-Y/n's pov-
It has been a year since uncle Pietro died and I don't like it. Mama went on a mission with the avengers a month ago and she told me that she did okay.
Now we're in her room and the tv is on, I look at it 'what legal authority does an enhanced individual like Wanda Maximoff have to operate in Nig...' it starts but then the tv goes out, I look at mama who doesn't look up. They were talking about her, I know it.
I look at the door, it's Steve 'Steve!' I say and run towards him, hugging him 'hey little one' he says. 'it's my fault' Mama then says 'that's not true' he says and I look between them 'turn the tv back on. They're being very specific' mama says
'I should've clocked that bomb vest long before you had to deal with it. Rumlow said "Bucky" and all of a sudden I was a 16-year-old kid again, in Brooklyn. And people died' he says and sits down on the bed
I also jump on the bed and sit in between them, mama wraps her arm around my shoulders and pull me towards her, hugging me.
'it's on me, Wanda' he says 'it's on both of us' mama says 'this job... We try to save as many people as we can. Sometimes that doesn't mean everybody. But if we can't find a way to live with that. Then next time.. maybe nobody gets saved' he says and mama stays silent.
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'what word would you use, mr. Secretary?' Nat then says and I look at the man, he was talking about some heart attack and then about the team. 'how about dangerous?' he says and looks around.
'What would you call a group of US-based, enhanced individuals who routinely ignore sovereign borders and inflict their will wherever they choose and who, frankly, seem unconcerned about what they leave behind?' he asks and shows us some video thingy's.
'New York.' he says and we see things fly, people scream, things break. 'Washington DC.' he says and again, fights 'Sokovia' he continues and mama grabs my hand, I look at her.
'Lagos' he continues and I see people getting carried away, things in flames. Mama then sits up and I look at her 'okay that's enough' Steve then says
'For the past four years, you've operated with unlimited power and no supervision. That's an arrangement the governments of the world can no longer tolerate. But I think we have a solution.' director man says and hands my mama a thick book, she looks in it for a moment and then hands it to Rhodey.
'he Sokovia Accords. Approved by 117 countries . . . it states that the Avengers shall no longer be a private organization. Instead, they'll operate under the supervision of a United Nations panel, only when and if that panel deems it necessary.' director man explains.
'The Avengers were formed to make the world a safer place. I feel we've done that.' Steve says 'ell me, Captain, do you know where Thor and Banner are right now?' the director asks and Steve looks at him
'If I misplaced a couple of 30 megaton nukes . . . you can bet there'd be consequences. Compromise. Reassurance. That's how the world works. Believe me, this is the middle ground.' director explains ' So, there are contingencies.' Rhodey says
'Three days from now, the UN meets in Vienna to ratify the Accords. Talk it over.' director explains and looks at Tony 'And if we come to a decision you don't like?' Nat asks 'then you retire' director says and leaves us.
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'Y/n, would you be so kind to help me with something?' Vision asks me as I am watching tv 'yeah, of course, Vision' I say and stand up
'I want to make paprikash' he says and I chuckle 'let's go then' I say and we get to the kitchen.
'A pinch of paprika. A pinch?' he asks and I grab a pinch of paprika. 'Is that paprikash?' I hear mama's voice, she walks into the kitchen.
'I thought it might... lift your spirits.' Vision explains and mama takes the spoon, tasting it 'spirits lifted' mama says and laughs 'In my defense, I haven't actually ever... eaten anything before, so...' Vision explains
'may I?' mama asks 'please' he says and she does something while I look. he walks away 'Wanda?' he then asks ' No one dislikes you, Wanda.' he says and she laughs
'Thanks' she says 'Oh, you're welcome. No, it's a . . . involuntary response in their amygdala. They can't help but be afraid of you.' he says 'are you?' she asks
'my amygdala is synthetic, so..' he says causing mama to laugh 'I used to think of myself one way. But after this...' she stats and twirls her magic in her hands 'I am something else. I'm still me, I think, but... that's not what everyone else sees.' she explains
'Do you know, I don't know what this is?' he asks her and touches the stone in his head 'Not really. I know it's not of this world, that it powered Loki's staff, gave you and Y/n your abilities, but... its true nature is a mystery. And yet, it is part of me.' he explains
'are you afraid of it?' mama asks 'I wish to understand it. The more I do, the less it controls me. One day... who knows? I may even control it.' he says and she looks down at the food.
'I don't know what's in this but it is not paprika. I'm gonna go to the store. I'll be back in 20 minutes.' she say sand walks away, but Vision holds her back
'Alternatively, we could order a pizza?' he asks and mama looks up at him 'Vision, are you not letting me leave?'s he asks and he blocks her way, I walk around the cooking island
'It is a question of safety.' he explains 'I can protect myself.' she says and wants to walk past him but he holds her back, I don't understand why he's doing this
'Not yours. Mr. Stark would like to avoid the possibility of another public incident. Until the Accords are on a... more secured foundation.' he says 'and what do you want?' she asks 'For people to see you... as I do.' he says.
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It's already a few days forward and I am laying in bed. Suddenly I hear an explosion and I am straight up in my bed. Mama comes into my room 'come let's go' she says and grabs my hand.
