In the Event…
Chapter 3
Simmons was about ready to give up on the side project that she and Fitz had come up with. After watching as Daisy whimpered and moaned quietly in her sleep as the affects of the Ghost Wind toxin continued to course threw her body they wondered if there was not some way that they could ether come up with a cure for the toxin with out needing to have a Preferred Partner or at the very outside increase the potency of the 'Stop Gap' with out causing the user any harm.
Twelve hours and many cups of coffee latter Simmons was no closer to coming up with a cure for the toxin but with the help of the other bio chemists on base she felt that they had come up with a new concentration of the 'Stop Gap' that would increase the effectiveness of the drug so that they would only need to administer it once every twelve hours instead of what had been ever four to six hours with the original concentration. All that was left now was to test it, but seeing as Daisy was still sleeping off the last round of drugs she had been given, Simmons was remiss to disturb her.
"Jemma how's the new drug coming?" Director Coulson asked as he stepped into the lab.
"Just finished Sir. I'll test it once she wakes up again but for now I think it best we just let her sleep threw as much of this as we can." Both Agents looked threw to the med bay where Daisy was still sleeping restlessly. Simmons really wished that there was more that she could do for her friend at this time but the Ghost Wind protocol was very clear on what they could and could not do. "How goes the search?"
"Do you really want to know?" Coulson asked figuring that it was best to gauge before hand what the other members of the team were likely to do in the event that they did find Ward.
"I may not like the situation and frankly I would much rather that Daisy's 7A form had listed ANYONE else, but it is what it is and I know the protocols." After the last time that Ward had aided the team in the arctic Hydra base when they had rescued Lincoln and Mike and then with the subsequent abandonment of Agent Palamas the old team had been forced to re evaluate their opinion of Ward as he was now. As the man had done nothing to gather their attention in over a year, Simmons hoped that he would just disappear into the background like a bad dream. She had her doubts that it would continue to be the case after this incident was over with.
"So far we have had very little luck, it was determined that some seven months ago he was in Russia for a time and then Australia a few months' latter but as to his present location we are still looking. I have called Agent Palamas in the hopes that she might know how to contact Ward. I am hoping that if she can get us in contact with him that once we explain the situation he will refuse to help and then we are legally free to suggest an alternate to Daisy." The last thing that any of them needed was for Ward to come back and re establish his unhealthy obsession with Daisy. Coulson knew that it would just serve to confuse the young Inhuman that he had come to see as a daughter. Weather Daisy said anything to himself or Agent May whom was now her acting supervising officer, they had both been able to tell that she still harbored feelings for Ward even if they were not the healthiest. They even suspected that it was the cause of why the minor fling between her and Lincoln had not lasted long.
"I however am going to prepare myself for the eventuality that Ward will not be contacted with in the next 24 hours so that we might suggest Lincoln as her alternate. I think all around that will be far less awkward for everyone."
"Such as that may be is still left to be seen. For now, however I would suggest that you like your patient also get some sleep." Coulson tried to insist with out actually telling her out right to go to bed.
"Yes sir. Before I go, you don't happen to know how things are progressing with our other toxin victims do we?" Simmons hoped for both Mack and Hunter things had gone much smoother for them then it was for Daisy.
"I am going to assume that things are resolved for both men and their partners as I have not received any more noise complaints from other staff about the commotion coming from the guest wing of the base in at least the last few hours." Simmons eyes widened in surprise. Being in bio sciences she was fully aware of just what would be required to fully negate the affects of the Ghost Wind in both men but to hear that those activities' had resulted in noise complaints meant that they must have become quite vocal during their endeavors to negate the toxin's affects. Perhaps this would also explain why it was that Mack was constantly having to sterilize the inside of the SUV's as they had been sound proofed.
"I think on that note I shall try and fallow your advice about sleep." Before stopping in her room with a cup of camomile tea Simmons stopped off in the com's room and requested a copy of her 7A form so that she could verified just whom was on file for her as her requested partner and smiled when she saw that it was indeed Fitz's name that she had put down. For certain if it ever came to pass that she would need Fitz for that purpose it would likely change the nature of their present relationship but she was also comforted that if she were to ever find herself in such a situation that she would not want any other person to assist her during that time.
