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.

[ Post AoU, I've got it covered ;) ] The Age of Ultron is over. The Avengers expect a cool-down period. Clint has a happy family life (or so everyone thinks) and Natasha's alongside Captain America training the new Avenger recruits. What could be wrong? Of course, the super spies can never catch a break. Both Clint and Natasha's past become uncovered along with Fury's plans. They endanger not only their friends and family, but each other as they try to avoid the repercussions of their sins. Clint and Natasha only have each other's trust to hang onto as they venture into the past, the buried, the unknown... the dark. ** Note ** I don't want to skirt the Barton family in a common way by like killing off Laura or creating an AU. I'm going to work through this logically in a way that, if we really wanted to, could gloss over the Barton family in AoU. I will also work through the whole Bruce and Natasha catastrophe (in my opinion, of course). I assure you that everything will be thought through as logically as I possibly can in order to make this fit within the MCU. Please don't forget to vote and comment! I appreciate all the time you take to read my story, you don't know how much it means to me :) PART 1: Chapters 1 - 15 [The Barton Family] PART 2: Chapters 16 - ? [The Dark]

While out on a case, Detective Peregrine Lore discovers two very important things. One, he witnesses the beginnings of a series of unexplainable car explosions. Two, he meets his new partner, a forensic pathologist and investigator, first hand. Very first hand. The two investigate a long series of unique explosions, where the cars are obliterated into millions of pieces like magic. As they continue down the road, the case gets more and more confusing. It's soon revealed that the culprit is not your average human. They're dealing with an experienced and other- worldly killer, hell bent on revenge, who won't stop until he gets what he wants. What he wants? Peregrine Lore. 'I saw the two dogs under a car in my peripheral vision, when suddenly, it exploded into a million pieces. I skidded to a halt and whirled around as I was blasted off my feet.' - Chapter 1

HIATUS "It's amazing, you know. Seeing how fast one who once had power can crumble in a matter of time." The demigods of Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter thought they might actually get a break. Unfortunately, that's not how things work in the supernatural and mythological world. It all started when the monsters disappeared, replaced with a group of rogue demigods with a vengeful motive, and when a sudden curse breaks out. || Cover made by @AsiaMoonfield || ⚠WARNING⚠ DARK THEMES, VIOLENCE, CHARACTER DEATHS, ETC 13+ recommended.

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