We walk into the corridor and Clint is in the living room 'come on, let's go. Cap needs us' he says and grabs mama's hand
'Clint! You should not be here' Vision then says and we all turn around 'what is happening?' I ask mama 'i'll tell you when we're outside' she says and I nod.
'Really? I retire for, what, like five minutes, and it all goes to shit.' Clint says 'hey there is a kid' mama scolds him 'Please consider the consequences of your actions.' Vision asks him ' Okay, they're considered.' Clint says and VIsion gets held back by something blue.
'Okay, we gotta go.' Clint adds and he starts running towards the door, but mama stays on her spot, holding tightly onto my hand.
'It's this way.' Clint says ' I've caused enough problems.' Mama says and Clint runs towards us 'You gotta help me, Wanda. Look, Y/n can go to school. You wanna make amends, you get off your ass.' he says and Visions breaks out of the field
'shit' he mutters and gets hit by Vision but he quickly recovers, they fight as mama holds me out of reach for them.
'Clint, you can't overpower me.' Vision says as he holds Clint in a headlock. 'I know I can't. But they can.' he says and looks at us
'Vision, that's enough. Let him go. We're leaving.' mama says ' I can't let you.' he says
'then you give me no choice. Honey, stay back' mama says and I take a few steps back. Not half a minute later, Vision is like a few meters deep in the ground 'come we gotta go!' Clint says, he lifts me up and they run out of the building.
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So Clint, mama and I have arrived on the airport in Germany or something, it was a long journey but now we meet Steve, Sam and a scary man. 'Cap!' Clint says
'You know I wouldn't have called If I had any other choice.' Steve says and I run towards him, hugging him 'hey man, you're doing me a favor. Besides, I owe a debt.' Clint says
'hey little one' he says 'hello popsicle' I joke and they laugh 'good to see you again' he says and I go back to mama
'Thanks for having my back.' Steve tells mama and I ' It was time to get off my ass.' mama says 'How about our other recruit?' Steve asks
'He's raring to go. Had to put a little coffee in him, but... he should be good.' Clint explains.
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So now we're walking and I am going into a fight with them, I don't know who we're fighting, but I don't care, I am twirling my magic in my hands
'who we fighting?' I ask on the comms thing, I have an earpiece in 'you'll find out that soon enough' Steve says 'she isn't fighting' mama says
'she's great with her powers and who will hurt her, nobody because she's a kid' Steve says and runs away from us 'we wait for his signal' Clint explains, we're up somewhere.
'honey' mama then says and I look at her 'we're going into a fight, don't get hurt and don't have pity for anyone you hurt, understood?' she asks and I nod.
Then Steve runs towards a helicopter but it kind of explodes, then I see Tony and Rhodey 'what are they doing here?' I ask, then a man in a suit arrives, he looks like a panther. And then Nat 'wait... we're fighting them?' I ask and mama nods, then someone in a blue and red suit janks Steve's shield.
' We found it. Their Quinjet's in hanger five, north runway.' Sam then says and Clint shoots the arrow 'alright, Lang!' Steve says and the ant-man grows back to normal, kicking him.
'believe this is yours, captain america' Scott says and hands Steve his shield. Now it's our time to move. We're running and in a matter of seconds we're on the ground, explosions left and right.
'Wanda I think you hurt Visions feelings' Tony then appears in the air, I am behind them, they're covering me with their bodies 'you locked me in my room' mama says
'okay first, that was an exaggeration. Second, I did it to protect you. Hey Clint' he says 'hey man' Clint says 'clearly, retirement doesn't suit you. You're tired of shooting golf?' Tony asks
'well I played 18, shot 18. Just can't seem to miss' he says and shoots his arrow at Tony. 'first time for everything' Tony says and then he notices me
'and really Wanda? Bringing your kid into this?' Tony asks and mama looks at me then at Tony and starts to throw cars at him.
'help me Y/n' she says and I do the same. He then gets hit and lays under countless of cars. Now we're running again and we find a jet or something
'that's our ride' Clint explains. Now the others are with us and we're running towards it, just like a movie run thing.
Suddenly a line of energy forms in front of us stops us from running, Vision. 'captain Rogers. I know you believe what you're doing is right. But for the collective good you must surrender now.' he says and now Tony and the others arrive
Nat notices me and sighs deeply, she looks at mama with disappointment. 'What do we do, Cap?' Sam asks
'we fight' Steve says and they run towards each other. I stay back, not entirely sure what to do.
Everyone attacks each other but Nat ducks away from ant-man, running, towards me, I quickly raise my hands, twirling my powers through my fingers.
'dekta it's okay' she says and comes down on my eye level 'why did you come?' she asks 'mama said I could come, and uncle Steve said I could fight' I explain.
'I'll keep you away from it' she says and takes my hand 'Y/n!' I then hear mama say and she flies towards us
'Wanda you can't take your nine-year-old into a fight like that' Nat says 'I can, she grown up with Hydra' she says
'I'll keep her safe, just make sure the team doesn't fall apart' Nat says and mama nods.
-
It has been a few days since the fight, Nat told me that Steve and Bucky left and told me that she doesn't know where mama and the others are
We went back to the compound but quickly left again, now we're on a boat 'Nattt, why are we on this boat? I want my mama' I tell her
'I am sorry, Y/n. But this is for your safety, you'll see mama once we're going back okay?' she tells me and I nod.
