The Unholy Gift of the Serum (On Hold)

The Road to Nowhere

We climbed out of the vent as soon as the coast was clear and took the next train out of Budapest. I don't know where it was going but it's not like I could just stay there. Once we got there, Yelena stole another car from someone. Nat was not happy but it was to my enjoyment.

We are now just after pulling up to a gas station in the middle of nowhere. They don't say anything as they just get out of the car and walk in, leaving me to follow along.

" If the Red Room is still active, where is it?" Nat asks Yelena as we move further into the store, looking around at all the stuff on the shelves.

" I have no idea. He moves location constantly. And every Widow is sedated on entry and exit for maximum security." Yelena explains.

" It's just hard to believe that he never came up on my radar." Nat says as she continues to follow Yelena.

" Well, it's not smart to attack an Avenger if you want to stay hidden. I mean the clue is in the name. Dreykov kills you, one of the big ones comes to avenge you." Yelena snaps back.

" Wait, what are the big ones?" Nat asks.

" Well, I doubt the god from space has to take an ibuprofen after a fight." She snarks and they just stare at each other, glaring at one another so I walk away.

I start to look around for things to clean and cover Yelena's cut. An antiseptic would be handy, and I have a bottle of Vodka but they would probably give out to me if I 'wasted it'. I start to stroll around the store, scanning the shelves for anything useful. I then come to a shelf with some bandages and some antiseptics. I pick up two bandages and a bottle of the antiseptic. I then go up to the counter to pay for the things. Once I get there, I put my items down on the counter and pull out the wad of money I brought with me in my bag.

" Hello." I speak in Hungarian as I presume we are not that far away from Budapest that they speak different languages.

" Hello." He greets back and my hunch is confirmed.

He then starts to scan my items as I look around the shop at all the other shelves I missed on the way in. I then feel him staring at me and look back to him, surely enough, he was.

" You look familiar. Have a I seen you around here before?" He asks with a questioning tone.

I keep my calm and smile at him.

" No, but I get that a lot. I have a very familiar look about me." I say, putting his mind at ease as he nods, then hands me my items.

" Now, $7 please." He says and I nod before I give him the money, walking out of the store and over to the car.

I don't think that people get when I say it's a life time of hiding for me, until they see it in person.

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They came back to the car minutes later and we set off again, the only noise heard was the radio. It was nice, the silence. I used to do this all the time but it's better when there is people around you. We then pulled up to a bar and went around the back. We spotted an empty table and we walked over.

" I'm gonna go get us some beers." Nat says as she leaves her jacket at her spot, walking off.

Yelena sits down on the edge of the bench, trying to unwrap her cut. She's going really slowly, as trying not to hurt it. I sit beside her and she turns to me. We just look at each other for a second until I speak up.

" May I?" I ask, gesturing to her cut and she nods.

I pull my small knife from my bag and cut the cloth that she had wrapped around it before, making it easier to take off. Once it's off, her arm starts to bleed once more. I open my bag and take out the antiseptic and bandages I bought. I open the bottle of antiseptic and poor it over her arm. Her breath hitches and she holds in her screech of pain as it hits her cut.