A Miracle Starts With a Beat of a Heart

Chapter 40

Daisy didn't really remember too much about what happened right after Kora was able to revive her.

She remembered May and Coulson going down to immediately hug her, continuously telling her just how proud of her they were and how happy they were that she had made it. There was a continuous stream of tears coming from their eyes.

She remembered the immediate freak out she had when she remembered Daniel. She needed him to know that she was okay. It still surprised her how someone could care for her the way Daniel did. She could only imagine what kind of worry he was going through at the moment, not knowing if she was going to come back alive.

She remembered trying to get up from the ground in search of Nadia. The entire time they were back in time, all she could think about was her daughter; Nadia was the last person she thought about before she died. She needed to know that her daughter was safe despite all the people involved telling her she was. She needed her daughter to be safe in her arms.

The last thing she remembered was vomiting in the cargo hold of Zephyr One due to the dizziness she felt and May, Coulson, Mack, and Kora all freaking out and telling her to lie back down before she passed out.

Daisy didn't know how long had passed since the Zephyr and when she became aware that she was starting to wake up. Her eyes were still closed as when she tried opening them, she was blinded by the lights in whatever room she was in. She was also faintly aware of something under her nose, which she could only assume was a nasal cannula given that it felt exactly like the one she had on after waking up after Ian Quinn had shot her. Daisy could feel the soreness radiate throughout her body, but it was nowhere near the pain when she had first died or right after she was revived. She tried moving, but her body felt heavy and achy to the point where all she could do was groan.

Her hearing almost made it sound like she was under water, but soon, it started to clear up, and she could hear the beeping of machines and a soft voice calling her name. She was expecting to wake up inside the healing chamber, but she could feel the light blanket covering her lower body. She could also feel someone holding her hand, rubbing soft circles against her knuckles, which was definitely a step up from the healing chamber, in her opinion, where she was alone in a claustrophobic capsule.

"Daisy," the voice called. "Daisy, it's time to wake up. Everyone's been waiting up on you."

Daisy blinked a couple more times before she was able to keep her eyes open and her vision cleared up. She felt a warmth grow in her heart when the first thing she saw when she woke up was Daniel Sousa. His eyes were filled with happiness and relief upon seeing her open them. "Was getting a little worried there," he said with a sigh.

Daisy chuckled. She looked around, realizing that she was in the same room that she had given birth in. She figured that they still kept it a medical room, so that if anything major happened, say dying temporarily, then that person would have privacy, but still be very close to the medbay. Daisy then realized the metal chair Daniel was sitting on next to her bed. She look at him. "Please tell me you have not been sitting in that uncomfortable thing the entire time I've been unconscious."

Daniel laughed at her comment. She shook his head. "It's been a pretty consistent cycle between me, Coulson, and May the last three days with Simmons coming in every so often to check on your progress."

"Thr-" Daisy was shocked. "Three days!?"

Daniel nodded. "Well, now that I think about it, it's more like two and a half, but if we're talking just days you've technically been asleep, then three. The first twenty-four hours, you were completely asleep the entire time, but within the last thirty-six or so, you've been in and out, so we've just been waiting for you to wake up. Simmons said the healing chamber did a wonder on you and decided about eighteen hours ago that you were healed enough and that you'd like to wake up in a bed rather than in the pod."