"I think we should concentrate on this area" Skye pointed out.

"I don't think it will be there, they must know we will have figured it out by now." Simmons countered

"I agree." Fitz added.

After the realisation that they were looking at a more well organised group than they believed, they were discussing, albeit heatedly, their plans now that they had discovered the pentagram.

Ward was reviewing the board, turned around walked to the table that they were all stood around.

"I agree with Skye. It's a place to start looking." He told them, voice emotionless, glancing to Romanov as he said it.

"Me too." She agreed before adding "If the Covenant feels strongly enough about ending the world that they use two perfect pentagrams as their group identification symbol, then they may just be stupid enough to use the meaning of the pentagram to its fullest extent. That is, the sixth point is the most magical"

"Sixth point?" Simmons asked.

"Yeah, a pentagram only has five points, hence why it's called a p-e-n-t-agram." Fitz told her.

"Nat has a point. Ancient worshippers of the pentagram believed that it signified all of the elements of the world, earth, fire, water and all that. They believed the exact centre of the pentagram; it's sixth, hidden, point was the most powerful one. It was the centre of love and happiness. They also believed that if you invert a pentagram then you get the exact opposite. Satanic rule and pure evil." Coulson explained to the very confused Lab agents.

"Let's start there then." Fury ordered.

For the next few days, the team spent looking at Satellite footage from the area that they had identified as 'suspicious'.

"I told you this is pointless. These feeds are from weeks ago. They could have moved bases by now." Simmons cried, frustrated.

"Or"

"Or what, Skye?"

"They crashed the 'bus. If they think we are all dead then they may have moved their base there, knowing we weren't tracking them anymore."

"Without live feeds or a fly by, which would alert them to the fact that we survived, we have nothing."

"So we need to ask Director Fury for live satellite access." Skye concluded.

"Good luck asking him" Simmons told her.

Skye knocked on Coulson's door as Fury had taken to occupying it.

"Yes"

"Director Fury, Sir. We would like to know if we could task a satellite for live surveillance on the area. The feeds we have aren't giving us anything, but they could still be there."

Fury looked at Coulson, who simply nodded his agreement, and Fury made the call.

The live satellite images were the breakthrough they needed. They identified a village miles away from anywhere, located at the epicentre of the pentagram that looked like it had suspicious activity. Armed guards, black SUV's arriving in the dark to remain camouflaged, and they could see no villagers. They spent a week surveilling the village before they saw a man arrive carrying a large, grey case. He went into one of the buildings and when he left ,the case was not with him.

"That could be the weapon" Fitz told Fury at a progress briefing.

"What's access like for a tactical entry?"

"There are guards in the building. There aren't any guards on the street unless there's a delivery" May reported.

"There isn't a way in." Simmons said.

"Find me one. Coulson. I want to talk to you."

An hour later they were still looking for a tactical entry point. They had already decided Ward and Romanov were to be the ones to infiltrate the building. May was needed to fly the 'bus, Fitz and Simmons weren't field agents and Skye was too inexperienced with a mission like this.

"There's no access points to the building" Fitz repeated for, what felt like the hundredth time

"There's gotta be one somewhere?" Skye said.

"Go back to that alley" Ward commanded. Fitz shifted the position of the satellite to the alley Ward requested. "There's a door there."

"With booby traps I expect, which leaves us with the same problem. There's no way in" countered Simmons.

"That's the way in" Romanov pointed out, knowing exactly what Ward was meaning. "You're right. Completely crazy, but right!"

"But, but..." Simmons started to protest.

"If it's the only way in, it's the only way in. There are no 'buts' about it."

"You guys got any ideas yet?" Fury asked entering the room with Coulson.

"One." Ward said

"It's crazy. You'll both be killed!" Skye protested.

"The weapon is worth that risk. If we do get out of there alive then the world will be safer." He replied, looking at her directly in the eye, trying to tell her silently that he would be ok, which didn't go unnoticed by Fury.

Coulson looked at the two Agents, he saw the look of determination in them and knew there was no point arguing.

"What's the plan?"

"Go in through the front door, get the package and leave"

"Go get ready. Full TAC gear." We'll be there in half an hour" Fury ordered.

Romanov and Ward went to get changed. S.H.I.E.L.D suits, weapon belts containing everything a super spy needs to infiltrate a hostile camp and parachutes.

"Coulson, they're gonna get killed" Skye pleaded.

"More than likely. Although they obviously have more details that they have come up with that we don't know about. But they are the best at this." He replied, worried.

"We can keep an eye on them." Simmons said with hope, trying to calm Skye down, knowing how she must be feeling. "We've been developing these"

She handed Coulson and Fury head microphones like they had used at the academy. "We added vital statistic monitors, so we can view their heart rate and blood pressure."

"You did all of this in here?" Fury asked looking around the Lab.

"Yes, Sir"

Fury nodded his approval. Skye looked through the glass to the cargo hold where Ward and Romanov were making sure that their weapon holsters were secure. She also saw Romanov flip a coin. It was obvious by their reaction, Ward lost. She didn't know what it meant, but she felt more worried than ever.