Face to Face

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The sound of explosions outside worried me as Pietro tried to talk me into this plan of helping them defeat the Avengers and protect the scepter. I was to scared. Then I made the worst mistake. I agreed. Pietro smiled and the three of us snuck out. Pietro went one way so did Wanda leaving me in the middle of the building not knowing where to go. Worried I walked down the hallway. I heard explosions that made me jump. I'm not the bravest person. I didn't look where I was going and my face slammed into a hard figure. I moved away from what felt like a wall. My eyes fixed upon a silver star in the middle of the mans chest. I looked down to see a shield painted red, white, and dark blue. I looked up to see the man who has haunted my nightmares ever since I came to HYDRA. Captain America. "I-I'm so s-sorry" I said backing away from him as fast as I could only to bump into Strucker.
"Ah Captain I see you've found one of my prized experiments" Strucker said holding both my shoulders. Fear was written all across my face. Wait prized experiments? "She is just like the others."
"Baron Strucker Hydra's number one thug" Captain said.
"Technically, I'm a thug for SHIELD" Strucker said as I saw Wanda in the door way.
"Well then technically you're unemployed. Where's Loki's scepter?" Captain asked forcefully.
"Don't worry, I know when I'm beat" Strucker said, "You'll mention how I cooperated, I hope."
"I'll put it right under illegal human experimentation. How many are there?" Captain asked Strucker pointed to me then Wanda pushed Captain down the stairs using her powers then disappeared into the darkness.
"We have a two more enhanced. Both Female. Do not engage" Captain ordered.
"You'll have to be faster than-" Strucker started saying and quickly pushed me out of the way as Captain hit him with his shield.
"Guys, I got Strucker" I heard him say as I could feel him towering over me, "and I have one of the enhanced." I saw my escape and got up running toward it. Something hard hit my back and I fell to the floor.
"I'm sorry I didn't really mean to hit you" I heard him say as he picked me up. I kicked him in the face and pushed him back using my abilities. I got to my feet and backed away knowing I had made my enemy mad. I quickly ran down the stairs to scared to look back. I hid behind the one wall knowing he was looking. Where is Pietro when you need him?! I turned my head only to find myself inches away from the Captain. My eyes widened with fear as I went to run away but he was quicker than me.
"Thor I'm gonna bring something to the jet" he said into his ear piece.
"Please" I whispered. I want Wanda and Pietro! He wrapped an arm around my stomach and lifted me off the ground. I struggled in his grasp wanting to run. I saw a jet in the distance knowing my death would come soon. The doors opened and we ran inside. I was dropped onto the floor.
"She's heavier than she looks" Captain said.
"She's shouldn't be. She's a child" Thor said as I got up and crawled to a corner putting my back against the wall in fear. Captain looked concerned and so did Thor. I pulled my knees to my chest and hugged them wishing this was all a dream and soon I'd be back with Wanda and Pietro. I guess Thor became very concerned and got a blanket.
"Would you like a blanket?" He asked holding it to me. I didn't say anything I just reached up and carefully took it from him and wrapped it around myself. Soon all of the Avengers were on the jet. I was still scared being around them.
"Thor, report on the Hulk" I heard Mrs Romanoff say.
"The gates of Hel are filled with the screams of his victims!" Thor said Natasha glares at him while Bruce groans and puts his head in his hands.
"But not the screams of the dead, of course. No, no... wounded screams... mainly whimpering, a great deal of complaining and tales of sprained deltoids and... gout" Thor said making me smile.
"I'm shocked you got the kid to smile" Tony Stark said looking at me. I hid my smile quickly. They all started having a conversation about Revels and HYDRA. Natasha Romanoff slowly came over to me.
"ты в порядке?" (Are you okay?) she asked me in Russian hopping I knew what she said. I guess she doesn't want the others to understand.
"Я не уверен" (I'm not sure) I answered in Russian. She smiled at me.
"Можете ли вы сказать мне ваше имя?" (Can you tell me your name?) she asked.
"Меня зовут Макси́мов Мэдисон" (my name is Madison Maximoff) I said making her smile even more.
"Это красивое имя. Я Наташа Романова" (that's a beautiful name. I'm Natasha Romanoff) she said.
"Я знаю, кто ты" (I know who you are) I said.
"Steve говорит нам, что когда вы бежали в него, вы смотрели на него в страхе. Почему это?" (Steve tells us that when you ran into him, you looked at him with fear. Why is that?) she asked.
