Natasha Romanova (redheadspy) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-02-10 02:03:00

Entry tags:

inactive - patriot, npc - black widow, plot-"from hell with love", plot-"going rogue"

The Hunted
Natasha was officially worried. Her husband had left a note saying he was going to Boston to have lunch with Anya and that was a few days ago. Father and daughter disappearances were normal, Tony deciding on a whim to go somewhere with Anya, but Natasha hadn't heard from either of them in that time. Then Steve called an informed her of the phone call from Tony.

Natasha told James she was going and was on the next flight to Boston to find any sign of her husband and daughter.

She stood in the bistro where Tony and Anya were to meet and looked around.

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	redheadspy 2010-02-10 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	Natasha turned on her heel at the sound of her name and had been expecting Tony. Her mouth opened in an O and a hand then covered it. Her eyes went wide. "Oh my God...James?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-10 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	He nods. "Yeah..." His voice drops off as he notices the look on her face. ...and her face, at that. She... looks softer somehow. Something is different about her. "Are you okay, Tasha?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-02-10 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm fine, but what are you doing here? Why are you here? I haven't seen you in decades." If she closed her eyes she could go back many decades and see him as she knew him before she married Alexi. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-10 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Decades?" That's not right. They saw each other just... ...just... ...why can't he remember? "Tasha, I have to admit. My memory's a bit fuzzy, but I know we've seen each other recently." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-02-10 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	"James," she said with a look on her face that was full of sadness. "I haven't seen you since the 50's. Not since before I married Alexi. Before I became the Black Widow." She looked away for a moment, unable to look at his face and recall the bittersweet memories. "I haven't seen you in so long that I had thought you died." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-10 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Tasha, I was still frozen in ice in the 50s. The Avengers didn't find me until 1994." He shakes his head. "What are you talking about?" At least there was a specific, concrete memory. It was like his brain was swiss cheese, holes all through his memories, with only a few concrete things to hold it all together. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

redheadspy
2010-02-11 04:49 am UTC (link)

Natasha shook her head and had started to put pieces together. "I'm sorry James. Not here. Not in this world. Steve Rogers was frozen in ice and found by the Avengers. You...you were thought to be killed in the same explosion that caused Steve to be frozen in ice. The James Buchanan of this world was found by the Russians and turned into an assassin."

An employee of the restaurant approached them. "Mrs. Stark, your husband left this here the other day," he said and offered her the briefcase.

Natasha offered him a small smile and took the offered case. "Thank you. I really appreciate it."

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	wwii_hero 2010-02-11 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	He shakes his head. "Steve... found by the Avengers? He lived?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-02-11 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	Natasha nodded. "Yes he did. He's been an Avenger for a long time. He has a wife and...two sons." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-11 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	He shakes his head. "This doesn't make sense, Natasha..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-02-11 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	"I know, James," she said. "The only explanation that I can come up with is you're from a similar, but different world. It's becoming a common occurrence lately." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-11 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	He blinks. There's something familiar about all this, but he can't put his finger on it. "I... don't remember how I got here, though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_baddie
2010-02-12 12:03 am UTC (link)

Across the street, a man watched the bistro from the roof, using a pair of high powered binoculars. He did not recognize the man, but the former Black Widow was unmistakable.

He put the binoculars back into his pouch and hefted the weapon he had brought with him, a high powered rocket launcher. Perhaps not the most honorable of weapons, but what was honor to a dead man? He doubted it would kill her anyway... but it would likely make her mad enough to kill him.

Which is what he really wanted.

He squeezed the trigger.

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	redheadspy 2010-02-12 12:17 am UTC (link)
	"I will help you as much as I ca...." The rocket hit and exploded. Natasha was knocked to the ground. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-12 12:29 am UTC (link)
	As the shockwave hits, Patriot throws his body over Natasha's, to protect her from the blast as much as he can. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2010-02-12 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Kraven leaped from the building and landed in a crouch on the street below, surveying the damage cautiously. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-02-12 12:41 am UTC (link)
	Natasha was /really/ tired of almost getting blown up. With James on top of her, she couldn't move, but she could unlock the briefcase. With armor on she could fight and the chance of hurting her unborn child was less. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-12 01:18 am UTC (link)
	Patriot gives Natasha a quick glance over to be sure she's okay, then spins to face whoever attacked them. "Kraven?!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2010-02-12 01:31 am UTC (link)
	"My business is only with the Widow," Kraven declared. "So I offer you this chance to leave now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-02-12 01:36 am UTC (link)
	"What the hell do you want with me? Who hired you?" Natasha asked as she entered the combination on the briefcase. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-12 01:39 am UTC (link)
	"No thanks," Patriot tells Kraven. He draws his energy-pistols, blasting stun-energy towards the combatant. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2010-02-12 01:43 am UTC (link)
	"I am bound not to reveal," he said. With the agility of a jungle cat, Kraven bounded out of the way of the blasts. as he landed he fired the blasters in the lion's head vest he wore. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wwii_hero 2010-02-12 01:57 am UTC (link)
	Patriot rolls out of the way, avoiding the blasts. "Get to cover, Tasha! Now!" His memory may be hazy, but his skills in combat weren't gone. He brings his blasters back up to bear while rolling for cover behind some of the rubble. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redheadspy 2010-02-12 07:51 pm UTC (link)
	Natasha paused with getting the armor out of the case to grab a knife from her boot and throw it at Kraven. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_baddie 2010-02-12 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	The blast from Patriot hit Kraven head on, knocking him down (and thus causing the knife to sail over his head), but not for especially long. He charged the rubble, leaping over it to get behind Patriot, and turning into a punch. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)