Daisy got up, her legs threatened go give out but she stood strong. Her heart ached horribly. Just what exactly was she going to tell the others? How was she going to cope? Daisy fell to the ground again where Jemma's body was supposed to lay, tears spilled once more from her eyes and there was one thing she knew; She could not do it alone.
She didn't bother checking the footsteps behind her because she knew there was no way she could get up now and fight. ''Daisy?'' Ward's voice startled her, but she was relieved to hear a voice she knew was friendly. Daisy turned to face him and saw May by his side.
''Daisy?'' May said, approaching her with an awed look on her face that also had traces of sympathy, ''What happened?'' She asked, checking for any injuries on the girl.
Daisy shook her head and more tears spilled from her red eyes, ''Jemma...''
May could feel her heart dropping to her stomach, her mouth hung open and she knelt down beside Daisy, wrapping her in a tight hug. This wasn't something May would usually do, but losing Jemma hurt them both. ''She saved me before.'' May said, remembering how Simmons and Radcliffe stopped her heart and brought her back to life.
Daisy nodded, ''She was out to save everyone...and I couldn't save her.'' A soft sob escaped from her lips but May was quick enough to hug the girl even tighter.
''You still can.'' May said, her voice quivering.
''She's gone, May...I can't save her.'' Daisy shook her head, her tears staining May's HYDRA uniform.
May closed her eyes, trying to contain her own emotions in place, ''You can.'' she said with a nod, ''Saving the others that are still here would mean saving her. Jemma would say that, I know she would.''
And Daisy knew that was true, Simmons would want them all to continue with the mission, Simmons would want her to save everyone else. Daisy was going to do it. She was going to complete what she knew Jemma would have wished for, though she knew, deep inside her heart, that it would be hard. As soon as May felt Daisy nod, she stood up and moved back.
''It's best for us to get a move on before they find us here.'' May suggested and the two followed her lead. They made their way out of the fields and into the car. It took a while for them to get back to Mack's place because of the traffic and the HYDRA soldiers moving in and out of the city, most likely searching for them still.
''I'm sorry.'' Ward whispered into her ear as May pulled up into the drive way.
''That wasn't your fault...'' Daisy said, not understanding why he was blaming himself.
''Maybe if I didn't agree to the HYDRA plan, she would still be alive.'' He said, missing the point that it wasn't HYDRA who killed her.
''It wasn't HYDRA, Ward.'' She replied with tears in her eyes that were slowly subsiding, ''It was Aida.''
May turned to her once she heard their conversation. She did not want to ask who killed Simmons before, but now, she finally knew. They entered the house and Daisy explained to everyone what had happened back there. Fitz was taken. Simmons killed. The framework was hell.
Mack was left fazed by the whole situation, just how was Fitz going to react to the news? ''What do we do?'' He asked once they had all agreed to get on with their top objective to get everyone out of the framework. May thought for a moment, ''We have to track Coulson and Mace.''
Daisy nodded, ''They can't be far since we all woke up in the same city of this framework world.'' She then turned to May, ''Where do you think Coulson could be?''
May, completely shocked turned to Daisy, ''Why would you think I would know?'' She questioned.
Daisy sighed, ''Because it's obvious that you and Coulson have something going on. You know him better than we do, May.''
May was taken aback by their observations. It was true. They did like each other, but it's not like they had ever done anything. ''I know that he had always wanted to try and be a normal civilian.'' She explained.
''We knew that. But if he was a normal civilian there are tons of places he could be.'' Mack replied.
''Maybe he's working as a doctor?'' Ward asked, thinking of all the possibilities that Coulson could have landed in.
May ignored Ward and looked at Daisy, giving her a signal to answer to the man she hated and did not trust. ''No, he'd never been interested in that role. He always tried to get as far away from it as he could...when...Simmons... was w-working.'' Daisy said, almost chocking up on her own words. After an hour of discussing, Ward made another point.
''A teacher?'' He asked.
May's eyes shot open. ''He mentioned it in one of our conversations.'' She admitted, ''That must be it.'' She couldn't hide the slight hope and excitement in her words, but how many schools did the city have exactly?
''Mister Coulson is in my school!'' Hope said, rushing in through the door. Mack turned to Hope, giving her a sideways gaze because she had been listening to their conversation. ''What, dad?'' She questioned, looking at him, ''I'm helping you, aren't I?''
Mack nodded,giving her some credit, ''Yeah you are are, Hope.'' He said with a smile, planting a kiss on her forehead.
''Where's the school?'' Daisy asked and Mack wrote down the directions. He was still going to stay with his daughter, knowing that those could be the last days of seeing her. But was he strong enough to leave her?
''Lets go get Coulson.''
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