AN: Hi guys! I hope you guys like that chapter! Here is Chapter 11 for you guys! Please REVIEW! I know that it has been a really long time since I updated but school has got me really busy. Exam season is starting soon so right now it's all about cramming information and learning things really fast. I'm sorry about not updating earlier and I promise I will try to get an update in as soon as possible. I hope I am able to get at least one more in before the end of the month. Sorry once again and please review! Your reviews motivate me to write!

"Miles…?!" came Skye's voice over the comms.

For a few seconds no one spoke. Finally Ward managed to gather his thoughts

"Fitzsimmons, how did he get out of the bracelet? Isn't S.H.I.E.L.D. monitoring him 24/7?"

"That's the thing…he still has the bracelet." Fitz said. Simmons continued. "The bracelet is still reading his vitals and they are completely normal. I'm looking at all of Miles' vitals since the bracelet was put on him and there is no sign of a significant change in his pulse, blood pressure or anything."

"That doesn't make sense. Wouldn't the Extremis serum change up something in his body? Even when he was first injected with it, wouldn't it have hurt him or something?" Ward stated angrily.

"I don't know. It is supposed to cause some physiologic changes that can be quite painful but as of right now…there is nothing out of the ordinary." Simmons said, trying to figure out how all of this was possible.

Coulson intervened.

"Okay, new plan. Skye, Ward, pack up. When Miles and Raina are done, you two will follow Miles to wherever he goes. May and I will continue with the original plan and follow Raina. Ward, if you can I want you to arrest Miles and bring him back to the Bus. But be careful. If he has been injected with the Centipede serum then he will be dangerous."

"Copy that." came the prompt reply.

"You need to be careful. The serum has been fatal at one point and while we have fixed that, it still may be triggered. You should try to not get angry that much and keep your strength up. With the extra energy in your body, your strength will drain rapidly." came Raina's voice.

"Yeah I've noticed. Every time I do something overly strenuous, minutes later I feel like collapsing. Every night I sleep like a baby. The last time I slept like that was when Skye and I were together."

"Ugh…gross!" Came Skye's reply. Ward clenched his fists, wanting to pound the living daylights out of Miles.

Coulson just shook his head. He looked over May's shoulder and noticed that Raina and Miles were getting ready to leave.

"They're about to leave. Are you two in position?" he asked Ward and Skye.

"Yes. We're in the SUV. Wait, we have eyes on Miles."

"Follow him and if you can, apprehend him." Coulson ordered, getting up to follow Raina with May once he heard his agents respond in agreement.

"Fitzsimmons, you two are still locked down on the Bus right?"

Simmons was quick to respond. "Yes sir. The Bus is still on complete lockdown and will remain that way until you all return."

"Good."

Ward was driving furiously through the Canadian snow, trying to keep up with Miles as he navigated through the semi-abandoned streets.

Five minutes later, Miles pulled up to an apartment building, parking in front of the entrance and heading inside.

Ward pulled into a parking spot a few spots down from Miles and turned off the car.

"Can you get any thermal reading from this building besides Miles? We need to know if there are any other Centipede soldiers here." Ward said to Skye.

Skye pulled up the thermal imaging scanner on her laptop and seconds later spoke.

"No, the only thermal signature I see is Miles'. He's alone."

"Okay. Let's go then." Ward said. He opened the glove compartment and pulled out the two modified ICERS, handing one to Skye. The two got out and made their way towards Miles' apartment building, following the thermal signature reading from Skye's phone.

"Here. This is it." Skye said, stopping in front of the third door on the right side of the hallway on the third floor, Room 3C.

"Stay behind me." Ward said, pulling Skye behind him as he got ready to kick the door down.

"WAIT!"

"What?"

"Don't kick the door down. That'll kill the element of surprise. There is no peephole (is that what the hole in a door is called? Please let me know if I'm wrong! :) ) so just ring the doorbell and shoot him as soon as he opens the door."

"Ugh…. fine. But stay there." Ward said, positioning his gun and then ringing the doorbell.

Ten seconds later, the door opened and Miles came into view.

"HEY! Wh…" Miles wasn't able to finish his sentence as the shot from the ICER knocked him out like a light, falling back landing hard on his ass.

"Come on, let's get him back to the car." Ward said, making his way into the doorway to pick up Miles' unconscious form.

"Hang on one second." Skye said. Ward looked at her curiously. Faster than light, Skye whipped out her ICER and shot Miles three times in the face. Ward looked at her, surprise lacing his features.

"He deserved it for the sleeping together comment." Skye said, shrugging nonchalantly.

