This is the end of this fic. It's just the team's reactions to Skye's death and some memories they had with her.
Sorry for any spelling and/or grammar mistakes.
The bits in italics are the flashbacks
Hope you like it.
May left Simmons in the lab after the woman had requested some alone time. She then walked down to the training room. She was currently pounding on a punching bag. There were sweat and tears on her face. She kept expecting Skye to walk down the stairs and tell her to stop training and come have fun with the team. All she could think of was Skye's face before it happened. The younger woman knew what was coming and she had accepted her fate. She kept seeing the last moments as Skye's eyes slowly closed and Andrew ripped through her chest. May hit the bag harder and harder as the images echoed through her head.
May remembered the last time she and Skye had trained.
Skye quietly opened the door to the training room and crept down the stairs. She paused when one of the steps creaked. The young woman cringed and looked down to see if May had noticed. The senior agent was still working on loading her gun, it didn't seem like she'd noticed Skye's presence. Skye grinned and continued quietly down the stairs. She reached the bottom and slowly tiptoed over to May.
As soon as she got near the older woman she clapped her hands on her shoulders and yelled "Boo!"
In one swift movement, May spun around, pushed Skye to the ground, jumped on top of her, held one hand on her throat and pressed her gun to her forehead. Skye frantically put her hands out in surrender.
May sighed when she realised that it was Skye who had snuck up on her. She glared at the younger woman who had turned as white as a sheet and was sweating. May got off of the brunette and stood up. She stuck her hand out and Skye took it. She pulled the younger woman to her feet and continued to glare at her.
"You snuck up on someone who had a gun in their hand" May stared at her.
"Oops" Skye said with a grin. Her face had returned to it's normal colour and she was smiling cheekily at her SO.
"I could've killed you" May placed her hands on her hips
"My bad" the brunette smirked
"Do you not see the seriousness of this situation?" the older woman questioned with her eyebrows raised.
"Oh just admit it May" Skye smirked "You loved kicking my ass and taking me down like that"
May shook her head in mock disapproval. She turned away from the younger woman to hide the smile that had made it's way onto her face.
"Was that a smile May?" Skye smirked "Did I just see you smiling?"
May shrugged "I don't know what you're talking about" she smirked.
"Sure May" Skye chuckled "Now how about you train me so that the next time I decide to sneak up on you, you're the one who ends up pinned to the floor" the brunette smirked cockily.
"The next time? You mean you're gonna try this again" May raised her eyebrows and smirked at Skye "Alright, just don't blame me when you end up on the floor looking as white as a ghost"
Skye smiled "Just admit that I made you laugh and it was fun"
May shook her head "Just go wrap your hands" she smirked
May stopped punching and leant on the bag for support. The tears came before she could stop them and before she knew it she was on her knees on the floor.
After about 10 minutes of crying on the floor, May slowly got up and left the training room. She walked upstairs and onto the cargo ramp towards the SUVs. She opened the door to one of them and climbed in. This used to be Skye's little hiding spot. The older woman sat on the back seat and pulled her knees into her chest and rested on them.
She felt like there was a hole in her heart and there was. Skye had healed her; she'd made her whole again. Skye had softened her and made her more like she used to be before Bahrain.
The older woman made a promise to herself to never let herself go back to how she was after Bahrain. She wouldn't go back on what Skye had done. She promised herself that she wouldn't let Bobbi go through this alone; she'd look after the blonde, that's what Skye would want.
She put her feet on the bottom of the car and got ready to get out. She stopped when she saw something in one of the compartments of the door. She reached in and pulled it out. It was an envelope that had 'to Bobbi' written on the front. She knew the handwriting was Skye's and she got out of the car and went to find Bobbi.
When they arrived back at the base Bobbi didn't want to leave Skye's side but she'd left the room when she remembered something. Skye had bought Coulson a gift when they were out on their day off. Skye had put it in the bottom of the wardrobe in a small gift bag and kept forgetting to give it to the man. She hadn't gotten the chance to.
Bobbi hurried off of Coulson's new plane and towards hers and Skye's bunk. She stopped abruptly when she saw Lincoln by the main door. The man had a duffel bag in one hand and a backpack over his shoulder. Bobbi silently walked towards him and stopped behind him.