-
We went to a supermarket and just arrived at a caravan, Nat grabs a weapon and walks inside, holding me close to her, we arrive at a bedroom and see a man laying on the bed, she then wakes him up causing him to shake awake 'you're in my bed' she says
'I'm not even under the covers' he says 'did you get everything on my list?' she asks 'got passports, entry visas, a couple of local drivers licences. Mix and match, you should be able to stretch it to 20 or so identities' the man explains, handing Nat some things
'Fanny and Claire Longbottom?' she asks 'what?' he asks 'are you twelve?!' she asks and I chuckle 'those are legitimate names' he says and laughs
'we got a generator outside. It's petrol-powered. And the septic tank will need a flush in a couple of weeks, but, you know, I've got a guy coming for that. You have to haul your rubbish into town. It's a 20 minute drive. I've got your basic hardware kit stashed under the stairs' he explains, I just look outside, it's in the middle of nowhere
'nice' Nat says 'are you okay?' he asks 'why wouldn't I be?' she asks and I look at her, she's hurt 'I hear things. YOu know, about the avengers getting divorced' he says
'ugh. It's fine. I've got her safe and I'm actually better on my own' she says and looks at me, I just give her a smile, causing them to chuckle 'are you sure?' he asks
'yeah' she answers 'because you can tell me, you know. That's the way the whole friends thing works' he says 'I know, I have friends' she says 'people who have friends don't call me' he says.
-
Right now I am snuggled up with Nat while watching a movie, she's saying every sentence and it's making me laugh
'here, take a bite' she says and gives me a spoon of ice cream 'thank you' I say and she laughs.
'so, what did he mean with the avengers getting divorced? I ask 'we're not a team anymore, we fell apart' she says and my eyes widen
'but- you're my family' I say 'ahw but I'm still here' she says 'yeah but where is mama? Did she leave me?' I ask
'oh of course not, it's complicated honey' she says 'where is mama?' I ask 'I have no idea, dekta. But we'll find her soon' she says and I nod.
Suddenly the lights go out and she looks up, she goes outside and I wait inside, after a while she walks back inside
'Y/n I have to go to the gas station, you're coming or do you want to stay here?' she asks 'I'll come!' I say and we get in the car, we drive for a minute and get onto a bridge but suddenly there is an explosion
I quickly use my powers to land the car but it almost falls off the bridge, I quickly look to where the explosion came from, a car drives towards us and someone steps out of it 'Nat, nat, nat' I say and look at her, she has pain 'there is someone, Nat, what do we do' I say and she looks to her side.
The person in a robot suit slowly walks towards our car, Nat quickly handles and grabs her gun 'we have to get out of the car' she says and I nod, she grabs her gun as we slowly crawl to the back of the car, but it moves and almost falls off the railing.
'I'm pretty sure Ross has no jurisdiction here' she says and climbs to a broken glass 'and you should know I'm a better shot when I am pissed off' she mutters and I sit behind her.
She then shoots but the robot quickly raises a shield, when she reloads he throws his shield and it hits the window frame.
We then both jump out of the car but the person in robot suit is not there, Nat holds her gun up but when we look to our side he's there
I use my powers on it and Nat shoots, they then fight 'Y/n stay out of this, I don't want you hurt!' she says and combats with the robot.
They then fall onto the ground but in syncron they jump back into action, having a small staring contest.
It then looks away and at something, the junk that we had in the trunk, he stands up and walks towards it, but I quickly take notice, it's not here for us, but for that.
I use my powers to throw the robot away, but it quickly lands on its feet. I open the box and grab the inside, I then put it away and stand up, the robot walks towards me
I throw the box away, the robot jumps after it and Nat runs towards me 'why did you do that?!' she asks
'we have to go' I tell her and I run towards the edge, looking down. 'let's go' I say and hold my hand out for her, as she grabs my hand.
I quickly fly us under the bridge, waiting for a moment before flying away to shore. 'why did you give the robot the package?!' she asks
'it just got the package, not the insides' I tell her and hand her the red glowy thingy. 'what is.. oh shit' she mutters.
-
'so we're in budapest?' I ask her 'yeah, we're going to visit someone, honey' she says and grabs my hand, making sure not to lose me in the people.
'here we have to whisper, okay?' she says and I nod. We get to an apartment building and walk inside, we get upstairs
Nat crouches down to something, grabbing a gun 'that was hidden there?' I whisper and she nods, holding me behind her as we get to a door and Nat starts picking the lock.
'I know you're out there' we hear someones voice 'I know you know i'm out here' Nat answers, getting the lock open, she then holds her gun in the air
We walk inside and I hold my hands up, twirling my powers in them. 'then why are you skulking about like it's a minefield' the voice asks 'because I don't know if I can trust you' Nat quickly says
'funny, I was going to say the same thing' the voice says, suddenly Nat is eye in eye with someone and I lean over, to see a blonde 'you brought a kid?' she asks
'not just a kid. So we're gonna talk like grownups?' Nat says 'is that what we are?' she asks as Nat walks towards her
'put it down before I make you' she says 'you put yours down' then the girl almost trips 'watch your step' Nat says and the girl just gives a small smile, they're now in the kitchen and I stay in the living room, they then do something and switch guns, keeping eye contact.
