Part 24

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PETER

Tony and I arrive back at the compound at the same time as a jet lands on the far side.
'That must be Natasha and Clint.' Tony says, sitting back in his seat before opening the door.
'What happened to his wife?' I ask hesitantly.
'They buried her by the house. He bought his kids back with him now.' He replies, getting out the door and I do the same.
We walk towards them and Natasha stands by the jet, holding Clint's youngest, Nathanial. Clint hold his two other kids' hands, Lila still crying, Cooper hiding behind his legs.
'Clint.' Tony says, walking up to him. Clint let's go of his kids' hands briefly to accept Tony's hug. 'I promise we'll find whoever did this. I promise.'
'I know you will.' Clint replies back, his voice hoarse.
'We've got a room up there ready for you, kids have their own beds, cot for Nathanial.' Tony says, gesturing to the baby.
'Thank you Tony.' Clint says. 'I'm going to...take them up.' He seems lost, unsure how to handle the situation. He takes Nathanial from Natasha and walks off with his kids towards the building.
'Tony.' Natasha says as we go to walk away, bringing us to a stop. 'I...we need to talk.'
'About what?' He asks. She looks hesitantly at me. 'The kids good. Say what you need to.' Tony says in my defence.
'I know who's done all the killings.' She says quietly.
'You know?' I ask, surprised and scared.
'She came up to me at Clint's farm-' Natasha starts and Tony cuts her off.
'You know since then? Why the hell didn't you tell me over the phone? People are dying here Natasha!' Tony says, his voice growing louder. Angry Tony is an intimidating thing for most people but Natasha holds her own.
''You don't think I know that? Laura was my friend, Tony! I know people are dying.' She lowers her voice, 'Anja went to the same school as me.'
'Anja? Wait, you mean-' Tony asks before being cut off.
'Yes.'
'But I thought you and Clint destroyed everything to do with that.' Tony says, resting his hand against the jet.
'So did I. She survived. And now she's doing all this to get to me.' Natasha explains.
'Wait what?' I ask, only to be ignored.
'What does she want?' Tony asks, starting to stress out.
'Nothing.'
'She's got to want something.' Tony says.
'She wants me to suffer. She still believes what the academy told us. She thinks I've betrayed everything they told us.' Natasha sits down on the steps of the plane. 'She hurt Peter because she knew it would hurt you, she hurt Bucky to hurt Steve. She upped her game, went straight to hurt Clint to hurt me. Everything because of me. She knows seeing everyone in mourning would affect me. She wants to bring me down but she's dragging it out.'
'Who else could she go for?' I ask, quickly processing everything.
'What?' Natasha asks, looking up.
'She's hurt Tony, Steve, Clint. Who else do you care about?' I ask.
'I don't...Thor.' She says after a moment, 'Bruce.'
'Okay and who do they care about? Who would you go for next?' I speak quickly.
'Kid what are you-?' Tony tries to speak but I cut him off.
'She's got the same training as Natasha. Natasha is the closest we can get to seeing her next move. So who would you go for next?' I ask Natasha.
'Bruce, but his parents are dead, no family. He keeps to himself, there's no obvious link.' She stops, 'but Thor...'
'He's got Jane. Darcy. Dr.Selvig.' Tony says quickly standing straight and taking out his phone. 'We need to contact Thor and we need to locate those three as quick as we can. They're the ones in danger.'

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