Facing Your Destiny [Book 2]: A Grant Ward FanFic

Chapter 1 - Home

Shadows.

TW: Talks of self-harm.

Taylor was currently sitting in her room watching TV when she heard a knock on the door. No one normally goes to her unless they need something. She turned off the TV and turned her body towards the door.

"Come in." She shouts. Her door opens slowly revealing a curious looking Steve Rogers. "Oh, hey Steve." She smiled, which he reciprocated.

"Hey, Taylor. You left your phone in the kitchen and it started ringing so I thought I'd bring it to you just in case it was someone important." he explained. He tossed her her phone.

"Thanks Steve." She thanked. He smiled and left, closing the door behind him. She unlocked her phone to see 3 missed calls, all from the same person. 'The Boss.' She groaned and called him back. It rang for a bit but finally he answered. "Sir, what do you need?"

"No need to call me 'Sir' Taylor." He replied. She bit back a smile at his dadness.

"Right, cause I left. And I left for a reason Phil." She reminded him.

"I know and I wouldn't be calling if it wasn't absolutely necessary. I just need one interrogation, that's all." Phil explained.

"Who and why?" She asked.

"Why? Because one: You're the best at interrogations. You can be really intimidating when you need to be." He started making Taylor chuckle, reminding her of what Ward said to her. "And two: He won't talk to anyone else." Her smile automatically dropped at that. "I'm guessing with that silence I don't need to say who."

"No. Not a chance Phil." She shut him down indefinitely. "There's no way in hell I'm going down there. Not now, not ever, not in a million years."

"Please Taylor. He won't talk to anyone else." He pleaded.

"What about Skye? Have you tried her? I'd bet she'd work." She spat.

"Still bitter about that?" Phil asked, chuckling. "And yes, we have." This surprises her.

"And how do you know I'll get anything out of him? I left." She stated.

"He asked for you personally." Phil told her.

"And you're giving him what he wants?" She asks, scandalized.

"Well, if it's the only way to get the information we need then well...Yeah." He told her. "Hunter, Hartley and Idaho are here." He tried to bribe her.

"And? You think that'll change my answer? Why now anyway?" She asks.

"Because the technology in play warrants it." He replied. She sighs.

"And I really don't have a say in this, do I?" He just releases a deep sigh. "Copy that." She says hanging up. She has a quick shower and gets dressed. Walking out of her room she walks into something rock hard. She looks up at the person she bumped into. "Oops sorry Thor." She quickly walked away from the Pop Tart stealer. She picked up her car keys from the counter and yes, she kept the Audi she stole from Cybertek. Tony couldn't help but upgrade it a little. Including changing the colors to fit Taylor perfectly. Black and purple. Her colors. She argued against it not wanting to make any fuss, but Tony said it was that or he'd make her an iron man suit, so she chose the car. She drove to the coordinates Coulson sent her and parked next to the Bus. She smiled at the memories she has on that plane. She saw a man under the bonnet of a car. Nothing new there. "Alphonso Mackenzie? Is that you?" He emerged from the bonnet and wiped his hands on a rag.