Because I know this chapter is gonna be like mega short compared to my others, I am apologizing in advance. I'm just trying to keep my updates every few days or so. Plus I've got some other ideas I want to post, but I'd really rather this fic be finished before that happens.

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Chapter 15

She knew they were there the moment they set foot in the house. The fall of their footsteps were too heavy on the ground for it to be Hive, and the inhuman had said they would be alone for a few more days. So unless Malick came back for a surprise visit with a team of Hydra agents, S.H.I.E.L.D. Had finally figured out where she was.

Daisy hesitated to exit her room. After changing into a loose shirt and some sweat pants, she had been planning to go find something sweet and quite possibly cold. Now she didn't know what to do. Would they be able to get past Hive? Or would this be like the last rescue attempt? Was it better she just stay here and not get her hopes up?

Her hand was on the door knob, when she heard a familiar voice. It took her a moment to place it, but once she did, she'd pulled open the door faster than she'd anticipated. Wincing slightly, when it banged the wall, she moved out into the hall. Way to call attention to herself.

"Coulson?" He wasn't in the hall, like she'd first thought. Was he still downstairs? He'd sounded closer than that. Hope had her feet soaring over the steps. Her heart racing as she spun around the staircase, trying to pinpoint her team. "Coulson!"

The female inhuman went in the direction she could hear the most noise coming from. Why were they on the North side? Didn't they know where her room had been? "Coulson!"

"Daisy!" She'd congratulate him for getting her name right another time. Right now she needed to follow his voice, and he her's.

"Coulson!"

She turned a corner, expecting her friends to be right there. Instead she was met by a slightly aggravated Ward, if she did say so herself. His eyes landed on her the same moment hers landed on him and it was all she could do not to squeak as her pulled her into his arms. Just in time to shield her from the wall exploding.

What happened next? She wasn't quite sure, as she found herself holding onto the dark inhuman possessed hydra agent. He was embracing her, protectively, his hand forcing her face to be hidden in his jacket. A week ago and she may have swooned at being help this way, now it made her powers ripple with insecurity.

Daisy expected Hive to do something, as the lights poured in through the dust, followed by multiple calls of her name. He didn't do what she expected him to though. He took hold of her hands, lifting them both to his lips in a gentle kiss. His eyes telling her he did not mean to make her uncomfortable. Not anymore.

"It's time we brought your friends freedom."

She nodded slowly, despite the chaos around them. Understanding the thoughts he was trying to communicate with his looks. It was time Caleb stepped out into the light again. It was time all inhumans left the shadows. But to do that she would need to get back into S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Will you come with me, or should I bring them to you?"

He caressed her cheek, a small smile spilling on his lips to match the fondness in his amber eyes. Fully aware that they would be surrounded soon. "We shall go together."

"Daisy!"

'Ward' held her gaze for a moment, before angling his head toward where the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s voice was coming from. Ushering her to go toward it. She smiled a little herself, before turning to tackle the man as he emerged from the cloud of dust.

"Coulson!" Her voice shook as she hugged him. She'd forgotten how much she missed him. He dropped the sidearm and flashlight he'd been holding, his arms enveloping her as he hugged her back just as tightly.

"It's okay, Skye. You're safe. I won't let him come anywhere near you again."

The quake inhuman looked at Hive from the corner of her eye. He was letting May cuff him, as he stared right back at her. Silently communicating the rest was up to her. She turned her face into Coulson's shoulder, trying to calm the beating of her heart.

"Coulson..."

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"So he just surrendered?"

Fitz was looking at Hunter as though he'd lost his bloody mind. His gaze flickering to the Hydra agent's body and back to him every few moments. As though he expected the monster to break free any moment now.

They had 'Ward' locked inside a containment box, much like the one they had kept Andrew in and the ones that usually transported new inhumans onto the bus. He didn't even look like he really minded the cage. All the precautions had given him an amused smile as he sat on the bench inside.

Daisy was in the seat farthest across the jet from It, with Coulson still holding her for the most part, letting her hide her face in his jacket shoulder. Allowing her to avoid the looks she was getting from the dark inhuman.

'I saw the way you looked at her.'

It wasn't very hard for the agents on the bus to figure out why he had only taken the female inhuman and what he was thinking at that moment. Something none of them wanted to have a mental image of.

May was on the girl's other side, gently rubbing soothing circles into her back. This made the two superior agents look every bit the mom and dad everyone on the team had come to thing of them as.

"Afraid so, mate. The moment we came in Daisy almost knocked Coulson off his feet, and that thing was raising his arms in surrender. May didn't even get a chance to off him."

The Brit grimaced as he felt Bobbi's elbow dig into his side, followed by a stern look and a head tilt. Coulson and May were both giving him a similar look, the man whispering something reassuring to Daisy.

"I'm just glad it's over with." Fitz whispered, sending a glare towards the infested Hydra spy.

The others wanted to tell their engineer it was far from over, but didn't feel like getting treated to the same look from their two commanding officers. Catching 'Ward' was just the first step. Depending on what the creature had done to Daisy, during her capture, that would decide his fate.

Though in all honestly most of the lower agents suspected it would be death no matter. The creature had stolen Daisy, that was like the second worst thing they could do, the first being to kill her.

'She's not my daughter, but she's as close to family as I got.'