Jemma was woken less then six hours' latter to the ground beneath her feet rumbling with the evidence of Daisy's powers at play. After quickly dressing she rushed out of her room and back to the lab in time to great Coulson, May, Fitz, Mack, Elena, Hunter, Bobbie, Kara and Lincoln all equally rushing down the halls to find out what the problem was with Daisy. Upon entering the med bay she could see that Daisy was finally awake again however the effects of the toxin were much more pronounced as her eyes had glazed over and her skin was very flushed.
"I think this is as good a time as any to try out our new 'Stop Gap' formula. After all it has been almost double the allotted time I had stated the last doses would work for. Mack, Hunter if you two could hold her steady. Fitz I think directly into the jugular would be the quickest method so if you could keep her head steady." Jemma grabbed the new syringe of 'Stop Gap' 2.0 and fallowed the men into the room while the others waited in the hall. "Now if you two could hold her arms and legs on opposite sides pleas."
When Hunter first placed his hands on Daisy's right arm and leg, she jumped slightly off the bed and then moaned rather loudly as she pushed herself into his hands. "Oh Hunter, don't stop there. Move that left hand half a fraction up and to the left and we'll really be in business." Hunter gulped and pulled his hands away from Daisy as if he had been burned.
"Jesus H Christ. You did NOT just say that to me."
"Hear I got it." Mack came to the other mans rescue by leaning his arms over Daisy's lower half of her body. Mack hissed when a moment latter Daisy's pelvis pushed up into his right pectoral mussel causing her to give off a guttural grown at the contact.
"Mack you're my partner right. You've always got my back. Why don't you climb up hear and help a girl out hay," Daisy withered beneath Mack's weight trying to use the friction she was creating to alleviate some of the burning ach that was once again coursing threw her body. When would this end? They said they were going to help her. Making her sleep was not helping her. She needed, needed… she didn't know but she knew she needed something. All the while she was vaguely aware of the vibrations that she had been pushing out of herself as they actually aided in getting additional friction between her and Mack.
Mack was starting to loose control of his own needs as yet again for the third time in two minutes Daisy raised her pelvis into him, this time catching her hip bone on his nipple which sent rivers of desire down his body to once again pool in his shorts. "Hurry it up Simmons, or I am not going to be held responsible for my next actions." Instead he tried to focus on anything else in the room. However, the look of lust that was also starting to flash across Hunters eyes as he looked at him and Daisy was not helping his resolve. "Hunter." He called out a warning.
Startled the brit looked to his friend and then to their team mates face before shaking his head and rubbing his hands over his eyes. "Ya, thanks mate. Sorry."
"Daisy I need you to look over at me so Jemma can give you more 'Stop Gap' it will make the burning go away again." Fitz called out to his friend while cupping her face so he could turn her head towards him.
"Hay Fitz have I ever mentioned what lovely eyes you have." Daisy hissed as Jemma used that distraction to inject the new drugs into her system. "Or how soft your lips look." She was already starting to sound high again off of the new formula that they had given her. However, before Fitz could pull away from his friend, Daisy leaned forward and kissed him soundly on said lips.
Fitz froze in shock and lifted his hands away from Daisy's face almost as if a cop had told him to put his hands in the air. When she leaned back after she was done kissing him, Fitz quickly backed away from Daisy as fast as he could. "I swear it didn't, I mean I would never, not that I'm saying," Fitz was stuttering a mile a minute.
"Hay mate, it's okay. We know you would never take advantage." Hunter stated as he, Mack and Fitz vacated the room as fast as they could. "But you know Mack, if Daisy really needs us that badly…" Hunter was already turning back to the room that the young woman was in. The lust in his eyes and the obvious tent in his pants had Bobbie taking him by the arm and quickly redirecting him back down the hall towards the guest suites.
"Hay Mack, are you alright?" Elena asked as she placed her hand on her boyfriends' arm.
"Ya, I ah" he coughed once and shifted on the spot. "I'm fine."
"Hay it's okay." Elena gave him a pointed look before also re directing him as well down the hall in the same direction Bobbie and Hunter had just gone in.
"Well, that was…" Coulson started.
"What the HELL was that?!" Lincoln could not believe what he had just seen. And the fact that they others were all taking everything so calmly.
