Hands of Red(Book 1 in the Red Series)

Chapter 17: The Battle of New York

Natasha and I were by a strapped down Clint. Aurora, Freya and Kiara were with Tessa. Aurora had knocked Tessa out. Natasha had just been stitching my left leg gently. I was trying to hide that it hurt still having the idea that showing pain is a weakness. Something HYDRA practically drilled into my skull. Natasha then sighs softly "You don't have to pretend it doesn't hurt, Dandelion." I sigh softly as well. She knows that I am really a big softie and it's one of the reasons she's so protective of me. "Besides just one more...." I wince in pain and she rubs my back. "And we're done." She smiles softly at me. "Thank you." I whisper softly. "No problem, what are big sisters for after all?" She says back softly with a smile. That's when Clint shakes off Loki's mind control. "Clint, you're gonna be alright." Natasha says and I nod in agreement. "You know that? Is that what you know? I got...I gotta go in though. I gotta flush him out." Clint states and Nat and I shake our heads. "We don't have that long, it's gonna take time." I say gently. "I don't understand. Have you both ever had someone take your brain and play? Pull you out and send something else in? Do you both know what it's like to be unmade?" Clint asks. "You know that we do." Natasha replies and I nod in agreement thinking about the Red Room and HYDRA. "Why am I back? How did you guys get him out?" Clint asks. "Cognitive recalibration. My sister hit you really hard in the head." I say with a smirk. "Thanks." Clint says. Natasha unfastens the restraints. "Tasha, Dani, how many agents?" I sigh softly and say "Don't. Don't do that to yourself, Clint. This is Loki. This is monsters and magic and nothing we were ever trained for." "Loki, he got away?" Clint asks. "Yeah. I don't suppose you know where?" Natasha says. "I didn't need to know. I didn't ask. He's gonna make his play soon though. Today." Clint states. "We gotta stop him." I declare. "Yeah? Who's we?" Clint asks. "I don't know. Whoever's left." Nat shrugs. "Well, if I put an arrow in Loki's eye socket, I'd sleep better I suppose." Clint declares. "Now you sound like you." I say with a smile. Natasha and go to sit with him. "But you both don't. You're both spies, not a soldiers. Now you both want to wade into a war. Why? What did Loki do to you two?" Clint says. "He didn't, I just..." Natasha starts and pauses. "Natasha. Daniella." I speak for both Nat and I knowing we thought the same thing "We've been compromised. We got red in our ledgers. We'd like to wipe it out." Not long after does Captain America himself walk in, full costume. "Time to go." he declares. "Go where?" my sister questions. "I'll tell you on the way. Can you fly one of those jets?" Cap states. Clint walks out of the bathroom and looks at Cap. "I can." Clint declares. Steve looks at Nat and I not knowing if Clint is still mind controlled and we both nod our heads to confirm he is on our side. "You got a suit?" Cap asks. "Yeah." Clint confirms. "Then suit up." Cap says and leaves. Natasha looks at me with a knowing look as if she could read my mind, I still couldn't understand how she could know exactly what I am thinking "You want to use your powers, don't you?" she asks and I nod. Clint looks at me "Are you sure this is a good idea?" Natasha nods "She's ready. Besides, I think it's time the world knows who my sister really is." I smile and Natasha adds "Also, I got you this." She pulls out a white suit. "Thought it would match with your powers better." She says with a smile. I smile back "What do you guys think of 'White witch'?" I question. Natasha nods in approval and Clint smirks "That's actually kinda badass..." he admits. I smirk and go to the bathroom to change into the new suit.

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After that I sharpen my twin knives and load up my dual pistols, Natasha powers up her Widow bites and Clint slips on the quiver of his arrows. Nat, Clint, Cap, Olivia, Aurora, Charlotte, Tessa, Sunny, Camilla, Ann, Trudy, Anastasia, Mika, Kiara, Luci and Gianna go to jet for a young S.H.E.I.L.D. pilot to have the audacity to say "You are not authorized to be here..." Cap cuts him off "Son... just don't." We all go to the jet and fly off.