Black Widow's Spiderling (Completed)

Stopping Project Insight

The foursome is seen being escorted by the van as they talk about what transpired moments ago. Natasha and Daikon are bleeding from their woods, but Daikon had it worse than his mother.

Steve: It was him. He looked right at me like he didn't even know me.

Sam: How's that even possible? It was like seventy years ago.

Steve: Zola. Bucky's whole unit was captured in '43, Zola experimented on him. Whatever he did helped Bucky survive the fall. They must have found him and...

Natasha: None of that's your fault, Steve.

Steve: Even when I had nothing, I had Bucky.

Sam sees Daikon and Natasha bleeding from their wounds and talks to the guards watching them.

Sam: We need to get a doctor here. We don't put pressure on those wounds, they're going bleed out here in the truck.

Suddenly, one of the guards pulls out an electric rod and neutralizes the other guard, and knocks him out. Everyone was confused until the guard is revealed to be Maria Hill as she takes off her helmet.

Maria: Ah. That thing was squeezing my brain.

Everyone stares at her as she looks at Sam in confusion.

Maria: Who's this guy?

*later*

After secretly getting out of the van, they were taken to a secret facility by Maria. A doctor is seen heading towards them.

Maria: GSW. She's lost at least a pint. He, stab wound to his side, along with bruises and scratches.

Doctor: Let me take them.

Maria: They'll want to see him first.

Hill takes them to a room. She opens it and they see Nick, laying on a bed, still hurt, but very much alive. Everyone but Maria was shocked to see him still alive after they saw him die at the hospital.

Nick: About damn time.

Later, the doctor is seen tending to Natasha and Daikon, who paid no attention to him as they stare at Nick, still couldn't believe he's still living.

Nick: Lacerated spinal column, a cracked sternum, shattered collarbone, perforated liver, one hell of a headache.

Doctor: Don't forget your collapsed lung.

Nick: Oh, let's not forget that. Otherwise, I'm good.

Natasha: They cut you open, your heart stopped.

Daikon: We saw you died. How is this possible?

Nick: Tetrodotoxin B. Slows the pulse to one beat a minute. Banner developed it for stress. Didn't work so great for him, but we found a use for it.

Steve: Why all the secrecy? Why not just tell us?

Maria: Any attempt on the director's life had to look successful.

Nick: Can't kill you if you're already dead. Besides, I wasn't sure who to trust.

*later*

After Nick got out of the bed and Daikon's and Natasha's wounds are tended to, they all sat and talk about what they should do next.

Nick: *pulls out a picture of Alexander Pierce* This man declined the Nobel Peace Prize. He said, "Peace wasn't an achievement, it was a responsibility." See, it's stuff like this that gives me trust issues.

Natasha: We have to stop the launch.

Nick Fury: I don't think the Council's accepting my calls anymore.