Author's note: This fic just sort of ambushed me the other day and insisted upon being written. So I did!

For reference, the setting is about two years in the future from the events of season 2.

Agent Melinda May was good at watching people. It came with the territory.

So when Coluson had provisionally allowed Ward back on the base, his warning of "You will be watched. Every second." had primarily meant her. True, there was supposed to be a schedule, but she took care to keep him within sight even when she wasn't supposed to be watching. Like now, when Skye was supposed to be watching him.

May had gone to the kitchen to retrieve her lunch from the microwave when she noticed Skye jump slightly. She couldn't hear what was being said over the television, but when Skye jumped again- much more noticeably- a second later, she stuck her head out to see what was going on.

Evil Ward had come back, apparently. He had gotten Skye's ICER off her somehow, and had the gun trained on her.

"HYDRA has ordered me to kill Director Coulson." He stated, flatly.

Agent May had her own ICER out and fired within a fraction of a second. The round hit him squarely in the forehead, and he crumpled.

It was Skye's reaction that she didn't expect. She rushed to Grant's side, giving May a positively vicious look. Apparently, he was gaining a dendrotoxin immunity, because he was down, and not making much sense, but still conscious.

"What happened?" Agent May demanded.

"Did...it...work?" Ward asked.

"Between the two of you-" Skye shot another dangerous glare at May, then turned her attention back to staring at Ward with a tender confusion "- I can safely say my hiccups are gone."

A/N: Well? What did you think? Review and let me know!