Author's Note: I just have to say that if it wasn't for LittleMermade, this story would have been sent to the incinerator.
Niko
Niko walked into the cockpit and he studied the devices. He never truly learned how to fly, the only memory he had of flying was his father showing him how to fly a plane years ago, and at least he thought it was his father. It could have been an implanted memory. Niko made them pay for that, not he will destroy everything that Red Room ever built, and that meant Romanova and Barnes, then himself. Niko noticed that it was becoming dark over Austria. He put his hand on the pilot's shoulder.
"What is our status?"
"We will be in New York in a few hours"
"We're making good time" Niko said crossing his arms smirking.
Niko turned around and he walked into the cargo area, also where the team was. Niko walked into the dim area and he chuckled.
"Sir, our status?"
"We will be dining with the Avengers soon" Niko said
"Sir, do we have a plan?" one of the soldiers at the end asked
"Yes, and if you were at the briefings instead of getting lip from that doctor then you would know it" Niko said he smiled "We attack their Tower and we steal Romanova, simple"
"What about the Hulk sir?"
"We can deal with him" Niko said patting the soldier's shoulder
"What about Barnes?"
"Once we take Romanova, he will come"
"What of her partner, Captain America?"
"Captain America? Huh, I will deal with him"
"Yes sir"
"Now shut your mouths, and stay focused we don't need…" Niko was interrupted by a red light and an alarm.
Niko cursed under his breath and he walked into the cockpit "What is it?" he asked annoyed
"S.H.I.E.L.D Quinjet" the pilot said
"Their getting faster" Niko said "Shoot them down"
"Yes sir" the pilot said and he fired the main guns and bullets flew through the cold air and were heading toward the Quinjet.
Clint
Clint steadied himself with the help of the wall.
"Hold on" the pilot said and he grunted and made the Quinjet bank to the right, dodging the bullets.
Clint stumbled to the other side of the jet and he grabbed a handle.
"Well, I think we found Niko" Clint said
"No shit!" Morse said as the Quinjet banked again
Clint felt his stomach turn and he felt lightheaded. He hadn't gone through something like this in a while. He pushed the urge to vomit away and he slowly made his way to the cockpit. He grabbed the seat and he looked out of the main glass.
"Do you have a good look at them?" Clint asked
"Yeah"
"Then fire back" Clint ordered
Clint looked at Morse and she seemed pissed off. Her face reminded him of someone when they get angry with him. He felt the Quinjet jerk upward as two bullets tore into the metal. He looked back at the pilot, he was gritting his teeth and he was struggling to keep the jet from flying into the ground. He got the jet to pull up at the last second and Clint flew up into the air and hit the roof and then slammed into the floor. He felt the air run from his lungs and he struggled to breathe.
Morse slammed into the wall and she felt her shoulder get dislocated and she grunted as she was thrown into the other wall. Clint crawled toward her and he helped her up. He looked at her and he grabbed her arm. She looked at him and nodded. Clint moved his hand up her arm and then he put her shoulder back it. Morse grunted in pain and she mouthed a curse. Clint stood next to the pilot.
"Sir, their firing" the pilot said
Clint saw the other ship fire and the bullets were headed toward them. Clint dove out of the way as the bullets busted through the glass and went into the pilot. The pilot let his hands fall away from the controls and the Quinjet dipped in the air and the noise of rushing wind filled Clint's ears. Clint moved as fast as he could and he pulled the pilot out of the seat and he took his place. Clint strapped himself in and he grabbed the controls.
"This is going to get rough" Clint said
Clint shifted the Quinjet and it banked and flew past the other ship. Clint maneuvered up and flipped around and fired at the ship grazing its hull with the gun. Clint lightly chuckled nervously as he did a barrel roll and he steadied the Quinjet out.
"That was fun" Clint said under his breath
Bullets flew past them and Clint moved the Quinjet down and he banked to the left and shot back out of the other ship's view. Clint got behind them and fired the main guns and fired a rocket. The bullets dented the other ship's hull and the rocket flew after it. The ship turned to the right and dodged the rocket as it barely missed it. Clint grunted and fired again, this time he punctured the hull.
"Sir, he's hit!" one of Niko's men yelled
"Forget him" Niko said and he looked at the pilot.
"I said shoot the damn thing down"
'Sorry sir, whoever is flying that Quinjet is an expert."
