It's been a week. A week since Skye was suspended. She thought it would be easy to forget Ward. She would come back perfectly fine and normal. She would go back to being Agent Skye, but now that she is gone all she can think about is Ward. She's tried everything. She has tried reading, listening to music, going jogging with really loud music. Even in her sleep she dreams about him.

It was the tuesday after Skye had left, she was sitting on her couch and watching TV trying to not think about SHIELD. She has been debating with herself whether or not she wants to hack into SHIELD's database and find out what Ward really did.

While Skye was sitting on her couch, her phone rang. Without looking away from the TV, she picked it up and answered it without looking to see who it was, "Hello?"

There was nothing on the other end.. She couldn't hear anything. She knew there was someone there though, "Hello?" Skye asked again.

"Skye?" A male voice said on the other line.

"Ward?" Skye asked.

"Hi."

"How did you get my number? Wait, how did you get a phone?"

"Yeah, see I kind of broke out."

"Oh my gosh what?"

"No," Ward laughed, "They are finally starting to come around to the fact that I am telling the truth about everything."

"So, they gave you a phone? That doesn't make sense."

"Look, just hear me out."

"Ward I don't want to. Why would I?"

"I didn't lie to you. You told me not to tell you what I did, so I didn't."

"Look Ward, what do you want?" Skye asked.

"I want you to hear the story about why I had to do what I did.. Just when you come back to the base, just come downstairs and I will tell you everything."

All Skye did was hang up the phone.

Skye came back to the base three days after the phone call. She has done her best to forget about it. The first thing she did was go up to Coulson's office to apologize.

Skye tentatively knocked on his door, "Coulson?"

"Yes?"

"Sir, I just want to apolo-"

"No need. Even though I have no clue what happened, let's just forget it. I have things I need to do."

"Oh really? Like what?"

"We had a prisoner downstairs. He escaped a few days ago. We are currently trying to locate him."

"What did he do?"

"You know Garrett?"
"Yeah."

"He was Garrett's partner. He took orders from Garrett."
"So wait. He was part of the reason SHIELD's fell?"

"Yes. We are trying to locate him. You got any ideas?"

"Well I can check all the cameras and phone lines in the area. He had to of called someone or went somewhere around here."

"Do that. I want him found. Dead or alive."

Skye left and went down to her lab.

"Skye!" She was hugged almost immediately.

"HEy SImmons."

"Did you hear? Ward escaped."

"Wait Ward? As in GRant Ward. He was the prisoner?"
"You don't know him?"

"We learned about him at the academy," Skye informed, "He is only one of the best SHIELD'S agents ever."

"Yeah, he was on our team. He…" Simmons trailed off.

"Simmons? Are you okay?"

"Hmm? Yeah." Simmons stated., "Welcome back Skye."

With that Simmons left. Skye sat down at her computer to look for Ward. It took her awhile, but 2 hours later she had a lead. A cell phone ping. She called Coulson down to the lab and everyone came.

"Did you find something?" Coulson asked.

"Yes. There is a cell phone ping."

"Where?" Mac asked.

"Here."

"Wait, what?"

"Here in this building. It is literally like 50 feet away."

"He's near." Coulson whispered.

Skye had no idea why he was whispering now, if it was Ward, which is undoubtedly was, then he would have already heard their conversation.

"Ward! Come out now."

"Are you going to shoot me?" They heard from behind a nearby wall.

"No."

"You're lying."

"Even if we were, you'd be too good. You can dodge bullets.

WArd came out with a weapon drawn. He was in his prison outfit anymore. He was in jeans, combat boots, and a jacket. HIs face was freshly shaven and most of his wounds had healed.

"Listen You guys have to hear me out." Ward stated.

"Why would we do that?"

"Because I am not the traitor that you all see me as."

"What? You helped betray SHIELD'S."

"ACtually no he didn't." Fury came out from behind the same wall.

"Sir?" Coulson asked.