"She wouldn't want you to leave, you know?" she said
Lincoln spun around and sighed when he saw her "Nothing to stay for now she's gone"
"Look kid, I'm not good with this kind of stuff, Skye always did all the comforting and all the talking. But I know what she would say. She'd say that you've got a second chance to do something good with your life, a second chance to make something of yourself, a chance to step up and be a good person. Don't waste that chance." Bobbi said "Skye believed in you, don't let that belief be wasted"
The blonde turned and continued on her way to her bunk.
Lincoln sighed before turning away from the main doors and back towards his new bunk.
Bobbi walked into her shared bunk and sighed at the instant scent of Skye. She slowly walked in and looked around. Skye's laptop was sitting open on their bed. Bobbi smiled at the familiar screensaver that was a picture of her and Skye from when they had their day off in Florida. Skye was wearing Bobbi's aviators and Bobbi was laughing because of how big they looked on Skye's head. Bobbi smiled sadly before closing the laptop and moving towards the wardrobe. She sat down on the floor in front of it and began sorting through all the stuff they had tossed into it.
The blonde laughed to herself when she pulled out the Hawkeye action figure that Skye had gotten her.
Skye walked into hers and Bobbi's bunk after the mission with a cheesy grin on her face.
"What are you grinning about?" Bobbi said from where she was reading a book on their bed.
"Got you a present" the brunette replied. She was holding the gift behind her back
Bobbi sat up and put her book down "So you left during your mission and ran off to a shop and bought me a gift?"
"No" Skye rolled her eyes "Of course I didn't leave my mission. I got it after the mission"
Bobbi smiled at her "So what'd you get me?"
Skye smirked before pulling out a Hawkeye action figure. Bobbi's face dropped and she glared at Skye. The brunette just broke down into fits of laughter "You know… it's because you… you dated Hawkeye when you were at… at the academy" Skye managed to get out through her laughter
"I dated him for two weeks, that was it" the blonde argued
"The mockingbird and Hawkeye" Skye said dramatically "I'd see that movie" the brunette chuckled
Bobbi just stared at her. She huffed and rolled her eyes.
"Ah Bobbi, are you grumpy? Do you miss the hawk? I can get Coulson to call him up, if you want? Give you guys a big reunion, it'll be fantastic" Skye chuckled
"Go to hell" Bobbi muttered as she picked up her book again and began reading.
She bounced slightly as Skye jumped onto the bed. The brunette lied next to her and grinned at her.
"What ya reading?" she smirked
Bobbi just ignored her, acting more annoyed than she really was (honestly, she was trying not to laugh at Skye's antics)
"Ah the adventures of the great Hawkeye" Skye answered her own question pretending to look serious "Love that book"
Bobbi huffed and rolled her eyes again whilst Skye just began laughing again.
Once Skye got her laughter under control she looked back at Bobbi "You know I love you really" she grinned
"I know" Bobbi smirked as she tilted her head to peck Skye on the lips
Bobbi broke down into tears at the memory. She clutched the Hawkeye action figure to her chest. She'd have given anything to hold her brunette just one more time.
Lincoln walked into his bunk and sat on his bed. He flicked on the lamp on his bedside table. The lamp was a new one. Then he remembered why
"My powers are way better than yours" Skye smirked.
She and Lincoln were sat on his bed watching some superhero movie. They were the only two team members who weren't on the current mission due to having to train the caterpillars.
"Excuse me?" he raised his eyebrows
"Oh come on" she smirked "You can't seriously disagree with me"
"I seriously disagree with you" he smirked. Skye raised her eyebrows, waiting for his reasons as to why he disagreed "I can take out the power of an entire city with the wave of my hand"
"I can tear buildings down" Skye countered
"I can generate enough electricity to power the entire globe for a year" he smirked
"I can literally move mountains" the brunette smirked
"Well I can warm up a small pool" Lincoln joked
Skye snorted, knowing she had won the argument.
"I still think mine are better" Lincoln grinned
"Whatever you say" Skye smirked. A mischievous grin worked it's way onto her face and she shot her finger out, sending out a force that knocked Lincoln off the bed.
Skye burst into laughter whilst Lincoln just sat on the floor, still shocked by Skye's sudden act. Lincoln looked at Skye and began laughing as well.
When they'd both calmed down Lincoln spoke up. "I think the least you could do is help me up" he smirked
Skye grinned before leaning over and sticking her hand out for Lincoln to take.
