Hey babes! Back again with a new chapter! I'm gonna try to update this story more often than I have been because we're getting close to the end and I can't wait for you all to read the last few chapters. Also because I have a sequel or sorts planned out for this, I just have to finish up a few things with it first before I start posting. :)
Enjoy!
"You good?" Grant asks Skye as they stand backstage at their first-ever Comic-Con panel, listening to the crowd watch exclusive, never-been-seen footage from the pilot episode of their show. Trip, Fitz, and Kara had snuck out onto the edge of the stage in the darkness to watch the screen with the crowd. He and Skye had opted to stay back, Skye stating that she didn't want to accidentally knock something over or do something stupid and draw attention to them. He'd chosen to stay back with her to keep her company during the video.
"Hey, Skye. You good?" he asks again, this time managing to get her attention.
She looks up at him. "Hmm? What?"
He cracks a small smile. "I asked if you're good."
"Oh, uh, yeah. I'm good. Totally good."
"You sure? You seem a little pale."
"I'm fine, really. Just trying to psyche myself up for my first Comic-Con panel. Totally not nerve-wracking at all."
"You'll be fine," he assures her with a hand on her shoulder. "There is absolutely nothing to be nervous about."
"Grant's right," Trip says as he and the others join them backstage again. "Don't worry about being nervous. Just be yourself. The fans will love you no matter what."
She gives him a small smile. "Thanks, Trip."
"Anytime."
"Guys, you're almost on," one of the Comic-Con workers tells them, indicating for them to get lined up in the order that they'll be announced to go out.
He stands at the end of the line with Skye, listening as the moderator speaks.
"So, how would you like to meet the cast now?" The crowd responds with a cheer, louder than any other time before. "Well, that's good, because they're all backstage waiting to meet you guys. First up, please welcome to the stage Creator and Executive Producer, Phil Coulson."
The crowd cheers as Phil walks out onto the stage, smiling and waving to the crowd. He takes his seat next to the moderator's podium.
"Next, we have our other Executive Producer, the lovely Melinda May." The crowd cheers as Melinda walks out onto the stage and sits down in the chair next to Phil, waving to the crowd.
"You met our first character in the movie and many of you want to be his best friend. He's the quirky, yet completely lovable, police liaison to our heroes, Michael Anderson, it's Antoine Triplett." Everyone cheers even louder as Trip runs onto the stage, a wide, happy grin on his face. He takes his seat next to Melinda, waving out at the crowd and pumping them up.
"Next up, he's the only one who knows the superheroes secret and deals with all of their tech and runs back-end on all of their missions. He's the guy all the girls instantly fell in love with; it's Felix Daniels, Leo Fitz." Everyone cheers once again, the women louder than the men, as the Scotsman makes his way onto the stage, waving to the crowd. He sits down next to Trip, greeting the other man in a friendly hug.
"Our next guest is a new addition to the group. You saw her a bit in the pilot and she's sure to bring something awesome to this show; she's playing the super savvy journalist who spends most of her time writing about our two heroes' escapades. It's Sandra Call, also known as the lovely Kara Lynn Palamas." The room cheers again as Kara makes her way out onto the stage, smiling warmly at the crowd. She sits down next to Fitz and gives him a quick hug in greeting.
"That's everyone for ya." The moderator smiles, causing the crowd to shout at him. Grant just laughs. "Am I missing somebody?" The crowd shouts again. "Oh, right. Of course. How could I forget?" He pauses and shifts on his feet. "He is one half of your favorite superhero team with the ability to summon and control the fires of hell. You know and love him as JT James, please welcome Grant Ward!"
He can't help the wide smile that he gets as he makes his way onto the stage, listening to everyone cheering for him. He has his cell phone raised up in front of him, recording the excited crowd as he enters. He sits down next to Kara, lowering his phone but keeping the video going.
"I love you, Grant!" someone yells from within the crowd when it quiets down.
Grant leans toward his mic. "I love you too."
The moderator smiles. "And last but most certainly not least. She is the other half of this amazing crime-fighting duo with the ability to feel and manipulate vibrations for anything on the planet. She's Daisy Johnson, please welcome Skye!"
