13 CHAPTER 13
Barton and Andrew could be seen walking out of the Auction Room heading toward the elevator.
As the elevator came into their sight, Andrew could see Natasha waiting and carrying a girl in her arms.
He realized it was the girl who he had asked to stay in the room and not come out.
The girl was holding Natasha tightly and did not open her eyes at all.
As both Andrew and Barton entered the elevator Natasha spoke, "He is here"
As soon as she said that the girl who was in her arms slowly peeked through her eyes to search for Andrew.
Once she saw him, an indescribable emotion came to her heart.
Andrew was her savior.
Andrew was the first one to hold her in his arms which gave her the same warmth as someone she had been with.
She started to struggle in Natasha's arms. She wanted to get down.
Andrew seeing this did not know what to do.
His heart was completely blocked.
He did not know whether he can ever look at this girl in front of him who is struggling from her arms to get to him. To him, this girl was like all the others who he had just saved but the issue was she was conscious when it happened whereas the others were not.
He did not know whether he will be able to even feel those emotions again.
Nevertheless, he took the girl out of Natasha's arms.
The girl felt the familiar warmth and started to cry.
These tears were of happiness in finding the warmth again.
The elevator had reached the ground floor.
Once it opened, Andrew was greeted by the sight of many agents who were clearing the bodies, some had been captured and he did not know what was going to happen to them.
"Let's go," Barton said.
They went out of the bar and there were 4 cars and one truck.
Andrew used Dark Vision and saw all the girls in the truck and 3 agents as well inside it.
Barton then navigated the way to a car and all of them got in.
The drive began.
"Where are we going?" asked Andrew.
"We will be taking a jet and going to a safe house through it," said Natasha.
"Where's the safe house at?" he asked.
"A place where there is only one home," said Natasha.
He was puzzled to get an answer like that.
'Desert? Or Outskirts of some country or an island?' he thought but decided not to ask.
"My house, Andrew," said Barton as he saw Andrew's puzzled face.
Andrew hearing this nodded.
The girl he carried in his arms had already slept.
Fear and the tiredness took over the girl as she slept without even realizing it.
He turned to see Natasha who was playing with her hair and asked, "I know your name is Natasha, but what is the relationship you have with Barton?"
Natasha who heard Andrew looked at him and answered, "Just like how you saved his family, he saved me. He was sent to kill me but he had a change of heart after he knew what happened to me."
This brought a shock to Andrew.
"Were you a rogue agent of his organization?" questioned Andrew.
"No, I was used by my country since I was a child and I did many inexplicable things for them and I had no choice over it. When I got the chance to escape, I took it. They sent forces to kill me and Barton was also assigned a mission to end me and that was when we met and rest his history." Natasha replied and sighed.
Andrew sighed as he learned that the lady next to him was someone who had gone through something similar to him but what really shook him was this all started to happen when she was just a child.
Before Andrew could ask something, Barton said, "We are here."
Andrew could see the jet that is in the distance. (A/N: It's a previous version of Quinjet so not going to describe it.)
He was dazed as he looked at the jet in front of him.
'How come I have never seen this in the military? With the use of this jet, many lives could be saved, why the fuck is the government doing this?' His anger rose.
Natasha who was by his side felt his anger.
"These are prototypes developed by SHIELD's Researchers and Engineers that's why you would not have seen this."
"But that does not stop you from keeping this a secret. Jets like these could save many lives during missions. Isn't your organization's mission to protect the world?" said Andrew.
"What if we give this to all of US's Military organizations? What do you think will happen?" questioned Barton.
Andrew then only realized. It will bring chaos and many countries will join forces to attack the US.
"I understand," he sighed after saying this and they soon reached the jet and got in it.
"Is it alright for the girl to be here?" he asked.
"The girl is traumatized, and she only believes and trusts you. Though Natasha was able to hold her, she did not trust her completely. We can take her back to my house and we will decide later on what to do," Barton said.
They all got to their seats and strapped on.
Before the jet started, Andrew spoke, "Take me to them, Barton. Then we can leave to your place."
Barton and Natasha hearing this sighed.
Barton had already found the location of the graveyard beforehand as he expected this.
He knew Andrew would want to see them even if he can't see their faces.
He would want to know if his family is resting properly.
The jet took off.
In the US, there was havoc in the whole country.
Andrew during the time he said he would stop the backup did not.
He decided to decrease the time thinking Damon and the others had found him. But it was Barton and the organization he works for, SHIELD.
Andrew had completely forgotten about his backup he had decreased the time for it to be released.
As the jet took off, within a few minutes Natasha received a call on her SHIELD given phone.
She saw that it was Maria calling.
She answered it to hear a questioning voice.
"Did you know about it?"
Natasha was puzzled as she could not understand.
"What do you mean?"
Maria who heard her sighed.
"He has leaked everything to the media."
