Chapter Thirteen (Attack)
Fitzsimmons panicked, not knowing what to do. Their connection to anyone had been severed and they were left out in the open. They couldn't defend themselves if Centipede found their way to the Bus. Fitzsimmons were only lab agents, they didn't even pass their field assessments.
"Jemma," Fitz squeaked. "What do we do? What do we do?" He was clearly going into panic mode.
"Leo, first of all stay calm." Simmons reassured him. "We'll be fine. I don't think Centipede can find our location. We'll be fine."
Alarms blared throughout the Holocom room disproving her. "Oh bloody hell!" she cussed.
Fitz's eyes shot to the monitors which showed several objects on the move towards the Bus. "That's not Coulson and them." he muttered. He counted, "One, two, three. That's seven dots!" he exclaimed. "There should only be four! Four! That isn't Coulson!"
We're in complete trouble!" he continued. "We got to hide. Like now!"
Banging from what seemed to be the cargo hold shook the Bus. Fear filled both of the agents' eyes.
"They're trying to get it!" Simmons yelled, but Fitz slapped his hand over her mouth muffling her.
"SHH!" he hissed. "They'll hear you! We've go to get to the storage area and hide!" Fitz proceeded to grab two ICER guns with his free hand and handed one to Simmons. "We have to hide."
Fitz took Simmons by the hand and they ran off into the storage area of the Bus, trying to get as far in as they could.
After several minutes and a lot of banging from the outside, they finally settled on a small broom closet. Fitz opened the door and drug Simmons in and then shut the door quickly behind them.
The room was small, dark, and dusty but it would have to do until the soldiers went away, if they ever did. The two agents jumped when a massive boom shook the entire Bus.
"They must've pounded their way in." Fitz whispered, hearing shouting echoing throughout the massive plane.
"Well be quiet!" Simmons whispered back. "We don't want to give away out location. Do you want to die?"
That shut Fitz right up.
The two lone lab agents waited in horror in the musty darkness of that closet, not knowing if the Centipede soldiers would find their way to them. This could be their final moments together.
Coulson, May, Ward, and Skye made their way through the winding hallways of the Centipede facility as fast as they could. Skye was incredibly weak from healing Ward and Ward wasn't much better. But still, Ward was strong enough to support Skye through the hallways as the alarms signaled the impending doom of the bomb.
A single blast rocked the complex, almost sending the agents to their knees.
"We better hurry up." Coulson said, trying to quicken his pace. "This place doesn't have long, and we don't need to be in here when its time is up."
They tried to hurry up, but it wasn't easy with Skye and Ward being very weak.
Skye stopped, fighting to catch a breath. They hadn't been running for long, but it felt as though she had just ran a marathon.
Coulson and May stopped, coming over to the exhausted agent. "Skye," Coulson began. "I know that you're weak,"
"Phil," May cut in. "She can't go on much longer. She's losing strength that she cannot afford to lose."
Coulson sighed and place Skye's left arm around his neck while Ward place her right arm around his neck, "We'll have to carry her." he said, trying to return to his fast pace and keep in unison with Ward.
They continued to run, trying to find their way back to the entrance they had come in. After what seemed like ages, they managed to find the hatch.
Coulson and Ward placed Skye back down, "Can you climb up the ladder?" Coulson asked.
Skye nodded, trying to show that she felt slightly better, "Yes, I think."
May placed a hand on the young agent's shoulder, "Skye, don't overexert yourself. Don't try it if you can't do it. Are you telling the truth?" she asked. "Don't lie."
Skye nodded once more, "Yes, I'm telling the truth."
"I'll go up last." Ward said. "I'll watch out for Skye as she's climbing up." He smiled, "I'll make sure that she doesn't fall."
Coulson nodded, "Ok. I'll go first." The senior agent made his way up the ladder as another blast shook the building. He almost lost his footing but manage to keep a gasp on the cold metal.
May made her way up next, soon followed by Skye. Ward helped her onto the metal rungs, "Don't fall." he said.
Skye made a face, "I won't. Especially with you below me." She started her way up, followed by Ward behind her.
The four agents got up onto the grass and immediately started to get away from the compound as another blast rattled the earth. They tried to make their way back to the Bus, not knowing what awaited them there.
Author's Note: I don't own AoS, Marvel does. Sorry for the wait, didn't have any motivation. Fitzsimmons are trapped on the Bus as Centipede soldiers storm in. Coulson, May, Skye, and Ward manage to get out, but how long until the whole place blows? Marvel's Agents of SHIELD will return in a chapter. Keep reading and please review! ~AwakeAndAliveSpartan.