I'm Meaner Than My Demons I'm Bigger Than These Bones
Daisy doesn't even have time to compose heself before her mind flashes back to that day. And suddenly she's that helpless girl down in Ian Quinn's basement again, the life bleeding out of her and he has no remorse for his actions. He's a heartless cold son of a bitch and she's going to destroy him. With a shake of her head she rolls off of her bed, her jaw set, she goes to find Ward. She's not that small weak girl in his basement anymore. No. She's strong, she was trained by Melinda May herself.
She's got powers now.
She can move mountians and the earth trembles under her feet, there isn't any fear in her bones anymore. Daisy Johnson is a super hero and Ian Quinn is going to regret ever setting eyes on her. She runs into Ward in the cargo bay, he's about to go a round with the punching bag but stops when he catches the look on her face. ''Everything okay?'' She hurls the phone at him, when he glances at the screen the fist at his side clenches. ''Meet the new head of the ATCU''. The plane takes a dip down, the steel shaking.
Grant takes a step to her, rage lighting his face. ''What's going on?'' Mack and the others have followed her down here, Daisy turns to them. ''Ian Quinn is running the ATCU now''. Shock covers the Shield agents. ''That doesn't make sense''. ''Why does a billionare want anything to do with an organization like that?'' ''Why does he want to kill Ward? Not that I blame him or anything. Did you torture the love of his life too?'' Hunter is met with a stare aimed to kill and Bobbi drags him away to the lab.
It's as if the scars that man left on her so long ago come to life, her stomach stings. ''I thought he was dead''. Grant raises an eyebrow. She continues, ''well I thought you might have shot him after everything that happened. I thought when you were in Cuba you might have taken him out''. Ward puts his anger to the side for now, focuses on his pregnant girlfriend who looks as if she's either going to vomit or cry. Or do both. ''Garrett ordered me not to''.
Whenever Garrett is involved Daisy gets this look on her face like she's just drank sour milk. ''You shouldn't of listetned. This is personal, I'm going with you when we find him''. Daisy knows how stupid that is, she knows that there is all kinds of danger out in the field, especially now that she's with child. But she can't just do nothing, this man tried to kill her because some moron told him to. ''Skye I understand that you're upset, you have every right to be. But this isn't just''-
''What's going on down here?'' Coulson has come down the stairs, arms crossed. ''Well? Did you find out who put a target on Ward?'' ''It's the ATCU Sir''. ''Dammit Hunter''. Daisy sighs as he comes out of the lab. ''Oh I'm sorry was that supposed to be a secret? My bad''. Coulson briefly closes his eyes, makes a noise in the back of his throat like he's in pain. Daisy can tell what he's thinking about. Rosalind. If there's guilt in her chest, she ignores it. That woman got what was coming to her.
''Why? What do they want with him?'' They've moved to his office, Daisy's phone is connected to the video monitor. ''We don't know. But guess who's in charge now?'' Quinn's face fills up the screen, Ward puts a hand on the small of Daisy's back. May has moved closer to her, barely concealed rage on her face. Coulson drags a hand over his face, he can see Skye now, laying on the floor blood covering her, so weak and it was all of his fault. He never should have let that happen.
''DC it's fine, okay? We need to focus on how we get to him. He obviously targeted Ward for a specific reason, now we find out what that is. And I have a perfect way to do that''.
Grant doesn't like this at all. Not one bit. Every single bone in his body is fighting this plan. He will admit it's a good one, and Daisy really isn't in any danger, but still. She's carrying his child he has a right to be nervous when she's out in the field. She's in a armored car with fellow Shield agents, but she was stabbed not so long ago so he's extremely worried. ''Babe can you hear me?'' Daisy's voice sounds through the com in his ear. ''Loud and clear''. ''You really need to calm down, I'm fine''.
''I'm perfectly calm''. ''Our child is going to be so sheltered, I'm afraid for him''. ''Skye. Focus please''. Ward is sitting outside a restaurant, directly across from the van Daisy is in. Hunter and Mack are with her, Coulson and May are back on the plane, Bobbi is on the other side of the parking lot in case they need her. But they won't. They all know Ward doesn't need any help. Daisy's plan is rock solid and smooth, he just hopes this doesn't blow up in thier faces. That tends to happen.
It took some work, hacking into security cameras, personal files, breaking all kinds of laws. But Daisy eventually found who she was looking for, Quinn's right hand man. Luther Banks. It's the closest she can get to him at the moment. Which is why they are staked out here right now, having found him and tracked him down to this location. ''So run the plan by me one more time?'' Mack, Hunter and Daisy are sitting in this van, waiting for Banks to show up to his car.
''We continue to follow him. He'll lead us to Quinn eventually''. ''Or we could just ask him''. There isn't an expression in the world to convey how, simple minded Hunter is sometimes. ''We wait''. ''I still don't like this Skye''. She rolls her eyes, ''just shut up and drink your coffee Ward''. Hunter reaches over her and grabs a tablet. ''What do we know about Banks anyway?'' Daisy glances down at the tablet in her own hands.
''He's bad news, got discharged from the Marines''. ''With cause''. ''But Quinn hired him anyway''. ''He was part of an elite anti alien task force after New York'''. ''Course he was''. ''So I still like my version of the plan''. Hunter says just as Mack was about to respond to Daisy's comment. ''I feel this should be a grab and torture kind of deal. Choke hold might not work, might have to get creative''. Ward's laugh fills their ears, Daisy herself finds it's hard to keep her composure.
