A/N: Hey guys! Sorry if this chapter is a little short! I have a research paper due in the next few days which i'm freaking out about, and I had a shitty couple of days.

Skye waited for Agent Hill to walk by her bedroom, pulling her in and closing the door. Maria was wearing a white blouse and black slacks since her usual uniform made her uncomfortable as of late. Skye looked the older woman in the eyes, crossing her arms.

"Are you going to say something or just stand there looking like you're about to commit a mass murder?" She asked, raising an eyebrow at Skye.

"What are you and my dad hiding from me?"

"What are you talking about? We're not hiding anything, Skye."

Skye's jaw almost dropped. She couldn't believe that the woman had the nerve to lie to her face.

"Maria, I heard you guys talking about me in his office. What are you hiding from me?" She asked, giving the agent a pleading look, and Maria just stayed silent, "Maria, don't think of it as Coulson's daughter that's asking you. Think of it as a friend," She added, but Maria just continued to be silent, "Come on, Hill!"

Maria spoke slowly, "He's your father, and he's keeping things from you for a good reason."

Skye sighed, "You and I both know that he's not gonna tell me."

"He will, Skye. Just give him time."

"Well, what's such a big deal that he feels like he can't tell me?" She asked, sighing as she sat on the bed with her head in her hands.

"You'll find out soon enough. When he keeps something from you, it's for a good reason."

"But_"

"He just wants to protect you. Now don't bring this up again." Maria said, her patience wearing thin as she gave the twenty-one-year-old a cold look and left the room.

Skye sighed and looked at the clock on the bedside table to see that it was nearly nine in the evening and decided that it was time for bed. She hoped Grant would pull away from the training room long enough to get some decent sleep. Neither of them would get very much sleep that night, however.


The next time that Skye awoke, Grant was beside her, and it wasn't Madison that woke her, but her phone. Skye groaned, wondering who could be calling her at this hour, only to find that it was Emily that was calling.

"Emily? What is it?" She asked, knowing something was seriously wrong. Emily never called in the middle of the night.

Skye could barely comprehend what the teen was telling her, about to tell Emily to slow down when Grant took the phone from her.

"Emily, it's Grant. What happened?" He asked, listening carefully to each word that left Emily's mouth, "Well, are you guys okay?" He added, genuinely concerned.

Coulson was in his office when Grant and Skye entered, not even knocking before entering like they normally would.

"HYDRA ambushed Agent Hill and Emily."

"What?" Coulson asked, having a hard time believing them.

"Emily called me freaking out because when they were driving home, they got ambushed. Barnes was also involved."

"Well, are they okay?" He asked slowly, looking at the two, who shrugged.

"Well, they're in the hospital just being treated for shock and minor injuries, so i'm assuming they're alright-ish. Just shaken up."

Phil was about to say something when Agent May entered, "Agent Morse just called. We're Maria and Emily ambushed?"

Everyone nodded, "Why?"

"Morse was ambushed too. Just now."

Coulson sighed and looked at Skye, "How long ago were Maria and Emily ambushed?"

"Emily said it happened between 10 PM and 11PM. She stayed with Maria, who stayed to do some paperwork."

"And Bobbi was just ambushed, and it's midnight. Barely got away with her life. She must've stayed at SHIELD for the same reason."

Coulson got up and motioned for everyone to follow him, "Go wake FitzSimmons. Agent May, watch Maddie."

Skye and Grant were confused as to why Coulson wanted May to stay with their daughter and not them.

"But Coulson_"

"That's an order, May!" He snapped as everyone piled into the SUV, and Phil sighed.

This was going to be a long night.

A/N: Let me know what y'all think! Please review :)