Disclaimer: I do not own Skye, Phil Coulson, Melinda May, Grant Ward, or FitzSimmons. I only own the variation I have created off of this very popular idea.
I firstly must thank Neeeeeal who, as the author of Turn Back Time, has done such a very interesting and lovely job on their story I wanted to give my attempt of it a go.
However, because I cannot find B.J. Britt's wiki page or his age, I'm going with Ward. But that's not the only reason. It's because with the Hydra plot, I see no room or logical way for this story to make sense. So... It's AUish. Ward isn't hydra. Yay! Because I really did love Ward.
Warning, MAY include Avengers. I upped the rating for my own comfort.
By the time Coulson and May got their clothes, the kids had gotten seven pairs of pajamas each. They ranged from princess nightgowns to Ironman footsies, because no one but Coulson wanted the Captain America pjs. But now, now was the dangerous task of searching for toys.
So, walking through the toys section, May and Coulson kept stiff postures as they watched the kids closely. Immediately though, Jemma and Leo ran ahead, going through the middle aisle where May and Coulson could see them. They were taking things off the shelves, which as the cart stopped next to them, May saw that they were puzzles. There were brain puzzles, robot puzzles, car puzzles, animal puzzles, however they didn't inspire much out of Leo. Instead he was pointing to the big box on the top shelve.
"Lego! Lego!" Leo smiled, "LEGO!"
Jemma looked up, understanding why Leo would like it, it meant he could build it with his bear hands. Jemma began searching through all the puzzles with excitement. Leo kept jumping up and down, up and down to Coulson. Coulson weighed the pros and cons, but decided Leo's happy face was worth stepping on a Lego. He placed it in the spot under the carriage, taking a few of the puzzles that Jemma really liked.
Coulson sighed, knowing he and May needed four eyes to watch the ankle biters turned to Grant, "Grant, so long as you stay in the toys section you can go look for more age appropriate toys."
Grant nods with a smile and starts to go look through another aisle, as Skye started to drag May over to look at the toys. Jemma and Leo turned to Coulson, Leo holding up a box with a Movie Donatello action figure in it while Jemma held up a Princess Anna dress.
"Wow..." Coulson smiled, "Ok put them in!"
He smiled, watching Leo and Jemma return to looking, grabbing a few coloring books and placing them in. As May followed Skye, Grant came over with a big smile. He held up a Leonardo combat gear from TMNT, a Zoomer Dino and, surprisingly, a Spiderman Grab and Glow Spider Sense night light.
"I found it for Leo. He doesn't like the dark very well." Grant says, "Please?"
Coulson smiled, "Grant that's very considerate of you. Go ahead?" Grant placed them in. And for a few minutes, this went in a steady precession, the kids searching for things and the adults approving it. May had disappeared into the electronics section, returning with something called Disney Infinity, with the Marvel pack including Black Widow, IronMan and Thor. May had also grabbed Captain America, the starter pack and a Nintendo Wii U. She also got something called Skylanders and got that started pack, Rise of the Guardians, and Mario Kart 8.
Skye had a big smile on her face, carrying over an IronMan action figure, a baby doll and a couple stuff animals. Skye, Jemma and Leo had got things that they could play with on their own but also share. Grant helped them while also getting his own stuff such as Battle ship and other board games.
"Ok..." Coulson says, "Now that we got All the clothes and toys, let's go get some food."
It was not easy getting the kids to leave the toy aisle. There was whining and protests, they only were able to leave because May threatened the kids that they'd go home with nothing.
But, as they shifted through the aisles, getting different kinds of pasta, May immediately saw that only Grant was interested. They were all briefly interested in picking out jello packets and some baking mixes. But, it was obvious that they were bored.
"Why don't you take them to go look at some books or movies Phil?" May says, her back was totally turned away from the kids, but she could feel Grant smiling in excitement at the idea of books.
"They don't have a big selection," Coulson says, "Mostly stuff for Skye."
"Then take them to Barnes and Nobles next door. It shouldn't take you long, you can text me and I'll meet you at the snacks aisle," May says, "What do you all..."
May turned around to see none of the kids there, and looked at Phil. She quickly hardened her features to hide her rising fear and started to look around. Coulson frowns, suddenly seeing a spray two aisles away, both agents sprinting towards it, dragging the cart behind them.
