So this is the last chapter. I know it's kinda sudden but I think it feels natural to stop here.

HOWEVER

IMPORTANT NEWS

I have decided I will write out prompts in this universe as one shots (maybe two shots if I feel like it)

So send me prompts!

I will post a chapter on here with the first oneshot and the name of the new story where all those will be.

As I finish, thank you all so much for your support and love. It's been amazingly fun to write this story. You all are the best!


Skye sat on May's lap, watching the door.

May's arms were wrapped tightly around her, but it made her feel safe.

Finally a head of brown hair walked through the door.
"Jemma!" Skye squirmed out of May's arms and jumped onto Jemma.

"Hello darling," Jemma carried her quickly back towards May. And then Skye noticed the bruise on Jemma's arm.

"Jemma?" Skye looked anxiously up at Jemma's face.

"It's going to be okay, Skye," Jemma held her closer.

"Nice place you have here."

Skye started and turned in Jemma's arms to see a large man with an eye patch entering the living room of the plane. Coulson was next to him and behind them were Bobbi and Hunter, both with fierce expressions. Fitz was next to Jemma and May had stood up and was standing close to her as well. Tripp appeared in another doorway.

Skye wasn't sure why the atmosphere was so heavy, but she didn't like it. It was because of that man with the eye patch. But he hadn't done anything scary yet and Phil seemed okay with him being there, so he was probably okay.

Skye suddenly wanted her daddy.

"Daddy!" she squirmed in Jemma's arms, but the older girl didn't put her down like usual, instead carried her across the room to Phil.

Once she was with Phil, Skye felt better. She rested her head against his shoulder and examined the new man. His one brown eye stared at her, but Phil had her, so she wasn't scared.

Phil would never let anything bad happen to her. He had made her feel better, and he had rescued her when she had been back in the awful place. If she was with May and Phil, she was safe. The bad people had only gotten to her because Phil and May had to leave her.

But she was with them now and she was safe.

"Nick, this is Skye, Skye, this is Nick. We have been friends for a long time." Phil rubbed her back encouragingly.

"Are you a pirate?"

Skye immediately flushed after asking. The question had been on her mind ever since seeing the man. He did have an eye patch.

To her surprise, Nick laughed and it was a jolly sound.

"No, I'm not."

"Oh." Skye didn't know if she was disappointed or not. "In Tangled there's a bad person with an eye patch. But I don't think you're a bad person." Skye dismissed the thought.

"I hope I'm not a bad person," Nick said quietly, watching her.

"You aren't!" Skye immediately felt bad for making him think he was maybe a bad person and hurried to comfort him. "Bad people hurt people, and I don't think you do that."

Nick was silent and Skye was sad that she made him think he was bad. She reached out and stroked his arm. "You're not bad," she assured him. "Right, Daddy?" she turned to Phil for support.

"She's right, Nick," Coulson kissed Skye's cheek.

Nick finally broke his stare away from Skye at Phil's voice.

"Coulson, could we have a word?" Phil nodded and Skye found herself being put back in May's arms.

"Are you leaving?" she asked Fury.

"Not yet, Skye."

"Maybe before you leave, I can show you my toys," Skye offered, hoping it would make him happier. He seemed so serious.

"I would like that, Miss Skye," Nick nodded, finally smiling.

Skye decided he did have a nice face when he smiled.


"You wanted me to do this all along." Phil shut the door and turned on Fury.

"What makes you think that?" Fury sat down on a chair, examining a couple trinkets Coulson had sitting on a shelf.

"You walked onto my plane without any guards."

"This isn't your plane, you stole it from me, remember?"

"You left it unguarded after giving me an order you knew I wouldn't follow."

"Protocol requires my to make certain decisions, Phil. I cannot always explain my reasons for why I do the things I do."

"Protocol didn't allow for it, so you sent me to go rogue," Coulson frowned. "Or are you only okay with what happened because everything turned out in the end? And now that it did you're just forgiving us?"

Nick didn't answer that question. Instead he stood up.

"I can see why you and May have fallen in love with Skye. I hope you won't mind if I visit her again."

"Answer my question, did you want me to leave SHEILD to rescue Skye, or not?"

"By the way, Skye's files will be redacted. And you can keep the plane I guess."


Bobbi watched as Skye played with Hunter, glancing at the door where Fury and Coulson had gone. She wasn't exactly sure what relationship the two men had but she was staying alert just in case any fight broke out. She could tell by May and Hunter's tense posture that they were also remaining alert.
Skye seemed unaware of the intense protectiveness surrounding her, happily playing It was obvious that when she was with either May or Phil, the little girl felt safe. The plane had become a safe zone in that sense.

"Ya ya oh no!" Skye's Elsa doll slid down the side of the couch. "Quick! Elsa's stuck!"

"Kristoff to the rescue!" Hunter ran his doll over towards her but at the last minute, Elsa jumped up and accidentally whacked Hunter in the face with a plastic hand.

"I don't need a boy to rescue me!"

"Ow!" Hunter held his nose dramatically which made Skye laugh.

"Girls don't need boys to rescue them." She informed Hunter after she was done giggling.
"Who told you that?" Hunter asked, rubbing his nose.
"Bobbi." Skye was suddenly holding onto the blonde's leg. "She said she can help May teach me how to fight."

"Why do I feel like I'm going to be the demonstration punching bag?" Hunter mumbled under his breath.
Bobbi just smiled.

Suddenly the door opened and Fury stepped out with Coulson close behind. He took a step towards Skye and Bobbi instinctively put herself between the man and the girl.

"Relax Morse, I am just saying goodbye."
Bobbi hesitantly stepped aside, but took one of Skye's hands, almost afraid the man would just yank the child away from them.

"I'm sorry I won't have enough time to play with you today. But maybe I can come visit another time?"

Skye nodded.

"Okay."

Fury gave her another smile and straightened, walking towards the door.

"Bye!" Skye waved, clinging to Bobbi's hand.

They all stood silently for a moment. All eyes landed on Coulson, nobody quite sure of what had taken place.

"Well team," Coulson turned to them all, picking up Skye. "Are you ready to get back up into the air? I'm expecting we'll be given some tasks to do soon from the Bus, but for now we're clear for take off." The older man didn't make any sign that he would explain what had happened, only meeting May's gaze and nodding.

There was a stunned silence.

At this point, there was only relief. They knew Coulson would explain later if it was important.

"He's letting us go?!" Jemma's brown eyes widened.

"We are all good to leave," Coulson smiled. "You and Fitz are welcome to stay aboard, otherwise we would be happy to drop you off wherever you would like."

Jemma and Fitz exchanged a long look.

"I think we'd like to stay, if that's alright with you all," Leo spoke up while Jemma nodded furiously.

"We'd love that."

Skye looked back and forth between the adults.

"You all are staying?" she asked hopefully, brown eyes large.

Everyone looked around at each other and nodded.

"Yay!" Skye cheered, bouncing up and down in Phil's arms. "We'll be a real family!"

They would be a family, Phil mused. Most of them hadn't had a family in a very long time. But now they would. He glanced at the faces surrounding him, thinking of all the different situations and struggles they had gone through. Finally his gaze landed on Skye. She had a lot of healing ahead of her.

But maybe they could be what she needed, what they all needed; a family.

A large misfit weird family.

But a family all the same.

"Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter." - Brad Henry


Thanks for all your support and reviews and love. I have thoroughly enjoyed writing this for you all!

I will take oneshot prompts and begin another doc of those!

I hope to see you at the oneshots story! I'll post a chapter here when that's up! Send me some prompts so I can get started! :)