After being checked by SHIELD doctors upon Natasha's insistance and being cleared with the warning to take it easier for the next few days due to the intense bruising around her ribs, Katerina joins Natasha in wandering through the Triskelion in silence, though not an uncomfortable one. Eventually, that silence is broken as Katerina speaks up.
"Well, Steve seemed pissed" she remarks quietly, stopping and turning to face the redhead, who stops as well and nods, coming out of whatever thoughtstream was distracting her.
"Don't blame him, I'd feel the same in his position" the redhead replies after a moment in which the two assassins stare at each other, making eye contact, the icy blue meeting forest green.
"No, you wouldn't" the brunette replies with a smirk, a teasing glint in the usually calm icy blue of her eyes.
Natasha sighs and rolls her eyes "Okay, I wouldn't but I understand where he's coming from"
Suddenly, the playful banter between the two is interrupted as Natasha's phone begins to ring, so she pulls it out and looks up grimly "Hill"
Katerina's face also turns serious as Natasha says this, since Maria rarely calls either of the pair, only calling for urgent scenarios.
Natasha quickly answers, putting the phone on speaker so Katerina can hear too.
"Maria, what's up?" Natasha asks after picking up the call.
"Nat, it's Fury. He's in surgery. I'll send the address" Maria replies grimly.
In a similar tone of voice, Natasha responds after a moment of silence "We're on our way" before hanging up and starting to walk quickly towards the exit of the building, followed by Katerina, who keeps up eaily with her longer strides and taller frame than the petite redhead.
The two quickly reach the same car from before and hop in, driving quickly throught the streets of Washington DC as they make their way to the address Maria sent them, the car silent the entire way as the two agents mull over the events in their head and try to think who would target the Director of SHIELD and how.
As they arrive, Katerina leads the way, easily overtaking Natasha as she strides into the hospital and up to the room they were messaged to in the same message from Maria. As she paces, easily leaving Natasha behind, she spots numerous SHIELD agents dotted throughout the building, some dressed in undercover clothes and some in standard uniform.
As Natasha arrives into the observation room for the operation room containing Fury and a group of doctors, Steve and Katerina already inside, watching through the glass, the silence is broken as Natasha speaks.
"Is he gonna make it?" she asks as she stands alongside Katerina.
"I don't know" Steve replies somberly, his gaze focused through the glass.
"Tell me about the shooter" Natasha says, her green eyes focused also on Fury's unmoving body through the glass wall.
"He's fast and strong. Had a metal arm" Steve replies and Katerina tenses almost imperceptively, muttering a soft "Nyet..." under her breath, recognising the features described by Steve, who doesn't notice her sudden posture change, whilst Natasha does, but doesn't point out, also recognising the description.
As the three stand in silence, Maria walks in and the two spies turn towards her. "Ballistics?" Natasha asks quietly.
"Three slugs, no rifling. Completely untraceable" Maria replies, walking over to stand beside the three.
"Soviet-made" Natasha mutters, to which Katerina nods in agreement.
"Yeah" Maria says, also agreeing with Natasha's statement. As the silence regains control again, the scene inside the operating room changes as Fury's state deteriorates and he begins to flatline.
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The Raven's Call (Avengers FanFiction)
ActionAgent Katerina Raven was one of SHIELD's most promising agents, level only with the Black Widow for fighting ability and stealth, quickly managing to climb the ranks despite her shady background. That was until one day when she disappeared, sharing...
