The lights suddenly went out as a shrill drill sound echoed throughout the halls. Flashing red lights made it known that someone either got in or broke out. Jewel's heart seized as she wondered if it was Grant, she was sure that's where everyone's mind went. But screams were heard from different parts of the halls which didn't really add up. Jewel looked to her teammates in the cell with her as they were just as confused as she was at these sudden turn of events.
Weathers pushed her way into the center and used one of the computers to switch to cameras, Jewel presumed. Maye looked to Jewel and studied her to see if this was part of their plan which Jewel swore she had nothing to do with. Still, the screams were getting more and more frequent as she wondered if it was even Coulson doing it. He didn't seem like the man who would cause chaos to become a Director once again.
"It's the Inhumans" Weathers announced, "They found out base"
"Well, one of them was a SHIELD agent so you should've expected them to find you," Hunter said.
Bobbi turned to him, "Hunter, not now!"
When she looked to Hunter, her face changed before she addressed Gonzalez, "Sir, I wish to have the prisoners released, they could help us fight them off"
"Hell no! They'll escape at any chance they get" Gomez let out.
"We need more bodies" Bobbi argued, "Hansen is a great fighter and so is Hunter"
"I won't fight for you unless Ward is part of this deal" Jewel cut off, "But go ahead… vote on it"
"Hansen, this is no laughing matter," Maye said with a growl in her voice.
"Tell that to Skye when she sees Coulson in a cell" Jewel turned her back to them.
A slam from the glass and seeing Hunter flinch made it known that Maye hit the barrier in anger as the leaders all took command. By the sounds of it, the Inhumans already knew the layout of the building, protecting the armory so no one could get any weapons. The agents had no choice but to fight with whatever weapons they had on them.
"This is bad" Simmons tensed up, "The leaders made a strict rule that absolutely no one walks around with weapons here, to create peace"
"And a quick invasion" Fitz said, "They'll be sitting ducks"
"Or slaughtered sheep"
"Let them"
Jewel folded her arms over her chest as everyone ran out of the room, either to evacuate or fight, depending on what they were. It didn't take long for everyone to leave and not even think about the rest of them in the cell.
"Uh, hello!" Hunter yelled out, "Aren't you forgetting someone!"
"Give it up" Peterson sighed, "We're no good to them, mind as well be dead"
"I don't know about you guys but I definitely don't want to die today" Hunter told the rest of the crew, "Let's bust out of here!"
"Trust me, it's worse out there than in here" Jewel said, "You heard Simmons, they locked up the armory and now it's being guarded by the Inhumans, we don't know how many are out there"
"What about Coulson?" Fitz asked, "Or… Ward? What's going to happen to them?"
Jewel sighed, "I don't know but Ward is best at escaping… hopefully he can find a way"
"You're willing to bet your life on your boyfriend?" Hunter asked, "What about your daughter?"
"As far as we know, each person has a different set of abilities that we don't know of" Jewel said, "Going out there is suicide"
A scream came from down the hall as the sound of the agent slamming into something was close to them.
Simmons looked uneasy, "That sounded like it came from the next room"
"Oh man, what the hell are we going to do?!" Hunter said, "I don't like being here unprotected! Mike, don't you have dynamite or something in you?"
"You want me to blow up a fabricated glass in close range?" Peterson asked.
"Yes!"
"No!" everyone else screamed out.
"It took me forever to regrow back my eyebrow hairs" Fitz touched them, "I'm not doing that again"
"Being close range would do more than just singe off your eyebrow hair, Fitz" Simmons said, "Let's just hope that whoever comes in those doors will be relatively peaceful"
Everyone tensed up as another agent was thrown in view, this time at the door frame before sliding back down. Jewel tried to act casual but she slowly stepped back to not be so close to the barrier. Hunter doubletaked at her before doing the same thing but with further steps as footsteps approached the door. Skye rushed in, looking like she was ready to assault someone but actually seemed surprised at what she saw. The group did a collective sigh after realizing it was someone that they knew.
"Skye" Simmons breathed out, "Oh, thank God"
"What the hell is happening here?" Skye asked.
"A lot has happened" Simmons cocked her head to the side, "What a minute. Are you the one that's attacking SHIELD?"
"You guys attacked first," Skye said defensively.
"No, that's the new SHIELD" Fitz called from the floor.
"What is the new SHIELD?" Skye asked.
"Oh, christ" Jewel let out, "Why in the hell didn't they change their name for everyone's sake"
"And what the hell are you guys doing working with Ward and Hansen?" Skye demanded, "Like we haven't been through enough"
"Since when have I been on a last name basis?" Jewel asked.
Skye glared and crossed her arms over her chest as the room started to shake. Jewel at first thought it was an earthquake but then stopped and looked to Skye who seemed perfectly still while everyone else was trying to regain their balance. She started to remember the rumbling and how Coulson stated that Skye now had special abilities. Jewel raised her hands up and backed further away from the glass, knowing she was one of the last people she would want to see.
"Jewel and Ward were helping us get to you" Peterson explained, "This whole thing is messed up, Skye, you don't even know. A new SHIELD was made without Coulson's knowledge and then they invaded and took over, forcing him to leave. They're the ones that changed up the game and are attacking the Inhumans, not us! We recruited Ward and Jewel to help us get you back to understand that we have no part of this"
"If that's the case, why is Maye on this new SHIELD?" Skye asked, "She never would've abandoned Coulson"
"Look at the prison feed" Fitz nodded to the monitor with the cameras, "You'll find Coulson in one of them"
Skye narrowed her eyes but did as she was told so she went to the monitor and typed in more rapidly than Weathers did a moment ago. The screen popped up with Coulson and Ward standing side by side in the same cell, trying to work out what was going on upstairs. Jewel let out a breath as seeing Ward unharmed made her relax a bit more.
"He's in the same cell with Ward" Skye mumbled, "And they're not trying to kill each other"
"We're trying to help you" Jewel let out, "We heard that you were in danger"
"Danger? What danger?" Skye asked, "I found my mom, I found a community that accepts me for who I am, and I'm finally at peace with what I've become. I don't need nor do I want any help from SHIELD, old or new, ever again"
"They're not all cut out as they seem to be" Jewel explained, "The man who teleports attacked me first. He tried to kill me but when he heard you coming, he staged it to look like I was trying to kill him. I don't know about the rest of the group but I do know that at least that man, is not what he seems to be"
"No, you're wrong!" Skye let out stubbornly, "Gordon would never do that. He's the one that recruits us, trying to keep us safe"
But even as she said that, Skye must've thought about something that seems to favor Jewel's way of thinking. Skye tensed up as she looked up to the monitor of agents fighting for their lives.
"Do us this one favor, Skye" Jewel said, "Release us. Release us and Coulson, he's got no part in this… war that you have with this organization. That's why he was fighting so hard to find you, he was trying to tell you he was innocent"
"I didn't want this to happen" Skye whispered, "Any of it, but that man was about to shoot me"
"At least he missed" Fitz straightened himself up, "Skye, if I am willing to work side by side with Ward to find you, doesn't that mean anything?"
Skye swallowed, "I have my people, I'm not going back"
"We're not asking you to" Simmons said, "These people were planning on killing us anyways just… give us another chance to live"
"My mother, she might not allow it" Skye said, "She wants to talk to the Director of SHIELD"
Hunter scoffed, "There's like 10 of them now so feel free to talk your heart out"
Skye glanced at the monitor at the carnage that was happening before her eyes as she rubbed her lips in concentration.
"Okay, let's do it"