- Later that Day -
Coulson arranged for the mission brief aboard the control center of the Bus. Everyone arranged themselves around the table but Grant. Grant resided himself to the corner of the room to keep himself away from everybody. He knew that no one trusted him, and he wanted to make sure he didn't make anyone feel uncomfortable with his presence.
"As you all know, Hydra are the bad guys." Coulson began. "And we, the good guys, finally have an opportunity to bring down the bad guys."
The tension in the room was incredibly tense. It almost made Skye feel sick to her stomach. After everything that has happen, she couldn't quite believe that the future of S.H.I.E.L.D. was going to be determined on a man who backstabbed them.
"We got some Intel on this highly secured Hydra compound." Coulson brought up the fortification on the Holo table. "This fortress is the heart of Hydra. This is where Hydra's decisions are made. Where their super soldiers are constructed. It's where you will find Baron Wolfgang von Strucker's grandson. The leader of Hydra."
"Wait a minute," Jemma chimed in. "Baron Wolfgang von Strucker…the Baron Wolfgang von Strucker? As in the Death's Head Squadron?"
"Yes." Answered Coulson.
Skye found her eyes wandering around the room as Coulson and Jemma began to discuss the origins of Hydra. She found herself looking towards Ward. Grant noticed and locked eyes with her. They held their stares for a moment before looking back at the Holo table. What on earth were they getting themselves into? Skye thought to herself.
"So what is the plan?" Bobbi spoke up.
"Ward." Coulson responded. Everything grew so quiet, and everyone looked down. "Desperate times call for desperate measures. And we're living in pretty desperate times."
"I'll say." Hunter spoke.
"The plan is to get Ward reintegrated with Hydra. Learn what Hydra plans to do, and stop them every chance we get. " Coulson took a deep breath. "Ward, we need you to gain the trust of von Strucker. Work close with him, and when that chance comes…we're going to blow them all to hell."
"We'll see about that." Skye said as she put her two cents in. Grant just nodded and thought to himself 'yeah, you'll see.' At first he was pretty hesitant about getting himself back into this life, but if this is to be his second chance, he wasn't going to mess up.
Ward waited till everyone exited the room to approach Coulson.
"Coulson, sir?"
"Yes, Ward?"
"Do you really trust me to do this?" Ward asked.
"No." That felt like a blow to the stomach for Grant. "But…" Coulson began again. "I want to see who you are without John Garret."
Ward looked down. "Yes sir."
"Grant, this is your chance to prove yourself to me, to the team, and to her." Coulson left the room leaving Grant to think to himself.
'To her.' Is the only thought that encircled his head.
