22. Fitz's Reason
"Skye stop," Coulson said as Trip grabbed her hand stopping her from punching Ward though to Trip it didn't look like the punch affected him at all.
"Trip and May take Ward back to Vault D. I think we have enough excitement for today" Coulson stated
"You sure?" Grant asked, "Don't you wanna know about Sunil Bakshi? Isn't that the main reason I am here Coulson to provide you the information about Hydra"
Coulson wanted to deny it as he thought it would be better if he and May listened to that information tomorrow but before he could say anything, Skye beat him to it.
"Fine then, tell us what you know about Sunil Bakshi! I really wanna see what do you know that we can't find out" Skye said with her seems crossed around her chest.
"He is a high-ranking member of HYDRA, mostly under the leadership of Daniel Whitehall, " Grant said
"Scoff.... we already know that Genius," Skye said
"Yeah because I told you and let me finish," Grant said shaking his head.
"Would the two of stop fighting? And Skye let Grant speak will you" Trip said as he let go of Skye thinking that she has calmed down a little.
"Sunil Bakshi grew up on the streets of London, probably the Southall district, and refined his accent. He joined the military but was let go when they found something off about him. He then became a private contractor. Through there he came into contact with Hydra, a job gone wrong and HYdra caught him but Whitehall was impressed by him and gave him a second chance. That's how Sunil Bakshi joined HYDRA and eventually became a confidant and the right-hand man of Daniel Whitehall, one of HYDRA's leaders." explained Grant, "As for the crimes he had committed Murder, Terrorism, Kidnapping, Brainwashing, Identity Theft, Blackmail
Unethical Experimentation and Theft are the few that I know off."
"Wow, it looks like he had beaten you in the criminal world Ward," said Skye
"Yeah, sorry to disappoint you," Ward replied
Coulson just shook his head at their bickering and said "Take Ward back to Vault D. I have to take a flight to London tomorrow so I will be going back to my room. Skye, no more punching, Fitz follow me"
Hearing Coulson's order the three field Agents did their job and took Ward back to his cell that is in the Vault D.
While the field Agents took Ward, Coulson asked the question he had in his mind for some time "So how much time do you need before you can show us proof that there is something wrong with Ward's head?"
"I-I n..need a few more brain... scans which I will compare wi-with Brain scans... of different people so in the week I will have... umm report to present you" stated Fitz.
"I will inform May to not stop you from your experiment but you will always have Skye along with May or Trio with you since the two of them know already ask for their help because even if you are right and Ward isn't stable we can't take the risk of him attacking you due to his instability while you experiment on him" Coulson stated
"Yes Sir" Fitz stated
Next Day
"Are you sure you are alright with this?" asked Fitz
"Sure am much as I can be," replied Skye and then Fitz just continued to state at her as they had their morning breakfast.
"What about you Fitz? We are going to be asking a lot of questions there. What happened that day is probably gonna be the focus." Sky stated
He nodded emphatically as he finished his breakfast and got up to put the tray in the sink and move towards his lab station. Skye also finishing her breakfast and followed right behind him.
"Things.... feel different now," Fitz stated as he started gathering up the necessary materials for his officially first session with the man that almost killed him.
"What do you mean? Since the bus?" asked Skye
"No well yes....., obviously much different.... since that God awful day," Fitz stated as they walked down the several hallways towards Vault D while she waited for him to continue. Knowing he still had problems getting out the thoughts in his mind.
They stopped in front of Vault D when Fitz started again, "There... a certain kind of.... em.... terror. A sinking terror that grips you" His free hand clenched right next to her. "When you... realize the p-person you look up to, depend on, to Shield... you against any enemy. Mutates from that... barrier to an equally as.... co-competent weapon. That is used to Choke the life out of you." His voice trembled as she watched his throat work.
"Fitz we do not have to do this. Let him rot in that cell." Sky said
"Skye... when you found out... about him... That he was Hydra a-and when you con-confronted... him did he apologized?" asked Fitz
She opened her mouth to say yes but remembered that it had only been yesterday when Coulson and Fitz brought her to meet him when he apologized for the first time.
"No. Not until yesterday. Before that, he always.."
"Made excuses yeah? Even...umm... Even when he pushed the... button to throw us down the bus he never apologized to us. I reme-remember what he said to me 'We were his we... weakness and he will follow his orders'" Fitz stated
"So you are saying he crowded a conscious or something?" asked Skye
"No! it's like... he us owning up to his... mistakes and not.. finding excuses for them" Fitz states, "Anyway... it might sound trivial... but... psychologically speaking... it shows growth.. and shows ownership instead of skipping straight to-" Fitz did his Agent Ward voice that made Skye smile a little at the now bittersweet memory. "'I am Grant Ward, I own my decisions because talking about my feelings is scarier than fighting the Hulk barehanded.'"
Of course the Grant Ward they are talking about may have been like that but this Grant Ward will use whatever he has in his arsenal to get out of Vault D. The only thing he can do inside is train his Observation Haki. He really needs to train his rubber powers along with his Armament Haki if he wants to get strong fast.
"Fine let's see what we can get but I will say it's pretty thin Fitz. I don't think any of us are willing to forgive him just because he apologizes. What he did with Garret was not OK"