Darkness...
Darkness cocooned her, kept her from pain...
The darkness swirled, lifting, then settling, then lifting once more...
Finally, as though through a heavy fog, she heard voices.
Some of them sounded anxious and ragged, like the owner had not slept in days.
Some sounded soft and comforting, calm and reassuring in a way that the other voice had not been.
Another tried to sound upbeat and careless, speaking in a tone that sometimes lost its humorous touch, giving way to broken, apologetic-sounding murmurs.
The fog resettled...
Gradually, she could see light though her eyelids, and wondered if this was heaven...
But no...
If this was heaven, she would not be feeling so much pain. Her side was throbbing, her chest ached, and her fingers were stiff with bandages.
She tried to lift her hand, but only succeeded in twitching the muscles in her arm. She had never been so weak before, so vulnerable. Had she been rescued?
Maybe this was a dream, maybe she had never escaped at all. It was what she deserved. Wasn't it? But then why did this feel so real?
She slipped back into darkness.
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Silver and Red
FanficAfter escaping imprisonment, Natasha is severely injured. But when a secret message reaches the team, the race is on find their missing teammate, and to help her find her own kind of strength before it's too late. Slight AU. Featuring -{ Natasha Rom...
