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Ward dashed into the scene, ignoring Coulsons struggle to make him stay. He stepped closer and closer to the man, keeping he gun fixed to his head,
"Skye,are you okay?" Ward asked. Skye slowly rolled to her side and managed to painfully get onto her knees. She opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. Instead, she let out a rigid cough.
"I presume by now, she is not able to speak." The man said. Skye looked at the man in horror, then to Ward. Ward lifted his gaze from Skye to the man,
"What the hell have you done?" Ward asked, bringing the gun to rest at the mans temple. The man was unfazed.
"They want her powers. To do that we need to tear her apart piece by piece just before she is dead, forcing her to use them." The man said. Ward heard footsteps behind him. He swung hishead back, seeing Coulson walking into the scene. Coulson rushed to Skye's side, "And I wouldn't kill me, by the way." The man said with a devious smile,
"Why not?" Ward asked, but he already knew the answer. Just as the words came out of his mouth, Skye let out a shrill. The agents turned to face her and she dropped to the ground and curled up into a ball. Finally having her hands freed by coulsin, She tucked them into her stomach along with her legs,
"Whats happening to her?"Skye heard Coulson say faintly. The pain was too much to bear. She felt as if the skin was tearing away from her body, being ripped off by an animal. Her head felt as if it was being ripped in two, her stomach flipping inside her. Her legs were like twigs as she felt every bone in her body snap. She felt each area of her body burn as if she was in an incinerator. She slammed her eyes shut, letting out a scream. She just barely heard the voices of the others in the room,
"Give me the antidote." Ward said
"Relax, your friend isn't actually going to the brink of death, we are only making her think that." The man said. Ward glared at him,
"The hell does that even mean?"
"Its all in her head." The man said, tapping a skinny finger to his temple. He took a step toward Skye and Ward defensively followed, keeping the gun to the mans head,
"Make it stop, hand over the antidote!" Ward yelled, hearing Skye let out another shrill,
"Oh, come on, its almost done, might as well let it finish." The man said. He sat down in a chair that Ward hadn't noticed was there. Ward shot a look to Coulson, searching for help. He stared blankly at Skye, reaching out and touching her shoulder,
"Sir," Ward said quietly, "Sir, what are her powers?" Couslon slowly lifted his head to stare at Ward,
"I have no idea." Couslon said. They shared a look of terror and waited for the signal.
….
"Fitzsimmons, May, whats happening?" Coulson said quietly into the earpiece. Ward sat at Skye's side, stroking her hair softly as she whimpered in pain,
"May, the bottle should say 'Anti-serum'," Simmons said into the comms. Ward and Coulson listened closely to the rattling bottles at Mays side of the earpiece,
"Yeah, I know. There's a lot of bottles and only one me." May said,
"Ward, can you help her?" Fitz said into the comms, hearing a glass break on May's side.
"No," Ward said, "I'm not leaving Skye here. Coulson, you go help her." Coulson shot a glance to Ward.
"Are you sure, Ward?" Coulson asked,
"Yeah, trust me, I can handle this guy." Coulson nodded slightly and slowly backed out of the door, dashing to May on the other side of the compound. Ward stroked Skye's face, wiping away a tear that had fallen,
"You're going to be okay, Skye, trust me," Ward whispered. Skye, for the first time since he found her, opened her eyes a crack, looking him in the eye. She smiled slightly,
"I know." She whispered.
….
The door flew open as May swung her head around. Coulson stood in the doorway, winded from his long run to the room,
"You take that side, I'll take this one." May said. They searched through the countless bottles of medicine and poisons, but could not find a single bottle labeled 'anti-serum'.
"Simmons, could anything else work? Make the process stop or reverse?" Coulson asked. The other line was silent for almost a minute. Then a voice spoke,
"Try finding a stimulant. Something that would make her body strong enough to fight it." Simmons said. Coulson scanned each bottle until he found one. He tossed it to May and dashed out the door,
"Ward, we're coming your way." Coulson said.
…..
"It all seems worth it," The man said, circling Skye and Ward, "24 years of torture, because of you. Maybe this is good for you to know how it feels." He said to Skye. Ward's hand inched over to his gun, tempted to shoot the man. But if Coulson never finds the antidote, they'd need his help. "Damn it" He thought to himself.
"And you," The man said to Ward, "Do you even know who she is? How many people are dead because of her?" He spat at Ward, "She is a monster, and here you are defending her." Ward shot to his feet, pointing the gun at the man,
"Skye is not a monster." Ward scowled,
"Oh," He said, "Her name is Skye? How interesting," He said. Ward was just about to pull the trigger when Coulson and May came bursting through the door.
"You?" The man said to Coulson, "I never noticed you'd left-"
"I don't care," Coulson said, "You have one last chance to give me the antidote." The man stood there, grinning. Coulson took a step toward Ward,
"Why do this? Why torture her? It makes no sense to me," Coulson said to the man, "Is it because you're jealous that she won against you? A child, beating you at your own game," Thats when Ward felt something in the palm of his hand. Coulson quickly glanced at Ward, to Skye, and back to Ward, drawing his hand away from Wards. He knew what to do. Coulson continued to speak and distract the man while Ward dropped down to Skye's side,
"Hey," He said softly. Skye was barely conscious, "This is gonna sting a little, okay?" Ward said. Skye managed to nod slowly. She let out another shrill. Unable to stand seeing her in this much pain, Ward thrust the syringe into Skye's neck. At first she let out a yelp, then, slowly, she began to calm down. Her face relaxed and her body unraveled,
"No," The man whispered, "No!" He yelled. He began to run to Skye but before he could, May tackled him to the ground. Ward smiled, seeing Skye happy for the first time in days.
"Good job, Ward," Coulson said, smiling to Ward,
"You too, sir." Ward said. They reached out and shook hands,
"What about me?I mean, I think I did pretty well," Skye turned to Coulson, "I had it all under control the whole time, no need to thank me, sir." Skye said. Coulson laughed and hugged Skye for what seemed like ages. She turned to Ward, who was smiling like a little boy on christmas. She smiled back and hugged him tighter than she ever had before. They stayed there in each others arms, feeling safe for the first time in days.