"I will be there in 10—"
"Hero's thing?" Evelyn takes a bite of Thor's pop tart that she found hidden in not so hidden spot and watches as the former assassin reaches over her leather jacket with a phone between her shoulder and ear.
"Yes, and you're coming with me." Natasha points her finger at the girl who is about to open a bag of chips.
"I'm neither a hero nor care enough to follow you." Not finding any more interest in continuing the conversation with the older woman, Eve scroll over the tab as she scrolls down the news article for the day.
"I know you don't—" Snatching the tablet away while obviously earning her a loud protest, she adds. "Tony asked me to watch over you all the time and never— let me quote it again, never, left you alone with Loki."
"That's ridiculous! What can he even do to me?! Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo me?"
Loki, reading near the window, rolled his emerald eyes. "You mortal have quite a wild imagination."
"I don't care. Get ready." Nat walked out of the living room but not before poking her head over. "Now."
After hearing the last warning, Evelynn sighs. "Rude. Do you want to come?"
"The invitation only reaches you. I don't hear my name being invited." The god answered, eyes never leaving the page of his current read. "Enjoy~" He sang mockingly.
Poking her tongue out childishly at the god, "Asshole."
"Mortal."
"That's not even an insult."
"Trust me, it is."
"Bitch—" He heard the girl spur back before his face got hit by an unopen pop tart.
Before Loki could shout back, the young brunette had already taken off, leaving the fuming god who slammed close the book. "Very mature!"
"Are you here for a fan meeting or what?" Evelyn bends back, staring at the hospital in front.
"We received a report saying that they have been hacked." Natasha walks out of her Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. "Let's go."
"Are they aliens?" The girl follows from behind while putting up her hoodie.
Choosing to ignore the girl's act, Nat continues her way inside. "The FBI was desperate and asked the SHIELD for backup, so here we are."
"I'm not following, but sure."
"Agent Romanoff, a pleasure to finally meet you." An Asian woman approached them gracefully and extended her hand to greet the agent.
She has dark hair that has been put in a sleek ponytail that enhances her jaw to look more prominent and gives her a powerful look that matches her white dress suit.
Honestly, Eve can see that she's a walking grace but hidden under those sweet and beautiful looks, that woman wasn't someone you want to mess with.
"And who would this be? New recruit?"
Natasha glanced over the young Stark, "This is Evelyn, and Eve, this Yuzuha Inari, the person who managed this hospital. Unfortunately, this happened on short notice, and I'm currently babysitting a friend's child, and I hope you don't mind it."
"Of course not." Yuzuha smiles. "Pleasure to meet you, Ms Evelynn."
Instead of answering her greeting, the girl merely nods her head. Then, she looks away, letting the adult continue their conversations while she follows behind them.
They walk up the stairs, and Evelynn only notices how dark the upper floor is as they continue their way up.
"Two hours ago, our hospital was hacked, and we tried turning the backup power on, but it seems whoever has done this took control of it too." The CEO worriedly explains as the trio passes the busting corridor with doctors and nurses rushing around to ensure every patient is in stable condition.
After a few more minutes of walking and explaining, they finally reach the control room filled with tech support and a few SHIELD agents who majored in the cyber unit.
"Status?" Nat asks in the voice of her work that was new to the girl as she never saw this side of the agent.
A man in his mid-20s fumbles back from his chair, taken aback by the sudden appearance of Black Widow. "W-we still working on it."
"It has been hours. Still no luck." The CEO shook her head, feeling restless from the useless attempt of the agents and her own best techs. "My husband's brother has been the one who good at this—problems. But he is currently in Dubai, attending business on my behalf. The timing was too impeccable."
"Could be—" Natasha mutters, lowering herself as she looks at the codes. "They must know all along. How many patients do you have?"
"Too much agent, too much. Today is also the day we are packed with necessary surgeries for patients who have been waiting for organ donors. If this stretch any longer, they could—"
"Fuck!"
The control room blackout before turning back out in red but the screens that were used to show CCTV footage displayed green codes that ran at a speed no human could keep up.
"They bypass the SHIELD's defence system!" Someone shouts while trying to fight back whoever is hacking them.
Both ladies lean over the agent and watch the hacker copy some of SHIELD's data. Nat pushes him off, typing as quickly as she can to stop them from getting further.
"Where is Stark?!" Yuzuha nervously asks, paling at the situation and possible circumstances she will face. "Isn't this his expertise?!"
"Away for a mission!" Nat answered in a rush tone, louder than she anticipated. "Damn it! I can't—"
Evelyn, leaning against an unoccupied chair, watches the codes run on the wide screens with an unreadable expression. Inside her head, she doesn't know why Natasha cared so much about saving people she barely knew.
The young brunette did meet those people, only by a blink as she walked past them a few minutes ago, yet she didn't feel any need to help them. Watching them rushing around frantically to help some unknown people who might not even know who saved them didn't make sense or feel worth it for her.
Evelyn didn't see any necessity for all this, but who could blame her? The only person she even felt anything for was gone. But, on the other hand, maybe if her mother is someone among those patients, she might feel the need to help.
After countless thoughts of what ifs and whys playing inside her head, she finally stands up and approaches the nearest agent.
"Stand aside." She orders.
The female agent gives her a weird look and glares at the girl. "Miss, we are currently—"
"Being useless. Good to know. Now step aside." Without waiting for more seconds, Evelyn pushes her aside, and she rolls aside, allowing the youngest Stark to access the computer.
"Miss—"
"Wait!" Natasha, who overheard them, ran over, stopping the agent from interrupting the girl. "Let her."
Eve pulls back her hoodie to get a better view of the screen and drags the empty chair near her. After letting her eyes scan the codes, her fingers instantly respond by writing codes of hers.
All eyes now fall on the young girl as their eyes barely keep up with her fingers by how fast they are typing. Yet, she manages to avoid any possible errors.
The battle lasted for 7 minutes until Eve finally stopped and leaned back with a sigh.
Just as Yuzuha is about to open her mouth, the sounds of the system rebooting make all jaws drop.
The room lights up, and the screens redisplay the CCTV footage of all staff who realise all systems are starting to get back on to their positions.
"H-how—"
Before any one of them can ask or take a peek at the girl's face, Evelyn already has her hood up to cover her face and walks out of the control room.
"Eve, wait!" Nat took off and chased the girl.
The CEO watches them disappear in awe before her expression turns blank. Then, turning on her phone, she calls someone and let it ring in her ear.
"Talk."
"Kanojo o mitsuketa." (I found her)
"Good."
The call ended without any further word, and Yuzuha stared at the footage displaying Natasha conversing with Eve, probably praising the girl and asking how she managed to do it.
"That computer—" Yuzuha nods at the device Eve used earlier. "Make sure no one touches it and get me the girl's fingerprints."
One of the techs nodded without protest, leaving the Asian woman to watch the screen with a smile that wasn't menacingly but lovingly.
Standing outside of the hospital, Evelyn stares at the Hospital sign.
"Come on. Let's get something for you. A reward for your talent that catches me off guard." Nat shout before she ducks into her car.
"Sure." The girl mutter before following the older woman's action.
Just as the engine revved up, Evelyn glanced at the hospital. Her eyes landed on the sign name, 'Belladona Hospital'.
"They sure name a place to safe people over such a dreadful flower." She mutters.
Natasha, who heard the girl's word, looked at the sign and frowned. "Hm?"
"Belladonna—" Eve repeated, leaning back against the leather seat, "It means a gift of belladonna might be interpreted as a warning, a symbol of death."
"It can also mean love and passion."
Eve snorts. "Love—sure. That one hell of a good poison, isn't it."