I'm have not given up. The finale made have so many emotions I could not possible write anything for a week. Or two. If you haven't seen it, get to and watch the episode already! There will be spoilers, so read at your own risk. This is probably the last chapter before an epilogue, so be prepared for an ending. I still can't contain all my excitement for fall! Enjoy!
Simmons looked at her surroundings. She had to quickly destroy the communication device used to leave Fitz a message, so no further contact could be made. Thinking up ideas in order to stall, Simmons looked at her supplies. It was doubtful anyone would believe she could be so willing to help HYDRA, but if Simmons could just stay alive long enough, she could think of a plan.
Jemma Simmons was not a person who gave up. When the jealous girls in school told her she would never be good enough for anything, Jemma graduated from college early and left them behind. When that jerk from SHIELD Academy told her that she was only there because she was "hot," Jemma beat him in Professor Vaughn's annual bio-chem exam. Now, captured by a rouge organization, that determination was not going to fail.
Fitz's breath was heavy as he waited for the computer's results. A full scan of the message's origin revealed that Simmons was at a different location than before. Fitz was waiting to hear back from Coulson and May, who still had not been found. Worst of all, Garrett was flying the Bus. A HYDRA agent was piloting one of SHIELD's most advanced pieces of technology.
A signal was detected on the computer. It was a distress call… from the Hub. The message was only directed to two of SHIELD's communication lines; the Bus, and Nick Fury. As quickly as he could, Fitz opened the Bus' frequencies. Coulson's voice, along with many screams, filled the lab:
"Listen closely, this is very important. HYDRA has infiltrated SHIELD, and the Hub is in shambles. There have been undercover agents in SHIELD since the beginning. As my team, I trust you. But, you can't trust Garrett. He is the one behind the clairvoyant. Take him out. May and I are heading somewhere safe. Good luck."
"Took you guys long enough," said a voice behind Fitz. "With SHIELD out of the picture, and your Simmons making super soldiers, HYDRA is going to be unstoppable." Fitz slowly turned around to find a gun pointed at his head. Garrett had been watching Fitz the whole time, waiting to go in for the kill. To top it off, Skye and Ward were nowhere to be seen.
"Jemma would never betray SHIELD! She isn't helping you! And you know what? You will never win, no matter how hard you try. You're evil, and you can't win." Fitz tried to defend his cause, buying time.
"Oh? How do you know she wasn't with HYDRA all along? How do you know that anyone still believes in SHIELD? Where are the rest of your friends? You have no friends, Leo Fitz. You are all alone. Without SHIELD, what are y-" Garrett gasped, then fell to the floor, unconscious. Skye stood behind him, Night-Night pistol in hand.
A woman in a white lab coat passed by. The guard stationed in the hallway barely noticed her at first. All of security had been told that scientists would be doing extremely important work, and if they were bothered, extreme consequences would follow. However, the guard wondered why the woman looked so nervous. He had no idea that that particular woman was the most important person on the Earth.
That particular woman had no idea she was the most important person on the Earth. She was the genius girl from England who had a best friend named Leo. She was the scientist who worked at a secret organization. She was the team member who wasn't saved. She was the woman who was going the save the world. The sad part was, it might kill her.
The plan Jemma had made up was to wreck HYDRA from the inside so that SHIELD could destroy the rest of it. It was good theoretically, but it meant hacking the entire computer system, releasing all the Deathlock soldiers from control, destroying the base, and getting out alive. The last part wasn't necessary, but it was preferable.
Simmons noticed a couple of the guards staring at her funny, and decided to glare at them. They immediately looked away, not wanting to attract any attention to themselves. She continued walking, trying to appear more confident. As soon as she found what looked like an important door, she stopped right in front of it. She turned the door knob, took a deep breath, and pulled.
In life, simple decisions can change everything. You could turn left instead of right, and never go on the greatest adventure of a lifetime. You could wake up late one day and never get the best job in the world. It just so happened that Jemma made good decisions in her life. She decided to talk to the boy in her physics class at the Academy, and now he was the man she loved. The door she opened that day changed the future.
The plan was set. The Bus was on its way to the facility where Simmons was being held, and they would rescue her. To be honest, it wasn't a plan at all. It wasn't really anything. However, Fitz was not going to give up. Jemma had been his best friend for years, then a crush, and now- What were they? Boyfriend and girlfriend? That just didn't seem right. It was too generic a term. They were soul mates. Fitz was not going to lose her.
Ward began to explain his tactical plan for once they got near their location. They would park the Bus at a top secret safe house that was still in Shield's hands. Then, the trio would hike toward the HYDRA base, where Skye would temporarily disable the security system, giving Ward and Fitz enough time to infiltrate and hopefully destroy HYDRA's base. Easier said than done.
Simmons tried to stay dignified while entering the room. A row of people sat at computers all looked up at her in surprise. She took in a deep breath, then let it out.
"This is the handler's room isn't it? Didn't they tell you I was coming? Damn them, they never do anything right. I'm here to fix the Deathlock soldiers. You'll need to let me access the control computers in order for the program to work. Now, get out of my way," said Jemma. She felt like Hermione, when she was disguised as Bellatrix, trying to be mean. Her orders seemed to work, and the workers warily stepped aside.
As Simmons took her seat at the main computer, she felt several pairs of eyes on her. She had to remain calm and focus. Simmons tried to find the red button. The never-press command that would disable all soldiers from ever getting an order again. She knew she was running out of time, so she did the next best thing. Simmons just needed to get them out of the facility so she wouldn't kill them in the big bang she was planning. Jemma Simmons sent super soldiers to get groceries from the Morrison's in Wetherby. It was the first command she could think of, and it would distract them for a while.
"Well, that's it for now. I-I've got to go somewhere else now. You guys, uh, keep doing your… jobs. And I'll just go," Jemma said trying to compose herself. While she was sending the command, she had done some calculations. In order to create the most destruction, the explosion should originate at the center of the facility. However, that would mean Jemma would need some sort of remote detonation in order to live. She didn't have time for that. If this were any other situation, Simmons might find another place, but this could help finally destroy HYDRA. Sacrifices would have to be made. That scared the hell out of Simmons.
It was time. Skye had turned off the security measures. Ward and Fitz were in position to enter the base. Simmons was going to be rescued. As Fitz and Ward began running silently toward the back entrance, a huge explosion engulfed the entire building. Both stopped dead in their tracks. After a moment, Fitz took a hesitant step forward.
"Simmons," he whispered. "Simmons! Simmons! Jemma! Oh, what did you do? Please, no!" Fitz yelled. He violently sobbed, falling to the ground.
"Fitz, get up," Ward said, staring at something near the outskirts of the explosion. "Fitz, up now," Ward ordered again.
"How can you be okay? She's dead. She's dead, and you don't care. You don't realize how much I loved her. She was the best thing that ever happened to me, and now she's gone," Fitz cried, not daring to look up.
"Leo!" called a voice. "Fitz!" it said. Fitz looked up. It was the sound he didn't think he would ever hear again. It came from a person he thought he would never see again. Jemma Simmons.
Jemma had always enjoyed the scenes in romantic movies when the man and woman saw each other, then ran into a hug and passionate kiss. When she saw Fitz standing not too far away, screaming her name, wanted to scream back. Then he stood up again. They slowly took a few steps, then broke into a run. They did indeed find each other's arms and they didn't care whether Skye and Ward watched as they kissed. That was the feeling they wanted to have forever.
Finally! I am going to write one more chapter, taking place a few years later. In the epilogue, Coulson will have taken over SHIELD, so Fury still retired. Please give me your thoughts on this chapter, and even suggestions for my final installment on Fitz's Mission.