"That would be the effects of a Ghost Wind incident." Coulson tried to explain to the young Inhuman.
"Well that explains it." Kara stated looking threw the glass at the young woman who's thrashing had somewhat diminished. "How long has it been?"
"Going on 20 hours now." May told her before disappearing into the med room when Jemma beckoned to her.
"What is a Ghost Wind incident?" Lincoln asked still needing clarification.
"Ghost Wind is a toxic drug that the Nazi's created as a means of torture." Kara started to explain to her partner. "It messes with the mind and body to in essence make you supper, supper horny. Problem is the only way to solve the 'problem'" she said air quoting the word. "Is to fuck like rabbits. But because it also lowers your inhibitions and has you wanting to do everyone in sight, S.H.I.E.L.D. has certain protocols in place to protect agents that have been exposed. One of them is to have you sign a form stating who you would really want as your partner to help you out, as it were, if you were ever to have it happen to you. Speaking of which, were is her preferred partner?" Kara asked turning to look at Coulson.
"We are in the process of looking for him, but that is also why we have called you in. Protocol in this situation states that if the preferred partner is un willing or able, or just can not be found with in a reasonable time frame." Coulson started.
"Meaning 36 hours from the time of infection." Fitz interrupted with.
"An alternate may be suggested to the infected person so that the incident can be resolved." Coulson finished, pointedly looking at Lincoln.
"Oh you mean me?!" He stammered and rubbed the back of his neck while quickly looking between Kara and Coulson. "I mean while I'm flattered and all, and I could understand having me do this seeing as Daisy and I used to be a thing, but you see Kara and I, just recently mind you, but we ah are" Lincoln stumbled looking for the right word.
"Involved." Kara came to his rescue.
"Ah well I suppose congratulations are in order but you do realize that this leaves me with a very serious situation." Coulson was trying to be as understanding to all of his agents, who were more like his family, as possible but right now if they could not find Ward or if he said no to helping Daisy their back up plan of having Lincoln help her had just evaporated.
"Who is Daisy's preferred partner anyway?" Kara asked as she watched May and Simmons half dragging the young woman out of the med bay.
"We are going to have to move her into one of the caterpillar rooms sir. As you can feel she is loosing her ability to control her gifts while she is awake. Thankfully she seems to have a handle on things while she's sedated." Simmons told them loudly over the suggestive comments coming out of Daisy's mouth, which were causing the young woman to blush and May to just raze her eye brow at when any of them were directed at her. With out waiting for a response they continued down the hall in the opposite direction that Mack and Hunter had gone in.
"As to your question Agent Palamas, firstly you must realize that when Daisy originally filled out the 7A WF form's our team dynamic was quite different then it is now."
"You've got to be joking Sir." Kara could already tell where this was going.
"What? Who is it?" Lincoln asked his girlfriend.
"She listed Grant Ward."
"Oh, well. I can't say I ever new the guy myself and with the mixed reviews of the man, ah I mean…"
"It's alright Agent Campbell. Actually depending on how the events of this all play out Ward my find that having some unbiased opinions of him on base as an asset." Coulson did not want to go into more details and thankfully Lincoln and the others never asked for more clarification about his statement. "On that note I was wondering if perhaps you Agent Palamas might not know of a way of contacting Ward."
"No Sir, not directly but, I might know a guy who might know a guy, as it were. If you could give me a few hours, I might have something for you."
"Last we were able to track Ward was seen in Australia."
"That actually helps a lot." Kara told them and then left in the direction of her bunk to pull out a few burner phones that she had not used in almost a year. It was slow going at first, getting in contact with the old acquaintances that they had used during their time together while they had been trying to fix the mask on her face. Eventually one of their mutual buddy's from before the rise of Hydra an ex agent by the name of Kebo was able to give Kara a working cell number with a New Zealand area code. As she dialed the number and waited to see if the info from Kebo was any good, Kara could not help but wonder what Ward had been up to all this time.
"Hello, who is this?" Came the ever paranoid voice of Grant Ward from the other side of the line.
"Grant its Kara, I need your help. Theirs been a Ghost Wind incident."
"How long ago."
"26 hours."
"I'm on my way." And with that he hung up the phone.
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