Hunter || Natasha Romanoff

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A few minutes after Daniel saw Tony there was a commotion throughout the building. Pepper was in a state of what he liked to call 'Tony induced panic'. But what caused his amusement to be replaced by fear was when a man walked onto the racetrack, and started wrecking cars with what looked like......... whips? 

He looked at the doorway where he noticed Happy with a red briefcase. Instantly recognizing it as the suit he helped Tony build, he rushed out with him towards the car along with Pepper. They quickly entered the car and Happy instantly floored it. After a few minutes of reckless driving and being tossed around in the car, they spotted Tony and the circus master. "GO GO GO RAM INTO HIM!!!", Daniel exclaimed and Happy did just that. Tony jumped up on the fence to avoid being hit. Pepper was  He dropped down and walked over to Happy.

"Were you going for him or me?", he asked rhetorically.

"GET IN THE BLOODY CAR TONY!", Daniel yelled.

"BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL!", he yelled back, ignoring Daniel. 

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? GET IN THE CAR!", Pepper screeched. Tony obeyed, knowing how scary she was when she was angry, but not before saying, "You're the boss, we need better security." He walked over to the other side, mumbling, "The one time I take a vacation." He opened the door, only for it to be chopped in half. Happy continued ramming the car into the attacker, while Tony was asking for the briefcase. By the time he chopped the roof off, Daniel had had enough.  He got out and engaged the Attacker, landing blow after blow on his face and exposed torso. Daniel held his own surprisingly well, moving at speeds too fast for the attacker to see. However he had one slip up, and that was enough, as a whip wrapped around his torso, searing his flesh. It was the only feeling he could focus on. His vision began to get blurry, his consciousness slipping. He felt this was his end. Suddenly, he felt a huge amount of energy flow through his body. His right palm began to glow brightly as a blue vein appeared on his neck. A low pulsing sound could be heard, slowly getting more rapid, as his hand moved unconsciously towards the attacker. Suddenly a blue beam was released from his palm, blowing the attacker a few feet back. Now, Daniel was familiar with the fact that he had powers, he was slowly learning to control them. But he did not know they were of this extent. He was genuinely surprised. The attacker was now coughing up blood as he was on his hand and knees. 

The crowd suddenly erupted into a cacophony of screams and cheers. But it wasn't for Daniel's attack, but because Tony had now gotten a hold of the suitcase, very dramatically. Daniel got out of the way as he and the attacker engaged each other, clutching his chest as his wounds hadn't healed yet. He had enhanced healing but it wasn't working right now for some reason. Blood now coated his clothing as he slowly stumbled over to where Tony had kicked away the Rolls Royce. He sat down on the ground, leaning against the car, as he watched Tony take down the attacker. 

He could faintly hear sirens but his vision was blurry so he couldn't see clearly. He saw a pair of forest green eyes, and red hair appear in front of him. 

"Stay with me okay, stay with me. You're gonna make it through this.", he heard the figure say, but it was muffled. He quickly fell unconscious. 

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Daniel awoke with a start. He looked down at his body to see he was in a hospital gown. He looked at his surroundings. Sunlight seeped in through the double windows, illuminating the room he was in. It was plain and simple, something one would expect from a hospital room. The beeping of the EKG was the only sound that echoed through the room, until someone spoke, "Oh you're awake." He immediately recognized the voice as Natasha. He looked to his right and saw her sitting on a grey couch, reading a glamour magazine. He looked at it with amusement. 

"Didn't know you were into that sort of thing Love.", he said with a smirk. Natasha chuckled darkly and flipped him off, as she got up from the couch and walked over to him. Her eyes then softened. 

"Are you okay?", she asked. 

"Hmm. 'Tis but a flesh wound.". This earned a chuckle from the redhead, as she sat down on his bed, near his legs. They both stared into each others souls for what felt like hours until the door opened followed by a loud booming voice. 

"DANIEL ELIJAH SMITH!! WHAT THE BLOODY HELL WERE YOU THINKING!!", came Teresa's voice. Natasha immediately got up from the bed and straightened her clothes. Teresa noticed this and smirked. She walked over to Daniel and flicked his forehead. "HEY! Do I not get any love from you sister? I almost died." 

"I did that specifically for that reason!", She then engulfed him in a hug, which he gladly reciprocated. 

"Now we are going to watch movies for the rest of the day. Scoot." Daniel smiled widely as he made space for his sister. 

"I'm gonna leave you two to it.", saying this Natasha left the room. Teresa smirked and said, "So...... You and Nat huh?"

"Oh sod off." 

Teresa broke out into a fit of laughter and Daniel soon joined in. 

A/N: so new chapter. hope you enjoyed :)