Revenge

Chapter 5 - Ravine

"So, I heard you mentioned S.H.I.E.L.D" I asked Clint as we walked down the woods. "What is it actually?"

"Oh, S.H.I.E.L.D. It's an governmental military counter-terrorism and intelligence agency organization. Our mission is to protect United States from terrorism and all threats. But it ended up saving the world" He laughed.

"You mean the beacon thingy affects the other countries besides United States?"

"Actually, it affects to the Earth we live in" he said. I asked him to continue his story by looking at him. Without hesitate, he continued.

"I was a member of a STRIKE Team: Delta with my partner, Natasha Romanoff. The group was inactive and we formed a new group named Avengers with Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner and Thor" He sighed and looked up to the sky. "Brings back memories before the STRIKE Team formed. That moment when I was asked to kill Nat"

I was surprised to hear what he just said.

"What happened then? What brings you to form a group with Romanoff?"

"I don't know. It's hard to explain. She worked for KGB, a Russia spy agency, as an agent. That day, S.H.I.E.L.D thought that she was a threat so, Nick Fury asked me to kill her. But I disobeyed the mission because of her skills. Her bad memories at KGB made Nat defected from Russia. I recruited her and she joined the group"

"Woah, that's strange. But luckily, S.H.I.E.L.D got a professional spy like her"

Clint nodded and smiled. We walked through the forest and we saw a glimpse of a deer. Clint reached for his arrow on the back. But then, he realized that he was out of arrow.

"Dang. Out of arrow"

"Told you, I'll do it by myself"

We saw the deer's head. Its body was behind a tree. It was like 10 meters from us. I aimed my bow to the deer. Clint was behind me so he could see me where I aimed.

"Wait" he whispered "You're not aiming it's head. You're aiming a tree"

"I'm not aiming it's head nor the tree" I whispered back to him. Then, the arrow flew to a tree but the arrow bounced toward the deer's chest and hit it. The deer died in a second.

"I aimed it's heart" I said to him

He was surprised. He widened his eyes.

"You're one crazy girl" We ran to the deer, tightened its feet and brought it to Riley at the ranch

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"Food's ready!" Riley shouted at us while he walked toward me and Clint. He was carrying a plate with a big roasted deer. The smell of the deer made me drool. I couldn't wait to eat the deer. Riley put the deer on a stack of a straw. He sat beside me.

"Come on, Clint! Eat up!" Riley offered him

"No, you guys first"

"Come on, I want to know your comments about my food"

Clint nodded. He cut a portion of the roasted deer and tried it. He chewed and swallowed it.

"It's delicious! Wow, you're a great cook, Riley!" He continued to eat his portion. Riley smiled at me and he cut a portion for him and ate it. I did it as well. It tastes great. In a second, we finished our dinner. We talked a lot. Suddenly, Clint remembered something. He checked his comm link, tried to turn it on again and again. Then, the comm link was on. It was a miracle!

"Rogers? Stark? Anyone? Do you copy?"

"Barton is that you? We've tracked your coordinates but due to the crash of our jet, you-wait-a night" The comm link buzzed again. It will die. I thought. It's a woman voice. I bet it's Natasha Romanoff, the woman Clint said at the woods.

"Copied, Nat. Thanks for the info. I'll be safe here. Tell Laura I'm oka-" The comm link died, again.

"Well, I hope Nat heard the last line" Clint laughed.

"What just Romanoff say to you?" I asked

"Nat said that the jet is still under repair. I have to wait a night"

"It's okay, You could stay here a night for a while" Riley replied him

He nodded and he exhaled his breath. He stared us. He wanted to talk about something.

"Alright. I saw Ravine's skills at archery. And I saw Riley's powers at healing. So, I've made a decision"

"What decision?" Riley asked

Clint took a breath and released it slowly.

"I will recruit both of you as a new members of the Avengers"