Natasha sat in the courtroom, cameras and microphones all around her.
"Why haven't we yet heard from Captain Rogers?"
"I don't know what there is left for him to say," Natasha told General Scudder. "I think the wreck in the middle of the Potomac made his point fairly eloquently."
"Well, he could explain how this country's expected to maintain its national security now that he, his younger sister, and you have laid waste to our intelligence apparatus."
"Hydra was selling you lies, not intelligence."
"Many of which you seemed to have a personal hand in telling. And Miss Rogers? Will she be making a statement?"
"In a way, yes. She told me to extend her thanks to you for allowing her photos to be kept as a secured file so that she can maintain her identity."
"She was a minor. It was not optional."
"Well, sometimes she likes to be nice and thank people anyway. As far as any other statement goes... no comment."
"Agent," Congressman Wenham leaned forwards, "you should know that there are some on this committee who feel, given your service record, both for this country and against it, that you belong in a penitentiary. Not mouthing off on Capitol Hill."
"You're not going to put me in a prison," Natasha told him. "You're not going to put any of us in a prison. You know why?"
"Do enlighten us."
"Because you need us. Yes, the world is a vulnerable place. And yes, we help make it that way. But we're also the ones best qualified to defend it. So, if you want to arrest me, arrest me. You'll know where to find me." She stood, walking out of the room with a small smirk on her face as she ignored the flashes of the cameras and the questions yelled at her.
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