I'm On My Way Chapter 3: I'll Fight For You, a Castle + Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Crossover fanfic

I'm On My Way

Disclaimer:
As always, I own only Scott & Brynna Harmon.

Rating:
T

Genre:
Romance/Hurt/Comfort

Pairings:
Coulsye
Caskett

Lyrics Used:
Pia Mia [feat Chance the Rapper] "Fight For You"

I'll Fight For You

We live in our own world | We feel the weight that we create | Who ever knows what's real | Turn your backs to appreciate

And, the day's gonna come | And, the day's gonna come | And, the day's gonna come | When you decide who you'll become

"So...You're telling me that...I'm...half-Asgardian?!" Skye asked, shocked as she tried to wrap her mind around everything that Brynna was telling her. "My mom was an Asgardian?! And, she died trying to protect me?" The hacker asked, her warm doe eyes bright with wonder.

"Yes. Yes. And, yes." Brynna replied, smiling warmly, as she answered each of the hacker's questions in sequence as she continued trying to rouse her mentor. "Oh, God..." She whispered, quietly.

"What?!" Skye asked, shakily. "What's going on?! Why isn't he moving?!" She demanded, rising from her bed against the vociferous complaints of her body before she knelt at Coulson's side.

"He's unresponsive." Brynna observed, as Jemma returned to the pod.

"Bad news looks like Lorelei's – Skye!" The bio-chemist shrieked, realizing the previously comatosed hacker was now up and about. "What d'you think you're doing-"

"Not the time, Simmons!" Brynna barked, taking control in Coulson's absence. As the highest ranking agent on board, it was her duty to take the lead while Coulson was incapacitated.

"What – Bloody hell...Agent Coulson!" The bio-chemist whispered, taking in the sight of Coulson's unconscious body on the floor. "What happened to him?!" She demanded, shifting her gaze back and forth between Skye and Brynna.

Covering her mouth with her hands, Skye could only stare at Coulson in horror. "I...I did it..." She breathed, horrified by what she'd done to the man that had unknowingly stolen her heart. "It's all my fault..."

Leaving Jemma to deal with Coulson, Brynna rose to comfort her niece. "Skye, look at me – look at me." She ordered, gently. Once she held the hacker's stare, she added "This was not your fault. Your body was merely defending itself. You were unconscious for Christ's sake!" She elaborated as gently as possible. "You had no control over what happened!"

"Will somebody – for the love of all that's good and holy – please tell me what the bloody hell happened to Agent Coulson?!" Jemma demanded, agitatedly.

Gathering the shaken hacker into her arms, Brynna turned to face Jemma. "Coulson came in here – he was clearly under Lorelei's spell – talking about trying to kill Skye." Brynna replied, recalling what she could of Coulson's attack. "Talking about how he had to prove himself to Lorelei or whatever. I tried to make him see reason and when that failed, I tried to defend myself." She recalled, gently rubbing soothing patterns on Skye's back while she cried, quietly, into the specialist's shoulder. "But, he got the upper hand. Knocked me out. When I came to, all the electronics in the room were going haywire, Skye was awake, and Coulson was unconscious and unresponsive on the floor." She explained, carefully. "Skye hacked the security camera footage from my phone and we...we realized that – when Coulson tried to shoot her, an invisible force ripped the gun from his hand and threw it across the room." Watching the disbelieving look spreading across the bio-chemist's face, Brynna decided to head her off at the pass. "With his gun taken away, Coulson tried to strangle Skye only to be shocked by some strange golden forcefield around her body. After the shock, the same invisible force from before lifted Coulson's body into the air and slammed him against the wall." As Skye's tremors began to slow while Brynna stroked her hair, the specialist added "Look, I know how utterly insane it all sounds, but, you can see the footage, yourself, if you don't believe me." Extracting the phone from her pocket, she slid it across the floor to Jemma.

Staring at the device for a moment, Jemma decided to just take Brynna's word for it. I don't have time to argue...She told herself. "Just help me get him into the bed." Jemma ordered, as Kate and Martha returned to the pod as well.