The room erupts into loud cheers again as Skye makes her way onto the stage, a giddy smile on her face. Grant grins as he holds his phone up, watching Skye make her Comic-Con debut. He couldn't be more proud.
As soon as she sits down next to him, he stops the video and switches to the photo setting. He holds his phone up to Skye and the two lean in closer for a quick selfie, making a few goofy faces at the camera.
"Before we get started," the moderator says once the cheering has died down a little, "I just want to say that that episode was ridiculous." The crowd cheers in agreement. "I think I speak for pretty much everyone in the room when I say that we can't wait for the rest of this show to air." The crowd cheers again and Grant can't help but smile.
He only partially zones out when the moderator says the first question is for the Producers. He pays attention just enough to answer if he's spoken to, but he's also having fun just being on the panel. The lights are really bright so it's hard to see most of the crowd, but he knows there's a lot of people out there. The cheering made him well aware of that.
He occupies his time that he's not answering questions talking to Skye. Well, whispering things to her, being careful to not get anywhere near the microphones, and trying to make her laugh. She just shoves his face away, the beginnings of a laugh on her lips. He counts it as a win. He wants her to have fun today, to not be so worked up and worried. He's pretty sure he's succeeding.
He tunes back in completely just in time to hear the moderator addressing the entire panel and not just their producers.
"...and I want each of you to give just a few words to the crowd about what it's like working on this show. We'll start at this end with the producers."
Melinda leans forward, thinking for a moment. "Paperwork and phone calls."
Phil pulls his microphone toward him. "It's not work if you love it." The crowd cheers.
Trip smiles. "Good times and late nights."
"I love America," Fitz says in his thick Scottish accent. The crowd cheers even louder.
Kara leans forward. "Instant family and friends." The crowd awws and Grant gives Kara a quick side hug. They became pretty fast friends once they started working on the show.
After the hug, Grant leans toward his own mic and smiles wickedly. "Teasing and…"
"...torturing fans," Skye finishes for him, no real prompting from him necessary. That's how well they know each other by now.
He leans back in his chair and holds his hand up for a high five which she gives him. Oh, how true their words were.
"Alright," the moderator says. "Now Kara."
"Yes, Jeff?"
"You said, instant family and friends. Is that really what it was like coming into this as a new character as well as a new member of an established cast?"
Kara nods her head and pulls her mic a little closer. "Oh definitely. I was really nervous at first about joining this cast, because everyone up here has known each other for so long already since they worked together on the movie. I was worried I was just going to be an outsider in a manner of speaking. But it was the complete opposite. In fact, our first day on set filming the pilot, Skye dragged me from my chair and all the way to Grant's trailer to introduce us."
Skye shrugs as the audience snickers. "They hadn't met yet."
"It's been pretty wonderful working with these guys so far; they treat me as if I've been a part of the cast from the very beginning of the movie."
"That's great to hear. Now my last question, before I turn it over to the fans, is for Fitz."
"Hello, Jeff," Fitz says into his microphone and Grant can't help but chuckle when loud cheers from the women in the audience are heard.
"Hello. So, Fitz, every woman in the world wants to date you. What's that like?"
All the women in the room cheer and scream again, making Fitz smile this time.
"Well, Jeff, I like to think of it as they want to date my character, because that's who they see on the screen. Although the number of letters I get from the fans would probably want to disagree with that. But it's been great having so many people love my character. It just means I've done my job well." He smiles and sits back in his chair.
"Great answers. Now, I think we're going to turn things over to our fans now and let them ask you all some questions. Can we have our first question please?"
A young man steps up to the microphone, clearly cosplaying as a character that Grant doesn't recognize. "Hello. So, I'm a really big fan of the movie and after watching that first episode I'm really excited to see what the rest of the show will be like. My question is, besides those of you on the panel, is there anyone else from the movie we're going to see on the show?"
"That is an excellent question," Phil replies. "And the answer to that is yes. You will be seeing a few people you recognize from the movie, as well as a handful of new characters we're excited for you all to meet."