"С тех пор как я прибыл в Hydra нас учили ненавидеть капитан, но я был единственным, кто боялся его. Он намного больше и сильнее, чем я" (Ever since I arrived at Hydra we were trained to hate the captain but I was the only one who was afraid of him. He's much bigger and stronger than I am) I answered.
"Я понимаю, почему вы боялись. Как долго вы опасались его?" (I understand why you are afraid. How long have you feared him?) she asked.
"Пять лет. Он преследовал моих кошмаров. Каждый использовать подобрать на меня за то, что бояться" (Five years. He haunted my nightmares. People picked on me for being afraid of him) I said I guess Steve noticed that she was talking to me and I was giving answers. He walked over and towered over me making me scared.
"We're about to land" he said. Natasha nodded as he looked at me with concern. I returned it with a look of fear. Natasha quickly pulled him away. She was someone I could trust. I looked over at Mr Barton who looked at me with concern. He understood Russian.
"Я не скажу" (I won't tell) Mr Barton whispered. I nodded to him knowing I could trust him as well. Since Natasha and Steve weren't far away I was listening to their conversation.
"Why were you two speaking in Russian?" Steve asked.
"I was getting answers. I'm not suppose to share most of them. Clint knows Russian as well but he won't tell anyone. The poor kid needs someone she can trust" Natasha said.
"Well what answers can you share?" Steve asked.
"Her name is Madison Maximoff. Her siblings are the other two enhanced we have met today" Natasha said.
"Anything else?" Steve asked.
"None that I can share" she said as she walked away from him. She stopped right in front of me, "I don't care for ease dropping." She smiled.
"I'm sorry" I said in English. She stopped in her tracks.
"So you can speak English" she said kneeling down to my height.
"It's one of the few languages we were taught" I said picking at the sole of my boot.
"How old are you?" She asked.
"13" I said staring at her.
"You're to young for Strucker to do experiments on" she said.
"I was 8 years old when the experiments started" I said she looked shocked.
"We are about to land. I just want you to know you can talk to anyone" she said pointing to Steve while he had his back turned. I shook my head no.
"We all have to face our fears" she said before standing up to her full height. She helped me stand up.
"You're shorter than Stark" she said smiling.
"I take that offensive" Tony Stark said walking past us. The jet landed and Natasha started pushing the stretcher that Clint was in toward the door. I wanted to follow but I had no idea where I was going. I slowly started walking off the ramp. Dr Banner walked past me. I had no idea where I was. I never have been to America. A women with brown hair walked past me and onto the jet. I stood in the middle of the loading area having no idea what to do or where to go. Soon I felt a hand on my shoulder that made my eyes go wide.
"I'm sorry about hitting you with my shield, Madison" Captain said.
"I-it's fine" I said.
"You don't stutter when you talk to Romanoff. Why do you stutter when you talk to me?" He asked.
"I-I don't k-know" I said moving away from him toward the entrance. I felt a pain shoot up my back. I let out a yelp. Captain rushed over and helped me stand.
"What happened?" He asked quickly.
"I don't know" I said as I felt him roll up my shirt a little bit.
"Once again I'm sorry for hitting you with my shield. Come on I'm getting you to Dr Cho" he said helping me walk inside. We entered into a room where Clint was being treated. He helped me onto a table and Dr Cho came over and looked at my back. I looked up at the screen to see what it looked like since she took a picture. There was a huge black and blue line going side ways down my back. My eyes widened at the screen.
"Just a bruise" Dr Cho said putting cream on my back, "This should help clear it up." I nodded. After she was done I pulled my shirt back down and hopped off the table.
"Thank you" I said to Dr Cho. I didn't know where to go. Natasha came over to me and showed me a seat. I nodded to her. I sat down in the comfy chair. Steve left the room. Natasha came over to me.
"You know he is a really nice guy when you get to know him" she said sitting down beside me.
"I'm not sure. I stutter every time he speaks to me" I said.
"If you want I can let him know about your fear. It'd be easier" she said.
"When ever you feel like is a good time" I said.
"Trust me kid when I say this but Spangles is a nice guy. Hydra trained you to hate him but however you fear him" said Tony Stark.
"How did you-" I started saying.
"I read your file at the Hydra base" he answered. Oh that made sense, "also I'm sorry about your parents it was my fault."
"I never met my parents. You should be apologizing to my older siblings since they are the ones who saw them die" I said Natasha gave me a pity look.
"Go get some rest. We are having a party tonight" Natasha said as Stark showed me to a bedroom I could stay in.

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