Thank You for the Rescue- English Translation

Chapter 2: The Girl

As soon as the young girl appeared, the experimentation room fell into a deep silence, while everyone present cautiously observed the little girl. She looked worse than her brother. Her face was full of wounds, as well as her arms, and what was visible from the baggy pants she was wearing, she was much more emaciated than Pietro.

Pietro reacted faster than Steve and Natasha, taking his sister by the wrist and putting her behind his body in a protective way.

They all just stood there, unsure of what to do, and after a few endless moments, the girl spoke.

Pietro, do you trust these people?" She asked softly.

Natasha didnt know what to think. Something strange—something she had never felt before, was happening inside the infamous Black Widow. She didnt know why, but she felt a great need to softly approach and hug the girl hidden behind her brother. She refrained though, in fear of s

"Wanda, I don't know if I trust them, He whispered, his goal being for the two adults not to hear them, despite the fact that unbeknownst to him, they could hear perfectly. I'm not sure of their intentions."

Natasha and Steve were taken aback by the boy's statement

"How can you know our intentions, little one?" Steve asked carefully.

"My red. It can do many things. I can enter your minds and know what youre thinking. Wanda said, her voice low and threatening.

However, it was like a switch went off in the young girls head, because she had suddenly became filled with fear, to the point of shaking.

"But don't worry!" She said, her accent laced with distress, "I won't do it again, please don't punish me... it was an accident, I swear!" Wanda pleaded, so much so that she was on the verge of tears, with her head lowered like a puppy waiting to be attacked.

Natasha felt her heart sink and her stomach churn to think that someone would have been able to hurt these poor children at such a young age. But it also terrified her at how much she recognized the girls emotions and body language. It reminded her so much of how she was at that age, trapped in the clutches of the Red Room. Clint and the Avengers had given her a second chance, but that didn't change the fact that she was trained to kill. It was grinded into her head at such a young age that no matter how many times Steve, Clint and the rest of the team told her it wasnt true, she couldnt help but think she was still evil on the inside.

The sound of Clint's voice brought her out of her thoughts. "Hey, guys! We have a big problem! Tony informed me that Strucker's soldiers are fighting more than we thought they would, and to make matters worse, Strucker returned with a small squad of soldiers and heading your way! Hurry up!

Natasha eyes widened, and she nodded to Steve, indicating for him to break the news to the two children.

"Look guys, I know you don't trust us, but Baron Strucker is coming, and we need to get you to safety, so I need you to take Natasha and I by the hand, and I promise we will take you someplace safe. Someplace far away from here, okay?

The children nodded, although by their facial expressions, Nat and Steve could tell they were still skeptical. Natasha took Wandas hand, while Steve took Pietro's, but when they started to run, she noticed that the girl was running with tears running down her face and giving slight sobs.

It was barely noticeable, but since she was a spy, Natasha noticed it. At first, she thought it was out of fear, but after a quick multi-tasking analyzation, she noticed a small flow of blood running down the front of Wandas lower leg. Without hesitating for a second, she took the little girl in her arms and kept running. Wanda didnt put up resistance, and she felt her go slightly limp in her arms.

Natasha worried about how light she was. God, the first thing she wanted to do when they got back to New York was see her eat something.

They continued their trajectory until they found Clint at the entrance, fighting with two of Struckers soldiers. He quickly rendered them unconscious, and since they were all together they continued on their way to the battle in the forest where they met the rest of the team.

Thor, Tony, and the rest of them gave the trio confused glances, but regardless, they finally reached the Quinjet. Natasha sat Wanda down, and Steve sat Pietro two seats away. Pietro looked insecure and scared, as expected, but Wanda looked terrified and was holding onto Nat's shirt like her life fully depended on it.

"Hey Wanda, Natasha asked in the most delicate way possible, in fear of scaring her even more, Would you let me see your leg wound?"

Natasha moved the girl to her side and raised the girl's pants to her knee. She had a fairly deep cut that obviously was not going to heal on its own.

Right when she opened her mouth to ask the little girl how she received the cut, she heard a deafening blast right outside the Quinjet.

An explosion.

And before she could turn around to notice a blue flash pass by, Pietro left the ship.

The next few seconds felt like time had stopped in a perpetual motion. After a few moments of uncertainty, Clint arrived with little Pietro in his arms, unconscious.

To be continued...