They Can Break Our Hearts, They Won't Take Our Souls
John always told her no matter the situation that if you feel threatened, keep your mouth shut. Skye usually had a problem with that anyway, a sarcastic remark on the tip of her tongue constantly. Only time she ever sealed her lips was when someone asked about John. As the cool metal bites against her wrists, she listens to him. Even after he's long dead he's still saving her. ''I'm going to ask you one more time, tell me everything you know''.
Skye smiles up at the man in front of her, ''that's not really a question''. Her voice is thick with tears her cheeks are cold stained in sweat and salt water. But it's not because she's afraid. No it's because she has no idea where Grant is. She's heard whispers in and out that he'd been hurt that no one has heard from him or Bobbi since their mission was compromised two days ago. Which was when everything went to hell.
Grant had people watching her, a team of mercenaries while he was away on his mission, the last mission he'd ever do for Shield. She wasn't angry about it, how could she be? If he didn't go a lot of people were going to die since Hydra got their hands on a weapon. He told her the last time they spoke that he wasn't sure how long it would take, he had to go undercover. But there were some very powerful people that were going to be looking out for her while he was gone.
And for two days everything was fine. She and Kebo stayed in her apartment, Kebo seemed satisfied with all the additional security. Everything was going according to plan. Until it wasn't. In the middle of the night the front door was kicked in men in tact gear stormed through, it wasn't just the task force Coulson sent to find her. It was Hydra too. How they found her exactly? She still doesn't know.
All Skye knows is that she woke up to a gun to the back of her head and a deep voice telling her to get up, put her hands on her head. She's been in this small holding room hand cuffed to a hard metal chair ever since. Only released to use the restroom, Coulson told her she's lucky to of even gotten that. Hydra took Kebo when they realized the task force had already taken Skye, threw her in a van with a bag over her head.
The last thing she saw was Kebo being slammed against an armored vehicle, his worried gaze fixed on her. Kebo is good at talking his way out of things, he'll be alright. Skye was brought to the Playground and the first sight that greeted her when she was finally allowed to see was Phil Coulson. Standing in front of her with a scowl on his face, May beside him. The other woman didn't speak, just glared at her.
Coulson did not have much to say either, just told her to answer whatever questions General Johnson asks her. But she can't. How can she even think straight when the father of her child the love of her life is out there possibly hurt, or dead? Besides half of what Johnson is asking anyway is mainly about Hydra and she has no information for him. Not that Coulson even cares, they've been down this road before.
He thinks she's just lying to protect John's secrets, which is not true. Garrett had a lot of them she doesn't know everything and she doesn't want to. Johnson is nothing special to look at if she's being honest, you can tell he's from a military background. She is not intimidated by him and his stupid team, Ward could wipe the floor with them. Fresh tears enter her eyes and she blinks them back, already hating herself for crying in front of him earlier.
Johnson looks down at her now, braces both hands on each side of the chair. ''Do you have any idea what we could do to you if you don't cooperate?'' Skye locks it all down, but she can't hide the fact that she's shaking. Which the other man finds entertaining apparently, sends her a smirk. ''You know for a tiny girl you sure had a lot of people protecting you. I find that interesting. Not that it matters, they're all dead now''.
Skye blanches as the images of bodies on her apartment floor come to view. All those people Grant trusted, are dead because of her. Just like in Cuba, people have died to keep her safe and she didn't even deserve it. How much blood is Coulson going to spill, is she before this is all over? When did all of this become so dark and twisted? How did this happen? Just three days ago she found out she's going to be a mother.
And now she's been captured by Shield expected to pay for all of John's sins. He'd dead, isn't that payment enough? Skye knows she too has things to answer for, she betrayed Coulson and everyone he cared about. She nearly cost FItz and Simmons their lives, her hands are not clean in this. Skye has been tortured before so this man does not scare her, hell there was only one person she was ever afraid of.
''Let's take a look at the file again shall we?'' Oh yes the file, the one filled with dead Shield agents, empty warehouses and missions she knows nothing about. Half of her wonders why the hell Johnson is the one interrogating her, he's not an agent. Why isn't Coulson or May? Her stomach swirls reminding her yet again that torture is no longer an option. She can handle it but her baby? Absolutely not, she is innocent.
Skye has considered telling Coulson she's pregnant, they wouldn't lay a finger on her if they knew. So far she's had no reason to because Johnson hasn't touched her, if she senses it going that way she'll have no choice. And besides they'd have no reason to suspect Ward being the father, she's not going to say anything. Skye is going to protect her child and Grant, that's the one thing she will not fail.
Johnson takes the seat across from her once more, throws the file on the table between them as if to startle her. It didn't work the first four times he did it and it's not now. She can't even listen to him her mind back on Grant. What if something happened? What if Hydra captured him and he's being tortured right now? Or worse, what if he's already dead? His body casually placed somewhere eyes looking at nothing?
He'll never hold his child never see Skye again never- Skye can't stop the sob that tears out of her throat nor the vomit that follows soon after. All over the floor below her, Johnson curses and walks out of the room. She can't even wipe her mouth or move her hair, in all her life Skye has never felt more embarrassed in her life. This is humiliating. The heavy door opens and she tenses, but then a familiar voice reaches out.
''You alright?'' Trip. Skye has never felt more relaxed around a Shield agent. He has a wet paper towel in his hands, wipes her mouth and hair. A few other agents come in and clean up the mess, once they are alone again Trip gets her out of the hand cuffs. ''Do you need anything? Water, use the restroom?'' ''Water''. She croaks out, and Trip pulls a water bottle out from his back pocket.
