A/N: I know some of you have requested more SkyeWard ... I haven't forgotten but they need to stop having fun at the fair before I can give you what you want!
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They followed the actions May and Ward had taken the previous night, starting with the corn dog. They all got in line for the love boat. Fitz and Simmons pulled Coulson in with them, Amber and Kain went on the next one and May went with Ward and Skye, insisting that she sit in the middle to stop her being the third wheel. The attendant was looking at this group carefully. There were meant to be two to a boat, not three, but Coulson had given the attendant the 'loony bin' angle and she relented. The ride was uneventful. From there they moved onto the ice blast (the ride that shoots you straight up in the air before dropping you back down to earth without warning), the carousel and the fun house. They also played some games, Coulson reiterating his giant stuffed teddy threat. Ward was about to step up to the gun range when Skye saw the parent of a small girl trying to win her a teddy. The parent failed miserably and the girl started crying. Skye tugged on Ward's sleeve and nodded towards the girl. Ward raised his eyebrow at Coulson who nodded. They were, after all supposed to be psychotic and unpredictable. Ward stepped up, took the rifle and fired off the shots with Skye bouncing on her toes next to him. Ward hit every target and the attendant eyed him suspiciously. Skye chose a teddy, took it over to the young girl and presented it to her before walking off without saying a word.
"They are on a field trip from the insane asylum" Coulson told the suspicious attendant, who nodded and relaxed.
None of the rides proved to be eventful. They still all acted crazy to maintain their cover. Amber hit Ward again and he chased after her before Coulson could stop him. He took out some handcuffs and handcuffed Skye to a light post. He then handcuffed May to her, then Simmons to May, Fitz to Simmons and Kain to Fitz, before heading off after Ward and Amber. He caught up to them just outside the Ghost Train. Ward had her in a headlock. She could have easily broken it as he was watching the cars coming out of the exit.
Coulson made a big show over getting Ward to let Amber go and escorting them back to the others. But when he got there they were gone and the handcuffs were linked around the light post.
Coulson knew May had picked them to keep up the charade. He handcuffed Ward and Amber together and started asking questions of the attendants. By now they knew that Coulson was escorting seven deranged people. One of the attendants offered to put out an announcement over the tannoy. Coulson gladly and graciously accepted.
"Could all members of the Spire Towers Mental Institute return to the rendezvous point please? You leader says he will let you on one more ride of your choosing before you go home if you are all there in the next five minutes. If not, you will go straight back."
The message rang loud and clear throughout the grounds.
Within five minutes the group had made it back to the lamppost. Coulson handcuffed them all in pairs. He made to handcuff May to himself as she looked like the most dangerous one of the group, but she skirted away from him and held onto Fitz, so he relented and handcuffed her to the pair that was Fitz and Kain.
"What ride do you want to go on before we all go home?" He asked in a babying tone.
"Ghost Train!" They all shouted and Coulson led them back to the queue.
Once they were there he removed the handcuffs and gave the attendant an apologetic grin.
"They wanted to go again." He explained to the bemused man.
Ward was watching the cars again while Amber was trying to wind him up. She blew in his ear and then he pounced. He pinned her to the floor, still watching the cars go round. He memorised the number order while Coulson was trying to talk him off Amber.
Their car eventually came and they filed in. Fitz, May and Amber were in the front, Skye, Ward and Simmons in the middle and Coulson and Kain in the back. They started their behaviours of their previous trip before Skye screamed again and they were plunged into darkness once more.
"What was that all about back there?" Coulson asked, leaning forward and whispering into Ward's ear "You seemed completely zoned out again while you were watching the cars."
"I was memorising the numbers" Ward explained, just as quietly.
"Why?"
"I think whole cars are disappearing. Earlier while I was watching them they went from five to seven, completely missing number six. While I was watching them just now, number six was there, right between five and seven."
They made it to the shrinking room and it was right there...
The room was spinning.
Before they knew it they were back out in the fresh, cool night air approaching the exit platform.
They all started climbing out of the car, except Ward who was on the farthest side to the platform. He refused to move. He had realised they were sat on car five when they embarked.
"Again!" he shouted.
"We can't go again. There are people waiting for the car." Coulson tried to reason with him.
"I. Want. To. Go. Again." Ward said, his psychotic tantrum convincing to the rest of his team that he was about to break.
Sensing that Coulson had his hands full the attendant approached Ward slowly and carefully.
"We can't let you stay on this car, but if it's ok with your guardian I can take you to the head of the queue and put you on the next car?"
Having got what he wanted, Ward agreed, thought he did make a point to threaten to kill the guard if he was lying.
The team headed to the front of the queue, to many objections and climbed into car number six.
"Hey, that's not fair, we've been waiting ages to go on the ride!" was the general outcry. As they set off Coulson heard the attendant tell the people waiting that the group was mentally ill and to avoid mass murder and psychosis he had to let them cut the queue, then he realised what car number they were sat in.
"Ward. Why are we sat in car six?" he asked turning to Ward who was sat next to him this time.
"You wanted to find out what happens didn't you."
"I didn't want to live it!"
"By the way. I think you and me need to have a talk when this is all over."
"About what?"