Ward grinned and motioned for her to grab Miles' other arm. Together, the two of them lugged Miles' prone body down the two flights of stairs and into the trunk of the car. Ward grabbed his handcuffs and cuffed him just to be safe.

"Ugh…why are you guys so heavy? My arms hurt!" Skye complained, rubbing her arms.

"Pure muscle baby!" Ward smirked as he started the car and drove back towards the base.

While Ward and Skye were tailing Miles, Coulson and May hopped into Lola and took off after Raina.

Coulson stealthily maneuvered his precious Lola through the Canadian streets and tried to keep a safe distance between Raina and them but managed to stay close enough in order to not lose her.

About twenty minutes into the drive, Coulson slowed down and followed Raina down a path that led deep into the forest. Coulson immediately turned off Lola's headlights as he noticed the drop in light.

"Should we follow her on foot from here?" May asked.

"Let's go a little more until we can't see anything."

The pair followed Raina for another mile before Coulson quickly stopped the car, shut it off, and jumped out with May and began chasing after Raina on foot, both armed with ICERS.

Not even five minutes later, they spotted Raina's car parked in front of a large abandoned compound (think the new Avengers base at the end of Age of Ultron).

Coulson and May hid behind trees and saw Raina get out of the car and make her way inside, followed by two Centipede soldiers.

"Okay, we found their base. Now we need to get back to the Bus and come back with a strike team and take it down." May whispered to Coulson.

Coulson nodded and slowly and quietly, they made their way back to Lola.

Thirty minutes later, Coulson and May entered the secure S.H.I.E.L.D. base and entered the cargo hold of the Bus. Ward and Skye had returned a while before them and had Fitzsimmons open up the Bus.

"We found Centipede's current base of operations. We need to assemble a large strike team and take it down tonight. Ward, you will go and assemble two teams with ten highly skilled, combat trained agents. May, I want you to go and make sure that the plane is ready for combat. I want all weapons hot when we reach the base and ready to fire immediately. We're going to have the plane right above the Centipede base for aerial support. Skye, I want you to figure out the layout of the building. You will be our eyes in there. Fitzsimmons, I want you to make sure that there are enough modified Night Night Guns to go around. Understood?" He was answered with five nods. "Good. Get ready. We leave as soon as everyone is ready."

Skye quickly spoke up before everyone dispersed. "Wait…what about Miles?"

"We'll deal with him after we take down the base. Besides, he probably doesn't know much about the base and it will take him quite a while to wake up since you shot him in the face with an ICER three times." Coulson said, looking pointedly at Skye.

"Well he deserved it." She said before making her way out, followed by everyone else.

Three hours later, well past midnight, everyone was ready. Everyone including the two S.H.I.E.L.D. strike teams were assembled in the Command Center going over the final details of the strike on the Centipede base.

"Let's go over this one last time. Ward, you and I will lead the strike teams into the base. You will go around the back and enter from there, I will go in through the front. May, you will be in the air and will provide aerial support. If any Centipede soldiers come out, you take them out. Fitzsimmons have modified the automated weapons on the wings of the Bus to shoot like the redesigned ICERS. Therefore, you will only knock them out, not kill them. Skye and Fitz, you will be the eyes here. Skye, you will lead Ward's team through the base while Fitz will lead out team. It will be dark so you will have to use thermal detection to see how many Centipede soldiers we encounter at every turn. From what we've gathered, the serum has changed and they are much harder to take down now. If a soldier throws a punch, it will hurt… a lot. Shoot as many as you can and avoid getting physical with them. Simmons, you will monitor the comms and stay in contact with Ward and I and keep the med bay prepped in case of any injuries. Any questions?" Coulson stated, looking at each member of his team and the 10 strike team agents. Not receiving an answer, Coulson nodded.

"Alright, let's move."

Thirty minutes later, May dropped Coulson, Ward, and the strike team off about 5 miles away from the base.

Fitzsimmons and Skye watched the strike team pile into the two S.H.I.E.L.D. SUV's. Coulson and Ward finished suiting up and made their way towards the cargo bay. Skye quickly grabbed Ward's hand and pulled him into a kiss.

"Be careful okay?" She whispered.

"I will." Ward whispered back before giving her a quick kiss and a dazzling smile. He made his way over to the SUV and got in. Seconds later, he pulled out followed by Coulson. The three younger agents made their way into the lab and got to work. Skye and Fitz pulled up the layout of the building and Simmons switched on everyone's comms. Skye and Fitz were only on comms with the team they were guiding to prevent confusion of directions while Simmons was on with the whole team including May in the cockpit to keep her in the loop.