As soon as their hands made contact Skye felt a small shock ripple through her body. Her hand recoiled in shock and she gaped at Lincoln. The man just began laughing again.
"You shocked me" she stated shocked, with a small grin on her face.
"I can turn off a light without even touching it" Lincoln continued their discussion, even though he knew he'd lost.
"So can I" Skye replied
"Yeah, by smashing it" Lincoln retorted with a grin.
Skye raised her eyebrows "Yep". Suddenly the lamp on his bedside table shattered and Skye was smirking at him.
She shrugged "It's off isn't it?"
Lincoln walked out of his bunk and walked down to the training room deciding to let off some steam.
Mack and Fitz were in the living room sitting on the sofa. Mack had convinced Fitz to play a video game with him, trying to distract the Scotsman. It wasn't really working as the controller was lying uselessly in Fitz's lap and the young engineer was just staring into space.
Mack heard footsteps and turned around to see Lincoln storming past the room. "Hey Sparky" Mack called out. The blonde man stopped and looked at Mack "Wanna join us?" he waved the controller at the blonde.
Lincoln shook his head "No thanks". Then the man continued down the hallway.
"This is ridiculous" Mack heard Fitz say. The Scotsman stood up and grabbed the controller "Skye's dead, and I'm playing a video game!" he yelled as he tossed the controller across the room in anger. It smashed into pieces on the ground.
He looked at the broken device and a memory resurfaced.
"Oooh Fitz, what's this?" Skye asked as she grabbed one of Fitz's new devices. Fitz looked up from the device he was currently working on and his eyes widened.
"No!" he shouted as he hurried over to her "You do not touch this!"
Skye smirked at Fitz's protectiveness over his gadgets "Okay, okay. I was just checking it out"
Fitz huffed "Just checking it out" Fitz mimicked Skye. "Always touching my devices. All this delicate tech, and you're always 'just checking it out'" Fitz grumbled under his breath
Skye picked up a gun that looked new. She looked it over and got into her shooting stance. She pretended like she was lining up to take a shot to test the gun, when suddenly the device started smoking. She dropped it back onto the counter and Fitz turned back around.
"I didn't do it" Skye threw her arms up in surrender as Fitz marched over to her. "I barely touched it, I swear"
"Out! Out now!" Fitz ordered.
"Yes sir" Skye performed a mock salute then ducked out of the room as quickly as possible.
She stopped by the door and looked back at the Scotsman. He was fiddling with the gun and mumbling something under his breath. "Always touching my tech" he muttered as he shook his head. Skye smirked before leaving the room.
"I'm going to find Jemma" Fitz said, trying to escape the room as soon as possible to hide the tears that were beginning to form.
After May left her in the lab, Jemma sat on a chair and broke down into tears. She leant her elbows on the table and buried her head in her hands. The Brit shifted her elbows and she felt something cold and metal on her bare skin. She pulled her head out of her hands and looked down at the source of the cold metal. She saw Skye's tablet and began crying more at the memory that came to mind.
"Hey Jems" Skye said as she strode into the lab with her tablet in her hand.
"Hey" Jemma replied without even looking up from peering into her microscope.
"Whatcha doing?" the brunette asked curiously
Simmons replied with a sciencey sentence that Skye couldn't even try to comprehend.
"Can you repeat that but in English this time" Skye smirked
Simmons sighed but smiled. She looked up from the microscope and looked over at the brunette.
"I'm just analysing some of the liquidy stuff that we found on the mission" Jemma replied
"Thanks for dumbing it down for me" Skye grinned
"No prob, Mrs high school dropout" Jemma smirked
Skye pretended to look offended. "Excuse me? I'll have you know I dropped out of high school because it was just too easy for me"
Simmons snorted "Sure Skye"
Skye smirked "I have other skills, besides the ability to sit in a class room all day doing pointless tests and work sheets"
Simmons laughed slightly.
"Anyway, you mind some company?" Skye asked
"Not at all" Jemma replied "What brings you down here?"
"Just wanted some place to chill. It seems quiet down here, and I figured you wouldn't mind a little company" the brunette replied
Simmons nodded "Yeah, I don't mind."
"Thanks" Skye nodded then walked over to the desk opposite Simmons. She pushed herself up onto it and switched on her tablet and began checking her emails.