"Oh, dear!" Martha exclaimed. "What happened -"

"No time, Martha." Brynna barked, but, with an apologetic look in her eyes. "Just give us a hand?" She asked, hopefully, as Kate and Martha both nodded their agreement. With Jemma positioned at Coulson's head and shoulders, Kate and Martha positioned on either side and Brynna and Skye at his feet, Brynna counted "All right. On three...One...Two...Three!" On the count of three, the five women hoisted Coulson into the air before transferring him to the bed.

While Jemma set to work assessing the senior agent's injuries, Kate turned to Brynna. "Brynna, we're in big trouble."

"What's going on, Kate?" The specialist asked, slipping into Agent Harmon.

"Lorelei's gotten to every man on this plane – Rick included." The detective explained, somewhat helplessly.

"Shit..." Brynna cursed, quietly. "That means this is gonna be a hell of a lot harder than I originally feared. Skye, Kate, Martha, you all come with me. Jemma, stay here and see what you can do for Phil. Keep us posted if there's anything we can do." She ordered as Jemma nodded and the rest of the group followed her out of the pod.

"I will retrieve Sif's sword..." Lorelei taunted as Melinda struggled to her feet while Ward sauntered up to Lorelei. "It will look better in my hand." She decided, arrogantly.

"Ward...You don't wanna do this..." May panted, breathlessly, hoping to get through to the man she'd fallen for.

"This was the plan..." Ward countered, sounding nothing like himself. "Cross off Sif. Take the plane. Eliminate anyone in our way." He explained, simply. Raising his gun to the pilot's chest, the specialist barked. "Now. Get out. Of her way."

"It's her plan." May corrected, desperately. "Not yours." She added, hoping the specialist would see reason. "Fight it. I know you. You're a fighter."

"Is this her?" Lorelei drawled, curiously. "The beautiful warrior with the heart of ice?" She taunted, shifting her stare toward May before pressing a lingering kiss to Ward's lips. Turning back to the pilot, she taunted "His heart...now beats in concert with mine." She declared, triumphantly. "And, mine, alone."

"No reason to make this about us." May replied, speaking to Ward.

"Oh..." Lorelei scoffed. "He told me who he desired before me." She sneered, patronizingly. "But, my dear..." She added, closing in on the pilot. "It wasn't you."

"Damn it!" Brynna cursed, opening the control panel on the computer in Coulson's office.

"What?" Skye asked, rounding the desk to see what the specialist was looking at. "What is it?!"

"They opened the airlock hatch to The Cage." Brynna replied, staring at the screen, backing up the security footage. "Sif got sucked out."

"She was our only shot at taking Lorelei down." Kate argued.

"Is, Detective." Brynna countered. "Sif's an Asgardian. She's still out there." She reasoned, turning to Skye, gesturing for her to claim the seat in front of the computer. "Unlock it. Let her back in." She ordered, rounding the edge of the desk, gesturing for Kate and Martha to follow her as she popped open a ceiling tile.

"Brynna, darling, what on Earth do you think you're doing?" Martha asked, curiously.

"I stashed some emergency supplies in Skye's bunk-" The specialist began, only to be cut off by Skye.

"What?!" The hacker snapped, breaking her eyes away from the screen before her.

"What? It's not like you were using it!" Brynna argued. "Besides, don't you have an airlock to open?"

"Already done." Skye announced proudly. Glancing back at the screen she noted that Sif had already re-entered the plane on the security cameras. "And, Sif's already back on board."

"Okay, great." Brynna smiled, proud of her niece's work. "Then, you're comin' with us." She added. "In order to avoid running into Ward and Lorelei – or anyone else, for that matter – unarmed, we're gonna have to go through the ceiling vents." She explained. "Martha, I want you to stay here. Coulson's got all sorts of weapons stashed around here, so, you'll be protected. I want you as far away from the battle, as possible."

"Brynna, dear, I think I can take care of myself." Martha countered.

"That's not what this is about!" Brynna snapped. "Now, as a level ten operative, it is my job to take command of this plane while Agent Coulson is incapacitated. That means it's my job to protect everyone on board – including you, Martha! Now, I don't have time to sit here and argue with you guys. Skye. Kate. You two are coming with me. Martha, you are staying here and that is final! If you don't like it, find me after the dust clears. Until then, what I say goes until Agent Coulson wakes up!" She barked. "Any objections?" Seeing no objections, she added "Good! Now, let's go!"

