Ghost Widow

The Enhanced

As Steve picked up the girl bridal style, Bucky grabbed her mask off of the floor. the likeness to his own Winter Soldier mask that HYDRA had given him was uncanny. It was made of the exact same material but was white instead of black.

The pair met the rest of the team at the aircraft, carrying the still unconscious girl with them. Steve boarded and took the teenager to the medical bay, where he found Bruce hooking Maria up to and IV drip. He laid her in the spare bed and cuffed her to the side for precaution.

"Glad to see you're doing alright" he smiled at Maria who was now laying down in the bed as Bruce cleaned out her wound.

"Thanks for coming to get me" she winced as Banner pressed the alcohol solution to her forehead.

Steve left the room and re-entered the main part of the quinjet. He took a seat next to Wanda and unclipped his helmet, placing it on the bench. Natasha took a seat next to Bucky who was still clutching the mask, tracing his finger over the small symbol on the left corner of the outside. It was a HYDRA symbol but slightly different with a triangle at the base of the skull.

"That looks a lot like yours" Natasha spoke as she gently nudged him out of deep thought.

"Yeah it's what the kid was wearing. It fell off when I knocked her out." he said, his eyes not leaving the item.

"You never said she was a kid. Do you think HYDRA's started taking children for experiments now?" she questioned. HYDRA was capable of doing some unspeakable things.

Bucky looked at her now when he spoke, "Probably." Their history with organisations like HYDRA hadn't exactly been pleasant.

"She's in the med bay if you wanted to see her" he nodded at the room adjacent from them.

The spy rose and walked towards the door, sliding it open carefully. Bruce looked up at her from putting back all the medical supplies. Maria was now asleep and had strips of medical tape closing her wound. She walked over to the bed against the wall and glanced down at the child.

Shock took over her body. She couldn't believe her eyes. The face she stared down upon was her sister.

----------flashback----------

Ohio 1995

Natasha was in the garden playing hide and seek with her sisters. She stood behind a tree counting methodically.

"Seven, eight, nine, ten!" She spoke loudly whilst covering her face with her eyes.

She emerged from behind the tree "Ready or not, here I come!"

Natasha ran around the garden, searching behind the climbing frame and a large rock. She heard a small giggle coming from the back of the house and sprinted round to find Yelena crouched in a small ball.

"Found you!" she yelled and pointed to where her sister was sitting.

Her and Yelena ran around trying to find their youngest sister. After a few minutes they gave up and Ana revealed herself, jumping up from her hiding spot in the bush. She came out covered in dirt and tiny scratches.

"Ha ha! I won!" she said smugly with her arms crossed.

Yelena pouted and furrowed her brow, "That's not fair, you always win!"

Melina came from the house and wandered over to the twins who were now fighting, Natasha had walked off over to the swings.

"Now now girls, don't fight. You two need each other" she smiled at the pair.

Melina stood up and said, "Natasha, why don't you take Ana to get cleaned up before dinner and Yelena and I can set the table?"

Natasha sighed and jumped off the swing. She grabbed her little sister's hand and took her into the bathroom. Nat took a cloth from the drawer and wet it under the tap; crouching down to clean the mud off Ana's face.

When all the dirt was off her skin, Nat smiled, "All good now."

----------flashback----------

Natasha just stared down at the dirty face beneath her. Hundreds of thoughts flooded her mind at once.

"Hey Nat, are you okay?" Bruce questioned as he noticed his friend had been blankly staring at this girl for a few minutes now.

She was knocked from her trance and turned to the man "I knew her" she said softly.