This began a routine for Skye and Jemma. Skye would just come down to the lab every once in a while and sit at a desk doing stuff on her tablet, while Jemma did her work, both of them silently enjoying each other's company.
Simmons looked up as she heard footsteps. She saw Fitz walking in, his cheeks were wet and his face was red. Simmons stood up and walked over to him. He just held his arms out and embraced her as she walked right up to him. She wrapped her arms around his back and he put one hand on the back of her head and the other on the small of her back.
After leaving the warehouse, Coulson traipsed onto the plane and into his office. He shut the door behind him and walked over to his desk. He bent over and leant against it. The tears came and he made no effort to stop them.
'She's gone' he thought to himself 'Skye's gone'
He loosened his tie and unbuttoned his top button. 'I should have protected her. I didn't look after her. She's gone, and it's my fault'
Suddenly his sadness and grief turned to anger. He roared in anger before shoving everything off his desk in one movement. He then gripped the desk and tipped it onto it's back. He started grabbing the stuff that had fallen on the floor and began throwing it all across the room. A stapler, a photo frame, and a lamp went whizzing through the air and smashed against the wall.
He grabbed something else and was about to throw it but froze when he realised what it was, his captain America mug.
"Hey AC" Skye said as she walked into his office.
"Hey Skye. What's up?" he replied
"Bought you something while I was out doing the food shopping" she grinned
Coulson raised his eyebrows "Ok, what'd you get?"
Skye pulled out a mug from behind her back. Coulson recognised Cap's shield on the side of the mug and smiled.
Skye walked closer and handed it to him. He looked it over and grinned.
"Thank you Skye" he smiled
"No prob, AC" she returned the smile
"I really appreciate it" he said as he pulled her in for a hug.
She wrapped her arms around him and smiled before saying "I still think Iron Man's cooler than cap though"
Coulson pulled back and raised his eyebrows at her "Excuse me?"
"You heard" Skye smirked
"I'm thinking I must have misheard." Coulson smirked
"No, you heard it right. I said that Iron Man is the coolest avenger" the brunette grinned
Coulson shook his head "Whatever you say"
"I bet I could be an avenger. How cool would that be?" Skye grinned
Coulson chuckled
"I could be err… Quake. I could be called Quake."
"What about tremors?" Coulson smirked "I think Mack's got us all hooked on tremors"
Skye rolled her eyes "I told him to stop calling me that. It's silly"
Coulson laughed "Okay tremors"
Skye shook her head in mock disapproval. "Anyway, if I was an avenger you'd miss me too much" she smirked
Coulson smiled "yeah, we would" he said before pulling her in for another hug.
Coulson looked down at the mug and the tears returned to his eyes. He sat down on the floor and held the mug to his chest.
"Oh Skye" he muttered to himself.
He wasn't sure how long he was sat like that but suddenly there was a knock at his door.
"What is it?" he asked, not too glad to have visitors
"It's Bobbi" he heard the blonde's voice.
The man quickly stood up and wiped the tears from his face. He walked over to the door and opened it. The first thing Coulson noticed was how red and puffy her eyes were. The second thing was the gift bag she was holding in her hand.
He motioned for her to come in but the blonde shook her head. "I just came to give you this. Skye, she bought it a while ago, but she kept forgetting to give it to you"
She handed him the bag and he gratefully accepted it. "Thank you"
Bobbi nodded before turning to walk away
"Bobbi" he called after her. The blonde woman stopped and turned back to look at him "How bout you come in, we can talk about it… if you need to"
Bobbi shook her head "Thanks, but I think I just want to be on my own for a while"
Coulson nodded "Okay, but if you need to talk…"
The blonde nodded her thanks then walked away.
Coulson shut his door again and looked at the gift bag. He reached in and pulled out something plastic. He smiled sadly when he saw the captain America action figure.
He wasn't sure how he was going to continue without the brunette that had become his surrogate daughter. She made him smile, she made him laugh, and she gave him a family again. There was a hole in his heart, where the brunette had wormed her way in. She was gone and there was something missing in his life again.
Bobbi left Coulson's office as quickly as she could. After handing him the gift bag, she felt the tears beginning to form again. She wandered down the hallway, with no destination in mind. She was just wandering mindlessly. That pretty much described her life now that Skye was gone.
