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Sleepsong

"Your dreams and memories are blurring into one."

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Harley is slumped over in a catatonic state in the floor of her prison cell. She knew she would be taken to a room similar to this, but what she didn't expect was to be forced into a straight jacket and a shock collar. The tightness of the jacket constricted her chest. Her rapid breathing was uncontrollable and she felt a panic attack was inevitable.

She had been perfectly compliant with the guards at the raft until they presented the jacket. She began fighting immediately, even more so when they forced one onto Wanda as well. The events triggered memories of her time in the Arkham Asylum, which was one of the darkest periods of Harley's life.

Harley's cell was placed between Scott and Sam's. Clint was to the right of Scott, and Wanda was in Max Security, isolated from the rest of them. Clint, knowing of her past, had attempted to talk to Harley and calm her down, but was unsuccessful.

The four prisoners looked up at the sound of the cell compartment door opening. In walked Tony, sporting a broken left arm cradled in a sling.

Clint begins clapping when he sees him.

"The futurist, ladies and gentlemen!" He boasts sarcastically. "The futurist is here! He sees all! He knows what's best for you whether you like it or not."

"Give me a break Barton." Tony replies, walking towards his cell. "I had no idea they'd put you here, come on."

"Yeah, well you knew they'd put us somewhere Tony." He spits.

"Yeah but, not some supermax floating ocean poke. You know this place is for maniacs, it's not a place for-"

"Criminals." Clint cuts him off. "Criminals, Tony. I think that's the word you're looking for, right? It didn't used to mean me. Or Sam or Wanda. But here we are."

"'Cause you broke the law." Tony deadpans.

"Yeah, yeah." Clint dismisses him.

"I didn't make you." Tony scoffs. "You read it, you broke it. Alright, you're all grown up, you got a wife and kids. I don't understand, why didn't you think about them before you chose the wrong side?" Tony asks.

Clint stands up, angry at Tony bringing up his family.

"Better watch your back with this guy." He slams his hands against the cell as Tony walks away from him. "There's a chance he's gonna break it."

"Hank Pym always said you never can trust a Stark." Scott says as Tony walks past him.

"Who are you?" Tony asks passively.

"Come on, man."

"How's Rhodes?" Sam asks when Tony reaches his cell.

"He's fine." Tony assures him. "What do you need? Did they feed you yet?"

"You're the good cop now?"

"I'm just a guy that needs to know where Steve went."

"Well you better go get 'Bad cop' 'cause you gone have to go Mark Furman on my ass to get information out of me."

Tony gives Sam an unimpressed look as he taps his watch.

"Oh, well I just knocked the A out of their AV. You got about thirty seconds before they realize it's not their equipment. Just look," Tony pulls up a photo of a professional looking man. "'Cause that is the fella that was supposed to interrogate Barnes. Clearly, I made a mistake. Sam, I was wrong."