Through Time and Space

Chapter 46

*two months later*

"We just got a call from Fury," Coulson announced over the intercom, "we're the rescue mission for Natasha. She got into a sticky situation over in Peru and we're the closest team. May, Ward, and Skye, suit up."

Skye stood up off the couch with a sigh and walked to her bunk. She climbed into her tac gear and then walked to the cargo hold to grab her icer from the lab.

"New modifications?" Skye asked with a raised eyebrow as she watched Fitz play around with the gun.

He handed it to her. "I redesigned the bullets. Whoever you hit with the bullets should be out for twice as long as they used to be."

"Not bad, Fitz," Skye grinned, accepting the gun that was being held out to her. "Thanks."

Fitz gave her a two-fingered salute before he returned to working on a project with Jemma. Skye exited the lab and walked up to May and Ward, who were standing near the cargo bay doors with Coulson.

"It should be a simple extraction," Coulson explained to the three, "get in, take down the guards, get her out."

"Any idea what state she'll be in when we find her?" Ward asked, loading his gun.

"Hopefully just a little beat up, she was undercover since about a week after your wedding. They only found out about her yesterday and our sources say that they're holding her for information."

"So she might be in bad shape," May finished his sentence.

"Better than dead," Coulson nodded slowly, "just bring her home."

"Understood," Ward answered as the plane landed and the door opened.

The group of three made their way out of the Bus and through the trees until they reached a small town. They hid their guns and tried staying out of sight until they reached an office building. They crept around to the back of the building and Skye hacked the security panel. The door opened and they slunk inside, staying against the walls. They followed Coulson's instructions that he had given them before hand and found themselves in an empty hallway on the third floor. To anyone else, the door at the end of the hall may have looked completely innocent, but May, Skye, and Ward walked towards it, pulling out their guns.

Ward kicked down the door and they found Natasha tied to a chair. "I was wondering when you guys would show up," she smirked as she looked over at them.

"Sorry we're late," Skye said as she ran over to untie the ropes on Natasha's wrists and ankles. She held out a hand and Natasha took it, standing up. "Let's get you out of here."

With May and Ward in the front, leading the way, the four agents made their way back downstairs and towards the exit.

There was a loud noise from behind them and Natasha sighed. "That would be my babysitters realizing I'm gone. We need go, and fast."

They took off running and heard as the alarm started, warning all other agents in the building that their prisoner had escaped. May swore loudly but continued running down the hallway. Ward fell behind to cover them in the back.

They made it to the first floor when a bullet ricocheted off the wall in front of them. May whipped around and fired her gun twice at the man who tried to shoot them and he fell to ground, knocked unconscious by the new bullets designed by Fitz.

The team bolted towards the door and Skye had to work her magic with the keypad just as she had before. Ward covered her as she did so and shot two agents who started coming their way. "Skye..."

"I know, I know, hang on," she said, busy typing away at the keypad.

Five more agents came in to the room and Ward and May started firing at them. They fell to the ground just as Skye had finally opened the door. "Come on, we have to get out of here."

The three followed her out the door and started making their way back to the Bus. There was a gunshot heard from behind them and Natasha whipped around to fire back at the person. Just as she turned, she was struck by the bullet and she fell to the ground. May and Skye started firing on the agent who shot Natasha as Ward ran over to her and picked her up bridal style to carry her back to the Bus.

The cargo hold doors opened and they ran inside, shutting the doors behind them. May took off towards the cockpit and prepared the plane for lift off.

"Talk to me," Coulson said as he ran down the stairs to meet them.

"Nat was shot," Ward informed him as he and Skye started to work on stopping the bleeding.

"Simmons! Get in here!" Coulson yelled in the direction of the lab and Simmons came running out.

She saw Natasha's body on the floor and ran back to the lab to get her medical kit. She ran back to the team and knelt on the ground beside Natasha, starting to work on the wound.

"The bullet's in deep," she informed them as she worked, "if we don't stop the bleeding, it could be fatal. I need you to get her on to one of the stretchers."

Ward picked her up and carried her to where Simmons had appointed and he laid her down. Simmons got to work immediately. She disinfected the area of skin around the bullet and started to begin removing the bullet. Skye looked away, burying her face in to Ward's chest. He led her away from the lab with Coulson so they could let Simmons work without an audience.

"She'll be alright," he soothed her. "She'll pull through."

"I hope you're right."