells her.
"Did your Dad teach you to throw a baseball?" Skye asks curious.
"No." Ward answers "But I taught my little brother." He adds.
"Really?" Skye asks surprised and Ward nods in response.
"How did I not notice that before?" Skye says realising something as she looks at a photo that she didn't notice earlier.
"Notice what?" Ward asks confused,
"That's so cool." Skye says "I'll be right back." She says picking up the box of photos and running out of her room and up the stairs to Coulson's office.
"What's so cool?" Ward asks after her but he receives no answer in response.
As Skye runs up the stairs to Coulson's office she is sure that at one point she almost tripped but she doesn't care as she wants to ask Coulson about what she noticed "I had a S.H.I.E.L.D blanket with my name on it?" Skye asks excitedly as she runs into Coulson's office without knocking.
"Yes, it was a gift from Director Fury himself." Coulson answers.
"That's so cool." Skye says.
"Guess it is." Coulson says after a small laugh. "It's still in your room at the house if you would like it." He reveals.
"Really?" Skye asks excitedly and Coulson nods. "I thought you said that you both moved out of the house after I was taken, that you couldn't bear to be there anymore?" Skye asks remembering what he said the day before.
"We couldn't, but if you would like to see it we can take you there." Coulson tells her.
"Really?" Skye asks "It wouldn't be too painful for you?" she asks worried.
"If you want to go we can." Coulson tells her "It always hurts when I go back there." Coulson says as more than once he has gone back just for about an hour at a time to just stand in his daughters room "because I remember the night you were taken but having you there to see it is worth any amount of pain."
"Are you sure?" Skye asks hesitantly.
"Positive." Coulson tells her.
"Do you mind if I sit up here and look at the pictures?" She asks curious.
"Not at all." Coulson tells Skye who sits down on the couch.
Almost two hours later May's voice travels through the cockpit announcing that they will be landing shorty so they are all to buckle up.
"I'm going to go put these back in my bunk." Skye says to Coulson who came over and sat next to her on the couch so that he could tell Skye more stories.
"I'll see you downstairs." Coulson says with a nod.
"Oh." Skye says pausing at the door into Coulson's office "I told Ward and Fitz. I overheard you and May saying that it was up to me when they were told and I told them, well technically they overheard Simmons and I talking and I explained, but same difference. The point is they know. Hope that's okay." Skye tells him.
"It's fine." Coulson tells Skye who nods and leaves the office in response.
Twenty minutes later everyone is down in the cargo bay. "How far away from the location are we?" Coulson asks May.
"About two miles." She informs him "There is a second car standing by, Ward and I will take that the rest of you will take the S.H.E.L.D car." She says and Coulson nods.
"We'll see you at the location." Coulson tells May and Ward who nod and leave.
"Let's go." Coulson says to Skye, and FitzSimmons as he walks over to the driver's side of the car, Skye gets in the passenger seat and FitzSimmons get in the back.
Ten minutes later they arrive at the location. When they do Coulson parks the car in one of the few places where there is cover which is about twenty five meters back from where there are at least a dozen soldiers clearly guarding what looks like a cave.
"Remember stay in the car until you get the all clear from Me, May and Ward." He tells trio.
"Yes sir." FitzSimmons both reply.
"Skye?" he asks looking directly at his daughter.
"I will, just be careful, alright." Skye tells him.
Coulson nods and exits the car. Not even a minute after Coulson leaves the car just as he begins to talk to a group of soldiers there is an explosion that seems as if it is came from the cave itself, Coulson and all the soldiers are thrown back and the only thing that can be heard is Skye's terrified yell of "COULSON."
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