(MCU canon says Natasha was born in 1984. I made graduation age sixteen, so she would have graduated at in 2000 and currently would be about thirty-one. That would make Alek's mother currently thirty-six, and Alek twenty. Also, I am going to include Bucky, but am wondering if it should be as Alek's father or love interest. Thoughts?)

Aleksandra let a small smirk dance around the corners of her lips as she lay in the air vent. She always found it amusing when others spoke fearfully of her origins, their disbelief and terror making their deaths all the more entertaining. And hearing one of her predecessors recall the tale of her creation, whispering in hushed tones to Earth's mightiest heroes? She might as well have gone to heaven.

"I was trained by a division of the Soviet government that was rumored to have been created after the first world war. Leviathan was powerful yet discreet- untouchable really, until Peggy Carter became aware of its existence after World War II ended in 1945."

Aleksandra knew the patriotic blonde below would be reacting hilariously to the mention of his beloved, and barely resisted the urge to go watch.

"Leviathan's greatest project was the Red Room program. Its purpose was to create black widows- elite female operatives who were able to use the misogynistic views of that time period to gain intelligence and complete missions. The program collected orphaned girls of elite status and, using various forms of psychological and physical torture, convinced the girls that they were training for the ballet."

Aleksandra rolled her eyes at that. They did actually teach ballet.

"They would also perform graduation ceremonies when the 'students' graduated. All the girls were sterilized to prevent them from forming any attachments to males or children and, while it was inhumane and depraved, their goal was ultimately reached and they had the perfect weapons against humanity."

The room below was silent for a moment, and Aleksandra gleefully imagined the horrified looks Natalia Alianova Romanova's comrades would possess.

"However, one student was said to have broken the rules and been found pregnant when they went to complete her graduation. It was a few years before I graduated, but I remember the superiors informing us the child had been disposed of. Then a few years later, the program was shut down, and no one thought of the child again- until a squad of over twenty S.H.I.E.L.D field agents radioed in that they were being attacked by a ten year old and were found hours later violently massacred, with body parts spread out over a square mile."

Aleksandra smiled fondly. She'd quite enjoyed that mission.

"So one tiny little girl can take out a few S.H.I.E.L.D agents. I could too, but that doesn't mean I'm a major threat."

"You don't understand, Stark," was her cold reply. "This child isn't just a murderer, not even an assassin. She is a nuclear warhead. She might even be capable of more destruction."

She heard the bowman whistle softly. "So if she's after Banner..."

Natasha finished for him. "Then Bruce's life might actually be at stake- not to mention the lives of billions."

In case you skipped the note at the top, which I do all the time, I repeat: BUCKY BARNES- FATHER OR LOVE INTEREST?