Entering the aisle, they immediately saw Grant holding a confiscated open package of mentos and a few opened and empty bottles of root beer soda. Leo and Jemma were in the midst of reaching for them while Skye blew into an empty bottle to make the jug sound. Immediately the two adults took the kids and quickly left the messy aisle discretely, Coulson taking all the kids.
"We're sorry Dad but Jemma had this hypothesis and I said that it wouldn't work-" Leo starts.
"We were trying science!" Jemma insisted, struggling from Coulson's grip scared out of her mind and ready to cry, "Please please don't punish us! Please we'll be good!"
May froze in a moment, but kneeled down and took the science duo into her arms and stared at them, "It's ok, everyone makes a few mistakes. We aren't gonna hurt you like those people remember?" She gets a nod before continuing, "You scared Phil and I a bit badly ok? Next time tell us ok?"
Jemma and Leo nod, both hugging May tightly in their arms. She stiffened briefly but rubbed their backs in return. As they pulled back, she looked at them, "Now go with the others to the book store ok? And when you all get back we can pick out snacks for you kids then head home ok?"
They nod, hugging her again before going to Coulson and taking his hands. May watched the kids head for the door, to go to the book store next door, she smiled a bit before turning to go continue the shopping.
Coulson was relatively surprised by his children, they were all so polite and professional in the bookstore. If he had to find a reason he would think it was because of the earlier incident that didn't occur even ten minutes ago. Coulson looked at the kids, looked at the store and went to the little kids section with Skye. Jemma and Leo wanted to go with Grant and look at those books as well, so he let them go, telling them to meet him at the table display for the Hunger Games.
Skye, knowing she was gonna share with her big brother and sister, looked over the books with a critical eye. She picked out Pete the Cat, Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Pigeon Needs a Bath, The Night before First Grade, The Night before Kindergarten, Peanut Butter and Cupcake, The Little Engine that Could, The Rainbow Fish, Good Night Gorilla, and Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car.
Coulson smiled at her pile of books, seeing she picked out at least one book for her brother(s) and sister to enjoy. He didn't know which of these titles Grant would greatly enjoy, but they weren't girly princess books so he would appreciate it. Glancing up, he sees his other kids coming over, arms full with books.
Grant was carrying all the Harry Potter books, the entire Percy Jackson series minus the Heroes of Olympus books, Maniac Magee, The Lemonade War, Shiloh, Bridge to Terribitia, On My Honor, and Rascal. Following behind him were Jemma and Leo, big smiles on their faces.
Jemma was holding Scientist Through the Ages, Spectrum Science Grade 6 and 7, A Black Hole is Not a Hole, and the Everything Kids Magical Science Experiments. Leo was holding Robotics: Discover the Science, The Way Science Works, Awesome Experiments in Force and Motion, Why is Milk White & 200 other Curious Chemistry Questions, and Monkeys.
"We good to go?" Coulson asks, looking at the books his little scientists had in hand. Would they be able to read those?
"Yep!" They all smile, insisting on carrying their own books to the check out. Because they were all so well behaved in the book store, he let them each pick out a book mark. Totaling up a bill and running the credit card through, they all took a bag and bring the books to the car where they place the pile in the center seat. All except for one bag, which Coulson left at the floor of his seat. The older man had picked out a few things for May and himself. Once the books were safely away, they make their way back into the store, Coulson texting May that they were on their way. However, on the way to the snack aisle, the kids stopped to stare at the DVDs.
"Please daddy?" Leo asked nicely, all the kids nodding and looking at him expectantly. Coulson easily gave in, "Ok, everyone pick out two..." The DVDs were on sale. They got The Incredibles, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Brave, Tarzan, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, Race to Witch Mountain, and Puss in Boots.
Once all the movies were picked out, they made their way to the snack aisle where May was. The kids smiled at her, telling her about the books they got as they each picked out on snack treat for themselves.
"Mel, look at the movies we got!" Skye smiled excitedly, "Look!"
"Phil let us each get two!" Grant says, placing granola bars into the cart. Skye tossed in some Rice Krispie treats, while Leo and Jemma tossed in Scooby Doo fruit snacks and Fruit Roll ups.
With their shopping finally done, they quickly made their way towards the check out before anything else happened, like the kids wanting a jumbo tv.
Their shopping trip is Over. Finally. Now all they need to do is set everything up, put the groceries away...
Now... I'm trying to figure out the perfect chapter to start introducing a few Avengers... I don't know who yet, I'm thinking Tony, or Steve... Maybe Clint :D