Their little star

Skye

"I could get use to this, people. It's like Siri, if it worked."

She tells Melinda as she walks away from Qasim and his translator, taking a sip of the drink she picked up earlier. So far, everything is running smoothly, and Skye starts to think this can work out.

"Well, well, well. Look who we have hear."

A female voice speaks up from behind her, making Skye freeze up as she recognises the voice. Slowly turning around, her eyes lands on the last person she thought she would meet. But, speaking with the woman earlier wasn't enough.

Standing face to face with Pepper Pots, Skye realises she just jinxed everything. Realising having Pepper and Stark at the party, will create a lot of problem, mainly if Stark were to end up face to face with Coulson.

Realising she has no other option, Skye opens her bag and pulls out her phone, quickly writing a message on it.

"Pepper Pots."

She says, mainly to inform Melinda who she just meets. She also holds up her phone, with the message: Act as you only know me as a hacker you and Stark found out have hacked his system. I have S.H.I.E.L.D in my ear.

Seeing how Pepper reads the message, she nods her head, signalling she understand.

"What is a hacker doing here?"

Pepper asks, making Skye let out a sigh of relief. Looking at the woman in front of her, she can see that Pepper is looking worried and Skye can understand that.

"I was invited. Is it just you or is Mr Stark here to?"

Skye decides to ask, not sure she wants him there or not.

"He's here somewhere."

Pepper answer and Skye knows she should have known. Pepper doesn't go to things like this without having Stark around, mostly so she can keep an eye on him. He has a habit of making bad decisions after all.

"Skye, stall them as much as possible. I'm going to contact Coulson to see what he wants to do."

Melinda informs Skye in her ear, Skye managing to stop herself from nodding her head as an answer. Seeing that Pepper has located Stark, waving her hand for him to walk over. Skye grows to wonder what she is about to do.

The moment Stark's eyes lands on Skye, she can see he is about to call out her name. But Pepper is faster, moving in front of him and managed to keep him silent. Seeing how Pepper speaks to him in a very low voice, Skye relaxes.

Starks happy face turns serious as he walks over to her, Pepper by his side this time around. Stark nods his head in a greeting, this being the only recognition that he knows who she is.

"Oh, look. If it isn't my favourite hacker, or not. What are you doing in a place like this?"

Stark says instead and Skye can't help but to roll her eyes at this, could this man be more obvious that something is wrong.

"Skye, listen carefully. You are allowed to tell them why you are there and try and get Stark to help you. This way we won't risk anything that can get the rest of the team in danger. You are however not allowed to tell them Coulson is alive."

Melinda's voice reaches her ear once more and Skye is happy that she didn't seem to realise that something is up with Stark. Looking around herself, she grabs hold of Stark and Pepper and starts to pull them wither her, finding a more secluded spot.

"Okay, listen. About a week ago, a mobile S.H.I.E.L.D unit picked me up. I'm currently helping them as a consultant. This is why I'm here today. Earlier today, Quinn managed to kidnap a priority red asset, a Canadian physicist by the name of Dr Franklin Hall."