The door slid open and Ward walked in. "Whats going on here!" He said loudly. Ava fliched before growling, her eyes adopting a green hue. Skye shushed Ava and Jemma helped to calm down the experiment.
"Skye brought her down here for medical. She's badly hurt. The experiment seems to trust Skye." Fitz said. Ward nodded and walked over to them. Jemma and Skye saw the fur stand on end as Ward approached. Skye looked up at him and shrank down, this only made the growling get louder.
"Agent Ward," Simmons said "What are you doing here?" her voice sounded anxious as she kept glancing at the experiment.
"To return THAT to the cage." Ward said and grabbed the collar of the shirt and pulled her off the table. The experiment let out a startled cry of pain as it landed in a rolling crouch. Ward snorted an amused laugh and grabbed the shirt dragging her back to the cage. Skye rushed over to the screens, Fitz and Simmons joined her. They watched as Ward threw Ava int the cage and walked in shutting the door behind him.
Ava was on all fours and looked more like a cheetah than a human. She was growling. Ward laughed, pulled out a trance gun and shot her. Ava stumbled in the moment but kept moving. Ward shot her three more times before she went down. He walked over to her and gabbed Ava by the scruff of her neck.
Skye searched for the sound but it was turned off.
Ward slapped Ava across the face "Stay away from Skye. I should kill you for hurting her." he growled. Ava looked at him with dull eyes, any focus she had was swimming. Ward snarled and threw her across the room where she landed in a pile. Ward stomped over to her and kicked her in the stomach and chest over and over again. Coulson and May rushed in pulling him off. May put Ward in a sleeper hold till he was out.
Skye ran up and slid into a spot next to Ava, Simmons soon after her. Skye felt her ribs through the furred chest and felt as each one popped back into place. Jemma flicked a shot and injected it into Ava's blood stream.
"That should counter the sedatives." Jemma said and Skye nodded petting the soft fur on Ava's side. Her tail flicked at each touch.
Ward groaned and looked at Skye with the experiment and snarled "why?"
"Because she's a lost soul, looking for a home. I'll give her one, Coulson already okayed it. You and I are through!" Skye yelled and got up long enough to punch him. Skye turned and with Coulson's help picked up Ava and moved her to Skye's room.