They then start to fight and my eyes widen, the girl is a great fighter and they combat, Nat then pins her down on the counter
'stay down! Stay down!' she shouts, but the girl gets free and grabs a knife, I then step in front of Nat, twirling my powers in my hands
Making the knife levitate 'what the-' the girl says 'доверять' (trust) Nat then asks 'доверять' (trust) the girl answers.
'ты вырос' (you've grown up) Nat says 'ни хрена' (no shit) she says and walks away to the kitchen, Nat walks after her as I put the knife back on the counter
'you had to come to Budapest, didn't you?' Nat asks as the girl grabs a bottle of vodka. 'I came here because I thought you wouldn't' she says and Nat rolls her eyes
'so who is she?' she then adds 'Wanda Maximoff's daughter. The woman brought her child in an adults fight so I took her to safety' Nat explains
'ah nice, you got moves, little one' the blonde says and I chuckle 'thank you, miss' I say 'just say Yelena, little one' she says 'okay Yelena!' I say and sit down
'But since you're here, what bullet does that?' she asks and points to the wall 'arrow marks' I say 'she's right, arrows' Nat says 'Clint?' I ask and Nat nods
'if you didn't think i'd come here, why'd send me this?' Nat then asks, grabbing the red things.
'you brought it back here?' she asks and walks away, we walk after her 'I'm not here trying to be your friend, but you need to tell me what this is.' Nat says.
'it's a synthetic gas. The counteragent to chemical subjection. The gas immunizes the brain's neural pathways from external manipulation' she explains 'maybe in english next time' I mutter
'Это противоядие от контроля над разумом' (It's an antidote to mind control) she says 'настоящая зрелая' (real mature) Nat says
'why don't you take it to one of your super-scientist friends? They can explain it to you. Tony Stark, maybe?' she asks 'yeah we're not really talking right now' Nat says 'great, perfect timing. Where's an avenger when you need one' Yelena mutters.
'I don't wanna be here. I'm on the run, you could've gotten me killed, you could've gotten her killed!' Nat says
'well what was I supposed to do, you're the only superhero person that I know. That was the whole reason I sent it to you' Yelena explains
'I kept checking the news. Expecting to see captain america taking down the red room' Yelena says and I see that Nat is confused.
Yelena once again walks away 'what?' she asks and we walk after Yelena 'what is the red room?' I ask Nat 'not now, honey. I'll explain that later' she says and I nod
'taking down the red room? What are you talking about?' Nat asks 'it's been gone for years. Dreykov's dead. I killed him' Nat adds
'you don't actually believe that, do you?' Yelena asks but Nat doesn't answer, Yelena stands in front of her 'you really do believe that.' Yelena says
'Dreykov's dead. It took almost destroying the entire city just to get to him.' Nat explains 'If you're so sure, then tell me what happened. Tell me exactly.' Yelena says
'We rigged bombs.' Nat says 'who's "we"?' Yelena asks 'Clint Barton. Killing Dreykov was the final step in my defection to S.H.I.E.L.D.' Nat says
'Simple as that?' Yelena asks 'Yeah, sure, "simple." That's what I'd call imploding a five-story building and then shooting it out with the Hungarian Special Forces. Took 10 days in hiding before we could even get out of Budapest.' Nat says
'And you checked the body? Confirmed the kill?' Yelena asks as Nat takes a shot of vodka 'There was no body left to check.' Nat states
'You're forgetting Dreykov's daughter.' Yelena says, but then we hear muffled footsteps and we all look to our right, suddenly the light springs and a hole in the roof is made, Nat quickly grabs me and we lean sneak around the apartment.
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Okay, we were getting chased by the robot man but managed to escape, now we're in a ventilation thing.
'You okay?' I ask Yelena 'Yeah. Great plan. I love the part where I almost bled to death. This is cozy.' Yelena says and I look around
'Barton and I spent two days hiding out up here.' Nat explains 'That must have been fun.' Yelena mutters 'Who the hell is that guy?' Nat then mutters
'Dreykov's special project. He can mimic anyone he's ever seen.' Yelena explains 'It's like fighting a mirror. Dreykov only deploys him for top-priority missions.' she then adds
'This doesn't make any sense.' Nat mutters 'Well, the truth rarely makes sense when you omit key details.' Yelena says
'What is that supposed to mean?' Nat asks and I look between the two 'You didn't say one word about Dreykov's daughter. You killed her.' Yelena says
'I had to. I needed her to lead me to Dreykov. Dreykov's daughter was collateral damage, I needed her to be sure' Nat says
'And here you are, not so sure.' Yelena mutters 'I needed out.' she says and I look into the distance.
Where is my mama...