Gripping the handle of Sif's sword, Lorelei whipped around as she heard the door to The Cage slam shut behind her. Coming face-to-face with her nemesis, the temptress raised the sword in preparation for an attack. "Leave me peace." She warned the warrior. "Return to Asgard."

"While you remain here?" Sif sneered. "I think not."

Outside The Cage, Fitz overheard the conversation. Glancing down at his tablet, his eyes widened as he realized what had happened. "What's she doing?! No!"

"Here, I will no longer pose a threat to Asgard." Lorelei sneered. "Can you not let me be?" She asked, feigning desperation. "Find some small mercy within your heart?"

"My heart has no place in this." Sif replied, firmly. "I have orders to bring you back."

Rolling her eyes, the seductress replied "All these years and you're still the same Sif...Doing as you're told...Kneeling at the feet of those who command you...Never to get what you desire." Lorelei smirked as she saw that her taunting was having precisely her desired effect on the warrior. "Not Haldor...Not...Thor..." She taunted. "A man who considers you more pet than woman?"

"Hand me. My sword. Lorelei." The warrior growled, closing in on the temptress.

"See, that's the difference between you and I." Lorelei teased. "I don't take orders..." Thrusting the second blade out of the handle of the sword in her hands, Lorelei was met with a swift knee in her chest. Striking out at the warrior before her, her blow was blocked by Sif's arm as she gripped her sword in an attempt to reclaim the weapon. The force of the struggle snapped the sword in two.

"Stay strong for me, baby girl." Leo pleaded, as he attempted to unlock The Cage door. "Just stay strong." Approaching the scene, Jemma watched in disbelief at what Lorelei had reduced the engineer to. However, her quiet gasp soon gave away the fact that she was there. "Simmons." Leo breathed. Realizing she'd been made, Jemma took off at a dead run as Leo chased after her. "Hey! You're not supposed to be up here!"

"Wow!" Skye observed, impressed by the suitcase full of weapons that the specialist had stashed in her bunk. "That's a looootta firepower..."

"Yeah..." Kate agreed. "Did I miss something?" She wondered, aloud. "Are we going to war?"

"In a sense, Detective..." Brynna began, cocking the pistol in her hands as she stashed a second weapon in the back of her belt. "Yes." She added curtly before passing a third pistol to the Detective. "Now, you'll have to watch out for the recoil on these babies." She warned. Catching the glare from the homicide detective, she added "Hey! All I'm sayin' is that these bad boys pack a hell of a lot more punch than than the ones the NYPD issues." She elaborated, handing Skye another pistol.

"Very nice..." Skye smiled, examining the weapon in her hands. "Way better than anything Fitzsimmons gives us."

Grinning at her niece, Brynna replied "Now, remember you guys. If you're gonna shoot, always shoot to kill-"

"I'm not gonna kill my SO!" Skye argued, sharply.

"That man serving Lorelei is not Agent Ward." Brynna replied, curtly. "The sooner you accept that fact, the better off you'll be." She added, tucking extra ammo into the strap around her calf. "Remember what she did to Coulson? What she almost made him do?" She asked, quirking a challenging eyebrow at the hacker. Realizing that the specialist was right, Skye merely nodded her agreement. "Now...Like I said..." Brynna added, her voice softening ever so slightly. "Always shoot to kill...Because I guarantee you...Your enemy will not hesitate to do the same."

"Ward?!" Fitz called out, as the aforementioned specialist had his gun pointed straight at May's head. "I think we have a BIG PROBLEM!" The engineer screamed, distracting the specialist for just a fraction of a second.

Taking advantage of the specialist's distraction, May snatched the pistol out of his hands – hitting him with a swift, solid knee to the chest, knocking the wind out of him.

As the two – now single – blades clashed against one another, neither woman seemed willing to back down. Each one giving as good as they got, they seemed to be in a stalemate.

Retaliating against the pilot's attack, Ward landed a punch square in her face, before repeatedly smashing her face against a wooden shelf as he threw her to the floor.