Niko was silent for a few seconds then he smirked at who was flying it, he knew who it was.
"I see agent Barton is on our trail. I should have calculated that Fury would get him involved"
"Sir?"
"Just shot them down, if it takes an hour it takes an hour"
"Yes sir"
Clint fired the guns again and the bullets tore through the other ships hull.
"Give them out little surprise" Niko ordered
"It's still a prototype sir"
"I don't care, fire it"
The pilot looked at Niko questionably and he nodded and he flipped a few switches and he pressed a red button. The ship opened on the bottom and a large rocket flew out and shot towards the Quinjet.
Clint could see a missile coming toward them.
"Uh, Morse I would strap yourself in"
"What is it?"
"A really big missile" Clint said noticing that it was three times as big as a regular missile.
Clint quickly flicked a few switches and he put the engines into afterburner. The Quinjet shot forward and the missile was following and it was keeping up. Clint looked at the scanner and he could see the rocket getting closer and closer. He gritted his teeth and he pushed the Quinjet to its limits. He quickly turned the Quinjet toward Niko's ship.
"Let's see if you can do the same" Clint said through a grunt
The Quinjet banked to the right then to the left and it was just enough to keep the missile from hitting them. Clint aimed the Quinjet directly at Niko's ship. He was playing chicken, and with the added bonus of a huge freaking missile wanting to give out the prize.
Niko noticed that the Quinjet was flying directly at them. He grabbed the controls and moved the ship to the right and the great protest from the pilot, Niko grabbed him by the throat and snapped his neck and tossed him out of the chair with one arm. Niko sat down in the chair and he strapped himself in and he brought the ship back towards the Quinjet.
"You want to play, let's play" Niko said firing all his missiles.
Clint frowned when a large light came from the ship in front of them. Clint cursed and he looked back at Morse.
"Hey you got family?" Clint asked
Morse looked at him "No, do you?"
"Yeah" Clint said
"What's wrong?"
"I don't think we're making it out of this thing alive."
Clint looked back at the other ship and he fired the main gun and he destroyed some of the missiles. Clint looked at the scanner and he saw the bonus missile going in for the kill. Clint braced himself for the explosion that would be their death and the missile hit the Quinjet with a loud clunk and it fell away. Clint frowned then the Quinjet jerked and the power levels fluctuated.
"No good" Clint said and the Quinjet's controls shot forward and made the nose go down.
Clint used all of his strength and he made the nose rise and then he was about to his the other ship. Clint knew they were going to go down.
"If, we're going down, you're going down with us" Clint said and he angled the wings just right and they missed the main body but their wings clipped each other and they flew off.
Niko cursed and he saw the Quinjet fly past them, he growled and he turned the ship in their direction with the only wing left. Niko was going to survive and he wanted their heads on a pike. He saw the Quinjet crash and Niko deliberately made the nose go down and he cut the elevators.
He stood up and he walked into the cargo area and two of his men were still alive.
"Get in there and save the ship" Niko ordered
The two soldiers nodded and they ran past him and Niko chuckled and he grabbed a parachute. Niko walked to the very end and opened the back ramp. The air was howling and it was cold. Niko strapped the chute to him and he ran jumped out of the ship.
The two soldiers were in the cockpit and they couldn't stop the ship from crashing.
"The elevators aren't working"
"Elevators?"
"I can't raise the nose!" the one yelled as the ship smashed into the earth.
Niko watched as it sent dirt and fire into the sky and he saw that his aim was good, the Quinjet was not far away. He landed and he quickly took the chute off and he began to walk toward the Quinjet's crash site.
Clint opened his eyes and he put his hand to his head, his ears were ringing. He groaned and he looked back and the back half of the Quinjet was gone. Morse was still there she was rather limp in her seat. Clint unstrapped himself and he slowly stood up. He felt a slight pain in his head. Clint felt like he did when Natasha hit him in the head two years ago. He stumbled over to Morse and he lifted her head.
Clint put his fingers on her throat and checked for a pulse. He was filled with relief when he found it. He took off her straps and he grabbed her arm and put it around his shoulder and he grabbed her by the waist and supported her up and he started to walk. He wasn't injured too seriously, but he can't see his organs, maybe he had a large piece of metal sticking out of his leg and because of the adrenaline, he can't feel it yet.
