Ava took the form of a lizard on the next mission. She hung out in Skyes pocket on the train, and crawled out when she sat down. Ava or Shift as Skye started to call her, slipped around to see what she could find. Ava checked in with an ok.
"Shift get back to Skye." Coulson said. Ava growled as response but slipped into the baggage car as a mouse. Fitz sreamed. Skye laughed.
"Ava's with them. They'll be fine." Coulson said. Ward nodded.
Fitz and Skye looked up at Simmons when she came in. Ava's skin changed to match the surroundings and she slipped up beside the door just a the screens scrambed. Ava took out the first gunman. Fitz took out the second. Simmons the third. Fitz looked at Skye and Ava.
The three followed the package back to Quinn's house. Fitz went to disable the cars while Ava and Skye went inside.
"its not fair you can dissapear." Skye hissed seeing the invisible being move. Ava stayed as cover for Skye. Ava took out one of Quinns guards faster then he knew what happne. Quinn watched as the guard fell, while the other took the night-night gun from Skye. Quinn watched as Shift became visible. He pulled out Mike Peterson.
Quinn set up the cybernetics and Mike scremed as they connected. Ava sucked in a breath her tail flicking behind her.
Mike left the room and Skye ran to the door yelling after him. She turned back to Quinn who shot Shift grazing her neck, and going through her abdomen. Shift went down and put a hand over the wounnd. Skye let out a startled yelp as Quinn shot her. Quinn caught Skye and shot her again. Shift growled angrily and shot out a hand. Quills embeding themselves in his back. Quinn stumbled as venom got into his blood. He set Skye down and left as the Quills fell out.
Shift shot over to Skye her hand glowing green. Ava placed a hand over the wounds and Skye felt the blood flow slowing.
"Shh. Its going to be Okay. Your going t be Okay." Ava murmered as Skye blacked out. Ava took off the scarf she'd been wearing and pressed down on the wound to stop the sluggish blood flow. Ava called out to Coulson. Coulson burst in soon after.
Ava backed off her her own wounds bleeding more then Skye. "I slowed down the bleeding, did what I could." She panted out as they moved Skye into the hyperbolic chamber. Ward caught Ava as she collapsed. He picked up the hybrid and put pressure on her wounds. he watched as her neck healed up fast. Simmons did what she could for Ava back on the bus. They handed over Ava to SHIELD medical as well as Skye.
The team waited in uncomfortable silence for news. Skye was put on life support and Ava was stitched up and curled up in a ball that a person her size shouldn't have fit in. FitzSimmons looked at Ava after they got her back to the bus. Ward decided to put her in Skye's room.
Coulson watched Skye, he heard faint steps behind him and Ava came down the hall a hand trailing on the wall. Ava looked smaller, thinner, weaker as she leaned against the wall.
"Hey Phil." She said quietly
"Shift." Coulson said
He and Ava looked up at what May said.
"If you want to get in a hit. Go do it now." Coulson said. the look that spread across Avas face was truly sadistic and she dissapeared.
Ava opened the door to the cage and closed it behind her. Quinn looked at her. Ava's claws grew and she slashed him across the face. Ward winced as he watched Ava beat up Quinn.
Ava smiled at her work and left only to find Ward and Tripp fighting. Ava shifted human before tripp saw her. garett and Coulson came in. Garrett glanced at Ava and saw the blood on her hands.
"What-" He started.
"He still has a tounge, hes still breathing. hes alive just more beat up then nesacary." Ava's raspy voise surprised Garrett. Ava crossed her arms and stepped aside so Coulson and garret could pass.