Phantasm

Chapter 21

The Avengers made their way through the compound quietly. The red lights were still blaring but the alarm had been turned off. 

Clint and Natasha were together and the rest of the team had split into groups of two but Natasha and Clint were both tied to this mission. They knew how to keep each other in check though. 

The two of them were walking through compound, Clint with an arrow ready and Natasha had her gun at the ready. 

Andy had fallen unconscious again and Alex was hiding behind the table of weapons, figuring she could ambush whoever came into the room. 

Natasha crept into the room and saw Andy laying on the table, she held an arm out to keep Clint from running to her, knowing something else was in this room. She held her gun out and moved around the table in front of her as Clint went around the other side of the table. 

Alex heard soft footsteps and smirked to herself as she aimed the gun in her hand towards one side of the table. 

Natasha saw a figure crouched down against the table and stopped, causing Clint to stop as well. She pointed towards the table and Clint saw her as well. 

"Alex." Clint mouthed to Natasha and both of them nodded as they continued to move forward. 

"If you move I will shoot you." Clint said from behind Alex and she turned around to see him. 

"Oh hello Clint." Alex smirked as she stood up and aimed her gun at him. "You came for your precious Andrea?" She added as she heard a click behind her head. 

"If you even think about moving you will be dead before you hit either one of us." Natasha said and Alex put her hands up to signal a surrender.

"Do you two really think I would be here alone while I'm guarding her?" Alex asked as someone entered the room causing the two assassins look at each other. 

Natasha nodded at Clint as she turned her gun to the new person in the room. 

"Good to see you Natasha." The woman said and Natasha clenched her jaw, not ever wanting to see her again. 

"I could say the same to you but I don't want to lie to you." Natasha sneered as the woman started to walk towards Andy. 

Natasha followed the woman with her gun and Alex smirked at Clint, knowing what the woman was doing. 

"I am greatly disappointed in you." The woman said and Natasha rolled her eyes. 

"Yes because I'm not killing people out of spite and killing people for your agenda. I'm saving peoples lives by killing people like you." Natasha explained and Alex looked towards the woman who was on the other side of the metal table Andy is laying on. 

"She could've been such an asset, but she may have to die now." The woman said looking down at Andy and softly touching her cheek. 

"Don't you dare touch her." Clint growled at the woman and she just smiled as she looked over to Clint. 

"Well, it's nice to meet you Hawkeye. I really hope you don't mind that I borrowed your little girlfriend." The woman said with a smile on her face. 

Clint gripped his bow harder and kept his eyes on Alex, knowing if he moved his attention to the woman, Alex would most likely attack him. 

"She gave up. She gave into the pain and said yes to being apart of the program." Alex explained, the smirk still on her face. 

"You were torturing her. Shut your mouth." Clint growled at Alex, tightening his grip on the arrow even more.