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"Is it true?" Skye asks eagerly into the receiver of her cell phone, bouncing a little on her heels as she pauses in her pacing, too nervous and excited to be still. She doesn't think she's ever felt like this before.

"Is what true?" Grant asks her on the other end.

"I just got off the phone with Phil and apparently they're planning on making a TV show from our movie? Is it true?"

Grant chuckles. "Yes, it's true. I was talking to Phil earlier as well. Pretty great start to the new year, I'd say."

Skye falls back onto her bed and lets out a sigh, running one hand through her hair. "Wow. This is crazy. Fans must have really wanted more."

"Are you kidding? Of course they did. Or did you not see the response from fans online after the movie was released in theaters? They went nuts, they kept asking if there was going to be a sequel."

"So then why don't they just do another movie? Why did they decide to do a TV show?"

"I'm not exactly sure. Phil said something about being able to do more with a show than a movie."

"Huh. Wow."

"I know."

"So are you going to do the show?" Skye asks him as she pulls herself up so she's leaning back against the headboard, crossing her ankles.

"What do you think? Of course I am."

"Good. Because I'm going to do it too."

"That's good to hear. Because it wouldn't be Secret War: Fire and Earth without Quake and Hellfire."

"No, it would not. And fans would probably riot. Do you know if they're going to keep the name of the movie for the show or if they're going to change it?"

"I have no idea. If they change it, I'm assuming it'll probably be something similar to the movie title."

"That makes sense. Oh man, this is so exciting!" she says with a wide grin.

"It certainly is."

"Do you know if they have a premise for the show yet?"

"As far as I know they don't. They've just recently decided to do a show and then told me and you today, so I don't think they've come up with a real premise for it just yet. Though I'm sure it'll have something to do with us fighting crime with Felix as our trusty sidekick."

"Do you think it'd be possible to get an entire episode where it's just Felix in the lair on comms, walking us through a mission? Just a whole episode that's from his perspective."

"What?" Grant laughs.

Skye laughs back. "I'm serious, Grant. It would be the best thing ever. And the fans would love it?"

"Yeah, they probably would, now that I really think about it."

Skye smiles into her phone. "I can't wait to see what they're going to do with the show."

"Neither can I. Let's just hope that they do a good job with it. Otherwise, the fans will probably have a lot to say about it. And not in the most positive of ways."

"I'm sure they'll do a great job with it. Especially if Phil works on it since he worked on the movie too and knows all the characters really well."

"You'd better be right, Rookie. And before we get too crazy with the talk about the show, we still don't know if it's actually going to get picked up for a full season. They've only greenlit a pilot, but if that goes well, then they'll pick us up for a full season."

"Really?" Skye asks.

"Yeah," Grant says. "The networks always get a lot of TV pilot pitches, so they greenlight a certain amount of pilots to be shot. Then they pick a certain number from those pilots to be picked up for more episodes."

"Well, then fingers crossed that ours gets picked up."

"Here's to hoping." He breathes in deeply. "While I have you, I meant to ask you before you so rudely spoke first, but did you have a good Christmas?"

She grins. "I did. Christmas at home in Chicago is always fun. The snow is the best part. Until the roads get so bad you can't drive anywhere, but everyone who's lived here long enough is prepared for it."

"Well, that's good."

"Yeah. Did you have a good Christmas?"

"For the most part, yeah."

"That's good." She glances up to see Lincoln making weird faces at her from the hallways outside her bedroom door. "Hey, I'm gonna go now because my brother is just asking for a beating right now. Talk later?"

"Yeah, of course."

"Awesome. Have a good rest of your holiday."

"You too."

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*IMGrantWard: Happy to say that *Skye and I will definitely be part of the *SecretWarMovie pilot that's just been greenlit. Can't wait to start filming.

*Skye: *IMGrantWard so excited to work with you again, loser :) Gonna have so much fun!

*IMGrantWard: *Skye you betcha, weirdo. Crazy times are upon us once again. :)

*Skye: *IMGrantWard you know that's right

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*Skye: Can't wait to work with some of my favorite people again on the SecretWarMovie show! Gonna be fun!

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*ATrip: You can bet that I'm gonna be back for the *SecretWarMovie show. Who's ready for more Michael?

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*LeoFitz: Yes, I will be back for the *SecretWarMovie show. Felix will be back on your screens soon enough.

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*SecretWarMovie: Happy to have our affectionately named Core Four back on board for the pilot of our show. Stay tuned. :)

Feeling a small pair of hands cover his eyes, Grant smiles to himself as he brings a hand up to his chin, feigning forgetfulness. "Hmm...I wonder who this could be."

"Better not get it wrong, loser."

Grant smiles wider. "Is it Fitz?"

The hands pull away from his eyes and then he feels a surprisingly strong punch to his arm. "Ow!" he yelps, pulling back and covering his arm with his hand. He laughs, rubbing at his arm. "What was that for?"

