Chapter 6: start of a new life
An: updated and betaed 24/10-2020
"Seriously, a wolf? Are you teasing me right now? This must be some kind of a joke, you almost had me," Skye said while she was having a hard time not laughing, but when she saw the other's faces she stopped, "Seriously? This is real?" she asked.
"Yes, this is real Skye," May replied.
"Wow, umm okay," Skye said.
"Hey, why don't you and I go back to The Bus, get some hot drinks?" Maria said. Skye only nodded her head.
After Maria and Skye left, May turned to Natasha, "I know that you don't like that Peggy just decided that Skye should be a part of our pack, you know that I don't either, but she is going to be, so let's just try to be nice," May said to her soulmate.
"Yeah, I know, I just don't understand what it is that Peggy saw in her. Peggy hasn't even met Skye, only seen her through your eyes, probably Fitzsimmons too. Have you seen anything?" Natasha said while turning to face her mate.
"No, not really, she is resourceful and has her beliefs, but nothing else that could or would explain Peggy's strong desire to have Skye with us," May respond.
"Okay, let's go get the serum," Natasha said, not really waiting for an answer before she left the room with May following.
When Maia and Skye arrived in the plane's common area, Maria went over to the kitchen and began making coffee, and boiling water for May's tea as she knew that May didn't drink coffee.
"Hey Skye, how do you take your coffee?" She asked, she looked over after not receiving an answer, and saw Skye just sitting on the couch looking a little scared.
She walked over to Skye and sat down next to her, "Hey, it's going to be okay. I know how hard this is and I'm sorry for it going this way, but you are not alone, as I said I have been through the transformation, as have May and Natasha, yes even Fitzsimmons," Maria said to Skye.
When Skye heard that, "Wait, what? Fitzsimmons are wolves?" Skye said with a small laugh," I never would have guessed," Maria only smiled and nodded.
When Natasha and May got to the underground compound at The Hub, no one except for the people with the knowledge of the Wolf project, which weren't many, or a part of the Wolf project, knew about it.
They were met with Jemma in the shared common room, along with Jonathan, a field agent in Victoria's pack and a sigma, playing a game which Jemma dominated, "And I win again. Do you want a re-rematch?" Jemma asked.
"No, I think I have lost enough for today," Jonathan said.
It was Jemma who saw them first, "Hey May, Natasha what are you doing here? I thought that you, Natasha, were on a mission?" Jemma asked.
"Hey Jemma, Jonathan, yes I was, but it ended a little sooner than expected, and we are here for the serum," Natasha said, she then walked down one of the hallways, the one that led to the labs.
"The serum, so you are bringing Skye in now?" Jemma asked May.
"Yes, Maria is with her on the BUS right now," May said.
When Natasha returned to the others, she gave the case with the serum to May.
"I'm going to talk to Victoria about a new set of rules considering that we will have a new wolf, and because she will spend a lot of time with Leo and Jemma. You just get started when you are back on the plane," She told her mate.
May gave Natasha an annoyed look, she knew that it wasn't the whole truth. Natasha just smirked and gave Melinda a kiss before she left. "See you later Jemma, Jonathan," May said before she too left.
Back on the plane Skye had calmed down a bit, so now Maria and she were just sitting there and talking, until May returned.
"You two seem cozy," May said, when she saw them.
She went over to them but before she could sit Maria said, "Hey, there is warm water for your tea, don't know if it's hot enough anymore. Where is Natasha?" She asked when the red hair hadn't come up yet.
"She is in a meeting with Victoria," May said while sitting down with her tea.
"Couldn't it have waited a bit?" Maria asked a little angry at her alpha for not being here when they are about to start the transformation for the new wolf.
"Apparently not, she said we should get started; we only have a week or so before Coulson and Ward return," May said. Maria shared a look with May before nodding.
Skye had just been watching the interaction between May and Maria, whom Skye really liked, Maria was cool, she had one of those personalities that was just pleasant to be with, but Skye had the feeling that not everyone shared her opinion on the Deputy Director by the way people had been looking at them, on their way back to the plane, and not just because Skye was walking beside her.
Then Skye was brought out of her thoughts by Maria and May turning to her, "You ready?" Maria asked.
"No, not really, how is this going to happen? I mean, do I take a pill and puff I'm a wolf just like you or what?" Skye asked, Maria couldn't help the small chuckle that escaped her lips.
"No, first you will receive a bag of blood mixed with some substance, tomorrow you will receive three injections, the same will happen the next two days. So, a total of three times, three injections. On the fifth day you will rest, on the sixth day, you will receive an injection in the morning, and in the afternoon, you will again receive a bag of blood mixed with some substance in it, also a last injection just after. After that we let your body adjust for two weeks, then you will receive the last bag of blood and two more injections as on day six, so all in all it will take twenty-two days to become a wolf," May responded.
"And for the first year you won't be a wolf like the rest of us, but a puppy. Our wolf forms grow a little faster than a normal wolf would, and we are, and so will you be, bigger than a normal wolf is." Maria said with a little push to Skye's shoulder with her own shoulder.
"That is a lot of needles, I'm not a fan of needles, but I suppose I don't have a choice, "Skye said while taking off her lumberjack shirt so she only had her t-shirt on and stretched out her arm.
May went over to her and sat on Skye's other side and started to prep for the bag to be connected to Skye's arm. "This might sting a bit, and you will probably also get a little nauseated," May said, and then she connected the bag to Skye's arm.
An hour later the bag was empty, and Skye was feeling like crap. She was still sitting with Maria and May, Maria beside her and May across from them on the other couch, when Natasha came walking in and sitting next to her mate. "How are you felling?" she just said.
Skye was about to answer when there was a rumble from her stomach and her face went pale, "I'm going to be sick," she said before she ran to the toilet with Maria following.
"Uh, I do not miss that," Natasha said, May just gave her an unimpressed look. "What, do you?" the red haired asked with a little grin.
"What did you and Victoria agree on?" May replied with.
"Jemma can keep an eye on how the transformation is going, and report to you about it, Leo nothing," Natasha said, May gave the alpha a look that said why.
"Come on Melinda, Leo and Jemma, by the way, are under Victoria and they are omegas. You know that omegas are not allowed to help train the new wolves, especially if they are from different packs," Natasha clarified.
"So, what you are saying is that when the Bus leaves, I am the only one to help Skye?" May asked and her tone said enough for Natasha to know that her mate wasn't happy about it.
"I know you don't like it, but you are an amazing teacher, and you said it yourself that Coulson wouldn't let her go that easy. This way you can keep a better eye on her, see what she is really doing here or learn the reason to Peggy's interest in this girl,"
May nodded because Skye and Maria had returned, "Feeling better?" May asked instead.
"A little, now I'm just tired," Skye said while trying to hide a yawn.
"Maybe you should take a nap then, the procedure is training for the body," Maria said.
"Yeah, I think I will, thanks," she said to Maria. When Maria gave her a nod, she went over to her bunk, also nodding to May and Natasha.
"Well, I have to go in a few minutes, Fury has a mission for me and Clint, so you two will have to do this without me," Natasha said.
Maria couldn't stop herself from asking, "Did you ask for the mission, because Fury knows about Skye joining," Natasha gave Maria one of her alpha looks.
"I don't see a reason to even answer that," Natasha said. Maria bowed her head and said sorry to a little angry alpha.
"Relax, both of you, none of us are particularly happy about this situation, but Skye has already received the first bag of blood, so we can't stop now without serious consequences, for both Skye and us, so stop arguing."
"Melinda is right, sorry," Maria said.
"Yeah, me too," Natasha said back.