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'He takes more every day. Children who don't have anyone to protect them. Just like us when we were small. Maybe one in 20 survives the training, becomes a widow. The rest, he kills. To him, we are just things. Weapons with no face that he can just throw away. Because there is always more. And no one's even looking for him, thanks to you and Alexei.' Yelena explains
'who is Alexei?' I ask 'dad' she answers and they look at two kids playing. 'Did you ever look for your parents? Your real ones?' Yelena asks
'Well, my mom abandoned me in the street like garbage. What about you?' Nat asks 'They destroyed my birth certificate, so I reinvented it. My parents still live in Ohio. My sister moved out west.' Yelena says
'is that so?' Nat asks with a smile 'You're a science teacher. You're working part-time, though, especially after you had your son. Your husband, he renovates houses.' Yelena says
'that's not my story' Nat says and she drinks her beer 'then what is your story?' I ask her 'hmm. Well I moved out west, found my family and now I am on the run' she says and I chuckle 'together with me!' I say and she laughs 'yes, little one' she says
-
'so we're getting someone out of the most secure prison in Russia?' I ask them 'yep!' Yelena says 'cool!' I say 'Y/n you'll just stay here, I can't bear it if you get hurt' Nat says 'ahw but Nat, I have my powers' I whine 'no whining Y/n, you listen to me' she says 'okay' I say and I see the prison in sight
'today is your lucky day, Alexei' Nat says 'Move to the door on the south wall.' Nat adds. After a few seconds 'go left' she says 'just don't make a scene' she adds 'we're getting you outta here' Nat says, probably answering to his question
'Go to the upper level. Move your ass, super soldier.' she says and I see a man climbing up the railings.
-
So we got the man and the entire prison is under the snow 'Oh, that was exciting.' he says and walks towards the two who are flying
'Oh, I'm so proud of you girls.' he says, the only way I am hearing him is because I don't have both ears covered with my headset
'he's talking to you guys' I say, he then puts on a headset 'Wow.' he says but Yelena punches him in his face, causing him to curse in Russian.
'Why the aggression, huh? Is it your time of the month?' he asks 'I don't get my period, dipshit. I don't have a uterus.' Yelena says 'or ovaries' Nat adds
'Yeah. That's what happens when the Red Room gives you an involuntary hysterectomy. They kind of just go in and they rip out all of your reproductive organs. They just get right in there and they chop them all away. Everything out, so you can't have babies.' Yelena explains but he immediately backs away
'okay, okay. Okay! Okay! You don't have to get so clinical and nasty.' he says and sits down in front of me 'Oh, well, I was about to talk about fallopian tubes, but okay.' Yelena mutters
'It means so much to me that you came back for me.' he then says 'No. No. You're gonna tell us how to get to the Red Room.' Nat says
'Whoa, look at you, huh? All business.' he says with a chuckle 'Trust me, this isn't pleasure.' she says 'Little Natasha, all indoctrinated into the Western agenda.' he says
'I chose to go west to become an Avenger. 'Cause they treated me like family.' Nat says and I smile 'Really? Family? Well, where are they now? Where is that family now?' he asks
'Tell me where the Red Room is.' she asks 'I have no idea' he says, she then stands up, throws away his headset and sits down next to me 'Come on. You and Dreykov were like...' she starts
'Dreykov? Yeah. General Dreykov, my friend, huh? Gives me glory... Soviet Union's first and only super soldier.' he starts 'I could have been more famous than Captain America. Then he buries me in Ohio on that stupid mission.' he says and looks at Nat.
'Three years! So tedious, boring me to tears. No offense, huh? Then puts me in prison for the rest of my life. Why, huh? Why? Why would he put me in... You know why? 'Cause maybe I want to talk about the withering of the state.' he says and thinks
'Or maybe I don't like his hair or something and I say something casually about that. Maybe, you know, I want the Party to feel actually like a party instead of this sourpuss organization. But instead, no. He puts me in prison for the rest of my life. He just runs off and hides, huh? I'm not even the one who, uh, you know... I'm not the one who killed his daughter.' he says
'Can we throw him out the window now?' Yelena then says 'you know what, I should wait before we're on a higher altitude!' I say
'great idea little one!' Yelena says 'and who does she think she is?!' he asks 'this child is more dangerous than you can ever be' Nat says and I hold my smile in
'whaat? This little, tiny, girl' he says, I glow my eyes red 'awh I am so scared' he says 'Natalia may I use my powers on him' I say and twirl my powers in my hands
'no! Natasha don't you dare tell her to use... That!' he says and I close my hand 'nice one, Y/n!' Yelena says and laughs 'so who is she?' he asks and I sit down next to Yelena
'she's one of my friends daughter' I hear Nat say 'why is she with you?' he asks 'because the avengers split up, I was with her when some things happened' Nat says
'but I won't discuss things about her mother when she's here' she then adds.