"For being a dork," Skye tells him as she steps around his chair to stand in front of him.

Grant smiles and nods. "Ah, I see." He takes a deep breath. "So, you excited to be back?"

Skye grins. "Extremely. Though it is going to be a bit different because we're filming a show now instead of a movie."

"It's still going to be fun, though."

Skye nods. "Yes, it is. I think there's even a new person joining us too on the regular. I haven't met her in person yet, just saw her briefly at the read-through, but I heard that her audition was really good." Skye smiles wide. "Ooh! A picture!"

Grant laughs. "It astounds me sometimes how quickly you can move from one subject to another. But yes, let's take a picture."

Grant pulls his phone out of the side pocket of his chair, unlocking it and going into his camera. He clicks on the new photo button and switches the camera to face them and then holds it up. Skye leans in close to him so their cheeks are touching. She reaches up behind him and grabs his cheek in two fingers, pulling slightly and pinching.

"What are you doing?" he asks her.

"Just take the picture," she tells him.

He lets out a sigh but turns back to the camera and snaps the photo. When he pulls his phone down to look, he lets out a laugh. "We look so weird," he tells her.

"Let me see." She grabs his phone out of his hand and holds it in front of her face so she can look at it and then lets out her own laugh. Her fingers are pinching his cheek and his eyes are narrowed, a slight frown on his face. Her eyes are slightly squinted and her lips are pursed.

She laughs. "I love it."

He smiles. "Me too. One of the better ones that we've taken, I think."

She laughs and shakes her head. "You are such a dork."

"Oh, you know you love it," he says.

Skye rolls her eyes at him. "You wish. Now come on, let's go film a pilot." She flashes him a smile before turning and walking toward the set.

"Right behind you!" he calls after her before turning his attention back on his phone.

He smiles down at the photo again before locking his phone, sliding it into the pocket of his set chair, and then following behind his costar.

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"Hi." Skye smiles kindly at the raven-haired woman sitting in one of the cast chairs, her script open in her lap, most likely studying her lines again before they shoot their next scene.

The woman looks up at her and gives her a small smile. "Hi."

"We didn't get the chance to officially meet at the table read. What was your name again?"

"Kara. Kara Lynn Palamas."

"Well, Kara, it's nice to officially meet you. I'm Skye." She holds her hand out.

Kara accepts her hand. "Yeah, I know who you are. I loved the movie."

"Thanks. I'm glad you got cast for the show."

"You are?"

Skye nods. "Absolutely. The more the merrier, I think. Have you met the others yet?"

"Um, I think I met Fitz and Trip during the table read because we were sitting by each other. But I haven't actually met Grant Ward yet."

"Just call him Grant when you see him. It helps remind him that he's human and not actually a Greek God. Speaking of which, come on, I'll introduce you to him."

"Oh. Uh, what if he's busy?"

Skye rolls her eyes with a small smile. "It's fine, trust me. He'll love to meet you." She grabs Kara's hand and pulls her from her chair, barely giving the woman enough time to close her script before it falls to the pavement.

She drags Kara all over the studio lot, quickly greeting a few of the crew members as they go.

"Here we are," Skye breathes out when they reach one of the trailers set up on the lot. "Grant's trailer." She climbs onto the steps and knocks on the door twice before pulling it open. "Hello? Anybody home?"

"Skye?"

"Hey, Robot," she says with a smile as she steps up inside. "You busy?"

"Not really. Why?"

"Because I don't believe you've met our newest cast member." She reaches outside and grabs Kara's wrist, pulling the woman up the steps and into the trailer. "Grant, this is Kara Lynn Palamas. Kara, this is Grant."

"Hey," Grant says. "Nice to meet you. I think I actually remember seeing you at the table read. Sorry I didn't get a chance to introduce myself then."

"It's alright," Kara tells him with a small smile. "You two are both pretty busy," she says, glancing between Grant and Skye.

"But we should never be too busy to meet and get to know our fellow actors and actresses," Skye tells her honestly. "It's a shame."

"Hey, Skye?"

She turns toward Grant. "Yeah?"

"Quick question, did you load up on coffee again?"

"What do you expect when we have to be here so early? I need my coffee to survive, you know this."

"Yes, I know. I'm just concerned."

"Well don't be. I'm perfectly fine. I can always dial it back when it's time to do a scene, okay?"

"So long as you don't make me look bad, I'll be okay."

She scoffs. "Oh please, like anything could make you look bad. You're chiseled like a deity." Her eyes go wide when she sees him smirk and then she rolls her eyes. "Don't go getting a big head, that's literally how all of your fans describe you. And you're still a dork."

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*AnnikaDavila: You guys! They're starting filming of the pilot today! Agh! Please please please someone greenlight them for a full season. I think I'll die if you don't.

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