Forged In Hellfire

Part 1(Ch7)

In the cube, Emilie sits with her head in her hands. Face swollen from tears. She hears the cube doors open and looks over to see Quake and Simmons.

"You shouldn't be here." Informs Emilie. "Let me guess. Coulson isn't aware you're here."

Quake and Simmons look at each other.

"No. He doesn't." Admits Simmons.

"We're here because we want to be." Says Quake.

"Must be nice to have that choice." Fires Emilie.

"What you're going through...I'm not gonna pretend it's normal. But it's not wrong." Says Quake.

Quake and Simmons sit next to her on the bed.

Emilie takes a deep breath. "I was in a really dark place the night I met Robbie. I had come to the conclusion that I could never have a normal life. There was a guy pointing a gun at me and I wanted him to pull the trigger."

Quake takes Emilie's hand.

"I don't know, maybe it was divine intervention, maybe it was just luck, but I woke up the next day and didn't feel alone."

"You're not alone. There are thousands of us out there and a lot of them feel the same way you do. You're scared, I know because I was too. I didn't know how to control my powers and you, you have a whole new set that you didn't even know existed. I promise, we will do everything we can to help you get through this." Says Quake.

"I think what you really need is a pick me up." Says Simmons, as she walks back over to the door and rolls in a small cart.

"What's that?" Asks Emilie.

Simmons pulls off a cover and reveals a projector, drinks, and snacks. Emilie looks at her and Quake.

"Don't tell me you've never had a girls night?" Asks Simmons.
Emilie shakes her head. Simmons hooks up the projector and sets up a movie. The girls sit down on the bed next to Emilie with the popcorn.

"When Fitz makes me want to strangle him or I just need to unwind from a rough week, I turn on movie and stuff my face with junk." States Simmons.

"I don't need an excuse to down junk food." Adds Quake. Emilie cracks a smile and grabs a handful of popcorn.

At the Summit the Director wants to know exactly what Coulson and his team are doing about the Watchdogs.

"They've been awfully quiet the last 48 hours." Says Director Mason.

"I wish I could tell you it's because we wiped them out, but unfortunately that's not the case." Coulson declares.

"Do we know what the writing on the rock is or what this Gideon guy wants?"

"We have Fitz-Simmons translating it as we speak," Bluffs Coulson. "I'll be sure to let you know once we know the full translation. As for Gideon, it's unclear what he's after."

"And what about this...Nephilim?" Inquires the Director.

"She's just as clueless as we are."

The Director searches Coulson's face lies and then bids them goodbye as he is pulled off to a press conference.

"Fitz-Simmons has no clue on the origin of that script." Says Mae calling Coulson's bluff.

"I told him what he needed to hear to keep him off our back."

Mae gives him a side eye and they head back to the jet. When they get back to HQ it's late.