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'We infiltrated the North Institute in Ohio. It was a front for S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists. Actually, it was Hydra scientists at that time. In conjunction with the Winter Soldier project, they had dissected and deconstructed the human brain to create the first and only cellular blueprint of the basal ganglia. Was the hub for cognition. Voluntary motor movement, procedural learning. We didn't steal weaponry or technology. We stole the key to unlocking free will.' the Melina woman explains, I am sitting at a table with these people but I have no idea what they're talking about exactly
'what are you doing?' Nat then asks, pointing to the pig 'Oh, I am explaining that the science is now so exact, the subject can be instructed to stop breathing and has no choice but to obey.' she explains 'Okay, you made your point. That's enough.' Nat says
'Yes, all right. Well, don't worry, Alexei could've survived 11 more seconds without oxygen. Good boy. Now, you go back, back home where it's safe.' she says and sends the pig away
'The world functions on a higher level when it is controlled. Dreykov has chemically subjugated agents planted around the globe.' Melina explains
'And do you know who they test it on?' Yelena asks 'Hmmm... No. That's not my department.' Melina says 'ah, come on, come on. Don't lie to them. Hm?' Alexei says 'I'm not lying.' she says
'You're Dreykov's architect, huh?' Alexei says 'What were you?' she asks 'If I was his architect, you were his partner. You were his business partner.' she says
'No, no, no. I was patsy!' Alexei says and he bangs the table 'Don't give me that...' she mutters 'He sell me ideology.' he says 'Stop with the politics.' she says
'All the while, bigger...' he starts 'Shut up! You are an idiot. And you're a coward. You're a coward. And our family was never real, so there's nothing to hold on to. We're moving on.' Nat shouts
'Never family, huh? In my heart, I am simple man. And I think that for a couple deep undercover Russian agents I think we did pretty great as parents, huh?' he says
'Yes, we had our orders, and we played our roles to perfection.' Melina adds 'Who cares? That wasn't real.' Nat says 'what?' Yelena then asks, I look at her 'That wasn't real. Who cares?' I say
'Don't say that. Please don't say that. It was real. It was real to me. You are my mother. You were my real mother. The closest thing I ever had to one. The best part of my life was fake. And none of you told me. And those agents you chemically subjugated around the globe? That was me, me one of those. Mmm. And you, you got out. Dreykov made sure no one could escape. Are you gonna say anything?' Yelena says and stands up, Melina tries to hold her back
'no. Don't touch me' she says and walks away. I run after her 'Lena!' I say and she lifts me up, taking me away to another room.
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'So, there I am ice fishing with my father. It's very cold day in this little ice shed. Cold even for Russia, you know? "Keep the vodka by the fire," my father would say to me.' Alexei is talking, Yelena is holding me in her arms as I am trying to comfort her
'please stop talking' she says and he sits down on the bed 'Please wait. Please wait.' he says but she interrupts him 'please I don't want to talk' she says
'There is a reason why I'm telling you this, okay? Trust me. I am reaching for fish. Oh! I lose balance. Ah! Splash! My hands go in the river.' he says and she scoffs
'In this weather, frostbite sets in quick. My father, he go toilet on my hands.' Alexei explains 'ew' I mutter 'Urine is 35 degrees Celsius, staves off the frostbite.' he says
'how is this relevant?!' she asks 'You know, fathers.' he starts 'no, no. You have done nothing but tell me how bored you were.' she says, I lean away from her so she can turn towards Alexei.
'I was the chore, the job you didn't want to do. To me? To me, you were everything. Exactly. You don't care. You don't care. The only thing you care about are your stupid glory days as the Crimson Dynamo, and no one wants to hear about it.' she says
'It's the Red Guardian.' he mutters 'Get out. Get out!' she shouts and she wraps her arms around me, sobbing quietly
'I can't remember If I cried.. When I read about his widowed bride... Something touched me deep inside... The day... The music.. Died. And they were singing' he then starts singing 'bye.. bye' they sing together
'Miss American Pie' he says 'american pie' she mutters 'Drove my Chevy to the levee But the levee was dry' they sing quietly
'Them good old boys. Drinking whiskey' they say and look at each other, I smile softly 'This will be the day that I die' they say
'This'll be the day...' they continue but suddenly we hear an engine 'stay down' Alexei says and Yelena holds me close to her, making sure I am safe. Blue light is covering the house.
Suddenly the glass breaks and Alexei has a dart in his chest 'They think...' he starts but more darts appear and he falls backwards 'we have to go' she says and she grabs her gun and we get out of the room.
She looks around, holding me tightly behind her as we look around the house, everything is dark and the lights of the vehicles outside light up in the house.
We then see someone laying on the ground 'Nat' I say and fall onto my knees, looking if she's alive, which she is, she's unconscious.
'I'm sorry.' I suddenly hear behind me and I see Melina standing in front of Yelena 'Melina, what is going on?' I ask but she then shoots something red towards us and I feel myself slipping away.
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'this is Maximoff, daughter of that Avenger, Natasha had her when they came for the family reunion. I heard this one is powerful so I took her with me, her powers are identical to her mother's powers' a voice says 'how old?' the man asks 'nine' the voice answers 'hm. She can be handy' I hear a male voice. I hear footsteps fading and I slowly open my eyes, but I notice someone near me, she looks into my eyes and I want to sit up but she holds me back, I look around and see Melina, standing in front of a man..
'where am I?' I ask and they look at me, Melina's eyes widen and the man smirks 'you are at the red room, little one. Here you'll have a great time' he says and I look at Melina, hurt.
'Alina, take care of that one' the man orders and the girl behind me nods, keeping me in place.
'Yelena Belova... cut her brain out, identify her weakness' the man starts 'and Romanoff?' Nat asks 'what about Romanoff?' Nat asks.
