"Coulson. A word." Fury shouted through the doors of the hub.

Coulson looked at May and followed Fury through the doors into his office.

"What's up?"

"I am sending you and your team on a survival training exercise. In this folder you will find the details you need and the location you are expected to be in." Fury told him, passing him a folder.

"Can I ask why, Sir?"

"Because you are behind in your assessments." Fury explained.

"Ok. I will get my team and we will go and do this survival training." Coulson conceeded.

"May, fire up the 'bus. I'll gather the kids. We're going on a trip" Coulson told May as he rejoined her outside Fury's office.

"Where we going?" She asked.

Coulson flipped the folder open.

" Mortimer Forest."

"Woods? You can't be serious. Last time Ward got pneumonia" May said to him, remembering their last venture into the woods with a shudder.

"It's only a training exercise. We'll be fine." Coulson explained.

May made a face at Coulson and went to make sure the bus was ready to take off.

Coulson went to go get the others, starting with Fitz and Simmons. They were, rather predictably, in the lab, teaching other Agent's how to effectively use the weapons and gadgets they had designed and developed on the 'bus.

"Yo! Lenny, Zippy. We have to leave. Be at the 'bus in five minutes." Coulson told them from the doorway, before going in search of Ward and Skye, who could be anywhere.

He found them in the gym. He watched as Ward flipped Skye to the floor before pinning her with his body. He saw Skye say something to him before he took a quick look around and, realising that they were alone, placed a quick kiss on her lips before rolling off her and getting to his feet. He helped Skye up and they retook their positions.

Smiling at himself, Coulson entered the room as Skye jabbed at Ward, which he blocked, grabbed her arm and threw her back to the floor. He had obviously sensed Coulson because this time, instead of pinning her, he stood up and turned to face his fearless team leader.

"What's up?" Ward asked, in a tone that was an octave higher than his usual low growl.

"We caught a training exercise. 'Bus in five." Coulson told them.

Skye bit her lip and raced out of the door, skirting between Ward and Coulson.

"Been standing there long?" Ward asked him as Skye's mane of hair disappeared from view. His voice returned to normal

"Long enough."

"I erm, we erm." Ward spluttered.

"You and Skye have been playing tonsil tennis since we all had to outrun a pack of crazy dogs?" Coulson offered as a helpful hint.

"How long have you known?" Ward asked him aghast.

"I knew something had happened in the woods, confirmed when she kissed you on the 'bus."

"You saw that?"

"I did. You two look good on candid camera by the way." Coulson told him.

"So, 'bus. I'll grab my stuff." Ward said, striding for the door.

"So where are we headed?" Simmons asked while they flew to the forest.

"Director Fury claims we're all behind on out assessments and wants us to catch up by going on a survival training exercise in a place called Mortimer Forest." Coulson explained to the team, except May, who already knew.

"Anyone else got a bad feeling about this?" Fitz asked raising his hand in the air, realising the last time they had all been in the woods together things hadn't quite gone smoothly.

Skye, Simmons, May and Ward all put their hands in the air. Not one of them thought it was a good idea.

"It's an order, direct from Fury, so we don't have much of a choice." Coulson told his reluctant team.

"So what do we need to do?" Ward asked.

"Fury has included a map and a path for us to follow. I guess we follow it." May said as she flicked through the file.

"OWWW!" Simmons cried, jumping a mile and pulling her shin up to inspect it.

May and Fitz looked at her to make sure she was alright Coulson, however looked at Skye and Ward. Shaking his head he returned to the task at hand.

"So we land on the edge of the forest, we get our packs that we should put together after we're done here, and then we set off down the trail." Coulson told them all, diverting their attention back onto him.

"It still sounds like there's something missing." Skye pointed out.

"Alright! We are done here. Go and prep your packs."

May landed the 'bus on the edge of the forest where Coulson indicated the start of the trail was. They all changed into suitable clothes and picked their packs up. Securing the bus they headed off into the thick growth of trees.

"Does anyone get a feeling of Déjà Vu?" Skye asked as they heard a howling in the distance.

"It's going to be fine." Coulson told her, trying to reassure himself that Fury wasn't leading them down a path they really didn't want to be on.

"Let's just move. I don't like the look of that sky over there." Ward said, pointing over the top of the trees to a really low flying black cloud.

"We need to set up camp before that rain hits us." May confirmed.

"Let's go then." Coulson said, taking out the map and leading the way, closely followed by May, Fitz, Simmons with Skye and Ward, who no one noticed, were holding hands and bringing up the rear.

They walked for around four hours in comfortable silence. So far, nothing had happened to indicate Fury had tricked them.

Coulson arrived at a clearing.

He stopped dead. One by one the team joined him, all stopping and looking at what lie before them.

Six tree stumps in a perfect circle. Each had a bright purple rucksack on them.

A bright light flashed forcing them to shield their eyes.

As a group they dropped to the floor unconscious.