Fix the sky

Melinda May

She knew something had been going on with her rookie, she had just hoped that the otherwise talkative girl would just tell her what is wrong; like she always does. This time it had been different, this time she had pulled herself away from everyone; or so she had thought. It seemed as if she had been talking to someone at least, she didn't like the fact that whatever was going in is being kept a secret, especially when it seemed to be something they should be knowing. What made her even more worried was the fact that the girl who use to hate secret so much would keep a large one now.

She would have given her more time to come clean, but what had just happened in front of her eyes in the gym. Something was horribly wrong, and she couldn't do something, the girl who had somehow managed to break through her walls was in tribal pain in front of her eyes and there wasn't a single thing she could do about it. Fitz had however managed to calm her down and before she was able to question both about what is going on, Fitz drags the weaken Skye away from her and out from the gym.

She looks at the empty spot where Skye had been standing just a few minutes earlier and her eyes lands on the small red dots on the floor. Lowering herself down to the dots, she realized what she is looking at and her worry grows at once. She was quickly on her feet once more and heads from the gym. Agents were quickly walking past her, fear in their eyes and she could hear how the mumbling about Fitz and anger. She should have known they would have headed for the lab; but to scare of agents, that was something she had not expected to happen.

She enters the lab only to freeze at the sight. Fitz was working behind the CT scans computers and Skye was laying on the table, completely still and her eyes closed. Memories of when she had been shot returns and May pushes it all away, she was alive, there was no new gun wounds. But there was something else that was the problem now. The moment the scans shows up on the computer screen and May can see how Fitz goes pale, May can't help but to fear the worst.

"What is going on here?"

She had tried to keep her voice balanced, but she could hear how it breaks slightly and Fitz jumps out of surprise. As he turns his head to look at her; she could see fear and worry; something that didn't help her feel any better about everything that is going in this moment. Hearing footsteps, they both turns their heads to the side to see Skye enter the room.

"Didn't I tell you everything is alright?"

She asks, she was back acting like her normal self. The only proof of what has happened is the tiredness in her eyes in that moment. She could feel how Fitz looks at her once more before his eyes turns back to the computer screen once more. May starts to walk over to Fitz to see what he was looking at; she was quite sure she wouldn't understand it; but at least she tried to find out what is going on.

"What is it?"

Skye asks, fair has now crept into her voice, and she moves towards the screen to. She had put her hand on the desk and May was sure that if she had not; she would be falling over once her eyes lands on the screen. She could see how Skye's legs were giving out under her and she quickly puts an arm around her for extra support.

"I want you two to tell me exactly what is going on and that is now."

She orders them, finally finding her normal voice once more. She was however keeping it somewhat calm as she spoke to them; the worry was still big inside of her after all. She could see how the two younger agents, two of her kids, looks at one another. A silent conversation was going on between them and May couldn't help but wonder when they had managed to create that. She had seen Fitz and Simmons do it so many times, she knew that she and Coulson did the same. But to have Fitz and Skye doing it was another thing that was new, and she wonders once more exactly what she has been missing out on.

"When I first meet you guys, I had this brain tumor by the size of a grape. It was creating a lot of pain for me, and I knew I didn't have that much time left to live."

Skye starts to explain, and her voice was broken, far more broken than May has ever heard it.

"I didn't want to worry anyone or create a big fuss over it, so I kept it to myself. Then come the day when I was shoot and was a step closer to death door than I had ever been. You guys did however manage to find a way to save my life, the GH-325 didn't just heal the problems the bullets created. It also took care of the brain tumor."

She then continued, her voice growing weaker for every moment and May turns her attention towards Fitz once Skye finally stops speaking.

"The thing with a tumor like that one is that I can return."

Fitz explains and he didn't have to say any more than that. May turns her attention back to the screen once more. She knew that Fitz and Skye could easily see what is wrong with the picture. But at least now she knew that there was something wrong and her eyes narrows. Her grip around Skye got firmer and she leads the young girl over to a chair. Skye sits down without a single word and May lowers herself down in front of her so that they are in eye level. She moves her hands and grabs hold of Skye's. She could hear how Fitz moves his chair over to the two of them and soon his arm is around Skye's shoulders.

"We are going to find a way to fix this. We are not going to let you suffer Skye, there has to be something we can do."

She tells her rookie before she looks over at Fitz who is thinking hard beside her.

"I take it they never did an operation on you?"

He then asks and Skye shakes her head at this, it being clear that Skye had already started to give up on everything. Silence fell once more and May tried to think through everything she knows, going through the list of people who owes her something or if her mother had any connections.

"You need an operation, Skye."

She then says and she could see how Skye was about to go against her and she simply holds up one hand. The moment Skye gives up and looks away, May puts that hand back on Skye's.

"I take it that you don't want the others to know. That is fine for now, but sooner or later you will have to tell them."

She then continues and Skye looks at her, it being clear she was trying to figure out what May is thinking.

"Besides, we can't do that kind of an operation in this base. I know my mother has connections I could use, connections that could give us a very good doctor that can help you. I also have a few people that owes me a large favor. I was going to save that one for a special occasion, this is such one. They will be able to give you the best things for healing and there is no safer place to be during your healing time."

May tells her and she could see that Fitz and Skye is having another silent conversation, this time she could at least read parts of it. They were trying to decide on what to do, she however couldn't wait for them to decide.

"It's not up for debate. Either you accept this, or I will have to tell Coulson about what has happened, and things will be much worse. This is the safest way, and no one will know where you truly are, and the people you will be staying with will have no problem at all to protect you if something were to happen."

She adds and stands up, mostly to show them that she had more power in this than they have. Skye seemed to realize that there was no other way, and she nods her head in defeat. May bows down once more at this, she let her wall down all the way now as she takes both Skye and Fitz's hands.

"Both Fitz and I can be at the hospital during your operation and then make sure you settle in with the Avengers nicely afterwards if that's what you want."

She adds, her voice growing soft. Skye nods her head once more and she could see that Fitz relaxed to. Their calm didn't last long however, and May could see the second they realized what she had said.

"The Avengers?"

May smiles, the question was out of their mouth at the same time, and she could see hints of their normal selves once more.