Less than five minutes later, Coulson and Ward were in position.

"Ward, are you in position?"

"Yes sir. Waiting for the signal."

"May?"

"Ready when you are."

"Skye, Fitz, Simmons?"

"Ready."

"Okay…in three, two,…..ONE!"

At that moment, Coulson and Ward drove through both the woods in which they were hiding and pulled straight up the compound. Jumping out of the car, weapons hot, they made their way inside from both sides.

(Anything in italics is what everyone is saying to each other over the comms.)

"Skye, talk to me. Where am I going?" Ward's voice came over the comms into Skye's ear.

"Ahead 100 yards. Two Centipede soldiers on both sides."

Ward and the five strike team agents quickly moved forward and swiftly incapacitated the soldiers standing guard.

"Now take the second staircase on your left. It should lead you up to another dozen or so soldiers."

Ward quickly followed Skye's directions and made his way up the stairs. Getting to the door, he silently counted down while two agents positioned themselves in order to shoot soldiers from opposite sides. (One agent was crouched down on the left with his gun pointed to the right and the other was standing on the right with his gun pointing left to quickly eliminate the soldiers by catching them off guard. They are using ICERs.) Ward threw the door open and the two agents open fired.

On the other side of the compound, Coulson was immediately engaged by almost two dozen soldiers as soon as he and his team entered.

"Coulson, you have about two dozen soldiers in front of you." Fitz said over the comms.

"Yeah thanks for the heads up!" Coulson shouted over the gunfire, sarcasm dripping from every word.

The strike team and Coulson immediately took cover behind some columns and were trying to take out the soldiers. Every time they took out a Centipede soldier, another one seemed to take its place. That was until the windows near the top of the building shattered and rapid shooting filled the air. The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents covered their heads and looked up when it got quiet. All of the Centipede soldiers were unconscious on the ground and the Bus could be seen from the now open windows.

"The Cavalry's always on time." Coulson said over the comms.

Up in the cockpit of the Bus, May's cheeks turned a deep red. "Don't call me that."

May could hear the smile in Coulson's voice as he asked Fitz where to head next.

"Okay…well if you keep going forwards about 30 meters, you should encounter a corridor to your left. There are about 4-5 soldiers keeping guard over there. No…wait….they're making their way towards you. Heads up!"

Coulson turned as five Centipede soldiers made their way towards them.

He let out a growl and took cover. At this rate, they'll never make it past the ground floor.

On the other side of the building, Ward was doing slightly better; only slightly. He and his strike team had managed to make their way towards the upper levels of the building when Skye told them there were several Centipede soldiers making their way down the stairs that they were going up. Quickly loading up their ICERs, they fired as soon as they heard the thundering of footsteps get closer.

The six agents (Ward plus the five strike team agents) continued firing nonstop at the Centipede soldiers for a couple of minutes before Ward saw a door out of the corner of his eye.

"Door…10 o'clock." He shouted, slowly making his way towards the door, the five other agents following him, still shooting at the oncoming super soldiers. Ward threw the door open and entered the hallway. Just then, four other Centipede soldiers appeared at the end of the hallway and started shooting. Ward and two other agents managed to get across the hall and slipped into an opening in the wall and fired back at the soldiers. The remaining two agents stood in the doorway and were firing at the Centipede soldiers on the stairs.

Ward kept shooting, taking out two of the soldiers when a bullet grazed his arm and made him hiss in pain.

"Damn…May, I could really use some help here." He said through the comms.

"I have a clear view through the side of the window of the guys on the stairs. Get down."

"Get down!" Ward shouted to the other agents. They ducked and seconds later, the glass exploded, raining shards down on them. Like flies, the Centipede soldiers began dropping and 10 seconds later, it was finally quiet.

"You sure took your time."

"You're in one piece aren't you?" came the Cavalry's reply.

Coulson managed to get to the top floor of the building without too much fuss. He could here distant gunfire, which he assumed was Ward and his team. He and his team had encountered about another two-dozen soldiers before they made it upstairs towards the labs.

Coming up a stairwell, they made it to the top floor and saw the word "Laboratory" on a door. Coulson and another agent stood to one side of the door, ready to fire. Two other agents positioned themselves in the same way on the other side. The remaining two agents stood at an angle in front of the door and the one on the right got out a 'real' gun (remember they are using ICERs so they don't kill the Centipede soldiers) and shot the lock off. Coulson kicked the door open and slowly entered, flanked on both sides and from the back by the other five agents.

"Fitz, are there any Centipede soldiers on this level?"

"What floor are you on?"

"The top one."