''Why are you here? Why are you being nice to me?'' Skye stretches her limbs, takes the hair tye from her wrist and puts her hair up. ''I told you, if there was a way I could of saved you from Garrett I would have''. ''So you feel guilty, I'll take what I can get''. Skye wipes her face, doesn't see the grimace Trip wears. ''Yeah I feel guilty. But I also know you don't deserve half of what Shield is doing to you, you deserve a hell of a lot better than this Skye''.
She thinks about the last two days being stuck in here, sleeping on a cot in the corner of the room with no blanket or pillow. At least they feed her three times a day and give her all the water she needs, that's more than she got in Vault D all those months ago. Skye gives Trip a sad smile, ''you're probably the only one at Shield who thinks that''. He gives her a knowing look that spikes her interest, ''I'm not sure about that''.
Skye wipes the sweat from her brow and continues pacing. Decides to hell with it all and faces Trip. ''Grant is he, is he okay? Please tell me he's alive''. If he notices the way her hand is curled over her belly he doesn't comment. ''He's alive, injured but alive, that's all we know''. The sigh of relief that comes out her makes Trip smile for some reason. She wants to ask what happened but knows he can't tell her.
''Trip, thank you. Aren't you going to get in trouble for this?'' She gestures to herself and he rolls his eyes. ''Please girl I'm Coulson's favorite, besides Ward of course. Don't worry about me''. They talk for a minute about nothing important until Trip stiffens looking at his phone. ''Everything okay?'' The look he gives her has Skye on edge. ''Has Johnson hurt you?'' She shakes her head, ''no''.
''Good. That's good, I don't know why he's in here questioning you anyway. Once he found you he should of been on the next plane to Washington''. The heavy door opens once more and fully expecting Johnson Skye freezes up when it is not him that enters. It's Simmons. She forgets how to breathe. Remembers John telling her to do something for him, of course in her undying loyalty she told him anything. Cross them off.
It's one of the things she regrets the most. With tears in her eyes as Fitz and Simmons begged her not to, that they were friends and Fitz knew she cared about them. Of course she did, but it was a weakness. And John came first he always had. So she stood there and watched as the pod fell from the plane, not knowing until hours later if they made it out alive. John was so proud of her so thrilled when she told him they'd been taken care of.
''Your attempt at crossing off Fitz and Simmons failed''.
Coulson had said, but Skye wasn't trying to cross them off she was trying to save them. Guess no one will ever see that. Simmons is looking at her now with hate in her eyes, the two women just stare at each other the air in the room thick with tension. ''Jemma what are you doing?'' Trip takes a step to her but she doesn't drop her gaze from Skye. ''Fitz will never be the same, did you know that?'' Skye says nothing.
''Because of what you did to him he will never be the same''. ''Simmons I am so''- ''Don't you dare apologize to me you monster''. Skye chews on her lip, unsure of what to say. ''You ruined everything and for what? For a man who went mad in the end? Was it worth it Skye? All of this? We were a team a family and you betrayed us''. ''I know I''- ''Fitz nearly died because of you''. Skye crosses her arms as Simmons wipes a stray tear off her cheek.
''You think I wanted any of that to happen? Do you have any idea how hard it was for me?'' ''Oh how hard it was for you? Did you sit by Fitz's bedside every night holding his hand, praying that he would wake up? That being sent to the bottom of the ocean didn't destroy him? Did you watch Ward nearly fall apart for months after he found out you were Hydra? You have caused so much damage and you don't even care do you?''
Skye bites back tears of her own, ''I do care. I just wanted to save John's life you don't understand''. It was the wrong thing to say, Jemma lunges for Skye only to be grabbed by Trip and Coulson flies into the room. ''Agent Simmons that's enough! Trip get her out of here''. Skye is pressed against the steel wall, hands protectively over her belly. ''Coulson please, I don't know anything I swear. I haven't been involved with Hydra for months''.
''And I'm just supposed to believe you?'' ''They think that I killed Whitehall, I'm the enemy now''. At this Coulson raises an eyebrow, ''you didn't tell them it was Ward. That's why they were also at your apartment''. She nods and he glances at her wrists. ''Coulson I know you hate me and I know you have no reason to believe me but I swear I told you everything that I know about Hydra and Garrett in Vault D.
If John had other secrets he didn't tell me, I don't know if Hydra is planning anything else if I did I would tell you''. He glances at the door and sighs before leaning against it. ''Simmons was right you know''. She nods. ''We're putting you in Vault D in the morning until I figure out my next move''. Cold dread enters her, she wraps both arms around herself and starts crying all over again. He doesn't even flinch.
''It's too bad Senator Ward decided not to take you into custody''. Coulson mutters before shaking his head and walking out, leaving her alone in the cold room. She paces until she can't anymore, curls into a ball on the cot and weeps. For Ward who is out there somewhere not knowing that she's here. He's going to feel so awful, so guilty. But it wasn't his fault he did everything he could to protect her, there was no way he could of known.
Skye wonders what is best, to wait for Ward to come back and get her out of here (she has no doubt that he wil) or try it on her own. The safest option would be number one, the only thing is how long would she have to wait? Days? Can she survive days in Vault D or will she lose her mind again? Skye takes a deep breath, closes her eyes. Yes she ca, because she has something to fight for that she didn't have last time.
She rubs soothing circles on her belly, ''don't worry baby I'm not going to let anything happen to you. Neither will Daddy, I promise everything is going to be okay''. All Skye knows is that she's pregnant in enemy territory and Ward is hurt. She should of gotten off the grid the second she found out she was with child. There's no way in hell any of them are getting out of this unscathed.