Dr. Garner sat with Skye and I as we got everything under control, Skye's heartbeat and my body temperature. We're looking at our watches, "Back to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit" I say
"That was quick. Can you control it that easily?" He asks
"Not necessarily but I was trained to control my emotions while in the field, so I just apply it here and it seems to work" I tell him
He looks at me, "Is that what really works? Or is there something else?" He asks
I glance at Skye, "That's it" He raises his eyebrow at me and I sigh, "Okay, I think about Skye and I calm down"
Skye looks up, "Really?" She asks and I nod my head
"Okay, let's move on, how's your heart rate, Skye?" I ask
"Under 70" Skye says
"How are you doing that?" He asks
"May taught me. You focus on a single point. Let everything else become noise disappearing in the background" Skye says
"Except it doesn't disappear. You're just pushing it aside. Both of you. Which is why when you two were dreaming, the tremors started and the table melted. What were you dreaming about?" He asks
"I don't remember" She says
"We're not talking about me now" I say
"You two are seeming defensive" He says
"Because you keep pressing" Skye says
"Agreed" I say
"Because whatever you're feeling was strong enough to shake this entire plane" He looks at me, "And melt this table"
"Well, I don't know, so let's move on. How about you show me an inkblot, and I'll tell you about my first time" Skye jokes
"Humor. So that's your thing. Well, that's an effective way to avoid thinking about how monumentally painful your life is right now" He tells her
"Good pep talk. Thanks" I say
"Sarcasm. Same purpose. Avoidance strategy" He tells me
"What are we avoiding, exactly?" Skye asks
"The truth. That your both different now. That you have abilities. Abilities triggered by pain. And either you face that or you two don't sleep again" He tells us
"I dreamed I was on mission. Looking through the scope on my rifle. Next think I knew, I was on the other side. The rifle was trained on me" She says
He looks at me, "Fine" I sigh, "I dreamed we were on a mission. First I'm clearing the building with Skye. Next, she's lying on the floor in front of me dead and I couldn't do anything to save her. My powers activated and I blew the building up, taking it down, with everyone in it and I came out unscathed" I explain
"Pretty on point. Going from being agents to, uh—" He says
"Yeah, to being on the Index. And I know SHIELD's policy for people on the Index. I've executed that policy" Skye says
The room starts shaking, "Okay, Skye, I need you to stop. Just calm down. Take a breath" He says
"Wait, the room is shaking" She says
"Right. Which is why I need you to breathe" He says
"No, this isn't me. I'm not doing this" Skye tells him before he walks out
Skye and I walk out of the cage and towards the bickering of the two once married couple in the command center, "Not okay when we were married, but definitely not okay now" Dr. Garner says
"Not okay is Skye's lunatic father leading Coulson into a trap. Civilian could be hurt. I acted quickly" May says
"And me, Skye, and Cassandra? We do what?" Dr. Garner asks
"Sam as if we were on base. Stay in the cage. Continue your evaluation—" May 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...