She heard someone calling her name, but she didn't stop. She didn't want to see anyone right now. All she wanted was her Skye back but she knew that wasn't going to happen, so she kept wandering aimlessly down the corridor.
She was stopped when someone placed a firm hand on her shoulder. She looked into May's brown eyes and once again had to stop herself from crying.
"Bobbi, I called your name like 10 times" May said
Bobbi just shrugged emotionlessly. The realisation that Skye was truly gone was starting to settle in and she just felt cold and empty. Nothing even mattered anymore. There was no purpose for anything anymore. Just a big gaping hole in her heart and in her life.
"Bobbi?" May called her, seeing that the blonde had zoned out. May sighed before taking Bobbi's hand and leading her towards her and Skye's bunk.
May led Bobbi into the room then shut the door behind them. She cupped Bobbi's cheeks and looked her in the eyes.
"I understand what you're feeling right now. You're feeling like nothing matters anymore, like there's no point in life anymore, you're feeling empty." May said "You're probably feeling like there's a great big empty space in your heart right now, but I need you to know that it gets easier. It doesn't vanish entirely, but it does get easier to live with."
May noticed that Bobbi was looking her in the eyes, showing her that she was listening. The older woman saw the hurt and sadness behind the blonde's bright blue eyes and it made her want to cry.
"I found something, in one of the SUVs. It's from Skye" May said. Bobbi's eyes seemed to light up just a little bit at May's statement. May pulled the envelope out of her pocket and handed it to the blonde. Bobbi studied the envelope and smiled slightly at the handwriting that she knew was Skye's.
Bobbi slowly opened the envelope and pulled out a disc. Bobbi sat on the bed and opened Skye's laptop; she put the disc in the disc drive and waited for it to load. May placed a hand on Bobbi's shoulder then quietly left the room.
The disc loaded and Skye's face appeared on the screen. Bobbi's heart clenched at the sight of the brunette.
"Hey Bob" Skye said "If you're watching this, then something bad has happened and it's got something to do with Lash. I need you to know that it's not your fault. I knew something bad was gonna happen to me as soon as we met Lash. The last time I saw Raina, before she died, she told me that my end would come by someone called Lash. I've accepted my death and I need you to do the same. I know you're going to blame yourself, but you need to know that it was not your fault. It was going to happen no matter what you did, there's nothing you could've done to stop it, I guess it was just my destiny to be killed by him."
Bobbi had tears streaming down her face and she could barely see the screen through those tears.
"I need you to do something for me, Bob. I need you to take care of May for me. She's gonna act like she's fine and that nothing's wrong, but that won't be true. I need you to be there for her, like she always was for me. Don't let her go back to being 'the cavalry'" Skye paused "God she'd have killed me herself if she heard me say that" A smile broke out on Skye's face and it made Bobbi laugh but also made her heart melt.
"I also need you to look out for Lincoln for me. He's got no one. Fitz and Simmons have each other, so do May and Coulson, and you have Hunter, but Lincoln has no one. So please look after him Bobbi"
Skye fell silent and stayed like that for about 10 seconds. "Don't push people away Bobbi." Bobbi heard the brunette say "They're all gonna be trying to take care of you and you're probably gonna push them away. I need you to let them take care of you, just please, don't be alone. Let them look after you, let them comfort you, let them be there for you like you always were for me."
Skye's brown eyes were peering at Bobbi through the screen, and it just broke Bobbi's heart even more
"And another thing Bobbi." Skye started "Keep on living. Live your life. You told me that after Trip died, so take your own advice. I'm not saying you should just forget about me and just get on with life as if I never existed. I know you could never do that. So just grieve and be sad for a while if you need to, but carry on with life afterwards. I'll always be with you; I'll always be in your heart, so just remember that and live your life"
Skye smiled and paused before continuing "I love you Bobbi, and I always will. I've loved you ever since I first laid eyes on you. My blonde badass. My amazon warrior. You were mine and I was yours." The brunette paused and a huge smile erupted on her face "I love you Barbara Morse"
The screen went black and Bobbi burst into tears. She grabbed the laptop and clutched it to her chest.
She swore to do everything that Skye had asked of her. She'd look out for Lincoln, and take care of May, and she'd try her best to not push people away. She'd live her life and keep Skye's memory alive. No one would forget the wonderful person that was her rock star.
Sorry to anyone whose heart I've just broken.