Natasha was shocked and turned to Andrew with a questioning look.
Andrew looked at her and asked, "What?"
"Did you not stop the process?" Natasha asked.
It took a moment for Andrew to realize what happened and he shook his head.
Natasha seeing this sighed.
"Yes, he did it. He has sent all of them to the media. What's going on out there?"
"Chaos. That is what is happening right now. The moment the news came out, the people of the country shook to the core. Rallies are being started in various cities this late at night. They have even contacted SHIELD in need of help."
"Fury said he won't do anything and won't send anyone to help."
"We won't need to worry about anything then," said Natasha.
"Yes. Once you both have taken Andrew to the safe house return back, we have missions going on," said Maria.
"We will be there in 3 to 4 hours," said Natasha.
"3 to 4 hours? Why that long?"
Natasha looked at Andrew who had closed his eyes and said to Maria on the phone, "He wants to see them."
Maria released a sad sigh.
"Alright," and Maria cut the call.
'How come she had not asked about his powers? Did Ian not divulge the information to them?' she inwardly thought.
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Author Notes.
Should Andrew talk about his powers to Natasha and Barton?
1. Yes
2. No
Should Barton, Natasha, or Ian divulge the information about Andrew's powers to Fury and Maria?
1. Yes.
2. No.
Your Decision is my command.
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30 minutes have gone by after the call.
Barton was talking on his phone as he was piloting the quinjet.
Andrew had woken up a minute back to see New York in the distance.
Natasha was using a laptop to see how Andrew's release of information was affecting the country.
Andrew unlocked the strap and placed the girl on the seat and locked it again.
'I don't know her name,' he thought.
Natasha seeing Andrew getting up spoke, "We will be there soon."
Andrew, "Okay, can you find any information about her? If she has a family or not, any known relatives?"
Natasha replied, "She is an orphan. Her name is Scarlet. No last name. She was found on the doorstep of the Good Life Orphanage in California when she was just a year old. It was during the year 1998. No other details."
Andrew looked at the girl who was sleeping and could not help but rub her head sadly.
No parents, no one to search for.
"What about the orphanage? Any missing cases?"
"The day she disappeared or was kidnapped was the day the matron died. The Matron called the police and once the police got there, all they saw were kids crying and the Matron dead. She died of a heart attack. The police had completely forgotten about why they came there. After that they tried to figure out what happened to the girl but they all the sides reached dead end and they closed the case."
Natasha had already got all the information she could dig up about the girl. She also could not help but feel sad as she went through all the information.
Barton who was talking on his phone had just cut the call to hear about the girl.
"We will take care of her, Andrew," said Barton.
"We?"
"Me, Laura, you, and Nat."
"Right at this moment, the girl only trusts you. She will look at you for anything she wants and it will take a lot of time for her to open up about what happened to her as she is just a child, she wouldn't even know how to explain, and just thinking about it will increase her fears subconsciously. Only when she does talk about everything, will she even begin to accept others, until then you need to be there for her. It will look like I am forcing this on you but this is the only option, if you are not in the picture and if she is sent to another orphanage, I don't think she will even live." Barton was serious as he said all this.
He was right which Andrew knew as well.
"We are here," said Barton which brought Andrew and Natasha's attention to look at the graveyard in front of them through the glass.
Tombstones everywhere.
But Andrew could see his wife and his daughter's names.
"Open it"
Barton who was about to say he was going to land in the distance stopped. He remembered Andrew could go distances by doing something. He pressed the switch which opened the jet's entrance in the back.
Andrew went to the edge and used Blink. The distance was less than 40 meters between where the jet was in the air and the ground.
In 20 meters was the place where his wife and daughter rested.
He started to walk towards them.
Every step increased the pressure he felt in his heart, mind, soul, and body.
He felt the world was pressing down on him.
When he reached their tombstones, he kneeled and cried.
For a few minutes, he did not say anything.
"I hope you both are here watching me. Every day with you both were the days I was in a Heaven of happiness and love. Even a minute away from you will make me want to throw what I am doing to get back to you both. My love, all the seconds, the minutes, and hours with you were the only light that I ever had. Then you increased that by giving me, Isabella. But all I could see now is darkness. I am alive with only one purpose, revenge and now you gave me another. The promise I made to you during my vow. I will fulfill it and you said I will find an anchor but I don't think I will find an anchor again. You and Isabella were my everything. You both were my world. They took you both from me…"
Andrew's face which was full of sadness and tear strains morphed into anger and rage as he looked at the sky.
His eyes turned black, the sky that was dark turned more darker.
"I promise you, I will make them suffer a billion times more. I will make them see as I destroy what they have built and look them in their eyes as I end their filthy lives."
"Damon, General, and Yellow. Live your final days as I the one who was Dishonored will come for your lives."
A pitch black lightning formed in the sky that streaked through the graveyard and struck the ground close to him marking his promise.
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