''How about you leave the torture to me Hunter okay? He's after me, not you. Besides I have no faith you could take him, I've seen you in action''. Hunter grimaces. ''I shot you in case you're forgetting mate''. ''Both of you shut up''. Daisy commands, her stomach turning. ''D you okay?'' She makes a grab for the nearest trash can and empties out her stomach. ''Grant I'm so killing you after this baby is born''. Her boyfriend's voice switches from ice to summer. ''Are you okay? We can call this off, go back to the plane. You don't need to be here''.
The two Shield agents along with Daisy and Ward all start arguing about her condition until she smacks Mack on the leg, ''guys, guys''. Banks has appeared and is on his way to his car. ''Mack you're up''. Mack stands, tucks a gun in his holster. ''He's gonna go back inside when he finishes his call''. Hunter announces, they all look up to see Banks on the phone, making a move to whatever building he just came from. ''I got this''. ''Mate, no you don't''. ''Hunter stick to the plan or so help me''. Daisy says, glaring at him.
Daisy and Mack start talking about different ways to nab this guy, no one really paying attention, except for Ward of course. But not even he can predict Hunter's actions. ''We have to be stealthy, if he catches you we're toast''. Mack has his hand on the back door when he finally notices they are only two people in the van. ''Where's Hunter?'' ''He's an idiot. Such an idiot. He's going to ruin this plan''. Grant growls in Mack and Daisy's ear, they look up at the camera feed.
''Oh no''. ''What's happening?'' ''What's happening is that moron is going to expose us. Mack you need to get Skye out of here right now''. They don't have time before Hunter shoots Banks with his ICER. ''Come on!'' ''So much for stealthy''. Grant abandons his post, Bobbi as well, and together they get Banks in the van. It's a small space so Ward doesn't have to try very hard to reach Hunter. Wordlessly he grabs the Shield agent by the throat, slams him into the wall. ''Ward''- ''What the hell is wrong with you? Do you realize what could have happened just now? We could have been made, Skye is here and she's pregnant. Did that go through your mind when you tried to play hero just now?''
Daisy and Bobbi manage to break them up, and to calm her boyfriend down she sits him in a seat, plops down in his lap. When the atmosphere is calm again, they all look down at the floor where Banks is resting. ''And this is a good idea how?'' ''I didn't kill him I just ICED him''. ''And probably just screwed this mission. Hunter Ian Quinn could have been in that building, he could have seen all of this, you just shot his number two''. Daisy has a hand on her belly, Ward is tense beneath her. ''I honestly doubt that. Look when he wakes up we ask a few questions and then send him on his merry way''.
''Can I kill him now?'' Ward shifts, meaning to lift Daisy off of him, but she doesn't budge. ''Okay new plan. We keep him knocked out and bring him back to the plane and interrogate him there''. ''Coulson is going to be pissed''. Mack says. ''We'll tell him it was all Hunter''. ''Thanks for the support Bob''. She winks at him, ''anytime''. ''Guys I think he might be waking up''. Grant says, notices the twitch in Bank's eye. He's about to pull out his ICER, when Hunter bends down and punches Banks in the face. ''Okay''. ''There you go, out cold again''.
The ride back to the plane is silent, Grant has his hand protectively over Daisy's belly, it's something she's been catching him do lately. It makes her feel safe and loved and she turns her head to kiss his cheek. ''How are you feeling?'' ''I'm good''. She knows he doesn't mean just physcially. ''We'll talk later''. He nods and kisses her nose. ''What in the hell happened? This was not part of the plan''. Coulson cries when they step foot in the cargo bay, Banks slung over Ward's shoulder.
''Hunter did it''. They all say in unision, ''in my office. Ward put him in the interrogation room, you can ask whatever you like when he wakes up. Daisy are you alright?'' ''I'm fine DC, go yell at Hunter''. Soon it's just her and Mack in the cargo bay, they sit on the floor and share a bag of chips he found in the lab. ''D I promise you if Ward doesn't get to Quinn first I'll make sure he's dead''. Daisy takes a deep breath. ''I just don't get any of this Mack. Why Quinn? Why does he want to kill Ward? What's his interest in the ATCU?''
''Something tells me if anyone could get a man like Banks to talk, it's Ward''. He's right. Daisy's phone rings, it's Kebo. She fills him on the change of plans, tells him to stand by until they find out where exactly Quinn is. ''Roger that Quake. How's Hydra junior?'' ''He's making me miserable, I'm never going through this again''. ''You're not even that far into your pregnancy Daisy''. She gets up and walks around, keeping a look out for her boyfriend. ''I'm worried something bad is going to happen''. She confesses, it's Kebo and she can't help it.
''With the baby or with Quinn?'' ''Both. I'm a super hero Popeye, I stuck up billionare shouldn't scare me''. ''He did shoot you, it's normal to have that kind of reaction, Inhuman or not''. ''Guess you're right''. ''I promise nothing will happen to you or the baby. Everything is going to be fine, you and I both know then Director is going to straighten this out in the end''. Grant comes down the stairs at that moment, eyes searching for her. ''Speaking of him he's here, want to talk to him?'' ''Please. And Daisy don't worry, it will all be alright''.
She hands the phone to Ward and wraps both arms around him as him and Kebo talk. He's got his chin resting on her head, he's drawing small circles on her back. And she believes it. Believes Kebo, believes Ward. She will be okay and so will her child, no harm will come to them especially not by Ian Quinn. It's okay little buddy, Daddy's got this. He won't be hurt and neither will we.
Grant kisses her brow. There's fire in his eyes and she knows Quinn is going to burn for this. Not just for shooting her, but for putting a target on Grant Ward's head. Quinn just signed his death sentence. The ATCU will not rise from the ashes ever again.