Matter of Importance
Spoilers: Season 2 promo
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The sound of yelling made Skye stop outside of Coulson's office, the voice was that of Christian Ward. He was obviously pissed off about what had happened during the night and was probably demanding the young hacker's head. She'd be damned though if he touched Ward again, she'd sacrifice everything to stop the abuse. Ward was occupied by Trip and Hunter in the gym, the three of them taking turns sparing each other to prove who the alpha male was.
With a single knock she entered the room, finding the senator with May and Coulson both. He turned suddenly at seeing her and shook his head. "I want her thrown into a cell immediately."
"Skye can you explain why you attacked the senator unprovoked when he accidently entered the wrong room during the night?"
Skye looked straight at Coulson, "he knew exactly what he was doing and where he was. Due to missing tech," she tapped her heart rate monitor discreetly, "I stayed with Grant last night." Coulson gave a slight nod in understanding. "He came in and attempted to harm him so I put a stop to it quickly. Senator Ward just can't handle that a girl came between him and his target."
"Obviously you're lying to save your own skin." He turned to Coulson, "Director I assure you that she attacked me. I don't know why, possibly because she believes my brother's lies but either way it's unacceptable."
"I agree it's unacceptable…"
"What!" Skye practically shouted as May took a few steps forward in concern. "Coulson how can you…" He put a hand up to stop her before turning to the senator.
"It's unacceptable that you'd slip away from your detail, not inform any of us and visit a man who could potentially harm you." The senator practically smiled, "Skye apologize to Senator Ward for your actions so we don't have to take any further disciplinary actions."
The young agent stood silent for a second before walking over to the man, he practically smirked at her in waiting. "I'm sorry…that Grant has a psychopathic manipulative asshole for a brother."
With that she left the room and Coulson shared a look with May before looking at the senator. "I think for everyone's satisfaction it's best you depart Senator."
"I think that's best."
In the hanger bay, Coulson stood with his team and May as the senator got into his vehicle. Coulson nodded to the man, "thank you for your help."
"There is no help." The senator's face was stern and he looked past Coulson at Skye and Ward beside May. "I would prepare to surrender to the government eventually because I won't be helping you resume relations with them. Obviously you run a very rouge and undisciplined and one could perhaps say, violent organization." The man smirked before getting into his vehicle.
After he and his escort was gone, Coulson turned to the team and looked at them. "Nomad Procedure immediately."
"Location?" May asked while everyone looked confused.
Coulson gave a quick look at Ward before speaking, "Polaris."
"Coulson I'm sorry…" Skye started to speak but Coulson's hand on her arm stopped her.
"You were right, this is the price for not listening to my team. Get packed," he looked up at everyone, "all of you. We're moving bases immediately because within the next 24 hours he'll be back with the government and we need to be gone."
Everyone started out in order to start the packing and dismantling the organization's home base. Ward stood silently waiting even though Skye had left, he looked between the two. "If you think I need…"
"I told everyone to get packed." Coulson stared at the former specialist, "why are you still here?"
"I'm not part of your team sir, I'm still a prisoner so if you think I need to remain…"
May seemed to almost roll her eyes, "he said get packed so get packed, afterwards help Hunter and Mac with the transport of weapons onto the Bus. We need this base dismantled in under 12 hours and standing here talking about your status isn't going to help us."
A fury seemed to take over everyone on the base, the central team was left to dismantle the base while Coulson sent the free agents heading towards the new base with instructions to all go different routes. Some would be taking supplies and others would be transporting prisoners to Talbot, who seemed not to be surprised with the situation's results.
Time seemed to fly by as Mac and Ward worked on recreating the lab on the Bus. Ward seemed to be as helpful as possible, working to make sure that the armory was up and everything was stored in cargo securely. Midway through the reconstruction, Skye found Coulson watching Ward helping and stood beside him.
"He's devoted to helping us." Skye looked up at her mentor and he folded his arms.
"Can we trust him?"
Skye smiled, "trust me to trust him, he won't betray me. All the computers are wiped and it's impossible to recover even a nanobit of data."
"Good." Coulson looked down at her, "everything is almost done, we leave in two hours."
Two hours later the base was burning in ashes as the plane was in the air headed north. The guys and Skye sat around the table playing poker, Fitz losing poorly as he always did. Ward watched as Skye beat Hunter badly.
"Oh yeah, told you I'd wipe you clean." She leaned in, "pay up."
Hunter looked over at Ward, "get ahold of the missus why don't you."
He threw up his hands, "I have no control over Skye."
"Uh huh, you just don't want to be sleeping on the metaphorical couch, that's what."
Mac chuckled and bumped Skye's arm, "doesn't have any money it seems."