'she's a traitor. She turned her back on her people. On her blood. She had nothing. I gave her home. I gave her love. Put that thing in her you do. You know, uh, chemicals. Turn her into one of your pigs. Can you imagine what I could do with an Avenger under my control?' he says
'Wouldn't you like to speak to her first?' Melina asks When you look into the eyes of a child you have raised, no mask in the world can hide that.' he says and I open my left eye, to see what's happening, he takes off some mask... It's Nat!
'welcome home' he says and she stands up, the robot man then holds his gun up 'now, now' the man then says 'don't go breaking my new toy' he then says
'so uh, that Maximoff, part of your plan?' he asks 'yes she is..' Nat says and looks at me, but suddenly the girl behind me is holding a gun to my head, I swiftly use my powers to throw her against the wall.
'oops' I say innocently 'hm. Once I have her under my control..' he starts 'you won't' she interrupts him.
'is this your plan?' he then asks her 'my plan is to kill you' she says 'I'm alive. So, what do we do now?' he says.
'What was my mother's name?' she asks 'ah. Where we buried her, there was a tree... Um... A pink blossom. Beautiful. And there was a tombstone with her name engraved on it.' he says and pauses
'What was her name?' he asks and chuckles '"Unknown."' he answers 'You don't feel anything? You feel anything when I killed your daughter?' she asks 'Is this your haunted past? Really?' he asks and laughs
'Thank you, Natasha. You gave me my greatest weapon. Say hello.' he says and the girl walks into the room and puts off her mask
'When your bomb exploded, it nearly killed my Antonia. I had to put a chip in the back of her neck. In the back of her neck. Look at her. You find it difficult to look at her? I do. She... She watches everything and she can do it. She's a perfect mimic. And she fights just like all of your friends.' he explains and I just look at Nat.
'can she hear me?' Nat asks 'what? You want to tell her you're sorry? Well, you should have thought of that before you blew her face off. But enough of all this bullshit. Go to work. I have rats in the basement. Go. Go.' he says and the robot leaves
As soon as she leaves, Nat raises her weapon 'Well, that was a mistake.' Natasha says and grabs her gun 'was it?' Dreykov asks
'You just sent away the one thing that would stop me from killing you.' she says 'try then. Do it' he says but she doesn't shoot, she seems to be struggling.
'is the safety on?' he asks and grabs the weapon 'no.' he says and shoots in the air, causing me to flinch away 'Try your knife.' he says but she doesn't hit him, he grabs her arm and he grabs the knife, letting it fall on the desk.
'You're in trouble.' he says 'How are you controlling me?' she asks 'I'm not controlling you, Natasha. Well, not yet. But there is a pheromonal lock. Smelling my pheromones prevents you from committing violence against me.' he says and raises his hand, she flinches. He then walks away.
'I'm very upset with Melina. It's a shame I have to kill her.' he adds, walking towards me, my eyes widen 'So, what now, you're gonna fold me into your pathetic little puppeteer act?' she asks
'Pathetic, huh?' he says 'Yeah, what would you call it?' she asks and he turns towards her 'I would call it...' he starts but she interrupts him
'When was the last time that you had a conversation with somebody that wasn't forced to talk to you?' she asks
'You ran away to fight in the wrong war. The real war was fought here, in the shadows.' he says
'You didn't fight in the shadows. You hid in the dark.' she says 'Real power comes from undetectable influence. If no one's noticed, then why even do it?' he says
'You're nothing. Hmm. You have nothing.' 'There are 50 people on this planet...' he starts but she interrupts him 'oh, stop it' she says 'Don't tell me to stop!' he says
'If I don't tell you when to stop, then how will you know when to shut up?' she says and he slaps her in the face 'come on' she says and I hear a playful laugh
'Think I can't take a punch?' she asks
'God damn it, you're weak.' she says after another punch 'Weak?' he asks 'I bet it's easier to be tough in front of defenseless little girls, huh?' she asks
'That's enough.' he says and punches her to the ground 'You wouldn't be so glib if you had any notion of the scope of what I've built. I own this world. Me.' he says 'You seem desperate to impress me.' she answers back
'I don't need to impress you. I don't need to impress anyone. These world leaders, these great men, they answer to me and my widows. Look at them. These girls were trash. They are thrown out into the street. I recycle the trash. And I give them purpose. I give them a life.' he says
'It's my network of widows that help me control the scales of power. One command, the oil and stock markets crumble. One command, and a quarter of the planet will starve. My widows can start and end wars. They can make and break kings.' he explains
'You control all of that from here?' she asks and I stand next to them 'And with you, an Avenger under my control, I can finally come out of the shadows using the only natural resource that the world has too much of. Girls.' he says
'All from that little console?' she asks 'Yeah.' he says and she starts smiling 'Oh, you find this amusing? Why are you smiling?' he asks
'Don't take it personal, but, uh... Thank you for your cooperation.' she says 'You weren't quite strong enough, so... I'll have to finish it myself.' she says
'What are you going to do?' he asks and she looks at the desk and slams her head on the table 'Sever the nerve.' she says and punches him.
She then takes a step back 'your turn Y/n!' she says and I lift him up with my powers, throwing him against the wall, causing him to grunt in pain.
'you took my childhood. You took my choices and tried to break me. But you're never gonna do that to anybody ever again' Nat says and kicks him.
