Chapter Twelve (Miracle)

"Why won't the blood stop?!" Skye screeched, pressing her hands harder against Ward's back. The blood only continued to flow. Time wasn't on their side what so ever.

"Skye," May quickly said. "Stop, that isn't helping. You're only making the blood flow faster." She placed her hand on Skye's blood covered hands. "This isn't the right thing to do."

Skye swatted May's hand away, "This is the right thing!" she snapped. "I just know it!"

May blinked at Skye's sudden outburst, "Skye," she began but Skye ignored her.

She pressed her hands harder against the wound, "Grant, please." she cried. "Please hold on!"

Coulson and May froze as strange feeling took hold of the small, concrete room. Their eyes darted around looking for an explanation until they finally rested on Skye and Ward.

They watched as Skye suddenly wobbled and fell over to the ground. Coulson ran over to her and helped her into the chair.

"Skye?" he asked. "Are you ok?"

She coughed, "I-I don't know. Something just happened. I- I don't know." She sounded extremely weak, as though something had drained her of all her energy.

"What happened?" May asked, coming over. "What do you mean?"

"I-I don't know."

Sudden coughing jerked Coulson and May's attention away from Skye and to Ward's body. Ward was awake and trying to sit up very slowly and weakly, coughing the whole time. Coulson and May quickly ran over to help him sit up and lean him against the wall.

Ward coughed once more and groaned, looking up to the two agents. He tried to get up but Coulson pushed him back down.

"Take it easy," Coulson said. "You've just been shot."

Ward blinked, "What?" he asked, still weak from blood loss. "What do you mean. "Where? Who?"

May pointed over to Quinn's unconscious body lying on the concrete, "Quinn shot you in the back when we got in here. The bullet went straight through." she explained.

"Huh? I don't feel like it." Ward proceeded to lift up his shirt to see the wound.

May and Coulson froze, there was no wound. Only a reddish-pink splotch lay on his chest where the bullet had exited.

"What the hell?" Coulson asked. "What is this? You were shot! But there's no wound what so ever! What the hell happened?"

"I think I happened." Skye said weakly.

Coulson, May, and Ward directed their attention to the exhausted agent. "What?" Coulson asked. "Skye what do you mean that 'you happened'?"

Skye gulped, thinking of a way to explain what could've just taken place, "I-I, um. There's a reason why I have no wounds from being locked up. Quinn tortured me, with a knife, but I have no wounds. There's a reason, I think, why Grant's wound is gone.

"I don't know how, but I think it's me." she thought for a moment. "I think I can," she trailed off.

"She has a healing ability." The four agents' attention jerked to Quinn who was getting up, staggering from the effects of the dendrotoxin.

"What?" Coulson, May, and Ward all said in unison.

"My, um, methods have pulled this ability out of hiding." Quinn continued, reaching for his gun. "My boss knew that she had a useful ability, but he couldn't see what it was." He smiled, "And it's a very useful one at that. He'll love her newfound power."

Ward's narrowed his eyes, pulling himself to his feet, "And who's 'he'?" he asked, leaning on the wall for support. "Who's this boss?"

Quinn laughed, "I think that your precious agent knows that." he said, gesturing to Skye.

"He works for the Clairvoyant." Skye weakly spat. "The Clairvoyant is the one behind all of this."

"Where is he now?" Coulson asked.

"I can't tell you, and you'll never find out. Unless you survive the blast." Quinn disappeared out the door, a blaring alarm followed.

"They're going to detonate the place!" Ward exclaimed, heading towards Skye. "We got to get out of here." He stumbled.

"Yes we do," Coulson replied, helping Skye out of the chair, her arm around his shoulders for support. "But I have two incredibly weak agents with me and it won't be easy.

"Me and May will help Skye, you don't need to strain yourself. We all have to get out of here and you or Skye don't need to pass out or anything. No telling how long until this place blows."

Author's Note: I don't own AoS, Marvel does. Yep there you go, Skye's power saves Ward. I didn't know exactly how to write this chapter. Skye saves Ward, Quinn reveals to Coulson, May, and Ward that the Clairvoyant is behind everything, and the building is set to explode. Can they make it out even though Ward and Skye are close to complete exhaustion? Marvel's Agents of SHIELD will return in a chapter. Keep reading and please review! ~AwakeAndAliveSpartan.