"I'm figuring that out."
"Meeting now." May walked through the living area towards the stairs that lead to Coulson's office.
Everyone stood in the fractured and destroyed command area, May looked at them as Coulson joined them all. He nodded to May and she brought up a security program, a blueprint of a facility lay on the screen.
"Koenig is meeting us there and before you ask Skye," he saw her about ready to pounce, "yes another brother, Sam."
"I swear they have to be clones or something."
May turned her attention to the table, "you all will be interrogated as is par for the course, Coulson and I as well because of the doppelgänger experience months ago. From there security badges but for now, you'll enter your preliminary information. Name, retinal and hand scan while everything else can wait. Polaris is new, modern and apparently just finished construction just two months before SHIELD fell so everything is biometric."
One by one they entered their information till May and Coulson stood starring at Ward. He looked at them confused before Coulson spoke. "Consider yourself a probationary agent, enter your information in please Agent Ward."
"Why the sudden change of heart?" He looked at them as he shrugged, "just a week ago I was monitored 24/7, I'm still monitored yet you want me to be back on your team."
"We watched the video feed, you chose protection over murder and while that's not enough to earn your freedom it allows some trust. We are at war with your brother when we should have trusted you and Skye. I think it's time we try trusting instead of betraying, don't you?"
Ward moved to the table and paused before holding up his wrist to show the bracelet that had been put back on his wrist. "It'll shut off the table."
"That mode was deactivated before I came down."
They arrived at Polaris hours later, apparently it was nestled into the interior of Alaska. Debarking the plane they found Sam Koenig waiting, looking as happy as his brothers. Ward took a step back and Skye touched his wrist, slipping her gloved hand into his as the man put out his arms.
"Welcome to Polaris."
Skye leaned into Ward, "that never gets uncreepy."
"If you'll follow me we'll get you your badges, can't be too careful with HYDRA and all."
"Right." Coulson looked up at the Bus, "anyway we can get this out of sight?"
"Of course, of course." Koenig touched something on his wrist and instantly they began moving downwards, as if on a platform. Everyone looked up as a door shut above their heads but the huge platform continued to move. "There, no way to detect where we are."
Interrogations were quick and while Sam Koenig looked at Ward warily, everyone vouching for him. Skye stayed close to Ward, on guard like a viper ready to strike at any moment if there came a threat to him. It didn't take a blind man to see Skye would defend the man if someone dared to touch him.
"Living quarters are on the second floor, main floor is central for your base." Koenig spoke as he showed them around, "offices and labs on the third floor."
"Don't have a gym by chance do you?" Trip was the one to speak up.
Koenig turned and smiled, "of course and a swimming pool, warmed of course. They are on the fourth floor." He put up a finger, "oh and the floors go in reverse, we are on the main floor and under us is the second floor."
"Prisoner holding is where exactly?" Coulson looked at the man, "our former prisoners were handed over to an ally of ours but if we have any in the future, where is holding exactly?"
"Fourth floor, hallway to the left while the gym and pool are to the right."
Coulson turned to the team, "go explore, find rooms and report to the kitchen around 1700, we'll talk over dinner." He looked between them all, "we'll rotate cooking until our staff gets here."
Making their way downstairs, yells of 'mine' were heard as everyone found a room. There were dozens, the base was big enough to be a miniature HUB of sorts. Skye allowed herself to fall onto the new bed, softer than her last and doubled in size. Sitting up she looked around to see the room held just a bed, dresser and nightstand with a desk to the size. Getting up she went to a door across the room to find a bathroom, it obviously was shared due to the door attached to the other side.
"Who is sharing my bathroom with me?" She opened the door to find Ward sitting on the edge of his bed, the room identical to hers. "Hey. So I guess we're sharing a bathroom, just keep the seat down and we'll be good."
Ward looked up at her as he stood, "feels like my cell, no windows this time."
"Is that a good or bad thing?" She moved to him and he gently accepted her embrace, burying his face in her hair.
"Good, feels safer." He pulled back after inhaling her scent, looking down into her eyes. "Knowing I can get to you helps too."
A smile graced her face, "I might sneak in to cuddle with you one night, so keep an eye out.
"You're welcome any time." Leaning down he met her lips, gently increasing the pressure of the kiss as he fingers curled into her hair. Pulling back he kissed her nose, smiling as she smiled. "I'm going to be better mia bella, I'm going to earn trust back and help this team."
A/N: Okay so new base and all, but the journey continues. Has Skye's father been captured or was he captured and he escaped? Where is Ian Quinn? We know Simmons is alive had has been partially brainwashed but where is she? These questions will be answered in the following chapters as we start to see them build up.
Next...a three month jump into the future.
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