Bruce helped to check Natalia's shoulder wound before leaving her to sit down with James.
Bruce took a seat beside Clint. "Remind me why we spared them. And why we aren't bounding them with chains or something."
"We need to gain their trust," Clint said. "They have certain skill sets that are beneficial to help others. Or we can just give them a new life. Everyone deserves a second chance. Their experiences have wounded them inside. They're hurting."
Tony whistled. "Look at a Father Theresa."
"It's Mother Theresa, metal man," Thor reminded.
"That Russian guy is the metal man, not me. I'm Tony."
"Ah, Stark it is!"
Meanwhile, Natalia sat there, her head resting on James' shoulder as they both listened to the conversation.
"Разве они не знают, что мы их слышим?" (Don't they know that we can hear them?) Natalia murmured.
"Может им просто все равно. Ведь мы в их самолетах. У них есть преимущество, они могут убить нас в любое время. Особенно с большим зеленым парнем," (Maybe they just don't care. After all, we're in their aircraft. They have the upper hand, they can kill us anytime they want. Especially with the big green guy.) James replied.
Natalia hummed and shifted closer. James' arm also shifted to wrap around her waist.
"They're sweet," Bruce remarked.
"Like me," Tony snorted.
"I do not understand. How can one taste sweet?" Thor enquired, genuinely confused.
Tony blinked. "I didn't mean it that way. Jeez, who knew Thor was dirty?"
"He's genuinely confused. Can't you read him?" Natalia said. James judged her. "Наталья!"
"You can read people?" Bruce asked.
"You can't?" Natalia deadpanned as she fished out candy from her pocket and popped in her mouth. James gave her a look and she grunted, taking out another and feeding it to him.
"I like this one," Tony said.
"So, what is going to happen?" James inquired. "Torture? We are trained for that. Even if you amputate a limb."
Thor stared at his metal arm.
"No, that was purely an accident."
"We aren't going to torture you. I've explained the situation to Fury. We would like to offer you two to join us," Clint said. "You escaped from HYDRA. Surely you want to help others?"
"мы здесь не для того, чтобы помогать другим. у нас в бухгалтерских книгах красный цвет, мы хотели бы стереть его," (we're not here to help others. We have red in our ledgers, we'd like to wipe it out) Natalia said matter-of-factly
"и мы планируем сделать это, держась подальше от публики. цивилизации в целом," (and we plan to do that by staying away from the public. Civilisation in general.) James added.
"Friday?" Tony called.
The A.I. translated the speeches for the rest of the team.
"You want to do good. That's......good," Steve said.
Tony scoffed. "Great speech, Capsicle."
James just hummed and resumed surveying his surroundings cautiously while Natalia slept.
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Infinite (buckynat/winterwidow)
FanfictionAn au where the avengers (excluding Nat) are tasked by SHIELD to take down a deadly Russian duo. Meanwhile, Bucky and Natasha are on the run after escaping from the Red Room. "My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to...
