"We got everyone Dad!" Cole yelled.
"Down here Cole!" Steve yelled back. When we stepped into the basement, we saw something that wasn't there before. There was gleaming white walls, a couple punching bags. And the best bit? The arsenal. There was old guns, new guns, Arrows and a bow.
"I've got dibs on the bow," I say, flabbergasted.
"After SHIELD took over the avengers and Spider Man decided that we should stash some weapons and something to train with while we do an attack. Everyone stored things that they would need. Arrows, bullets, web fluid. Screwdrivers and tech. Even an extra costume," Steve explained "Everyone decided it would be best if we hid most of our supplies at my place. But every house has a little extra. Spare bullets for mine and Black Widow's guns. Arrows, bow strings or a bow for Hawkeye. A mini fixing set for Iron Man if he needed to make repairs and some spare tech. Web Fluid for Spidey," Bianca walks over to her dad's fixing kit. She presses her thumb against the case.
"Thumb print not recognized," An automated voice said
"Override command Bianca 1-2-2-5," Bianca tells it.
"Recognized Bianca Stark," The case, popping open. Bianca places her bag on the work table.
"If you excuse me I'll be getting to work," She says, activating her suit. I walk over to what had been my dad's stuff. He had a bow, two quivers filled to the brim with arrows and a rack of vests. I look through the vests until I come to the every last one. It's a denim, similar to the one I'm wearing now. Pin to it is an envelope addressed to me.
Natalie Chloe Barton
I open it. Inside is a letter. It reads…
Dear Natalie,
By now you've figured out that I am in fact Hawkeye. By now you've discovered my little stash of arrows. Be careful with them. Those are the only arrows I have left other than the quiver at Peter Parker's place and the set hidden at the back of your cupboard (It had a false back). I am sorry you found this out from this letter. Now I've been captured by SHIELD who are probably interrogating me about the whereabouts of you, Andy and the rest of the avengers (plus Spider Man). I changed the bow so that it would handle your draw weight. Don't think I didn't know that you did archery. I was a super spy remember? There's also something I need to tell you about your mother. Her name was Natasha Romanov. Also known as the Black Widow. She died, trying to stop SHIELD and to save Nick Fury. We didn't want to tell you. We wanted you to live a normal life but I guess you were always a magnet for trouble. I don't know if I'll make it. I love you Natalie. I always have.
Love, Dad
p.s. Be Careful of Max
"You okay Nat?" Cole asks
"Y-yes. no. I don't know," I reply "In one day my life has turned upside down. I don't know," Cole pulls me close.
"Get it together Natalie," He says "We need you. Your father needs you. Hawkeye needs you," I nod. He's right. I wipe the tears away.