Clint pushed the worried thoughts away, he needed to get out of the Quinjet. He found the side hatch and he set Morse down and he pushed the hatch open. He walked back over to Morse and pulled her up and lifted her up into the hatch. He pushed her through and he heard her fall and hit the ground. Clint grunted I'll pay for that later.
Clint pulled himself up and he tumbled out and he landed on his back. He was lying in the dirt and fire was around in certain places. The moon light helped him the most, it was a clear night and he could see a good distance in front of him. Clint pulled Morse up and he slid her across the ground and he placed her up against the hull of the Quinjet. Clint sniffed and he rubbed his face. He heard a twig snap then two hands grabbed his shoulders and he was thrown across the ground and he rolled and hit a tree. Clint coughed and he slowly stood up, using the tree for support. Clint could see Niko standing ten feet away. Clint took a step forward.
"So you lived" Niko said
"I'm hard to kill" Clint said putting his hands up ready for a fight
"Let's test that" Niko said and he ran forward.
Clint could hear the twigs snapping under Niko's boots and he ran at him. Niko raised his fist and Clint slid. Niko missed the punch and Clint slid under his arm and he came back up and kicked Niko in the back. Niko stumbled forward and he growled and came back around and threw a punch. Clint stopped his arm and jabbed Niko in the face. Niko threw two quick punches and caught Clint in the gut. Clint felt the air escape from his lungs and he groaned. Niko kneed him in the face, sending him back and he landed on the ground.
Niko walked forward and he grabbed Clint and threw him into the Quinjet's hull. Clint hit the ground and he could taste blood in his mouth. He slowly pushed himself back up and then a fist hit him in the jaw. Clint stumbled and hit the ground. He saw Niko, or three of him. The three Nikos walked forward and merged into one as he grabbed him and threw him across the ground. Clint landed and he rolled and quickly recovered. Clint turned ready, but Niko was already there and a boot hit Clint in the chest. Clint flew back and hit a tree.
Clint blinked and he looked at Niko and he groaned. Niko walked forward.
"Now you die" Niko said and he picked him up and he held him in the air.
Clint looked up into the sky and he could see the bright moon and he closed his eyes. Clint inhaled and he felt his ribs bother him. Clint opened his eyes and he kicked Niko in the ribs, causing Niko to drop him. Niko growled in anger and he grabbed Clint by the ankle and he pulled him forward. Clint slid on his back and as he came closer to Niko, he hit him in the face. Niko chuckled and he hit Clint again. Clint felt blood fly out of his mouth. He looked up at Niko who had Clint's blood on his knuckles. Niko licked his knuckles and smiled. Clint frowned at him and then a knife went through Niko's gut. Niko yelled in pain and he swiped back and hit Morse and he pulled out the knife.
Clint used the opened and he quickly got up and grabbed Niko's arm and snapped it and kicked Niko away. Niko fell to the ground and he got up and he was holding his broken arm. Niko could see the bone sticking out and he chuckled softly and he took his good hand and slammed the bone back into the skin. A loud snap followed by a laugh. He twisted his arm and the bone popped back into place.
"Is that all you got?" Niko asked
Clint ran toward the Quinjet's cockpit from the outside. The glass was broken and Clint grabbed his bow and an arrow. He aimed at Niko, Niko put his hands up and his nose was bleeding and he smiled.
"We stopped you" Clint said
"Only a setback" Niko said chuckling
"It's only a setback if you live" Clint said and he fired the arrow.
Niko caught the arrow before it hit his eye. Niko chuckled and he tossed the arrow away.
"I'll let you live, but only so you can see the next part" Niko said and he walked away
Clint saw him disappear and dropped his bow and he started to breathe heavily. Clint walked over and sat down next to Morse. Morse looked at him.
"That could have gone better"
Clint looked at her and he nodded and he chuckled slightly.
"So, you got a way out of here?" Clint said slightly grimacing in pain as his scar tugged.
"I got a hold of Fury"
"Well, he's going to be pissed"
"He already is"
"He's a big boy, he'll get over it"
"So what family do you got?" Morse asked
Clint was quiet for a long time and he smirked.
"The team of course" Clint said
Morse nodded and she looked away and studied the ground.
Clint glanced at her and he exhaled.
Only if they knew.