Back against the wall, Sif broke free with an elbow to Lorelei's face. Catching the warrior's blade with her own, however, Lorelei soon had her right back where she wanted her – back against the wall.

Scurrying down the stairs to the lab, Fitz muttered "Better get back here, Simmons...Cannot be running around..." Turning away from Coulson at the sound of her attacker's voice, Jemma reached for the nearest weapon she could find. A fire extinguisher. Reaching the landing he added "Lorelei doesn't want-" His comment fell short as he was met with a fire extinguisher to the face.

Watching the engineer fall the floor, unconscious, Jemma looked down at him with a pitying expression on her face. "Poor thing...He's always getting knocked out, isn't he?" She cooed, before returning her attention to her new patient. "Come on, sir...Give me something..." She begged, grasping at straws for a treatment for his injuries.

Punching Ward square in the face, May gripped him by the back of his neck before smashing his face against the stair case and throwing him to the floor – aiming her gun at his head. Before she could fire, the specialist leapt to his feet, taking the pilot down to the floor with him.

Flipping over the table behind her, Lorelei rose to her full height as Sif held her sword above her head. In response, the temptress held the warrior's blade down with her own, defensively.

Entering the lounge area, Skye and Brynna found May and Ward in a tangled heap on the floor. "You get May, I got Ward." Brynna ordered as her niece nodded, grabbing May by the shoulders and pulling her to her feet, holding her back from Ward.

Gripping Ward by the throat, Brynna dragged the specialist to his feet with her pistol pressed flush against the flesh of his temple. "Don't fucking move." She hissed as the other specialist raised his hands in mock surrender before swiftly flipping the senior agent over his shoulder.

"Beckett!" Rick called out, encountering his fiance in the hallway. "You can't be here. Lorelei doesn't want anyone – oomf!" Unwilling to allow the author to get the upper hand, the detective swallowed her feelings for him and pistol-whipped him hard across the face – knocking him off his feet.

"Sorry, Castle." The detective whispered, as she quickly dragged him into the nearest bunk, tying him to a bedpost.

Painfully twisting the seductress's arm behind her back, Sif seized the opportunity to head-butt Lorelei before kicking her in the stomach, forcing her back against the wall. To which Lorelei retaliated by throwing the warrior off of her and lunging at her – fist drawn to throw the next punch – until she was unceremoniously thrown to the floor on her back.

Rolling across the floor, Ward managed to snatch his pistol from its landing place before May charged at him – sending them both flying through a glass partition – before landing next to him on the floor as he pointed his gun in her face.

"Kill me." Lorelei requested, breathlessly, as Sif knelt over her. "I'd rather die than go back to that place."

"You'll not get off that easy." Sif sneered, pointing her blade at the temptress's neck to prevent her getting up.

"Why?" Lorelei begged, tears streaming down her face. "It's what you want." She offered, simply. "I can see it in your eyes." Seeing she had the warrior where she wanted her, Lorelei dared raise herself up onto her elbows as she asked "Or would you rather hear about how the man you loved followed me around like a dog...Hear of his touch..." She sneered. "His kiss...The look in his eyes when I -"

Having heard enough of Lorelei's taunting, Sif shoved the collar around her neck, relishing in the moment as she watched its cage spread over her mouth and stabilize itself against her chest. "You were saying?" She taunted, victoriously.

"Sorry 'bout this." Ward sneered, breathlessly, as he pulled the trigger only stare, impotently, as nothing happened.

Right on cue, May held up the clip she'd previously stolen out of the weapon before rising to her feet.

Rising to his own feet, Ward felt Lorelei's hold on his mind snap. "Whoa! Whoa, whoa whoa! Wait! Wait! Wait!" He declared, raising his hands in surrender. "Sorry. It's me." He panted as Sif brought Lorelei into the room in her collar and Asgardian handcuffs. "'Kay? I'm back."

"He speaks the truth." Sif confirmed, shoving Lorelei – collar in place – forward as proof.

With the matter settled, May still had a personal score to settle and landed a solid punch square in his face. "Good to know." Melinda sneered.

