Goddess | Natasha Romanoff

Chapter 12: Controlled Crash

"Melina, I found the location of the vials, and Al's with me" Yelena says, speaking into her coms, Al stumbles along behind her. She attempts to keep some of the composure she has left, but struggles as her body cries for her to just lay down and rest. Aloisia catches up to Yelena once more as the woman pauses to pick the vials out of the secure glass box they have been placed in

Melina breaks off some metal from the wall near her before replying "I've had a slight setback. You'll need to get to the widows" she uses the metal to break apart a vent as she speaks.

Meanwhile Alexei and taskmaster continue to fight. Alexei bats stasksmaster shield away, charging at taskmaster, who pulls a knife from her belt and rushes at Alexei. Swinging at his head. Eventually she manages to get him on the ground, punching his head against the wall.

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Dreykov speaks to Natasha has he displays multiple images on the screen "It's my network of widows that help me control the scales of power. One command, the oil and stock markets crumble. One command, and a quarter of the planet will starve. My widows can start and end wars. They can make and break kings" Natasha stares as massive explosions, conflict and death are displayed on the screen. Fires light up the room as Dreykov speaks displaying them on the hologram in front of him

"You control all of that from here?" Natasha asks, a plan forming as she realises what she must now do.

"And with you, an Avenger under my control, I can finally come out of the shadows using the only natural resource that the world has too much of. Girls" Natasha fights the urge to cry, scream and punch Dreykov, she works hard to control the storm in her head. She knows she just has to keep it together for a little longer. Just a little longer.

"All from that little console?"

"Yeah" Natasha tries to hold back her smile, but fails as she grins at dreykov "Oh, you find this amusing? Why are you smiling?" Natasha recalls the conversation she had with Melina earlier, about severing the nerve to break the pheromonal lock that Dreykov implements on the widows.

"Don't take it personal, but, uh... Thank you for your cooperation" Natasha says, glancing at Dreykov. She had hoped she could get the man to sever the nerve himself, but she overestimated his strength so she announces "You weren't quite strong enough, so... I'll have to finish it myself"

Dreykov chuckles, "What are you going to do?" Natasha looks around briefly before slamming her head into the table. Blood splatters his desk as it falls from Nat's nose.

She grunts in pain, but grins at dreykov as she says "Sever the nerve" he grabs for the iPad in front of him. But Natasha grips his hand and punches him hard across the face, sending him slamming into the floor

Alarms blare throughout the facility, and the widows group together, grabbing weapons and making their way to get to dreykov and Natasha.

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Simultaneously Melina breaks out of the vent, quickly taking down the guard next to it and taking his gun. She stands on the walkway by the engine turbine

"У нее есть пистолет. Мелина! Остановись на этом! Упади на землю, быстро!" (She's got a gun. Melina! Stop there! Drop to the ground, quick!) the guards shout in Russian as they slowly make their way towards the woman, pointing their guns directly at her.

"Precisely what I was thinking" Melina says, holding her hands up as if she is surrendering. Only to shoot the gun at the ceiling, causing the all the rubble and debris to get caught in the turbine causing great damage to the engines, sending it crashing down. Melina quickly grapples on the framing above her, getting herself out safely. Holding a hand to hear ear Melina speaks to Yelena on the coms
"Yelena, slight change of plan. I completely demolished one of the engines and we are going into a controlled crash"