Ward's Salvation

Chapter 4: Agreements with the Director of SHIELD

With the Cybertek facility under attack, Garrett wants to insult a General and other Military high ranked men. All of them are moving slightly towards Garrett, ready to attack.

Hurry up, Coulson.

Holy hell! Garrett puts his arm through the General's body and lifts him from the inside. Coulson, this is past the line. I have to kill him now. I can't wait. Garrett's gone insane.

I have no idea why I'm talking to Coulson like he can hear me. Maybe it's because I know that the gunfire outside is him and the rest of our team.

Garrett is saying that this is the beginning and I can't help but ask, "The beginning of what, John?"  I know I sound terrified and might even look it but he's unstable.

"The end." He announces finally killing the General.

I leave Garrett and take the remaining 6 army men with me to keep them safe, telling Garret I'm going to take them hostage. 

When I notice Raina is missing, I go in search of her.  I do not trust her and know she's up to something.  I need her help.  I need to know what she's up to.  I find her on the bus, grabbing her things and taking the Gravitonium.

I grab her and yank her. "You're not going anywhere. You think you can just steal the Gravitonium?"

"It was given to us."

"What the hell did you say to Garrett?"

"I listened."

"He's psychotic. Did you notice that? I just had to lock up six government officials because he butchered the seventh one. He completely lost it in there."

"You're wrong. Garrett's not lost. Far from it—he's connected now."

I'm taken aback by her. They're all fucking crazy. "Don't tell me you're following him into this madness. His talk on evolution..."

"I agree with him. You're the one who follows him. But in this case, you should. For the first time, you both need the same thing, and so do I."  She always talks in riddles.

"What are you talking about? I need him to get his head on straight."

"Skye." Raina says and takes a pause, "we need Skye and that's all you ever wanted, isn't it? The evolution he speaks of—she'll be an important part of that, so go get her, Grant Ward."

What the hell did they want with Skye? "Get her for what?"

"The world is going to change, and when it does, she can be yours."  She's trying to bait me.  Skye would never want me.  I can never have her.

I almost laugh. "Wow. You really are crazy. Skye detests me. She thinks I'm a monster." I go to a dark place as I speak and can't hide it because Raina sees it.