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Episode 20: Nothing Personal

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Inside the base, Coulson, Fitz-Simmons and Trip all inside Koenig's office. Simmons is on the couch, Coulson stands behind the couch watching a monitor. Fitz and Trip stand in the background both looking bored.

"Play it again." Coulson said.

"It's the same every time, sir." Fitz replied.

Coulson shoots him a look. "Fitz?" he's looking at the big wall of monitors that Skye and Koenig had been looking at the NSA satellite feed through. They now all show static and say "No Signal".

"As I said all internal cameras feed were erased but the hangar's landing assist system is separate," on the monitor in front of Coulson they can see a picture of the back of The Bus. The cargo bay door is down and we can see Lola and the SUV parked inside. "The camera tracks movement. So, after we left, everything's normal until this." said Fitz.

He pushes some buttons and they see May, in her winter gear, walking out of The Bus holding her bag.

"An entry log has May leaving the base a few minutes later through the front door, only her." Simmons said.

The feed becomes jittery for a moment as Fitz fast forwards then clears. "And then this."

They see Grant and Skye enter The Bus hand in hand, none of them knowing the whole truth. "Holding hands." Coulson muttered.

"Soon after, the plane takes off," Coulson is staring at the screen with confusion. "But that is all we've got."

"Where are they going? And Koenig?" Coulson asked.

"Koenig must've gotten onto the plane somehow." Simmons suggested.

"There's no other way in or out." Coulson replied.

"The blast doors and the hangar door are the only exits." Trip said.

"And both are undamaged. So nobody attacked the place and they weren't running away. So why?" Coulson asked.

"Maybe Koenig got orders." Trip suggested.

"From who? Not Fury. Is there anyone left to give orders? Aren't we just improvising at this point?" Fitz asked.

"Still wouldn't explain why the communication lines were cut or why they left their phones or why May just...left." Simmons said.

"May walked away because I told her to. I was mad and I was mean." Coulson replied, knowing it was his fault and that he lost his best friend.

"Then we don't need her sorry ass." Trip said.

Coulson whips his head to look at Trip. "Excuse me?"

"With all the crap we're facing this is not the time to pull the rip cord, bail out." Trip argued.

"I'll make us some food. We have to eat." Simmons gets up from the sofa walking out and Trip gets to his feet as well. "Let me help."

But Fitz quickly jumps out of his chair. "Uh, no, I'll get it, actually. You stay here." He runs out of the room giving Trip no choice.

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Simmons walking in a hallway, she turns when she hears Fitz. 

"Simmons," he catches up and they start walking together. "For a minute there, in the field, I thought things were normal again, and then...why do you think they left us in the dark?" he asked.

Simmons sighs. "I don't know. But something will turn up. We just have to stay positive."

"For Coulson, yeah. I know. He's had a rough go of it." Fitz said.