Chapter 16

Roy watches as everyone leaves the classroom after the bell has rung. He watches as Raina looks over the blood work she'd taken from the students. "Thank you for your help." She says to the medical students packing up. The four leave, and Roy know by Raina's look that he failed.

"You weren't much help." She says, packing up the student's blood samples into a fridge at the front. "You made things worse even."

Roy stretches his hands. "Well I tried to push her with peer pressure."

"And that worked so well." Raina comments, closing the fridge door. "Your father told me you'd be useful."

"And I will be, but why do we need a sample of her blood anyway?" Roy asks. "I mean don't we already know it's her?"

Raina grabs a vile of some blue liquid. "Yes, even if she is going by a different name. But we need to confirm it before I start working on her." Raina explains. "We don't want to waste six months again, researching frauds." Raina pours the vile into a white liquid, causing a bubbling reaction.

"She doesn't seem that special, the girl. I mean she seems ordinary." Roy comments. "Though her fear of needles, seems like a good start for the girl were looking for."

"Trypanophobia is a common fear." Raina says. "But not to worry, she told me all I needed to know when we had a discussion the other day. I tricked her into telling me about how she was an object of unknown origin. Now all I need is a blood sample, or at least a DNA sample, and we can take her to your father's lab." Raina explains.

"How'd you trick her?" Roy asks.

"I simply told her that Coulson trusted me with her medical care, she seemed to buy it." Raina says, as she pours the bubbled mixture into the sink.

"Have you chosen any protégées yet?" Roy asks. "I mean my father did tell you to bring a potential Scientist with fresh insight." Roy slides his hand through his blonde hair.

"I chose a girl a few weeks ago. I told her I expect the specimen to be ready in about a weeks time."

"You don't even think of the girl as human." Roy remarks.

"It's because she isn't." Raina slides her hands down her lab coat. "If our theories and test prove true in the end. Hopefully our work won't burn to a crisp this time." Raina slides her science goggles off.

"You are a tricky one flowers." Roy smirks. "My father only hires the best and most brilliant."

"I'm not working for your father because he hired me Roy. But the science behind Skye is just so remarkable." Raina goes onto her laptop, and brings up some old data on the girl. "If only we'd had another month, even a few weeks and we would have unlocked her true potential."

"How come you didn't die in the fire eight years ago, like all the other scientists Raina?"

"I only ever met the girl in person once. I mostly watched from one way windows, and over saw the project. I was brought in during the final stages." Raina sighs. "Lucky for me I was meeting with potential buyers before the facility collapsed. Sad really, but as long as the subject survived, all the files can be replaced."

"That potential buyer was my father right?" Roy makes sure on.

"Yes, it was your father Ian Quinn, which is why you need to help him get his property back." Raina explains. "Can you help with that, Roy?"

Roy smirks evilly, happy to do anything to help his father.

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Simmons hung outside Fitz's door. She was dealing with the trouble on whether or not to knock. She'd known after their discussion on the weekend that he might not actually be sick.

Simmons knocks. "Fitz?"

"Be there in a sec." He says through the closed door. He opens it a few seconds later. "Simmons?" He questions upon her arrival.

"I heard you were sick." She says. Fitz frowns. "Mack told me." She replies.

"Ah well, I'm fine now. Just a headache this morning." He says out loud. Simmons frowns. Fitz returns to his desk.

"If you're still angry, about the…" Simmons didn't finish.

"I'm not angry Jemma." He says with a sigh, dropping the device he was working on and pulling back some hair. "I'm just upset you didn't tell me sooner."

"I've only known for a few weeks." Jemma defends.

"Yeah, well you should have told me." Fitz says again, almost re starting their arguments. "I should have been the first one to know."

"You're the only one who knows Fitz." Simmons explains.

"Yeah well still, I didn't know Professor Raina would go picking you for her special internship. Working at a real lab, and not even having to head to the university." Fitz scrunches his brow. "I'm just sad since we've been together since we were wee tykes Jemma. Always together. We can't just separate now."

"Come on Fitz, you knew once we left Shield Academy here, we'd most likely end up at different Shield universities. Professor Raina's just giving me the chance to earn my PhD while working out on assignment." Simmons squeezes her elbow.

"But Jemma, how do you even no her offer is what you want. Didn't you say you wanted to work at the 'hub' build up your rank. You're going to work for a privately owned lab!" Fitz begins, still trying to keep his cool.

"Sponsored by Shield!" Simmons defends. "Besides the work Raina has already given me is quite fascinating." Simmons sighs. "I've already decided to do this Fitz. They're letting me graduate early even."

"But don't you want to graduate with us, your friends!" Fitz says with emotion.

"And I'll come back for that, but a chance to work now, earn money for my family, become a real scientist not some student, and do actual research…" Simmons trails off.

Fitz turns in his chair and grabs the screw driver from his desk.

"When do you leave?" Fitz asks, not going to bother to argue more.

"It could be any day now really. Professor Raina told me yesterday she expects the specimen we're to be researching to be ready in about a week or so. After that Professor Raina and I are to leave."

Fitz sighs. Putting the screw driver down and facing Raina. "What kind of specimen?" Fitz asks.

"I'm not sure entirely." She says in her accent. "But it's some sort of alien. I've been looking over some of their old research—

"Wait old research?"

"Yes, I'm helping the Professor re-start a project that got stopped due to a laboratory fire about eight years ago." Simmons walks closer to Fitz. "The DNA I have is quite fascinating, and oh Fitz I'd never be able to get this opportunity again."

"But Simmons what about our promise that we made—" Mack opens the door. Fitz shuts his mouth realizing he's had enough and shouldn't discuss more.

"I interrupting something?" Mack asks, as he takes off his jacket and throws it on his bed.

"No, we're done talking." Fitz explains to his roommate. Simmons frowns.

"I'll see you tomorrow than." She says, departing the room, and heading to her class after lunch.

You guys see yesterday's episode! IT WAS SO AHHH, and what's even better is that I finally found a friend to talk AoS with and he's a SkyeWard fan! We we're talking about the Flash on the bus today after school, and he's like 'Agents of shield last night' and I was like AHHHHH. But I think our ship got blown with a few holes last night with the you know Ward and… yea he's going a bit off the deep end? Maybe? I don't even know?

And the FitzSimmons stuff, ahhh I just need to rant sorry. And WARD'S OBSSESION WITH SKYE, and HIS BORTHER, idk. But it was a good episode, and now I have to wait TWO WEEKS for the next one, sooo SAD.

Anyway added more mystery to the plot here. I tried to write FitzSimmons stuff because I thought I should talk about more characters as well. Let me know your guys theories and stuff on where this is going. Wasn't planning to write today, but my friend Thomas— my now fellow AoS fan inspired me! So here's the chapter, next one should come on Saturday :D