Weakness | Natasha Romanoff

"...is it scary?"

Olivia PoV:
After getting ready for the day and having my coffee, I wrote Natasha a note so she didn't worry when she woke up alone.

'Good morning baby, I've gone to the shop to get bread and will be back soon. I love you xx'

I put my shoes and coat on before beginning my walk to the shop. Around halfway there I got a call from an unknown number.

"Hello? Who's this?" I asked as I looked around. I could see a girl, no older than 20, on the other side of the road staring at me.

"Come with me the easy way or the hard way." The girl said making me stop walking to stare at her.

"You don't want to do this." I sighed knowing it had something to do the red room. I hung up and immediately phoned Tony.

"Olivia it's six in the morni-" He groggily asked but I cut him off as the girl stared walking over to me.

"You have to tell Natasha that I'm listening to the song 'Red by Taylor Swift' in our old home." I rushed out.

"What are you on about?" He questioned and I heard some moving about in the background.

"Tony please. 'Red by Taylor Swift' in our old home." I repeated. "I've got to go but if you don't do it something really bad is gonna happen." I hung up and shoved my phone back into my pocket before he could ask anymore questions.

"Easy way or hard way?" The girl asked again as a bunch of young women started walking towards me.

"I don't want to hurt any of you." I announced to all of them.

"We don't want to hurt you either. We just want to complete our mission." The girl in front of me replied and i clenched and unclenched my fists.

"No you don't. He's forcing you." I told her and for a millisecond her eyes softened but quickly turned back to the cold, emotionless ones.

She didn't reply she just pulled a gun on me. The last thing I remember is getting shot in the neck with a sedative dart.

Tony PoV:
"I've got to go but if you don't do it something really bad is gonna happen." Olivia rushed out, before I could ask anymore questions she hung up.

I immediately got dressed, trying not to wake Pepper up. "Tony? What are you doing?" She mumbled against her pillow.

"I've got to go tell Natasha something but I should be back in time for dinner." I vaguely explained as I struggled to put my shoes on.

"Good. I'm not making lasagna tonight for nothing." She told me as I finally got my shoes on.

I gave her a quick kiss on the cheek before going downstairs and getting on a quinjet. And yes I casually have one sitting in my back yard, it's only for emergencies. This is 100% an emergency though.

The flight to Natasha and Olivia's home was one hour and fifteen minutes. At first I was spam calling Natasha but realised that Olivia would've just phoned Natasha if her wife could answer the phone.

I knocked on their front door but no one answered. I had no choice but to climb on top of the front porch roof and knock on their bedroom window, that was fortunately on the front of the house.

"Nat! It's Tony!" I yelled after banging on the window. The blinds shot up to reveal a very moody and tired looking Natasha.

Natasha PoV:
"What do you want?" I asked as I opened the window, letting the billionaire climb through.

"Olivia phoned me at, like, six this morning and her words were "You have to tell Natasha that I'm listening to 'Red by Taylor Swift' in our old home"." He told me and I had to think for a second until it clicked. "What does that mean?"

"No, no, no, no, no." I repeated over and over again while I rushed to grab my phone. I immediately phone her but her number was disconnected. "Tony. I need you to look after Birdy for a little while." I explained to the billionaire who was still confused as he watched me pack a bag.

"What is going on?" He questioned as he picked Birdy up.

"I can't tell you right now but I need you to look after Birdy for a bit. I will be back with Olivia as soon as possible. You need to leave with the cat, now. If anyone asks where we are, we're on our honeymoon in Italy." I explained to the man who nodded, clearly worried for the both of us.

"Ok." He replied before turning back to the window and going to climb through it again.

"Use the door." I instructed with a forced chuckle.

After he left I immediately went to a safe house I used to use in my running from S.H.E.I.L.D days. I knew that if he had taken Olivia then there was only a small amount of time before they found the house, so I had to leave.

I ended up in a rundown trailer located in Norway. I set up my stuff and started trying to find the red room.

*FIVE MONTHS LATER*

I've found nothing. Absolutely nothing. I was just about to pour myself another cup of coffee when I heard a branch snap outside.

I grabbed my gun and clicked the safety off before slowing creeping outside. I went around the trailer and didn't find anyone. The last place to check was underneath as the trailer was slightly off the ground. I found a young girl underneath and aimed my gun at her.

"My name is Yuliya Frolova and I need to get something from you." The girl admitted. There was no way she was any older than 16.

"What?" I asked as I pulled her out from underneath the trailer and pressed her up against it.

"It's called Red Dust. It's a gas used to free victims of mind control. One of the widows in a older generation created, she tried to free her daughter but didn't get the chance before she was killed. I don't know how but it still exists and it's in your trailer." She explained and i furrowed my brows at her.

"I have no idea what you're on about." I replied, putting the safety back on my gun.

"Your sister, Yelena Belova, sent it." She told me and I let out a relieved chuckle.

"Do you know where the Yelena or the Red Room is?" I asked as I let go of her and let her come inside the trailer.

"Yelena's in a Budapest safe house but I don't know where the Red Room is, sorry." Yuliya apologised as I sat down at the table.

"Are you hungry? I can make you a sandwich." I offered and she eagerly nodded. "How old are you?" I asked starting to make her food.

"Fifteen. I was on the same mission as Yelena when she got freed and then she freed with me but we had to split up for our safety." She explained and I nodded.

"So mind control...is it scary?" I questioned, all I could think about was Olivia because I knew that Yuliya was telling the truth and whatever she was telling me was probably happening to Olivia as we spoke.

"Yeah. You don't know what part of you is you." She summarised for me and I nodded, handing her food to her. "Why are you looking for the red room if you escaped years ago?"

"My wife got taken." I sighed, looking at the silver ring on my finger. "I know she's strong but I'm afraid that they'll break her soon if they already haven't."

"Is it her first time experiencing the red room?" Yuliya asked but I shook my head.

"No. She was there as a kid but got sold to a different organisation and that's how she escaped." I explained and Yuliya nodded as she started to eat her sandwich.

"She sounds really cool." Yuliya stated making me smile.

"Yeah she is." I grinned.

"You really love her dont you?"

"Yeah I do."

After packing my things up and finding the red dust that Yuliya was on about we got in the car I had hired and I drove us to the train station. Well I tried to...

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