"My apologies..." Sif apologized sincerely, as she stood before Brynna, Richard, Skye, Kate, Ward, Alexis, Fitz, Martha and Melinda. "The damage caused to your...flying boat...was unfortunate." She conceded, regretfully.

"It's seen worse." Melinda assured the warrior, merely grateful that Lorelei was finally in custody.

"I assure you..." Sif replied, firmly. "Lorelei will be punished severely for her crimes against your people..." Glancing around the group before her, the warrior noticed someone conspicuously missing. "Where is the Son of Coul?" She asked, curiously.

"He's...currently incapacitated at the moment..." Skye confessed, hanging her head in shame as Richard drew her into his side, supportively.

"The Son of Coul is wounded?" Sif asked, worriedly.

"While he was under Lorelei's spell..." Brynna hissed, glaring daggers at the temptress. "...She coerced him into trying to kill Skye." She added, softening her voice as she watched the hacker unknowingly bury her face in her father's chest. "However, what Lorelei did not know..." She added, returning her voice to a neutral tone, smirking at the seductress. "...is that Skye is half-Asgardian – with a few tricks up her own sleeve."

Eyes wide with shock, Sif turned her gaze to the hacker. "You are of Asgard?" She demanded.

Raising her head from the author's chest, Skye cleared her throat before speaking. "Not exactly...But, my mom was..."

"And, Skye inherited all of her mother's abilities..." Brynna interjected, gently. "Psychokinesis...Technopathy...These abilities, however, seem to have remained dormant until she was injected with a regeneration serum known as GH-325 which seems to have awoken her abilities. When Coulson attacked her – even while she was unconscious – her technopathy took control of Coulson's weapon and threw it across the room." Watching the looks of her audience, the level ten operative steadfastly ignored their bewildered expressions as she continued on with her story. "At that point, her psychokinesis took over and picked Coulson up and threw him across the room – slamming him against the wall – rendering him unconscious."

"Is there anything I can do to be of assistance?" Sif asked, hopefully. "It has truly been an honor to fight alongside each of you and I would do anything to ensure the Son of Coul the opportunity to tell Thor of his survival, himself, as he has asked."

"Sadly, no..." Jemma replied, regretfully. "He's deteriorating so rapidly...I've tried everything..." She added, helplessly. "He's not responding to anything. I don't think there's anything anyone can do..."

"Actually..." Brynna interjected, the metaphorical light bulb going off in her mind. "There might be. Skye, can I speak with you, in private, a moment?" She asked, peaking the interest of the rest of the group.

"Uuuhhh...Sure?...I think?" Skye replied, confused, as she followed Brynna out of earshot of the others.

"Listen, Skye...I meant what I said, before..." Brynna began, cryptically. "You are exhibiting all of your mother's abilities...And, there was a third one that I haven't told you about, yet..."

"What was it?" Skye asked, curiously.

"Your mother – in addition to being psychokinetic and a technopath – was also a healer..." Brynna began, before the light of realization dawned on the young hacker's face.

"So, you think that...Maybe I have some sort of healing powers, too?" Skye asked, hopefully.

"Precisely what I was thinking." Brynna smiled, proudly.

"And, maybe I could use those powers to help Coulson?" The hacker asked, praying to whatever deity was listening that she was right. She'd do anything to help the man that had done so much for her.

"Exactly!" Brynna confirmed, excitedly.

"What do I have to do?" Skye asked, eager to help in whatever way she could.

"Well, from what I read in eyewitness accounts of your mother's abilities, just take his hand in yours and hold your free hand over the injured area." Brynna explained, calling to mind all the 0-8-4 reports she'd read on Tien-Hou Wang. "I think I heard Jemma mutter something about a concussion. So, just hold your free hand over Coulson's head and focus on the desired outcome."

"Got it!" Skye declared, before taking off at a run toward the ICU pod.

Author's Note:
So, I hope y'all like this installment! Next chapter, Coulson wakes up and (with any luck) we should have some epic Coulsyeness. Also, the first five (5) reviews on this chapter will get a little insight on an extra special surprise I have in store for this story...(kellz1pt5, you don't count...you already know what the surprise is...lol)

~Skye Coulson