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"Alright," the moderator says sometime later, "unfortunately, we only have time for two more questions today. So let's try to make them good ones."
They'd been having a lot of fun answering questions that the fans have asked, one by one. Some of the questions were directed at a single person or a pair, others were for the entire cast. His favorites were the ones directed toward him, of course. Or the ones directed at Skye where she stumbled over her answer and got a little flustered. He found it adorable and definitely took a few photos and videos to document the moment.
"Hi there," the young woman at the microphone says. "My question is for Phil and Melinda. What was the first thing that went through your mind when you cast each of these awesome actors?"
Melinda smiles. "Another excellent question."
"Yes," Phil agrees with a nod. "Each of these actors definitely brought something unique to the show and the audition process. From the ones up here, Kara was the only one we saw do an audition for the show. And we knew from the moment we saw her that she'd be a great addition to the group. She's one of those people who can convey so many different things with just a single look. And that's an amazing skill to find in an actor."
"With Trip and Fitz," Melinda begins, "those two were pretty fun auditions. Trip was super energetic and happy the entire time, before and after his audition. But as soon as it was time for him to read his audition, he snapped right into the persona he needed for that particular scene. And Fitz, he was just completely lovable right from the get-go. Super sweet and awkward in a good way, of course. We knew he'd be a good tech genius for our superheroes. And that he'd be a big hit with the fans." Melinda smiles.
"And then there were two," Phil says deeply into his microphone. Then he sits up and speaks more cheerily, "Grant and Skye were definitely an interesting audition. We didn't have Grant do an actual audition because we knew we wanted him for the part from the very beginning when we were planning the movie. But Skye showed up for the chemistry read after a few callbacks. She was one of our top choices because we really liked what she brought to the character. And then when we saw Grant and Skye reading together we knew right then and there that they were the perfect people for these roles. Their chemistry was incredible from that first moment and we had a feeling they'd be a big hit. Thank goodness that feeling was right."
Jeff smiles and takes a deep breath. "And now for our final question."
"Hi there," the young girl at the microphone speaks up. "My question is for Grant and Skye. After watching the movie, a lot of us really want JT and Daisy to get together. My friend and I even started a blog dedicated to the pairing and have actually turned some of our friends onto the ship and now they're hardcore shippers. We're all really excited to be getting so much more of the two of them during the show. So my question is what are your thoughts on Quakefire?"
"Well for me," Skye says, beating him to answering the question, "I really love the dynamic that these two have. In the movie, even though they didn't know each other when they first discovered their abilities, there was still a deep sense of connection there; they both went through this huge change and they're the only two who know how the other might be feeling so there's a sort of reluctant understanding between them. They really, truly care about one another, even if they have a hard time showing it sometimes." She laughs quietly. "And I'm really happy to get to explore more of their connection throughout the course of however long our show gets to be on." She sits back before quickly leaning forward again. "Also, they'd be really hot together. Pun completely intended."
The entire hall bursts into laughter and cheers.
Grant chuckles, leaning forward to give his own to the question. "What do I think about this ship? Well, a ship has to have a captain, right?" The room applauds loudly.
Skye leans forward again. "You'll have to fight me for that title, Grant."
He nods his head at her. "You are a very worthy opponent." Then he turns back to the girl and gives her a small smile. "I think that the relationship between JT and Daisy is a very unique one and I'm really excited to get to see how it develops throughout the show for however long we're lucky to be on the air for. Thank you so much for your question. And thanks for being such a big fan."
The girl gives him one last smile and wave before turning from the mic and heading back to her seat.
"Alright," the moderator speaks up. "Unfortunately, that is all the time we have today with this wonderful group of people. But you can catch them every week on your TV, starting Tuesday, September 19th, at 8 pm on ABC."
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*AnnikaDavila: They ship it! They ship it! Skyeward ships Quakefire! I feel so damn validated right now. Suck it, haters!
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kathrinaelisabeth posted
Oh, I wish I could have been at Comic-Con today for the 'Secret Warriors' panel. I have so many questions I would have asked.
#Skye #Grant Ward #Comic Con #Secret Warriors
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