Before SHIELD, Natasha and Clint tried to kill each other. Natasha works for the KGB, hunting down HYDRA traitors in the system. When she's assigned a job at the Russian ballet, she battles memories of her past she never wanted to face again. Clint is a fugitive, framed by his brother for attempted murder. Some guy in a suit shows up, Special Agent Phil Coulson, representing a government division Clint can't pronounce, with the offer of a fresh start and Clint finds himself a brand new recruit of SHIELD. Then there was Budapest where no amount of training could prepare them for the choices they would be forced to make. NOTE: This is largely unedited, so please excuse errors, plot holes, etc.

Objective: Budapest. Sounds easy, just a guy making a weaponized army. Nothing Clint Barton and Natasha Romanoff haven't handled before. However, these crazy accidents are starting to get concerning. And Clint's secret interest in his partner isn't something she's going to stand for, and he knows it. But, then again, it's just a mission, right? (All rights to the characters go to the Marvel corporation)