Suddenly people bust into the room and my eyes widen as they catch onto Nat 'Nat!' I say.
I look at the man and he stands up 'nobody leaves this room until they're dead. Make them suffer' the man says as he walks out.
I help Nat up, we walk backwards 'use your powers, we're cornering them' she says and I nod
'we don't wanna hurt you' Nat says 'and you don't wanna hurt us' I add but then two attack Nat and two attack me, I use my powers to send them flying.
I quickly look over to Nat and she's fighting with them. Now the others join and I get surrounded, I use my powers and shoot it at the ground, making them all fall over.
Then Nat gets thrown away and I catch her with a spark of my powers. Then I get kicked in my back
I fall over and catch myself with my arms, then I get hit with something and I quickly turn around, shooting the girl who hurt me flying away. I quickly stand up and feel the pain in my back.
'okay, hold them together' Nat says and I use my powers, not even sure what I am doing, I trap them in a kind of box
'hold it like this, Yelena should be here any second' Nat says but the widows start to try and break the box, it's hard to hold it together
'they're too strong' I say 'you can hold it, dekta' she encourages me.
'Yelena hurry up!' Nat shouts in frustration, then Yelena enters the room 'ready?' I ask and let it go, she throws a grenade of the gas and it explodes above the girls. Yelena walks over to us.
'oh it looks like this hurts' she says to Nat and Nat's shoulder is dislocated, she then pushes it back and Nat shouts in pain 'I'm sorry' Yelena says 'we gotta get out of here' Nat says.
'we need to find Dreykov. Are you coming' Yelena asks 'take Y/n with you, I'm right behind you' she says and Yelena nods, she grabs my hand and we run outside.
We then see Dreykov getting into a chopper 'oh no way' I mutter and I grab Yelena's batons, I then fly to the top of the chopper 'Y/n! NO!' I hear Nat shout 'Thank you!' I shout and stick the batons in the turning thingy.
It explodes and I feel myself slipping away.
-Nat's pov-
NO! I run towards a parachute and jump after her, Yelena does the same and I manage to catch her and activate the parachute.
Y/n then slowly opens her eyes 'Nat?' she asks 'it's me dekta, it's me' I say and she smiles 'did I do it?' she asks and I nod 'you did it, honey. Good job' I say
'Yelena will be with you when you land, I have to finish something' I say and jump away from her.
-Y/n's pov-
As soon as I land, Yelena comes running towards me. 'you're safe, why did you do that, little one!' she says 'sorry' I say and giggle
'where is Nat?' I ask 'there' she says and I look at the direction she's pointing, Nat is in a fight with the robot'
Just a little while later, Nat comes running towards us 'you two alright?' she asks and I hug her 'yes, we're alright' Yelena says.
They then hug 'I should've come back for you' Nat then says 'no don't say that' 'Hey. Hey. It was real to me, too.' Nat says 'thank you' Yelena says and they hug.
Then Melina and Alexei come walking towards us 'Everybody good?' Nat asks 'well I am clearly injured' Melina says and we chuckle 'You got something to say?' Nat asks
'I'd just mess it up.' Alexei says 'here comes the cavalry' Nat then says and I notice cars coming towards us
'so, what's our plan?' Melina asks 'you guys go. We'll stay' Nat says as she lifts me up 'that's insanity. We fight, we fight with you' Alexei says 'i'll hold them off' Nat says
'Natasha, we fight' Alexei says 'we can't split up, you're so pigheaded' Melina argues 'You guys, go.' Nat says 'oh my god' Melina says and I chuckle
'Besides, if it can work out with the four of us, you know, there may be some hope for the Avengers. Little bit' Nat says and looks at me
'Okay, well, if you're leaving, then I guess you should take this. I know how much you like it.' Yelena says and hands Nat the vest 'Shucks.' Nat mutters
'It does have a lot of pockets.' I say 'very handy pockets, little one' Yelena says as she lifts me up 'I am going to miss you' I say
'I am going to miss you too, little one' she says and kisses my cheek, I hug her.
Nat then hands Yelena the drive 'He had widows implanted all over the world. Melina will need to copy the formula, but you should be the one to tell 'em it's over.' Nat explains, then a jet lands and Yelena walks over to it
Having a conversation with them, then Yelena, Melina and Alexei go with them as Nat and I wait for the cars to arrive
'there might be a small chance that the others are with this, but I doubt it' Nat says 'so we'll be arrested?' I ask
'we were on the run, dekta. I never told you because I didn't want you to worry but the government was looking for us' she says, the cars now arrive and she goes down on her knees, I follow her.
But the second I see familiar faces, I stand up and run into my mother's arms 'mama!' I shout and she hugs me
'my draga' she says and hugs me tight, tears form in my eyes. Nat stands up and walks towards us 'good to see you, Nat' Steve says and hugs her
'good to see that everything is sorted out?' she says and Steve nods 'the sokovia accords have been torn apart' he says 'great' Nat says
'we have defeated the red room!' I say 'the red room? Wow!' mama says and I run towards Steve who is already a bit further
-Nat's pov-
'Nat, thank you for taking care of her' Wanda says 'no problem, she's amazing' I say and Wanda hugs me.