The Younger Agent - Natasha Romanoff x OC

Chapter 23 - The Star-Spangled Man

"Hello?", a very groggy sounding Eleanor answered her phone, cursing the ringtone for sounding like it was drilling into her skull.

"Oh thank God, you're awake, you had me worried". Ah, it was Natasha, she shouldn't be surprised really.
"Yeah, I'm awake, have been for about half an hour".

Natasha nodded her head and bit her lip due to nerves, even though the woman on the other end of the line couldn't see this. "I haven't got long, I have to go and get Banner, they seem to be gathering everyone for this damn thing".

Eleanor chuckled at her frustrations but soon stopped when it felt like someone was rattling her brain, "Yeah well, it's very much needed, the person in control of all of this... I've never seen anything like it, they got Barton to take a shot at me without even saying anything". She frowned at the memory, she hadn't really had time to dwell on it until now, after everything that had happened. 

"Wait, Barton took a shot at you?".
"Mhm, multiple actually, he's got shit aim", Eleanor smirked, deflecting the hurt from what had gone down with comedy. 

"I'm going to hit him so hard when I next see him".
"Oh, that sounds like fun, can I get in on that?".

The pair laughed before Nat heard the familiar sound of a jet landing nearby, ready to take her to Kolkata, so she instinctively started walking towards it, her feet carrying her whilst her mind focused on Eleanor. "Listen детка, I have to go but I'll see you really soon, okay?".

"Okay, I'm on desk duty for the next 24 hours, so I'll just be sat here", Eleanor shrugged as she sat up, trying to find a new comfortable position. Hospital beds were not it. 

"They're still making you work?", Natasha asked trying to sound calm, but annoyance could clearly be heard in her tone, making Eleanor smirk a bit as she shared that feeling.
"In a few hours, yes. 'We are at war now' Fury told us, very dramatically actually". 

Nat simply sighed, once again unhappy with these developments, but they did need all hands on deck by the sounds of it so she bit back mouthing off on the organisation she worked for and instead got back to trying to be comforting towards her girlfriend before she had to go. "Well take it easy okay, I love you".

"I love you too". And with that Nat ended the call, hurrying onto the jet to greet the other Agents on board. 

"You'll be sent in alone, make sure he thinks that, who knows what will happen if he feels threatened", an Agent started explaining. She just nodded along, she knew what would have to be done. 

"Oh, I think him feeling threatened is very much on the cards with or without him thinking I'm alone", she retorted whilst getting into some more appropriate attire.

Nat spent her time on the jet pacing mostly. The other Agents steered well clear of her, she could already be pretty scary and so they left her to it whilst she was in this mood. It didn't take long for them to arrive, they landed in a clearing and walked the distance to a small house on the outskirts of the city that seemed to be vacant for the time being. They came across a young girl nearby and paid her to use whatever acting skills that she may have, and go to the address that SHIELD had tracked Banner's current location to, and ultimately get him to follow her back thinking that there was a medical emergency. 

Whilst waiting, Nat placed a few hidden weapons around the place, just in case. Better safe than sorry. 

The plan worked, the girl succeeded in bringing Banner to the house, and once the girl had crawled out of the window, Nat made herself known to the Doctor. Nat was able to explain why she was here and why they needed his help, it went as smooth as she had expected. She did have to wake out one of her weapons when Banner decided to be a little testy, leading her to tell the Agents outside to stand down. That fact didn't stay hidden for long.