"Ummm…there are no thermal readings indicating the presence of the Centipede soldiers."

"So no?"

"No. There are no soldiers there."

"Well why didn't you just say that!" Coulson said, exasperated.

Coulson and his team continued through the lab, surprised at the emptiness of it.

"Fitz, patch me through to Ward."

A second later Ward's voice came through over the comms.

"Everything okay on your end sir?"

"Yeah. We reached the top floor with all the labs and it's completely abandoned."

"We just entered the labs. We're making our way over to you now."

Coulson and the other five agents kept watch and a few moments later, they caught sight of Ward and the five agents with him.

Slowly and steadily, keeping their eyes peeled and weapons ready, the Coulson and his agents made their way over towards Ward. Ward and his agents spread and kept their eyes open, two agents watching from each side, two watching the staircase and door they came from, and Ward and the remaining agent keeping watch towards the front and making sure Coulson and his agents weren't sneaked upon on.

"What happened? Where is everyone?" Ward asked when Coulson finally made his way over.

"The whole lab area is deserted. It doesn't make any sense. Where would they have gone? It almost like…"

"…they were expecting us." Ward finished.

"Guys…you need to get out of there. Thermal readings show Centipede soldiers moving about and they're making their way upstairs. Take the back entrance. The soldiers in the back are still down. Hurry!" came Skye's frantic voice over the comms. Ward and Coulson looked at each other for a moment before bolting towards the stairs in the back leading downstairs, followed by the strike team.

Taking the stairs two and three at a time, the group made it to the second to last floor where they were met with a not so pleasant surprise. Just as Coulson was about to open the door to the ground floor, it burst open and two Centipede soldiers burst in. The one closest to Coulson thrust a fist into his chest and sent him flying towards the wall where he slumped down in an unconscious heap.

"COULSON!" Ward yelled. He and the others shot at the Centipede soldiers and quickly made their way towards Coulson.

"Ward…what happened?" Fitz said frantically.

"AC...? Grant…? Someone say something!" Skye cried.

"Coulson's down. One of the Centipede soldiers punched him and threw him into the wall. Have Simmons prep medical. We're on our way out." Ward said quickly.

Ward and another agent grabbed Coulson and followed three agents out the door. The remaining agents surrounded them from the sides and back as they made their way out towards the Bus that was waiting in the shadows. May had landed the plane as soon as she heard Ward cry out over the comms.

Ward and the other agent stumbled onto the cargo ramp, Coulson wedged between them. Going quickly to the medical bay that Simmons had set up, they set Coulson down on the makeshift bed and backed up, letting Simmons do her thing, along with some help from Fitz. Skye made her way over to him and hugged him tightly. Ward pressed a kiss on the top of her head and nuzzled his face in her hair. Skye ran her hand over her boyfriend's chiseled arms and frowned when she felt something wet and warm soak her arm. Pulling back from the hug, she nearly screamed when she saw the blood on her hand.

"You're bleeding!" Skye screeched.

"Relax. It's only a scratch. Besides, Coulson needs to be treated first right now. I can wait." Ward said calmly.

Skye sighed but nodded. Turning towards the closed lab doors, she looked at Coulson's unconscious figure through the transparent glass and tears welled up in her eyes. She's always seen him as a sort of father figure and she didn't know what she would do if something happened to him.

May had set the coordinates for the S.H.I.E.L.D. base in Canada and after making sure that everything was proper, she set the plane on autopilot and quickly made her way downstairs.

"God Phil, I swear I will kill you myself if you die." With that thought in mind, May quickly made her way downstairs, stopping in front of the lab doors where Fitzsimmons were fixing up Coulson.

May felt her heart stop when she saw Skye's tear-stained face.

"No…it can't be. Phil's fine! He has to be."

Ward felt May's presence as she came down the stairs and saw a look of horror on her face. He quickly realized that she probably mistook Skye's crying for something much worse than what is actually happening. Quickly making eye contact with May he shook his head and gave her a thumbs up, signaling that everything was okay…for now.

May saw Ward's sign and let out a sigh of relief. Making her way over to the couple, she noticed that the other agents were sitting on the seats on the side of the plane, staying out of the way of the little family. Nodding at them, she came to a stop next to Skye and Ward and watched as Fitzsimmons worked on Phil.

"Please Phil…you have to be okay." She whispered. Skye looked at her and squeezed her hand gently in response, giving her a watery smile.

"He'll be okay. You'll see." She said.

May gave a small smile and prayed that she was right.

AN: Well, I hope you guys liked it! Once again, please review! Also I will try to update again as soon as possible. :) :) :)