Gravitonium (Wishing all readers a Happy New Year's Eve)

Skye watched Ward leave, then turned to Coulson and said:

"Hey, Ward told me something interesting."

"He said you never had any truth serum at all."

Coulson smiled. "Is that right?"

"Ward said that?"

Skye nodded. "Yeah."

Coulson said with a smile, "Interesting."

"Killer B, we're taking a trip."

With that, Coulson left with Killer B. Watching him go, Skye called out, "Wait..."

Just then, Mei came over carrying a huge stack of files and placed them straight into Skye's arms.

Skye asked in confusion, "You want me to use these for weightlifting practice?"

Mei said coldly, "Read them."

"These are all the messages headquarters sent after the decision was made to move Doctor Hall."

After saying that, Mei left and went back to her work.

Skye looked at the towering stack of files in her hands and grumbled, "Looks like this is going to take a while."

"Hang in there, Doctor."

Colorado, Barn Mountain.

A man dressed like a western cowboy rode his horse along a mountain path.

Coulson was waiting on the road he had to take and greeted him, "Hello."

The man pulled on the reins and stopped, then asked, "Who are you?"

Wearing sunglasses, Coulson leaned against his car and said, "A citizen who happens to belong to the massive government agency watching your every move."

The man in cowboy attire raised a hand. "I haven't done anything wrong."

"Of course not. But the people who bought your excavator did."

"And you know it too. That's why you're hiding out here until things blow over."

"I just want to know who bought it."

Hearing that, the man snatched up the double-barreled rifle resting on his horse, chambered a round, and aimed it at Coulson.

"He paid me not to answer questions like that."

"Whoosh!"

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