Chapter 2
"A werewolf?" Skye said, a small laugh escaping her throat, even as she peered a little closer. "Huh, he's right. It looks like one of those cheap horror movie special effects."
"Well, he's obviously some sort of shape shifter." Lincoln said stepping closer to the screen to examine the images on the screen. "Who do you want for this extraction, sir?"
"Skye, Mack and May, will go in and get the Inhuman, Bobbi and I will be on stand by. In case any medical assistance needs to be rendered or you need additional help." Coulson said, turning around and clicking a few things on his computer. "We'll debrief May and Bobbi about the newest Inhuman on the way there. FitzSimmons will be tracking him and will keep us updated while we're in the air."
"Alright. Taking the new plane?" Skye asked.
"Yep, lift off in fifteen, so move quick." Coulson replied, moving to grab his prosthetic hand from off his desk. Skye, Lincoln and Mack quickly filed out of the room.
"Why is it that he hasn't had me go and help bring in the newest recruits? Does he mistrust me that much?" Lincoln asked.
"That's not it at all, Lincoln. It's not that he doesn't trust you, you're too valuable of an asset to risk in the field. You're the only one who really knows what happens to these people during the changes. You know, from an emotional point of view as well as an physical and biological point. You always seem to know what they need for their medical and mental health." Skye said, giving him a quick reassuring pat on the arm before she ducked into her room to grab her supplies.
On the plane she quickly stowed her gear and helped to get all the comms set up so that they can be in contact with Fitz and Simmons.
"-biology must be fascinating. Where does the fur come from, how can he gain so much mass in just seconds-" Is the first thing they hear when the comms come online.
"Bit like the Hulk." Fitz interrupts and Skye smiles as she listens to them talking about the Inhuman and goes back to tying the laces on her boots.
"Okay you two." Coulson interrupted, "Can you tell me where he's headed?"
"East." Jemma replied. "He's moving very quickly sir. On all of the surveillance footage that I'm able to get so far he's heavily blurred. If you give me just a moment-ah that's much better."
"Oh God, Jem look." Fitz's quiet whisper made Skye look up.
"Oh no. Oh nononono. Fitz help me, when did he grab- Oh God." Jemma muttered.
"What's going on?" Coulson barked, interrupting.
"Sir, he has an..a ho-hostage." Fitz whispered, so soft that the comms barely picked it up.
"Show me." Coulson ordered, striding over to the holo table.
"It's the boy from in the earlier videos. The one who punched him in the face and then ran. Sir, it doesn't look good." A moment later Skye could see exactly what Jemma meant when the holo table flickers to life, she has to agree that no, it doesn't look good. On screen the Inhuman catches the boy around his waist with a clawed hand and flings him into the wall of building ten feet away. Skye gasps when the boy crumples like a rag doll to the ground.
He lay still for a moment, clearly dazed, but when the Inhuman started moving towards him he struggled upright. He had just made it to his knees when the Inhuman grabbed him and slammed his head against the wall twice, knocking him unconscious. The inhuman slung the boy over his shoulder, his features shifting back to that of a more human appearance, before he took off down the street.
"When did this happen?"
"Moments ago sir. I don't know what-"
"We'll be there in just a few minutes. Keep tracking him for us. Skye, Mack he is now to be considered extremely dangerous. I want him sedated and on this plane as fast as possible, understood?"
"Yes sir." They both responded. They went to grab their I.C.E.R.s and wait near the door for May to land.
"You ready for this Tremors?" Mack asked, glancing at Skye, who kept clenching her fists and relaxing them repeatedly.
"Yeah. I'm fine." Skye said, a little bit too quickly. After a minute of complete silence she muttered, "No. Actually. I'm not." Skye shifted, pulling on the braces on her arms that helped to direct and control her powers.
"What's wrong?" Mack gently prompted.
"They...Every Inhuman that we've been rescuing so far...None of them have been, well, violent. They're scared and reacting in a way that might seem violent but underneath it they're just scared. This guy didn't seem scared. Like at all. It...it worries me, like a lot."
"Hey, we don't have the whole story here. Things might not be what they seem."
"Yeah..I know that. it just seems-"
"Brace yourselves, we're landing." May interrupted over the comms. Skye took a deep breath, trying to push away the fear. Mack was right, they didn't know the whole story. They didn't know what was going on. They would find out, but first she had to calm down so she didn't end up getting somebody hurt.
The second the plane touched down, Mack and Skye were out the door.