[Bus]
Ward and I are in the cargo hold, training with the punching bags, waiting for Skye to come down. After we're both sweaty, we finally see Skye walk down, "You know you're late" Ward says
"I'm tired. From the morning workout. I thought I was joining SHIELD, not 24-hour fitness" Skye says
I chuckle, "It's called relative strength training. Starting with the basics" I explain checking her hand wraps
"And next time, you do 15 pushups for every minute you're late" Ward says
"Fine, Mister Fun-Machine" I laugh at the nickname she gave him cause it fits perfectly, "Better than pull-ups. I don't ever wanna do another pull-up again" Skye says
"You find yourself hanging off the edge of a building 20 stories up, you're gonna wanna do at least one" Ward says
"Stand here. Jab cross, like this" I tell her before demonstrating"Ten minutes" Ward says
She starts, "You know the hardest part about boxing?" I ask
"Getting punched in the face?" She asks
I laugh, "Keeping your hands up"
"Why do I even have to do this? I'm sure Fitzsimmons' supervising officer didn't make them do this muscle stuff" Skye says"You said you wanted to be a field agent like Coulson. Well, if you'd like to switch disciplines..." Ward says
"Hey, Simmons, what did your S.O give you guys for morning drills?" I ask
"Oh atomistic attribute drills. Yeah, we'd name the mechanical, chemical, thermal..." Simmons explains
I look at Skye, "Electrical properties of materials..." Fitz says
"Okay, okay, they made your point" Skye groans
I laugh before Ward goes back to hold the bag as I shadow her, "There will come a moment when you have to commit to this, or bail. Every field agent has a defining moment. Ask Coulson. When you have to make the hard call. To either dedicate yourself to this, or to curl up in a ball and run" Ward explains
"How can you run if you're curled up in a ball?" Skye asks
"It's our job as your S.O's to make sure you don't die before then" I fix her hands, "Come on" I say
"So what was yours, Agent King?" Skye asks
"Keep punching" I tell her
"Oh come on, you're really not gonna tell me?" She asks giving me a smile
"It's classified" I tell her
She tilts her head, "Not even a hint?" She asks
"Maybe another time" I give her a small smile, "In private" I tell her
She nods her head, "What about you, Agent Ward?" Skye asks
"Ten minutes" He says
"Your defining moment" She stops punching, "Come on, tell me. I wanna know. I could get Coulson to give you some of that truth serum" She goes back to punching, "You could spill your little heart out to me again" Skye jokes
"You mean my Level 1 overshare that miraculously got you to cooperate? I hate to tell you this rookie, but we don't have a truth serum" Ward tells her"Changing course. Briefing in three" May says over the PA
"Ah. Looks like we're on the move" Fitz says
Skye scoffs before Ward walks away, "There's no truth serum?" She asks
I shrug my shoulders, "Above my pay grade" I tell her
She punches the bag before I walk over to her. I lean in behind her and see her breathing pick up, "Good job today, princess" I whisper before I walk away
[Main Area]
Ward, Skye, and I walk in right before Coulson, "A few minutes ago, a SHIELD transport was attacked while carrying a priority red protected asset, off Route 76 near Sterling" Coulson says
We sit down, "Priority red?" Simmons asks
"The asset was Canadian physicist Dr. Franklin Hall, known for his work..." Cauls starts
"Oh, no, not Frank" Simmons says
"Doctor Hall? He was our chemical analysis professor" Fitz says
"Yeah, he's so enthusiastic about science, we just adored him. We can rescue him, can't we?" Simmons asks
"He's on of ours. We're gonna try" Coulson says
"And the attackers?" Ward asks"Invisible" Coulson says
"Wait, invisible" Skye laughs, "Cool" Ward gives her a look, "But terrible" Skye says
[Sterling, Colorado]
Once we arrive, we head to the site of the incident, "Doctor Hall was an asset?" Skye asks
"One of the few select scientists SHIELD has been protecting. People our enemies would love to get their hands on. We keep them hidden, keep them on the move" Coulson says
"Which is why Fitz and I were so lucky to have him" Simmons says
"We don't have him anymore" Coulson says
"And what does priority red mean?" Skye asks
"It means security should've been..." We hear creaking and look up, "...heavy" Coulson says
Coulson and May talk to the driver before the rest of us look at the wreckage, "Fitz, what am I seeing here?" Simmons asks
Fitz, Skye, Ward, and I walk over to her, "Well, I'm not wearing the full-spectrum goggles I designed, so, no clue" We make to her, "Let me have a look. Come on" Fitz says
"No, whoa, whoa, whoa, wait! Don't move. Wait a second" Simmons warns us
We stop before she grabs some dirt and throws it and it turns into some sort of tornado, "What the hell?" Skye asks
"I think the electro-static field scanner activated some...thing" Simmons says
The it starts throwing things so we duck, "Okay. Can we deactivate it? Now?" Could asks
It keeps throwing things, "You have to increase the density!" Fitz yells
"I tried Fitz!" Simmons yells
We keep dodging, "Fitz!" May yells
Then he does something and the gravel drops and something drops with it. Simmons picks it up with tweezers, "That did all this" Simmons says
Coulson grabs it, "What is that?" Skye asks
Coulson looks at it, "Something big" Coulson says
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Finally Falling
Fanfiction"Finally falling in love with you was the best feeling in the world" In which Cassandra King is plucked from the field to join a top secret SHIELD team. But on their first mission, she comes across an intriguing girl that catches her eye immediately...