Neo
"Not happening". Neo repeats herself for what feels like the millionth time. "Not a chance". She walks around her living room, circling the coffee table once again.
Otto gives her pleading eyes. "Come on, Neo. You're smart. You know that 2.1 million could change your life completely".
"And so will killing Natasha". Neo angrily motions her hands in the air. "What the actual fuck is wrong with you? Why would you give me this hit?"
"I'm trying to help you, Neo..." He calmly begins.
"By getting me to kill my own mother?" Neo interrupts.
"By getting rid of your past. You know that the strings you attached before your death will not get cut unless Natasha is killed". He firmly spoke. "And you've told me more than enough times that she's not your mother. What's different now?"
"She's an Avenger". Neo fires back.
"She was an Avenger in 2012". Otto points out.
"The world didn't know that until the Battle of New York". Neo replies. "Pretty much everyone in the world knows who she is, along with the rest of the Avengers. If I go after her then I'm absolutely fucked. It's not smart to attack an Avenger if I want to stay hidden. I mean, the clue is in the name. I kill Natasha, one of the big ones comes to avenge her".
"They won't find you, Neo. The last person in the universe they would suspect of killing Natasha Romanov is her dead daughter". He explains.
"I don't think I'll even be able to kill her. She's the best spy and ex-assassin in the world. I mean, she's got better hand to hand combat skills than I'll ever have, no matter how much training I do".
"You have telekinesis for crying out loud, Neo!" The man shouts. "Use that to your advantage. Although what Hydra did to you was majorly fucked up, you have these powers and you should make the most of them".
"Otto, how would you feel if I turned around and asked you to kill your mother for 2.1 million? Would you, hand on heart, do it?"
"My mother is dead, Neo". He informs.
Neo sighs and looks down. "I'm sorry. But surely if that's the case then you should understand more than anyone how screwed up what you're asking me to do is".
"I know it's not going to be easy like the rest of your hits but trust me when I say that this is all for the best". He explains. "Just understand that and accept it".
"Who requested this hit. What's the name of the contract?" Neo questions.
"It's an anonymous party that requested it".
"So we don't even know who I'm killing for? Great". Neo sarcastically groans.
"Look, it's probably better that you don't. I know what you're like, Neo, you pile up files behind your contracts. It's best that you do this, get it over with and never look back". He says like it's the most obvious thing in the world.
Neo finally sits down next to Otto on the sofa. "What's Natasha even doing in Vienna? You said that the hit is supposed to be here".
"A source of mine from the police informed me that S.H.I.E.L.D sent her in to investigate Herrmann's death. I guess they find it pretty strange that a Hydra operative's body turned up dead and beaten in a random warehouse in Vienna". He tells her.
"Wait? She's investigating my hit?" Neo exclaims, eyebrows shooting up.
"Yes, she is".
"We need to get out of Vienna. If S.H.I.E.L.D sent her then they'll only be more suspicious if she turns up dead because of me. Natasha is smart, like super smart and I know she's never just given up on a case". Neo's panic is clear.
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The Romanoff Built to Kill
FanfictionNeo Romanoff is supposed to be dead. Her death was recorded at 4:27PM in New York on the date of May 4th, 2012, aged just 13. Killed by the Chitauri army amidst the Battle of New York. But things change for the Avengers, 4 years later, when a clip o...
